Reborn South Africa as a police officer

On July 7th, the Allied Forces launched a second attack on Caen. Heavy bombers were dispatched first. 17 heavy bombers dropped 500 tons of bombs in just 40 minutes. Actions of ground forces.

The tank troops in southern Africa were unable to play their full role because the Caen road was severely blocked. The first wave of attacking troops was still the British army.

Before the start of the war, Yang Smotz made a suggestion to Montgomery, hoping that Montgomery could send real British troops to participate in the battle. After all, compared with the British and Indian troops, the British army's fighting will is still relatively tenacious.

There is one thing to say, although the British government is holding back in various ways, the British are still very good. They have shown great patience and courage, especially the Royal Navy. Cunningham is really a very good admiral.

The performance of the British Army was much worse than that of the Royal Navy. On the one hand, it was because of the complex composition of the British Army and the difficulty in command; on the other hand, it was also because of the selfishness of the British government, which was particularly prominent in the North African campaign.

Montgomery rejected Yang Smother's proposal, which should also have something to do with Winston's request.

After Rock's reminder, Winston realized that there was a big problem with the Conservative Party's fundamentals. If the people's resentment towards the Conservative Party government continued to increase due to the heavy casualties in the army at this time, Winston would be doomed. Let go of the blame.

Therefore, both Winston and Montgomery are doing everything possible to reduce the casualties of the British troops.

There is no problem with the British and Indian troops. This is the cheapest consumable in the UK. The British government only needs to write a blank check to India, and the Indians will continue to send troops to Europe to participate in the war.

Just before the "Overlord" operation was launched, Winston sent British Foreign Secretary Eden to India in person, and met Gandi with Werwell and Mountbatten. For the contribution to the war, consider giving India more autonomy after the war.

This means that if India goes all out to support the British Empire, then after the war is over, Britain will be merciful, and it may give India the same autonomy as Australia and Canada.

This is what Gandi wants.

Gandi is indeed very human.

Switching to Rock, at this time, it is not a lion to open up, what kind of autonomous status is needed, and it will be completely independent in one step.

Gandi doesn't want to be independent at all, what he wants is unrestricted power, and he doesn't want to break away from the asylum of Britain. Britain hopes that India will have money and strength to contribute, and Gandi hopes that Britain will come and go as soon as it is called.

In other words, Emperor Gan hoped that Britain would continue to build railways in India and continue to allocate large sums of money to maintain India's colonial rule.

At the same time, Emperor Gan hoped that the British would return the administrative and management rights to the Indians, and that the diplomatic and military affairs should simply be handed over to the British.

This is of course the most ideal state. This is how southern Africa moved towards independence step by step.

The problem is that Emperor Gan didn't think about how to use the power after he got it.

The Emperor Gan is also really easy to fool. Britain has repeatedly backtracked on this issue, and every time the Emperor Gan is convinced.

This time is naturally the same. In addition to getting more troops, Aiden also got more food.

History is always strikingly similar.

In the last world war, the Indians paid tribute to the British for all their grain, and as a result, more than 2000 million people died of starvation, which was terrible.

This year, India was first hit by drought, followed by floods. In addition, due to the impact of the war, the crops had already been severely reduced, and now more food was shipped to the UK——

It is not yet known how many people in India will starve to death this time.

Under the blessing of various factors, Montgomery would definitely not send real British troops to attack, so the British and Indian troops were responsible for the attack mission.

Montgomery still has confidence in the British and Indian troops, and vowed that the British and Indian troops will be able to complete the task.

Yang Smother was very curious, what can you Montgomery do that even Kitchener and Rock can't do?

Then Montgomery unleashed his big killer: the Superintendent!
Speaking of the supervisory team, here is a fact to be clarified. During the entire World War II, all countries had a supervisory team, but it never happened that machine guns were set up behind the assault team to supervise the battle. Some scenes in film and television works are purely discrediting .

The real shooting of deserters was only done by France, and it was in the First World War.

At that time, the target of France's war supervision was the Foreign Legion, so there was a mutiny of the Foreign Legion.

