Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

Hegel said: The only lesson that mankind has learned from history is that it has not learned any lessons from history.

This seems to be more obvious in Europe. If Europeans were good at learning lessons, World War II would not have broken out.

Lei Zhen also did not expect that the rash attack of some expeditionary force tank crews actually caused the collapse of the entire German army. The German army only participated in the attack with two regiments, and they belonged to two divisions respectively. The rapid collapse of these two regiments

, causing a big hole to be torn out of the so-called "encirclement circle" of the German army. Before Kesselring had time to mobilize troops to fill the defense line, he suffered a series of blows.

When the German army began to attack, the outflanking southern African army had basically surrounded them.

When Kesselring realized that the situation was not good, the airborne troops dispatched by Patton were successfully in place and completed the airborne landing behind the German army. In just 48 hours, the Southern African Army launched a counter-encirclement against the German army.

In fact, this encirclement is not strong enough. So far, there are less than 100,000 Southern African troops around the town of Remagen, which is about the same strength as the German army, and far less than ten times the size of the encirclement.

"One hundred thousand versus one hundred thousand, I have the advantage. I will definitely defeat Kesselring's troops!" Lei Zhen is still confident. I have the advantage and I am not arrogant.

All the troops participating in the expeditionary force were elite troops, and they did not pay any attention to the old, weak, sick and disabled under Kesselring.

The terrain of Remagen is also very special, with crisscrossed rivers and numerous mountains. The expeditionary force only needs to carry out key defenses in key areas to block Kesselring's troops firmly, making it impossible for them to escape.

"It's time to dispatch the bomber force!" Tony Anderson was in high spirits. A battle of annihilation of 100,000 people was not worth mentioning on the Russian battlefield, but it was extremely rare for the Western Front Allies.

The Allied forces dispatched 1.2 million people during the Normandy landings, but in the end only 87,000 German troops were killed or wounded, and about 200,000 others were missing.

The expeditionary force only dispatched 100,000 men and was able to block the same number of German troops in the encirclement. This is completely worthy of special mention, especially when the British and American allied forces' offensive was frustrated.

True to that saying, whether you are outstanding or not depends entirely on the support of your peers.

Although the German troops were surrounded, Tony Anderson still did not want to take risks and would not send ground troops to problems that could be solved with bombers.

If you are in a hurry, you will jump over the wall. The German army is fighting on its own territory. Once it is in a desperate situation, it may burst out with amazing combat effectiveness. Aerial bombs are more direct, and there are more of them anyway.

"No, no, no, Tony, we have to fully train our troops to face future challenges." Lei Zhen thought further. He did not regard the Germans as opponents at all.

The coordination of interests among the top Allied forces has nothing to do with Lei Zhen.

As a soldier, Lei Zhen's only concern is the combat effectiveness of his troops. If they come, they can stand, and if they fight, they will win. It doesn't make any difference who the enemy is.

Why are Britain, the United States and South Africa increasingly wary of Russia?

The fundamental reason is that Russia has tens of millions of soldiers who have been tested in wars. These soldiers are all killed in mountains of blood and have rich experience. Once a fight starts, the outcome is unpredictable.

Although the weapons and equipment of the Southern African army are advanced, experience is always a problem due to lack of sufficient training. Rock admires the theory of weapons victory, but he is never superstitious. The generals in Southern Africa are deeply influenced by Rock and must seize every opportunity to train their troops.

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This may sound a bit cruel, after all, people die in war.

The problem is that there is no choice. Southern Africa does not like war, but it will never be afraid of war and must be prepared for war at any time.

"Lei, your thoughts are very dangerous. We have just experienced a five-year world war, and no one wants to do it again." Tony Anderson is more optimistic than Lei Zhen and does not believe that there will be a conflict with Russia.

Lei Zhen smiled and did not explain.

The potential opponents in southern Africa are not only the Russians, but also the Americans and the British.

Even the French have conflicts with interests in southern Africa within the Mediterranean.

How can you allow others to snore on the side of the bed?

For the French, the Mediterranean is where they sleep.

Of course, Lei Zhen does not just train troops at any cost. Air-ground coordination is also a part of war. Since southern Africa has this condition, it must make full use of it.

The German blitzkrieg was also based on air supremacy. They first sent out bombers to bomb the enemy's important strategic facilities such as command and communication centers, airports and other key locations, paralyzing the enemy's command system and blowing up the enemy's aircraft at the airport before dispatching ground operations.

