The Rise Of Australasia-Chapter 1209 - 902 The Competition in the Sky_3
Chapter 1209: Chapter 902: The Competition in the Sky_3
Chapter 1209 -902: The Competition in the Sky_3
More importantly, the Italian Army could also free up its hands to pose a greater threat to France and South Slavia.
This further complicated the situation in the Balkans, as the Balkan States had to confront not only Romania and Bulgaria but also Germany and Italy.
The shift in the situation made it impossible for the British and French to sit idly by.
On November 27, the United Kingdom dispatched 300,000 troops from Libya and Egypt northwards to try and support Greece and South Slavia.
Although France did not move to support the Balkan States, it mobilized about 200,000 troops from its African Colonies.
The 300,000 British troops went directly to South Slavia, planning to assemble in Split, before heading north to Ljubljana.
Ljubljana is a city in the northwest of South Slavia; further west lies Italian-owned land. This location not only allowed for defense against Italy but also against a southern advance by the German Army.
Clearly, the British were also worried that if a large number of German troops moved south, it could have a severe impact on South Slavia.
If the German Army took control of order in South Slavia, the hope for the British and French to win this war would become even bleaker.
Especially after Germany had annexed the entire Austrian Empire, Germany’s population and industry had become even stronger—not a good thing for the British and French.
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You see, Austria not only had a population but also had considerable mineral resources. These mineral resources were quite important for the resource-poor Germans, possibly helping the Germans reorganize their military equipment and speed up the development of their military industry.
To stop the Germans, the British really went all out.
In the Balkan direction, the British mobilized over 2,000 airplanes within half a month.
In the following week, these over 2,000 airplanes conducted heavy bombings of the Czech and Slovak regions, with the main targets being the factories and mining operations in Czechoslovakia.
At this point, the British no longer cared if they would accidentally harm Austrians; Austria had already been annexed by Germany, and Austrian casualties had become a minor issue.
If they couldn’t disrupt Germany’s industrial production and allow Germany to continue its unrestrained attack on South Slavia, the Balkan battlefield that the British and French had worked so hard to establish would become a joke.
The continuous bombing of important German facilities by Britain naturally sparked the anger of the German government and the Chancellor.
At the order of the German Chancellor, a large number of German airplanes took off, with a purpose of revenge, starting a heavy bombing campaign on the British mainland as well.
Since neither side could pose a threat to the other’s homeland in the meantime, the air war had become almost the only means of battle between them.
This unprecedented air war was constantly attracting the attention of the British and German public.
Although the outcome of the air battle wouldn’t represent the final outcome of the war, no one could deny that whichever side could dominate in the air would have a greater chance of winning the war.
Moreover, besides struggling for that slight edge in winning, the large-scale air battles between Britain and Germany also resembled mutual retaliation and venting between the two nations.
But the good news was, Britain was far ahead of Germany in terms of the speed of industrial production.
Because Britain had not only the support of its native industry but also the assistance of the industries of the Americas and Australasia.
Germany, on the other hand, could only rely on its own domestic industry for production. Italian industry was not strong, and it was quite satisfactory that it could meet domestic military needs.
Even most of the time, German military industrial production had to take into account Italy, helping Italy produce some weapons and equipment.
Although the difference might not be noticeable in the short term, over time, the airplane numbers of the Britain-France-Australia Allied Nations would far surpass those of the German-Italian Allies.
Currently, the airplane numbers of Germany and Italy were about 7,000, while those of the Britain-France-Australia Three Nations had already exceeded 9,000.
Germany couldn’t resolve the British Air Force within a short period, and what they faced would be an even stronger Allied Air Force.