The status of the British and Indian troops in the British army was not as good as that of the Foreign Legion in France, so Montgomery did not hesitate to send the supervising team to set up machine guns. If the Indian soldiers dared to escape during the charge, the supervising team would really shoot.

The Indians did not expect Montgomery to be so ruthless.

The Germans still had the ability to resist, so the first wave of attack naturally failed. When the Indian soldiers were routed like a tide, the British officer who commanded the supervising team brazenly ordered to shoot.

The machine guns equipped by the British army are still the Vickers machine guns used in the last world war. This machine gun is now seriously outdated and lags behind the general-purpose machine guns equipped in southern Africa and the German MG42. It is still very efficient in killing deserters. High.

After the machine gun rang out, Yang Smother closed his eyes in pain. Although he already knew that the current United Kingdom is no longer the British Empire, but when this scene appeared in front of Yang Smother, he still couldn't help it. Accept this fact.

"All the soldiers who fled are traitors of the United Kingdom and must be decisively eliminated!" Montgomery didn't realize that there was something wrong with this. During the Battle of the Somme, countless British troops rushed to the German army in neat formations like this In the machine gun positions, the British are brave and fearless. What reason do the Indians have to avoid fighting?

Asylum from the British Empire was not so easy to come by.

Everything has a price.

"Even if they are bound to die, please let them die more worthwhile." Yang Smozi hated this kind of behavior of disregarding human life. What is the difference between this German prisoner-of-war camp?
"Do you mean to send tanks to cover their charge? No, no, no, you don't understand. The coordination of infantry and tanks is too complicated for them. They don't know how to cooperate with tanks." Montgomery didn't waste time. The wave attack force has been wiped out, and a second attack must be organized immediately.

Yang Smozi turned around and left without even saying hello.

When the British army began to attack, the southern African side was also ready to attack.

The 8th Infantry Division took the lead, and the 77th Division from the Kingdom of Congo cooperated with them.

As a country of the Southern African Union, the Kingdom of Congo sent about 13 divisions to join the expeditionary force. These troops were deployed in North Africa, Europe, and the Balkans, and were active.

The 77th Division is a light infantry division with 1.8 officers and soldiers. Except for technical arms such as officers and artillery, all of them are composed of Congolese.

The commander of the 77th Division is Louis from the coastal city of Cabin, a Belgian-Congolese, graduated from the Nyasaland Army Academy, and has made no secret of his hatred of the Germans.

"I have a good idea. We can attack at night, and the night will provide the best protection for our soldiers." Louis is good at using the skin color of the soldiers, which is a huge advantage.

"No, we are mountain troops, and we are best at fighting the enemy on the ruins." Xie Jianye didn't mean to let the 77th Division take the lead. The southern African army can't always follow behind to take advantage of it. If you want to wear the crown, you must bear the burden.

"Well, if there are prisoners, leave them to us." Louis' attitude was not too firm. If Xie Jianye asked his troops to attack, Louis would obey the order, and of course he would cooperate.

In short, it is to do a good supporting role. Louis knows that the combat effectiveness of the 77th Division is a bit different from that of the 8th Division. Among other things, the 77th Division has no armored troops and has half the number of heavy artillery compared to the 8th Division.

There are fewer technical arms such as precision shooters and skilled machine gunners, both of which require a lot of training to cultivate, and the Kingdom of Congo does not have this strength.

Almost at the same time that the British army began to attack, the 8th Division also launched an attack on the German positions.

Unlike the chaotic Indian soldiers, the 8th Division is equipped with standard infantry and tank coordination. Each tank is equipped with an infantry squad, and it still advances stepping on the landing point of the shells, which does not give the Germans an easy chance to counterattack.

The German army in Caen also suffered heavy losses from the continuous bombing for many days. During the period when the Allied forces were preparing for the second offensive, the Air Force conducted routine bombing of Caen every day.

Now the Air Force has also learned to be smart, changing bombs to instant fuzes to reduce damage to roads and buildings.

The German army also changed its tactics, adopted a deep echelon defense, used a large number of 88mm high-level dual-purpose guns, and used favorable terrain to continuously organize counterattacks.

This method is very effective when facing Indian troops.

Used to deal with real southern African troops, the effect will be greatly reduced immediately.

