Chapter 418: 418
If audio player doesn't work, press Stop then Play button again
Anyone who has studied geography a little should know that there are two most important canals in the world, the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal.
Among them, the Suez Canal starts from saide port in the north and Suez city in the south, with a total length of more than 190 kilometers. As it is located in the border zone of Europe, Asia and Africa, its strategic position is very important.
The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, connects the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indian Ocean, and greatly shortens the voyage between the East and the West. The goods transported through the Suez Canal account for 14% of the total world seaborne trade every year.
Because of this canal, Egypt has become the goal of a great power.
In fact, as early as 4000 years ago, the Pharaoh sostris of ancient Egypt had dug a canal on the tributary of the Nile River, which was later called the "Pharaoh canal". The potential economic and strategic benefits of this ancient canal have been coveted by all countries, and therefore the sword has been constantly.
Later, Egypt filled the canal for military reasons.
Thus, until the 19th century, Britain and France focused their expansion on the rich East.
France tried to connect the Mediterranean and the Red Sea to the East, breaking Britain's control of the Cape of good hope channel. In order to safeguard its interests in the East, especially in India, Britain opposed the construction of canals.
France signed a lease contract with Egypt on the construction and use of the Suez Canal in 1854, and established the "universal Suez shipping canal company" in 1857.
Although the canal was jointly dug by France and Egypt, the British government obtained the shares of Suez Canal Company by various means. Finally, the Suez Canal became the private property of Britain and France.
Later, simply relying on its strong military strength, Britain occupied Egypt by force in 1882, completely controlled the Suez Canal, established the largest overseas military base in the canal area, and stationed nearly 100000 troops.
Until 1922, after Britain recognized Egypt's independence, it still retained the right to garrison troops in the canal area.
As a result, in the 1930s, due to Italy's invasion of Ethiopia, Britain forced Egypt to sign the 20-year Anglo Egyptian alliance treaty under the pretext of defending Egypt's "security" and "stability", which stipulated that British troops would continue to be stationed in the canal area, and Alexandria was still a British military port.
Now, Egypt's canal zone is Britain's largest military base overseas.
At this time, the military base is in a lively scene.
On the apron, bombers are in the final preparation before taking off. It seems that dozens of bombers are so huge, but compared with Germany, they are pediatrics.
German bombers, including four engine junker-290, double engine junker-88, single engine Stuka and so on, are complete in light, medium and heavy, and have advanced performance.
What about the British?
There are many kinds, but most of them are quite old.
For example, on the farthest lawn, there are still biplane bombers with open cockpit covers. This beautiful single bomber is the main bomber of the British in the early 1930s, the Bucks bomber of hawk company.
This single engine two wing light bomber still exists in a large number in the Royal Air Force, but this time, it did not participate in the bombing mission.
Because its voyage is too short, less than a thousand kilometers, it can only carry out tactical bombing.
Therefore, the pilots of these biplanes can only look with envy at other bomber squadrons close to their own side.
Next to them is the modern monoplane, which is the "combat" bomber of Fairley company.
This aircraft is a single engine, two seater and single wing aircraft, which is a great progress compared with the previous bombers. This aircraft is designed by Marcel robler and uses light alloy and stress skin for the first time.
At the same time, historically, this kind of aircraft is equipped with RORO's "grey backed Falcon" I 12 cylinder liquid cooling engine, that is, Merlin engine.
However, the RORO company has closed down and the Merlin engine is stillborn. Therefore, this bomber has to use the kestrel engine with a displacement of 21 liters. This old engine has insufficient power, but because it is a liquid cooled engine, the windward area is small, which is conducive to maintaining a good streamline shape of the aircraft and improving the flight speed.
Now, more than 40 "combat" bombers from the 12th and 218th bomber squadrons are the main force of this attack!
If you look at the Royal Air Force before World War II, you can find an interesting thing, that is, the Empire never sets. It's really sunset.
In the 1930s, although there were two heavy bombers such as Hendry pettie "haiford" and Fairey "Hendon" in the Royal Air Force bomber force, the number was rare.
Most of their equipment are single engine two wing light bombers such as Hawk "bucks" and Vickers 131 "Warriors".
You know, the Royal Air force is a firm believer in Julio duchy's "Air Force winning" theory. They firmly believe that the air force will change everything. However, in terms of their equipment, the important bomber force seems to be closer to a tactical air support force.
After World War I, although Britain won the war, Britain's national strength decreased greatly, and Britain's recession began at that time.
