On a narrow peninsula along the Mediterranean coast, there is a triangular rocky area located in the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.

There are neither rivers or springs nor arable land here. The vegetables, grain and fresh water needed by residents rely entirely on external supply. It can be said that almost no one is willing to live here.

However, the geographical location here is very important. It is connected to the Gibraltar region of Spain in the north, and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea on the east, west and south. The south is facing the Strait of Gibraltar, which is the main throat that guards the maritime passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Yes, this is Gibraltar. Due to its unique geographical location, although this place is just a small land with scarce resources, Britain and Spain have been competing for it for more than 300 years.

Gibraltar is a bridgehead on the north coast of the Strait of Gibraltar and can effectively block the sea channel. It is only a dozen kilometers away from the Port of Ceuta on the south coast of the Strait, and blocking the Strait is easy to control.

In particular, as the Suez Canal is opened, the Strait of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal play a role in shortening the sea transportation distance between the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

In 1588, an unprecedented naval battle took place between Britain and Spain, and finally ended with the destruction of the Spanish "Invincible Fleet". This war established Britain's status as the world's number one naval power, and the foundation of the "Empire that never sets" was laid.

The rise of Britain began from then on. Later, in 1704, Britain joined forces with the Netherlands to launch a war against the West and captured Gibraltar, which became a British colony.

Judging from the territory, Gibraltar is entirely in Spanish territory, but it has become a British colony. Therefore, over the years, Spain has never given up its claim to regain Gibraltar's sovereignty, but unfortunately, there has been no progress.

As the Empire of the Sun never set, Britain has strong military strength. Now, Britain has built various military bases in Gibraltar, which is one of the strategic areas that Britain values ​​the most.

Unfortunately, the British fleet no longer has the same glory as before.

With the collapse of the H fleet, Britain's maritime hegemony once again faced serious challenges, including the hegemony of the Mediterranean!

The British were always worried, but what they didn't expect was that even the French attacked them!

Perhaps, in the eyes of the British, it was already good if they didn't hit others, especially France. In their eyes, France had done something wrong, and they actually surrendered to Germany and stood with their enemies!

The French Navy should all be transferred to the UK and accept British command. This is the right way!

As for the French, they had to fight back, this was indeed something that no one expected.

The sun slowly slid down from the west, and when the last ray of sunset disappeared on the sea to the west, the entire Gibraltar also entered the darkness.

This place was originally a small place. It can even be said that the residents living in Gibraltar now mainly live by serving the British army. Now, it was just dark and it stopped here.

If you look at the top map, you can find that a huge mountain range almost occupies the entire eastern and central Gibraltar, which is the Rock Mountain of Gibraltar.

It seemed as if it suddenly appeared out of thin air, standing like a rock mountain standing on the sea. There are few places in the world that are more unforgettable than the Rock Mountain of Gibraltar.

This 1396-foot mountain, a limestone mountain from the Jurassic period, is majestic and magnificent. It is the product of the violent collision between the African and European plates about 55 million years ago.

Therefore, this rock mountain is a good place to defend and difficult to attack. Especially when Britain occupied this place, it built a complex underground exit and tunnel system, which can be said to be as solid as a god.

Otherwise, the Spanish would have sent troops to occupy the place long ago.

At the same time, in the west of this rock mountain, it is a flat land and a natural harbor. The main residents all live in the middle of the west side of the rock mountain.

Although there is a power station in the north of the city, it is dedicated to the use of the entire city, but during this period, the power supply of troops is given priority, and ordinary citizens are in a dark state at night.

On the high rocky mountain, a mk lv-mk VL type radar is in a working state, with continuous electricity radiating through its antennas, turning into electromagnetic waves, scanning the sea.

In this era, Germany's radio technology has reached the forefront, especially the development of transistors, which has allowed Germany to cross this era. At the same time, Britain's electronic technology is also distinctive.

In 35 years, the United Kingdom also invented the radar, and what is now deployed here is a sea surface search radar developed specifically for the naval coastal defense forces.

As long as you occupy Gibraltar, you can control the straits here, which is equivalent to jamming the throat of the Mediterranean. The UK has always attached great importance to this strategic location.

Now, in the computer room, several British soldiers are on duty.

Next to the radar, there are high-power searchlights. Generally speaking, they will turn on the searchlights to shine after the radar discovers the target. After all, the radar is much longer than the searchlights to observe.

Time passed by little by little, and the radar soldiers kept rubbing their eyes. This kind of task was quite boring and eye-consuming.

Suddenly, there was a snowflake on the radar screen in front of him.

In an instant, he was stunned, and then he couldn't help but shouted in wonder: "John, our machine is malfunctioning again!"

The reliability of radars in this era is quite low and there are often various faults. Generally speaking, the possibility of electronic tubes being burned is the greatest.

For radar soldiers, it is also a basic task to check for faults.

Hearing his shouts, John walked to the cabinet next to him and opened the door outside. There were dense electronic circuits inside. You could see "light bulbs" on, and these light bulbs were electronic tubes.

If any one is black, it means that it will be a malfunction. They were all very experienced before.

But this time, when I opened the cabinet door, I didn’t see the light bulb getting dark.

Oh no, if other electronic circuits fail, it will be troublesome! The two of them frowned immediately.

"Report to the commander that our radar is broken, please send engineers to repair it." said the radar squad leader.

Well, in the next time, they can have a good sleep.

Generally speaking, ships sail here during the day, what can I do at night?

Relying on the back of the chair, they soon fell asleep. They didn't know that their comfort had made a big mistake!
Chapter completed!