It can be said that Italy does not attach great importance to the Twelve Islands.
When the Marine Corps members opened the armory of the defenders of Rhodes City, they were shocked by the mountains of military supplies in front of them.
In the last world war, Italy was the victor.
Therefore, in the past twenty years, Italy's military development has not been subject to any restrictions.
The Italians are not very good at fighting, but their military industry is actually pretty good. It’s not like there’s nothing they can’t do.
For example, the Italian-produced Bigioa four-engine heavy bomber is known as the Italian version of the "Flying Fortress."
Another example is the Italian M35 heavy howitzer, which the Germans purchased in large quantities, fully proving the performance of the M35.
Another example is that the "Italian cannon" in Li Yunlong's mouth is actually the French "Miss 75" who was eliminated by Italy.
The reason why the Italians eliminated the French "Miss 75" was because Italy had better artillery.
In Rhodes City, the Italians hoarded about 100,000 tons of military supplies, but unfortunately they were not used.
When the Marines opened the Air Force hangar, there were actually 12 brand-new MC200 Thunder fighter jets in the hangar, which almost scared the Marines into a cold sweat.
The intelligence work of the Italians is still good.
Since the beginning of the war, the Southern African Air Force has begun to bombard the city of Rhodes indiscriminately. During this process, the Italian aircraft never took off, so that the Southern African Air Force believed that although there was a field airport in Rhodes City, no Italian fighter jets were deployed.
Since the 10th, when Southern African bombers bombed Rhodes City, they didn't even send fighter jets to escort them.
After all, everyone in the Southern African Air Force believed that Rhode Island had no air force at that time.
If these twelve MC200 Thunderbolts take off at this time, the Southern African Air Force will definitely be damaged.
As for why the aircraft did not participate in the war, Colonel Marconi of the Italian Air Force had something to say.
"On the first day of the air raid, our field airport was blown up and the planes couldn't take off at all!"
This reason seems to be very good.
But if the airport runway is blown up, it can be repaired.
"Why the emergency repairs? Will you continue to bomb after repairs?" Colonel Marconi said confidently!
This seems to be true.
Sixth Air Force Commander Kenny Fast had nothing to say.
Colonel Marconi was the highest commander of the Italian garrison in Rhode Island. After the surrender, he received treatment befitting his status.
But Colonel Marconi didn't think so.
The difference in treatment between officers and soldiers in the Southern African Air Force is only reflected in salary. There is not much difference in daily meals. The soldiers eat what the officers eat, and the same goes for Major General Kenny Fast.
Colonel Marconi's first lunch after his surrender was steak, braised pork with potatoes and vegetable salad, and coffee and herbal tea were enough. As a senior military officer, Colonel Marconi also got a pack of cigarettes a day, so the treatment was good enough.
However, in Colonel Marconi's view, this obviously did not match his identity.
"I am a colonel in the Air Force. The welfare of the Air Force should be higher than that of the Navy and Army, but there is not even red wine for lunch. Is it ridiculous?" Colonel Marconi is really not one to be picky. Italians are very good at enjoying themselves.
They say the Italian army is noodle.
Not really.
It’s not that the Italian army is incompetent in combat, it doesn’t want to fight at all.
For the garrison in Rhode Island, whether the sunshine and beaches are not good, or the passionate Aegean girls are not good, why waste their lives in meaningless fighting?
Italians can be very violent if they are cornered.
In World War II in another time and space, the British invaded the Italian mainland. The Italians did not hesitate to organize a counterattack, using crude weapons to drive the British troops equipped with tanks out of Italy.
During the Soviet-German War, the Italians and Germans were also surrounded. After a month of hard fighting, the Italians actually broke out of the Russian encirclement in a brutal hand-to-hand combat. Although the Eighth Army with a total strength of 62,000 ended up with only 4,000.
When people return to Italy, this can still prove that the Italian army is more explosive than when forced into desperate situations.
Also in North Africa, there is a widely circulated joke: an Italian army wanted to surrender, but the British refused.
So the Italians first defeated the British and then surrendered to their defeated generals.
Is this joke making fun of Italians?
Obviously he is making fun of the British people.
"Colonel, you are a prisoner now, so you must have the awareness of being a prisoner!" Kenny Fast felt as if he was humiliated. He was probably only an Italian who was so particular when he was a prisoner.
"Your cook is not good, and all the good things are wasted. Let our cook show you his skills some other time." Colonel Marconi really didn't have the consciousness of being a prisoner, and he wasn't all bragging. The Italians were very good at eating, if nothing else.
Someone with skills.
The key is the spirit of study.
It was World War II in another time and space. The war was not over yet. Other countries were going all out to research new weapons, but the Italians were researching how to eat fresh and delicious food on the battlefield.
