Britain is indeed facing internal and external troubles and is facing many difficulties.
The security of overseas colonies can rely on the assistance of the southern African army in defense, while the security issues at home need to be solved by the British themselves.
After "Operation Ballista", the conflict between Britain and France intensified. On the second day of Operation Ballista, France sent its air force to carry out retaliatory bombing of Gibraltar, and the relationship between the two countries was completely severed.
For the British, "Operation Ballista" is a must. The British need to show people their determination to fight to the end without compromise.
Many French people expressed their understanding of "Operation Ballista", and de Gaulle did not comment too much. The situation forced people to calm down.
On July 19, Mustache gave a speech in Congress, sending a peace signal to Britain.
Subsequently, German embassies and consulates in southern Africa, the United States, the Vatican and other places took action to try to get in touch with the British government.
Winston was very decisive. Not only did he not give any response to Mustache's so-called "peace signal", he also called British embassies and consulates overseas and did not allow any contact with the Germans on "peace" issues.
Winston's attitude is obvious: Britain will never surrender!
Winston's attitude angered Mustache, and starting on July 25, the British coastal forts began to be bombed by the Germans.
Entering July, Winston was extremely busy at work. He kept in contact with leaders of various countries, had meetings with cabinet ministers every day, and discussed with the Air Secretary or the Navy Secretary how to deal with the German attack during meals.
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Whenever he has time, Winston will visit various places, especially the Allied officers and soldiers who retreated from Dunkirk to the British mainland. Winston will take the initiative to chat with the soldiers, listen to their voices, and help them solve problems.
The period from when France ceased resistance to the end of August was the most difficult for Britain.
With the arrival of large quantities of weapons from southern Africa, the shortage of weapons among British troops has been solved.
The first batch of southern African weapons to arrive on British soil were 200,000 Lee Enfield rifles.
It's not that Winston doesn't want the more advanced Nyasaland rifle. One reason is that it's expensive. Another more important reason is that the Nyasaland rifle consumes too many bullets, and Britain currently doesn't have the ability to provide too many bullets.
Yes, the British Empire has become so difficult that it doesn't even have enough bullets.
Along with this batch of rifles arrived in the UK, there were also 10 million rounds of ammunition.
It sounds like there are a lot of bullets, but there are only a measly 50 rounds allocated to each rifle.
The British War Department did not dare to issue all the bullets, and only ten bullets were issued to the troops with each rifle.
That’s right, it’s ten shots!
At the end of July, Winston went to inspect the British Third Division stationed in Dover. This is the best-equipped army division in the UK. The entire division is only equipped with 25 tanks, 20 armored vehicles, and artillery.
There are only a pitiful 45 guns, and the largest caliber is the 75mm field gun from France.
This worried Winston very much.
You must know that the defense area responsible for the third division has a coastline of nearly 30 kilometers.
The equipment of the third division is pretty good.
In many newly formed units in the UK, soldiers trained with shotguns, ancient flintlocks, and even pistols.
Some without firearms were even training with spears and sticks.
This is not Ruying, but the real situation.
It can be said that if the Germans implement the "Sea Lion Plan" at this time, they have a high chance of successfully landing in the UK.
By then, Britain might be as devastated as France.
On August 1, the "Hercules" transport ship from southern Africa brought 400 mortars to the UK at once, with calibers ranging from 60 mm to 90 mm, which to a certain extent alleviated the dilemma of insufficient firepower of the British troops.
More tanks and aircraft followed. Throughout August, southern Africa provided 870 aircraft to Britain. This was the main reason why the British Air Force won the "Battle of Britain".
Before the start of the "Air Battle of Britain", there were only 25 aviation squadrons left in the UK, and less than 200 aircraft capable of taking off for combat.
The arrival of a large number of pilots from southern Africa effectively alleviated the shortage of British pilots.
Some pilots who did not get opportunities in southern Africa quickly grew up in the UK. Jose Luis became the first batch of southern African ace pilots. By August, the number of German aircraft shot down by Jose Luis had reached 6.
After becoming an ace pilot, Jose Luis' life improved greatly.
Jose Luis' current salary is 3,500 pounds per year, and there is a special reward for every German plane shot down.
The pilot from southern Africa was warmly welcomed in the UK. Jose Luis felt like a fish in water. He had several confidantes, one of whom was a descendant of the aristocracy, which made Jose Luis very satisfied.
Jose Luis's Fifth Air Wing is stationed at Cape Dover, the closest place to the European continent.
The Fifth Air Wing has three fighter squadrons. The first fighter squadron where Jose Luis is located is all equipped with "Crown Eagles" from southern Africa.
In the UK, the Coronet is named the Predator and is currently the most advanced fighter jet in the UK.
