Propeller fighters have basically been developed to their limits. With the investment of Me-262, air combat has entered a new era.
This is not because the Southern African military does not pay attention to the European battlefield, but because Southern African engineers have not yet solved the problem of how jet fighters can take off and land smoothly on aircraft carriers, so carrier-based aircraft pilots still have to wait.
Unlike the United Kingdom, the United States is the real rival in southern Africa. It has the same vast land area, the same abundant resources, and it is also a country of immigrants that is inclusive.
The United States secretly invaded southern Africa through war, and Southern Africa also observed the United States through war. Compared with the Brazilian Civil War, Americans have made progress at a surprisingly fast rate.
"The latest Yorktown in the United States is almost exactly the same as our Island-class. Americans are shameful thieves." Martin was very angry. On the surface, the gap between the United States and Southern Africa in aircraft carriers is narrowing.
Again, the aircraft carriers of this era really don’t have much technical content. There are no steam ejections and no arresting ropes. York City has just used armored decks, and the so-called aircraft carrier steel does not have much technical content.
What Southern Africa is studying is how to equip jet aircraft on aircraft carriers.
Compared with propeller-driven fighters, jet aircraft are heavier, fly faster, and require longer runways.
The runway of an aircraft carrier has a limit and cannot be extended indefinitely. At this time, real technology is needed.
"As long as we can maintain our advantage, Americans can only be catch-up." Rock is not worried. Americans have potential, but their innovation capabilities are insufficient. Without the input of technology from Europe, the United States cannot become a great and beautiful country in another time and space.
The United States is a country that is very good at stealing. If you only read American newspapers, you will probably think that the industrial revolution started in the United States.
In fact, it is not true. What Americans are best at is stealing. If they cannot steal, they will rob.
From this perspective, the former Secretary of State is not without merit, at least he is honest.
"Compared to the fallen Europe, the United States is still dynamic. Through aid to Europe, many American companies have come back to life, and their financial statements look very good -" Stoudemire is in a good mood. He has invested in the United States and has made a lot of money during this period.
money.
There are also smart people in the United States, and with a little knowledge, they will understand why the costs of enterprises in southern Africa are so low.
So what are you waiting for, just follow along and learn.
Capital in Southern Africa can squeeze neighboring countries, and so can American capitalists. In terms of pure labor price, the United States also has an advantage.
As for the technological gap, except in some cutting-edge fields, it is actually not that big. Most of the products on the market can be made in southern Africa and can also be made in the United States. Even if the performance is worse, they can still be used after all. The market must be
some.
"Russia won the Battle of Belarus, the German Central Cluster was completely defeated, Russia has now invaded Poland, and our speed is going to speed up-" Yang Smuts, who had just returned to Pretoria, was both excited and heavy.
What I am excited about is that the war is finally coming to an end, the Germans have lost their battle, and the dawn of victory finally appears.
Victory is not the end, competition will continue, and war will continue to exist in another way.
Prior to this, Russia had won victories in the Crimean Peninsula and Finland, the German troops were driven out of the Black Sea, and Finland also withdrew from the war, especially the latter, which was of great significance to Russia.
It was precisely because the defeat of the Russo-Finnish War exposed Russia's weakness that Mustache's confidence in attacking Russia was strengthened.
The Russo-Finnish War was nominally won by Russia, but in fact it became a shame for Russia. The bearded man never forgot revenge, and now the shame is finally washed away.
"Tell Arthur that his plan can begin to be implemented -" Rock finally waited for this moment, and it was time to receive the fruits of victory.
The Germans have noticed the large-scale military mobilization of the Allied forces. Although the Germans are still unable to determine the landing point of the Allied forces, they have also made some arrangements for the Allied military mobilization.
During the Battle of Sicily, in order to ensure the security of Italy, Mustache strengthened the defense in the direction of Italy, which objectively helped the Russian battlefield.
For Germany, France is more important than Italy. Now that France is in urgent need, the strapped mustache can only mobilize troops from Italy to reinforce France.
The opportunity Rock wanted finally came.
Arthur had already made all preparations, and when the order was given, Arthur immediately took action.
Messina is the northernmost city in Sicily, across the sea from mainland Italy.