At the same time, the people yearn for peace and are unwilling to fight. In this way, national defense expenditure will be greatly reduced in a peaceful environment. In the case of insufficient funds, in order to maintain an appropriate scale of bomber forces, it has become an inevitable choice to purchase low-cost single engine light bombers.
Although Britain had a large number of advanced bombers in World War II, the service of these bombers was almost 40 years later.
Carrying his flying cap, Philip, the squadron leader of the 12 Bomber Squadron, came to his bomber.
The bomb compartment of this bomber is set inside the wing. There are two bomb compartments in each wing. A hydraulic lifting hanger is arranged in the bomb cabin. When loading ammunition on the ground, the hanger can extend out of the ammunition cabin and retract after hanging ammunition.
In general, for convenience, the hanger is not included in the bomb cabin after hanging the bomb. At this time, the bomb is equivalent to hanging under the wing, so the aircraft can also dive and bomb. Moreover, in case of failure, the bomb cannot be bombed in the bomb cabin, so it can continue to bomb.
He looked at the bombs mounted under his wings, all of which were incendiary bombs, and this time, he was going to ignite the whole Libyan oil field!
"Avenge our Navy!" Philip said to his crew.
The cockpit of this bomber is very large from front to back, with three seats. The crew is composed of pilots, pilots / bombers and radio operators / gunners.
Now, Philip waved his fist and shouted to his crew. Their eyes were very firm. This time, let the Germans know their strength!
They are quite firm, but they don't know that this time they are on a road of no return.
Please report us if you find any errors so we can fix it asap!
Anyone who has studied geography a little should know that there are two most important canals in the world, the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal.
Among them, the Suez Canal starts from saide port in the north and Suez city in the south, with a total length of more than 190 kilometers. As it is located in the border zone of Europe, Asia and Africa, its strategic position is very important.
The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, connects the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indian Ocean, and greatly shortens the voyage between the East and the West. The goods transported through the Suez Canal account for 14% of the total world seaborne trade every year.
Because of this canal, Egypt has become the goal of a great power.
In fact, as early as 4000 years ago, the Pharaoh sostris of ancient Egypt had dug a canal on the tributary of the Nile River, which was later called the "Pharaoh canal". The potential economic and strategic benefits of this ancient canal have been coveted by all countries, and therefore the sword has been constantly.
Later, Egypt filled the canal for military reasons.
Thus, until the 19th century, Britain and France focused their expansion on the rich East.
France tried to connect the Mediterranean and the Red Sea to the East, breaking Britain's control of the Cape of good hope channel. In order to safeguard its interests in the East, especially in India, Britain opposed the construction of canals.
France signed a lease contract with Egypt on the construction and use of the Suez Canal in 1854, and established the "universal Suez shipping canal company" in 1857.
Although the canal was jointly dug by France and Egypt, the British government obtained the shares of Suez Canal Company by various means. Finally, the Suez Canal became the private property of Britain and France.
Later, simply relying on its strong military strength, Britain occupied Egypt by force in 1882, completely controlled the Suez Canal, established the largest overseas military base in the canal area, and stationed nearly 100000 troops.
Until 1922, after Britain recognized Egypt's independence, it still retained the right to garrison troops in the canal area.
As a result, in the 1930s, due to Italy's invasion of Ethiopia, Britain forced Egypt to sign the 20-year Anglo Egyptian alliance treaty under the pretext of defending Egypt's "security" and "stability", which stipulated that British troops would continue to be stationed in the canal area, and Alexandria was still a British military port.
Now, Egypt's canal zone is Britain's largest military base overseas.
At this time, the military base is in a lively scene.
On the apron, bombers are in the final preparation before taking off. It seems that dozens of bombers are so huge, but compared with Germany, they are pediatrics.
German bombers, including four engine junker-290, double engine junker-88, single engine Stuka and so on, are complete in light, medium and heavy, and have advanced performance.
What about the British?
There are many kinds, but most of them are quite old.
For example, on the farthest lawn, there are still biplane bombers with open cockpit covers. This beautiful single bomber is the main bomber of the British in the early 1930s, the Bucks bomber of hawk company.
This single engine two wing light bomber still exists in a large number in the Royal Air Force, but this time, it did not participate in the bombing mission.
Because its voyage is too short, less than a thousand kilometers, it can only carry out tactical bombing.
Therefore, the pilots of these biplanes can only look with envy at other bomber squadrons close to their own side.
