Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

The world in 1940 was a strange place.

The policy of appeasement is outrageous enough, but the sit-in war is even more unbelievable.

The Poles claimed to destroy Germany in three days, but the Royal Navy actually attacked their allies.

Many brothers are wondering when the jet will appear, but in fact it has already appeared.

In 1930, Frank Whittle of the United Kingdom proposed the idea of ​​a jet engine and applied for a patent.

In 1935, Whittle began to design and manufacture a real jet engine. He and his colleagues started from scratch, developed component by component, and finally created Britain's first turbojet engine.

The Germans were not idle either, and were more efficient than the British. Although the development of the jet engine was two years later than the British, in 1939, the He178 aircraft equipped with the Hes3B turbojet engine developed by von Ochen flew for the first time.

The test flight was successful and it became Europe's first jet aircraft.

As you can see, the above, whether it is a jet engine or a jet aircraft, is clearly marked.

The reason why we want to show the UK and Europe is that when it comes to jet aircraft, Southern Africa is still far ahead of the world.

Almost fifteen years ago, Robert Goddard came to southern Africa from the United States to continue his rocket research.

Robert Goddard's rocket engine was actually the predecessor of the jet engine.

Ten years ago, engineers in southern Africa tried to install jet engines on aircraft and began research on jet aircraft.

As a new field, the research on jet aircraft is full of difficulties.

First of all, the rocket engine was not suitable as an aerospace engine. The design had to be overturned and started from scratch. It took a full four years just to work on the engine.

Then an embarrassing thing happened. After the brand-new turbojet engine was installed on the aircraft, the performance of the aircraft was actually not as good as the "Cheetah" installed by the Southern African Air Force. This made people speechless.

The key is that the overall performance of the "Cheetah" is so powerful that it has almost reached the peak of propeller engines. The new jet aircraft is certainly no match. Therefore, engineers in southern Africa are still working hard to improve the power of the engine and increase the strength of the fuselage materials.

When conducting research on aerodynamics, the reliability of the engine must also be taken into consideration

The first-generation jet aircraft developed in Southern Africa has a turbojet engine installed on each wing, and a propeller engine is installed at the nose. The purpose is that once the turbojet engine fails, the propeller engine can still fly the aircraft.

You can land safely.

So until the reliability of turbojet engines is addressed, the jets won't enter service in southern Africa.

After all, the performance of the "Cheetah" can suppress all aircraft currently in service in the German army.

Italy

Yes, the last chapter ended with Italy.

The strange Italians, in the strange year of 1940, actually seemed to have become normal, and it was not surprising that they did any strange things.

The fat bald military industry consultant's concerns are justified.

Entering September, winter is coming. The Italian troops that have already assembled in Algeria and are preparing to attack Greece are not even ready for winter clothing. If the war cannot be ended before winter arrives, the problem will be very serious.

The fat bald man doesn't worry about this problem.

The Greeks are no longer the Greeks of the Spartan era.

From Fat Bald's point of view, the Italian army's war against Greece can be ended before winter comes, so when winter comes, the Italian army will warm up in front of a warm fireplace or enjoy life on the sunny island of Crete.

winter clothes

There is no need at all!

As for possible support from Southern Africa and the UK.

From the perspective of the fat bald man, it is not a cause for concern.

The UK is now unable to protect itself and has no ability to support Greece.

Although Southern Africa has accumulated a large number of troops in Cyprus, it is a huge question whether it has the determination to support Greece.

Whether the Greeks have the determination to persevere to the end is also a huge question.

Don’t forget that even France has stopped resisting. How determined can the Greeks be?

What's more, in Fat Bald's view, even if Greece gets help from southern Africa, the Italian army still has the ability to conquer Greece.

After all, Germany even conquered France. No matter how powerful southern Africa is, how much stronger can it be than France?

The Germans could conquer France, but couldn't Italy conquer southern Africa?

So amid the bustle of doubts, the Italian army crossed the Greek border and launched an attack on Greece, and the Greek Campaign began.

With the "jewels" of Poland and France at the forefront, when the Greek War broke out, everyone thought that the Italians would be as powerful as the Germans, and that the Italian army could end the war before winter came, as the fat bald man said.

The facts are shocking.

It's not like the Greeks did that well.

But the Italians performed too poorly. The fat bald man underestimated the determination of the Greeks to resist, and at the same time overestimated the capabilities of the Italian army. The Italian army was attacked head-on by the Greek army less than ten kilometers into Greece.