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The German army has now lost its air superiority, so it is passive everywhere. Back in 1939 and 1940, the expeditionary force would never go so smoothly.

Lei Zhen's attack also centered on bombers.

Ludendorff Bridge is a railway bridge that connects Bonn to Frankfurt via railway and is an important transportation hub in Germany.

Kesselring did not come to Remagen with the troops, but set up his headquarters in Bonn to conduct remote control, which paved the way for the defeat of the German army.

Do you still remember the super operation of the Allied forces to crack the German telegram? The German army still seems to have not realized that the code system has been cracked and has not changed the code.

This resulted in the battle plan of Kesselring's troops being basically no secret to the expeditionary force.

To beat the enemy, Lei Zhen's first batch of bombers were dispatched to Bonn, with the number reaching 1,200.

Bonn is an ancient cultural city with a history of more than 2,000 years. It is surrounded by water on all sides and has a population of about 100,000. In the early 1st century AD, the Roman legion set up a barracks in Bonn. Bonn means "barracks".

Bonn is only 30 kilometers away from Cologne. When Cologne was heavily bombed by the Allies, Bonn survived.

Justice may be late, but it is never absent, and Bonn finally ushered in the reckoning of the Expeditionary Force bombers.

The effect of the bombing was very good. The German army now seriously lacked anti-aircraft weapons. Kesselring seemed to be dazzled by the German victory in the Netherlands and was not prepared at all. When the expeditionary force bombers flew over Bonn, Kesselring was

While attending a banquet, a 100-kilogram aerial bomb hit the living room where Kesselring was sitting. Kesselring's adjutant was killed on the spot, and he himself was seriously injured. The German command was paralyzed.

Lei Zhen did not give the German army a chance to breathe. While the strategic bombers bombed Bonn, the air force, dominated by fighter bombers, also launched a frantic attack on the German troops around the town of Remagen. The four armored divisions of the German army were the top priority. Although these four

The total number of tanks in each armored division is less than 200, and they are still under the focus of the Expeditionary Force Air Force.

Qining's Ninth Armored Division is in the first attack sequence of the expeditionary force.

At the same time that the entire Air Force launched its attack, the 9th Armored Division also prepared for the attack.

Qining, as a sharp-knife detachment, must follow the first batch of tanks to launch an attack on the German positions.

Before the attack is launched, the artillery must first conduct fire strikes on the German garrison.

The self-propelled artillery equipped by the Ninth Armored Division was used intensively. Accompanying the troops in the attack were mortar squads and rocket launchers. The Ninth Armored Division was equipped with twenty "Burst" rocket vehicles, each of which could carry 16 130mm rockets.

Rockets with a maximum range of 10 kilometers.

This range is not very far. If it is a towed artillery or self-propelled artillery, with a 130 mm caliber, the artillery range will exceed 20 kilometers without using extended-range ammunition.

The advantages of "Heavy Rain" are its fast launch speed, high power, and fast transfer speed. It can run away after hitting, giving the German artillery no chance to counterattack.

The 130mm rocket left a clear trace when it was launched. When the fuel burned, it emitted huge smoke and formed an obvious wake in the air.

Twenty rocket vehicles fired a salvo, and the visual effect was quite spectacular. In just two minutes, hundreds of rockets flew straight towards the German garrison. Qining had no time to appreciate the "Tiger" tanks that had completed their attack preparations.

At the same time as the rocket was launched, it hit the German garrison at full speed.

There was heavy snow last winter, the snow on the ground has not completely melted, and the roads were extremely muddy. When the "Tiger" tank sprinted at full speed, the tracks picked up a lot of mud, which made the infantry accompanying the tank attack very uncomfortable and it was difficult for them to follow the tracks.

Finally, get maximum protection.

"Brother, can you slow down a little? We can't keep up!" Qining informed the tanker on the phone that two legs cannot run a 1,200-horsepower diesel engine.

The gasoline engine developed by Maybach for the German army had a false standard of 1,200 horsepower, but actually only had 700 horsepower.

The diesel engine provided by Diesel for the expeditionary force has a real 1,200 horsepower. Otherwise, the "Tiger" would not be able to run so fast in the mud.

"Come up here and lie down behind the turret -" The commander was extremely disgusted. Who is protecting whom?

From Qining's point of view, tanks definitely need to be accompanied by infantry protection.

Tankers don't think so.

