Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

Last winter, Mustache made the decision to invade Russia.

One winter passed, and the Germans assembled 166 divisions on the German-Russian border, with a total strength of 4.3 million men, 42,000 artillery pieces, 4,100 tanks, and nearly 5,000 aircraft. War was imminent.

Although the Russians have never admitted it, the Russians seem to have similar plans.

While Germany is accumulating heavy troops on the Russian-German border, the Russians are not idle either.

Entering the summer of 1941, Russia had accumulated 123 divisions on the Russian-German border, and another 67 divisions had received orders. The total strength also reached nearly 3.3 million people, nearly 60,000 artillery pieces, about 16,000 tanks, and more than

Ten thousand planes.

This can explain why the bearded man dismissed Rock and Winston's reminders.

On the Russian-German border, although the Germans have more troops than the Russians, they are clearly at a disadvantage in terms of heavy equipment.

Since the outbreak of the European War, the blitzkrieg launched by the Germans with aircraft and tanks as the core arms has given the Russians great confidence.

Don't forget that the Germans began to gradually regain their strength with the help of the Russians.

It can be said that the German air force and armored forces took shape after learning from Russia.

Under this situation, the Russians have reason to believe that even if Germany launches an attack on Russia, the Russian army will be able to defeat the Germans with more aircraft and tanks.

To Rock's surprise, the outbreak of the Greek War did not seem to have much of a delaying effect on the "Barbarossa Plan."

There is definitely an impact. For example, before the Crete campaign was launched, the Germans tried to transfer three armored divisions participating in the Greek campaign back to the Eastern Front.

This decision was postponed after the Battle of Crete broke out. Because the paratroopers and airborne troops suffered unprecedented casualties on Crete, the three armored divisions were transferred back to Greece and would certainly not be able to participate in the attack on Russia.

Compared with the collapsed British army, Mustache was more worried about the southern African army launching a counterattack on the Balkan Peninsula after clearing the Germans in Crete.

As early as last winter, Mustache set May 15 as the date to launch the "Barbarossa Plan."

This date was affected by the Battle of Greece, and Mustache decided to postpone it to June 15.

One month was obviously not enough time for the German army to end the Greek campaign.

Although the British army had completely collapsed, the southern African army continued to fight. The German troops in Crete suffered heavy casualties, namely, after the paratroopers and airborne troops, the mountain troops also suffered heavy losses. Without the addition of armored troops, victory was far away.

The three armored divisions that were transferred back to Greece were prepared for Crete.

But this is not the real reason why Mustache delayed the "Barbarossa Plan".

The real reason is the unusually heavy snow last winter and the bad weather that left muddy wilderness everywhere after the snow melted.

The traffic situation in Russia is still good.

However, after Germany and Russia carved up Poland, the current Russian-German border is located in the former Poland.

The traffic situation in Poland was very bad. Poland, which lacked armored troops, had never considered improving its traffic level before the outbreak of the war, which posed the biggest obstacle to the German offensive.

So what really delayed Germany's attack was not the Battle of Greece, but the bad weather.

Of course Rock and Winston would not admit it.

"Even if we don't do anything, we have to pretend that we have done our best so that we can occupy the moral high ground." Rock said bluntly, otherwise Rock would not be able to justify himself.

This is different from Southern Africa, which went all out during the last world war.

This time, since the war broke out in Southern Africa, except for going all out when attacking Italian East Africa and the Twelve Islands, it has been doing nothing but soy sauce.

This is in the best interest of Southern Africa.

After all, Italian East Africa and the Twelve Islands are their own once they are conquered. British North Africa, or Greece, even if Southern Africa goes all out and drives the Germans away, it will still have to be returned to the British or Greeks, so what are you trying to do?

"Won't this cause complaints from London or the Russians?" Alvin was still innocent. What made the British and Russians surrender was not help, but the crushing of strength.

"Even if this causes complaints from the United Kingdom or Russia, what can they do?" Rock's heart is as strong as iron. Are the countries of the Southern African Union willing to submit to the leadership of Southern Africa? It's impossible.

During the last Southern African Union meeting, Roque proposed the concept of division of labor within the Union.

Simply put, the Southern African Union countries provide raw materials and markets, and Southern Africa is responsible for providing the industrial products needed by the Union countries and providing necessary protection to the Union countries.

