Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2166 A Prophecy

In order to confirm the pilot's record, each "Cheetah" is equipped with a camera.

Whether it is a volley blast or a wounded fall, it can be regarded as a pilot's record.

The fighter jet was damaged and fell, either on fire or thick smoke, there must be some movement anyway.

The BF109 forced by Rodriguez to crash in the English Channel, until the moment of the crash, the fuselage was intact and there was no sign of being attacked, so Rodriguez was not sure whether it was shot down or not.

The aerial battle ended with a resounding victory for the Cheetahs and Fortresses.

"Cheetah" destroyed and shot down a total of 65 BF109s, only one of which was damaged, and insisted on flying back to the airport.

The "Sky Fortress" successfully completed its mission. After the San Loch Airport was completely destroyed, there were still three "Sky Fortresses" that hadn't finished dropping their bombs.

So the three "sky fortresses" went to the port of San Loch and bombed the facilities in the port again.

It also makes sense.

As the home port of the San Roque Fleet, San Rocco has complete port facilities.

In order not to be used by the Germans, the bombardiers of the "Sky Fortress" could only drop bombs with tears in their eyes.

Anyway, even if these bombs are not thrown into San Roque, they must be thrown into the English Channel. The bombers must be emptied when they land to avoid accidents.

Rodri's luck was good, with four achievements, he was the number one among all "Cheetah" pilots.

After Xu Xiu learned of the situation, he also counted the crashed BF109 on Rodriguez.

So the first ace pilot of the Southern African Air Force in World War II was freshly baked.

Rodri's ace pilot has a much higher gold content than Jose Luis' ace.

When Jose Luis joined the war, the German aircraft still had the old Helk He-51. Now the German aircraft have all been replaced by BF109.
And it is BF109D or BF109E which is more advanced than the first generation BF109.

When the Battle of Britain first broke out, the skills of German pilots were far behind those of current German pilots.

The technology of British pilots is improving, and the technology of surviving German pilots is also improving. During World War I, the Red Baron shot down 80 Allied planes. In World War II in another time and space, Germany's Erich Hartmann shot down a total of 352 planes. Allied fighters.

While the British air battle was going on, the fat bald head was also ready to invade Greece.

In the previous European wars, Italy had few opportunities to perform. Germany's operations in Europe did not require the cooperation of the Italian army, so the mustache naturally did not need to discuss military operations with the fat bald head. This made the fat bald head feel that his self-esteem was seriously damaged. The fat bald head needs to prove that the attack power of the Italian army is no less than that of the German army.

Greece became the best choice for fat and bald heads.

After occupying Algeria, the fat and bald head began to prepare for the invasion of Greece.

The Italians were actually in trouble at this time. In Italian East Africa, the Southern African Army, with the cooperation of the Indian Ocean Fleet, had already launched an offensive, and the Italian servant army was defeated.

In Italian North Africa, although Werwell is unable to attack, he has the support of the British Mediterranean Fleet in defense. If the Italians dare to launch an attack in the direction of Egypt, then the long coastline of Italian North Africa will become the target of the British Mediterranean Fleet attack everywhere. Also dare not act rashly.

The Mediterranean Fleet is not easy to mess with.

The Southern African Army and the Indian Ocean Fleet are also not easy to mess with.

On the one hand, the fat and bald man wanted to stabilize Italy's situation in North and East Africa, and on the other hand, he also wanted to show the mustache the strength of Italy, so Greece became the best target.

However, Italy's mobilization ability is far less than the fat and bald head imagined.

Italy's industrial capacity cannot support simultaneous wars in three directions.

In fact, at the beginning of the fat bald head's offensive, his military industrial consultant had reminded him that Italy simply did not have the ability to support three regions in war at the same time.

The fat bald head insisted on launching a war of aggression against Greece despite dissuasion.

On September 9, the Italian government issued an ultimatum to the Greek government, requiring the Greek government to open its borders within three hours and allow Italian troops to enter some important targets in Greece.

This ultimatum actually does not matter.

Because at the same time that the Italian government issued an ultimatum, the Italian army had crossed the border into Greece, and the war had actually broken out.

After receiving the ultimatum from Italy, the Greek government immediately sent requests to London and Pretoria respectively, hoping to obtain support from the Allied Forces.

As early as 1939, the British government promised that if war broke out in Greece, the British government would provide assistance.

Britain in 1939 was very different from Britain in 1940.

In 1939, in order to obtain more national support, Britain could give any kind of promise.

In 1940, Britain had lost its most powerful ally in continental Europe, and faced a serious threat from Germany itself. London was bombed indiscriminately by the German army every night, and it was simply unable to provide support to Greece.

Southern Africa thus became Greece's only savior.

Of course, the aid to Southern Africa is also conditional.

To aid Greece, the fastest way is to send troops from Cyprus.

The distance between Cyprus and the Greek island of Crete is only 550 kilometers.

