Redemption of WWII

Chapter 67 US aid tank

The United Kingdom was the first country in the world to use tanks, and it was also the first country to organize armored forces. It was organized into the 1934st Tank Brigade in 1. 【】

However, the use of its armor power is still very problematic.British Crusader cruiser tanks and Churchill infantry tanks are basically designed to support infantry operations.It seems that the British didn't understand one thing before the war. In the future, instead of keeping tanks at a low speed to adapt to the advancing speed of infantry, infantry should be allowed to ride motorcycles to adapt to the speed of tanks.

In 1936, the British formed their first mechanized division, while the Germans formed their 4 mechanized divisions in the same year.From this point on, the British were overtaken and left far behind by the Germans in armor.

It has to be said that the British are rigid for them, and rigidity has suffered a lot.In the French campaign, more than 100 million British and French troops were inserted from the weak positions of the British and French troops by two armored units led by 'Guderian' and 'Rommel'.It directly led to the collapse of the entire front.The battles in North Africa in 41 and the first half of 42 were also defeated by Rommel's less than 500 tank corps.

What's more, the Japanese who rode bicycles in the Far East dared to fight against the British, and achieved not brilliant results. The army of the British Empire with advanced weapons was actually defeated by a group of guys riding bicycles. This is a disgrace to Britain.

The entire empire on which the sun never sets has completely become yesterday's day lily, as cold as it wants, as bitter as it wants.The army of the British Empire has now been reduced to the category of the world's second-rate army. Not only the Germans, the Japanese, and even their allies, the Americans, can't afford it.

While taking money out of the pockets of the British Empire, the Americans also gesticulated on the military and political aspects of the British Empire, completely forgetting that less than 200 years ago, there was no place on earth called the United States of America.At that time their country was nothing more than a colony of the British Empire.

Britain now has only ten armored brigades of fully mechanized armored forces.Egypt now has 8, and 2 are deployed in the East and Far East respectively.

Long ago, there were thirteen armored brigades, but those three had already been destroyed by Rommel in the first two battles in North Africa, without even holding the military flag.The angry Ministry of the Army directly abolished the establishment of these three brigades.It's not that Britain doesn't want to set up a large number of armored forces.It is really difficult to handle.

The resources in the UK are now tight, the electricity is tight, and the fuel is tight.Everything has to come from far away colonies.That's not counting, what's annoying is Germany's elusive submarine force.From time to time, large-scale attacks on transport ships will be launched.In the eyes of the British, these German submarine forces are cowards. They will only hide in the cold, dark water and use periscopes to spy on the transport ships on the surface, and then secretly launch torpedoes like thieves.When I saw the British warship approaching, I was scared not to hide at the bottom of the water and dare not show my head.

"There is a kind of you floating up, if our warship does not fire, it will kill you just by hitting it."Of course, this is the thinking of the British army.The submarine force of the German army would say, "If you come to the bottom of the water with a warship, we don't have to do anything, and you will die."

Some losses in transportation cannot be avoided. The British pinched his nose and comforted himself with the belief that he was only feeding the dogs.But even if the materials are shipped in, there is no way for the UK's production capacity to keep up.

Britain is a maritime country, and their main force is of course large battleships.In the British thinking, as long as the warship leans there, it can scare a lot of people to death. Is it still necessary to fight?

In this way, Britain was able to build the most powerful battleship in the world.But a tank of tens of tons can never be built well.This is also related to the internal affairs of the United Kingdom. The political parties that support the Admiralty can often win the general election.Of course, this is also related to the Ministry of the Navy's support and assistance to these political parties.In the annual budget of the government after taking office, the navy's budget can be greatly increased.In this way, there is a circular connection between each government and the navy.Hello, hello, hello everyone.A peaceful atmosphere.

But the total budget is so much, if you increase it, I will definitely reduce it.The army's annual budget has been reduced year by year, but the army's power is obviously not as good as that of the navy.The generals of the Ministry of War had no choice but to pinch their noses and recognize it.Fortunately, the Royal Navy discovered that aircraft have a great effect on ships on the sea, so it did not cut the budget of the Royal Air Force.Otherwise, Britain would have to rely on cruisers to defend London in the air battle in Britain.

In addition, the army's previous reputation seems to be not very good. When the civil war broke out in the UK in the early years, the British army sent the then British king "Charles I" to the guillotine.But then the British 'Charles II' took power again.Although the king did not mean to liquidate the army, perhaps the hatred memory and psychological shock left by the British army's regicide on the members of the royal family were too great. Charles II named the sea force the "Royal Navy" and refused. Issuing of the Army's charter for the use of the word "Royal".

