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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 4, 1938.

BRITAIN'S PROGRESS TOWARDS REAL

I

AIR SUPREMACY

Vital Factors in Securing Expansion

Strength and Output

By Major Gen. Sir Frederick H. Sykes, Chief Of The Air Staff, 1918-1919

Of Fighting

ed that there are no departmental. dolnys, and that employers use their skilled inbour to the best advantage. Casts will require very close and war should break out, there

It is not easy to obtain accurate merely means unnecessary casualties constant scrutiny if they are to be can be no doubt that the de- estimates of relative air strengths. In men and machines. It is sutisfac- kept at a reasonable figure. It is cisive factor will lie in the air. and Mr. Baldwin was badly misled tcry to note that a sum is to be spent ing labour, there is no unreasonable i fraportant, also, that, while reinforc- In this matter. The position is never on buildings and schemes to main increase in cost. The conditions of 1914-1918 no static and we have not caught up the tain the physical well-being of the longer apply. Then, though the ice

Iceway lost since the War. Nor in war would never have been won possible to assess what progress of it personnel, which is essential for eifl-

ciency. without co-operation from the nations will have made in the meat- It is impossible to over-eniphrasise Turning to ground defence, it

Lime air, victory was

thee are told that in our Metropoll- fence amount necessity that the de- necessary that anti-aircraft weapons, ground forces assisted by the tan Air Force, which is responsible should policy of the three Services guns and searchlights alike, shall

will

win

due to

VIRTUE OF FLEXIBILITY

Cautionion

be fully co-ordinated. A keep pace with defence in the air. Ben blockade. Operations were for Home Defence, there are 1,500 combined General Staff should at Air defence is four-fold-squadrons «Lill mainly

two-dimensional. first-line machines, against Germany's once be set up whose duty it will be for interception, defence and counter- To-day both land and sea forces first-line strength of 2,500-3,000. We to work out all strategical plans and attack; ground defences, guns and

are also given to understand that Insure are less relatively powerful.

dispersion of effort. searchlights; ancillary services, like a certain number of our machines are The detalls of the programme of each balloon barrages; and air raid pre-

against die In other words, a war will largely obsolescent. But two-thirds of our individual Service tu carry this

In all these, especially in More strategy into effect (in the case of be fought in the air, and that Power total are being replaced by

of anti-aircraft guns, which, having obtained modern types and by March, 1939, the

the character of squadron,

much acceleration air,

required, and mastery of the nir, can proceed to We are promised an entirely modern the type of machines, &c.) 'must be the supply of material and personnet with full left to the Naval, Military or Alr must be kept in step. But it must destroy her opponent's factories and force of 1,750 machines,

Stat to deal with.

never be overlooked that the real arenais, dislocate aer comunica- reserves.

It la also of great importance that defence lies in the counter-offensive, fig and break down her will to war.

the strategy and tactles of the air the interception and destruction of The only thing that can save Europe and the work in the event of war

is said that as at present organised and technique can give. Setentiile tial to ensure that our Defence Forces, that is, based on the best that selence

Most important of all, it is essen- our maximum output is about 200 machines per month, with addi- knowledge, strategy and tactics which

con-

reconstituted, are turned to the A SERIES OF PLEDGES

tional 100 per month from the shadow not work too closely together. This best advantage. We must not only have the best weapons, but we must The Government of the day, with factories when these beglu to func is now recognised.

Turning again to the question of be able to use them. Aguinst

The character- the information at its disposal that ton at the end of this year.

skilled labour for accelerat- material,

of air power is its

flexibility, us the whole problem. It is a matter tendency to treat the Metropolitan Iras perhaps been an undue ment has at last decided to accelerate

and other air units us

is the merial supremacy of the British

Expire.

FIRST LINE CASUALTIES

As regards productive capacity it should be of a "forward" character the attacking forec.

istic

wly the Clovernment can have, must this. Germany's production Is stated productive capacity Is the keynote and this must be utilised to the ful take the responsibilty of deciding to be 330 per mouth, with an

which it considera веселогу. And

000

But whatever the

ser;kinit

einer-

There

the scale of the Defence Programme Key productive capacity of about for congratulation that the Govern- Air Force it must be the function of the GOY may be, one thing is ce tuin, and that acceleration must be as rapid as pos- another, and this, with the increas

Agures the production of alreraft. That though they were divorced from one crument as a whole, because the pristist this country must make a sible and must be done in the right ing range of aircraft, is unsound. dem involves the appraisement of a much greater effort if it is to obtain the circumstances, needs and risks, and covers not only the three fighting Su-called parity in the air, or, as it is Services, but the activities of the whole nation.

phores."

and

Government is tu create an Als Force

resources,

will

better

described, an Air Force equal

o Faw

way.

