The Rise of Australia

For this air strike, the Italian side prepared dozens of transport aircraft, which can transport more than 2,000 soldiers at a time.

Because Sicily and Malta are not far away, the Italians plan to transport an entire division of troops to Malta in several batches.

As long as Malta can be occupied, even if the British react, it will not be easy to retake Malta.

After all, the Italian air force is not inferior to that of Britain and France in the Mediterranean. Without air superiority, it becomes very difficult to land in Malta.

After confirming that the British Air Force had fled, Italy immediately launched a bombing of important facilities on the island of Malta.

Among them, the most important thing to take care of is naturally the military station on the island of Malta.

Naturally, the Italian Air Force also discovered the purpose of Britain and France. The Italian commander looked gloomy and decisively ordered: "The fifth and sixth squadrons will stay to stop them, and the others will evacuate quickly."

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The various firefights in the sky formed a gorgeous picture. Although the picture was beautiful, it was also deadly.

"They want to retreat, follow them, don't let them escape." Seeing that the Italian Air Force seemed to have the intention to retreat, the British Air Force Commander Alliance ordered.

Fortunately, the Italian paratroopers had also undergone corresponding training, and the airborne landing was relatively smooth, with basically no accidents.

The war in the air is no joke. Anyone who is hit by the enemy may face the risk of crashing.

The French Air Force did not show any concessions, and launched various attacks on the Italian Air Force in a tacit understanding.

These weapons were also used by the Italians to prepare for possible counterattacks by the British army.

About half an hour after the Italian paratroopers occupied the military airport, the French Air Force and the originally retreating British Air Force returned to the sky over Malta Island.

Because they understood that more planes were heading towards Malta at this time. The longer time passes, the greater Britain's advantage will be.

Although most pilots are relatively average in their attacks, there are also some more talented pilots who have mastered more proficient driving skills during long-term flying operations, and their aircraft fly more smoothly and skillfully.

The air battle had reached such a point that, without the commander saying anything, the British pilots controlled the planes to continuously harass the Italian Air Force's retreat route.

The combined number of these aircraft exceeds the number of aircraft used by the Italians.

The French air force in Tunisia and the British air force in Egypt have also taken off, and they are quickly heading towards Malta.

There are about 2,000 paratroopers dropped this time. They will take the lead in occupying the military airport on Malta Island, and rely on the military facilities at the military airport to confront the British troops on Malta Island.

At present, a few ace pilots have been born in various countries, and they are also the treasures of the air forces of various countries.

The first is the fleet located in the eastern Mediterranean. Some of the faster warships will quickly head to Malta Island to guard against possible warships used by the Italians.

With the help of French aircraft, the British Air Force was no longer at a numerical disadvantage.

In the same way, if these paratroopers do not support the arrival of the next batch of paratroopers, Italy will only lose 2,000 troops at most, which is not a loss.

The most embarrassing thing is probably the 2,000 nominal Italian paratroopers who have successfully occupied the airport.

After the British Air Force made a comeback, the Italian Air Force could no longer care about the paratroopers on the ground.

Such tragic scenes not only failed to scare away the air forces of both sides, but instead made the interaction between the two air forces more intense.

These people are also the ace pilots vigorously promoted by various countries. Although they all fly the same type of fighter jets, the combat effectiveness of these ace pilots who are more proficient in driving skills is far superior to that of ordinary pilots.

Italy also knows the number of British troops stationed on Malta Island. If it can use air strikes to eliminate some of the British troops, the subsequent paratrooper attack will become much easier.

After all, the economic value of 2,000 soldiers and hundreds of aircraft is completely unequal.

In the eyes of the Italians, if their air strikes can be successful, the airport will also be within their possession, and there will naturally be no need for bombing.

Of course, the British and French air forces are not bad either. Although they are not brave enough to fear death, they are definitely above the qualification level.

The Italian Air Force in the sky had no time to take care of the ground troops. As soon as they wanted to air attack the British troops on the ground, they would be interrupted by British and French aircraft on the side, or even directly destroyed by British and French aircraft.

What they didn't expect was that the British army had no plan to attack them.

After the bombing was completed, the rearmost transport aircraft also began to approach Malta Island and began to drop the Italian paratroopers that had been prepared.

So far, the aircraft production of all countries has increased, and even the worst powers can produce a thousand aircraft per year.

