Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1773 The gap is too big to see

The positioning of cruisers in Southern Africa has always been a bit vague. Rock said that he does not need ground-to-sea attack capabilities. In fact, he has naval guns and torpedo tubes. The anti-submarine capabilities are not weak, and the uses are still very wide.

Restricted by the "Treaty of Versailles", Germany did not recover its naval strength until the outbreak of World War II.

As a result, after the outbreak of the World War, just like the last World War, the naval operations between Britain and Germany would inevitably be reduced to endless submarine warfare. Therefore, in the equipment of the Atlantic Fleet, the anti-submarine aspect was more focused. the opposite.

Compared with Germany, the strength of the Japanese navy cannot be ignored.

Regardless of Rock's disdain for Japan, Rock has never underestimated the Japanese navy.

In another time and space, almost all of the large-scale naval battles during World War II took place in the Pacific region. The US and Japanese navies won and lost each other. In the beginning, Japan took the initiative to gain some advantages. into tragedy.

This process can only be described in a few dozen words in words. In fact, it took three full years from the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the Wright Gulf naval battle in 1944.

These three years have also been the darkest moments for the entire East Asia.

In another time and space, the United States, out of strategic considerations, decided to "first Europe and then Asia", so this war has only been fought for three years.

Southern Africa must first go to Asia and then Europe, so the Changi Squadron is very important.

The Changi Squadron has not yet been established, and the Indian Ocean Fleet is still stationed at the Changi Naval Base. Tang Li, the captain of the heavy cruiser "St. George", is still the commander-in-chief of the base. Commander's favorite.

Before the joint exercise, a mobilization meeting is held as usual.

Different from the excitement in the previous mobilization meeting, the atmosphere of this mobilization meeting was a bit dull, and the captains who participated in the meeting were all in a heavy mood.

In the previous exercises, the imaginary enemy was the U.S. military stationed in the Philippines. At the mobilization meeting, the captains spoke actively and enthusiastically, with all kinds of whimsical ideas and tricks, and beat the U.S. troops stationed in the Philippines from beginning to end.

Now that the imaginary enemy is replaced by the Japanese Combined Fleet, the Indian Ocean Fleet finally has a real opponent.

The current Indian Ocean Fleet has two capital ships (battleships), two aircraft carriers, four heavy cruisers, 11 light cruisers, 23 destroyers, and more than [-] other auxiliary ships. It's not enough in comparison.

Japan's United Fleet currently has ten capital ships including "Nagato" and "Mutsu". The construction progress of the aircraft carrier is slightly behind. Currently, only the "Hosho" aircraft carrier and one "Amagi"-class battlecruiser are in service. The refitted "Amagi", and the refitted "Kaga" of a "Kaga" class battleship.

Except for the smaller tonnage of the "Fengxiang" among the three aircraft carriers, the full-load displacement of the other two aircraft carriers exceeds 35000 tons, and the total tonnage far exceeds the two Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers equipped by the Indian Ocean Fleet.

Of course, the combat effectiveness of an aircraft carrier is not calculated based on displacement, but the number of aircraft on board.

Both "Amagi" and "Kaga" have 60 carrier-based aircraft.

"Fengxiang" has only 14 carrier-based aircraft, and because of its unreasonable design, it cannot go to sea to fight. It can only be used as an inland river training ship, and its combat effectiveness is negligible.

The "Elizabeth"-class aircraft carrier is more advanced than "Amagi" and "Kaga" in terms of design, and the performance of the carrier-based aircraft is also more advanced. Although the tonnage is smaller, the number of carrier-based aircraft is as many as 80. Really want In a fight, it's okay to abuse "Amagi" and "Kaga".

In addition to battleships and aircraft carriers, the Japanese Navy has dozens of other cruisers and destroyers. Its overall strength is the third in the world. It is indeed no problem to crush the Indian Ocean Fleet on paper.

"Why don't you talk anymore? When it comes to beating the Americans, isn't everyone very confident? Why do you attack the Governor's Mansion in three days, drive the Americans out of East Asia in a week, give you some time, you dare to attack the United States Native, talk now—" Tang Li sneered, Southern Africa has developed rapidly in recent years, and the captains are also a little bit drifting.

The United States is indeed not strong in Southeast Asia, but the strength of the US Pacific Fleet itself is still very strong.

This is also a targeted deployment. The headquarters of the U.S. Pacific Fleet is in Hawaii, and the Philippines is an outpost of the Pacific Fleet. Therefore, the U.S. troops in the Philippines are weak, which serves as an early warning. It is not so easy to really attack the U.S. mainland.

The strength of the US Pacific Fleet is still very strong, at least on paper stronger than the Indian Ocean Fleet.

The reason why it has been emphasized on paper is that it has something to do with the idea of ​​​​building the army of the navies of various countries.

From the perspective of the United States and Japan, I have so many battleships. If I really want to fight, the few battleships in southern Africa that add up to [-] tons are like playing games, sinking in minutes.

