Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2280
François Darlan had a hard time in the past two years. He felt like an old horse that had fallen into a swamp, struggling desperately to escape, but sinking deeper and deeper, unable to extricate himself.

It’s not just Moustache and Free France who are thinking about the French navy. Southern Africa, the British Empire, and even the United States are all eyeing, waiting for the opportunity to bring the last remaining French navy into their camp.

Southern Africa and the United States can say that these two countries have strong strength and can provide sufficient protection for the French navy, which is a force that can be relied on.

The British were purely wishful thinking. After the Ballista operation, there was no possibility of cooperation between France and the United Kingdom. Darlan would rather scuttle all warships than see the French navy accept British command.

No, Darlan was unwilling to put the French navy under the command of any country, including Vichy and Free France.

So as early as after the Ballista operation, Darlan issued an order to Admiral Laborde: Once a foreign army tries to control the French navy, the navy will leave the military port and go to other countries to find refuge.

If escape is impossible, all warships will be scuttled.

This kind of suicide order has repeatedly appeared in the navies of various countries known for their honor. After the end of the last world war, the more than 50 surviving warships of the German High Seas Fleet chose to sink tragically and refused to be captured by the Allies.

Now it's the turn of the French, and Darlan demanded that the French navy must also follow this tradition of honor.

Cyprus Squadron Headquarters in West Cape, after the Battle of the Crimea, Mike Tolan ordered the closure of the Bosporus Strait, denying any ships access, and denying German submarines the opportunity to enter the Mediterranean Sea through the Strait.

Now the Mediterranean is already lively enough, if the German submarines intervene again, the situation will be more complicated.

This possibility is actually not great. After the military port along the coast of Greece was destroyed, German submarines lacked a supply base at least in the Eastern Mediterranean, and their actions were greatly restricted.

In other areas, the activities of German submarines are very aggressive. In the first two years before the outbreak of the World War, 1150 Allied ships were sunk by German submarines. In the first two months of this year, 2 ships were sunk by German submarines. In the process, only about 300 German submarines were sunk by the Allies.

In order to increase the degree of anti-submarine, the Allied forces adopted an escort system and installed anti-submarine radars on ships and aircraft, which effectively reduced the losses caused by German submarine attacks. Since March, the losses caused by German submarine attacks have gradually decreased.

"After the Russians lost the Crimean Peninsula, the possibility of our merchant ships being attacked by German submarines in the Black Sea has greatly increased. What is more serious now is that the Germans are organizing an attack on the Baku oil fields. Once the Baku oil fields fall, our Will face a more serious crisis." Mike Tolan is very worried, the strength of the Cyprus squadron is getting stronger, but the pressure on Mike Tolan is increasing.

The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. The Ministry of National Defense of Southern Africa attaches great importance to the Mediterranean theater. It will give what it wants. Aircraft carriers are the first to be equipped among the four major fleets. The number of troops under the command of the Mediterranean theater has increased to nearly 60, Arthur There is also a lot of pressure on the shoulders.

The main pressure comes from the north.

Once Russia loses the war, the Germans will have the strength to turn around and head south. It is hard to say whether they will be able to hold the Black Sea estuary.

If the German army opens up the passage from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, the Allied forces will be completely passive.

"The Baku oil fields must not be lost. Pretoria has already suggested to the Russians that if they cannot hold Baku, they will destroy all the oil fields. They would rather destroy them than leave them to the Germans." The war lasted for more than two years, Arthur has grown into a competent commander and knows when to cut his arms to survive.

Germany's current oil supply is heavily dependent on Romanian oilfields.

Compared with World War I, the consumption of oil increased sharply. In the last world war, Germany was consumed by Britain and France. In this world war, the biggest shortcoming of the German army is oil.

Before the outbreak of World War II, Germany had stored about 800 million tons of crude oil and refined oil products, thanks to the supply from Russia. In 1938 alone, Germany imported about 100 million tons of oil from Russia.

After France stopped resisting, Germany got French crude oil reserves, which brought Germany's oil reserves to an unprecedented 1500 million tons, and the German army was therefore capable of launching a war against Russia.

The consumption of the war was far greater than Moustache's estimate. The Russians carried out a solid wall and cleared the country when they retreated, and did not leave any military supplies to Germany. Germany's plan to support war with war completely fell through. Do not shift the main direction of attack from Moscow to Baku.

