Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2343
No one dared to publish Kennan's manuscript, especially at this critical moment, no one dared to wear the big hat of undermining the cooperation of the Allied forces.

From the end of 1940 to the beginning of 1943, the North African campaign had been fought for more than two years. The Allied forces and the Axis powers each paid the price of more than [-] casualties. Now it is finally time for the decisive victory.

The last battle of the Allied Forces in North Africa was named Operation "Blacksmith". , and finally surrounded and wiped out the German-Italian coalition forces in North Africa.

It is not easy to achieve this. After the joint forces of Arnim and Messer, the total strength of the German-Italian coalition forces in North Africa increased to about 45, of which the number of German troops was about 20.

Compared with the German and Italian coalition forces, the Allied forces can mobilize as many as 80 troops, and they have absolute advantages in terms of weapons, equipment and logistical supplies. They seem to be foolproof, but in fact no one dares to be careless.

It's okay to win.

The crux of the matter is how much to pay.

Russia won the defense of Moscow, annihilating 50 German troops, and its own casualties exceeded 100 million.

In the just-concluded Battle of Volgograd, the Germans suffered 150 million casualties and the Russians suffered 200 million casualties.

If this is the calculation, to annihilate 45 North African German-Italian coalition forces, the Allied forces must be prepared for 50 casualties.

The good news is that compared with the German army two years ago, the quality of the current German army has declined significantly. Many German troops who arrived in North Africa last year were just recruited into the army. Sent to North Africa, many of them were middle school students with great enthusiasm for the war, but failed to master the skills related to it.

There were also problems with Arnim's plan.

The situation in North Africa and Russia is very different, and the German army does not have the conditions and environment to fight street battles with the Allies.

The construction level of Russian cities is still good. The city is huge in scale and has many buildings. Most of the buildings are reinforced concrete structures, which is conducive to the defenders relying on the terrain to deal with the offensive forces.

Tunisia's city area is not large, and there are not many high-rise buildings. Most of the houses are low and dilapidated adobe houses, which cannot provide effective protection for the defenders, let alone slow down the advancing speed of the armored forces.

"Rush, rush, rush over—" Han Kai commanded his "Leopard" tank, smashing through a dirt wall with an indomitable and violent attitude, and the defenders behind the dirt wall scattered, and the two German soldiers were too late He escaped and was crushed under the earthen wall, unable to move.

The driver, Frank, was of French descent. He made an adjustment after breaking through the wall, and the track on the left side of the tank ran over a German soldier.

Another German soldier screamed, and the "Leopard" tank continued to rush forward, chasing the fleeing German soldiers.

Several Free French soldiers armed with rifles jumped into the courtyard, and another German soldier was dragged out from under the earthen wall, screaming, and his leg was broken.

"Oh, there is actually a living one here, let me see if there are any surprises—" French soldiers surrounded him, and the second lieutenant who led the team had a cruel grin on his face.

"Please help me, my leg is broken—" the wounded German soldier begged.

The French soldiers showed no mercy and looted all the property of the German army.

When the sleeves of the German army were rolled up, all the French soldiers had hatred in their eyes.

The wounded soldier actually wore three watches, one of which was a woman's.

"Please don't hurt me, I'll give it to you, all of it—" the wounded soldier hurriedly took off his watch.

"Let me help you—" A French soldier stepped on the wounded soldier's hand, grinning grinningly and drew out his long knife.

Han Kai's tank did not stop. His task was to move forward at the fastest speed and not give the German army a chance to reorganize the defense line.

The Germans are not without resistance, they lack standard anti-tank weapons, they do not lack methods.

The war has reached this level, hundreds of thousands of German and Italian coalition forces are trapped in Tunisia, fuel is meaningless, and the "Molotov cocktail" has finally reappeared. As long as the German army is allowed to approach the Allied tanks, it will cause fatal damage to the Allied tanks. .

What is more deadly is the various explosive packages. The cocktail destroys the tank by burning, and the explosive package kills the tanker through the shock wave. What the North African Legion lacks is fuel, not explosives. Air supply received approximately 35000 tons of combat materiel.

The Mediterranean Fleet and the Cyprus Squadron blocked the sea, and the air traffic has not been completely blocked. The Italian Air Force used the night cover to organize support for the North African Army as much as possible. In addition to supplies, there are about two months in the past two months. Thousands of soldiers arrived in North Africa. It was not until half a month ago that the radar early warning aircraft invented by the Nikolai Research Institute arrived in North Africa to join the battlefield. This situation did not fundamentally improve.

