Chapter 148: Middle East competition

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On the calm surface of the Mediterranean Sea, the sharp bow of the warship cut the waves, and the white waves divided in two spread to the sides and gradually disappeared on the water.
British southbound blockade fleet flagship USS Hood, bridge command post.
"Captain, blocking Germany without even heavy cruisers, how did you send such a huge fleet directly above? Two battleships, with three cruisers, of such a large scale ..." The first officer asked on the side of boredom Captain holding a telescope.
"Do you think this is to deal with the two broken fishing boats of the German Navy?" The captain put down his telescope and said with a smug smile: "We have three missions this time; first, blockade the sea in the Middle East and let Germany completely cut off the Middle East Petroleum resources; second, deterring indigenous people in the Arab region by force and letting them obediently hand over the German oil share; third, letting the Italian navy see us and know how powerful we are, so do n’t be so close to Germany. "
In fact, both the British government and the navy are not so relieved about this ocean blockade. Because Germany has also woven a large net of interest here by various means: Turkey and Italy have both ground snakes tied to this large net of interest. So even if there is no warship in the Mediterranean Germany, the British navy still feels that the size of the fleet must be large.
Because the Italian government has not yet made it clear that it remains neutral, and the Italian navy does have the operational capabilities and ideas to overwhelm the small Royal Navy. The British navy was targeted by the Italian navy as soon as it entered the Mediterranean.
In 1934, the Italian Navy owned 2 old Cavour Count Cavour battleships: the Cavour and Giulio Caesar; the old Cau Durio class battleships: Cau Durio and Andrea Doria.
Although the battleships seem to be of average strength, Italy has outstanding power on cruisers: At that time, the world ’s best protected and most powerful heavy cruiser Zara class heavy cruiser: "Zara", "Fum", "Gura" "Zia", "Bola". In addition, there are 2 heavy cruisers of the Taranto class and 2 heavy cruisers of the Bolgano class.
If you count 10 light cruisers and 60 submarines-if this Italian fleet comes out of the nest, it will be a headache for the Royal British Navy ’s Mediterranean forces, so this time the British Navy transferred the local fleet to the south to ensure deterrence and Germany is getting closer and closer to Italy.
After he explained it, he immediately issued an order: "Signal to King George V, keep the speed and course, we will reach the German shipping route about an hour later." I hope that the British Foreign Service has sent the price of the British government to Italy Mussolini, the leader of the shit, so that the behemoths of the navies of the two countries do not have to fight in the Mediterranean.
That price tag is really not too light. The United Kingdom promised to share 10% of the German and German oil shares. Of course, Saudi Arabia also split 20% for convenience. France needs 20% as compensation. The United States also swallowed 10% and Turkey. Some local powers in this area also took away 10% of the total, and the British government contributed 30% as compensation. Hope this condition will be accepted by Italy without hesitation.
After a while, the King George V responded with a signal: "Two British destroyers are coming, and they have been responsible for monitoring the nearby German routes."
"To be honest, our army should go to the Germans to take a good class! But our Royal Navy is different, it is time for the world to remember once again who is the hegemon at sea!" The commander of the British fleet hummed and said: " Prepare ammunition for all 5.5-inch artillery! Notify the fleet to advance at full speed! Any German must board the ship to check, and if resistance is encountered, fire is allowed! "
There are four warships in British history named Hood. The battlecruiser Hood, built in 1916, is one of the most powerful warships. This warship has a full load of more than 48,000 tons and is a real super war. machine.
It has 8 15-inch main guns, which are respectively equipped on the front and rear four double-mounted turrets. It can use shells to strike enemy targets 33 kilometers away. It has a 12-inch armor thickness, which is enough to resist most artillery attacks- This battlecruiser is arguably the pinnacle of world battlecruiser design, and it is definitely the most powerful weapon currently available to the British Navy.
After completing service in 1920, the "Hood" was the largest and most costly battleship in the Royal Navy, and her speed was the fastest among the Navy battleships at that time. The Hood was regarded as the pride of the British Royal Navy and became a symbol of the maritime power of the British Empire. She was deeply impressed. During her service career, she has repeatedly traveled all over the world as a ceremonial ship showing the British national power of the Royal Navy. People's attention.
"Keep heading! Inform the power room and speed up immediately!" The first officer shouted, "All the personnel return to their posts! Level 2 combat preparation!"
"The reconnaissance plane sent a telegram and found that the German transport fleet, two D-class (that is, the German Hercules-class transport ship) are traveling on the scheduled route." The combat staff sent the message to the fleet commander.
