Regarding Turkey's attitude, Edel can put it aside for now. However, a secret message from Germany suddenly made him turn his attention to Northern Europe.
In fact, this telegram is very simple. After Germany warned Norway and Sweden, Britain and France still did not give up and were secretly preparing a plan to seize Norway.
As the head of Germany, Hitler was very wary of the actions of Britain and France, and hoped to get Romania's support to preemptively attack Norway first.
The biggest concern in capturing Norway is its naval disadvantage, so it is hoped that Romania can take some actions at sea to distract the attention of Britain and France. Of course, considering the distance between the two, the relationship involved is not big, so Germany hopes to gain Romania's
HF201 fighter support.
Yes, this ultra-long-range fighter plane is very attractive to Germany. Previous battles have fully demonstrated its performance in front of Germany.
If you want to strike first against Norway, the air force is particularly important when the navy does not have the upper hand. Currently, Germany only has the Bf110 twin-engine fighter jet as a long-range fighter. However, this fighter is relatively small in number, and in
In the battle with British and French fighters, its performance was not convincing.
Therefore, the Romanian HF201 fighter jets entered the German vision. Germany hoped that Romania could provide a wing of Zero fighters to join the war against Norway.
Faced with such a request from Germany, Edel was of course unable to agree to it outright. This was a fighter wing. He found Air Force Minister General Ankdra to discuss the matter.
Facing the king's summons, the general had already received the news. In fact, he was unwilling to accept Germany's request. At present, the HF201 is really easy to use. The high-altitude and low-altitude partner formed with the RF20 fighter jet makes the air force as powerful as
God's help is simply like killing gods and killing Buddhas. No British or French fighter can do well in front of it.
Even its best Spitfire fighter is still not in a good position when these two fighters join forces. For this reason, the British Air Force in the Middle East has the most say.
What's more, the HF201's ultra-long range is more suitable for escort missions. Coupled with the needs of the navy, the current HF201 fighter aircraft has become the most urgently needed fighter aircraft in the military.
Although General Ankdra was unwilling to separate a wing for the Germans to use, as a minister, of course he would not just do it from a military perspective. In fact, he also knew that sending a wing this time was inevitable.
The reason is simple: Romania also needs to protect the safety of iron ore from Northern Europe.
Yes, in this time and space, iron ore from Northern Europe is also very important to Romania. Its high-quality iron ore is suitable for smelting special steel, and Romania will certainly not ignore it, so the high-quality iron ore purchased from Northern Europe becomes
inevitable.
Currently, the annual export of iron ore from Northern Europe to Germany is 11 million tons, and the export to Romania is 7 million tons. As long as Britain and France land in Norway, high-quality iron ore from Norway and northern Sweden will become impossible.
In the face of interests related to Romania, this must be considered.
So after some consideration, the General said, "Your Majesty, currently the 8th Wing has two squadrons of HF201 fighter jets resting, and the 5th Wing deployed in Thessalonica can also deploy a squadron.
In addition, one squadron can currently be deployed on the Aegean Islands. In addition, two newly trained brigades are deployed from China, which is enough to satisfy the establishment of a wing."
Hearing Ankdra's answer, Edel nodded with satisfaction. However, when he saw the admiral who was hesitant to speak, he knew what he was thinking. Wasn't he just feeling distressed about the deployment of a regiment of HF201?
, so I persuaded him with good words.
"I know what you are thinking. I will give priority to the newly manufactured fighters to the Air Force."
Edel's words did not reassure Ankedra. His Excellency the Admiral asked. "Thank you for your concern, but for the current Air Force, the demand for bombers is higher than that of fighter jets. Can the government allow the government to do so?"
Resources should be slightly tilted towards bombers, especially in the production of RU80 four-engine bombers. Currently, the Lviv factory can only produce 18 aircraft per month, and the production speed is completely insufficient."
Ankedra's words surprised Edel. He didn't expect that what his Air Force Minister wanted most was not the eye-catching fighter jets, but the four-engine bombers that had not yet shown their power.
In fact, as the Minister of the Air Force, Ankedra is not satisfied with the fact that the Air Force is gradually becoming a tactical air force. Think about it, the current mission of the Air Force is basically to seize air supremacy and cooperate with the tasks of the navy and the army. The Air Force is basically a striker.
There is no supporting role. There is no mission completely controlled by the Air Force.
Of course, this has a lot to do with Romania's current combat objectives, but as the head of the Air Force, Ankedra will certainly not be content with the status quo. He also wants others to see that the Air Force can make a greater contribution to the war.
Then there is nothing more suitable for his requirements than a four-engine bomber. Think about the long range of two to three thousand kilometers. It can carry out strategic bombing on the enemy's safe rear, attack the opponent's industrial production and transportation hubs, and allow the enemy to fight against Romania.
I can't perform as well as I should. What a beautiful picture this is, it makes people excited just thinking about it.
That's why he is dissatisfied with the fact that only one wing of strategic bombers is produced per year. Now taking this opportunity, Ankdra certainly wants to fight for it.
Facing Ankdra's request, Edel couldn't help but smile. Of course he knew the thoughts of the head of the Air Force in front of him, and wanted to show the greater capabilities of the Air Force in order to gain enough attention.
Edel would not object to this, and at this time he also very much recognized the Air Force's need for strategic bombers.
Romania's current situation on all fronts is very satisfactory. Although it is not dealing with the main force of Britain and France, it is good if it can achieve the set goals. So at this time, Eder began to pay attention to the construction of the strategic air force.
Although Romania has even won the Suez Canal, the first target in the Middle East, judging from the current performance of the Romanian army, he does not think that the British army under the command of Wavell can become a stepping stone for the Romanian tank to show its prestige.
Unless the British army decides to abandon the British Isles and send local elite troops to support Egypt, the fall of the Suez Canal will be inevitable.
The superior naval and air forces alone were enough for the admiral to drink a pot of water.
Therefore, on March 11, Romania's newly established 12th Air Force Wing moved from its homeland to the Baltic Sea, where they will work with their German counterparts to ensure the German air superiority over Norway.
Although Germany is preparing to invade Norway, the main target has not changed and is still the French mainland. But how will they face France's carefully constructed Maginot Line?