Here I would like to introduce that the terrain in northern Greece is very complex, which is not conducive to large-scale operations of mechanized troops. The Pindus Mountains have become a natural chasm for the Italian army to advance. The Greek army has built solid fortifications based on the terrain. The Italians lack heavy weapons, which is a threat to the Greeks.

Human work is at a loss.

So after the war broke out, Greek Prime Minister General Motakoses was extremely surprised. Is this the attack power of the Italian army?

That's it really.

The Italian 15th Mountain Division, which first invaded Greece, failed to launch any offensive after the first battle against the Greek 6th Division. Instead, it stationed itself on the spot and began to confront the Greek 6th Division.

The blood of the Greeks still has the blood inherited from the Spartans.

If the Italians still don't attack, then let's try taking the initiative.

Then something surprising happened.

The Italian 15th Division put up only token resistance before laying down its arms and surrendering on the grounds that they did not have enough winter clothing.

This reason is so weird.

It's only September now, and even if the temperature at night in the Pindus Mountains is a little lower, it's not yet enough to require cotton-padded clothes.

What's more, would an army give up resistance just because they don't have cotton-padded clothes?

This guy doesn't even have the fighting will of the colonial servant army!

As a result, the Greeks' confidence increased greatly.

On September 15, the Greek army began a massive counterattack in the Macedonian region of northern Greece.

The Italians retreated in a hurry, and the Greek army not only drove the Italians out of Greece, but also invaded Albania.

At this time, the Italian talents woke up from their dreams and resisted tenaciously under the command of Marshal Pietro Badoglio.

Sorry, typo, not tenacious.

Not even resistance.

A very typical battle example.

When the Greek army approached Korca, the Italians claimed that they would turn Korca into the Waterloo of the Greeks.

The Greek General Papagos did not believe in evil and ordered his troops to outflank Korca from both sides, trying to surround Korca.

The Italians' cunning maneuvers came again. Before the Greeks could complete the outflanking, the Italians retreated in a hurry, giving General Papagos no chance to become famous in a battle.

At this time in Albania, the Italians had 27 divisions.

There are only 16 divisions in Greece.

Moreover, it was hastily established only after the outbreak of the European War.

By September 25, the Italians in Albania had retreated 30 miles.

30 miles isn't that far.

But Albania is only a little bigger, with an area of ​​less than 30,000 square kilometers. A retreat of 30 miles would almost mean a collapse of a thousand miles.

General Motakoses was still very calm. He did not order the Greek army to continue the attack. Instead, he occupied the mountains in southern Albania to build a new defense line and did not give the Italians any chance.

At this point, the first stage of the Greek campaign ended with the complete victory of the Greek army.

The prestige of the fat bald man has plummeted since then.

The comprehensive victory of the Greek army also gave the Greeks an illusion.

The Italians performed so poorly.

Since the Greek army can completely protect Greece.

So why do you need help from the UK and southern Africa?

Especially in order to get help from southern Africa, Greece wants to open Crete to southern Africa.

While the Greek campaign was ongoing, the Cyprus squadron was not idle either.

Arthur and General Mike Tolan had long concluded that in order to assist Greece, the threat to the shipping lanes must be resolved first. Therefore, the first task of the Cyprus Squadron was to attack the Twelve Islands and completely eliminate the Italian troops entrenched in the Twelve Islands.

Like the Italian army that attacked Greece, the Italian army stationed in the Twelve Islands also experienced long periods of peace, and their will has long been eroded by the bright sunshine and warm sea breeze of the Aegean Sea.

Italy has only one division of troops stationed in the Dodecan Islands, and they are all on the largest island of Rhodes.

The Mediterranean fleet moves very quickly,

On September 5, the Kingdom of Italy issued an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Greece, and on September 7, the Cyprus Squadron launched its first air raid on Rhodes Island.

Air strikes can only deal a certain blow to the Italian defenders, and the army still has to rely on the army to solve the problem.

The Army needed complete preparations for landing operations. It was not until September 17 that the Marine Corps stationed in Cyprus set off on a transport ship under the protection of the Cyprus Squadron.

According to the principle of going from easy to difficult, the Marine Corps first tried to land on Karpathos Island without encountering any resistance. There was no Italian garrison on the island, and most of the residents were Greeks.

A warm welcome from the residents of Sos.

It was at this time that the Cyprus Squadron targeted Rhodes Island.

In Arthur's view, the attack rhythm of the Cyprus Squadron was already very fast.

But looking back, I saw that the Italians had been driven out of Greece, and the Greek army had even invaded Albania.

Arthur was completely confused. Judging from pure speed, the Greek army was more powerful than the southern African army.

This must be an illusion!