Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

They are both parachutes. Paratroopers can control the landing point when airborne. Airdrops require higher technical requirements than high-altitude bombing. If gasoline barrels are not handled carefully, the power of the explosion will be similar to that of incendiary bombs.

The Allies' current two artificial ports only land 2,000 tons of supplies every day.

The Southern African Air Force dispatched transport aircraft to airdrop, replenishing the 8th Infantry Division with the same 2,000 tons of supplies every day.

The artificial port supplies nearly 100,000 British and American troops, and the 8th Infantry Division plus reinforced tank troops only has 20,000 troops.

Two thousand tons of supplies sounds like a lot, but in fact it cannot meet the daily consumption of a hundred thousand troops. This is why the British and American troops are unable to attack.

The British Lancaster transport aircraft is a replica of the Hippo transport aircraft in Southern Africa, with a load capacity of more than 12 tons. If the British army possesses airdrop technology in Southern Africa, then the British army can also get rid of its dependence on artificial ports.

"The technology required for airdrop is not complicated. The difficulty lies in the experienced pilots. It is definitely too late to train now, so it is more realistic to expand the artificial port." Gavin did not need to say anything. Yang Shimozi declined politely and did not want to pay any price. , you need skills when you open your mouth, your face is so big.

"It is unrealistic to expand the artificial port. I just got the news that Pier B was seriously damaged by the storm and it will take at least a week to repair it." Admiral Bertram Ramsay looked tired. He had just chaired a naval meeting. , both physically and mentally exhausted.

When designing Operation Overlord, weather factors were not considered, so the requirements for artificial docks were not high.

No one expected that the weather conditions in the English Channel this summer would be so bad. Under normal circumstances, ships have been banned from sailing in this kind of weather. It is understandable that the artificial pier cannot withstand the storm. It is not that Christian Construction Company cut corners.

"Tell Mr. Christian that I can only give him three days, and after three days the average daily throughput of the two terminals must be more than doubled." Eisenhower was driven crazy and didn't care about Christian at all. Can An Construction Company do it?

The pressure on Eisenhower was now very high. At the same time as Operation Overlord was launched, Patton organized a landing operation in southern France that was as large as Operation Overlord. This plan was named "Dragoon" .

Unlike Operation Overlord, which took more than two years from initial planning to final implementation, Operation Dragoon took less than a month from initial planning to final implementation, which is a miracle.

After the Tehran operation, the Allies decided to open a second battlefield in Europe in Normandy. This plan was opposed by the Free French from the beginning.

De Gaulle's reason was simple. The Allies had just ended the war in North Africa and were massing heavy troops in the Mediterranean. There was really no need to move the troops in a large circle to the British mainland. It would be a better choice to land directly on the Mediterranean coast of southern France.

De Gaulle even determined the landing point. Toulon, the former home port of the French navy, was the most suitable landing point. As long as Toulon was recovered, not only the Allied fleet could be stationed, but the landing force could also obtain a stable supply point.

From a feasibility perspective, Toulon is indeed more suitable than Normandy.

Unfortunately, the "Dragoon" plan encountered strong opposition from Winston.

Britain had been preparing for Operation Overlord for more than two years, and Winston would never allow temporary changes.

What's more, when landing in Africa in southern France, the landing force will definitely be dominated by the Southern African Army and the Free French Army. What about the British and American troops?

This is also the reason why Roosevelt was non-committal, which in itself shows Roosevelt's attitude.

De Gaulle has now basically given up communicating with Winston. Since Winston does not agree, De Gaulle will no longer fight for it. You will engage in your "Operation Overlord" and I will engage in my "Dragoon". As long as there are soldiers from the Southern African Army

With participation, de Gaulle was confident that he would capture Paris earlier than the British and American coalition forces.

The purpose of De Gaulle's visit to London this time was to report on the preparations for Operation Dragoon.

According to the plan, Operation Dragoon will be officially launched tomorrow, the morning of the 10th.

De Gaulle went all out to prepare for Operation Dragoon. A total of 17 divisions participated in Operation Dragoon. The Free French Army was the main force, with a total of 9 divisions participating, including two armored divisions.

