Mediterranean Hegemony Road

After the outbreak of the World War, European countries issued official documents one after another, proclaiming the justice of their own countries' participation in the war, and detaining the feces of the war on the enemy's head.

The French government shouted: "Fight to defend France"; (French: Fight for revenge and regain lost ground!)

The German government declared: "Fight for the dignity of the country"; (Germans: Fight for the land under the sun, for the resources and the market!)

The British government declared: "Fight for the peace of the world and the stability of Europe"; (British: Didn't you say peace? Why did the fight start so quickly? Hans was too presumptuous and dared to ignore the British The empire's warning must teach them a lesson!)

The Russian government declared: "Fight for the Slavic brothers who were humiliated by the Austro-Hungarian Empire"; (Russians: Where did the Slavic brothers come from? Bulgaria? It seems wrong, what did the Austro-Hungarian Empire fail to do with them? Is it true? Serbia, do they count?)

The Austro-Hungarian government declared: "When the enemy is coming, take up arms to defend the homeland and the country"; (Well, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is too complicated, and each has its own plans. Some people want to expand their territory, and some people want a nation Independence. In general, can we wait? We're not ready yet!)

The Italian government declared: "The enemy has declared war, and we are forced to fight"; (Italian: We did nothing? Do we have to go to war just because we are allies? Damn the Three-Power Alliance, labor and capital really don't want to go fight!)

The Ottoman government shouted: "~~Holy war, take back Constantinople"; (Turks: take revenge, show the Russians and Bulgarians a little color, let them experience the power of ~~~~! Arabs: It doesn't matter, fight if you want! Other ethnic minorities: the opportunity for independence is coming!)

The Romanian government declared: "Fight to regain lost ground"; (Romanians: Bulgarians are so fierce! Bears are so fierce! Why are we caught in the middle? It's not fair!)

The Kingdom of Montenegro declared: "Fight to defend the homeland and the country"; (Montenegrins: I don't want to fight Bulgaria, if I want to fight, I will fight Austria-Hungary to seize Serbia, we want to establish the Kingdom of Great Montenegro!)

The governments of all countries participating in the war have their own reasons for participating in the war, and Bulgaria is no exception. The second Balkan War is the best excuse. The "anti-guarantee alliance" has joined the alliance except for Greece, which is already dead.

The reason for the Bulgarian government's participation in the war is naturally: "fight for national security"!

This reason is very strong, at least the Bulgarians believe it, or it is: "Fight for land and military merit!"

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While governments are fighting propaganda wars,

The war is also in full swing.

The Germans and the French have already started to fight head-to-head. Millions of troops on both sides are fighting on the German-French border. The blood is flowing into rivers; the eastern wool bear and Deo are fighting in three-way melee; Bulgaria in the Balkans is attacking Belgrade, and the Kingdom of Montenegro is attacking Bulgaria again. .

The hard-pressed Romania is preparing for a one-on-two, and the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen dynasty that has just succeeded the throne-Ferdinand has not yet had the courage to take the initiative to attack.

Although the world war has begun, the climax has not yet come. Except for Bulgaria, which is ready in advance, all countries are still carrying out the final mobilization work.

Therefore, the Italians are struggling. As a member of the Allied countries, Italy is also prepared in advance, but they are all defending against the French attack.

As for Taranto, it is completely in the rear. Does it need defense? With the strength of the Italian navy and the shore artillery in the port, even if all the fleets of the Allied countries in the Mediterranean are pulled over, everyone can be defeated. Apart from stockpiling a batch of ammunition, what else needs to be prepared?

In the early morning of March 9, Italians just woke up from their sleep and had not had time to enjoy a delicious breakfast. There was a roar in the sky, and a group of "big birds" whizzed past.

The tranquility of the port of Taranto was shattered, a tongue of flame shot out of the sky, and the Italian navy soldiers who were doing morning exercises fell in response.

That's right, it is the Bulgarian Air Force's Falcon 1-generation fighter that opened the way, designed by the famous Anthony Fokker.

In history, this young aircraft designer was underappreciated. After the outbreak of the World War, the British once offered him a sky-high price of 10 million US dollars, but it was destroyed by the German intelligence organization. He didn't know until after the war.

Of course, before the outbreak of the World War, aircraft designers were not very valued, and this time and space was no exception. Anthony Falk accepted Ferdinand's olive branch at the most depressed time.

The Falcon 1 generation fighter is a monoplane fighter, which is an improved version of the famous Fokker E.III fighter!