The technology of the Germans is indeed very advanced, and the coal-to-oil technology is very advanced. The country can produce about 400 million tons of fuel every year.

This fuel is a drop in the bucket for the German army with its huge armored force.

Romanian oil fields can provide the German army with about 400 million tons of oil every year, but even with this oil, Germany still cannot make ends meet.

Romania produced a total of 570 million tons of oil last year. Even if the finished product rate of these oils is 970%, plus the synthetic fuel produced in Germany, the total would be [-] million tons.

Only southern Africa on the Allied side produced 2.2 million tons of oil last year.

In order to cut off Germany's oil supply, Southern Africa has a powerful strategic bomber force stationed in Cyprus. If necessary, the super sky fortress can directly bomb Romania's oil fields from Cyprus.

Winston does not want to do this. The British attitude is very clear. It is necessary to maintain a certain degree of offensive capability of the German army, but not too strong. It is necessary to keep the powerful German armored forces at a level where they are not hungry but not full. , This is the most conducive to controlling the German offensive.

"Should we send troops into Russia to help the Russians defend Baku?" Mike Tolan was worried that the Russians would not be able to withstand the Germans' crazy attack, and Nima would lose tens of millions of people every day without moving. This is too scary up.

There are only 60 people in the sea, land and air in the Mediterranean theater, which is not enough to consume in one battle if thrown into the Russian battlefield. How many times can it be consumed with the strength of southern Africa?
The situation is actually not as serious as Mike Tolan feared. Although Southern Africa has already started mobilization, there is still a lot of potential to be tapped.

The United Kingdom carried out general mobilization after the outbreak of the war. Now the designation of the Army Infantry Division has reached three digits, and the British Infantry Division is still a large infantry division with a full staff of 28000 people.

Southern Africa has been mobilized until now, and the designation has not broken through three digits. However, the Southern African Union troops have mobilized more than 100 divisions. Even Najd, with a population of less than 500 million, has recruited ten divisions. These ten divisions are now under the Mediterranean Sea. theater command.

This is not because Southern Africa is perfunctory, but that Southern Africa needs to use more resources in industrial production, and all the people are sent to factories, so naturally, fewer people join the army.

Now the Southern African Army has recruited a total of 79 divisions, with a total strength of about 160 million.

Because of the marine corps, the navy has almost the same strength as the army.

On the contrary, the strength of the Air Force has reached about 190 million, and the strength of the three major arms is the strongest.

This is mainly because the Air Force has paratroopers.

"No, Russia is a big country. We have to believe that Russia has the ability to win the final victory." The super sky fortress in Arthur's hand can be used not only to bomb Romanian oil fields, but also to bomb Baku.

Perhaps it is a coincidence that the Romanian oil field and the Baku oil field are both about 1500 kilometers away from Cyprus.

While Arthur and Mike Tolland watched the Germans and Russians fight for their lives, Angie's Marine Corps and East Indian troops were ready to land in the Philippines.

During the Battle of Guam, the strength of the Japanese Combined Fleet was greatly damaged, and it had lost the ability to support the Japanese army in the Philippines.

Japan did not give up on the Philippines. Even though the Southern African Air Force launched air strikes on Manila every day, the Japanese army continued to increase its troops to the Philippines, using the Philippines as a bridgehead against the Allies.

If you don't defend, you can't do it. The Japanese army has suffered a crushing defeat in the Malay Peninsula. In just a few months, it lost more than 10 people. These troops are all Class A divisions that have fought in the East Asian battlefield for many years. irreparable.

Once the Allied forces regain the Philippines, they will continue northward, threatening the so-called Japanese mainland.

To launch an attack on the Philippines, Kuching must first be taken over, and the 71st Division is stationed in Kuching.

The 71st Division was just established this year. Most of the soldiers came from Sapporo and Asahikawa in Hokkaido. This place also formed the Japanese Seventh Division.

You can tell from the name that the Seventh Division is one of the earliest 17 standing divisions in Japan. This unit was ill-fated. After its formation, it participated in the Russo-Japanese War. After the outbreak of World War II, it participated in the Battle of the Khalkin River against Russia. .

During the Russo-Japanese War, the Seventh Division participated in the attack on Lushun. In the Battle of 203 Heights, the Seventh Division lost 1.5 of the 1.4 people who participated in the battle. one.

