Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2338 The Details Determine Success or Failure
The environment in North Africa is really conducive to the combat of armored forces.

There are deserts and Gobi everywhere, and you can see everything at a glance. There are no mountains, ditches, trees, or even small rivers. Tankers step on the accelerator and smash everything.

The anti-tank guns equipped by the Italian army are seriously insufficient. The frontal armor of the "Leopard" tank can withstand a frontal attack from a 75mm anti-tank gun at a distance of 1200 meters. After adding reactive armor, the defense is further effectively improved. The Italian 37mm anti-tank gun is just scratching the itch for the "Leopard".

Conversely, the 88mm gun of the "Leopard" tank can penetrate 2000mm thick armor at a distance of 110 meters.

The reason for emphasizing the unit of "110 mm" is because only the "Tiger" type has a frontal armor thickness of 110 mm in the world, and the "Leopard" type is even worse.

In other words, with the sharpest spear and the strongest shield, the Italians won't complain.

It was the No. 2281 vehicle commanded by Han Kai that blocked Gallinari in the headquarters.

The failure of the U.S. Second Army sounded the alarm for the officers and soldiers of the 2th Armored Division. The German-Italian coalition forces were not incapable of combat.

It is a good habit to summarize after the war. The southern African army will replay many times after each battle. The battles that were not participated in will also be deduced many times on the sand table. The tankers gradually become experienced in the replays and deductions. Rich elite armored soldiers.

The defeat of the US 2nd Army exposed many problems, a large part of which was attributed to the arrogance of American soldiers. The 2nd Army, from generals to soldiers, did not have a deep understanding of this war. They had a "savior" mentality Coming to Europe to fight, completely disregarding the fact that the U.S. military is far behind in terms of equipment and combat concepts.

In terms of weapons and equipment, it has been analyzed many times before. Even the latest "Sherman" of the United States still has a gap in capability compared with Germany's latest No. [-].

The concept of combat is even more backward.

Many American generals' understanding of war is still limited to that of the First World War 20 years ago. Patton Jr., who has the deepest understanding of tactics, has only progressed from crowd tactics to the level of infantry and tank coordination, and has not found armored troops at all. correct usage.

After the outbreak of the Russo-German War, the southern African military analyzed every battle that took place on the Russian battlefield, especially the use of armored forces, and gained a deeper understanding.

The attack of the 17th Armored Division completely abandoned the previous infantry-gun coordination and infantry-tank coordination. The tactics used were the three-dimensional combat that was just proposed within the southern African military in the last year.

In addition to having a strong armored force, Southern Africa also has near-invincible air superiority.

The latest news is that the jet aircraft jointly developed by the Ministry of Defense of Southern Africa and the Robert Goddard Laboratory has successfully tested in Rhodesia last month, and the project is steadily advancing.

The news was not fancied by the Southern African military.

Not for secrecy, but for a little embarrassment.

The "Cheetah" fighter jets equipped by the southern African army have basically reached the limit level of propeller fighter jets in terms of various data, and there is very little room for improvement, so the southern African military puts more resources on jet aircraft.

The current jet aircraft is still in a relatively primitive state, and the performance of various data is not even as good as that of the "Cheetah". This has also caused some controversy within the southern African military.

Instead of spending a lot of money on jet research, it is better to produce more "Cheetahs" to consolidate its advantages.

It was Rocky who resisted all opinions and insisted on supporting the development of jet fighters, so that the project could proceed normally.

The three-dimensional combat of the southern African military has added air-ground coordination on the basis of infantry-artillery coordination and infantry-tank coordination. Near-ground support aircraft perform very well on the battlefield, and can attack enemy fortifications, tanks, artillery positions, and command posts. Precise strikes at key locations, such as ammunition depots, are far more effective than artillery long-range strikes.

This can explain why the armored forces in southern Africa are only equipped with one artillery regiment and 36 artillery pieces.

Artillery is still the king of war, but its status is declining.

The attack of the 17th Armored Division was preceded by the attack of the ground support aircraft.

The 54th Division was a purely infantry division without tanks.

The desert terrain cannot build a solid defensive position. The position of the 54th Division is built with sandbags, and the traffic trenches have not been dug, because they may collapse at any time.

In this case, the attack of the 17th Armored Division was very easy.

