Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1892 Advance to the Base
The power system of the "Maryland" battleship is 8 boilers and 2 steam turbines, which are driven by generators with a power of 28900 horsepower.

Although the power is high, the battleship "Maryland" has a full-load displacement of 33590 tons, so the fastest speed is only a poor 21 knots.

The "Basutolan" aircraft carrier uses 9 boilers and 4 1000-kilowatt steam turbines, which can generate 120000 shaft horsepower when fully burst.

The full-load displacement of "Basutolan" is only 25000 tons, so the fastest speed of "Basutolan" can reach 33 knots.

This Nima runs faster than many destroyers.

So fight, how to fight?
Even if the caliber of the main gun equipped on the "Maryland" is one meter, it is useless if it cannot reach the range.

Only then did Ernest King really understand why southern Africa had never developed battleships.

At the same time, Ernest King has also vaguely realized the correct use of aircraft carriers.

It is useless to realize that no matter how fast an aircraft carrier is, it cannot fly as fast as an aircraft, so the key issue is the carrier-based aircraft.

Take a look at "The Wind" high above.

Look at the poor short-legged "Cerberus" again.

Ernest King could only let out a long sigh.

The road ahead is long——

The point is that there is still no hope in sight, the United States is catching up, and southern Africa is not the rabbit in the tortoise and the hare.

Moreover, as time goes by, Southern Africa's first-mover advantage in the aviation field will not only not shrink, but will grow larger.

If the gap with the southern African navy is narrowed, it is the most important task of the US Navy now.

If this statement is said in the United States, few people will believe it, and most people will regard it as a joke.

After all, southern Africa, which does not even have a real battleship, is not even considered a maritime power in the eyes of most people.

But at this moment, this is how Ernest King really feels.

As the two fleets entangled at sea, the battle for Victoria Harbor entered a new phase.

As mentioned above, Victoria Harbor is located in the southwest of Victoria Island, but it is very difficult for the Brazilian government forces to surround Victoria Island, unless Barreto has the ability to drive the battleship into the Santa Maria River.

Whether it can be surrounded or not, it is necessary to establish a real forward base.

After the first day's offensive was thwarted, troops from the Brazilian military government landed at Waelia on the south bank of the Santa Maria River, preparing to establish an advanced base there.

Here I would like to introduce that the Santa Maria River forms a "U" shape around Victoria Island, and Kitchener Port is on the north side of Victoria, so the landing direction of the Brazilian military government is on the south side of Victoria.

The defense of the Michigan National Guard mainly revolves around Victoria, and Wailea is empty, with less than one company.

When the Brazilian government troops landed in Velia, the Michigan National Guard withdrew directly, allowing the Brazilian government troops to land smoothly.

Don't think that a smooth landing will lead to a smooth establishment of an advance base. After the landing, the battle has just begun. For the Michigan National Guard, Velia is a hunting ground specially prepared for the Brazilian government forces.

"Advance, advance, continue to advance, establish a defense line at least one kilometer away, and leave enough space for the advancing base—" a Brazilian captain commanded the troops to continue the attack hoarsely.

Beside him, almost all the government soldiers were trembling and cowering.

It was yesterday's battle that left a deep impression on the government soldiers.

The troops that participated in the attack yesterday were almost wiped out.

According to post-war statistics, the Brazilian military government lost nearly 2 people in less than 1500 hours of fighting.

Compared with the World War, 1500 is indeed very small, but the Brazilian military government has a total of 30 troops, and the army that came to Victoria with the Barreto fleet has only one division of 12000 people. Is this a heavy loss?

It's a ten percent loss.

If it weren't for the presence of American advisers and more than [-]% casualties, the Brazilian army would definitely collapse.

Seeing that the soldiers around him flinched, the captain became furious, raised the whip in his hand and lashed at the soldiers around him, cursing loudly.

At this time, the captain's head exploded suddenly like a smashed watermelon, and then the soldiers heard the sharp and mournful gunshots.

Bah!
This scene is really impressive.

Until the follow-up troops came up, no soldier dared to leave his bunker.

"Go, go, go on—" The captain just came up with the same routine.

"Sir, there are enemies ahead—" a second lieutenant clarified that it wasn't that the brother was weak, but that the enemy was too strong.

"Then what the hell is going to launch an attack?" The captain didn't know what happened, the body of the captain who was killed just now had been carried away, leaving only "watermelon flesh" everywhere.

Well, this kind of scene is commonplace on the battlefield. The captain who just came up is also a veteran, so he didn't even look at it.

