There is basically no such thing as "win by quantity" in air combat.
This situation is very common for infantry. Whether it is infantry or tanks, even if the quality and quality are not as good as the enemy, there are many cases of charging and ultimately winning with an absolute numerical advantage.
But air combat...
If the speed is not as fast as that of the enemy aircraft, then all the fighters, that is, the entire model, are not as good as the enemy aircraft. Therefore, they are destined to be unable to keep up with the target and can only be bitten by the opponent's tail. Then one after another is shot down, even if the pilots are trained.
Yousu cannot change this disadvantage.
Therefore, the Mao Xiong Air Force is undergoing reforms. One of the reforms is to convert the pilots who originally flew the old models into flying the new models or the Hawker 81 adapted to the Eagle Sauce reinforcements... Although the new model fighters are not enough at this time,
But pilot training takes time, so the pilot should wait for the plane rather than the plane waiting for the pilot.
As for the old models, they were basically abandoned by Mao Xiong.
Because Mao Xiong also faces the same problem as the Eagle...the fighter planes after taking off will go up to the sky to engage in air combat with the enemy. As a result, the already scarce pilots will become fewer and fewer. Even if advanced fighter planes are produced in the future, there will be no pilots to fly them.
But now, Wang Xuexin did the opposite and suggested that Mao Xiong prepare for training with old fighter jets.
Lemon Lokov even suspected that he had heard wrongly, or that the Chinese battalion commander thought that Mao Xiong did not have new fighters?
"Our new fighter jets are being developed and produced!" Lemon Lokov reminded: "We are making preparations in this regard!"
"I know!" Wang Xuexin replied: "But you still need old fighters, I mean... don't eliminate them all at once, or put them all on rockets and consume them!"
Wang Xuexin made this suggestion because he was actually worried about triggering a chain reaction.
The Mao Xiong Air Force in history is basically in a dormant state at this stage. What if Mao Zi uses up all the old models because of his suggestion, and there are no old aircraft to use in the Caucasus Campaign?
Historically, one of the reasons why Hans was unable to conquer the Caucasus was that Mao Xiong’s old-fashioned fighter planes were very successful in the Caucasus.
The Caucasus Mountains are full of high mountains, and combat aircraft cannot fly at high speeds in such areas.
If you fly too fast, firstly, you will not have time to turn and climb, and secondly, the pilot will not have enough reaction time, so flying at high speed is almost equivalent to suicide.
As a result, Hans's fighter plane had to slow down, which made Hans' pilot very uncomfortable, but Mao Xiong's old-fashioned fighter plane was able to fight here like a fish in water.
If because of Wang Xuexin's rocket proposal, Mao Xiong is allowed to change all the old fighter planes to carry rockets and send them to the battlefield... what will be done to protect the sky of the Caucasus?
Once the Caucasus was lost, Hans got a warm climate and a granary coupled with the Baku oil fields, which was of great help to Hans.
Wang Xuexin didn't know how to tell Lemon Lokov. He thought for a while and said, "I heard that Hans had formed several mountain divisions?"
"Yes!" Lemon Lokov nodded: "This is not a secret, everyone knows it!"
This is indeed not a secret, because Hans's mountain division has already appeared on the battlefield and is world-famous, especially in the battle in Gaul when it crossed the mountainous area and bypassed the Maginot Line to force Gaul to surrender.
Lemonlokov didn't know why Wang Xuexin mentioned this at first, but the next second he looked at Wang Xuexin with wide eyes and said, "You mean... Hans will use the mountain division to attack our army?"
Mao Xiong never thought of this from beginning to end. This can be seen from Mao Xiong's lack of preparation when the Caucasus War broke out.
Because they thought that Hans' purpose of forming the mountain division was to deal with Gaul.
"Why not?" Wang Xuexin asked back: "If I have a few elite mountain troops, why don't I send them to fight in the mountains? Or let them charge towards your bunkers or defense lines like ordinary infantry?"
Lemon Lokov nodded slowly, what he said was correct.
At this time, Hans's main opponent was the bear, and the other opponent was the sun that never sets. However, the battlefield where the sun never sets is in Africa, and there is no need for mountain divisions.
The only place where mountain divisions can be used is Mao Xiong.
"Oh my God!" Lemon Lokov exclaimed: "You reminded us, Comrade Wang Xuexin! We should also form mountain troops! If Hans attacks, they will definitely attack the Caucasus, where there are oil fields they urgently need!
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It is not difficult to guess that what Hans lacks most is oil.
However, Wang Xuexin disagreed with Lemon Lokov: "I think it is too late for you to form mountain troops now, especially when your opponent is Hans' mountain troops!"
If the opponent is the Japs, then there is no problem in temporarily training mountain troops like Wang Xuexin. After all, the Japs are not professional in mountain warfare.
But if the opponent is Hans... Their mountain troops have been trained for several years in the difficult conditions of the Alps, and they are elite.
Mao Xiong is only training now and has no clue how he can compete with him.
"You mean..." Then Lemon Lokov understood: "Air force? You mean to use the air force to suppress the enemy's mountain troops!"
Wang Xuexin nodded slightly.
This can also be said to be an "asymmetric war".
The enemy has mountain troops. If you want to deal with the enemy, don't follow suit and train mountain troops... Of course, mountain troops are still needed. After all, we are fighting in the Caucasus Mountains.
But the focus should not be on the mountain troops themselves. If they were to do so, they would not be able to compete with enemies with rich actual combat experience.
At this time, you should find another way to compete with the enemy on another level.
Wang Xuexin explained: "Fighters cannot fly at high speed in mountainous areas, so Hans advanced fighters cannot take advantage of speed, and your old-fashioned fighters have a numerical advantage, so it is possible to seize air supremacy in mountainous areas. If you seize air supremacy... this
Will the battle still be lost?”
Air superiority is so important for mountain warfare. Bullets and artillery shells may take several days to be transported. Fighters only need to climb to drop bombs on the enemy's position, or drop supply boxes on their own camp.
Lemonlokov couldn't help but nodded his head when he heard this, and said repeatedly: "That's right, Comrade Wang Xuexin! Your analysis is right, we should form a mountain air force instead of a mountain force! No, to be precise, two
All troops must be formed! The focus is on the aviation team, while the mountain troops should focus on air-ground coordination, isn’t that right?”
Lemonlov's words surprised Wang Xuexin. This guy is quite expert when it comes to mountainous areas.
What Wang Xuexin didn't know was that Lemon Lokov was Caucasian and a child who grew up in the mountains.