Six hundred and twentieth chapters dispatch troops
() German shore-based aircraft launched an attack on the British fleet. The aircraft from both sides continued to fight back and forth in the air. The German pilots were obviously not as skilled as the British and would be shot down from time to time. But these pilots were fearless, and they still had
With their numerical advantage, they had broken through the British peripheral blockade and pounced on the British fleet.
Royal Navy frigates quickly launched an attack, and some German aircraft were shot down. Finally, several German aircraft successfully approached the British aircraft carrier and dropped bombs.
However, these pilots obviously did not receive much training. Their attacks were not accurate at all, and the bombs basically fell into the sea. In fact, even though an aircraft carrier has tens of thousands of tons and is hundreds of meters long, compared to the vast sea, these
The aircraft carrier is like a small boat, and the small boat is ups and downs. If you want to successfully drop bombs, you need very skilled skills and a lot of training.
The Germans were obviously lacking, and their throwing accuracy was greatly reduced. However, these German aircraft also successfully attracted all the energy of the British fleet, making all carrier-based aircraft exhausted, and the firepower of the escort ships was all concentrated in the air.
Provided a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the German submarines underwater... .
After brewing for a long time, a sea wolf finally surfaced quietly and fired two torpedoes. The two splashes of water hit the bow of the British HMS Ark Royal. The British have always liked this name, even if it is a
HMS Ark Royal sank, the name they would also give to Britain's newest and most powerful warship.
This new Ark Royal is also the first large-scale aircraft carrier launched in the UK. It has a displacement of 45,000 tons and can carry 90 combat aircraft. It is also equipped with a steel deck and has good defense against ordinary aerial bombs.
Capability is the pride of the new generation of the British Navy.
But God once again abandoned the British. Two torpedoes hit the bow of the ship. A strong explosion instantly tore the bow apart. Sea water quickly poured into the warship, and all the soldiers on board were panicked to the extreme. They tried to block it.
There was a leak, but the water came in much faster than expected. More and more equipment was damaged, and there were also problems in the boiler room. The accumulated high-pressure steam dispersed, seriously hindering the rescue soldiers.
The British did not expect to be attacked by submarines. They hurriedly dispatched escort ships to deal with German submarines, but at this time two more German submarines launched an attack. An escort aircraft carrier and a heavy cruiser were hit.
The two warships were far less massive than Ark Royal, so they quickly sank to the bottom of the sea after being hit.
The British's troubles are not over yet. Because the Ark Royal is damaged, aircraft cannot take off and land, and other aircraft carriers can only be gathered. However, the British have already lost two large aircraft carriers. Many carrier-based aircraft have been transferred to other aircraft carriers.
, it can no longer carry the carrier-based aircraft on the Ark Royal.
Therefore, the British had to ask the pilot to abandon the plane. The Royal Navy's pursuit also had to stop. Of course, the Germans were not happy to the end. The Chinese aircraft carrier fleet had caught up, and the fleet launched an attack on the Nazi. This was the last German ship.
The large aircraft carrier was hit by three bombs and almost all of its superstructure was destroyed.
Seeing that there was no hope of rescue, the Germans had to abandon their aircraft carriers. After a great battle, all German aircraft carriers were wiped out, and the cost to the British was extremely heavy. Two large aircraft carriers were sunk, two were damaged, and three escorted.
The aircraft carrier sank, with the loss of more than 300 pilots.
The strength of the Royal Navy was reduced by more than half. After receiving the news of this tragic victory, Churchill did not feel any joy. He immediately sent a distress telegram to Roosevelt. The strength of the Royal Navy was no longer enough to control the safety of all shipping routes. The United States
Troops must be sent for support.
At this time, the United States finally emerged from the shadow of Pearl Harbor. A large number of warships were launched into the water, just like dumplings. Moreover, the main force of the Japanese navy had been wiped out. The Americans also had enough strength to support the United Kingdom, so they immediately agreed
met the British requirements.
In addition, the United States also mobilized a large number of troops to the British mainland, preparing to open a second battlefield. Roosevelt had long been prepared to seize the fruits of victory after the war. He was actually very contemptuous of China's seizure of Southeast Asia and the Soviet Union's occupation of Eastern Europe.
The economic foundations of these two places are not good. If they want to develop, they need to invest huge amounts of money, and at most they can only get some raw materials and labor. In fact, the fattest piece of meat is Western Europe.
As the earliest industrialized region, Western Europe has complete infrastructure, a large number of highly educated talents, and advanced technology. Even if such a place is reduced to ruins by war, it can restore prosperity as long as it invests a little energy.
Moreover, the post-war reconstruction work can bring great significance. Roosevelt has long regarded Western Europe as his own territory.
Now that China and the Soviet Union are advancing rapidly in Turkey, the Turkish army has collapsed and is about to reach the Turkish Straits. The next step is to land in the Balkans. The United States cannot delay any longer and must act quickly.