The United Kingdom has obtained the production license from Nyasaland Airlines. The official code name of the "Crown Eagle" produced in the United Kingdom is "Defender".
The overall performance of "Miandiao" is better than that of Germany's BF109.
The German aviation technology is also constantly improving. After the British Air Force equipped the "Crown Eagle", Germany made some improvements to the BF109, and its performance was improved compared with the original version.
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A shrill air defense siren sounded, and the Fifth Air Wing instantly boiled like a bomb thrown into a pond.
When Jose Luis and his wingman Dennis rushed out of the lounge, countless pilots and ground crew were rushing towards the runway.
By this time, the first batch of fighter jets had already taken off, and before the runway could be completely cleared, the second batch of fighter jets had already started taxiing.
Jose Luis ran all the way, and his "Predator" was ready to take off. The six solid five-stars in the cockpit were the symbol of Jose Luis as an ace pilot. There were two hollow five-stars next to them, which represented
There were two injuries.
"The preparations are complete and you can take off." The ground crew completed all preparations before takeoff and gave Jose Luis a thumbs up.
Jose Luis's fighter began to taxi, and beside him, Dennis's fighter was also ready.
Next to the runway at this time, 40mm anti-aircraft machine guns were standing ready, ready to shoot at incoming German aircraft.
Further on the mountainside, a radar was closely monitoring the British coastline. Radar was the secret weapon of the British Air Force against the Luftwaffe. It was precisely because of the use of radar that the British Air Force was able to obtain timely information on the dispatch of the Luftwaffe.
All these radars are provided by Southern Africa, and the radars are operated by regular Southern African soldiers.
However, they are all wearing British army uniforms now. Southern Africa has not officially participated in the war, and active military personnel can only join the British army as mercenaries.
Cape Dover is only 35 kilometers away from Calais, France, on the opposite coast.
Jose Luis and Dennis's planes had already arrived at the battlefield almost as soon as they took off.
The air battle was very fierce. Four British Air Force Spitfires were fighting with six German BUF109s.
The performance of the "Spitfire" is not as good as that of the BF109, and the number is not superior. One "Spitfire" was flanked by two BF109s. The wing position was damaged, a large piece of skin was torn, and the fuselage was filled with smoke.
It was spinning and falling, and the pilot didn't even have a chance to parachute.
Jose Luis prays for the Spitfire pilot to escape.
There were British rescue ships on the sea at this time, ready to rescue the British pilot who fell into the water.
This is also the greatest advantage of the British Air Force since the war began.
Britain does not have an advantage in the air force.
At sea, Britain's advantage was unassailable.
Now on the sea, only British ships are waiting to rescue the pilot who fell into the water. German ships dare not go to sea at all. If the German pilot falls into the water, he will almost die.
Jose Luis was not in a hurry to join the battle, but signaled to Dennis and continued to move up to seize a favorable position.
Then Jose Luis spotted German bombers above the clouds.
Before Jose Luis and Dennis launched an attack on the German bombers, the German bombers started shooting at Jose Luis and Dennis' fighters.
Jose Luis and Denis immediately fled.
Fighters facing bombers were not completely a one-sided massacre.
Taking the "Flying Fortress" in southern Africa as an example, there are four turrets on the aircraft, each turret is equipped with two 12.7 mm machine guns, and there is also a 20 mm cannon at the tail of the aircraft.
The "Flying Fortress" is not dispatched alone. At least a squadron of 12 aircraft is dispatched each time, adding up to hundreds of machine guns. A single fighter cannot even have a harassing effect in the face of such an attack density.
The German bomber was the "Junkers".
The firepower is not as strong as that of the "Flying Fortress".
Therefore, Jose Luis and Dennis could only flee. If they attacked from the front, they would most likely be shot down directly by the machine guns and cannons on the bombers.
The fight under the clouds continues.
A BF109 volleyed and destroyed a Spitfire.
Dennis held the BF109 tightly and fired with full power.
The pilot of BF109 was very skilled. He lowered the nose of the aircraft to avoid being shot, and then quickly raised the nose of the aircraft to climb.
Dennis's "Predator" passed by BF109.
The situation reversed in an instant, and now BF109 began to chase Dennis' "Predator".
Just when the BF109 pilot was grinning and preparing to shoot, Jose Luis's "Predator" suddenly appeared and blasted the BF109 with a long burst of fire.
The whole process didn't take more than 20 seconds.
At this time, more and more "Predators" and "Spitfires" arrived on the battlefield.
The Germans are also constantly sending reinforcements.
Jose Luis and Dennis had no time to celebrate before they attacked another BF109.
It's still the same routine, with Dennis piloting his wingman to attract fire and Jose Luis looking for opportunities to deliver a fatal blow.