As the secret weapon of the Allied forces, the use of radar is seriously affected by the terrain, so the engineers of the Nikolai Institute installed the radar on the aircraft, so that there is no dead angle in the theoretical sense, and the battlefield can be monitored in all directions.

Before the Italian air force was dispatched, it would not be detected by the Allied radar stations until the air force flew over Malta.

By the time the Allied planes were dispatched, the Italian Air Force's transport plane had already arrived in Tunisia, and it was too late.

With the radar early warning aircraft, the transport aircraft of the Italian Air Force will be detected by the radar early warning aircraft just after taking off from the airport. The Allied fighters can take off in time and intercept them over Malta, which greatly improves the efficiency.

On December 12, Allied fighter jets took off from Algiers to perform interception missions off the coast of Malta. Twenty-four Italian transport planes were shot down that night.

On December 12, Allied fighters were again dispatched. This time the Italian Air Force lost 25 aircraft, including 57 fighters.

On January 1, the Italian Air Force lost 3 transport planes again. From this day on, the Italian Air Force stopped its large-scale air assistance to the North African Army, and only sporadic transport planes broke through the Allied blockade.

boom--

When a southern African "Leopard" tank passed the intersection, a garbage dump on the side of the road suddenly exploded violently, and the "Leopard" tank was overturned.

"Rush through the yard next to it—don't walk on the street—" Han Kai didn't stop. Just now, a "Leopard" tank was destroyed by the German army using a rocket launcher at close range, which sounded the alarm for Han Kai.

While southern Africa was progressing, the Germans were not idle.

In the list of weapons for aiding Russia in southern Africa, rocket launchers are very popular with Russians because they are cheap and easy to use.

The Germans were inspired, and soon developed their own rocket launchers, and equipped a large number of troops, which was a great threat to the Allied armored forces.

The German anti-tank guns now have a maximum caliber of only 57mm.

The caliber of the bazooka reaches 150 mm, and it fires armor-piercing projectiles. It is equipped with a mechanical or optical sight. It has an effective range of 250 meters, a vertical armor thickness of 200 mm, and a weight of about 8 kg.

The "Tiger" tank with the thickest armor in the Allied Forces has a frontal armor of only 110 mm. Because it uses inclined armor and has additional external armor, it can resist the frontal attack of the German rocket launcher.

Only the front can resist hard. If it is attacked from the side or the rear, the "Tiger" style will not be able to withstand it either.

Fortunately, the production of German rocket launchers is limited, and more are equipped on the Russian battlefield. There are not many rocket launchers in North Africa.

The frontal armor of the "Leopard" tank is 100 mm, and the side armor is only 60 mm. Even if the reactive armor is installed, it cannot be completely immune to the attack of the rocket launcher.

Following Han Kai's order, the "Leopard" tank slammed into the dirt wall by the roadside at full power, and rampaged along the courtyard by the roadside, without giving the Germans a chance to attack.

The use of the bazooka is also limited by the environment. It can only be used normally in open areas. The range and accuracy cannot be guaranteed when used in a narrow environment, and it will cause damage to the shooter.

Southern Africa is the first country in the world to be equipped with rocket launchers, and the advantages and disadvantages of rocket launchers have been thoroughly studied.

Not all houses in Tunisia are adobe houses. The houses lived by the rich are quite luxurious and can provide good cover for the defenders.

In a mansion with a whole marble structure, a group of German soldiers fought stubbornly.

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The rocket hit the turret of the "Leopard" tank with a sharp scream. After a violent explosion, although the turret was not penetrated, the crew members were all dizzy from the shock wave.

The German soldiers in the mansion were shooting desperately. The muzzle flame of the MG34 general-purpose machine gun sprayed out more than half a meter long, and the bullets hit the tank body with clanging sounds.

Han Kai endured a severe headache and tried hard to aim, and blasted the MG34 position into the sky with one shot, and then replaced it with high-explosive bombs——

boom--

Like a blown balloon, the mansion exploded violently from the inside, all the glass was shattered, furniture and carpets were ignited, and the door flew more than ten meters away, which was horrible.

