In another time and space, the Ottoman Empire did not enter the war until November. From August to November, the Allied Powers and the Central Powers were working hard to win the Ottoman Empire into their own camp. In this regard, the Ottoman Empire was obviously not as smart as the Kingdom of Italy. The Ottoman Empire chose
Instead of choosing the Central Powers, the Kingdom of Italy chose the Entente.
The Kingdom of Italy entered the war in May of the second year after the outbreak of the World War.
Although the Ottoman Empire has not made a choice yet, it has begun war mobilization, and judging from the direction of troop mobilization, the Ottoman Empire has already made a decision.
"The Sultanate of Najd now has four divisions, Port Elizabeth has two divisions, and Egypt has one of our divisions plus two local regiments. In addition, the three divisions this time are still not enough. Basutoland's
The 17th Division and Lourenço Marquez's 19th Division were transferred there. At the same time, a telegram was sent to Mumu and Aldrich, and one division each from Fort Glory and the Kingdom of Mozambique was transferred. Two divisions from East India were also transferred there.
Port Elizabeth and Egypt can leave it alone, and there cannot be any accidents in the Elizabeth Oilfield." Roque did not dare to be careless. Although the Ottoman Empire performed poorly in the Italian-Turkish War and the two Balkan Wars, this ancient empire that has existed for hundreds of years, who can
Don't dare to take it lightly.
Compared with the British main force, the Ottoman Empire's army was relatively small, with less than 15,000 men per division.
However, the army of the Sultanate of Najd was even smaller, with only about 10,000 people per division, and they were all cavalry. These cavalry units could be a force that changed the situation of the war if used properly, but if not used properly it would be a disaster.
Relatively speaking, the two divisions in Port Elizabeth are strong and strong. These two divisions are composed of professional mercenaries from the Umbrella Company. Their combat effectiveness is not far behind that of the 1st Cavalry Division of the Northern Rhodesia Division. If it is just pure defense.
, with these two divisions in Port Elizabeth, Roque does not need to send additional troops to the Sinai Peninsula at all.
Rock's goal is not just Port Elizabeth. The World War was the last swan song of the Ottoman Empire. After the war, the Ottoman Empire was brutally dismembered. The huge empire that once spanned three continents in Asia, Africa and Europe was dismembered into more than 40 countries. Rock hopes
He hopes to get the outlet of the Mediterranean Sea, hopes to get the fertile Mesopotamia, and hopes to limit British power to the south of the Suez Canal. If possible, Roark even hopes to get the outlet of the Black Sea. To achieve so many strategic goals, Elizabeth only needs to
Hong Kong's two divisions are out of business.
"The Sinai Peninsula cannot afford so many troops. London has always hoped that we can transfer more troops to France. Now we only have nine divisions of troops sent to France. If all these troops are transferred to the Sinai Peninsula, then we will have
There are 15 divisions, what does this make London think?" Dodd is of British descent, and he still has some sentimental tendencies towards the locals, which is unavoidable.
"17——" Rock calculated, and there were obviously more than 15: "No, 16——"
A bunch of scumbags!
If you look at it this way, the prospects for southern Africa are also worrying.
"Sixteen, each division has almost 17,000 men, and the total strength exceeds 270,000. If each man consumes 2.5 liters of water per day, then nearly 700 tons of water alone are needed per day -" Dodd complained, mobilizing so many
The troops need massive amounts of logistical supplies, and the Sinai Peninsula is extremely short of water. The supply of various logistical supplies will overwhelm the logistics department.
"Renovate two oil tankers specifically to deliver water to the troops. How long have you not been to the troops? The troops can also get their own water in the Sinai Peninsula." Roque is not worried about this problem, saying that problems that can be solved with money are not problems.
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Roque no longer needs to plan the development direction of the military industry in Southern Africa in detail, but there are still many articles that can be written, such as the drinking water of soldiers in the wild. The British and French armies have not paid enough attention to drinking water. Soldiers drink it during combat.
It is normal to have raw water, which can lead to many unnecessary diseases, such as cholera.
When Rock was born, cholera was still rampant around the world, with millions of people infected and 100,000 deaths every year.
In fact, it is very simple to prevent cholera. The cleanliness of water sources is very important. Boiling clean water before drinking can prevent cholera to the greatest extent. In the 21st century, it is almost a common sense of life that everyone knows. Scientists by 1883
Vibrio cholerae was isolated for the first time.
The isolation of Vibrio cholerae does not mean that cholera has been eliminated. Until the 21st century, cholera still threatens people's safety.
Thanks to Rock's strict requirements for water sources and drinking water, cholera is not serious in southern Africa. It is actually very simple for soldiers to get water in the field. A simple plastic bag and a clean container can get distilled water, even if
The same goes for sea water.
"Lord, I know what you mean, but if you want to achieve your goal, you must let the Ottoman Empire see the dawn of victory, and then the Ottoman Empire will join the war. If we deploy so many troops to Port Elizabeth, then if the Ottoman Empire does not join the war
What should we do?" Dodd approached from another angle, hoping that Rock could change his decision.