A few months ago, the British and American coalition forces launched a competition for Messina, and ultimately won with the U.S. military being the first to enter Messina.
The British army did not suffer. The city of Messina is now jointly controlled by the British and American armies, and both sides benefit.
After occupying Sicily, the Anglo-American coalition's offensive basically stopped. Except for the routine bombing of Rome every other week or so, there was no action plan.
The British and American forces stationed in Messina finally had a rare holiday. Messina is a city with beautiful scenery. It was famous for planting flowers and trees before the eighth century. The people of Messina are not only good at planting flowers and trees, but also good at making various kinds of flowers with flowers as raw materials.
Grow delicious dishes, such as making bread with roses, roasted chicken with chrysanthemum sauce, fried fish with cactus, etc.
Condra, who is from Ireland, likes bread made from roses the most. During the war, although supplies were precious, the occupying forces always had special privileges.
"I like Messina. After the war is over, maybe I will settle here." Condra doesn't like Britain, let alone the way Britain treats Ireland.
"I recommend you go to California, which has the most beautiful beaches in the world. Believe me, it will be unforgettable for you." Hobbs, a sergeant of the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States, was lying on the grass next to Condra. His vacation
It's coming to an end soon, and the 82nd Airborne Division is about to head to the UK to participate in Operation Overlord.
The British and Americans did not accept the lesson of Sicily. In Operation Overlord, the airborne troops will also become the protagonist and will be the first wave of attack troops to parachute into Normandy.
According to the plan of Operation Overlord, the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division and the 101st Airborne Division will parachute to the town of Notre Dame on the night when Operation Overlord begins, seize the road leading to the coast, and prevent German reinforcements.
The 82nd Airborne Division participated in the previous Battle of Sicily and suffered heavy losses.
After the Battle of Sicily, the 82nd Airborne Division stayed in Sicily to rest and recuperate, and has now regained its strength.
"I will definitely go there after the war is over." There are many places Condra longs for, as long as she doesn't go back to Ireland.
"After the war is over, if I am still alive, I will be your guide." Hobbes has already received the order, and his future is uncertain.
Condra wanted to say something to put her friend at ease.
At this time, the sound of aircraft engines suddenly came from the air. Condra looked up and saw bombers and transport planes overwhelming the sky.
"Is there any action today?" Condra was surprised.
"No, at least we didn't. Look clearly, buddy, this is a plane from southern Africa -" Hobbs jumped up nervously, then lay back down again after seeing clearly.
There are indeed many fighter planes in southern Africa. A rough estimate is that there are at least hundreds of bombers, and the number of transport aircraft is enough to carry an airborne division.
At a high altitude where Hobbs and Condra could not see, hundreds of Army "Cheetahs" and Navy "Goshawks" were flying in formation. Their mission was to seize Roman airspace.
This task is easy. After several months of fighting, the Italian Air Force has been basically wiped out. The number of German fighter planes has also decreased rapidly, and the frequency of sorties has become less and less.
Due to the frequent Allied operations in the English Channel, the German air force deployed in Italy was also transferred to the vicinity of the English Channel. Now there are no aircraft to protect Italy's airspace.
In the transport plane numbered 3354, the boys from Basutoland were ready to go. Unlike the unlucky British and American airborne troops, the southern African airborne troops were more professional and had never failed.
In Arthur's plan, the first wave of troops participating in the attack were also airborne troops. Their mission was to parachute into the hilly areas north of Rome to prevent possible reinforcements.
At the same time, two fleets set off from Algiers and Sardinia respectively, and they would land near Rome respectively.
A large number of German troops were transferred away, and Italy's domestic troops were empty. When formulating the plan, Arthur decided to land directly in Rome, so that he could force Italy to withdraw from the war as quickly as possible.
The Allies had previously predicted that when the Italian army fought in Italy, its will to fight would increase crazily.
That's the past tense.
After experiencing the flight of the royal family and the change of regime, the Italian army has been demoralized, and the small government formed by the fat bald man cannot represent the current Italy at all.