Roosevelt dispatched Eisenhower as commander-in-chief to preside over the work of the American-British Allied Forces and prepare for landing on the European continent. The United States showed its heritage as the world's first industrial country and dispatched a total of five Essex-class aircraft carriers to the United Kingdom, and then
A large number of cargo ships carried tens of thousands of tons of materials to the UK.
Landing on the European continent is definitely not an easy task. Hitler will not sit still and will definitely send powerful troops to resist. The Allies still have a considerable degree of fear of the German army, although they defeated Rommel in North Africa.
Desert Fox, but the German Army is still an extremely powerful force, so both the United States and Britain must be fully prepared.
Regarding the Soviet army in World War II, many people will think of artillery doctrine and the human sea tactics. Countless Soviet soldiers rushed to the battlefield shouting "Ula". But this statement is unprepared. The battle between the Soviet Union and Germany
, the Soviet troop strength rarely accounts for more than twice. It is basically at a level of 1.6 to 1.8:1.
After landing in Western Europe, the Allied forces faced Germany's second-line troops, but their advantage had to be three to five times more to defeat the Germans, and Hitler launched a beautiful counterattack.
Judging from the comparison between the east and west fronts, the combat effectiveness of the Soviet army is superior to that of the United States and Britain. If the Americans had not taken the lead in developing the atomic bomb, the Soviet Union might have swept across Europe.
Out of fear of Germany's combat power, the United States and Britain could only make detailed planning and adequate preparations. To this end, the Allied forces assembled a total of 2.88 million troops. The Army had a total of 36 divisions, including 23 infantry divisions and 10 infantry divisions.
Armored divisions, 3 airborne divisions, approximately 1.53 million people.
The Navy has about 5,300 warships in operation, including about 1,200 combat ships including 13 battleships, 47 cruisers, and 134 destroyers, 4,126 landing ships, and more than 5,000 transport ships. The Air Force has 13,700 combat aircraft.
Among them, there are 5,800 bombers, 4,900 fighters, and 3,000 transport gliders.
The Allies are mobilizing troops, and so is China at this time. After several months of hunger war, Japan's people's livelihood has been in decline, and its economy is on the verge of collapse. Especially without overseas material supplies, Japan's military production capacity
It has dropped by more than 70%, and the remaining factories have to hide and seek with the locust-like bombers from China and the United States.
The most terrifying thing is the serious shortage of food. Japan cannot be self-sufficient in food and needs to rely on imports. However, since the implementation of the Hunger War, all external contacts in Japan have been cut off, and not a single grain of food can be transported in. Even fishing boats are unable to transport food.
Unable to go to sea normally, you must know that seafood plays an important role in the Japanese diet. Now you can basically only get some near the coast. Without offshore fishing, Japan's food crisis will become apparent.
This is just the tip of the iceberg of the problem. Due to the large amounts of Agent Orange released by China and the United States, Japan's local food production has become a foregone conclusion, with a share of at least 30 to 40%. An unprecedented famine has become inevitable.
The collapse of agriculture revealed the fate of 70 million Japanese people. They could only choose between starvation and surrender, but their emperor had already mentioned that they chose to starve to death.
In order to be able to continue the war, the Japanese government engaged in the so-called decisive battle on the mainland, plundering the Japanese people and collecting the last bit of food in their hands. According to the Japanese, food must be given priority to the samurai who are the most loyal and brave to the emperor.
, must be used where it is most needed.
In other words, only those conscripted troops and militia are eligible to eat food. Others should starve to death of their own choice at this critical moment of the nation. This is what a true Japanese patriot should do.
In order to have a bite of food, millions of Japanese became warriors to defend their homeland. Japan could no longer provide these people with enough rifles, so they needed to learn to use the simplest weapons to kill.
For example, sharpening one end of bamboo to make a bamboo gun, such as laying simple landmines, some women, children, and the elderly also need to receive special training to serve as suicide attackers. Japan has also developed human bombs.
Crazy weapons. In addition, the Japanese government has specially recruited a group of young girls and conducted special training for them. It is hoped that they will give full play to their beauty and use it to assassinate Chinese and American troops.
China has learned about the situation in Japan through various channels and found that a large number of people are starved to death in major cities in Japan every day. Another important sign is that opposition forces have emerged in Japan and Japan cannot survive.
I began to form my own armed forces to fight against the government.
Although the number of these people is small, the occurrence of this kind of situation in Japan, which is full of obedient people, undoubtedly means that Japan's government has reached the end of its rope. This peach is about to be ripe.
The Chinese government also accelerated the pace of mobilizing troops. South Korea attacked millions of troops, and more than 3,000 transport ships and various types of landing ships were mobilized from Korea, Southeast Asia and other areas seriously harmed by Japan.
A group of people who have an unforgettable hatred for Japan will serve as the vanguard of the squadron. After establishing a stable landing site, these people will attack Japan with full anger. (To be continued.)