In essence, this is no different from the way Britain and France ruled in Africa during the colonial era.

With the addition of "internal division of labor", it immediately becomes a harmonious situation in which the alliance countries work together to create a beautiful and great Africa.

The Southern African Union countries are certainly not willing to serve only as a source of raw materials and a dumping market for goods in southern Africa.

However, they have no other choice. The British government also hopes to import timber and mineral resources from the Kingdom of Congo and the Republic of Congo.

But even though the price offered by the British was higher than the purchase price offered by southern African companies, the Kingdom of Congo and the Republic of Congo still chose to sell to southern Africans.

Not that the Congolese are nobler.

Nor is it that southern Africans are more generous.

Congolese people also want to make more money, but they dare not.

This is the real reason why the Southern African Union is united.

The same goes for zooming in to Europe.

Now Britain and Russia can still negotiate terms with southern Africa.

When the national power of Britain and Russia continues to be exhausted to the point of being unsustainable, southern Africa will naturally gain leadership in the world.

"What should Americans do?" Alvin was still worried that the world was not static.

Before the outbreak of the European War, the relationship between Russia and Germany was good enough, almost enough to wear a pair of trousers.

After the Battle of Finland, the Germans recognized Russia's weakness, and the relationship between the two sides began to change subtly.

When Russia revealed its ambitions in Romanian oil production, Mustache finally made up his mind to deal with the potential threat from the Russians.

The army obviously has no fighting capacity, but it still has such a big appetite.

It would not be too much to convey to the Russians what Winston said about the Italians: a huge appetite, but a mouth full of rotten teeth.

So they all deserve it.

"Isn't the aid from the Americans conditional? Oh, by the way, the Americans have no aid at all." Rock chuckled. The United States in this world is destined to be marginalized.

In another time and space, the Allies could not do without relying on the United States, so the United States reaped the richest fruits and successfully replaced the United Kingdom as the leader of a democratic country.

In this time and space, southern Africa suddenly emerged, and its relations with European countries were better than those between the United States and European countries. Britain and France had better choices, and it was normal for Americans to be left out.

Don’t forget the attitude of European countries towards Americans.

Who would take the initiative to please a country made up of criminals and homeless people if they didn't have to?

"What should we do in Asia? We should take the initiative to attack." Alvin still couldn't forget Asia.

After southern Africa entered the war, Alvin returned to the army and served in the Indian Ocean Theater.

Even if Southern Africa is not active enough in Europe, it still has bright spots. As long as you take action, you will definitely gain something.

In Asia and Southern Africa, we cannot describe them as "not active enough". Instead, they have done nothing and are completely lying flat.

This made Alvin very unwilling.

It is clear that the Indian Ocean Fleet and the Fourth Army have great strength and can bulldoze the French Indochina that joined Vichy France in a matter of minutes, but Roque ordered Angel to maintain the defense line and not take the initiative to attack, which disappointed Alvin.

"It's not yet time. If you want to gain the maximum gain at the minimum cost, you must remain patient." Rock was not in a hurry. The Japanese Combined Fleet was always on guard against the Indian Ocean Fleet's attack, and it was only then that the Americans were brought together to bully the Japanese.

This is Rock's purpose.

To put it bluntly, it is still profit.

The world war is in full swing, Southern Africa is trying to profit from the situation, and the Americans are also ready to take action.

What Roque is most worried about now is that Southern Africa takes the initiative, but in the end the Americans take advantage.

So we must drag the Americans into the water.

It's actually pretty fast.

There are currently no major countries in the world that have participated in the war. One is Russia and the other is the United States.

Germany's attack on Russia is imminent, and the Americans cannot escape from it alone.

Compared with Germany's imminent attack on Russia, Roark was more concerned about the battleship "Bismarck" that disappeared after breaking into the Atlantic and sinking the "Hood".

In 1936, Germany decided to build the battleship "Bismarck".

At that time, Britain asked Germany to limit the displacement of the battleship "Bismarck" to 35,000 tons. This request was rejected by Mustache on the grounds that Germany was not a signatory to the Washington Naval Treaty and the London Naval Treaty.