The key is that the 88mm gun is not powerful enough to fight the "Leopard" tank.

The frontal armor of the "Leopard" tank is as thick as 100 mm, coupled with the external reactive armor, unless the 88 guns approach and shoot at close range, it cannot penetrate the armor of the "Leopard" tank.

The "Leopard" tankers are not stupid. They don't rush forward after setting off, stop and go all the way, and attack any possible anti-tank gun positions. At this time, there is no need to consider civilian casualties. The entire Caen Razed to the ground by the Air Force, civilians either fled or were all buried in the rubble.

boom--

A "Leopard" used high-explosive bombs to completely destroy a half-collapsed house. This kind of house was most likely to be used by the German army. Only one sticky bomb was needed to make a tank lose its combat effectiveness.

Sticky bombs can't penetrate the hull, but they can blow up the track, which will give the Germans a chance to attack if the tanker tries to repair it.

So it's better to be careful, a high-explosive bomb costs only fifteen rand, which is very cost-effective compared with a tank.

"The chimney on the front right, kill it!" The infantry second lieutenant following the "Leopard" used the phone to contact the commander.

In fact, there is only half of the chimney left. It is impossible for the 88 anti-aircraft guns to be placed there. However, places like the chimney, like the bell tower, are the favorite of German snipers, so there is no big mistake in being careful.

The "Leopard" adjusted the aim of the turret, and it took two shells to kill the chimney.

"Brother, your shooting skills still need to be improved!" The captain kept improving, and the commander on the phone was not angry.

"Send me a gram, it's at least 50 degrees in the car now, why don't you come in and try?"

Some time ago, the weather in Normandy was bad, and the climate was relatively cool. Sometimes I would catch a cold if I didn’t pay attention to sleep at night.

The weather has cleared up completely these few days, and it finally feels like summer. The army has already put on summer clothes, and the tank crews have no choice. Their working environment is terrible. The engine that emits heat at any time, and the gunpowder smoke overflowing from the fired shells, people will choke to death even if they are not overheated.

"Why don't you open the lid, so you can breathe out—" the captain joked, don't even think about it, if a grenade is thrown in, it will be done in one pot.

"Oh, the road ahead is blocked, I can only send you here, I wish you good luck!" The commander is not angry, the task of the tank is to cover the infantry approaching the city, and the infantry will be the one to fight.

"Thank you, your mission is excellent, thank you very much!" The captain took off the automatic rifle on his shoulder, checked the magazine, waved to the soldiers next to him, stooped over the tank, and rushed into an unknown city.

With the entire city in ruins, every step of the way could harbor great danger.

"Tom, go up to the high point and provide cover—Louis, carry your tank and stay away from me—Sun, prepare the grenades—" the captain kept giving orders.

Louis is carrying a flamethrower, which is very useful in urban warfare, but it is too dangerous. If the fuel container explodes, the entire squad will be wiped out.

Grenade is the best weapon to use, all the houses, windows, cellars, and even ruins are the best to grab one.

These are easy to understand, but precision shooters are a bit dumbfounded.

Looking around, the past is all ruins, and there is no such thing as a high point.

Even if there is, I dare not go on it. The captain knows to focus on taking care of the chimneys and bell towers. Don't the Germans know?
Not long after entering the urban area, a soldier accidentally kicked down a stone slab and detonated a bomb behind the slate. The soldier's leg was seriously injured and he was unable to continue fighting.

The captain arranged for two soldiers to send the wounded back. Now the Germans have learned to be smart. The purpose of setting up booby traps is not to kill. This level of damage will seriously affect the combat effectiveness of the entire team.

If they are directly killed, it will probably inspire other soldiers to fight against the enemy, and they will become more brave in combat.

This works best. Even if the bloody wound is compensated with a medal, it is daunting. No one wants to be left with a lifelong disability.

"Damn the Germans!" the captain gritted his teeth, watching from behind a low wall.

bah—

There must be a German sniper on the opposite side, and the bullet hit the low wall next to the captain.

The captain pulled out a smoke bomb and decided to head straight for it.

This decision is a bit risky, no one knows how many German troops are in the ruins ahead.

Maybe there will be German tanks.