When World War II first broke out, although the Southern African Expeditionary Force made some useful explorations into the use of armored forces, it basically still retained the combat mode of World War I.

After the Battle of Kursk, the controversy over tanks finally came to a conclusion. Even without accompanying infantry, tanks can become a decisive factor on the battlefield. Southern Africa is already considering forming more professional mechanized troops and no longer equipped with infantry.

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The current tank division basically consists of two armored regiments, plus a mechanized infantry regiment, and an artillery regiment, with a total strength of about 13,000 people.

After removing the infantry regiments, the armored regiments were increased to three, and the artillery regiments were retained, so that the tank divisions could have stronger attack power and play a more important role in tank battles.

"Then if the Germans come over with artillery, won't we all be hit by the pot?" Qining didn't want to get in the car. Compared with the infantry, the target of the tank was too obvious.

Sitting on a tank and charging is indeed more labor-saving and more dangerous. During the North African campaign, the accompanying infantrymen of the American armored forces used to ride in tanks to save labor and even tie themselves to the turret in order not to be thrown off. As a result, the Germans

A shell flew over, but the tank was fine. The infantrymen sitting on the tank suffered heavy casualties.

During the war in Southern Africa, infantry were prohibited from riding on tanks. In order to better cooperate, the accompanying infantry was even required to keep a certain distance from the tanks, so that they could avoid German artillery fire to the greatest extent.

The "Tiger" and "Lion" of the Expeditionary Force were difficult to be destroyed by German artillery fire unless they were directly hit by large-caliber artillery shells.

Compared with tanks, infantry is too fragile. In order to obtain cover, the accompanying infantry often follows closely behind the tank, which is actually very dangerous.

"Don't worry, the Germans don't even have anti-tank guns. How about taking the lead?" The commander was reassured. The Germans now have 40mm anti-aircraft guns, let alone anti-tank guns. The number of 88mm anti-aircraft guns is also limited.

The 88mm anti-aircraft gun began to be equipped with troops only after the emergence of strategic bombers.

Later, the troops discovered that using 88mm anti-aircraft guns to attack bombers was actually not very efficient. Instead, it was used to attack armored units, and the effect was remarkable.

As a result, 88mm anti-aircraft guns are increasingly used as combat defense artillery.

Germany now has no relevant technology, and resources are increasingly scarce. It has no ability to mass-produce 88mm anti-aircraft guns to equip its troops. It can only pull 40mm anti-aircraft guns from the warehouse for emergency response.

These 40mm anti-aircraft guns were not originally used to equip army troops, but to upgrade the anti-aircraft firepower of warships.

After the Battle of London, the number of German naval dispatches became less and less.

After the outbreak of the Russo-German War, the German army focused all its energy on the army. These 40mm anti-aircraft guns, which were originally used to upgrade the anti-aircraft firepower of warships, were also used to strengthen the air defense capabilities of army divisions.

If the 40mm anti-aircraft gun fires the "Tiger" type, it may not be powerful enough and the effect will not be good.

When used against light tanks or armored vehicles, the effect is quite good.

"That's right -" Qining is a scout and knows more about the situation of the German army. His mind just didn't turn around for a while.

The infantrymen got on the tanks, their advance speed greatly accelerated, and they soon arrived outside the German camp.

Even Qining did not expect that the German army did not seem to have expected that the expeditionary force would take the initiative to attack despite the overwhelming troops, so they made almost no defensive preparations.

The reason why I say almost is because the German army still dug an anti-tank trench outside the camp.

However, this trench is not complete enough. It is neither deep nor wide enough. It is completely improvised. If it wants to be destroyed, it will be very easy.

The "Tiger" tank stopped in front of the anti-tank trench, but Qining did not get off the vehicle.

The German camp opposite the anti-tank trench has been plunged into a sea of ​​fire. The fighter bombers must have used incendiary bombs. Many German military vehicles are burning. A large number of trees around the camp are ignited, like huge torches.

It's impossible to get close at all.

"Back off, back off—" Qining felt that his eyebrows were singed.

There is no need for Qining to remind him that tank crews are more proactive. They sit in iron boxes and are more sensitive to temperature changes.

Across the anti-tank trenches, one could see that many firemen were burning in the German camp. Qining had no reaction. Kargil next to him was vomiting profusely. The expressions of other soldiers were also ugly, and the air was filled with

Rich barbecue flavor.

After this battle, it is estimated that many expeditionary officers and soldiers will never want to eat barbecue again in their lives.