Next to them is the modern monoplane, which is the "combat" bomber of Fairley company.
This aircraft is a single engine, two seater and single wing aircraft, which is a great progress compared with the previous bombers. This aircraft is designed by Marcel robler and uses light alloy and stress skin for the first time.
At the same time, historically, this kind of aircraft is equipped with RORO's "grey backed Falcon" I 12 cylinder liquid cooling engine, that is, Merlin engine.
However, the RORO company has closed down and the Merlin engine is stillborn. Therefore, this bomber has to use the kestrel engine with a displacement of 21 liters. This old engine has insufficient power, but because it is a liquid cooled engine, the windward area is small, which is conducive to maintaining a good streamline shape of the aircraft and improving the flight speed.
Now, more than 40 "combat" bombers from the 12th and 218th bomber squadrons are the main force of this attack!
If you look at the Royal Air Force before World War II, you can find an interesting thing, that is, the Empire never sets. It's really sunset.
In the 1930s, although there were two heavy bombers such as Hendry pettie "haiford" and Fairey "Hendon" in the Royal Air Force bomber force, the number was rare.
Most of their equipment are single engine two wing light bombers such as Hawk "bucks" and Vickers 131 "Warriors".
You know, the Royal Air force is a firm believer in Julio duchy's "Air Force winning" theory. They firmly believe that the air force will change everything. However, in terms of their equipment, the important bomber force seems to be closer to a tactical air support force.
After World War I, although Britain won the war, Britain's national strength decreased greatly, and Britain's recession began at that time.
At the same time, the people yearn for peace and are unwilling to fight. In this way, national defense expenditure will be greatly reduced in a peaceful environment. In the case of insufficient funds, in order to maintain an appropriate scale of bomber forces, it has become an inevitable choice to purchase low-cost single engine light bombers.
Although Britain had a large number of advanced bombers in World War II, the service of these bombers was almost 40 years later.
Carrying his flying cap, Philip, the squadron leader of the 12 Bomber Squadron, came to his bomber.
The bomb compartment of this bomber is set inside the wing. There are two bomb compartments in each wing. A hydraulic lifting hanger is arranged in the bomb cabin. When loading ammunition on the ground, the hanger can extend out of the ammunition cabin and retract after hanging ammunition.
In general, for convenience, the hanger is not included in the bomb cabin after hanging the bomb. At this time, the bomb is equivalent to hanging under the wing, so the aircraft can also dive and bomb. Moreover, in case of failure, the bomb cannot be bombed in the bomb cabin, so it can continue to bomb.
He looked at the bombs mounted under his wings, all of which were incendiary bombs, and this time, he was going to ignite the whole Libyan oil field!
"Avenge our Navy!" Philip said to his crew.
The cockpit of this bomber is very large from front to back, with three seats. The crew is composed of pilots, pilots / bombers and radio operators / gunners.
Now, Philip waved his fist and shouted to his crew. Their eyes were very firm. This time, let the Germans know their strength!
They are quite firm, but they don't know that this time they are on a road of no return.
Anyone who has studied geography a little should know that there are two most important canals in the world, the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal.Among them, the Suez Canal starts from saide port in the north and Suez city in the south, with a total length of more than 190 kilometers. As it is located in the border zone of Europe, Asia and Africa, its strategic position is very important.The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, connects the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indian Ocean, and greatly shortens the voyage between the East and the West. The goods transported through the Suez Canal account for 14% of the total world seaborne trade every year.Because of this canal, Egypt has become the goal of a great power.In fact, as early as 4000 years ago, the Pharaoh sostris of ancient Egypt had dug a canal on the tributary of the Nile River, which was later called the "Pharaoh canal". The potential economic and strategic benefits of this ancient canal have been coveted by all countries, and therefore the sword has been constantly.Later, Egypt filled the canal for military reasons.Thus, until the 19th century, Britain and France focused their expansion on the rich East.France tried to connect the Mediterranean and the Red Sea to the East, breaking Britain's control of the Cape of good hope channel. In order to safeguard its interests in the East, especially in India, Britain opposed the construction of canals.France signed a lease contract with Egypt on the construction and use of the Suez Canal in 1854, and established the "universal Suez shipping canal company" in 1857.Although the canal was jointly dug by France and Egypt, the British government obtained the shares of Suez Canal Company by various means. Finally, the Suez Canal became the private