Japan has always been the focus of Bullard's office. About 15% of the annual funds of Bullard's office are directly used for Japan.
Don't think that fifteen percent is less. Bullard's office has a heavy task. Britain, the United States, Germany, France, Russia, and even the Southern African Union countries must pay attention to the fact that the annual funds spent on the United Kingdom account for only half of the total.
Eight percent of the ratio.
If you spend so much money, the effect will definitely be there, and it's not bad. The Japanese people's nature is that whoever has breasts will be a mother. There are also Japanese descendants in southern Africa. They are the group that is most completely separated from their mother country.
As a country of immigrants that was established only a few decades ago, many people in Southern Africa have deep feelings for their mother country. Before the outbreak of the European War, there were people raising funds for Germany, but finally Southern African officials came forward to stop it.
The Japanese people in Southern Africa have a long history. Japanese people immigrated to Southern Africa before self-government.
After the establishment of the self-government, Southern Africa carried out a cleanup of Japanese descendants. Most Japanese descendants left Southern Africa, but some Japanese remained in Southern Africa in various ways.
After the end of the last world war, Southern Africa's economy developed rapidly and became the number one target for immigrants around the world.
The Japanese are certainly no exception.
Unlike other countries, southern Africa rarely accepts Japanese immigrants, unless the conditions are particularly good.
Unlike immigrants from other countries, the vast majority of Japanese who immigrated to southern Africa transferred their feelings to southern Africa. After Japan launched an all-out war against China, the strongest response was from Japanese immigrants.
Rather than donating money to Japan, I hope that Southern Africa will punish Japan and avoid bringing greater disasters to East Asia.
There are also donations, but they are for other countries.
Many Japanese immigrants took the initiative to join the army, hoping to be sent to the Far East to prove their loyalty to the federal government of Southern Africa with practical actions.
This puts the southern African federal government in a difficult position.
After the outbreak of the European War, the United Kingdom threw all Germans living in the United Kingdom into concentration camps.
Southern Africa also wants to imitate the British in doing so, but can't find a reason.
Compared with the Germans living in the UK, the Japanese in southern Africa were so patriotic that reporters from The Times were surprised that the Japanese in southern Africa actually wrote a letter in blood requesting to go to East Asia to participate in the war.
Although the federal government of Southern Africa has not declared war on Japan, it is great to be able to go to the Far East as a volunteer.
Now many southern Africans are participating in the war in the Far East as volunteers, and most of them are pilots.
Throwing huge amounts of money will naturally be effective. Every move of the Japanese military is no secret to southern Africa.
It is normal for the United Navy to make such a choice.
As an island country, Japan has always focused its military development on its navy, so it has the third largest fleet in the world in name only.
After investing huge sums of money for decades, it suddenly became idle in the 1940s. Since the outbreak of the world war, the Japanese Combined Fleet has had no record of success. Its greatest role is to escort the transport fleet carrying the Japanese army.
Escorts in East Asia are a joke.
After all, apart from Japan and the East Indies, other countries in East Asia have no submarines at all, so the task of escort is purely a self-improvement of the joint fleet's sense of presence.
This is very embarrassing.
Don’t forget that Japan is still trying to sell iron to make “Yamato” and “Musashi”.
It is said that the construction of the "Yamato" has reached a critical stage and it is expected to be put into service within the year.
At this critical stage, the Japanese Army proposed to spend more resources on the construction of army equipment because the navy had nothing to do.
Especially tanks.
The Japanese Army has developed a heavy tank that is said to have combat capabilities comparable to the Panzer IV. However, it wanted to manufacture it but was unable to implement it due to lack of funds. So far, there is only one prototype.
One car!
All countries in the world are extremely cautious when developing heavy weapons such as tanks, and use prototypes for verification one after another until they are finally finalized.
The Japanese Army only produced one prototype vehicle, and it claimed that its combat effectiveness was comparable to the German Panzer IV tank. The Germans would probably laugh out loud when they found out.
Japanese technicians are still sensible.
At least they didn't claim to be able to defeat the Southern African "Tiger" tanks. That would be the most ridiculous thing in the world.
Simply speaking from a demand perspective, the Japanese Army's demand for tanks is definitely more urgent than the Navy's demand for the "Yamato".