However, between Cyprus and Crete, there is also the Zozkanissos Islands belonging to Italy, which always threaten the waterway between Cyprus and Crete.

The Zosecanissos Islands, also known as the Twelve Islands, were occupied by Italy during the Italian-Turkish War. The archipelago has 12 larger islands and more than 150 small islands, 26 of which are inhabited, most of which are Greeks.

After the Italian-Turkish War, the Twelve Islands became the territory of Italy. Italy had a garrison on the largest island, Rhodes Island. There were strong permanent fortifications on land, as well as a warship home port and a submarine base.

In fact, as early as a year ago, Greece had contact with southern Africa. Greece hoped to obtain assistance from southern Africa, and thus launched a series of long-term negotiations.

At that time, Italy had not yet occupied Algeria, and the threat to Greece was not urgent, so Greece was not interested in the proposal to lease islands in southern Africa and establish a forward base, and the negotiations eventually broke down.

Now that the Italian invasion was imminent, the Greeks finally gave up their reserve and took the initiative to invite the Southern African Defense Forces to establish a forward base on Crete, which far exceeded the expectations of the Southern African Defense Forces.

Crete is the largest island in Greece. It is about 260 kilometers long from east to west, 60 kilometers wide from north to south, and only 12 kilometers wide at its narrowest, with an area of ​​8236 square kilometers. The special mountain range is divided into 4 mountain groups and has a natural harbor.

As the highest administrator of Southern Africa within the Mediterranean, Arthur agreed to Greece's request on behalf of Southern Africa and decided to send an expeditionary force to assist the Greek army in resisting the invasion of the Italian army.

In order to better help the Greeks, Arthur decided to send the most elite 35th Division to Greece to participate in the war. While escorting the Cyprus Squadron, he also launched an attack on the Italian army entrenched in the Dodecanese Islands, completely removing the Italians from the waterway. threaten.

"No problem, the Cyprus Squadron already has the capability to perform these two missions at the same time." Mike Tolan was full of confidence. After Southern Africa joined the war, Mike Tolan repeatedly requested to launch an attack on the Italian army entrenched in the Dodecanese Islands. The Ministry of Defense of Southern Africa considered the whole thing and did not agree.

After "Operation Ballista", the naval power in the Mediterranean region has undergone tremendous changes, and the Italian Navy has become the most powerful navy in the Mediterranean region on paper.

However, if the British Mediterranean Fleet and the Southern African Cyprus Squadron join forces, the Italian Navy will be dwarfed by comparison.

Also because of "Operation Ballista", the relationship between the Royal Navy and the French Navy deteriorated, leading to the possibility of the French Navy joining forces with the Italian Navy.

If the French and Italian navies join forces, the strength will be reversed again.

So now both sides are a little bit wary. For this reason, Cunningham, the commander of the Mediterranean Fleet, has led the Mediterranean Fleet to dispatch many times, trying to find a decisive battle for the Italian navy.

The Italian Navy did not want to fight Cunningham, and only sent destroyers and submarines to harass the actions of the Mediterranean Fleet, which caused considerable losses to the Mediterranean Fleet.

On June 6, a submarine of the Italian Navy sank an old scout cruiser of the Mediterranean Fleet, starting an attack battle between the Italian Navy and the Mediterranean Fleet.

Two days later, the submarines of the Mediterranean Fleet were attacked by Italian Navy submarines, and the Mediterranean Navy lost two submarines.

On June 6, an Italian Navy submarine was sunk.

On the 19th, the Italian Navy and the Mediterranean Fleet each lost a submarine.

On the 23rd, a destroyer of the Mediterranean Fleet was sunk, and Italy lost another submarine on the same day.

On July 7, the main force of the Italian Navy and the main force of the Mediterranean Fleet encountered each other, and a naval battle broke out between the two sides. The "War Spite" of the Mediterranean Fleet directly hit the Italian Navy "Caesar" at a distance of 9 kilometers, which became the record for the longest distance hit by the world's navies .

During this period, because Southern Africa did not participate in the war, the Cyprus Squadron did not get a chance to perform.

However, not getting the opportunity to perform does not mean that there is no strength.

After the outbreak of the European War, the strength of the Cyprus Squadron has been greatly improved. From less than 30 warships at the beginning, it has grown to four heavy cruisers and two aircraft carriers converted from "Table Mountain"-class supply ships. 12 Light cruisers, 26 submarines, and a huge fleet of more than 40 other warships.

The Cyprus Squadron has thus become the strongest squadron in the Southern African Navy, second only to the Indian Ocean Fleet and the Atlantic Fleet.

That's why Mike Tolland couldn't wait.

"General, you can't underestimate the Italians—" Arthur reminded Mike Tolan not to underestimate the enemy.

"Hehehe, my lord, you may not know, the only thing I worry about now is whether the Italians can make the Greeks feel a real threat." Mike Tolan probably didn't even think of it, what he said was really a catchphrase Prophecy.

(End of this chapter)