Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

There is a huge gap between southern Africa and Russia in the design of aircraft and tanks.

When designing aircraft and tanks in Southern Africa, the first consideration is comprehensive performance. Attack power is important, but protection is equally important. Now, although the cost of training a qualified pilot is not as much as the weight of gold as the pilot, it is not much different.

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The same goes for tankers. Training a qualified tanker is also valuable. What’s more important is the tacit understanding among the crew members, which requires a long period of running-in.

Russia is much rougher in this regard.

Probably because Russia has always had a large population, the Russians do not care about population consumption. The production of aircraft and tanks in southern Africa must strive for excellence and provide protection for pilots and tankers as much as possible. These are all consumables in Russia.

During the Great Patriotic War, the Russians really didn’t have time to elaborate.

The huge difference in thinking is reflected in reality. When designers in southern Africa design the "Crusader" and Type 41 tanks, they always feel a sense of guilt similar to murder.

The key is that the Russians don’t have money yet.

The Russians have rubles, but southern Africa does not. Even in trade with the Germans, the Russians prefer barter.

Trade with the Germans was also one of the reasons for the outbreak of the Russo-German War.

Most of the goods exported from Germany to Russia are heavy industrial products, including machine tools, cranes and other industrial facilities, as well as some military industrial products, including a semi-completed Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser "Luzow", which was renamed after Russia received it

for Petropavlovsk.

Russia provides Germany with mostly industrial raw materials, such as oil, grain, etc., of which the amount of oil is huge.

Due to the trade gap between Russia and Germany, Germany owed more and more goods to Russia. Before the outbreak of the war, Germany's payment to Russia had reached 240 million Reichsmarks, equivalent to about 70 million US dollars.

After France stopped resisting, Russia approached the Germans to collect the money they owed.

Mustache didn’t want to pay, nor did he want to lose Russia’s supply of raw materials, so he simply grabbed it.

In addition to tanks and aircraft, the Russians also have a lot of demand for other equipment, such as trucks and artillery.

In terms of single trucks, Russia has a domestic shortage of as many as 500,000 vehicles, and there is an even greater shortage of artillery.

"After the war broke out, the Russians suffered heavy losses. According to incomplete statistics, the Russians are now losing more than 50,000 troops every day. If they continue to be consumed at this rate, the Russian army will be exhausted within three months. Joseph announced Russia's general mobilization

After that, Moscow will recruit as many as 5 million reserve troops. The key to the problem is that Russia does not have enough equipment to arm them." The situation provided by Irving is shocking. It is estimated that only Russia can sustain such a consumption rate.

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"Even with our industrial capabilities, it will take at least a year and a half to provide Russia with sufficient weapons and equipment." Sidney Milner is also worried. In his opinion, Russia's defeat is imminent.

Even if Russia has the ability to recruit 5 million reserve troops, training new recruits will take time. According to southern African standards, the Germans will have captured Moscow before the new recruits leave the training camp.

"Although it is difficult for the Russians, they are still persevering." Martin expressed admiration for the Russians' tenacity, especially when compared with the French.

Compared with Russia, French men are not even as good as women.

Long before the bearded man announced the general mobilization, the Russians had already taken action, and women and children had taken up arms to fight against the invaders.

The bearded man was also really ruthless and ordered the Russian army to implement a scorched earth policy when retreating, leaving no supplies for the Germans to use.

This is in stark contrast to a certain European country that was not even willing to blow up a bridge during its retreat.

"No matter what, it won't work if you don't pay, and it won't work if you owe money." Stoudemire has lingering fears about Russia. Russia also has a history of defaulting on debts.

"But what do we need from Russia? Oil? Food?" Henry looked down upon what the Russians could provide.

In terms of oil, the output of the Baku oil field is far inferior to that of Port Elizabeth, and the quality of the oil is not good, so it is not worth mentioning.

There is no shortage of food. In the past two years, the weather has been good and southern Africa has had a bumper agricultural harvest. There is so much food that I can't even eat it all.

"Gentlemen, we can't care too much about economic interests at this time." Roque had a headache. Neither Stoudemire nor Henry was short of money, so they still had to take a long-term view.

