Compared with the naval battles between the US and Japanese troops in the Pacific, naval battles in the Mediterranean have become much more traditional.

The huge British and French naval fleet came to the waters between Sicily and Tunisia. If the battle in Tunisia continued, then the Allies would not have acted like this now.

However, in the area where Thunder International is in charge, no country's army will easily launch an attack. This includes the air force that Britain and the United States aid France, and also includes the ground forces in the entire war zone.

No matter which army is on any side, it cannot carry out any military operations in Tunisia, which even includes retreat operations. Unless the warring parties determine that they will no longer engage in war and then everyone leaves, Thunder International, which has completed its mission, may do so.

But the French threatened that the war with Spain and Italy would not end unless they fully withdraw from North Africa, which is of course unacceptable, so the matter has come to an end.

In this way, Tunisia tied up the ground and air forces of Western, Italian, French and British countries on the shore, and also made Tunisia an unnecessary land on the battlefield. For this reason, in order to free the siege of Tunisia for France, Winston Churchill had to adapt to this battle with great risk.

At least for him, if the French cannot free up their hands, it will be difficult to fight against Europe, which is controlled by Germany. Controlling Sicily can cause the British, French and American coalition forces to launch an attack on Italy, which will force Italy in the "Iron and Steel Alliance" to withdraw from the war. And the Spanish capital Franco will become lonely on the Iberian Peninsula due to Italy's withdrawal. As for Tunisia, the failure of the two participating countries will also be comprehensively resolved.

Although this is a risky plan, it is obviously a risk worth taking. Because it is also a plan to kill three birds with one stone. If this plan is successful, including the smooth progress of the combat plan, then Italy and Spain will withdraw from the war. Obviously, the Germans have to use all the resources of his occupying power to confront most of the world.

Because of these reasons, these adventures became worthwhile. For this attack, the British dispatched the main force of the most powerful local fleet. And because of this, the American air force arrived in large numbers, the German Ocean Fleet on the English Channel had already suffered a heavy blow.

However, it will take a long time for these changes to take effect to a fundamental reversal. Britain's shipping fleet at sea is still rampantly attacked by German wolves. The arrival of the air navigation routes has alleviated the shortage of materials in the UK due to the arrival of the US airship group and the extremely large number of simple aircraft carrier ships.

But it is obviously too early to say that the Atlantic War ends now. As long as the German wolf pack with cover of investigation is not removed, the Atlantic War will not end easily.

Then the current world war pattern is very obvious. The British army in the Middle East, because they do not have enough resources and the North African direction has to support France's consumption situation, must obtain a safe Mediterranean route. This requirement determines that the British must attack Italy.

But the risks of this battle are also obvious. If the attack on Sicily fails, or even if it gains a foothold, Thunder International releases the Spanish and Italian troops from North Africa to turn back, the war will become another way.

This battle was very dangerous, but it had to be done. As a result, this battle was called "take of chestnuts from fire". It was precisely because of the harvest of chestnuts from fire that Winston Churchill sent his killer weapon - the main force in the local fleet of the Royal Navy of the British.

This is a fleet with 1 50,000-ton class, 3 35,000-ton class aircraft carriers and 10 simple aircraft carriers as the main air force. In addition, there are also a huge fleet of 4 battleships, 4 heavy cruisers and more Ganjiang-class warships.

They covered 120,000 people from the two armies of the 7th Army of the United States, a total of 6 divisions, as well as 2 British divisions of the British and a unit of more than 45,000 people from the British air service regiment. As for the French, they really had no army force. They had to send a regiment-level medical team composed mainly of Angel International personnel and a small number of French military doctors to participate in the operation.

However, in order to eliminate the crisis in Tunisia, the chairman of the French National Liberation Committee, Charles de Gaulle, has organized the French naval fleet to join. They include a 50,000-ton aircraft carrier, a 35,000-ton aircraft carrier, two battleships, and five simple aircraft carriers. The other ships are just the KJF warships of the Chinese Federation and simple aircraft carriers for various purposes.

After they added the fighter jets of the British fleet, the total number reached a terrifying number of 1,150. Of course, this is not the largest scale in the Pacific War, but please believe that this is definitely a huge force in the Atlantic Ocean.

The French fleet met with the transport fleet protected by the British fleet near the Strait of Gibraltar and protected the transport fleet carrying a large ground force.

The most distinctive thing about this battle was the Americans sponsored by the extremely cheap, redesigned and rebuilt fast transport ship based on simple aircraft carriers. Because of the speed of the catamaran and when it encounters a German torpedo, it can face the torpedo head-on. As long as it is not a magnetic fuse or a guided torpedo from the Chinese Federation, then the submarine has no way to do this kind of ship.

And this kind of ship that is rich in transformation and changes has changed a lot in the hands of Americans who like to be whimsical. From Tamsui supply ships to raid ships equipped with rocket launchers, there are all kinds of amphibious assault ships equipped with rotor attack aircraft and infantry amphibious assault ships.

On the wide deck, containers are stacked on top of it, and a simple bridge is installed at the front, which is the so-called rapid transport ship. Although it is only a load of thousands of tons, this kind of ship does not require too many people to operate, and it is much faster than ordinary ships. The most important point is that it is cheap. At least on the American production line, this kind of ship is so cheap that it is difficult to write. Therefore, in the ocean of World War II, a large number of ships may have been sunk every day, but due to the simplicity and rapid production, the number of ships is increasing.

On the deck of the ship transporting infantry, some of them are covered with tarp. The 36 rotorcraft of a squadron on each simple aircraft carrier are filled with infantry sleeping on simple beds. Between the two hulls, amphibious chariots with "straw sandals" installed, or landing crafts one after another.

In short, this standard ship type that is easy to mass production seems to be changing the marine transportation systems of various countries. However, for the time being, at least in the Second World War, there is no problem with the increase in such ships, but what about the future?

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The Spanish did not have many warships. They were the world's first fleet composed entirely of the Chinese Federation's Ganjiang-class warships and simple aircraft carriers. Even its flagship is also a command ship transformed from a simple aircraft carrier. The number of fighters carried by the entire fleet is only 400 fighters on 20 simple aircraft carriers. Compared with the French and British fleets, the number is not much smaller.

So the Spanish fleet did not bring any surprises to the British and French fleets. But everyone was waiting silently, waiting for the war at sea to break out. At this moment, the flagship Ark Royal Ark, the British and French fleet's flagship Ark Royal, received a report from Hawkeye-Reconnaissance Command Airship.

The report found that the Italians' air fleet was discovered, and the Italians and the Spanish probably received some news, so Italy had to dispatch a more rapid air fleet to assist the Spanish Navy's attack.

Although those huge airships looked just a vague group because of their radar technology. But the soldiers in the British and French fleets understood that this was just the first wave of attack encountered in this "Take the Chest of Fire" operation.

"Okay, boys, the spaghetti and the Spanish Bulls are coming, we take off to fight!"

The British and French joint fleet with strong air force will not wait for the opponent's attack on the sea. They sent half of the attack aircraft, intending to sank the Spanish fleet before the Italians arrived.

Moreover, among British and French pilots, especially among fighter pilots, they are familiar with Italian and Spanish fighter pilots. Especially the latter, they had many dealings during the Spanish Civil War, so everyone did not feel afraid at all.

The only problem is that the distance between the entire fleet is too close to the coast at this time, so they are definitely not only facing the fighter jets of the Spanish fleet, but also not only facing the joint attacks of the Spanish sea and air aircraft group.

If this is the case, what kind of attack will the entire British and French fleet encounter on the sea?
Chapter completed!