() According to the estimates of these military experts and navy and army generals, no torpedo attack aircraft in the world can fly that far. According to the information collected afterwards, many British troops and local affiliated troops stationed in the eastern part of Singapore at that time could not fly that far.
It proved that the plane entered the land from the sea from the north-eastern direction of Singapore Island, and the ships of many countries that were passing through the strait normally at that time also proved that no ships were found around the time of the air attack on Singapore Port.
Such a large number of planes cross the strait from the island of Sumatra.
If analyzed according to this situation, then these torpedo attack aircraft of the South China Sea Federation must at least take off from the island of Kalimantan, and there is a straight-line distance of at least 480 kilometers from the island of Kalimantan to the island of Singapore. This distance is basically equal to the maximum distance of all countries at that time.
The maximum range of a good torpedo attack aircraft, and that's without carrying torpedoes. In this case, the aircraft of the South China Sea Federation are terrible. They can have a range of more than 1,000 kilometers, and they are still heavily loaded.
In fact, there were many aircraft with a range of more than 1,000 kilometers at that time. However, according to the description of the British Army, the shape of the aircraft of the South China Sea Federation was basically the same as that of torpedo aircraft from various countries. It was also a monoplane, and a monoplane was smaller than a biplane.
More fuel consumption.
Therefore, such a large-scale air strike was considered a false alarm by military experts from all over the world. As for the 10 large low-altitude attack aircraft in the later period, various military experts gave high evaluations because such aircraft
Not only has it been seen by ships from many countries when crossing the strait, but also
Because of their ugly appearance and dark color, they are still fresh in the memory of people on ships from various countries. In addition, these crow-like aircraft have been wreaking havoc in Singapore Harbor for a long time, and they fly at low altitudes to attack ground facilities, so the local British
The military and residents were deeply impressed by this aircraft.
Various military experts obtained various intelligence through various channels. Finally, based on the understanding and experience of these military experts, they restored a rough process of the South China Sea Federation's capture of Singapore Port. According to this process, the South China Sea Federation first blocked Singapore.
port, and then used submarines to destroy the anti-submarine net in the channel, and successfully sneaked into Singapore Port, launched a torpedo attack on the Far East Fleet anchored in the port, and successfully damaged the Far East Fleet.
Then, the Port of Singapore, which lost the protection of the fleet, was attacked by large bombers the next day. Finally, with all the shore artillery lost, the federal navy broke into the port and sent the army to the dock.
In these operations, the local Chinese must have played a big role. Those who helped the federal navy clear the waterway were most likely Chinese, because when the waterway was initially blocked, the British army requisitioned hundreds of local fishermen.
Specifically, most of these fishermen were local Chinese. At the time of the air raid, the federal aircraft
The aircraft can accurately bomb the British shore batteries, which must be the reason why the local Chinese provided detailed shore battery positions for the Federal Air Force. And the local Chinese dared to take risks to help the South China Sea Federal Army capture Singapore. Those military experts who put forward this argument
It also gave an indefensible answer: the sovereignty of the South China Sea Federation
In fu, most officials are Chinese, including their president. In the federation, the official languages are Chinese and English, and the lingua franca is Chinese. All schools in the federation teach in Chinese; and among the more than 400,000 residents on the island of Singapore
, nearly 250,000 people are also Chinese. This ethnic group that is incompatible with the local people all over the world will definitely help each other at this critical moment.
Regardless of the purpose, this argument quickly occupied the headlines of newspapers in various countries and caused great trouble to the Chinese living there. The British client, Zheng Fu, also acquiesced to this statement and
On the third day after the fall of Singapore, a huge support fleet was officially dispatched, claiming to recapture Singapore, the bright jewel in the crown of the British Crown.
On the third day after the British support fleet set off from the British mainland, the federal government announced another news: after seven days of offensive, the federal army had fully occupied the Malaysian Peninsula and reached the border of Thailand. This news was announced that day
The Thai government proved that federal troops did arrive at the Thai border on the Malay Peninsula, but there was no conflict between the two sides. The Thai government also reiterated that Thailand is a neutral country.
From the time when the South China Sea Federation declared war with the British government to when the whole of Malaysia fell under the control of the federal army, there were only 18 days in total. Although military experts from all over the world tried hard not to look at the results of the federal army and tried their best to help
The federal army is looking for various favorable conditions, but a problem that cannot be ignored is still faced by these military experts, that is, there are no British colonies in the entire Southeast Asia, except for the small Hong Kong Island.
Moreover, with the loss of Singapore and the Malay Peninsula, the Strait of Malacca, the main thoroughfare between Europe and East Asia, was controlled by the federal government. It would be extremely difficult for the British to recapture this place.
First of all, if the British support fleet wants to attack the Malay Peninsula or Sumatra Island, it must set off from a port in Bangladesh or India and pass through the Andaman Sea before approaching the Malay Peninsula or Sumatra Island. However, with the submarine strength of the Federal Navy, passing through this
In a small sea area, it is difficult to avoid the eyes and ears of the federal army. Although the British
There will definitely be a large number of new destroyers in the support fleet equipped with hydrophones and radar ranging devices, but the reputation of Federation Navy submarines has lasted for decades. Although the Federation Navy can be arbitrarily criticized in newspapers,
In a real face-to-face battle, no naval commander would despise this kind of killer lurking underwater.
Secondly, judging from the attack on Singapore Port this time, the federal army has at least 10 aircraft on Sumatra Island, and its attack capabilities are very powerful and can carry large bombs to accurately bomb targets. And the more optimistic League of Nations
military expert
We can’t believe that the Federation really only has 10 aircraft. If what the commander of the British destroyer squadron said is true, then the British support fleet is likely to encounter a close encounter before approaching the Malay Peninsula or Sumatra.
Indiscriminate bombing by hundreds of torpedo attack aircraft.
When thinking about hundreds of torpedoes rushing towards their battleship at a speed of 50 knots using the inertia of the aircraft, any captain, even the most experienced one, will get chills all over.
How to deal with this gorilla machine has become a problem that naval generals from all over the world are scratching their heads and unable to figure out. Although most battleships of this era have numerous secondary guns, there are not many that can actually shoot into the air.
Most of these naval guns that can fire into the air are
They are balloon cannons. Their caliber, elevation angle, aiming method and ammunition are not specifically designed to deal with high-speed maneuvering targets. At that time, fleet air defense was still a very new topic. Although various countries had contact with it, it had not yet been officially developed.
It has become a special topic to study.
In addition to the sea, the British have another option, which is to attack the federal territory from the land through the border between Myanmar and the South China Sea Federation's Anbuk Province. However, this is only a backup option. Due to the difficult terrain of Myanmar and inconvenient transportation,
Send a large force through the entire territory of Myanmar and then attack Anbei Province.
The logistics of the British army itself is a severe test, and the Federal Army is not necessarily a soft persimmon. It was able to capture the entire territory of Malaysia within 18 days. In addition to the contribution of the Air Force and Navy, the Federal Army cannot be underestimated.
, after all, the final occupation and clearance work must be completed by the army.
Just as the British support fleet had just crossed the Mediterranean and was queuing up in the Suez Canal, the British side was caught in a dilemma. Facing the submarine and aircraft advantages of the South China Sea Federation, it was possible to attack Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula.
Suffered great losses; while the road attack seemed simple, it was actually no easier than the sea and land attack. Moreover, the British garrison in India was not the main combat force, and most of them were domestic troops.
Reserve soldiers, their equipment and training can scare the locals in India and Myanmar. If they really march long distances to fight a tough battle, even the British themselves don’t believe that they can achieve any good results. ps: This book is published in September
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