Southern Africa may be the first country in the world to realize the importance of air supremacy.

 As early as the independence of East India, the Southern African Air Force participated in the battle in the name of the Umbrella Company and sank four Dutch warships.

Because the division was unknown, Southern Africa did not publicize the result. The Dutch also kept silent because it was too embarrassing. This battle did not attract widespread attention.

 Then came the Italian-Turkish War, and the two sides had a large-scale air battle. However, considering the technical level of both parties involved, throughout the war, both sides were just noobs pecking each other, and it did not have much reference value.

During the World War, the importance of the air force gradually emerged. Due to directional errors, the Germans focused on airships and ignored the role of aircraft. Although they had a certain advantage in the early stages of the war, with the participation of the Southern African Air Force in the war, the initial accumulation of

The slight advantage was destroyed in one fell swoop, and the aircraft finally took center stage and became one of the key factors in determining victory or defeat.

After the end of the world war, all countries intensified their research on aircraft. Britain launched the Vickers fighter after the war, and France withdrew from the Spade. Strictly speaking, both aircraft were based on the Southern African "Strong Wind" fighter.

Imitation type.

During the World War, Japan sent five 70-horsepower Maurice Farman fighters to participate in the war. Unfortunately, due to poor performance, the performance of the Morris Farman fighters in the battle was disastrous. After the war, Japan mainly focused on

In the Combined Fleet, there is a serious lack of attention to aircraft.

 Japan once tried to introduce "Strong Wind" fighter jets, but failed due to poor relations with southern Africa. Then Japan turned its attention to the United States, and finally made a substantial breakthrough.

Even so, the number of domestic army aircraft and naval carrier-based aircraft in Japan can fully prove the embarrassing situation of the Air Force in Japan.

 Pooh, Japan has no air force at all. Until the end of World War II, the Japanese air force was not an independent branch.

The Southern African air force stationed at Changi Naval Base is affiliated with the Southern African Air Force. It has a total of 72 "Strong Wind" fighter jets in one wing and 36 torpedo bombers in three groups. Although the number of fighter jets is not large, the quality of the pilots and

The performance of fighter planes far exceeds that of the Japanese army, so it is difficult for the Japanese army to seize air supremacy.

After all, the Air Force's transition is more efficient than that of the Navy. As long as war breaks out, the Air Force stationed on Zhenghe Island and Darwin Port can provide support to Changi Naval Base at any time. As time goes by, Southern Africa's air superiority will

getting bigger.

 But military exercises are about the troops' ability to withstand pressure under extreme conditions. Without creating some difficulties for the proud soldiers of the Indian Ocean Fleet, it is really difficult for the combined fleet to gain an advantage.

"The setting is like this. There is no air superiority, no reinforcements, and no cooperation from friendly forces. We have to face the attack of the combined fleet independently." Tang Li sneered, aren't you guys very good at fighting? Come on, please start your attack.

Performance.

The captains were helpless. Such a battle was impossible to fight. Look at the German Navy during the World War. It was beaten by the Royal Navy and could not even leave its home port. It had no ability to resist at all.

Since it is a joint military exercise, the second half of the exercise will be joined by the US military stationed in the Philippines and the East India Fleet. Tang Li also needs to communicate with MacArthur in advance.

This part is relatively simple, that is, regular exercises such as joint cruises and formation operations, not even anti-submarine exercises.

The Japanese Navy has no submarines, so anti-submarine warfare is a lonely project. This is a traditional reserved project of the Royal Navy.

"Without air superiority, no reinforcements, and no cooperation from friendly forces, why fight? Just surrender." MacArthur was very dissatisfied with Tang Li's setting. Although the US military in the Philippines did not participate in the first phase of the exercise, it could send military observers.

, according to this setting, there is almost no need to fight.

 This is also the case in reality.

  In another time and space, World War II broke out and the Japanese army attacked the Philippines. Seeing that the situation was not going well, MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the U.S. military in the Philippines at the time, escaped in a submarine overnight and abandoned hundreds of thousands of isolated and helpless Philippine-American coalition troops, which was shocking.

At this point, MacArthur still had the nerve to say "I'm back", and still had the nerve to pose for photos on the beach, trying to show his awe-inspiring, heroic and fearless aura.

hehe.

"We have to try to fight without an advantage." Tang Li's explanation is simple. The Southern African army has not participated in large-scale battles since the end of the world war. If a world war breaks out, how powerful can the southern African army be?

No one is sure of its combat effectiveness now.

But don’t worry, it’s the same with other countries. The Japanese army is even more neglected than the southern African army, especially the Japanese navy. The last large-scale battle it participated in was the Russo-Japanese War. During the World War, Japan did not fight anything in the Far East.

No one knows what will happen in a decent war.

"You said it was just an attempt. It is impossible to happen under normal circumstances. It makes no sense." MacArthur disagreed. There must be a limit to deliberately setting up obstacles. If it went too far, the confidence of the troops was destroyed after three or two attempts.

