Modern war is about comprehensive national strength, and the barrel effect is vividly demonstrated. Any shortcoming may become a fatal flaw.
Rock has attached great importance to the logistics supply of the army a long time ago. During the First World War, the standardization of logistics supply was initially achieved. The British army's current logistics supply system was modeled after the southern African army. Unfortunately, it only learned the difference and did not learn at all.
to the essence.
The southern African army has a high degree of logistics specialization. A small three-day special attack pocket basically includes all the supplies that soldiers need when fighting on the front line. The British also want to do this, but they are completely unable to do so.
Can be popularized in an army composed purely of British people.
There is no other way. Although the three-day special attack backpack is useful, it is also very expensive. The number of troops composed entirely of British troops is limited, and the British War Department can still afford it. If the scope of supply is expanded to all British troops, such as the British and Indian troops,
Then it's beyond your capabilities.
This is really not preferential treatment. The British War Department once tried to do this, but later found that providing the logistics supply level of the British and Indian troops could not effectively improve the combat capabilities of the British and Indian troops. After receiving the three-day special attack backpack, many Indian soldiers immediately
Instead of learning how to use the supplies in the backpack, he secretly sold everything including the backpack.
If you are simply stupid and unable to learn, then the British War Department may still accept it.
The secret reselling completely broke the British bottom line, and the British and Indian troops were left to ruin.
In accordance with the requirements of Operation Overlord, the first wave of Allied forces to attack included 13 divisions and four brigades. All four brigades here are airborne brigades. They will fight deep into France, and the 13 divisions will take transport
The ship launched an attack across the English Channel under the cover of the fleet and air force.
For the Allies, airborne landings and landings were not a problem. The difficulty was how to deliver heavy equipment ashore. Without heavy equipment, the Allies would not be able to launch attacks on heavily fortified cities and ports by the Germans.
If the port cannot be captured, the Allies will lack an effective way to send heavy equipment ashore.
This seems to be a dead end.
"Artificial port, we need an artificial port. Among all of us, only you in southern Africa can do it." Cunningham hoped that Gavin would take the initiative, and he would not hesitate to devalue himself for this.
As a traditional maritime power, Britain also has rich experience in building ports.
The problem is that the United Kingdom lacks strength. To build an artificial port in a very short period of time, rich experience is not enough. It also requires a large number of construction machinery and a qualified construction team, which the United Kingdom lacks.
The plan for the artificial port was not proposed by Cunningham, but was proposed by Mountbatten in a joking manner at another meeting.
Then this joke was written into the "Overlord" plan.
Mountbatten was only responsible for proposing plans, but never thought about how to implement them.
"I'll call Christian tomorrow to see if he can do anything." Gavin didn't finish his words. The Christian he was talking about was little Christian, who had been close friends with Gavin since they were young.
Old Christian regarded himself as Roque's loyal servant, and little Christian naturally had to serve the future Marquis of Nyasaland. When he was very young, little Christian was sent to Gavin to study and work together with Gavin.
Growing up, little Christian was Gavin's classmate until he was at Nyasaland University.
To be honest, based on little Christian's grades, there was no possibility for him to enter Nyasaland University.
However, going to university was not a problem for the Christian family. After Christian donated a biology laboratory to the University of Nyasaland, little Christian entered the University of Nyasaland in a grand manner.
Young Christian is now in Pretoria, serving as general manager of Christian Construction Group, the world's largest construction company with more than 200,000 workers.
"It's best tonight." Cunningham was anxious and time was running out.
The "Overlord" plan has been determined to be launched in June. It is a large and complex plan with an unprecedented scale of troops and covers all current arms.
Each branch of the military has its own requirements for its own tasks.
For example, the Army requires landings at high tide to reduce the time troops are exposed to the beach.
The Navy requires landing at low tide to minimize damage to the landing craft from obstacles.
The Air Force requires moonlight to facilitate the identification of ground targets by airborne troops.
The command headquarters comprehensively considers the requirements of various arms and services. Throughout June, the only landing dates that meet the above requirements are June 5th to 7th and June 18th to 20th.
Now the command headquarters has decided to launch Operation "Overlord" on June 5th.