There were a total of 7 divisions participating in the war in southern Africa, including one airborne division, plus two marine brigades. The US military sent a symbolic division to participate, and the British did not even bother to do perfunctory work.

The overall commander of Operation Dragoon was Patton in southern Africa, which put tremendous pressure on Eisenhower.

Only then did Eisenhower understand why Patton had not come to London. Otherwise, Eisenhower might not be able to get the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces.

If there had been no Operation Dragoon, Eisenhower could have waited patiently for the weather to clear up.

This is no longer possible. If Operation Dragoon is a great success but Operation Overlord is slow to progress, where will Eisenhower lose his face?

Let’s not talk about how anxious Eisenhower was. The situation faced by Patton now is indeed much better than Eisenhower. At least the Mediterranean Sea is calm and there are no violent storms in the English Channel. The Allied landings in Normandy destroyed most of the German army.

Attention was drawn to the direction of Normandy, which was also a major benefit. Patton was almost sick from fighting Rommel in North Africa and had no expectations of fighting Rommel.

Let's leave Rommel to the other Patton to deal with.

Marshal Patton in Southern Africa preferred to soften the blow.

"Our rebels in Toulon are ready. At five o'clock tomorrow morning, the Toulon rebels will cooperate with the paratroopers and marines to take over Toulon completely, especially the port. The Germans cannot destroy the port.

Opportunity." Jean Tarsini, the French commander of Operation Dragoon, was experienced. He participated in the last World War and now serves as the commander-in-chief of the First Free French Army.

When World War II broke out, Tassini served as the chief of staff of the Fifth Army and commanded several small-scale battles. Because the French army was completely defeated, Tassini had no chance to perform.

After France stopped resisting, Tassini was appointed by Vichy France as the commander of the French army in Tunisia and the commander of the 16th Division in Montpolier. When the German army invaded the unoccupied areas of southern France, Tassini led his troops to resist.

He was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Vichy government for "malfeasance in office". A few months later, Tassini escaped from prison and traveled to England to North Africa to join the Free French.

The Allied landings in Normandy provided the best example for the "Dragoon". It can be said that the Allied forces made all the mistakes that could be made in the landing operations, which also gave Patton and Tarsini a wake-up call.

Alarm bell.

In fact, France did not completely stop resisting as the British said. The total number of resistance forces in France now exceeds 300,000, and the Germans are also in dire straits.

Winston did not trust the strength of the French rebels, so he placed the landing point in sparsely populated Normandy. In this way, although the Allied forces encountered weak resistance when they landed, they could not get the cooperation of the rebels, and their strength was greatly reduced.

Patton and Tassini trusted the French rebels, so they landed at Toulon.

With the cooperation of the rebels and the joint action of the airborne troops and the Marine Corps, the possibility of success has increased dramatically. As long as Toulon is captured, the "Dragoon" operation will be half successful.

"The key to victory lies in speed. We must capture the port before the German army wakes up -" Patton raised his hand to look at his watch. The time was already 9 o'clock in the evening. At this moment, the operation had actually begun.

The official launch time of Operation Dragoon is five o'clock tomorrow morning. The official launch here refers to the attack time. The attacking troops have already set off.

So Barton simply asked someone to bring him coffee and midnight snacks. Even if he wanted to adjust his attack plan now, it was too late and he couldn't sleep when he went back. The only thing he could do was wait.

Unlike the indiscriminate bombing of Operation Overlord, Operation Dragoon did not arrange any bombing plan. After all, repairs had to be made after the bombing. Look how embarrassed the British and American troops are now.

Jean Tarsini also did not want to bomb the cities in France, so he quietly entered the village and did not want to shoot anyone.

While Patton and Tassini were drinking coffee, hundreds of kilometers away, a submarine force was heading toward Toulon at full speed under the sea.

The French navy and the Italian navy successively destroyed the Axis fleet in the Mediterranean, including the submarine force. Now Allied ships can sail unimpeded in the Mediterranean.

The mission of this submarine force was not to attack the port, but to send a commando team of two hundred people to the Port of Toulon. Their mission was to protect the port facilities and prevent the Germans from destroying the port.

The Germans were also very smart and knew that the Allies might launch a landing operation in the Mediterranean, so after the French navy had launched a landing operation, they installed a large number of explosives in the Port of Toulon. If the Allies attacked Toulon, the Germans would carry out an attack on Toulon.