What’s more, it’s still unclear whether Fat Bald is dead or alive. Although the Germans insist that Fat Bald is still alive and Fat Bald often makes speeches on the radio, most Italians are still more willing to believe that Fat Bald has been rescued by the German army.
Died accidentally.
After all, it is not very difficult to find someone with a similar accent to read the script on the radio.
"Would you like a piece?" Milif, a corporal of the 42nd Airborne Division, handed a piece of chocolate to Blake beside him.
Milif and Blake were both Boers. They both came from a small town in Basutoland. They grew up together, played together, studied together, and joined the army together.
Blake shook his head. He was a little nervous, not as relaxed as Milif.
"Relax, buddy, there is nothing to worry about. Italy is the weakest force of the Axis powers, just like our Indian allies." Milif is optimistic. His biggest wish is to taste Italian food and open a restaurant back in Basutoland.
Dining room.
"I read some documentary reports about Sicily last night." Black subconsciously hugged the Nyasaland rifle in his arms tightly.
"Why are you looking at that thing? I only saw it as a joke." Milif laughed. There are military observers from southern Africa in the British and American coalition forces. When newspaper editors write articles about the British and American coalition forces, they sometimes use some
Using exaggeration, the mistakes made by the British and American coalition forces during the Battle of Sicily were infinitely magnified, and there were plenty of jokes.
A British transport plane was shot down by U.S. anti-aircraft fire, an American major general's plane crashed into a mountain, and his body has not been found yet, the British Air Force and the U.S. Air Force are fighting each other, etc., etc., this kind of thing is absolutely huge
Most of the Southern African airborne troops took it as a joke because it was hard to believe it was true.
"Hope God bless us -" Blake crossed himself on his chest, uneasy.
"It is better to ask for others than to ask for yourself -" Victor, sitting opposite Blake, cheered Blake.
"When we land later, you'll be with me." Sergeant Major Willy took good care of Black, and they were also fellow villagers.
Amidst the cheers of encouragement, the transport plane finally arrived at the scheduled airdrop location.
The green light turned on, the cabin door slowly opened, and the cool air rushed in instantly. The officer stood beside the cabin door and gave instructions loudly: "Jump, follow the jump, one after another, don't stop-"
Blake was still making the sign of the cross when he was pushed out of the cabin by the officer.
After jumping out of the transport plane, Blake relaxed.
We have all reached this point. It is indeed better to ask for others than to ask for yourself. If you die, you will die for thousands of years.
The airborne troops were lucky. The Italians seemed to have no defense. There were no Italian anti-aircraft guns on the ground and no German aircraft in the sky. Everything was as easy as training.
Two minutes later, Blake landed smoothly, and he immediately went to find Willy.
"Where are we? Where is the river? Where is the church?" Willy took out a map from his bag, not knowing where he was.
"I don't know, sir, I didn't see the river in the air -" Milif was not as relaxed as he said, squatting half-crouched and raising his gun on guard.
There were no enemies within sight, only a goat, staring blankly at a group of airborne troops on a hillside not far away.
"Go find that sheep. Since there is a sheep, there must be someone." Willy stuffed the map into his satchel, now a little convinced that what was written in the newspaper was true.
There were indeed people following the goat, and there were airborne troops who had just landed everywhere along the way.
An unlucky guy was hung on a tree, his hands tangled in the parachute rope. There were several airborne soldiers nearby who were laughing and helping, and their movements were as slow as a tortoise.
A reporter accompanying the army ran over from a distance and hurriedly took out his camera: "Don't worry, let me take a photo first -"
It’s understandable that I feel like catching up on the news.
But we also need to understand the mood of the brother hanging on the tree.
After climbing over two hills and bypassing a forest, a group of wooden houses appeared in front of Willie and Blake.
A few paratroopers were gesticulating and communicating with some Italian ladies and gentlemen next to the wooden house.
"Uncle, do you speak English? What about Chinese? French is fine too -" The airborne troops did not know Italian.
"——" The uncles and aunts don't know anything except Italian.
Chicken talks to duck.
"Translation, we need an Italian translator." Willy didn't speak Italian either.
"Sir, I will—" Blake raised his hand.
"Great, let me tell you, you can translate and ask them where they are?" Willy was overjoyed.
