Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2212 Naval battles can be lost, Bismarck must die
Last winter, Mustache made the decision to invade Russia.

One winter has passed, and the Germans have assembled 166 divisions on the German-Russian border, with a total strength of 430 million troops, 4.2 artillery pieces, 4100 tanks, and nearly [-] aircraft. War is imminent.

Although the Russians have never admitted it, the Russians seem to have similar plans.

While Germany hoarded heavy troops on the Russian-German border, the Russians were not idle.

Entering the summer of 1941, Russia had accumulated 123 divisions on the Russian-German border, and another 67 divisions had received orders. The total strength also reached nearly 330 million, nearly 6 artillery pieces, about 1.6 tanks, and Ten thousand planes.

This can explain why the bearded man dismissed Rock and Winston's reminders.

On the Russian-German border, although the Germans have more troops than the Russians, they are clearly at a disadvantage in terms of heavy equipment.

Since the outbreak of the European War, the blitzkrieg launched by the Germans with aircraft and tanks as the core arms has given the Russians great confidence.

Don't forget that the Germans began to gradually regain their strength with the help of the Russians.

It can be said that Germany's air force and armored forces were shaped by learning from Russia.

In this case, the Russians have reason to believe that even if Germany launches an attack on Russia, the Russian army can beat the Germans to the ground with more planes and tanks.

To Roque's surprise, the outbreak of the Greek campaign did not seem to have much delay to the "Barbarossa plan".

There must be an impact. For example, before the Battle of Crete was launched, the Germans tried to transfer the three armored divisions involved in the Battle of Greece back to the Eastern Front.

This decision was postponed after the outbreak of the Battle of Crete, because the paratroopers and airborne troops suffered unprecedented casualties on Crete, and the three armored divisions were transferred back to Greece, and they would certainly not be able to participate in the attack on Russia.

Compared with the collapsing British army, Mustache is more worried that the southern African army will launch a counterattack on the Balkans after clearing the German army in Crete.

As early as last winter, Mustache set May 5 as the date for launching the "Project Barbarossa".

This date was affected by the Greek campaign, and Mustache decided to postpone it to June 6th.

One month was obviously not enough time for the Germans to end the Greek campaign.

Although the British army has completely collapsed, the southern African army is still fighting. The German army in Crete suffered heavy casualties. After the paratroopers and airborne troops, the mountain troops also suffered heavy losses.

The three armored divisions transferred back to Greece were prepared for Crete.

But this is not the real reason for Mustache to postpone "Project Barbarossa".

The real reason is last winter's uncharacteristically heavy snow, and the bad weather that left muddy fields everywhere after the snow melted.

The traffic situation in Russia is still good.

However, after Germany and Russia divided Poland, the current Russian-German border is located in the former Polish territory.

The traffic situation in Poland is very bad. Poland, which lacks armored forces, never considered improving the traffic level before the outbreak of the war, which caused the biggest obstacle to the German offensive.

So what really delayed Germany's offensive was not the Battle of Greece, but the bad weather.

Of course, Rock and Winston would definitely not admit it.

"Even if we don't do anything, we have to pretend that we have done our best, so that we can occupy the moral high ground." Rock is blunt, otherwise Rock can't justify himself.

It is different from Southern Africa, which went all out during the last world war.

This time since the outbreak of the war in Southern Africa, apart from going all out when attacking Italian East Africa and the Dodecanese Islands, they have been playing soy sauce.

This is the course that is in the best interest of Southern Africa.

After all, Italian East Africa and the Dodecanese are their own, British North Africa, or Greece. Even if Southern Africa goes all out, it will still be returned to the British or Greeks after the Germans are driven away, so what are you going to do?

"Wouldn't this cause complaints from London or the Russians?" Alvin was still innocent. What made the British and Russians surrender was not help, but the crushing of strength.

"Even if it causes complaints from the United Kingdom or Russia, what can they do?" Rock's heart is as firm as iron. Are the countries of the Southern African Union willing to submit to the leadership of Southern Africa?Impossible okay.

During the last meeting of the Southern African Union, Roque proposed the concept of division of labor within the Union.

Simply put, the countries of the Southern African Union provide raw materials and markets, and Southern Africa is responsible for providing the industrial products needed by the Union countries and providing the necessary protection for the Union countries.

