Imperial Overlord

Libya, Sirte Port. E small 』ΩΔ said WwΩW. 1XIAOSHUO. COM

It was originally just a little-known small port, but now it has become an important port.

Engineers from Italy and Germany, along with local migrant workers, worked hard to build this place, trying to make it a modern port that can dock a 10,000-ton ship.

On the one hand, because Tripoli is too far away, it is impossible to take advantage of the large quantity of shipping. On the other hand, it is also making final preparations for the future strategy against Egypt.

Originally, the German side suggested to directly use Benghazi Port, which is in better condition, but Benghazi was too close to the front line and was easily bombed by the British.

So in the end, the Italians began to build Sirte themselves, and Germany could only compromise and chose the route relative to the safe Sirte.

On the small cement pier that was just laid, a ship full of supplies stopped. Local workers on the dock helped to tie up the freighter, and the people on board couldn't wait to get off the side of the ship.

Breathing the air mixed with the sea breeze, the people who have just arrived here seem relaxed and comfortable one by one.

There is no tragic aerial battle over London, England, nor the tension of war. Because the frontline area for preparing for war is Benghazi, which is closer to Egypt, and the materials here are all constructive materials for oil fields.

Of course, because they have not yet participated in the preparations for the Italian invasion of Egypt, if the German troops go to Libya, most of them will choose Tripoli and Sirte.

Because it is either more prosperous here, which is convenient for them to live, or closer to the oilfield facilities, which is more convenient for them to work.

Wearing his general's uniform, Rommel stepped off the transport ship with a look of exhaustion, and he watched the crane hoist the equipment below one by one.

Under the guidance of German and Italian workers, local workers slowly unloaded the equipment on the ship.

These are equipped with oil pipelines produced in Italy, and some ordered equipment from Germany and France.

Although the French Vichy government did not support the expansion of the Axis powers and had always had reservations about cooperation with Germany, this did not prevent them from doing business with Germany.

Many civilian and military equipment, as long as the Germans are willing to pay for the purchase with reparations, French companies are willing to sell.

Including large-caliber howitzers, as well as the oil extraction and storage equipment that is urgently needed in Italy and Germany.

"Victory! Yuan!" The two German officials who greeted Rommel stood at attention in front of his adjutant and raised their arms.

"Victory! Yuan!" Rommel returned a military salute, then raised his head and continued to look at the crane in the distance, which was hoisting a car down.

The 15th Armored Division under his command is now mostly still training in southern Italy. Obviously, the Italians are not willing to let Germany intervene in the North African campaign now.

Mussolini hoped that Italy would attack Egypt and win the entire North African campaign. This would allow him to devour North Africa for himself instead of sharing the fruits of victory with the Germans.

Therefore, including the 21st Armored Division, the speed of the south is not fast. On the one hand, it is because of the relationship between organization and training. After all, these two divisions are both expanded and reorganized units.

On the other hand is the passive cooperation of the Italians, and a large number of Italian transport ships have been requisitioned to transport Italian troops to Benghazi.

The remaining transport ships, affected by the Libyan oil fields, are also doing their best to transport some construction materials, and there is no time to transport the weapons and equipment of the German armored divisions.

Now, the German troops transported to the port of Sirte are all transport troops. They have only been transported to Libya for 66 consecutive years because of their help in transportation.

Although these German transport units are affiliated to the German Afrika Korps, they are only doing the work of transporting materials. In terms of combat effectiveness, even the local Waffen SS is stronger than them.

After all, those SS troops have a large number of 88mm anti-aircraft guns, and these transport teams under the command of Rommel have only light weapons for self-defense...

"How long will it take for those No. 3 tanks to get here?" Rommel asked, looking at the two men of the 15th Armored Division who came to greet him.

"In 3 days, 10 tanks will be sent here, and in the name of trucks, we have won 10 additional armored vehicles." A subordinate replied helplessly.

The Axis powers do not have the powerful transportation capabilities of the U.S. imperialism. Even with the cover of the unsinkable aircraft carrier Malta, Italy's transportation capabilities cannot keep up with one-tenth that of the United States.

According to this degree, the 200 No. 3 tanks owned by the 15th Armored Division under Rommel are estimated to be all in place, at least two months later.

