Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2267 The Aftermath
This may be the biggest scandal since the Royal Navy was founded.

The "Plunder Order" does not count, and the Royal Navy had not yet been established at that time.

Even the British Army, which is not even worthy of the "Royal", has never made such a mistake when facing a strong enemy.

The Anglo-Indian troops don't count, that's the colonial servants.

The German High Seas Fleet is not considered a strong enemy for the Royal Navy. The battleship "Tirpitz" has a standard displacement of 42900 tons, a maximum stable power of 15 horsepower, and a maximum speed of 30 knots.

“约克公爵”号1941年11月4日建成服役，满载排水量42000吨，动力11万匹，最快速度28节，装备有两座四联装356毫米主炮和一座双联装356毫米主炮。

The "Washington" with a full load displacement of 46700 tons is more powerful, with three triple-mounted 3mm main guns, making it one of the most powerful battleships in the world.

The newly built "Victory" aircraft carrier can carry 33 fighters——

When the Royal Navy formulated its combat plan, it vowed to declare that the strike fleet, whether it was in the long-range or medium-to-short range, had the ability to easily destroy the "Tirpitz".

In actual combat, the strike fleet was blocked by ice floes and could not reach the battlefield at the scheduled time. John Tovey didn't even try to overcome the difficulties, so he easily gave up PQ-17.

Admiral Pound was a senior officer who was a staff officer. He didn't know the specific situation of the Arctic route or the actual situation of Arctic naval warfare. He had far more experience in paper operations than actual combat, and he also had no determination to face difficulties .

When the battle broke out, the seawater temperature in the relevant sea area was extremely low. Many sailors were frozen to death in a very short time after falling into the water. Only a very small number of sailors survived, and many of them were permanently disabled due to frostbite.

"This is the greatest disgrace to the Royal Navy since its inception. We invested huge sums of money to build it. The once proud navy has abandoned its mission, abandoned the people they were supposed to protect, and left unarmed merchant ships and sailors to brutal Germany. People, those who gave the order to escape must be held accountable, they must be responsible for those who died innocently, and they should repent for the rest of their lives—"

The Times said so after the battle, pointing the finger at John Tovey and Dudley Pound.

"Those brave sailors are worthy of respect. They still decided to sail to the Russian port after being abandoned. Even though the channel ahead was full of German submarines and bombers, the Germans did not frighten our sailors, but they frightened away the mighty royal family. Navy, we can't help but wonder what's the point of investing huge sums of money to build the Royal Navy. When our sailors need the Royal Navy the most, the Royal Navy takes the initiative to flee. They have tarnished the glory of the 'Royal'. The 'Royal' should be taken back- —”

The Morning Post's harsh language is simply disgraceful and inexcusable. .

"We are investigating the cause of the disaster. We are very sorry that this happened. The situation was very complicated at the time. The Royal Navy is not cowardly and fearful. They have reasons to retreat-" The life of the British War Department is not painful, Immediately invites more attacks.

"Yes, they did have to retreat because they were frightened by the Germans. Even if a polar bear appeared on the ice, it would cause as much panic as the arrival of the German fleet." A person who did not want to be named of British MPs commented on the War Department statement.

"So the Royal Navy's abandonment of British nationals can be forgiven. In the eyes of some people, the value of senior officers who spend huge sums of money to train is much greater than that of sailors who only earn 5 pounds a week. From the salary point of view, it seems that this is the case. , but if the value of an officer is not reflected on the battlefield, is it reflected in the bed of a woman?"

The "Sun" has begun to show that three sentences must have the ability to go down three ways.

Immediately, an unnamed practitioner in a special industry was interviewed by the media, claiming that he would no longer accept business from Royal Navy practitioners.

The above are all feedback from the media.

Disagreement from within the British Army was even more serious.

For a long time, the Army got far less funding than the Navy, and even worse than the Air Force.

Now that the scandal broke out in the Royal Navy, the Army not only did not help but made trouble, it took the opportunity to demand that the Navy's military expenditure be cut and more funds be shifted to the Army.

What's the use of spending more than 70.00% of military expenditure on building warships every year?

The strength of the Royal Navy has far surpassed the German High Seas Fleet, but when the battle broke out, the Royal Navy failed to show its due combat power.