"We can use London's islands in exchange for destroyers, and let Russia exchange land." Martin was very imaginative.

This is not realistic at all. Although Russia has a large land area, it has no overseas territories. Should Russia replace it with Siberia?

The Russians are unlikely to agree either.

"The territory of Southern Africa is large enough, we have to restrain ourselves a little." Rock's desire for land has been satisfied in stages, and now Southern Africa needs to pursue higher-level goals: "Defeating the Germans is our most important task at the moment.

Since we don't want to use the lives of southern Africans to stop the Germans, we have to give up something."

Roque has made a choice. Now the situation is obvious. Southern Africa provides equipment and Russia provides people. This pattern seems familiar.

Just when Southern Africa decided to supply Russia with all its strength, Franco finally made the final decision.

When Ribbentrop hoped that Spain would join the Axis Powers, Franco asked Ribbentrop to provide evidence to prove that the Axis Powers could win the final victory.

After the start of the "Barbarossa Plan", the German army was overwhelming and Russia suffered heavy losses. This made Franco seem to see hope for the German army's victory.

On July 1, Franco sent an army to participate in the Axis attack on Russia.

Franco still saved a hand and had this army put on German military uniforms and did not participate in the war in the name of the Spanish government.

So nominally Spain is still a neutral country.

On July 5, the Spanish army entered Russia, and Roque took the initiative to call Winston at noon that day.

After the outbreak of the European War, Rock and Winston had frequent contact. They talked on the phone every day and sent telegrams every now and then.

The purpose of Roque's call was to discuss with Winston how to deal with the two sides of the Spanish government.

"We must not tolerate such behavior, otherwise more and more countries will follow suit. Spain's attitude has always been a direct threat to the security of the Strait of Gibraltar. Now is the time to solve this problem." Roque's attitude.

Be firm and kill one to serve as a warning to others.

Now Roque doesn't care whether this will push Spain completely towards the Axis powers. Southern Africa has accumulated half a million troops around the Mediterranean, which is more than enough to defeat Spain.

"Locke, we can't make too many enemies now. As long as the Spanish government does not openly join the Axis powers, we must consider the impact of declaring war on Spain." Winston disagreed with declaring war on Spain.

The reason why Winston disagreed was not because he cared about the influence at all, but because he did not want the influence of southern Africa to continue to expand in the Mediterranean and Europe.

As mentioned many times before, Britain has always regarded the Mediterranean as its core interest.

Britain could allow southern Africa independence, accept southern Africa's expansion, or even cede all of Africa to southern Africa.

Only Europe and the Mediterranean cannot be let go by Britain.

After "leasing" Malta to Southern Africa, Southern Africa's influence in the Mediterranean has expanded to the central Mediterranean. Britain now has difficulty dealing with even one Rommel, and can only rely on Southern African troops to attack Spain.

Winston would rather Spain be at the center of the conflict than become the trophy of southern Africa.

"Winston, we can't place all our hopes on Russia. Have you ever thought about what will happen if Russia loses the war?" Rock used to divert trouble to the north, but now he has to find ways to reduce the pressure on Russia.

This is not an order that needs to be changed overnight. The policy must be adjusted as the situation changes. The German army performed so well in the Russo-German War that Roark is not sure whether the Russians can win the final victory.

"Russia has a vast territory and abundant human resources. Winter is coming. We have to believe in the Russians." Winston was indifferent. After all, it was not the British who died.

Rock now watches battle briefings every day.

If you read too many briefings, the losses of both warring parties will really become a series of numbers, and you will become numb if you read too many briefings.

"Even if the Russians lose the war, Germany will also suffer heavy losses. Then we can take advantage of Germany's lack of strength to deal a fatal blow to Germany." Winston's idea was the same as Truman's.

"Winston, don't forget that the advantages that the Russians have now will become our disadvantages after Russia fails." Rock took the initiative. After all, he still couldn't be as shameless as the Angsa people.

Imagine another time and space during the Russian Patriotic War. What were the United Kingdom and the United States doing?