Of course, the Afrika Korps was historically strengthened, this time with an infantry division directly in addition to the 15th and 21st Panzer Divisions.

Because this infantry division is relatively easy to transport and shoulders the task of temporarily building a corps, the transportation speed is relatively fast. One regiment's troops have already arrived at the oil field and are helping to build oil storage facilities.

So, now Rommel is at least a division commander, he has about an anti-aircraft artillery regiment of the Waffen SS, with dozens of 88mm anti-aircraft guns; plus an infantry regiment and transport of almost 1oo cars team.

If there is another tank regiment equipped with the No. 3 tank to join, he dares to use these troops to go to trouble the British.

But now he doesn't have a tank, and the troops are still scattered in many places, it seems a bit reluctant for him to join the attack sequence immediately.

"Find a way to get a tank battalion in your hand to get here as soon as possible!" Rommel saw the car that was slung off the ship safely landed in the distance, and opened his mouth to instruct his men.

He pointed to the car in the distance and continued: "Our soldiers need time to adapt to the climate here, and the equipment is the same... It all takes time, and these details must be done as soon as possible."

Fighting in the wild mountains and mountains of Libya is completely different from fighting in the prosperous regions of Europe.

Even on both sides of the road in Europe, there may be buildings and trees, which can be used to shelter from the wind and rain, and can also gain a lot of convenience.

But Libya is different, there are almost no decent roads and no decent infrastructure. There is water and sand here, and the climate is very different from Europe.

Under such circumstances, the German soldiers who came from afar did need to adapt. After all, the Italians colonized here a long time ago. They have accumulated experience in fighting and living here, but unfortunately the Germans did not...

"I heard that in order to adapt to the desert climate, the No. 3 tanks we got have been modified." Looking at the scene in front of him, Rommel asked his adjutant.

He rarely sees green in a city like Sirte, which is next to the coastline. There seems to be only mainstream yellow, the kind of sandy yellow.

The local buildings are the walls of that color, and the streets are also roads of this color. A few trees are decorated in them, and they all have a gray smell of sand.

It seems that even green is a luxury here, and there is only an endless khaki color that spreads to the end of the distant line of sight.

"Yes, a sand filter is added, and some practical storage boxes are welded on the car body." The adjutant replied to Rommel after seeing the improvement.

This improvement is to add side armor plates to the No. 3 tank. Although it is said to be armor plates, it is actually a thin box made of thin iron sheets welded.

The thin box looks very thick, but in fact the defense level is not high, its main function is to provide a good load capacity in the desert.

The box can hold tents or other junk, and a few infantrymen can ride on it - practical little things, and make the Panzer III look more sturdy.

Such improvements can only be implemented in the Afrikaans Corps, which is also a solution to the difficulties of transportation and supply in the desert. As for the main force in Europe, because there are perfect logistical supplies, there is no need to do this.

Another large-scale desert adaptation improvement is that all armored vehicles are painted in desert yellow camouflage before they arrive.

Originally, what Germany has been using on a large scale is the familiar German ash today. This grey with a hint of green is a good monochrome camouflage in Europe.

But this kind of camouflage is completely useless in Libya, Africa, and the yellow is mixed with a little green-gray. It is better to directly tell the enemy that I am coming...

So the Afrikaans were all painted in khaki color ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and the soldiers wore cooler shorts instead of the fat traditional army trousers and leather boots.

"If I can, I would like to go to the oil field to have a look. After all, if the tank troops arrive, the important oil supply will depend on these small oil fields." Rommel said to his adjutant.

"Of course, General! As the commander of the African Corps, of course you have the right to visit the oil field." The adjutant replied with a smile.

Rommel nodded and said with satisfaction: "I hope this oil field in Libya is as good as Yuan hopes, so that I can have enough supplies to conquer the whole of Egypt!"

Accompanied by the two officers who greeted him, he walked out of the port area, took an ordinary military barrel truck that had been waiting there for a long time, enjoyed the sea breeze of the port, and drove quickly through the streets of Sirte all the way.

Because there are too many Italians and Germans here, it is obviously much more prosperous than before, and new houses are being built on the outskirts of the city, showing the vitality here.

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