The Combined Fleet has no rivals in the Far East. The U.S. Pacific Fleet and the Changi Squadron in Southern Africa have to temporarily avoid the edge when facing the Combined Fleet. Whether or not Yamato joins them will not change the situation in East Asia.
The current main tank of the Japanese Army, the Type 97, has real combat effectiveness that is not as good as the armored vehicles in southern Africa. Therefore, the Japanese still regard the Type 97 tank, which has a total combat weight of only 15 tons, as a medium tank.
The so-called "heavy tank" newly developed by the Japanese Army actually has a total combat weight of only 17.2 tons. Its weapon is a long-barreled 47mm cannon, and its combat effectiveness is limited compared to the Type 97.
When the time came to 1941, the original rhetoric of "victory in three months" had been completely shattered. The war had been going on for three years, and victory was far away.
The Army wants to secure more resources.
The navy wants to expand its advantage.
There has to be a reason to expand the advantage, so the United Fleet urgently needs a real opponent.
Between southern Africa and the United States, there is also a reason for the combined fleet to choose the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
After all, it seems that attacking Pearl Harbor, where the U.S. Pacific Fleet is located, is easier and more likely to succeed than attacking the Changi Naval Base in southern Africa.
In terms of distance, Changi Naval Base is closer to the Japanese mainland than Pearl Harbor.
However, in order to attack the Changi Naval Base, it must first bypass the Philippines in the United States, then bypass the Kalimantan Island in East India, and finally evade the ubiquitous southern African reconnaissance planes before it can be successful.
Although French East Indochina has opened its territory to Japan, the Japanese Air Force has stationed in French Indochina and built a field airport in Saigon. When the combined fleet tried to enter the waters of French Indochina, it was attacked by southern Africans and the British
, and strong opposition from Americans.
All that was needed to attack Pearl Harbor was sailing.
Based on the relationship between the United States and Japan, the United States basically has no defense against Japan, unlike people in southern Africa who guard their homes against being stolen every day.
There are many moles in Japan in southern Africa, and the contents of the imperial meeting were quickly formed into text and placed on Angel's desk.
"The Japanese made a wise choice, and the Americans are going to be unlucky." Angel laughed after reading it, and felt a little regretful in her heart.
The Japanese are still very pragmatic.
The Changi Squadron does not seem to have even a battleship, but with two aircraft carriers and a land-based aviation force, the Japanese Combined Fleet's few aircraft are really not enough.
Not to mention the 200,000 army troops deployed around Changi Naval Base in Southern Africa and the 500,000 East Indian servant troops.
"Is this wise?" Changi Squadron Commander Tang Li was speechless. It would be unwise for Japan to challenge the United States or Southern Africa.
Let’s not talk about southern Africa for now.
By 1941, Japan's industrial output was equivalent to US$9 billion, including plunder during the war.
During the same period, the industrial output value of the United States reached 200 billion US dollars, more than 20 times that of Japan.
Specific to steel production, the United States produced 33 million tons of steel in 1941, while Japan only produced 5.8 million tons.
For coal, which is also important to industry, the United States produces seven times more than Japan.
The gap in oil is even greater. In 1941, the United States' oil production was second only to southern Africa in the world, while Japan's oil production was zero, relying entirely on imports from the United States.
Southern Africa's industrial strength is stronger than that of the United States.
So looking at it this way, Japan is indeed wise in picking a relatively weak opponent.
However, this is relatively weak compared to southern Africa.
Compared with Japan, the United States is still insurmountable.
"What else? Japan has spent all its foreign exchange reserves and has no money to buy supplies from the United States. So why do you think the Americans have reduced their trade volume with Japan?" Angel's smile turned cold. Sooner or later, the Americans will have to settle this account.
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With the American character of not getting up early when there is no profit, whether it is trade with Germany or Japan, it has nothing to do with whether it is justice, but only with interests.
Now that the foreign exchange reserves of Germany and Japan have been nearly exhausted, it is no longer profitable to continue trade. Therefore, regardless of whether the Japanese are willing or not, the Americans will soon end up joining the war.
The Japanese want to strike first.
As for the future, the Japanese no longer care about it.