property of Britain and France.Later, simply relying on its strong military strength, Britain occupied Egypt by force in 1882, completely controlled the Suez Canal, established the largest overseas military base in the canal area, and stationed nearly 100000 troops.Until 1922, after Britain recognized Egypt's independence, it still retained the right to garrison troops in the canal area.As a result, in the 1930s, due to Italy's invasion of Ethiopia, Britain forced Egypt to sign the 20-year Anglo Egyptian alliance treaty under the pretext of defending Egypt's "security" and "stability", which stipulated that British troops would continue to be stationed in the canal area, and Alexandria was still a British military port.Now, Egypt's canal zone is Britain's largest military base overseas.At this time, the military base is in a lively scene.On the apron, bombers are in the final preparation before taking off. It seems that dozens of bombers are so huge, but compared with Germany, they are pediatrics.German bombers, including four engine junker-290, double engine junker-88, single engine Stuka and so on, are complete in light, medium and heavy, and have advanced performance.What about the British?There are many kinds, but most of them are quite old.For example, on the farthest lawn, there are still biplane bombers with open cockpit covers. This beautiful single bomber is the main bomber of the British in the early 1930s, the Bucks bomber of hawk company.This single engine two wing light bomber still exists in a large number in the Royal Air Force, but this time, it did not participate in the bombing mission.Because its voyage is too short, less than a thousand kilometers, it can only carry out tactical bombing.Therefore, the pilots of these biplanes can only look with envy at other bomber squadrons close to their own side.Next to them is the modern monoplane, which is the "combat" bomber of Fairley company.This aircraft is a single engine, two seater and single wing aircraft, which is a great progress compared with the previous bombers. This aircraft is designed by Marcel robler and uses light alloy and stress skin for the first time.At the same time, historically, this kind of aircraft is equipped with RORO's "grey backed Falcon" I 12 cylinder liquid cooling engine, that is, Merlin engine.However, the RORO company has closed down and the Merlin engine is stillborn. Therefore, this bomber has to use the kestrel engine with a displacement of 21 liters. This old engine has insufficient power, but because it is a liquid cooled engine, the windward area is small, which is conducive to maintaining a good streamline shape of the aircraft and improving the flight speed.Now, more than 40 "combat" bombers from the 12th and 218th bomber squadrons are the main force of this attack!If you look at the Royal Air Force before World War II, you can find an interesting thing, that is, the Empire never sets. It's really sunset.In the 1930s, although there were two heavy bombers such as Hendry pettie "haiford" and Fairey "Hendon" in the Royal Air Force bomber force, the number was rare.Most of their equipment are single engine two wing light bombers such as Hawk "bucks" and Vickers 131 "Warriors".You know, the Royal Air force is a firm believer in Julio duchy's "Air Force winning" theory. They firmly believe that the air force will change everything. However, in terms of their equipment, the important bomber force seems to be closer to a tactical air support force.After World War I, although Britain won the war, Britain's national strength decreased greatly, and Britain's recession began at that time.At the same time, the people yearn for peace and are unwilling to fight. In this way, national defense expenditure will be greatly reduced in a peaceful environment. In the case of insufficient funds, in order to maintain an appropriate scale of bomber forces, it has become an inevitable choice to purchase low-cost single engine light bombers.Although Britain had a large number of advanced bombers in World War II, the service of these bombers was almost 40 years later.Carrying his flying cap, Philip, the squadron leader of the 12 Bomber Squadron, came to his bomber.The bomb compartment of this bomber is set inside the wing. There are two bomb compartments in each wing. A hydraulic lifting hanger is arranged in the bomb cabin. When loading ammunition on the ground, the hanger can extend out of the ammunition cabin and retract after hanging ammunition.In general, for convenience, the hanger is not included in the bomb cabin after hanging the bomb. At this time, the bomb is equivalent to hanging under the wing, so the aircraft can also dive and bomb. Moreover, in case of failure, the bomb cannot be bombed in the bomb cabin, so it can continue to bomb.He looked at the bombs mounted under his wings, all of which were incendiary bombs, and this time, he was going to ignite the whole Libyan oil field!"Avenge our Navy!" Philip said to his crew.The cockpit of this bomber is very large from front to back, with three seats. The crew is composed of pilots, pilots / bombers and radio operators / gunners.Now, Philip waved his fist and shouted to his crew. Their eyes were very firm. This time, let the Germans know their strength!They are quite firm, but they don't know that this time they are on a road of no return.