FACTORIES AND LABOUR

and

It

IMPERIAL AIR FORCE

In conclusion steps should be taken

10 form an Imperial Air Force. In

addition to local defence, we have n

11

and

This

the

functions to those performed by our Fleet in the past.

to any emergency.

Here I

I would interject that parity The first question is, has the air In 1934 Mr Baldwin stated that does not necessarily imply irst-line craft industry been organised "This Government will see to it that equality in numbers of inachines. In prepared to effect a large increase in far-flung Empire whose protection is to air strength and ar power this fighting between equally matched air output if labour is made available vital necessity. The last war found country shali no longer be in a post- furces, it is calculated that first-line and on a low cost basis? If it were us fighting on number of subsidiary tion of inferiority to any country casualties with probably average to a case of establishing new factories fronts-Gallipoli, Salonlken, the Suez withala atriking fiatunce of our per cent. per month. Even

under the delay would be calamitous East Africa. The Imperial Alt Force

Canal, Palestine,

Mesopotamia On Nov 1 of lust reue Sir war conditions, aircraft cannot be may therefore be assumed that the Joha Simon defined the objective us turned out under six

six months. Un Air Ministry has laid its plans on a

should be formed on the principle of being "to create and maintain an Air less, therefore, we have a reserve of really large scale, that extensions of

dispersal in thnes of peace and con- centration at any threatened point ree which will form an effective 200t ner cent, we shall not be able to factories have been made, shadow the Empire when war appears to be deterrent

in Insurance for peace. Reep our Air Force up strength at factories equipped and

orders fut nad which, in the unhappy event of the end of the first six months of tools and materials placed to cover

imminent. war, would be able to meet a poten- war: casualties will progressively greatly increased production.

In this organisation there should overtake protiuction unless produc- enemy on equal terms,"

be no watertight compartments, and After the existing factories. Cucchi thats wear the Prime ve power is commensurately in- shadow factory is of prime impor- rentration of a large Air for the con-

the it should be possible to effect Minister said: "The policy of the creased.

a "war potential." Firms less time than tance as

nuch ebaracter and aze os, having the fleld we need a long-range sary in order to turn over to war sary to regard the Air Force as an takes to move forces In order to maintain our strength get the experience and

plant neces by sen. It is more than ever neces- ward to all relevant circumstances, policy, organised factories und labour conditions when the "war potential" Aerial Navy, with similar duties and including the nature of our war pro- and an unlimited supply

becomes an urgent necessity bs and the extent and availability materials,

system might well be extended.

=༣༣ of our aggregated

The

next point is to ensure Then there is the question of Ser- utilisation of the factories by our.... constitute an effective weapon for our vice

personnel, The greater the purposes."

complexity of the macties, the more

labour

resources to the utmost ad- These are reasonable words. But intensive must be the training of the of stilled labour, but the problem is

vantage. There is

a certain shortage the public wishes to know to what pilot, crew, and ground personnel. extent they are being translated inte Squadron training with the new per utilisation of our

really

one of co-ordination anch facts. It is equally important to sonnel worl more complicated than an

resources rather avoid the extremes, of alarmist rum- material takes longer thum it used to

an actual dearth. ours and undue complacency.

There must be a large and steady do.

reinforcement of labour on existing contracts in existing factories and the utmust stress must be laid on get- Discussions as to whether air parity As regards the formation of new ting this labour into rapid operation. is definable or how it should be de- squadrons, a note of warning should As we know, the Prime Minister, the And do not seem to carry us very be sounded in the light of experience employers' organisations, far. The practicat question would gained in 1918. The efficiency of the trade union leaders are now grap- and the to be: Are our plans designed Force la even more important and skilled labour can be made available, J. K. Fousheld, Esq. appear

than pling with this question. to give us on Ale Force of the right numbers. We should accelerate

If sufficient size and kind, the most effective for expand the units as fast as possible, semi-skilled and unskilled labour can A. H. Compton. Ex our purpose and equal to any emer- but not at the risk of squadrons be be more easily obtained, but it can Hon. Mr. S. 11. Dodwell K. S. Morrison, Fra Are we taking all possible ing su diluted as to diminish the only be used if the sidilled labour, M. T. Johnson, Eng Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields Concy? steps to get that Force as quickly as value of the Force as a fighting unit, which is the key, is there. wo can? And is our industry-what It was the backbone of the original In all this the most efficient bust-

Acting Chist Manager. has been called our "war potential' R.F.C. which made the expansion of ness organisation and supervision Is AMOY

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