The army's budget was reduced, which directly led to the backwardness of the army's weapons.No businessman wants to deal with an army of paupers.Without the incentive of money, the army's weapon development is even slower, like a snail going up a mountain, taking one step forward and two steps back.It was not until the outbreak of World War II that Britain hurriedly developed their army equipment, but it was too late. A large number of deformed productivity could not produce high-quality tanks at all, which made the British drink a glass of themselves in the early years of World War II Brewed bitters.

Of course, no matter how poor the temple monk is, he will not be poor. The poor army does not mean that the generals of the army will be poor.The army generals stationed in each colony are rich like kings one by one, living a luxurious life every day.

The British Empire is known as the empire on which the sun never sets, which means that no matter where the sun shines, the land of Britain will be bathed in the sun.This sentence is really not bragging, the British's desire for colonies has reached the point where their hearts are abnormal.Before World War II, from Egypt, Syria, and South Africa in Africa, to India, Myanmar, Singapore in Asia, and Australia in Oceania.Finally, Canada in North America is a colony of the British Empire.Of course, on the small islands in the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, you can often see the British flag rising.

These are British colonies, and Britain's attitude towards these colonies is very simple.I just want your wealth, minerals, resources, and freedom.What I give you is discipline and faith.Faith in God and the King of England, of course.Therefore, the aborigines in the colonies revolted and rebelled against the British army.But it was bloody suppressed time and time again by the British army's cannons and bayonets armed to the teeth.Britain's policy is to plunder. Apart from building a few factories for repairing ships in the colonies, it is unwilling and unwilling to build colonies' industries at all.

The British still deeply remember the defeat in the United States by the peasant army organized by those big businessmen, big industrialists, and big farmers.Those peasants defeated the well-armed British team with weapons made in their own factories.This lesson reminds the British that the colonies must not be allowed to develop their own industries.For a long time, this approach has gradually become the national policy of the United Kingdom.

Since Rommel set foot on the land of Syria, the life of the top members of the British cabinet began to be difficult.In the British team in Libya, Egypt, it was more than enough to suppress the resistance of the colonies.But in the face of the iron blow of the German army, it was time to expose the cartilage on the spine.

Libya is lost, and a big hand of the German army has pinched the throat of the British.The canal in Egypt, which competes with the chicken that lays golden eggs, is not very safe anymore. German planes have come to bomb it every day.

If the Germans really occupied the 'Suez' Canal, the materials in the Far East colonies would have to travel [-] kilometers more to be transported to the mainland. The fuel used on the road alone is estimated to have exceeded the value of the goods.And the British Isles are now starving and bleeding every day.These supplies are simply crucial.

There was no way Britain had to use the power of the whole country to create an army that resisted Rommel.When Rommel fought in Africa, he was actually fighting a country with a colony larger than the entire Soviet Union.But the irony is that a country with such a large colony can't even build high-performance tanks.

Fortunately, we can't make it, so we can buy it.As a result, a large number of British orders directly stimulated the arms production of the United States.The U.S. government is also in favor of this kind of order that can bring a lot of employment.But American gentlemen are also very resourceful. At this critical juncture, they will impose a dangerous commodity transaction tax of up to 7% on the arms exported by the country.This is suspected to have sprinkled a handful of salt on the British wound that was already bleeding.The pain of the British went directly to the bone marrow.

The British Foreign Office hurriedly paid a visit to the President of the United States, and President Roosevelt, an old fox, pretended to be confused.Claims to have no knowledge of the matter.In the end, the British ambassador Nai found the American arms manufacturer to confirm the matter.

At this time, Roosevelt did not pretend to be confused, but said righteously, "It is our country's own business to levy taxes on our own country's goods, and other countries have the right to interfere. This is entirely our internal affairs. I respect the ambassador. Issues that question the internal affairs of our country raise objections."

This was the first instance in the world of imposing massive tariffs on its own exports, and it was also a means for the United States to seize Britain's world suzerainty.

Yes, it doesn't matter what you do in the UK if people tax their own goods.It's not to impose special tariffs on your British exports to protect your own industry.

The British ambassador was so angry that his seven orifices were smoking, but he really couldn't find any reason.I had no choice but to explain to the President of the United States politely that these arms are used for one of the legitimate purposes of fighting fascism, and they are all urgently needed items purchased to liberate those enslaved and oppressed people.I hope the US government can exempt these taxes.

Of course, the President of the United States shook his head like a rattle, and he just disagreed.In the end, the British ambassador almost didn't kneel down to Roosevelt, so Roosevelt pretended to reluctantly agree to reduce the tax on these tanks to [-]%.

For the United Kingdom, this is simply blackmail, and the face of the British Empire is simply lost to the former colony.But let alone the [-]% special tax, the British have to agree to the [-]% special tax.In the face of Rommel's threats, being extorted by those Americans is nothing but child's play.