Did nothing.

The North African campaign, which was so much written about by the British, was actually very small in scale. There were only hundreds of thousands of people on both sides involved in the war, as well as a large number of servants. It was nothing compared to the magnificent Patriotic War.

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After both Russia and Germany were defeated, the British immediately won the North African campaign, followed by the Normandy landings.

The Normandy landing was not so much a counterattack against Germany as it was about grabbing the fruits of victory. At this time, everyone could see that the Germans were defeated.

Even in the Far East, it was the Russians who dealt the final blow to the Japanese, completely shattering their hopes.

It must be clarified here that it was not the two atomic bombs that defeated Japan. The atomic bombs were not that powerful.

What really drove Japan to despair was the destruction of the Kwantung Army.

So it goes without saying that Britain and the United States are going all out.

As long as Britain and the United States adopt the same attitudes as they did during World War I, World War II will not last until 1945.

"Locke, the Germans are at the end of their game. Victory finally belongs to us." Winston tried to give Rock soup, never mentioning Spain.

Then don't mention it.

In fact, Rock didn't expect the British to help.

Just don't be a disservice.

Unlike Winston's attitude, de Gaulle was very active in declaring war on Spain.

Spain used to be France.

As long as Spain is defeated, the French mainland can be attacked. De Gaulle now has nearly 200,000 troops under his command, and he is no longer the brigadier general who no one listened to.

"The strength of the Spanish army is limited, and we can completely defeat Spain without the participation of the British." De Gaulle knew that Franco had sent troops to participate in the war, and he immediately came to Roque: "We can launch an attack on the Spanish mainland from Gibraltar.

, at the same time, we can send a fleet to blockade the Spanish coast, and the troops can land in Catalonia, so that we can cut off the connections between Spain, Germany and Italy in the shortest possible time."

De Gaulle's enthusiasm for restoring his country was unparalleled. He looked forward to the Allied troops landing in France every day. Unfortunately, without the cooperation of southern Africa and the United Kingdom, De Gaulle could not do anything.

All the troops under de Gaulle are armies. The French navy is still under the command of Darlan, and de Gaulle has no right to mobilize.

Roque knew that De Gaulle had been in contact with Darlan and tried to win the support of the French navy.

Darlan is also helpless. The French Navy is now in an awkward position. After "Operation Ballista", the trust between the French Navy and the British Navy has been completely destroyed. At least for now, the French Navy will not obey de Gaulle's orders.

"General, we are allies with Britain." Rock also had a headache.

Roque also knew Winston's plan. In fact, Roque had no desire for Spain. Unfortunately, even if Roque swore a poisonous oath, Winston would not believe it.

There is nothing we can do about it. In the face of national interests, nothing in black and white is binding, and poisonous oaths are just a joke.

The key is the relationship between southern Africa and Britain. It is impossible for Roque to directly launch a war against Spain without the consent of Britain.

After all, we are allies, and we must have the respect we deserve.

Now what Rock needs is a good reason.

Is there a reason? You can find it anytime you want.

On July 15, a Spanish cargo ship was seized by the Southern African Atlantic Fleet in Gibraltar for smuggling supplies.

The cargo ship's shipping manifest showed that the ship was loaded with food and lumber, and its destination was Italy.

After officers and soldiers of the Atlantic Fleet boarded the ship for inspection, they found a large amount of rubber in the bottom hold of the cargo ship. This was material that the Allies explicitly prohibited from transporting to the Axis countries.

The role of rubber in modern industry does not need to be emphasized. Germany and Italy do not produce rubber themselves and rely entirely on imports.

Spain does not produce rubber either, but Spain can obtain rubber from South American countries due to its influence in South America.

After the outbreak of the European War, the prices of all strategic materials related to the military soared, and there would always be ship owners who took desperate risks.

On the 16th, the Southern African Atlantic Fleet issued an ultimatum to the Spanish government, requiring Spain to stop all trade with Italy.

This request was opposed not only by Spain, but also by the United States.

I almost forgot about America.

After the outbreak of the European War, the United States was the most active in trading with the Axis powers.

(End of chapter)