For Italy, a country with a weak navy, this level of loss is absolutely fatal, and it must be avoided before a decisive naval battle is decided.

Faced with such a situation, only by leaving some aircraft behind can ensure the safe evacuation of the large air force force.

However, it is not so easy to train an ace pilot. In addition to a lot of training and flying time, the pilot himself needs to have a special talent and inspiration for flying.

Although some of France's aircraft are not the most advanced products, they are more than enough for this air battle.

But the training of pilots is not so easy. Even the UK dare not say that it can train thousands of good enough pilots within a year. This also leads to the fact that countries attach more importance to pilots than aircraft, and even have relevant regulations.

An Italian plane resolutely chose to crash into the French plane because it ran out of ammunition.

When it was learned that Italy had dispatched hundreds of aircraft and might be airborne, the British side had a response.

At least all-metal frame aircraft do not have to worry about machine gun strafing, which alone is far more than wooden frame aircraft.

And the most suitable air force at the back is the fifth and sixth squadrons. Because the fifth and sixth squadrons of the Italian Air Force were the latest to be formed, their aircraft are all relatively cheap Fiat-based fighters, which are fighters built simply to increase the production of fighters.

This is much better than the navy going out together to carry out a large-scale landing on Malta.

This is just like artistic creation. Although acquired efforts are equally important, the invisible and intangible potential often determines the upper limit of pilots.

Faced with the constant harassment of British and French aircraft, it is not so easy for the Italian Air Force to retreat.

More than 2,000 Italian troops quickly occupied the entire airport and regained control of various military facilities at the airport.

As for the airport on Malta Island, it is temporarily out of the bombing range of the Italian Air Force.

Compared with the more than 2,000 paratroopers on the ground, the Italian Air Force cares more about its own casualties and losses.

Even the more complete military airports built by the British can be used by Italy and become important facilities to resist the British attack.

After meeting the Italian Air Force again, the British Air Force launched an attack again, pouring all its firepower on the Italian Air Force without any reservation.

In fact, at this time, Major General Matthews, the commander of the British army, was constantly in contact with Egypt and France.

Without much thought, the Italian Air Force made a decisive decision to retreat.

When the plane cannot be saved, all countries will give priority to ensuring the safety of the pilots.

The British are rich and powerful. A large number of anti-aircraft weapons and heavy weapons are deployed at the military airport on the small island of Malta.

This collision directly shattered the two planes in an instant, and the pilots on the planes also had no signs of life. They fell to the ground with the wreckage of the plane with a bang.

After all, once they turn back, it means that the butt of the plane is handed over to Britain and France. Facing such a live target, the British and French pilots will not let it go, and their hands pressing the fire button are red.

In this comparison, the all-metal aircraft supported by Australasia to Britain and France actually have advantages.

This also means that the purpose of the British and French air forces is likely to delay them and wait for more aircraft support.

After a long stalemate in the air, the Italian Air Force finally found something wrong.

Although they were in a stalemate with the Italian Air Force, the British and French Air Forces were no longer panicked.

It has to be admitted that no matter how strong the Italian Army is, the performance of the Italian Air Force is still quite good.

These British and French air forces have no intention of fighting them to death, but they stick to them like a dog-skin plaster.

After all, a pilot can still take off and fight if he changes a plane, but if a plane changes a new pilot, it will take a long time of training and fighting to grow into a qualified air force.

If the navy and transport fleet are dispatched, as long as they encounter the main force of the Royal Fleet, the Italian Navy will suffer huge losses.

It is precisely because of this that the British army began to walk out of the air-raid shelter and launched a full-scale attack on the military airports occupied by Italy.

This is not over yet. In order to prevent the Italians from making a move, the British fleet in Cyprus is also heading towards the Malta Island.

As long as they can hold on until the next batch of paratroopers arrive, the Italian army will have a foothold in the Malta Island.

In particular, a considerable number of aircraft from Britain, France and Italy are wooden aircraft, and the probability of crashing is even higher.

In order to avoid the Italian air raid, most of the British troops have taken shelter in the air raid shelters, and the military airports at this time are not guarded too much.

The advantages of such aircraft are low cost and high production, and the disadvantage is that the comprehensive combat effectiveness is not as good as the modified aircraft.

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