After all, it was created temporarily after the outbreak of war in history, and the Falcon 1 generation has been perfected for two years, and various performances have been greatly improved.

parameter:

Size: Captain: 7.3 meters;

Wingspan: 9.52 meters;

Machine height: 2.39 meters

Wing Area: 16 sqm

Weight: Empty Weight: 486kg, Maximum Takeoff Weight: 628kg

Flight performance: Maximum speed: 211 km/h;

Range: Endurance 4 hours;

Output power: 260 horsepower;

ceiling: 6300 meters;

Climb rate: 3000m/15min

Weaponry: 1-2 Maxim LMG08/15 7.92mm fixed machine guns in front of the cockpit

It was obviously a fighter jet, but its bomb load caught up with that of an ordinary bomber. Ferdinand didn't bother to ask what was going on, but now it's better to use it to take the lead.

After a round of machine gun fire at a height of 100 meters, the Italians were completely thrown into chaos, and the anti-aircraft firepower did not exist.

Due to the different speeds of the planes, even though they took off at the same time, the fighter jets still had to reach the destination ten minutes before the bombers.

So the first Falcon 1 generation launched the first round of attacks. Since the Italians had no anti-aircraft firepower, the Bulgarian Air Force maintained an attack at a height of 100 meters.

Obviously, the target of this battle is not these naval soldiers, they are just incidental, the main target is the Italian Navy warships in the port of Taranto, and the attack on the crowd is mainly to disrupt the order.

Facts have proved that the Bulgarian Air Force started very smoothly this time. For the first time, facing the threat from the sky, the Italians below have completely lost their organization and made a mess.

Immediately afterwards, everyone invariably aimed at the warships in the port and began to drop bombs.

Of course, even if it is a fixed target with a height of only 100 meters, the hit rate in the high-speed flight of the aircraft is not very good.

But it doesn't matter, there are enough Italian naval warships in the port of Taranto, and they are not far apart. If you hit one of them, you can hit the other one. This is much more accurate than a sneak attack at night!

As for the reaction of the Italians, it was naturally in a state of being forced, and there was no guy in the hands if they wanted to counterattack!

Shooting down a plane with a rifle only exists in anti-Japanese dramas, and it is not much different from tearing up a plane by hand. It does not exist in real situations!

According to incomplete statistics, the probability of shooting down a plane with a rifle is even lower than the probability of the plane falling from the sky by itself!

As for shooting down planes with heavy machine guns and light machine guns, it's even more nonsense. You should point your gun to the sky and don't worry about getting stuck, but also worrying about exploding! Otherwise, why produce specialized anti-aircraft machine guns?

The time to drop the bombs soon ended. After a loud bang, a mess was left behind. The pilots didn't care to count the results, so they continued to shoot the crowd with machine guns.

A few minutes later, the bombers also roared. They were the main force of the attack. The main purpose of the fighters was to disturb the order and prevent the Italians from organizing and driving the warships away.

Different from the fighter attack, the bomber was much more powerful, and the hit rate was significantly improved. Hundreds of tons of bombs were dumped in the Italian naval port, and a large number of warships were hit.

The warships began to sink at a speed visible to the naked eye. After the bombs were dropped, the bombers began to return, and the fighters continued to create chaos.

The Italians also began to organize a weak counterattack, and I don't know which idiot gave the order. They actually thought that the airship could deal with the plane, and then there was no more!

Whether it's the Italians' planes or airships, they just contributed a new record to the Bulgarian Air Force!

Using reconnaissance planes to deal with fighter jets and airships to deal with fighter jets can only be said that the Italians went to the hospital in a panic.

But the Italian naval duty Rear Admiral Giorgio Messer was powerless and had to make a last-ditch effort, even though it might be futile.

When the bombers were all evacuated, the fighter jets also began to retreat. There is no way that the explosive power of aircraft in this era is limited.

The battery life of the Falcon 1 generation is theoretically 4 hours. In fact, this time also takes into account the time for take-off and landing. From the start of departure to the evacuation, more than two hours have passed, and it will be troublesome if you do not retreat!

Aircraft of this era cannot land on the water surface. If you have to try it, there is no doubt that it will sink directly to the bottom!

After the first round of bombing, Major General Giorgio Messer immediately organized manpower to start the firefighting. Unfortunately, the second round of bombing was inoculated again, and the Italian Navy, which had not had time to organize, became chaotic again, and the chaotic crowd was running around. Find cover to avoid bombing.

Fortunately, the Bulgarian Air Force did not target them either. This time, the bombing target was not just the warships in the port. After the first round of bombing, the Italian Navy had suffered heavy losses.

This time, in addition to splitting half of the planes to continue bombing the warships, others have set their targets on the forts and shipyards to destroy the Italians' naval warfare potential as much as possible, which is also the main purpose of this battle!

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