"I have a question. Even if the Combined Fleet destroys the U.S. Pacific Fleet, how will the Combined Fleet prepare to attack us?" Tang Li couldn't figure it out anyway.
"Oh, warships can't drive to land, so how to launch an attack on us is a problem that the Japanese Army has to face. What does it have to do with the combined fleet?" Angel burst into laughter again. The Japanese military has been fighting for a long time.
When a war is imminent, don't forget to dig holes for the opponent, a traditional craft.
"Well, we need to remind the British to be prepared for Japanese attacks." Tang Li thought for a while, but it seemed that there was nothing to worry about.
Although Japan could use French East Indochina to launch a ground attack on Changi Naval Base.
But before that, Japan had to occupy British Malaya.
Currently commanding the British Malayan Army is Lieutenant General Arthur Percival, who participated in the last World War.
Lieutenant General Arthur Percival was once considered the most promising general in the British Army.
After the outbreak of World War II, Arthur Percival went to fight in France with the British Expeditionary Force.
During the battle in France, Arthur Percival's performance was mediocre, and the most promising British army general was replaced by Montgomery. Percival was transferred to British Malaya to serve as the commander-in-chief of the British army.
As the commander-in-chief of the British army, Percival had no British troops at all.
When Percival arrived in British Malaya, there were only two troops in British Malaya. One was the Malaysian Servant Army, which had only two brigades.
The other is the Indian Third Army, and both divisions are Indian troops.
Although Percival has disappeared from everyone, he still has basic qualities.
At that time, French Indochina had opened its borders to Japan. Considering the threat from the Japanese, Percival recruited more troops to strengthen defense. Now the number of troops he can mobilize has reached 100,000.
This is also possible thanks to the support of Indian Commander-in-Chief Wavell.
Despite the extremely tight military strength, Wavell transferred his Australian 8th Division and Indian 17th Division to British Malaya to accept the command of Percival.
Percival's headquarters is located in the Lion City.
After receiving Angel's warning, Percival immediately drove to Changi Naval Base to meet Angel, hoping to get help from the Indian Ocean Theater.
Although a hundred thousand troops sounds scary, in fact the only one that can take advantage of it is the Australian 8th Division.
However, in British Malaya, the Australian 8th Division was also fighting on the road, and the Australians still had questions about how determined they were to defend British Malaya.
So for Percival, the only reliable one is Angel.
After all, with the fall of British Malaya, the Japanese could launch a direct attack on the Changi Naval Base.
"Your Excellency, General, doesn't London not allow our southern African army to interfere in the ongoing war of the British army?" Angel finally had the opportunity to complain about the British face to face, and she would definitely not let it go.
In North Africa, in order to prevent the expansion of southern African power, the British resolutely refused to allow the southern African army to intervene in the ongoing war in Italian North Africa.
The same goes for British Malaya.
Prior to this, Angel had proposed to Percival that the Indian Ocean theater could help the British army strengthen the defense of British Malaya.
Unfortunately, this proposal was rejected by Percival.
Percival hoped that the Indian Ocean Theater could send more weapons and equipment to British Malaya in the form of assistance.
But southern African troops were denied entry into British Malaya.
"The current situation is different from the past, and I think London can understand it." Percival said confidently. Japan has stationed more than 300,000 troops in French Indochina. This will make it difficult for British Malaya to fight.
Although the combat effectiveness displayed by the Japanese army was not as strong as that of the German army, it was certainly much stronger than that of the Malayans and Indians.
Even by the standards of the British army, the Malayan and Indian troops were just armed civilians.
Once war broke out, Percival doubted that his troops would be able to hold out for even three days.
"You need to get the authorization first. I don't want to be held responsible." An Qi didn't let go. The result doesn't matter, the procedure must be legal.
The most critical issue is if the southern African army helps the British army to hold British Malaya.
So after the war, Malaya was still owned by the British and had nothing to do with southern Africa. Apart from a good guy card, southern Africa got nothing.
However, if the Japanese army occupied British Malaya and the southern African army recaptured it from the Japanese army, then it would be difficult to say where Malaya would belong after the war.
At least through this exchange, the Southern Africans can gain good reviews in the hearts of the Malayans.
"I swear on my name, if you are tried in the future, I will appear in court to testify for you." Percival was righteous, as if he had paid a huge price.
