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The Bf 109B was no longer in service in September 1939, save with exactly one unit, II./JG186 which was back in Kiel, making the transition to the Bf 109E exactly at that time. It still had a handful of Bs, and the rest of its 23 aircraft were Es.
The I and II of ZG 26 had some plus the 11.Sqn. LG2
26 kph slower than an MS406, no armour, an anemic 680hp engine and just four cal.30 machine guns. If the MS 406 is obsolescent, what is this thing?The Bf 109D which was the second most numerous model of German fighter deployed was, of course, far from "obsolete".
And without radar they are going to intercept the attacking bombers how? Even the few french and british recon flight had demonstrated the early warning system that relied on observers was to slow to react.The Armée de l'Air could try to bomb German airfields. If done at night, it would be a waste of effort. If done in daylight, it would be a slaughter of French bombers.
That´s seven. Not enough given what the French can throw at them. 40 divisions with heavy artillery and armour support if wikipedia can be trusted.And of course the Saar-Pfalz region was not defended by "9 reserve divisions". The Generalkommando der Grenztruppen Saar-Pfalz, alone, fielded three 1.-Welle Divisionen: 6., 9., 36; talk about "border troops", eh. The XII. Armeekorps, HQ in St. Wendel, had two other 1.-Welle Divisionen: 15., 34. And the IX. Armeekorps, HQ in Landau/Pfalz, had another two 1.-Welle Divisionen: 25., 33.
Please do it! The info on quality, quantity and position is thin. On Niehorster´s website I was able to find three more 2nd wave divisions plus a bunch of smaller "border" formations and statice artillery.I could tediously list the 2.-Welle Divisionen now, and the other units, all of which were deployed to defend the area at hand,