After the Allied forces began their counterattack, Changi Naval Base became the rear area of the Allied forces in East Asia.
Compared with two years ago, the area of Changi Naval Base continues to expand. After Batam Island in the middle of the strait became part of Changi Naval Base, Tanjong Island was also annexed by Changi Naval Base, and "Bunker Hill" docked
, is the newly built military port on Tanjong Island.
When the time came to 1943, the Allied warships gathered in East Asia, including more than ten large aircraft carrier-level ships, far exceeded the capacity of the Changi Naval Base. Therefore, they had to build a naval base on Tanjong Island that could accommodate hundreds of ships.
A large military port for several warships to meet the increasing demands of the Allies.
Like Changi Naval Base, Tanjong Island was purchased by the Ministry of Defense of Southern Africa from East India and belongs to the permanent territory of Southern Africa. The U.S. military stationed on Tanjong Island is of a temporary nature. In theory, all military equipment loaded and unloaded by the U.S. military on Tanjong Island
Materials must be approved by the Southern African military.
The U.S. military has always done this before. Even if a U.S. aircraft carrier sails into Tanjong Port, staff from the Southern African military can board the ship for inspection. Even the latest F6F Hellcat carrier-based aircraft of the U.S. military is completely vulnerable to the Southern African military.
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42 years ago, the U.S. Navy’s main carrier-based aircraft model was the F4F Wildcat.
In the battle with the Japanese Zero, the F4F exposed many problems. The U.S. Navy needed a carrier-based aircraft that was faster, had stronger firepower, had a larger bomb load, and could fly farther, so the F6F Hellcat was born.
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In appearance, the F6F is almost the same as the F4F except for its larger body, so it is nicknamed the "Big Brother of the Wildcat".
In fact, the performance of the F6F has been greatly improved compared to the Wildcat, so much so that the Hellcat's wing area is too large, which makes people worry about whether it can land safely on an aircraft carrier.
There is no need to worry about this. The Americans have taken the initiative. Even the bombers of the Army Aviation can be used on the aircraft carrier, and the Hellcat is no problem.
Compared with the previous laxity, the alert level of "Bunker Hill" has been significantly upgraded. Marines not only provided armed escort throughout the entire process, but also refused to allow security personnel from the Southern African military to approach, which aroused Angel's strong opposition.
"If you cannot accept the inspection by security personnel, then please ask Bunker Hill to leave Tanjong Port. As the commander of the Indian Ocean Theater, I must know what is in Tanjong Port." Angel's attitude was firm, and the US warship docked at Tanjong Port.
It was also out of necessity that all the U.S. military ports in the Philippines had been destroyed by the Japanese army or destroyed by war and are still unusable.
The two Philippine battles completely reduced the Philippines to ruins, and the US colonial rule in the Philippines, which was not stable enough, almost collapsed.
When the Japanese occupied the Philippines, with the support of the Filipinos, Japan established a colonial servant army of nearly 300,000 people, and a large number of weapons were lost to the people.
After the United States restored its colonial rule over the Philippines, it retaliated against Filipinos who joined the Japanese colonial servant army. Many people were arrested and sentenced to death without approval. Some villages disappeared overnight, as if they had never existed.
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The Filipinos did not surrender. Resistance actions occurred one after another. The dense tropical jungle provided strong protection for the Filipino resistance. The Americans have been trying to restore colonial order. More than a year has passed, but they have never been able to do so.
"It's just a bomb that has not yet been successfully developed and is in the experimental stage. It is not worth making a fuss about." Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Chester William Nimitz, was helpless. In his opinion, there was no need to be secretive at all.
The news that the Germans had sunk the "Roma" has spread across the world on radio waves, and precision-guided bombs have also become famous with this information.
Southern Africa used similar weapons in East Asia last year. The Americans know this information, but do not know the specific situation, nor do they know the progress of research in precision guidance in Southern Africa. However, judging from the fact that Southern Africa was the first to use it in actual combat, Southern Africa has advanced in precision guidance. Research on guided weapons is at least no slower than Germany's.
Such a comparison shows that the United States is seriously lagging behind in research on precision guidance.