In essence, this is no different from the way Britain and France ruled Africa in colonial times.

With the addition of "internal division of labor", it immediately becomes a harmonious situation in which the alliance countries work together to create a beautiful and great Africa.

The countries of the Southern African Union are certainly not content to be only the source of raw materials in Southern Africa and the dumping market for commodities.

However, they have no other choice. The British government also hopes to import timber and mineral resources from the Kingdom of Congo and the Republic of Congo.

But even though the price offered by the British was higher than the purchase price of southern African companies, the Kingdom of Congo and the Republic of Congo still chose to sell to southern Africans.

Not that the Congolese are nobler.

Nor are southern Africans more generous.

Congolese also want to make more money, but dare not.

This is the real reason for the unity of the Southern African Union.

The same goes for zooming in to Europe.

Now Britain and Russia can still negotiate terms with southern Africa.

When the national power of the United Kingdom and Russia continues to be consumed to the point of unsustainability, southern Africa will naturally gain the leadership of the world.

"What about the Americans?" Alvin was still worried that the world is not static.

Before the outbreak of the European War, relations between Russia and Germany were good enough, almost good enough to wear a pair of trousers.

After the Battle of Finland, the Germans recognized the weakness of Russia, and the relationship between the two sides has begun to change subtly.

When Russia exposed its ambitions for Romania's oil production, Mustache finally made up his mind to deal with the potential threat of the Russians.

Obviously the army has no fighting power, but the appetite is still so big.

It is not too much to give the Russians what Winston said of the Italians: a huge appetite, but a mouth full of rotten teeth.

So they all deserve it.

"Isn't the American aid conditional? Oh, yes, the Americans don't have any aid at all." Rock chuckled. The United States in this world is destined to be marginalized.

In another time and space, the Allied forces could not do without relying on the United States, so the United States has reaped the most abundant fruits and successfully replaced the United Kingdom as the leader of a democratic country.

In this time and space, southern Africa was born, and the relationship with European countries is better than that between the United States and European countries. Britain and France have better choices, and it is normal for Americans to be left out.

Don't forget the attitude of European countries towards Americans all the time.

If it is not a last resort, who would take the initiative to please a country composed of criminals and tramps.

"What about Asia—we should take the initiative to attack." Alvin still couldn't forget Asia.

After Southern Africa entered the war, Alvin returned to the army to serve in the Indian Ocean theater.

Even if Southern Africa is not active enough in Europe, there are still bright spots, as long as you make a move, you will gain something.

In Asia and southern Africa, it cannot be described as "not active enough", but completely lying flat without doing anything.

This made Alvin very unhappy.

Obviously, the Indian Ocean Fleet and the Fourth Army have great strength, and they can flatten the French Indochina that joined Vichy France in minutes, but Rock ordered Angel to maintain the line of defense and not to take the initiative to attack, which made Alvin very disappointed.

"It's not time yet—if you want to get the most out of it at the least cost, you have to be patient." Rock is not in a hurry, the Japanese Combined Fleet is always on guard against the Indian Ocean Fleet's attack, and the Americans will bully the Japanese together , is Rock's purpose.

To put it bluntly, it is still an interest.

The world war is in full swing, southern Africa is trying to make a profit, and the Americans are also ready to move.

What Roque is most worried about now is that southern Africa will take the initiative to attack, but in the end let the Americans take advantage of it.

So we must drag the Americans into the water.

In fact, it's almost too soon.

Now there are major countries in the world that have not participated in the war, one is Russia and the other is the United States.

Germany's attack on Russia is imminent, and the Americans don't want to be alone.

Compared with Germany's imminent attack on Russia, Rock is more concerned about breaking into the Atlantic Ocean and sinking the "Hood" after the disappearance of the "Bismarck" battleship.

In 1936, Germany decided to build the battleship "Bismarck".

At that time, the United Kingdom had asked Germany to limit the displacement of the "Bismarck" battleship to 35000 tons. This request was rejected by Mustache on the grounds that Germany was not a signatory of the "Washington Naval Treaty" and "London Naval Treaty".