So all food experts in Italy were mobilized, and the country took the lead in setting up special funds for the project. After unremitting efforts, the freeze-drying method of food was finally invented.
After this technology was made public, it shocked the world and was subsequently promoted around the world.
At this time, it was not the Italians' turn to shock the world.
The freeze-drying method of food has appeared in southern Africa and has been promoted. The Allied forces now include dehydrated vegetables that have been freeze-dried in their individual food.
Kenny Fast doesn't discuss cooking with Marconi.
After the Italian defenders of the Dodeca Islands surrendered, the Greek government actually hoped that the southern African military would return the Dodeca Islands to the Greek government, which made Arthur and Mike Tolan dumbfounded.
For a long time, the Dodeca Islands remained within the cultural circle of Greece until Greece became independent from the Ottoman Empire. The Dodeca Islands left the Greek cultural circle for the first time and remained within the Ottoman Empire.
After the Italian-Turkish War, the Twelve Islands were occupied by Italy, and most of the island residents were Greeks.
It is for this reason that the Greek government hopes that southern Africa can hand over the twelve islands to Greek management.
manage!
If Arthur and Mike Toland agree, then after the war, the Twelve Islands will naturally become Greek territory.
So I definitely can’t give it.
Not only did they not give it, they also had to warn the Greeks.
Greece was a little distracted after invading Albania, which is not okay.
"Therefore, the plan to build an advance base on the island of Crete has been postponed indefinitely. It will not be possible to restart until Greece once again faces the crisis of national subjugation." Arthur was not polite and did not save any face.
"Honorable Lord Cyprus, of course we hope that the Cyprus squadron will be stationed in Crete, but Greece is a democratic country and we must respect the choices of the local residents of Crete. They do not want their lives to be affected by war," said the Greek Army Chief.
Chief of Staff Alexander Papagos' face turned red. Arthur's words were a bit harsh, but Papagos had no way to refute.
Before the Greek War broke out, the Greeks did not have this attitude now.
The brilliant victory of the Greek army in the first stage of the Greek Campaign was achieved under the command of Papagos.
Papagos is a very calm man. The current actual controller of the Kingdom of Greece is not King George II of Greece, but Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas.
A Metaxas soldier, he came to power through a coup and established the rule of poisonous vegetables. Papagos had no say.
Metaxas was now terminally ill. He had only a few days to live and might die of illness at any time. His decision completely dragged Greece into the abyss.
"Okay, of course we also respect the choice of the residents of Crete." Arthur smiled, Southern Africa is also a democratic country, why are there not so many bad things?
At the same time that the Battle of Greece broke out, the Air War over Britain was still ongoing.
Mustache believed Goering's lies and placed all his hopes of defeating Britain on the German Air Force.
Before Southern Africa entered the war, the German air force performed very well, as evidenced by the bombing of London that lasted for dozens of days.
After southern Africa entered the war, everything began to change.
First of all, it is increasingly difficult for German Air Force fighter jets to enter British airspace.
The BF109 was improved to the "G" version, but there was still a huge gap in performance with the "Cheetah". The German Air Force in the BF109 posture was beaten by the Southern African Air Force flying the "Cheetah" in various tricks. The German Air Force suffered heavy losses. Southern Africa was involved in the war ten years ago.
Queen, she gained 11 ace pilots.
The reason there are only 11 is because Germany has too few fighter planes and not enough bombers.
While the "Cheetah" protected British airspace, the "Flying Fortress" and "Super Flying Fortress" began bombing military targets across the English Channel in the Netherlands, Belgium, and even France. German bombers were getting farther and farther away from London.
Because fighter jets are small and flexible, they do not have high requirements for runways and can take off directly on the road.
Bombers cannot do it. Although the "Junkers Aunt" is lighter than the "Flying Fortress", it still needs a runway of nearly a thousand meters to take off smoothly. The Germans are much better than the Italians in this regard. After the field airport is damaged, it will be repaired immediately, but the damage
The speed of construction is always faster than construction, so after southern Africa entered the war, there were fewer and fewer "Junkers" bombing London at night.
Faced with increasingly heavy losses, Mustache clearly realized at this time that the air force led by Göring alone would most likely not be able to conquer Britain.
Therefore, we still have to rely on the Army to solve the problem.
However, the English Channel is a natural obstacle in front of the German Army. If Mustache wants to send the Army to Britain, he must first organize more transportation forces.
So after September 15th, Germany began to assemble transport ships in preparation for the implementation of the "Sea Lion Plan" to attack Britain.
After knowing the news, both Tang Juan and Xu Xiu were very happy.
Especially for Don Juan, after the First Army arrived in the British mainland, they didn't even have a chance to shoot. Therefore, the officers and soldiers of the First Army joked that they were not here to fight at all, but to travel.