It was against this background that the "Pure Azimuth" was hurriedly sent to East Asia. There were forty pieces in total. The relevant research institutions in the United States hoped to get some data on the "Pure Azimuth" in actual combat, so as to facilitate the subsequent analysis of the "Pure Azimuth". Follow-up research on "Angle".
"Don't you also block the relevant information about precision-guided weapons from us? You are allowed to block it, don't you allow us to do this?" MacArthur was more straightforward. He knew that it was useless to give in when dealing with Angel.
This theater commander in Southern Africa is more British than American. He is domineering, domineering and ruthless. The only reference standard for doing things is whether it is beneficial to the interests of Southern Africa.
MacArthur was also famous for being arrogant and domineering.
But it still pales in comparison to An Qi.
No matter how arrogant MacArthur was, he still had to consider the interests of the Allies.
Angel ignored her and did not give any face to the British. Johor was about to become a colony in southern Africa, and even the entire British Malaya had become the sphere of influence in southern Africa. After the war was over, the British still did not know Can the empire return to East Asia?
The French are even more unlucky.
During the period of cooperation with Japan, the French at least still had jurisdiction over the French East Indies.
After the Japanese were driven away, the French colonial rule in French East Indies completely collapsed. The entire French East Indies is now under military control. In fact, it is managed by the southern African military. Vichy France stationed in French East Indies The officials have all been taken to Changi Naval Base and detained pending trial.
"I don't even know what you are insisting on. Do you think that your precision guidance weapon technology will be more advanced than ours? Ask yourself, is there anything in your precision guidance technology that we can learn from? Maybe we can still I can give you some suggestions so that you can avoid taking some detours." An Qi is very carefree and cannot be tactful when speaking to Americans. It is too tactful for Americans to understand, so she must be straightforward and unmistakable for Americans to understand.
"An, I admit that you have gone further in the research of precision-guided weapons, but it is wrong for you to say this. This is not the correct attitude towards allies." Nimitz understood, but there was no applause.
"If my words make you feel uncomfortable, then I apologize. In fact, we will also test a precision-guided weapon next. I'm sorry." Angel pretended to be speechless, and Nimitz and MacArthur looked at each other.
At first glance, the pupils of both of them are a bit big.
Southern Africa has already used precision-guided weapons in actual combat last year.
Now that one year has passed, the technology in southern Africa has definitely improved and new weapons have appeared, so they need to be tested on the battlefield.
If you look at it this way, what An Qi just said is true. If the military in Southern Africa uses this kind of weapon and the relevant US personnel can watch from the sidelines, it will benefit greatly.
Three days later, a Southern African Superfortress bomber, escorted by six Army Falcons, took off from an airport in northern Borneo and headed north.
The "Super Sky Fortress" has a long range. If HNA fighter jets escort it, the range is seriously insufficient. Only the endurance of the "Falcon" can keep up with the "Super Sky Fortress".
In the cabin of the "Super Flying Fortress", Lu Sen, a senior researcher from the Tesla Research Institute in Nyasaland, was communicating with Colonel Beaufort of the U.S. Defense Research Council.
"The weapon we tested this time is called 'Pure Azimuth'. It is a visually guided precision bomb that can accurately hit the target and cause huge damage to the target. In order to achieve this effect, 500 engineers spent two years
Half the time, costing millions of dollars." Colonel Beaufort was full of confidence and expected "Pure Azimuth" to be a great success.
The Germans' "Fritz-X", which was also visually guided, became a blockbuster. There is no reason why the "Pure Azimuth" should not be successful.
"Wait a minute, visual guidance, you have this technology in the United States in the last century, right?" Lu Sen was curious, is the so-called latest technology in the United States an overnight meal?
To be precise, it should be 1898, when the person who demonstrated this technology was Nikola Tesla, the director of the Tesla Institute.
"What?" Colonel Beaufort was confused and seemed to have no impression at all.
Lu Sen shrugged and stopped discussing the issue.
In the United States, some people think that Nikola Tesla was a great man who proposed many forward-looking super technologies and was a super power engineer.
More people think that Nikola Tesla is a liar, and like another famous liar who claimed to be hit by missiles, he makes a living by deceiving investors of their investments.
Luckily both guys left the United States.
"The weight of 'Pure Azimuth' is about 600 kilograms, and the warhead charge is about 80 kilograms. One bomb can easily destroy a heavy warship with a displacement of 10,000 tons," Colonel Beaufort continued.