After completion, the "Bismarck" has a length of 241.55 meters, a width of 36 meters, a maximum draft of 9.99 meters, a standard displacement of 41637 tons, a full-load displacement of 50300 tons, a maximum speed of 30.12 knots, and a maximum endurance of 8500 nautical miles. Cannon, 8 380mm secondary guns and 12 machine guns, is one of the most powerful battleships in all countries.

The "Bismarck" battleship has the most powerful protection capability among all battleships in the world, and at the same time, the speed of 30 knots makes the "Bismarck" battleship one of the fastest battleships in the world.

It has thick blood and runs fast. Those who can get the "Bismarck" can't catch up with it, and those who are faster than it can't beat it. Therefore, "Bismarck" has become a confidant of the Royal Navy since the day it was built.

After the outbreak of the European War, the "Bismarck" remained in the naval port in the Baltic Sea and did not perform its mission.

As the most powerful battleship in the world, it doesn't work to stay in the military port all the time.

After the Mediterranean Fleet and the Cyprus Squadron jointly attacked the La Spezia naval port, in order to attack the Allied waterway, forcing the Allied Forces to send more warships to escort and balance the strength of the Mediterranean Sea and North Africa, the "Bismarck" finally took the initiative to break through the Royal Navy The blockade entered the Atlantic Ocean, and on the 31st a fierce battle broke out with the Royal Navy's "Prince of Wales" battleship and "Hood" battlecruiser.

The "Prince of Wales" battleship is the latest battleship of the Royal Navy, the second ship of the King George V-class battleship, with a full load displacement of 2 tons. Construction started in 1937 and it was commissioned just two months ago.

The battlecruiser "Hood" entered service in 1920, with a full load displacement of 4.7 tons. For a long time, it has been the battleship with the largest displacement in the world.

在双方火力配置上，“威尔士亲王”号装备了10门355毫米主炮，“胡德”号8门381毫米主炮，对“俾斯麦”的8门380毫不逊色。

The result of the battle was unexpected.

On the afternoon of the 31st, the "Prince of Wales" and the "Hood" encountered the "Bismarck", and the naval battle broke out immediately.

The "Hood" fired first, but took the heavy cruiser "Prince Eugen" painted with the same paint as the "Bismarck" as the "Bismarck", and chose the wrong target.

The "Prince of Wales" accurately judged and concentrated the attack target on the "Bismarck". This caused the firepower of the two British battleships to be greatly dispersed, and they failed to focus on the "Bismarck" for a fatal blow at the first time.

And the key point is that the "Prince of Wales" has just entered service, the main gun has not been fully tested, and there are still some mechanical problems, which prevent it from exerting its full firepower.

Before the battle began, the tail turret of the "Prince of Wales" was unable to rotate due to a mechanical failure.

After the battle began, another gun of the "Prince of Wales" was unable to fire due to an elevator failure.

So the Centennial Navy—

Ha ha.

In this naval battle, the German Navy performed significantly better than the Royal Navy.

Before the Bismarck opened fire, a 203 mm shell from the Prince Irving hit the Hood, detonating a 4-inch flak shell and part of the UP rocket stored in an flak ammunition box.

The fire was so intense that it quickly spread to the middle of the battleship, and thick smoke billowed up that could be seen for miles.

Fleet commander Lieutenant General Lancelot Holland believed that the fire would only spread to the deck, and the explosion would only injure the damage control personnel, and the damage would be brought under control soon, so he ordered to continue fighting and did not send personnel to put out the fire in time. It laid a serious hidden danger for the sinking of the "Hood".

At six o'clock, just five minutes after the naval battle broke out, the fifth salvo from the "Bismarck" finally hit the rear of the mainmast of the "Hood".

A violent explosion occurred on the "Hood", and the X main turret was lifted tens of meters into the air by the violent explosion. A large number of hull fragments and even the corpses of some crew members were thrown into the air and scattered on the deck and in the surrounding sea. Body fragments even fell on the "Prince of Wales" 950 meters away.

In a short period of time, the "Hood" broke into two pieces and sank to the bottom of the sea. Only three of the more than 1500 ship crew members were rescued, including the fleet commander Lancelot Holland.

The sinking of the "Hood" surprised everyone.

At this time, people fully realized the combat effectiveness of the "Bismarck". The British War Department and the southern African military had issued a kill order for the "Bismarck". The naval battle could be lost, but the "Bismarck" must die.

(End of this chapter)