In the past, the navy could use the blockade of German coastal ports to cover up the fact that the navy's capabilities were limited.

PQ-17 was a battle on the sea, but the navy took the initiative to flee. This time it is irrefutable.

The Air Force was also dissatisfied.

The "Island" class aircraft carrier in southern Africa has more than 120 aircraft, and the "Victory" that has just entered service has only 33 aircraft. What is wrong with this? After all, Southern Africa even uses supply ships to refit A simple aircraft carrier with a carrying capacity of more than 70 aircraft.

The navy's explanation is that the "Victory" uses thicker armor and has stronger protection, and the hangar area has been squeezed, so the carrying capacity is only 33.

This immediately became a proof of the navy's cowardice and fear of war. The aircraft carrier strikes the enemy outside the visual range. It has no attack power of its own and is just an aircraft carrier platform. So why thicker armor?
Obviously, this is still the traditional way of thinking of giant ship cannons, which fully proves that some people in the navy ignore the facts and still live in the past world.

In other words, it is a group of old antiques who are unwilling to accept new things.

Therefore, the Air Force proposed to hand over all air power belonging to the Royal Navy to the jurisdiction of the Air Force, even including seaplanes attached to battleships.

This means that as long as the UK can fly, it should be under the jurisdiction of the Air Force.

At a critical moment, the Duke of Windsor, who is serving as the colonial governor in the Bahamas, was interviewed by the media and once again suggested that the British government and the German government start peace negotiations.

The Duke of Windsor has been living in France since he abdicated, and has had close contacts with the Germans.

Especially the Duchess. After she married the Duke of Windsor, she still maintained a close and friendly relationship with German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop. The Duke even made an agreement with Mustache's deputy, Goering. After Germany won the war, Goering will turn against Mustache, and then the Duke of Windsor can return to England and continue to be the King of England.

This information was intercepted by the Americans. After receiving the warning from the Americans, Winston appointed the Duke of Windsor as the Governor of the Bahamas, and kicked the Duke of Windsor to America, so that Ribbentrop would have no choice but to send flowers to the Duchess. To cross the Atlantic Ocean.

In the later period of the French campaign, the Germans frequently contacted the British government, hoping to negotiate peace with the British government.

Winston was unmoved and insisted on fighting the Germans. Although Winston has many shortcomings, in this regard, Winston is admirable.

The Duke of Windsor, who was dispatched to the Bahamas, did not remain silent. At this critical moment, he was interviewed by the media and returned to people's attention.

So the British media began to discuss whether it is still necessary to retain the British royal family.

The current British royal family has German ancestry. During the last World War, King George V changed his surname to Windsor in order to appease the people. Therefore, when the word "Windsor" appeared in newspapers, it inevitably reminded many British people of that period of history.

Britain, which was in chaos, did not affect southern Africa.

After the outbreak of the World War, the industrial strength of Southern Africa was once again enhanced. The 17 tanks, 430 fighter jets, and 250 trucks that accompanied the PQ-3350 fleet sank into the Norwegian Sea were only a week's output for Southern Africa.

Since the outbreak of the war, Southern Africa has produced more than 3 tanks, 4.5 aircraft, and 40 trucks.

In the past 1941, the output of steel in Southern Africa exceeded 7500 million tons, and the output of oil reached 2.5 million tons. The combined output of the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Russia during the same period was still less than 50.00% of that of Southern Africa.

"The Second Air Force has completed its raid on Tokyo. The effect is not ideal. Due to the size of the airport, we can only dispatch 24 bombers. Now the airport is being expanded, and more than 100 bombers will be stationed next month. , Washington sent a telegram, hoping that we can open the Mariana Islands to the U.S. Air Force, we can share the airport, and the Americans can also build it themselves. After the war, the Americans will give us the airport free of charge.” Sidney Milner was not affected by the Royal Navy scandal, and the Asian battlefield was going well compared with the European battlefield.

The failure of the Japanese army in the Malay Peninsula has turned into a rout. The battle to clear the Guards Division and the 18th Division is still in progress. At this time, the British and Indian troops finally broke out their due combat effectiveness. Downwind is still possible.

This is because the British officers in the British and Indian troops played their due role.