Total destruction.

This force is to prevent the Germans from jumping over the wall in a hurry.

The commando commander is Shen Ming from Cyprus. What he is most worried about now is not the Germans, but the mines inside and outside the port of Toulon. If the submarine accidentally hits a mine, Shen Ming and his commandos will be buried underwater.

Shen Ming didn't like this feeling of being completely out of control. It was just like flying in a helicopter. Once it was attacked, it would be an iron coffin.

Shen Ming still likes to be down-to-earth. At that time, he was capable of anything.

"Relax, we have sneaked into Toulon many times and there has never been an accident." Captain Louis could feel Shen Ming's nervousness.

"That's survivorship bias of yours. The submarines that had accidents sank, and there was no chance of escape." Shen Ming was not angry. In fact, he respected Louis very much. He wanted Shen Ming to serve in this underwater iron coffin. Shen Ming

Ming felt that he would go crazy within a week.

"You can't say something auspicious!" Louis immediately turned his back and had a crow's mouth, which is the most taboo thing in the navy.

Lewis's submarine was not an attack submarine, but a transport submarine specialized in transporting supplies and manpower.

If it is an attack submarine, it can resist twice when it is attacked. The transport submarine has no attack power and can only wait to die once it is discovered.

This kind of transport submarine can transport about 50 tons of cargo at a time, or 120 fully armed soldiers.

There is also a type of submarine with larger tonnage that can transport more than 1,000 tons of supplies at a time. That type of submarine is not suitable for participating in such small-scale infiltration operations.

"How far is it?" Shen Ming raised his wrist. It was now half past ten in the evening.

Fifty kilometers away, the Port of Toulon implements a strict curfew after dark. The power supply has been in short supply three years ago. All street lights have been replaced with ancient oil lamps. Some of the oil lamps have been in disrepair, and large sections of the road have been darkened.

Swallowed, Toulon under the night is like a dormant giant beast.

In an apartment next to the Port of Toulon, the gaps in the doors and windows were blocked, and the indoor candlelight was dim. A dozen young people were sorting out weapons. Eric from Marseille was assigned a Kimberley submachine gun produced in southern Africa.

, this submachine gun uses pistol bullets like the Russian Bobsha, and is very powerful in close combat.

"Weapons in southern Africa are more advanced. The British's water pipes are like toys. They can't kill people and they misfire. If we are given water pipes, I would rather use the matchlock gun passed down by my grandfather." Eric likes his Kimberley very much.

, the water pipe refers to the British Sten.

Kimberley uses a long magazine with a magazine capacity of 50 rounds, an effective range of 100 meters, and a rate of fire of 500 rounds per minute.

The worst submachine gun is no longer exclusive to Sten. The Germans and Italians are now also manufacturing submachine guns with simple water pipe structures and low cost.

The southern African arsenal still has a bottom line. Although Kimberley has a simple structure, its performance is still reliable, and its environmental requirements are not high. It can be used in cold zones or desert areas.

"Southern Africans are our friends, and the British and Germans are our enemies!" Nebet, who comes from Lyon, has a clear love and hate, and is no less cruel to the British than the Germans.

"Now look at the clock, we will take action on time at five o'clock tomorrow morning to launch a diversionary attack against the German troops guarding the port. This is our most important action. Maybe one of us, or all of us, will die. I will rush in at that time.

At the front, I have only one request: when France needs us, we must stand up." Louis, who is from Paris, is ready to sacrifice. The French really never lack the spirit of sacrifice, but what they lack is spiritual leadership.

"I'm old and can't rush too fast. If someone falls behind or escapes, I will kill him personally." Henry, a veteran, lost an eye in the last world war. He looks a bit scary, but he is actually a

A nice guy, quiet but willing to help others.

"I wrote a suicide note for my sister. If I die, please help take care of her-" Eric took out the written suicide note from his pocket and took his time.

"I wrote a suicide note to my mother, who only had me as her child."

"I'm the only one in my family. I don't even know who to write a suicide note to-"

The group of people burst into laughter, and the speaker didn't feel too sad.

It's great to be young.