After completion, the "Bismarck" has a length of 241.55 meters, a width of 36 meters, a maximum draft of 9.99 meters, a standard displacement of 41,637 tons, a full load displacement of 50,300 tons, a maximum speed of 30.12 knots, a maximum endurance of 8,500 nautical miles, and the ship is equipped with 8 380 mm main engines.

It has 12 150mm secondary guns and 36 machine guns. It is one of the most powerful battleships in the world today.

The "Bismarck" battleship has the most powerful protection capabilities among all battleships in the world, and its speed of 30 knots makes the "Bismarck" one of the fastest battleships in the world.

It has thick blood and runs fast. Those who can get ahead of the "Bismarck" cannot catch up with it, and those who are faster than it cannot beat it. Therefore, the "Bismarck" has become a serious problem for the Royal Navy since the day it was built.

After the outbreak of the European War, the "Bismarck" remained in a military port in the Baltic Sea and did not perform its mission.

As the most powerful battleship in the world, it is not enough to always stay in the military port.

After the Mediterranean Fleet and the Cyprus Squadron jointly attacked the naval port of La Spezia, in order to attack the Allied waterways, force the Allies to send more warships to escort, and balance the strength of the Mediterranean and North Africa, the "Bismarck" finally took the initiative to break through the Royal Navy

The blockade entered the Atlantic, and on the 31st a fierce battle broke out with the Royal Navy's battleship "Prince of Wales" and the battlecruiser "HMS Hood".

The "Prince of Wales" battleship is the latest battleship of the Royal Navy. It is the second ship of the King George V class battleship. It has a full load displacement of 40,000 tons. It was built in 1937 and was commissioned two months ago.

The battlecruiser "Hood" entered service in 1920, with a full load displacement of 47,000 tons. For a long time, it has been the battleship with the largest displacement in the world.

In terms of the firepower configuration of both sides, the "Prince of Wales" is equipped with 10 355mm main guns, and the "Hood" is equipped with 8 381mm main guns, which is not inferior to the 8 380mm guns of the "Bismarck".

The outcome of the battle was unexpected.

On the afternoon of the 31st, the "Prince of Wales" and the "Hood" encountered the "Bismarck", and a naval battle broke out immediately.

The "Hood" opened fire first, but mistook the heavy cruiser "Prinz Eugen", which was painted the same as the "Bismarck", as the "Bismarck" and chose the wrong target.

The "Prince of Wales" made accurate judgment and concentrated its attack target on the "Bismarck". This caused the firepower of the two British battleships to be greatly dispersed, and they were unable to concentrate a fatal blow on the "Bismarck" at the first time.

And the key thing is that the "Prince of Wales" has just entered service, and the main gun has not completely completed testing. There are still some mechanical problems and it cannot exert its full firepower.

Before the battle began, the tail turret of the "Prince of Wales" was unable to rotate due to mechanical failure.

After the battle began, another gun on the "Prince of Wales" was unable to fire due to an elevator failure.

So a century-old navy

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In this naval battle, the German Navy performed significantly better than the Royal Navy.

Before the "Bismarck" opened fire, a 203mm shell from the "Prince Owen" hit the "Hood", and 4-inch anti-aircraft gun shells and part of the UP rocket ammunition stored in an anti-aircraft ammunition box were detonated.

The fire was extremely intense and quickly spread to the middle of the battleship. Thick smoke billowed into the sky and could be seen miles away.

The fleet commander, Lieutenant General Lancelot Holland, believed that the fire would only affect the deck, the explosion would only injure the damage control personnel, and the damage would be controlled soon, so he ordered the operation to continue without sending anyone to put out the fire in time.

This laid a serious hidden danger for the battle sinking of the "Hood".

At six o'clock sharp, just five minutes after the naval battle broke out, the fifth salvo of the "Bismarck" finally hit the rear of the main mast of the "Hood".

A violent explosion occurred on the "Hood", and the

Body fragments even fell on the "Prince of Wales" 950 meters away.

In a very short period of time, the "Hood" broke into two pieces and sank to the bottom of the sea. Only three of the more than 1,500 crew members on board were rescued, including the fleet commander, Lieutenant General Lancelot Holland.

The sinking of the Hood surprised everyone.

Only then did people fully realize the combat effectiveness of the "Bismarck". The British War Department and the Southern African military had issued a kill order for the "Bismarck". The naval battle could be lost, but the "Bismarck" must die.