The anti-tank guns equipped by the 54th Division suffered heavy losses in the first wave of attacks by near-ground support aircraft.

The few remaining anti-tank guns were called out one by one as the armored forces advanced.

In the previous operations of the Southern African Armored Forces, the accompanying infantry followed the tank to attack, and the attack speed depended on the attack speed of the accompanying infantry.

After the infantry is equipped with armored vehicles, the attack speed is greatly improved. The speed of the "Alligator" armored vehicle is faster than that of the "Leopard" tank. You must pay attention to controlling the speed and do not rush in front of the "Leopard".

"General, please give up unnecessary resistance. You and your subordinates will receive treatment that matches your status. The war that belongs to you is over—" Han Kai took the initiative to enter Gallinari's headquarters and persuaded Gallinari to surrender in person. .

Gallinari was pale, trembling, his lips twitched, unable to utter a word.

Russians are bears, southern Africans are lions, Germans are tigers, Italians used to think they were at least wolves, but unexpectedly they are sheep. Anyone can be bullied.

At this time, all eyes are on Gallinari.

Several young Italian officers blushed and put their hands on the holsters around their waists. As long as Gallinari gave an order, Han Kai would be beaten into a hornet's nest.

Of course, the consequences of shooting are also very serious. At that time, I am afraid that the command post will be retaliated by the southern Africans from top to bottom.

"General—" Lorenzo Cheney, chief of staff of the 54th Division, worried that Gallinari had made the wrong choice.

Lorenzo has never been to Russia, has been fighting in North Africa, and knows the North African Allies very well.

The Southern African Army is the only Allied force in North Africa that will deliver on its promises.

If you surrender to the British, even if you will not be retaliated by the British, you will definitely not be able to get treatment that matches your status, because the UK cannot even guarantee the treatment of its own people.

The Americans went too far. Looking at the U.S. troops stationed in Germany after World War I, we know that the moral standards of American soldiers are quite low. Even if they have the ability to provide treatment that matches their status, the Americans will not do that.

Forget about the French, if the French are on the opposite side, the Italians will not surrender at all.

"Well, I will order my troops to stop resisting, and I hope you can keep your promise." Gallinari was extremely disturbed, and he still didn't know enough about the southern African army.

In fact, it doesn't matter whether you give an order or not. Facing the torrent of steel from the 17th Armored Division, the Italians have no intention of fighting at all. Many Italian soldiers simply surrendered after the southern African tanks broke into their positions, without resisting or trying to escape.

The vast desert, where can escape to?
Even if there is no ship to escape to the sea, the Allied fleet has once again blocked the Mediterranean Sea.

With Gallinari's orders, the fighting ended quickly, with only one Italian army refusing to surrender, and was besieged by southern African troops.

Only then did Gallinari realize that the decision to surrender was very correct.

The southern African army does not like to attack frontally, which does not mean that it has no offensive capabilities. On the contrary, the ability to attack frontally is quite strong.

The artillery units of the 17th Armored Division are equipped with 120mm self-propelled howitzers.

The efficiency of self-propelled howitzers is extremely high, and the gun crew members are fewer than those of towed artillery, and it does not require deployment time. The only disadvantage is that self-propelled artillery carries less ammunition, and ammunition vehicles need to be replenished at any time.

In World War I, self-propelled artillery has been widely used, and the Italian army is also equipped with self-propelled artillery. Gallinari is no stranger to self-propelled artillery.

Unlike the Italian self-propelled artillery, the self-propelled artillery equipped by the 17th Armored Division also installed a high-level dual-purpose machine gun equipped with a scope. When the machine gunner fired precisely at the stubborn Italian positions, Gallinari was heartbroken.

This is not a battle at all, but a unilateral massacre.

boom--

The 120mm howitzer is powerful, and its effective lethality can cover more than half of a football field. The crater formed after the explosion is one meter deep and about three meters in diameter.

The stubborn Italian army has only one company, located on a slightly higher sand dune, equipped with anti-tank artillery and heavy machine guns.

In front of the 120mm heavy artillery, the positions formed by sandbags are like paper, easily torn apart by shells.

It can be clearly seen through the telescope that along with the violent explosion, weapon parts and residual limbs flew around, and the yellow sand in the sky soon submerged the entire position, and only then did the armored troops move out.

