Judging from the standards of Jackson Marshall, the combat effectiveness of the Cape State National Guard is probably not as good as General McKenzie imagined.
Objectively speaking, the equipment of the Cape State National Guard is indeed inferior to that of the National Defense Force. Not only does it not have an air force to assist in the battle, it does not even have armored vehicles. The proportion of heavy weapons is not high. The only few Maxim heavy machine guns were from 20 years ago.
The previous model's two grenade launchers were quite advanced, but the shooter did not have a professional shooter logo on his clothing, and he probably had not received professional training.
It’s not really Jackson Marshall’s weapons-only theory. In fact, except for a very few units, the combat effectiveness of an army is usually directly proportional to its weapons and equipment.
The most intuitive comparison is that of the Marine Corps of the Edward Fleet, a brigade of 3,000 people is equipped with approximately 120 vehicles, more than 40 mortars of various types, more than 60 light and heavy machine guns, more than 20 grenade launchers, and 40 amphibious armored vehicles.
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This is in sharp contrast to the Cape State National Guard, which is only equipped with Maxim and two grenade launchers. The 2,500-person National Guard is only equipped with less than 20 vehicles and is mainly used to transport supplies. Jackson Marshall noted
It turned out that the weapons used by the soldiers were not uniform. There were Lee Enfield, French Lebel, and even earlier Martini Henry. This made Jackson Marshall very worried.
"Mind your own business. The Cape people will solve the problems in Cape State themselves." McKenzie is still very stubborn and confident in destroying the rebels.
McKenzie is not the only one who is confident. The Port St. John Municipal Government, which has always been unwilling to cooperate with Edward's fleet, has a completely different attitude towards the Cape State National Guard.
On the day the National Guard arrived in St. John's Port, the St. John's city government prepared a grand welcome ceremony and dinner for the National Guard. At the dinner, McKenzie vowed to lead the army to McClair tomorrow and eliminate the rebels within a week.
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McKenzie’s heroic words were enthusiastically cheered by the people of Port St. John. Mayor Richie Duure took the opportunity to announce a reward of 150,000 rand for the National Guard and raised funds for the National Guard on the spot.
“I’m donating a thousand rand and wishing General Mackenzie all the best!” Richie Dull was generous. One thousand rand was a lot for an individual, and his annual salary was about that much.
Of course, it’s just a nominal salary. As the mayor of St. John’s Port, it’s easy for Richie Duer to make money.
“I donate five hundred——”
“I donate three hundred——”
Different people who attended the dinner enthusiastically donated money, which soon exceeded R10,000.
“It feels like these people are crazy. Do they really believe that the National Guard can destroy the rebels?” Garfield said with a mocking look on his face. He did not trust the National Guard and instead pursued the National Guard in every possible way. Garfield really couldn’t understand it.
“Normally, for Cape State, our defense force is an outsider—” Jackson Marshall sneered. He couldn’t blame the people of St. John for treating one favorably. The general environment was like this.
"General Marshall, Colonel Garfield, do you see that? This is what the people want -" Mackenzie came to Jackson Marshall and Garfield proudly with a glass of red wine.
Jackson Marshall drank water, and Garfield drank juice. The war was imminent, and neither of them dared to be careless.
“Look, they are actually drinking juice. They are not manly at all!”
“Are all naval officers so stingy? I heard their salaries are quite high——”
“What do you know? These naval officers are mercenaries hired from abroad. They are not southern Africans in the first place——”
People around were talking a lot, and they looked at Jackson Marshall and Garfield in a very unfriendly way.
“General McKenzie, I hope you will not let down the hopes of these people. You are now their savior.” Jackson Marshall smiled and did not keep his tongue.
As for soldiers, their performance on the battlefield should speak for themselves, no matter how impassioned they say now, it’s useless.
As for what people want——
To be honest, most of the time, people’s hearts are just on the wall, and whoever wins has the right to speak.
"Of course I will. I will lead the army to McClair tomorrow. If you are worried, you can send people to go with my children, but I guess you can only clean the battlefield-" Mackenzie laughed wildly, Brad's office saved
After taking away Dupin, he also rescued Phil Boone, which relieved the Cape State government's worries. Mackenzie now has no scruples and is full of confidence.
“Haha, no need, I wish you immediate success.” Jackson Marshall was not angry, put down the cup and turned around to leave.
Then he came back, took out his wallet, took out a ten-rand note, and put it in the donation box held by the maid. He did not forget to smile at Mackenzie and say: "Sorry, our salary is limited and we are not that wealthy——"
A glass of water costs ten rand, which is quite expensive.