"Order, the two destroyers in front immediately approached and boarded the ship to check! If resistance was encountered, they sank on the spot. Pay attention to the direction of the north Italian coastline behind our fleet and immediately entered the air defense alert state when encountering Italian aircraft! All anti-aircraft guns were prepared . "
"All anti-aircraft guns are prepared! Guard at a 45-degree angle to the air!" The first officer commanded loudly into the microphone, and then the entire warship became noisy.
"Boom!" After a while, the sound of an explosion came from a distance, and there was chaos in the command room. The captain and the commander of the fleet picked up the telescope and began to look into the distance, and the combat staff made a drawing against the chart. Soon, the sound of the explosion came again, and it seemed that the British ship had opened fire.
"Hello? Communication room? Confirm! Which one is on fire? Quick!" A combat staff officer asked loudly on the intercom: "I want the exact news! Report to me immediately ... Uh, uh! I understand!"
Putting down the receiver, the combat staff immediately reported to the commander of the fleet: "Report! Brave sent a signal, the German transport ship accelerated to escape, there was an Italian navy ship in the distance, they opened fire and hit one of them, the other has entered When it came to the protection of the Italian Navy, they did not continue to pursue. "
It has long been known that the Italians will protect the Germans, but I did not expect it to come so fast. It seems that the Italian fleet also came here to wait in advance. In this way, the Germans have long discovered the British fleet south, this The skill of intelligence gathering is better than that of World War I. The commander of the fleet thought down the telescope.
"Boom!" The explosion that sounded through the sky was a hundred times louder than the sound of the gunfire just now. Without a telescope, you can see a thick cloud of smoke rising from the sky. It seems that the German oil transport ship was hit by shells. Judging from the severity of the explosion, this time the Royal Navy has saved the trouble of sending lifeboats to enforce international law.
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In front of Akado, Colonel Smith said triumphantly: "Because Germany forcibly ousted the Allied Arms Control Commission, the international community expressed doubts about Germany's sincerity in defeating and introspecting, so it was initiated by the French government. The country implements it jointly and imposes economic sanctions on Germany. "
Originally, war could break out at any time. As a military attache of the British Embassy in Germany, Colonel Smith was originally planning to set off for his homeland. But now that the government has made the decision not to go to war immediately, it seems that the retreat does not have to be that urgent—so he vigorously represented the British government to meet the head of state of Germany.
I have to say that this trick was really stabbed in the most painful place in Germany. Akado worked hard to build the largest mechanized legion in the world at this stage, laying a solid material foundation for the German blitz warfare in advance, hundreds of thousands The car tanks gave the German team unparalleled assault capability and propulsion speed. The high-performance fighters gave the Luftwaffe an insufficient number but extraordinary power. It has revealed the powerful strength to dominate the sky-but behind these powerful modern equipment A super oil tiger that is painful: a more powerful engine; a tank with a larger tonnage; and a large number of communication equipment that relies heavily on field generators.
While bringing the German team to achieve the goal of exceeding the French army's combat power in a short period of time, the German Army's fuel consumption has also reached twice as much as the lagging French Army. Now Akado feels that in modern warfare, it is not possible to win a war with guns and cannons-you must have oil!
"Colonel Smith." Akado stared at the British officer who had the most dealings with himself in a smile, and said, "I don't understand why things are going to this point, nor why we want to expand our armaments. The European Defense attack will make so many people think of sanctioning us. "
"People don't tell secret words, Yuan is born first." Smith smiled proudly: "We need Germany and us to stand together to deal with the threat of , instead of swallowing neighboring countries through this slogan and making the whole of Europe sullen. . "
"We are gathering forces to prepare for the East to make our own contribution to the eternal peace in Europe. As a result, you have passed us a knife in the back!" Akado said with a slight helpless face: "Just for the 20% of Germany in the Middle East The oil share, the British did not seem a bit authentic this time. "
"If the head of state really wants to go east, you can buy oil from everyone. At least the US share will not be shipped back to the North American continent. They are looking for a buyer to buy their goods nearby." Smith replied with a smile.
"Good idea! I bought it!" Akado nodded and said, "Can we now talk about the British ship firing artillery on our civilian transport ships in the Mediterranean and sinking our ships?"
"Yes!" Smith also nodded. "But before talking about it, I hope Yuan Yuansheng can remember one thing. The British Empire just opened fire on pirates in the Mediterranean."
Note: In history, the destroyer Brave is alerting Japan in the Far East. Military fans must not be more truthful.