If the preparation work is not completed by then, it can only be postponed to the 18th.
"I'll try my best -" Gavin also knew that time was running out.
Going back downstairs to the banquet hall, Mountbatten was still talking nonsense.
Ansenhower and Montgomery were chatting with Mountbatten at the moment, and the object of their ridicule was French General Luke White.
"Luke, you have successfully recovered Corsica. This is really a great progress, but it is a pity that the honor belongs to the southern Africans-" Mountbatten was sarcastic, and Montgomery laughed. Although Eisenhower did not laugh out loud,
The smile on his face was also sarcastic.
"Yes, yes, after we regain Corsica, we have to go to Sardinia to help you fight the Germans - oh no, I almost forgot, there are no Germans on Sardinia, but a group of Italian cooks
——"Luke White is not polite either. What's so good about you? Even the Italians can't beat you.
The Italians are so pitiful, innocent people are being shot.
"We will land in France soon to help you regain France. Have you thought of how to thank us?" Mountbatten continued to attack.
"Why don't you think about how to appease the Indians first? Are the Indians finally willing to cooperate with you?" Luke White fought back, asking Mountbatten not to forget his identity.
"You don't need to worry about this problem. You should worry about how many wild beasts the Germans have left in France -" Mountbatten continued.
This was too much to say. Luke White would have an attack as soon as his expression changed. No matter how well-mannered he was, he couldn't bear it.
"Lord Mountbatten, please watch your words." Cunningham spoke in time. Fortunately, the eldest princess was not present.
"General White, let's go together. I just have something to ask you." Gavin called Luke White away. Phyllis had taught Gavin since he was a child not to talk to idiots.
Gavin really asked Luke White for help.
To build an artificial port in mainland France, you must at least know the specific local conditions. Important hydrological information is only available to the French government.
"Damn British guys, God will punish them sooner or later -" After leaving the War Department, Luke White kept talking. He had had enough of the British anger during this time.
After de Gaulle formed the Free France, he asked Britain for command of the 90,000 French troops that had withdrawn from Dunkerton to the British mainland.
Winston also went too far, directly rejecting de Gaulle's request and insisting on keeping 90,000 French troops in the British mainland to strengthen defense.
Now that the Allies were about to counterattack, De Gaulle once again proposed to hand over the command of 90,000 French troops to the Free France and promised to use these troops in the landing operation on the French mainland.
The British War Department once again rejected de Gaulle's request, and Mountbatten had just ridiculed Luke White because of this matter.
"It's not worth getting angry with such people. Some people are always arrogant, arrogant and rude -" Gavin was not angry, he was mentally prepared.
The Angsa people are like this, they know small etiquette but not great righteousness, they are afraid of power but not virtuous. The fundamental reason is lack of foundation.
Regardless of the fact that after the Industrial Revolution, Britain became a nouveau riche, in fact, in the long history of history, it was an upstart, not even as good as the French.
At least the French still have a Renaissance.
"I really wanted to beat that guy up just now. Look at his face. He's worse than a clown on stage." Luke White was furious and couldn't listen to anything.
Gavin had no choice but to give up asking Luke for help and returned to the embassy to call Christian.
"Around the Brittany Peninsula? I think it's no problem. I'll send you the relevant information later." Little Christian agreed happily. Christian Construction Company is really powerful. This kind of hydrological information is not available to ordinary companies.
Impossible to master.
This is all related to national security, and the French government will definitely take strict precautions.
I don’t know how Christian Company obtained this information.
Maybe Christian Company measured it themselves.
Gavin didn't ask in detail, this should be a secret of Christian's company.
It was not convenient for Gavin to say too much on the phone, so he asked Christian to fly to London as quickly as possible. The next work required the close cooperation of Christian Construction Company.
The next morning Gavin received news that Mountbatten flew to India overnight last night. It seemed that Mountbatten's performance at the dinner yesterday still attracted some attention.
Operation "Overlord" was imminent, and the British War Department obviously did not want to cause trouble to Xiao Qiang, so it drove Mountbatten away overnight.
Gavin didn't care about Mountbatten at all. From the first minute he arrived in London, Gavin was immersed in busy work and had no time to be distracted.