The sight of the anti-tank gunners on the position was blocked, and the "Leopard" tank had a strong ability to climb hills, and it easily rushed into the defender's position. The battle ended quickly, and only a dozen Italian troops survived.

These captured soldiers cannot enjoy the same treatment as voluntary surrender, and most of them have no chance of surviving to the end of the war.

Although the battle belonging to the 54th Infantry Division is over, the officers and soldiers of the 57th Semi-Motorized Infantry Division are still suffering under artillery fire.

The 57th Division is equipped with more cars than the 54th Division. This does not bring more escape opportunities for the officers and soldiers of the 57th Division, but instead increases the dependence of the officers and soldiers of the 57th Division on cars.

Like the 54th Division, after the 57th Division was attacked, the line of defense also quickly collapsed. Many officers and soldiers abandoned all their luggage, boarded cars and fled in a hurry.

The road traffic conditions in North Africa are very bad. The Italians, like the British, have been colonizing Africa for decades and have almost never built roads. They rely more on the Mediterranean Sea for transportation.

Now that sea traffic is blocked, the Italians have finally tasted the bitter fruit. Without roads, cars are just decorations, and they can easily fall into sand traps.

"Everyone get out of the car and get the car out, or we will die—" Major Carlos from Rome twisted his feet when he jumped out of the cab, and the sand was a little soft.

The compartment of the 2.5-ton truck was full of panic-stricken Italian officers and soldiers. Many of them were empty-handed, and their weapons were thrown away early to avoid affecting their escape.

For things like escaping, many Italian officers and soldiers have escaped experience and are handy.

"How to do it? We don't have tools—" A second lieutenant kept looking back, worried that the southern Africans would catch up.

"Even if you lift it by hand, you have to get the car out—" Carlos was very angry. The soldier even threw away his gun, and he didn't even think about tools.

It doesn't matter if you don't have a gun, the southern Africans can surrender if they catch up.

There were serious consequences for not having water, and many people's water bottles are now empty.

The experience is still not rich enough.

"Get out of the car, get out of the car—" Several officers jumped out of the car and directed the soldiers to lift the car. They certainly would not do it themselves. The concept of hierarchy in the Italian army is also very serious.

More than 30 soldiers got out of the car one after another. The small car can squeeze so many people, no wonder it fell into a sandpit.

"One, two, three, come on! One, two, three, push hard!" Carlos, who sprained his feet, was in charge of shouting slogans. The driver stepped on the accelerator desperately, but the car didn't move at all, and instead sank deeper and deeper.

In the distance, sand and dust flew up faintly, and the shout of an officer pierced his heart.

"The Southern Africans are coming—"

Everyone despaired instantly, only the driver was still pressing the accelerator desperately.

With a bang, the front of the truck was shrouded in steam, and it was completely over.

"God, why is it so difficult to escape—" Carlos almost cried, it was so difficult.

Then start to rejoice.

Fortunately, the southern Africans came. Otherwise, a group of people would be trapped in the desert and die of thirst within two days.

Next is getting angry.

Why didn't the cars of southern Africans sink into sand traps?
If it is a track, then it can also be explained.

However, cars in southern Africa obviously also use tires.

What made Carlos even more angry was that instead of getting stuck in the sand trap, the Southern African car ran fast in the desert without being affected at all.

This is an "Alligator" wheeled armored vehicle, and its own weight is much heavier than a 2.5-ton truck, which is obviously unreasonable.

"What's the matter, my friends, do you need our help?" The commander, who poked out his upper body from the turret of the armored vehicle, was still in the mood to joke. He was wearing a khaki fisherman hat on his head, with a cowhide rim and camouflage mirror frame on his nose. Desert goggles with excellent wind and sand protection.

"Yes sir, please accept our surrender. In addition, we need a truck—" Carlos was dejected, and it was only then that he noticed that the tires of the "Alligator" were a little flat and obviously underinflated.

"Very well, I accept your surrender. Now please put your belongings in this helmet. I will keep it for you for a while." A soldier jumped out of the carriage, holding a helmet in his hand, Wearing a grinning nasty grin on his face.

Paraphernalia refers to property, which is also one of the privileges of the victor.

When Carlos was about to throw the wedding ring into the helmet, the soldier smiled and said, "You can keep this—"

The smile that was disgusting just now is now kind and cute.

(End of this chapter)