In the Battle of the Halesin River, the fate of the Seventh Division did not change. It was hit hard by the Russian army again. The Japanese lost nearly 6.1 people and 660 aircraft. The Japanese government had to ask Russia for peace.

After the Battle of the Halexin River, the Seventh Division withdrew to Japan for repairs.

In order to support the direction of the Philippines, the Japanese government transferred a wing from the Seventh Division, and formed the 71st Division with this wing as the core, and used "Ming" as the number of the 71st Division within the Japanese army.

This may be "fate". After the Philippine campaign, the Japanese army transferred its main force to the Malay Peninsula. The newly established 71st Division was ordered to garrison Kuching. At this time, the 71st Division, except for one from the [-]th Division Except for the wing, all recruits are recruits, and there is a lack of armored units, and even the number of artillery is not large.

On April 4, the southern African army stationed in Borneo was ordered to attack Kuching.

The first thing that was dispatched was the air force to bomb the military installations in Kuching city and Kuching port.

The 71st Division lacked air defense means, and had no ability to resist the overwhelming bombers. After the Japanese occupied Kuching, they built a field airport in Kuching. It was originally prepared to welcome Japanese fighter jets. Unexpectedly, the Japanese naval aviation was in the Battle of Guam. It has been completely lost, and Kuching Airport has not welcomed any Japanese planes to land since it was built.

Airfields without aircraft are worthless to attack, and the Southern African Air Force focused its attacks on the camp of the 71st Division.

The strength of Japan is indeed incomparable with that of southern Africa. The camps of the southern African army have very high standards. There are few temporary buildings in the buildings, and most of them are permanent buildings.

The Japanese army was not so rich and powerful, and many of the barracks in the camp were tents. The officers’ dormitories were slightly better, and they were nothing more than row houses. This kind of houses are for foreign workers in southern Africa.

Against tents and row houses, the attack effect of incendiary bombs is significantly better than that of high-explosive bombs. The incendiary bombs in southern Africa have now been played well. The camp of the 71st Division quickly turned into a sea of ​​​​flames, but the Japanese army suffered little loss.

The Japanese were not stupid. They knew that there was no way to deal with the air strikes of the southern African army, so the camps were just for show. Most of the Japanese troops were stationed scattered in the houses in Kuching, obviously dragging the Kuching civilians to die together.

At the same time as the air force was dispatched, ground troops were also approaching Kuching from the sea.

The Japanese were still very smart and completely blew up the road from Kuching to East India, which brought great difficulties to the advancement of ground troops.

Since the road was destroyed, the attack was launched from the sea. The light aircraft carrier of the Changi Squadron did not get the opportunity to participate in the Guam campaign, and it was still qualified to escort the troops attacking Kuching.

Under the cover of carrier-based aircraft and naval guns, the troops landed on a beach near Kuching.

The marines who landed first, amphibious tanks rushed to the beach, opening a safe passage for the follow-up troops to land.

The Japanese army's counterattack was not strong. The few positions were easily destroyed by carrier-based aircraft and naval guns. When the landing craft rushed the marines to the beach, the battle on the beach was basically over. The whole process was slower than the training. Easy, about the same combat intensity as landing in Kuala Lumpur.

The task of the Marine Corps is to establish a beachhead, and the troops are not in a hurry to advance into Kuching City, and continue to wait for the follow-up troops to land.

At this time, the Japanese counterattack finally came. It was not the counterattack of the Japanese army, but a group of Japanese civilians with bandages on their heads, kimonos on their bodies, and long knives in their hands.

This--

Is this Nima from the Warring States Period?Cold weapons are still used in war, and they charge in groups at every turn. Is it true that the machine guns of the Marine Corps are all fire sticks?

"What are you waiting for? Shoot, shoot, and kill all the Japanese!" Sergeant Major Philip from the Umbrella Company did not hesitate. He was an American before, but now he has become a citizen of southern Africa. He hates the Japanese no more than the Chinese How much less.

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Whether using a tripod or a bipod, the general-purpose machine guns fired at the same time, and the Japanese who shouted "Tiannao black card onboard" were brought down like wheat. This kind of combat is really easy, but it is a pity that it cannot help the navy Soldiers receive military medals.

(End of this chapter)