Rock was leisurely. He stayed in Port Elizabeth for three full days before taking a leisurely flight to Cyprus.
Cyprus is Arthur's home turf. Arthur knew Roque's habits and did not make any fanfare or even hold a welcome ceremony at the airport. Roque arrived at the Earl's Palace in Cyprus in a low-key car and few people knew about it.
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The British royal family is really willing to spend money.
Arthur, who is nearly middle-aged, is becoming more and more mature. He has just single-handedly supported the Ottoman Republic without leaving any chance to the Russians. Rock is very satisfied.
"Although the Ottoman Republic was established, we still have the ability to cut off the Black Sea outlet at any time. There are hundreds of thousands of League of Nations military family members living on the Garibaldi Peninsula, and they are unwilling to leave. After the establishment of the Ottoman Republic, many League of Nations officers and soldiers retired on the spot and joined
The Ottoman Republic troops, as long as they are still there, there is nothing to worry about in the Black Sea." Arthur is full of confidence. He has achieved results in Cyprus and has worked hard for so many years.
"The Balkans have always been a powder keg for Europe. The situation here is complex, there are many contradictions, and the forces are intertwined. We must pay attention to the way we deal with problems." Roque is still worried that being too confident is sometimes not a good thing.
"The key is fairness and treating everyone equally. The situation of the League of Nations troops was also very complicated in the past. After more than ten years of our efforts, the effect is still there." Arthur's confidence is supported by facts.
Initially, the League of Nations forces were composed of many countries, with the participation of all four permanent members of the Security Council. The situation at that time was also very complicated.
After all, the League of Nations troops were mainly based in Southern Africa, so when setting up supporting facilities, they must be based in Southern Africa. The most common language in the military schools at that time was Chinese.
The four permanent members are Britain, France, Italy and Japan. The number of British, French and Italian military dependents is too small to form a school.
Although Japan had a large number of troops, there were only a few family members accompanying the soldiers, and there was no need to establish schools.
Therefore, Chinese became the common language in League of Nations schools, and many British, French, Italian, and Japanese League of Nations officers and soldiers were forced to learn Chinese. This was a demographic advantage.
After more than ten years of education, Chinese has become the most commonly used language in the Garibaldi Peninsula. Even the Ottomans living in the Garibaldi Peninsula have begun to learn Chinese, otherwise they will not be able to take on any jobs from the League of Nations.
If any one of Britain, France, Italy, and Japan were to dominate, then the Garibaldi Peninsula might be in a different situation.
It is precisely because of the dominance of southern Africa that the Garibaldi Peninsula has maintained peace for more than 20 years after the World War. Now the economy of the Garibaldi Peninsula is in good condition and the people live and work in peace and contentment. The League of Nations troops are indispensable.
"That's good, guard against arrogance and impetuosity, be patient and meticulous, and keep working hard." Rock encouraged, it was time to add a burden to Arthur.
After the war, Arthur's jurisdiction should be further expanded. At least the Twelve Islands will be compensated to southern Africa, and maybe Crete will be added. Arthur may become the king of the Eastern Mediterranean in the future.
Cyprus and southern Africa are located in the north and south, echoing each other from a distance. With Port Elizabeth as its back, Arthur can advance and retreat calmly. Cyprus has become southern Africa's strongest bridgehead in the Mediterranean.
"The Russians will have a series of attacks next. They have sent multiple telegrams hoping that my side can cooperate with the attack. Now the pressure is on the Ottoman Republic. The Allies launched Operation Overlord in France. General Tolan formulated a plan to
I have submitted the plan to launch an attack on the Italian mainland for review." Arthur himself also has a plan, which is a rare military achievement.
Arthur himself also knows very well that although Rock and Stoudemire will spare no effort to provide support, the road to the future still has to be walked by Arthur himself. Arthur will not return to southern Africa to compete with Gavin for the prime minister. His ideal lies in the Mediterranean.
Rock didn't say anything and nodded slightly, his attitude clear.
Even if the plan submitted by Arthur is flawed, Rock will approve it.
If it doesn't work, let the Southern African Union troops come in. The Italians are easy to fight anyway.
