Anti-Japanese War: My equipment is infinitely refreshed

At this moment, the soldier who had just been rotated to his post was staring at the radar screen as usual.

Suddenly, snowflakes flashed on the screen, and the originally clear monitoring picture was instantly covered by these chaotic white dots.

He was stunned for a moment, then shouted loudly: "Stop gossiping, the radar seems to be malfunctioning again."

His tone was very calm, without any sign of panic, as if this situation was commonplace and not surprising at all.

The officer who heard the fault report also looked calm.

He said slowly, "What's the reason? Check it out and see if the tubes need to be replaced. The quality of the products produced by the Empire's military factories is getting worse and worse, and the time it takes is getting shorter and shorter."

In this era, radar technology was still in its development stage and its reliability was very low. Various failures were commonplace and often occurred without warning.

Generally speaking, almost all problems can ultimately be traced back to the burning of the electron tube.

Therefore, the officer did not feel surprised by this situation. Instead, he felt that it was just like usual and was a very normal thing.

The radar soldiers were not at all surprised by the officer's direct instruction to replace the electron tube, and they nodded immediately.

After all, in daily work training, repairing such faults has long become one of the basic skills of radar soldiers.

Hearing the officer's shout, the soldier on duty did not dare to delay at all and immediately stood up and went to the cabinet next to him.

He took a deep breath, reached out and slowly opened the slightly heavy door outside the cabinet. With a "creak", the door was opened, and the densely packed circuits inside suddenly appeared before his eyes.

The wires crisscrossed like a complex and sophisticated spider web, with wires of various colors entangled together and connected to electronic components of various shapes.

If a beginner sees such densely packed lines at first glance, he will probably collapse instantly.

Especially those who are responsible for server maintenance feel this deeply.

Every time we encounter a fault and need to conduct maintenance, it often takes several days and nights to troubleshoot the problem bit by bit in this complicated maze of circuits. Without strong patience, ordinary people will really collapse when encountering such a situation and have no idea where to start.

"Sir, the bulbs of the electron tubes are all on, so it shouldn't be a problem with the tubes." After checking carefully, the soldier on duty turned around and said loudly to his superior.

His voice echoed in the engine room with a hint of helplessness. He originally thought that he could easily solve the radar failure by replacing the electron tube as usual, but now it seems that things are not that simple.

Hearing this, the officer's brows instantly frowned.

He knew that if it was some other fault, it would be troublesome.

After all, he is not a professional radar maintenance engineer. He can only deal with some simple minor problems on weekdays. For slightly more complicated faults like this one, he can only watch helplessly, and no one can solve the problem.

"Forget it, report to the headquarters that the radar is broken and ask them to send engineers to repair it." After a little thought, the officer said loudly.

There was a hint of helplessness in his tone. Since he couldn't handle it himself, he could only hand this problem over to someone more professional.

"Yeah, we can have a good sleep now." A soldier shouted excitedly when he heard this.

The continuous shifts and late-night maintenance had already exhausted him. Now, the thought of having a good sleep made him feel much more energetic.

"Yeah, finally we don't have to stay up late." Another soldier echoed, and as he spoke, he rubbed his bloodshot and painful eyes.

In order to ensure the normal operation of the radar, they have been guarding here day and night these days, staring at the screen and those complicated lines for a long time. They are almost at their limit at the moment, and being able to take a break is something they have been longing for.

For these radar soldiers, it is an extremely hard job to watch the boring and eye-straining radar screen every day, and to keep their nerves tense at all times to see if any targets appear.

Therefore, the happiest moment for them is when the radar breaks down. Then they just need to report it to the headquarters and wait for the engineers to repair it. Then they can take the opportunity to have a good rest.

If you encounter a serious and difficult illness, you will be even more "lucky". Not only can you rest for several days in a row, you can even find an excuse to ask your superiors for leave, go out and travel around the world, and relax your already exhausted body and mind.

For them, this is a rare respite from the boring military life.

Unfortunately, they were completely wrong this time.

The radar screen was covered with snow at this time, but it was not really broken, but was caused by interference from a high-power jammer.

In order to capture the strategic location of Gibraltar, the joint navies of the four countries racked their brains and came up with various methods.

One of the ways is to interfere with Gibraltar's radar at this moment.

Or to be more precise, this method was proposed by Chuichi Nagumo.

Chuichi Nagumo, a man who was quite skilled in planning naval battles, thought for a while and felt that if they could find a way to interfere with Gibraltar's radar, so that the British troops stationed there could not accurately obtain the situation of the surrounding waters through radar, then their subsequent combat operations would be able to be carried out more covertly and smoothly, thus increasing their chances of taking Gibraltar.

Under the naval situation at that time, the joint navy of the four countries faced a very serious situation.

After all, if a head-on naval battle were to take place, they would find it difficult to compete with the British and American fleets.

Do not!
To be precise, it's not that they are completely unable to win, but that they are simply unable to achieve that kind of overwhelming victory.

The British and American fleets have strong advantages in many aspects such as the number of ships, equipment performance and combat experience. It is too difficult to defeat them through conventional head-on confrontation.

Therefore, the joint navies of the four countries had to find other ways to turn the tide of the war.

The strategy they finally chose was to launch a surprise attack on Gibraltar.

The importance of Gibraltar as a strategic location is self-evident. Once it is successfully occupied, the situation of the entire frontal naval battle will immediately change dramatically. This idea is exactly the valuable experience summed up by Chuichi Nanyun based on the Japanese army's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

In the Battle of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese army inflicted a heavy blow to the U.S. army through an unexpected sneak attack, thereby gaining a certain strategic advantage in the short term.

Inspired by this, Chuichi Nagumo thought that this sneak attack tactic could also be applied to the battle plan in Gibraltar.