Southern Africa feels that no matter how strong your battleship is, it is useless. If I don’t confront you with hard steel, I will kill you even if you fly a kite.

If the image is better, the battleship is the medieval heavy cavalry.

The aircraft carrier is the elite Mongolian Qingqi.

How Qingqi fights heavy armor will not be introduced in detail here, so as not to be scolded again, brothers who don’t understand can refer to "Age of Empires"

I don't know if this game still exists.

When Tang Li sneered, the captains in the room looked at each other in blank dismay. If the Indian Ocean Fleet was dispatched in full force, it would be as powerful as the United Fleet.

Forget it now, even with the assistance of the East India submarine force, it is estimated that the strength of the Changi Naval Base cannot compete with the Japanese.

Rock's favorite saying is: In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are futile.

"Hehe, are you afraid if you replace Americans with Japanese?" The disappointment in Tang Li's eyes was fleeting. Even if there was a gap in strength, if he didn't even have the courage to fight, it wasn't a matter of strength.

Of course, a person who can become a captain will not blow up at one point. Although Tang Li's words are harsh, captains still have this bit of self-restraint.

"Even if we start fighting, we may not have no chance of winning." Priestley, the deputy commander of the base, threw a brick to attract ideas. Tang Li's words were a bit too much, and the faces of several captains were already ugly.

"Let the Japanese go ashore, and guarantee that as many as they come will die." Sean, the commander of the [-]st Brigade of the Marine Corps, is confident. Fax, the other overseas bases are at most one regiment.

This fully proves the importance Southern Africa attaches to the Changi Naval Base.

"We have such a big place and no strategic depth, how can we fight?" Carey Fox, the captain of the light cruiser "Star City", sneered, don't mistake a battleship for a battleship, the 410 main gun of "Nagato" is about as powerful as 190 75mm field guns equipped by the Japanese Army, with a shell weighing 1.02 tons and a maximum range of 37 kilometers. Hit?

Hit the head.

"Our air force doesn't have nothing to eat—" Chen Gang, the captain of the air force wing of the base, also sneered. No matter how powerful the "Nagato" main gun is, it must have the opportunity to get close to the Changi Naval Base.

The latest "Hayate" fighter jet equipped in southern Africa has a combat radius of more than 650 kilometers. That is to say, "Nagato" wants to launch an attack on the Changi Naval Base.

By the way, there is also an airfield for the Southern African Air Force on Riau Nei.

"Even if the Japanese come, it is impossible for the combined fleet to dispatch."

"We also have submarines from the East India Fleet that can attack Japanese supply lines—"

"Siege Wei and save Zhao, if the Japanese dare to attack the Changi Naval Base, let the Americans copy the Japanese lair—"

The captains finally got angry. The United Fleet is actually nothing to be afraid of. The battleships are already on the verge of being eliminated, and it is useless to build more.

"Gentlemen, this is the meaning of our exercise—" Tang Li knocked on the table to remind the captains that the exercise has prerequisites: "—Now let's assume that the combined fleet has captured the Philippines and East India. We are fighting alone, and at the same time, because of the heavy losses of the aviation force, we have lost the air supremacy, and the enemy is already approaching the city, how can we defeat the combined fleet at this time."

Tang Li was in a frenzy, and the captains were immediately dumbfounded when the conditions of the exercise were mentioned.

"Then do we have any support?" Carey Fox was lucky. If there was support, it would not be impossible to fight.

"The United Fleet is fighting without declaration. Port Edward is far away from Changi. It will take at least ten days for the support to arrive." Tang Li finally left a way out, so the question is how to last until No. 11 days.

This is enough to cause headaches. The total area of ​​Changi Naval Base is less than 800 square kilometers, and the Lion City is only more than [-] square kilometers, which is still not deep.

"Then we can only abandon Changi and retreat to the interior to wait for reinforcements." Priestley ran away if he couldn't beat him.

"You can't just give up, you have to give it a try—"

"What are you fighting for? I didn't even see that I lost the air supremacy, so I can only be beaten!"

"This setting is unreasonable. It is impossible for the Japanese to have air supremacy."

The captains talked a lot. As far as the performance of the Japanese aircraft is concerned, let alone the "high wind", even the first generation "strong wind" is enough for the Japanese.

Some people may not believe it. Japan has not been able to manufacture its own aircraft until now. In addition to importing aircraft, it can only buy parts and assemble it by itself.

Moreover, Japan did not purchase aircraft from southern Africa. Compared with southern Africa, there is a big gap in performance, and the number is very small.

Japan now has more than [-] fighter jets and nearly [-] carrier-based aircraft.

The gap with the Southern African Air Force is roughly equivalent to the gap between the Persian Navy and the Japanese Combined Fleet.

Persia!

It is the Persia that was sunk by the southern African heavy cruiser "Darius".

(End of this chapter)