"600 kilograms is too small. The German 'Fritz'
"Weight is not the key, accuracy is. And if the bomb is too heavy, a small bomber cannot carry it. Our 'pure azimuth' can be mounted smoothly even on old aircraft from World War I," Colonel Beaufort said proudly.
Yangyang finally remembered his mission at this moment: "How are your precision guided bombs?"
Admiral Nimitz and MacArthur fought hard to get the opportunity to get a close look at precision-guided bombs in southern Africa.
This is based on the premise of completely opening up the "pure azimuth angle" to southern Africa.
Angel never suffers losses when doing business. Americans have always been arrogant and arrogant. When they are proud, they will run rampant. Angel met the requirements of Nimitz and MacArthur. On the one hand, she showed off her muscles and at the same time, she took the opportunity to beat the Americans.
"The total weight of our bombs is about 2 tons, but this is not the heaviest," Luson said in mid-sentence.
Beaufort felt itchy.
"How much does the heaviest one weigh?"
"I can't tell you how much the heaviest one currently is, but the one used in the Far East last year weighed 2.9 tons." Ruson satisfied Beaufort's curiosity. 2.9 tons is nothing. The heaviest bomb in Britain is now 10 tons.
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Of course, the technological content is certainly different.
The British bomb is just an ordinary bomb. Even if it weighs one hundred tons, it has nothing to do with precision guidance.
Just next to Luson and Beaufort, relevant personnel from the Southern African military and the US military were adjusting equipment.
The equipment on the southern African side is a bit large, about the size of a small room. Beaufort took a quick look at it. The equipment includes a monitor and a joystick.
In comparison, the equipment of the US military is a bit miserable. It is just a remote control the size of a radio. Since it requires visual guidance, the US military operator needs to sit next to the porthole, and it also requires close cooperation from the driver.
Colonel Beaufort really wanted to visit the small room, but Luson decisively refused.
It's good for you to take a look at it from a distance, but if you want to observe it up close, you really don't regard yourself as an outsider.
"Small bombs have the advantages of small bombs and require less space." Lu Sen's words were full of ridicule.
This is high-tech!
Remember the remote control toys launched by Southern African toy companies during the Olympic Games?
I feel like using remote control toys and modifying them casually can also be used to defraud funds from the U.S. Defense Council.
All I can say is that Americans are really rich.
"When you mentioned remote control technology, did you mean Mr. Nikola Tesla's remote control submarine?" Colonel Beaufort finally realized.
Lu Sen nodded silently. He was a staff member of the Tesla Research Institute. There was no point in denying it.
Beaufort frowned.
Among the scientists, or engineers, that Southern Africa took away from the United States was not only Tesla, but also another great man, Robert Goddard.
Tesla is an expert in electronics. He once served as the vice president of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. Now he has become a Southern African citizen and has not appeared in public for a long time. However, the Tesla Research Institute is very famous and various new inventions are emerging one after another.
Robert Goddard is an expert in the field of rockets. He started studying rockets twenty years ago and has not shown up since arriving in southern Africa. However, southern Africa has successfully launched rockets into space. I don’t know that Robert Goddard played a role in it.
What an effect it has.
For masters like Tesla and Goddard, precision-guided bombs are just small toys that can be made at random, just like Tesla developed a remote control system that is not used in the military field, but is licensed to toy companies to produce toys.
It's not that Tesla's remote control system doesn't have military potential.
It can only be said that the Southern African military does not like it, and there are more advanced systems for the Southern African military to choose from.
Thinking about it this way, it’s terrifying to think about it.
The "Super Flying Fortress" was still very fast. Three hours later, the "Super Flying Fortress" arrived at the predetermined location and was ready to attack the target.
This is currently the southernmost port in the area controlled by Japan. After the Philippines was recovered, Japan shrank across the board and completely abandoned Southeast Asia. It became increasingly difficult for the Allied forces to launch air strikes on the Japanese mainland.
The Japanese Combined Fleet has not dared to leave port for a long time. Japan cannot build new large warships, so it has spent more resources on air defense weapons. In the past year, Japan has more and more air defense weapons, but its air defense capabilities have not improved much.