"Derek, let me be clear on one thing. Whether the Ottoman Empire participates in the war or not is not their decision. Even if we take the initiative to attack the Ottoman Empire, we must be unable to tolerate the Ottoman Empire's provocation." Compared with Dodd, Roquecai
It is the true law of the jungle.
"Okay then -" Dodd had nothing to say, this kind of Rock was the Viscount Nyasaland of the British Empire.
With Roque's order, war mobilization in southern Africa entered a new stage.
In the past, the war mobilization in southern Africa was not complete. Roque formed more than a dozen African divisions, all of which were intended to be sent to Europe to improve their results. Now that Roque wants to plot the Sinai Peninsula, it is inappropriate to use African divisions. Roque
It is necessary to use a conscript force composed entirely of Chinese and white people to go to the Sinai Peninsula, and let the Chinese and white people appear in the Sinai Peninsula as conquerors. Only in this way can the Sinai Peninsula be truly captured.
Looking back at Europe, although Roark did not send more ground troops to Europe to participate in the war, Roark spared no effort in other aspects, such as field doctors, air force, and the South, which has joined the British Navy and assumed escort missions.
African Navy.
Although Southern Africa can already produce aircraft carriers, the aircraft carriers must be sold to the British Admiralty. The most powerful warships in the Southern African Navy are light cruisers, and there are only four of them so far.
Compared with the British Home Fleet, which has 22 dreadnoughts, 5 battlecruisers, and more than 200 cruisers and destroyers, the naval power of Southern Africa is not worth mentioning. Winston even generously gave it to Southern Africa.
The six light cruisers that are about to be phased out will be used by Southern Africa for local port defense so that Southern Africa can deploy the new warships that have just been commissioned for maritime escort.
Just escort, that's all Winston expected from the navy in southern Africa.
It was different for the Air Force. Before the outbreak of the World War, the United Kingdom had purchased more than 500 aircraft, including four-engine bombers, from Southern Africa. However, the United Kingdom did not have enough pilots and needed Southern Africa to send pilots to the British mainland to participate in the war.
Yes, it is the British mainland. Kitchener has promised not to send pilots from southern Africa to France, but only to defend the British mainland.
After the outbreak of the World War, the airship force formed by Germany shone brightly.
As early as August 5th, the Zeppelin airships of the German airship force bombed the Liege Fortress in Belgium. On August 26th, the German airships carried out a week-long bombing of Antwerp. On August 30th, the Zeppelin airships bombed Paris.
French pilots flew a Vozan aircraft that was a copycat of the "Strong Wind" into the air for combat. However, the Vozan was not equipped with a shooting coordinator, a dedicated aviation machine gun, and no armor-piercing ammunition specially prepared by the Nyasaland Military-Industrial Group for the Zeppelin airship.
Incendiary bomb package, so the effect is not good.
In order to solve these problems, the French are also racking their brains.
Without a shooting coordinator, France designed the Vozan as a two-seater aircraft with a pilot and a shooter.
There is nothing wrong with such a design, but the French engine technology is not up to standard and the thrust generated is not enough. Changing a single-seat aircraft to a two-seat aircraft will increase the weight of the aircraft and seriously affect the maneuverability of the aircraft. Therefore, whether such a design is good or bad remains to be seen.
Proven in war.
The machine gun used by the shooter on the Vozan aircraft is not a high-power aviation machine gun, but a 0.303-inch Lewis machine gun that has been eliminated by the British. The Lewis machine gun has indeed greatly reduced the weight after removing the base, and is very suitable for installation on the aircraft, but the 0.303
The Lewis caliber used on aircraft is too weak and has insufficient range, making it difficult to pose a sufficient threat to the large and well-defended Zeppelin airships.
As for armor-piercing bombs and incendiary bombs, it depends on when the French realize this problem. I hope Paris has not fallen by then.
The aircraft sold to the War Department in Southern Africa were earlier versions of the "Strong Wind". The current "Strong Wind" has stronger engines, larger fuel tanks, and a wider combat range. Even the early version of the "Strong Wind" could not deal with the German Zeppelin.
Airships are also very easy to fly, so Rock is very relieved to sell all the "Strong Winds" installed by the Southern African Army to the United Kingdom. Next, Southern Africa will install more advanced and improved "Strong Winds".
Although this behavior seems not loyal enough to the British Empire, Kitchener is obviously very satisfied, and George V is also very satisfied, so in the honors list in May next year, Roque's name is clearly on the list, and then he will be an earl.
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By May next year, Roque will also be the third earl of southern Africa. The other two are Ade and Philip. Philip is also on the list of honors next year.
After the outbreak of the World War, Southern Africa had sent 750 pilots to the British mainland. Rock only left the instructors of the flight academy and the pilots who were to stay in Tanganyika to perform reconnaissance missions. Almost all of them were dispatched.
(It’s a bit confusing. In order to read this chapter of my brothers, I saw that the book I wrote was bound to become the helmsman——)