There is a saying that there are raging soldiers and raging generals. In the early stage of the battle between the British and Indian troops and the Japanese army, the officers had already fled before the battle broke out, and the troops naturally had no intention of fighting.

The British know very well that the Indians are useless, even if they are beaten, they can't be beaten, so save their lives first.

Now that the overall situation has been decided, the Allied forces are advancing northward, and the participating Japanese troops are no longer organized, and they are running out of ammunition and food. If this cannot be fought, the British and Indian troops can be withdrawn.

"Are American bombers able to fly from the Mariana Islands to Tokyo?" Rock was amazed that the Americans were making rapid progress.

It seems that two months ago, the American bombers were still short-legged. After taking off from the aircraft carrier to complete the mission, they were unable to fly back.

"The combat radius of the American B29 can reach 2800 kilometers, and its performance is not much worse than that of our super sky fortress." Sidney Milner was filled with emotion. very scary.

The country in the world that most wants to bomb Japan now, apart from southern Africa, is the United States.

The key is that both southern Africa and the United States have the ability to bomb the Japanese mainland.

The last time the U.S. air raided Tokyo was due to the lack of an airport, and the bombers could only take off on the aircraft carrier, so the Americans chose the B25, which can go on the aircraft carrier, and gave up the B29, which has a longer range.
"Yes, we can hand over the airport to the Americans, as long as we can defeat the Japanese as quickly as possible." Rock agreed to share the airport. If the war ends one day earlier, the reconstruction can be resumed one day earlier. Compared with this, other None of them matter.

"Here is also a telegram from Moscow. Our Russian friends suffered another disastrous defeat. 7.5 people were killed and 24 were captured. The Germans lost only 2 people. When I saw the telegram, I thought it was the Germans who took the initiative. Offensive." Sidney Milner looked disgusted, and didn't know what to say after the battle was over.

But even if it is like this, the Russians can still persist, which also proves the tenacity of the Russians from another angle.

"What do you want this time, tanks or planes?" Rock understood the bearded man's routine. Whether the Russians won or lost, every telegram was asking for more supplies.

Preferably free.

"Tanks, the Russians are not satisfied with the production of T34, and hope to get our Leopard or even Tiger." Sidney Milner has a serious expression, and the combat environment that is most suitable for "Tiger" and "Leopard" is not Southeast Asia tropical jungle, but the vastness of Russia.

The T34 is an excellent tank, but the production volume is not high.

In fact, it is not low, but the speed of Russia's production of T34 cannot make up for the speed of T34 consumption. In the just-concluded Kharkov battle, Russia lost 1249 tanks, most of which were T34.
T34 has now become the main battle tank of the Russian army, and the tanks with backward performance have been lost in last year's battle.

The German Panzer IV became more and more powerless in the battle with the T34.

The Germans are working on more powerful tanks, as are the Russians, and the Leopard's advantage is shrinking.

Of course, the engineers in southern Africa are not idle. The upgrading of the "Tiger" and "Leopard" has been in progress. Now the "Leopard" tank guns in Europe and North Africa have all been replaced with 88 mm. The power is greatly improved.

There is no need to change the Asian battlefield. The Japanese will never even think about producing a tank that can threaten the "Leopard" in this life. The fragile armor of the Type 97 medium tank and the 75mm tank gun are enough.

"The production of T34 is insufficient. We can help to produce it. The 'Tiger' and 'Leopard' are not for sale. These two are not for sale." Rock was not dazzled. The military aid given to Russia now will become Russia's defense against the south in the future. African capital.

Although the Russians were beaten so badly by the Germans, Rock never dared to underestimate Russia. In a sense, Russia poses a far greater threat to southern Africa than Britain and France.

The same is true for the United States.

What Rock is most worried about now is that after the war is over, the United States and Russia will join hands to fight against southern Africa.

This is not a fantasy. After World War II in another time and space, the United States and Russia jointly dismantled the colonial system dominated by Britain and France, and Britain and France never recovered.

The strength of the Southern African Union in this time and space is much stronger than that of the British Commonwealth in another time and space. If the United States and Russia want to stand out, they must first face Southern Africa and the Southern African Union led by Southern Africa.

(End of this chapter)