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In order to capture Tobruk, Rommel used a very clumsy old method. This old method was to use a large-caliber artillery to attack the solid fortress defense system. However, in North Africa, because of transportation and technical issues, it is difficult for both sides to use giant guns with a caliber of more than 300 mm, and not even artillery with a caliber of more than 200 mm.

It is obviously unrealistic to secretly transport large-caliber artillery to such a rough place in Africa, so Rommel naturally thought of the large fleet of large-caliber artillery. So a report on the use of navy to support army operations was sent to Africa and Berlin, and a plan called "Large Lightning" in the Supreme Command was freshly released.

The plan is to call on three old Italian battleships to carry out an artillery support operation in the Tobruk area. But when the Italians received this artillery support plan, Mussolini immediately ordered the navy to gather all the forces it could find. The entire Italian navy is holding a sigh of anger, so this time they intend to prove themselves.

So in addition to the battleships that suffered heavy losses in the South Atlantic, Italy found all kinds of combat ships they could find. Some old battleships that could not be shot were more than enough to support the land, so the new and old Italian Navy teamed up with a super luxury lineup of 4 battleships.

As for why a French battleship appeared here, it was entirely because of another thing. Originally, Charles de Gaulle ’s French government in exile did n’t want to stay behind, but several overseas colonies were overwhelmed by the attack of the Axis Powers, so Charles de Gaulle took a fancy to the relatively powerful North African region of France. Contention.

At this time, the United Kingdom actually supported the French government-in-exile to increase its power to Africa, so it adopted a default attitude towards the French government-in-exile ’s interference in French Somalia. His own navy joined the Italian fleet and retaliated against the Charles de Gaulle government supported by the British and the British.

This time, the French Vichy government had painful skin, so it sent the battleship Coubert. Although this old battleship is not suitable for high-intensity naval battles, it has five side-mounted artillery structures on the side. Support is simply a terrible killer.

Such a huge fleet has not yet been fully assembled, because the flagship of the French fleet, Richelieu, is carrying the newly repaired Dunkirk on the way to the rush. If you count the two battleships, the axis There are as many as 7 battleships assembled in the waters near Tobruk. The large-caliber artillery will exceed 50 at that time, and the test of the entire Tobruk defense will be unprecedented.

The Italian and French navies that fought in the offshore waters of Tobruk were different from the last time they helped Germany land in Britain. At that time, the navies of the two sides had no experience of cooperation, and they were forced by German pressure to send troops to deal with errands. Therefore, the German navy landing in the British navy was very chaotic on land artillery support.

So this time is not the same as the last one. The Italian navy is eager to prove its sense of existence in the Mediterranean Sea, working hard to show its strength. The French navy came from revenge, and it was even more intentional than before. So the performance of the two sides in Tobrook was much stronger than that in the British waters. Dozens of artillery fired fiercely, which upended the British position.

Italians have Tobruk's design drawings. Although this drawing is very sloppy and unprofessional, it is still a very important reference document. Some firepower points and trenches can be strengthened and transformed, but some important defense facilities cannot be removed. For example, areas such as ammunition depots and large barracks, even without the original design functions, are definitely an important target worth bombing.

According to the comparison between the memories of the Italians and the reconnaissance photos of the German Air Force reconnaissance aircraft, Rommel confirmed most of the military installations and some hidden important targets. This time, with the support of the Navy's giant artillery, he cleared the known enemy gathering area bit by bit without hesitation.

"Gaffel! Your shells did not hit the target, amend 17 meters south! Yes! Amend south!" A German artillery sergeant who posted his face on the mirror of the scissor artillery was guiding the Italian battleship The artillery was corrected for firing. With the help of these observation posts, the Italians found that their artillery can actually be described in terms of precision.

After a long wait, finally, the next shot of the battleship Cavour fell on the position of the British defenders. A very strong machine gun bunker was hit by a large-caliber shell and the entire top was lifted off. When it got up, the fortifications reinforced with reinforced concrete were destroyed by huge shaking, and the bodies of many British soldiers were lying around.