Han Kai did not stop, and continued to use high-explosive bombs until the entire house collapsed, and the "Leopard" continued to move forward.

A group of desperate German soldiers appeared at the end of the street.

Tatata——

The rate of fire of the coaxial machine gun is similar to that of the MG34. The difference is that the caliber of the MG34 is 7.92mm, while the caliber of the coaxial machine gun is 12.7mm.

In urban street fighting, 12.7mm machine guns are more effective than tank guns.

The shells that tanks can carry are limited, and there are only a few dozen rounds in total, so they must be used sparingly.

The number of machine gun bullets is more than 3000 rounds, which is perfect for attacking infantry.

The power is not bad, it can easily penetrate a one-foot-thick wall, and it can easily break a big tree hugged by one person. The adobe wall is the same as made of tofu in front of a 12.7mm bullet, and can easily penetrate several layers.

If it hits someone, the arms and legs will be shattered by a shot, and there is no way to catch it.

A shot to the body is just one shot and two cuts, so there is no need for rescue.

The German soldiers on the street were unlucky. They were knocked down in clusters like candied haws. The first few were lucky. They died before they could feel the pain. Those who were injured were miserable. Provide treatment.

Han Kai shot two long bursts, and didn't stop until the street was completely covered in dust.

When the smoke dissipated, Han Kai controlled the speed and advanced slowly in the "Leopard" style.

The streets have turned into hell, with all kinds of stumps and broken arms. A Mauser rifle was broken directly from the middle. The barrel was bent at a weird angle and inserted into the dirt wall next to it. one hand.

Several wounded soldiers who were not dead were wailing, and a wounded soldier with broken legs was crawling on the ground, hoping to avoid the tank tracks.

Frank is no longer tyrannical, and the "Leopard" keeps moving forward. This is not because Frank is out of kindness, but because he hopes that the suffering of the German soldiers can be prolonged.

Accidents always happen.

When the "Leopard" passed by a wounded soldier, the wounded soldier blew a grenade and stuffed it into the tank track.

After a violent explosion, the track was blown off and it was impossible to move on.

After Frank jumped out of the car, he shot one by one as soon as possible, not giving the wounded soldiers a chance to continue attacking.

"Sir, we're in trouble—" After checking the tracks, Frank looked despondent.

A part of the track was blown off, and it flew to an unknown place. With the tools Frank carried, it could not be repaired.

"Way, wolf cub number six is ​​calling the wolf den. I need a maintenance vehicle. My track was blown off and I can't move on—" Han Kai called for support, but it might not arrive in time, after all, Han Kai did not Know where you are.

"Sorry, the maintenance vehicle can't be dispatched, you have to find a way to save your life, you can join the nearest allied forces—" The order of the wolf den is very clear, life-saving is the most important thing.

"Okay, all get out of the car, unload the machine guns, and build a defensive position on the spot—" Han Kai didn't want to abandon the tanks, and they were not without the ability to protect themselves.

The equipment of the armored soldiers was good. In addition to the dismantled large-caliber general-purpose machine gun, Han Kai and the others also had five pistols, four automatic rifles with short barrels and retractable stocks, and more than twenty grenades.

This is a fork in the road. Han Kai arranged the general-purpose machine gun to be placed on the second floor next to it. The three tankers were responsible for one direction each. Han Kai stayed in the tank. Although the track was unable to move due to the bomb, the tank's turret could still rotate. Artillery and coaxial machine guns were not affected.

"Let's wait and see if we can catch a few prisoners—" Han Kai sat on the gunner's seat, took out a sip from the kettle, which was filled with coffee.

This is really not a special hobby. Drinking coffee is just a habit. Some southern African soldiers have spirits in their jugs, and they are all of the same nature.

It is normal to drink alcohol on the battlefield, and there are still military supplies that cannot be written in the distribution list of the US military.

This can understand why soldiers behave abnormally on the battlefield, get high or drink too much, their behavior is out of control, and their minds are not clear.

Han Kai got his wish, and soon a large number of German soldiers retreated from the other direction, and there seemed to be as many as 200 people in the chaos.

Tatata——

Han Kai's coaxial machine gun fired at the same time as the high-level dual-purpose machine gun on the second floor, and the German soldiers pouring over fell down in rows like fallen wheat.

The nerves of the German soldiers were not made of iron, and they quickly raised the white flag and surrendered voluntarily.

(End of this chapter)