The next day, the National Guard marched off to McClair amid cheers from St. John's, and Jackson Marshall also appeared among the crowd seeing him off.
Although there are conflicts between the Cape State government and the federal government, Jackson Marshall still sincerely hopes that the National Guard will eliminate the rebels without suffering heavy losses. This is nothing to be proud of. If possible, Jackson Marshall would not want the National Guard to destroy the rebels.
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What Jackson Marshall didn't expect was that the National Guard was attacked by the rebels shortly after leaving St. John's Harbor.
Facing the deployment of troops by the federal and state governments, Galbraith did not sit still. This guy must have spies in St. John's Harbor. As soon as the National Guard set off, Galbraith received the report.
McKenzie did not expect that the rebels would dare to set up an ambush near St. John's Port, and he would rush into the rebel encirclement without any preparation.
What McKenzie didn’t expect was that although the training of the rebels was insufficient, the rebels composed of African-American workers were very brave. They risked their lives and launched a group charge against the National Guard with bayonets raised.
McKenzie tried to organize resistance. At this time, the weakness of the National Guard's insufficient automatic weapons was exposed. After losing a squadron of nearly a hundred National Guard soldiers, McKenzie relied on only a few Maxim heavy machine guns to form a line of defense.
, just an hour into the battle, Mackenzie was forced to request support from Jackson Marshall.
“How many men do the rebels have?” Jackson Marshall asked the National Guard lieutenant sent by Mackenzie to request support, hoping to get more information.
“I don’t know, it’s overwhelming, they are everywhere, I don’t know how many people there are, there are so many——” The second lieutenant was shocked and trembling all over. It seemed that the second lieutenant had been greatly surprised in the battle just now.
“So what’s the status of the rebels’ weapons and equipment? Do they have heavy machine guns and artillery?” Jackson Marshall changed the angle, hoping to get some useful information.
"I don't know, there are gunshots everywhere, we can't tell the difference between ours and the enemy's - the rebels are very brave, they forced us to engage in hand-to-hand combat, and we suffered heavy casualties -" The second lieutenant's eyes were red and painful, and the information he provided was still useless.
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"The last question, how many of you are left now?" Garfield couldn't bear it anymore. He didn't know this or that, so he just wanted to pay the ensign?
"I don't know. When General McKenzie sent me to ask for support, two of our positions were already occupied by the rebels-" The second lieutenant finally remembered his mission at this time, grabbed Garfield's hand and begged: "Mr. Colonel
,Save those National Guard boys, they are Southern Africans too——"
“Now you know they are also from southern Africa? What have they been doing?” Garfield shook his hand away fiercely.
The second lieutenant was stunned, covering his face and whimpering softly. The National Guard was so arrogant when they set out, but now they are in such a state of desolation.
"Don't worry about these little details, Garfield, assemble the troops, we'll set out immediately-" Jackson Marshall could not leave the National Guard alone after all. If the National Guard suffered heavy losses, then Jackson Marshall would also be responsible.
"General, now is the best time to send out helicopters -" Mapleo actively requested a fight. Such an opportunity was rare: "The helicopters are ready. We have replaced the heavy machine guns on the helicopters with grenade launchers.
, coupled with the rockets equipped on the helicopter, it can defeat the rebels."
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go, go, order the air force to go together and cover the ground force's attack -" Although Jackson Marshall did not have high hopes, it would be good to have more strength after all.
The creed of the National Defense Force is that even if an eagle fights a rabbit, it must go all out and not give the enemy any chance.
Maplow was right, the helicopter was indeed ready.
After receiving the departure order, the two helicopters set off one after another and headed straight for the battlefield ten kilometers away.
The pilot of helicopter No. 012 is Major Swart Roberts. He was a fighter pilot and participated in the world war. He was later selected as a helicopter pilot and had rich flight and combat experience.
“Are you ready, brothers? Let’s kick those rebels’ butts!” Swart Roberts did not forget to cheer up the crew members in the cabin.
“Come on, Major, we are ready——” The co-pilot Hendrick is also an experienced pilot.
"Shao, prepare the ammunition box. Look at my gesture and start changing the ammunition as soon as I ask you to do so. Don't hesitate -" Shooter Wei Jing was extremely excited. The heavy machine gun he originally used was now replaced by a grenade launcher, and the firepower was even more intense.
The distance of ten kilometers passed by in an instant. Before reaching the battlefield, Swart Roberts noticed that on the ground below, there were National Guard soldiers retreating in panic. On the battlefield further away, fighting was continuing.
"Get ready for battle, we are about to enter the battle-" Swart Roberts screamed strangely, and controlled the helicopter to dive towards the charging rebels.
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This was the first time rockets appeared on the battlefield.