After Chuichi Nagumo proposed a detailed sneak attack plan, the German Military Investigation Bureau was responsible for completing this difficult task.

The German Military Investigation Bureau has a strict intelligence network and efficient execution capabilities.

Before long, the German Military Investigation Bureau intelligence personnel successfully delivered the individual jammers to the agents lurking in Gibraltar by virtue of their excellent concealment capabilities and intelligence transmission methods.

Afterwards, the agents who were entrusted with important missions carefully carried the jammers on their backs and quietly came to the vicinity of the radar base, relying on their familiarity with the local terrain and excellent concealment skills.

After ensuring their own safety and without being discovered by the British army, they decisively turned on the jammer.

Suddenly, a powerful jamming signal was released, causing the British radar to fall into chaos and unable to be used normally.

The purpose of doing this was very clear, which was to prevent the British radar from accurately searching for the whereabouts of the German and French fleets, thereby buying precious time for the joint naval operations of the four countries.

You know, victory in every battle is not something that can be easily achieved by just one branch of the military. It requires close cooperation and joint operations from multiple departments.

It was the interference war carefully planned and implemented by the intelligence department that made the British radar in Gibraltar lose its due function and unable to detect that the Four-Nation Combined Fleet was quietly approaching, thus winning the Four-Nation Combined Fleet crucial preparation time.

After all, every minute the British army missed discovering the Four-Nation Combined Fleet, the time they had to prepare for response would be reduced accordingly, and the chance of losing in subsequent battles would be greater.

At this time, dusk gradually enveloped the entire sea surface, casting a mysterious veil over the sea.

On this twilight sea, a huge fleet is sailing quietly.

Leading the way were ten majestic destroyers, which led the way and were always alert to any situation that might arise.

Following the destroyers are cruisers, which are larger in size and have stronger firepower, providing solid firepower support for the entire fleet.

Further back, there were a group of real big guys - three majestic battleships.

The battleship's huge hull and powerful firepower are undoubtedly the core strength of the entire fleet.

Finally, there are more than ten escort aircraft carriers. Although these escort aircraft carriers may not be as large as battleships, the carrier-based aircraft they carry give the fleet powerful air strike capabilities.

For this crucial operation, Chuichi Nagumo invested most of the capital of the four countries' navies and assembled all types of main battleships here.

One of the most important reasons why so many different types and numbers of ships were brought to attack the Strait of Gibraltar this time was to guard against Gibraltar's coastal defense artillery.

The coastal defense artillery is extremely powerful. Once it opens fire, it will cause extremely serious damage to the attacking fleet.

Only by assembling a sufficient number and variety of ships to form a powerful offensive and defensive system can we minimize losses when facing the threat of coastal defense artillery and successfully complete the offensive mission on the Strait of Gibraltar.

"Commander, the Strait of Gibraltar is ahead." Nagumo Chuichi's subordinates reported in a low voice with a slightly nervous look.

For this crucial offensive operation, Chuichi Nagumo really spent a lot of effort and put in a lot of hard work.

Not only did he have to rely on his own strategy and eloquence to convince the naval commanders of the other three countries to agree to and participate in this operation, he also had to take out almost all of the assets of the four countries' navies without reservation.

This time, the main forces of the navies of the four countries were truly deployed.

On the one hand, it was naturally to successfully occupy the Strait of Gibraltar. Once this strategically important location was captured, it would occupy an extremely critical position in the strategic layout of the Mediterranean; on the other hand, it was also hoped to take this opportunity to find an opportunity to launch a decisive battle with the British and American fleets.

After all, as long as they could destroy the British and American fleets in one fell swoop, they would be able to completely control the Mediterranean Sea and gain a huge advantage in the struggle for power at sea.

"I never thought that we would one day occupy the Strait of Gibraltar." Standing on the bridge, Chuichi Nanyun looked deeply at the dark and boundless sea, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

This sea area has long been the jewel in the crown of the British Empire. Now that he can lead the fleet here and prepare to launch an attack, many complicated emotions are naturally welling up in his heart.

His subordinates also felt deeply about this. He never expected that one day he would be involved in an operation like the attack on Gibraltar. This was really surprising.

"Commander, this should be a replica operation, right?" The subordinate suddenly raised his head and asked.

In his opinion, the pattern of this operation seemed to be somewhat similar to the previous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, both of which were attempts to attack important targets by surprise.

"No, this operation will be far beyond Pearl Harbor." Nagumo Chuichi shook his head firmly, his eyes flashing with confidence and determination. He knew the importance and uniqueness of this operation. Although it had similar ideas to the Pearl Harbor raid, it was incomparable in terms of the scale of troops deployed, strategic significance, and the difficulty of defense.

This time, they wanted to create a more brilliant record than the Pearl Harbor raid and completely change the strategic landscape of the Mediterranean and even the entire sea.

"Okay, order all ships to continue to speed up and notify all ships to be prepared and open fire at any time." Nagumo Chuichi collected his thoughts and gave orders with a serious expression.

"Ha!" The subordinates responded respectfully, and then the communication equipment on each ship became busy, and orders were quickly transmitted in the fleet.

Here, the route of the Strait of Gibraltar is only a dozen nautical miles away from Gibraltar. Such a close distance can be clearly seen by the naked eye with the help of searchlights. Therefore, it is almost impossible to sneak through Gibraltar.

It is precisely because of this unique geographical location and its easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack characteristics that Gibraltar has become such an important strategic location.

Especially the rock mountain, which is made entirely of hard rock, hence the name Rock Mountain.

There are more than a dozen searchlights on the mountain. When night falls, patrol personnel will operate these searchlights to illuminate back and forth. The bright lights are like sharp eyes, always alert to the movements on the sea. (End of this chapter)