"No, no, no, we can't attack, as long as we don't shoot at the enemy, the enemy won't shoot at us—" the second lieutenant couldn't choose what to say.

The captain's expression changed, and he was about to speak.

The second lieutenant hastily made amends: "We need fire cover, at least get a few mortars over to test the enemy's firepower."

This suggestion is good. The government army still has mortars, and they were trained by American consultants. They can be regarded as one of the most technically advanced arms of the Brazilian military government.

The other, of course, is the navy.

Of course, high technical content does not mean that the level is high. The driver's license is divided into A, B, and C. The same level also has a proficiency problem.

The proficiency of the soldiers of the Brazilian military government is roughly equivalent to the level of just getting a driver's license. If you want to go on the highway, you need to continue to accumulate experience.

Soon the mortar was lifted up, and after it was set up, the problem came again. No one could tell where the Michigan National Guard was.

Not to mention being clear, there wasn't even a general direction, and everyone said in unison that Captain Costa was shot in the head just now, and he didn't even know which direction the bullet came from.

This is very difficult, not to mention mortars, even with the 305 cannons on the battleships, the financial resources of the Brazilian military government can't achieve the level of shell washing. Captain Louis who just came up was very angry and ordered to lie on the ground. Soldiers who were motionless on the ground rose to attack, or to enforce battlefield discipline.

The helpless soldiers slowly got up from the ground and continued to advance under the command of the officer.

Just a few steps away, someone stepped on a landmine, and with a "boom", more than a dozen soldiers were killed or injured, and the morale that had just improved a little bit sank to the bottom again.

"Attack, attack, and retreat are all military methods!" Captain Louis was about to be mad, and yelled at the old and cunning Umbrella Company mercenaries.

It’s cold shooting and landmines again. This is definitely not the style of the Michigan National Guard. Exploding, don't look at the various soils in the filming of "Landmine Warfare", in fact, the technical content is very high.

"Attack, attack—" Captain Louis said sharply, the law enforcement team had already set up machine guns, and if the attacking troops dared to escape, they would shoot.

The troops advanced again, this time advancing less than 50 meters, and suddenly several grenades flew over, causing more than a dozen soldiers to be killed or injured.

Now all the attacking troops crawled to the ground, and no matter how much the officers beat and scolded them, they couldn't stand firm.

Hitting and scolding are nothing, if you don't feel heartless, you will die if you continue to move forward.

At this moment, Captain Louis was very happy. Since there are grenades, it proves that there are grenade launchers of the Mississippi National Guard nearby. Now the mortar can always fight back.

"Sir, wait a minute, we are calculating the position of the enemy's artillery positions—" The officer in command of the mortar stood up and saluted Louis.

Before Louis could speak, he suddenly felt a creepy feeling.

Before he had time to think about it, Louis got down on the ground.

Then I heard the shriek of bullets scraping the scalp and tearing the air—whew!

Then gunshots were heard.

Louis was directly frightened into a cold sweat.

"You really want to kill me. Don't you know that saluting is not allowed on the battlefield?" Louis cursed. The officer commanding the mortar was wearing glasses and looked gentle. He probably just graduated from school not long ago, or he didn't. Qualified to command mortars with relatively high technical content.

"I'm sorry sir, I'm very sorry—" the eye officer apologized again and again, and he was frightened into a cold sweat.

Fortunately, the sniper targeted Louis instead of the officer with glasses, otherwise the officer with glasses would not have the sixth sense as keen as a beast like Louis.

"Hurry up and find out the enemy's snipers and grenade launchers—" Louis didn't care about it. The sniper on the opposite side was not stupid. If he waited for a while, he would definitely move his position and escape, even if he calculated the position, it would be useless .

The glasses officer still had something to do. After calculating the parameters and directing the mortar to complete the counterattack, Louis ordered the troops to move on.

At this time, Louis didn't notice at all that after being hit one after another, the attacking force had lost nearly one-fifth.

It should be said that one-fifth is a critical point. There are very few troops that will not collapse after the casualties exceed one-fifth.

The troops of the Brazilian military government obviously did not reach the level of "iron army".

So when the gunshots rang out again, the offensive troops dispersed in disregard of the law enforcement team behind them. Some soldiers even dropped their rifles and turned around and ran away. Their psychology had completely collapsed. In their concept, this was not escape at all but Survive.

So whoever dares to stop them from surviving, they will take up weapons without hesitation and fight their way out.

The will to survive at this time is much stronger than the will to fight when we attacked just now.

Looking at the chaotic scene in front of him, Louis' face was ashen.

It seems that this battle is much more difficult to fight than the American consultants imagined.

(End of this chapter)