Okay, then I'll give you a fart.

"I'm not discussing with you, but informing you." Tang Li did not give MacArthur any face. The United States regarded the Philippines as an outpost, but Southern Africa regarded Changi Naval Base as its homeland. Even for the Indian Ocean Fleet, East India was

Every inch of land must be fought for.

Different from the colonial period, the main population of East India is now Chinese. As a member of the Southern African Union, the Southern African army has the obligation to protect East India. Once the world war breaks out again, the Atlantic Fleet will definitely be restrained and unable to provide timely supplies to the Indian Ocean Fleet.

With enough support, the Indian Ocean Fleet will definitely have to face the Japanese Combined Fleet alone.

Therefore, in MacArthur's view, the greatest significance of the exercise is similar to that of a military parade. Pulling the troops out in a circle to show off their muscles, whether it can scare the enemy or not, at least give your own people some confidence.

 The native people here refer to Filipinos.

On August 1st, the exercise officially started. On the first day, there was an accident. The Marine Corps captured two fishermen during the night exercise. The other party claimed to be British.

"Regardless of which country they are from, these two guys have evil intentions. They drove a fishing boat into the exercise area and appeared near the Marine Corps camp. We have reason to suspect that the purpose of these two guys is to spy on intelligence and serve a certain country's intelligence agency.

"Shawn's chief of staff, George Richard, is of German descent and graduated from the Edward Naval Academy. In order to avoid possible trouble, although George Richard and his family had acquired Southern African citizenship a long time ago, George Richard

After serving in Germany, he was assigned to serve in the Indian Ocean Fleet.

 All German officers and soldiers in the Southern African Army are either serving in the Indian Ocean Fleet or in the mainland. Anyway, they cannot go to the Atlantic Fleet.

"Damn British people, these two guys are both indigenous people. You didn't see how arrogant they were at that time. You also asked us to protect their relevant rights and not infringe on their normal rights and interests. Bah, I'm really addicted to being treated like a dog." Intelligence Adjutant

Qin Hao yelled, the situation in Southeast Asia is a bit complicated. If these two are really spies, they may be serving Japan, the United States, or even the United Kingdom.

The forces in Southeast Asia are complex. Britain, France, the United States, Southern Africa, and Japan are the five major signatories of the "Washington Naval Treaty." Except for Italy, the other four have major interests in Southeast Asia, plus there is not much presence.

Portugal, and the Netherlands, who were driven out of the East Indies, but were still unwilling to do so.

It’s such a mess that it’s like a pot of porridge.

 “Have the two of you confessed?” Sean didn’t ask about the process, only the result.

Since the Indian Ocean Fleet took over Changi Naval Base, it has thwarted many sabotage operations against Changi Naval Base and captured dozens of spies trying to spy on intelligence.

For these people, the Indian Ocean Fleet is ruthless and will shoot them regardless of whether they confess or not. However, this still cannot stop some people from taking desperate risks.

 There must be brave men under heavy rewards. As long as the money is enough, there will always be people willing to take risks. Many people are desperadoes and do not care about the consequences.

“One of them died of serious injuries, and the other one is still under trial.” Qin Hao was not disappointed and was mentally prepared for this result.

"I've told you before, be gentle when you strike, don't kill people easily, intelligence, what we need is intelligence." George Richard was disappointed. In the past few years, Changi Naval Base could follow the clues and catch the behind-the-scenes information.

Suspect, the enemy has become more and more cunning in the past two years, and the harvest has become smaller and smaller.

"Intelligence needs to be timely. Generally, it is meaningless after 24 hours. In extreme cases, it does not even exceed two hours. It is the same whether alive or dead." Qin Hao's heart is as strong as iron. Intelligence work is a matter of life and death. There is no contact within the specified time. Related

All personnel will be evacuated and disappear without a trace.

 So don’t put too much hope in torture. Even if the torture yields results, he will probably die in the end. Many intelligence officers carry deadly poison with them. Once they are caught by mistake, committing suicide by taking poison is probably the best result.

"Leave these two alone" Before Sean could finish his words, the adjutant knocked on the door.

The visit from Tsubasa Inoue, the Japanese ambassador to the Lion City, was an uninvited guest.

Inoue Tsubasa was not seeking mercy, but protesting against the Indian Ocean Fleet's use of the Japanese Combined Fleet as an imaginary enemy in exercises, believing that this was a serious offense to the Japanese Combined Fleet.

“Wait a minute, why do you say that we use the combined fleet as the imaginary enemy?” Sean suddenly felt heavy and didn’t know where the problem was.

"Haha, in East Asia, apart from our powerful combined fleet, which other country's fleet can push the Indian Ocean Fleet to the brink of despair?" Inoue Tsubasa's words left Sean speechless. The so-called "brink of despair" is just an exercise setting.

Too caring.

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