"Pretty! Gafur! You hit the target! The other party was completely destroyed! Now, readjust the artillery angle, coordinates, 53, 77! Fire! ..." The British positions one after another were patronized by large caliber artillery, The morning passed quickly, and the British discovered that the Germans did not attack the defense lines of any area, but most of these defense lines have been destroyed by artillery into a pile of rubble.

In another time and space, several elements that defeated the desert fox Rommel are now in turn the desert fox's winning card. This has to be said to be a very interesting thing. The British Mediterranean Fleet was transferred due to the defeat of the homeland, causing the entire Mediterranean to be controlled by the Italian Navy, which caused Montgomery to lose the favorable condition of naval artillery support; at the same time, the loss of Malta allowed Rommel to obtain more materials than the British army in North Africa. .

Rommel, who was in short supply in the previous life, had to give up a lot of victorious fruits due to logistical pressure. Now the supplies are more abundant than the German African Army, which shows its sharp fangs to the British.

When the supplies are insufficient, Rommel is still able to play a series of dazzling offensive operations. Don't doubt Rommel's determination to attack under the situation of a substantial increase in his hands. As soon as the number of his tanks exceeded 1,000, he did not hesitate to order General Frederick and General Garibaldi to re-enclose Tobruk and start the offensive.

Of course, there is another important reason for him to launch an offensive immediately: the head of state has instructed the Supreme Command to send a newly formed K group army to the front line of North Africa. Before the end of 1940, to ensure that the Axis powers have a decisive victory in North Africa . The goals of this victory included marching into Egypt, occupying Cairo, and controlling the Suez Canal, extending the Axis power to the Middle East.

It's no wonder that Akado is so anxious to win a German colony in North Africa. In fact, the main reason is that Akado's commitment to the entire Jewish consortium must fulfill some of the things out. After all, the Jews also wanted a result, and they did not support Akado to arbitrarily squander their funds.

After some analysis with Augustus and others, Akado decisively decided to allocate a region in the Middle East to the future "Israel", whose position is almost the same as that of later generations of Israel.

This is also one of Akado ’s plans to disrupt the Middle East. The world ’s most important oil production area is absolutely impossible to be controlled by a country in the future, so the situation here is naturally as chaotic as possible, and the more chaotic the more the Germans In the future, it will be beneficial to place your own forces in the Middle East.

In addition, the German high-level decision to give the United States a warning to consider in this regard, so this time Akado instructed Rommel to attack Tobruk, it can be said to a certain extent is the right place and the next strong attack supported by all parties. .

"Boom!" Another shell fell on the position of the British garrison. This time the shell hit an important ammunition storage warehouse built underground, although the ammunition inside had been evacuated by the British for more than half, and the remaining The place is used as a debris storage warehouse, but this shell bombed the entire warehouse, which still makes the British heartbroken. There are 40,000 soldiers 'clothes, 3,000 steel helmets, and many soldiers' quilts. It will take a while for anyone to change.

"Hello? I'm the front line command, yes! The German offensive is still going on. The opponent's naval artillery is too powerful. We have lost the first line of defensive positions. The other side is penetrating our second line of defensive positions." , A division of British India is reporting to the core Tobruk headquarters on the battlefield.

Because in the previous German attack, a high ground was lost nearby, so the German observation post could unscrupulously observe the deployment of the British position and guide its own artillery strike.

"There is no better solution. The most terrible thing now is the German artillery observation post. Hold on to the position. When the other party's aircraft can't take off and bomb at night, we will organize a counterattack and recapture the high ground." Tobruk's command in the headquarters The officer had just received a 13-day order issued by Montgomery, and he had no extra troops, so he had to hope to fight back against this more routine thing at night.

The commander of the British Indian Army also knows that in this state, it is true that there is no good way to take the Germans: if they attack now, then with the help of the superior artillery and tanks, the Germans can obviously easily repel the British troops. This is also the result that the Germans most want to see the opponents come out to counter the superior armored forces of the Germans.

"I had to wait at night." With a sigh, the teacher of the British Indian Division said helplessly