Noume's side was going well, but Papeete, French Polynesia, had a big incident that disgraced the mercenaries. Under pressure www.biquge.info from Grace, the commander of the garrison, who agreed to act in a play, was a little too overestimating his control.

Not everyone is willing to carry the title of surrendering troops and return to the motherland in disgrace, no matter what time it is, there are officers and soldiers on the battlefield who are full of desire to fight and dedicate themselves to the country and the nation, and this is also the foundation for a country to stand tall in the world.

"All anti-tank missile and mortar groups, immediately put into combat mode, aimed at the landing amphibious armored transport vehicles and landing craft ready to counterattack, machine gun groups and anti-aircraft missile groups to carry out cover."

"We are French soldiers, and we cannot watch the enemy land on the territory of France's overseas possessions, this is our shame, and even more so the shame of France!" In the fortifications of the Papeete Coast, a group of French officers, led by a colonel, directed the soldiers to arrange a counterattack.

The ignorant are fearless, the garrisons of these overseas territories have not experienced actual combat, have no experience, do not understand how terrifying the opponent's strike ability is, and they expect to fight a beautiful counterattack and become famous in France and the world.

However, these reinforced concrete fortifications are a product of World War II, and the French government has not bothered to spend huge sums of money to build modern defensive positions, because there is no strategic value here, and it is not worth spending too much money.

The 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the Marine Corps, which carried out the landing operation, did not know at all that it was facing a great danger, and the news came from Noumea that the 1st Brigade Combat Team had been successfully stationed without any obstacles, so it was also paralyzed, and this time it was just a formality.

France launched two wars after the end of World War II, both of which ended in failure, and was called a defeated country by some military experts, such as the Indochina War, which killed nearly 100,000 people, and the Algerian War, which killed more than 20,000 people, and the economic losses were extremely huge.

It's just that the old industrial power has a strong foundation and soon rebounded, but the evaluation of the French army by the military circles has not been very high, which has also made the commanders of the Marine Corps have a paralyzing and careless mentality.

New Caledonia has an area of more than 18,000 square kilometers, and French Polynesia has an area of just over 4,000 square kilometers, therefore, Noumea's garrison is much better equipped than Papeete, equipped with a large number of heavy weapons, Nouméa did not resist, will Papeete resist?

With the order of Harold, that is, the Southeast Asia Fleet Command, the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship lowered its rear ram, three LCAC air-cushion landing craft carried the Abrams main battle tank and its crew, the Newport-class tank landing ship released three mechanized landing craft, and forty-two Sea Knight transport helicopters began to take off in order, which was very spectacular.

Although there were no reporters to interview and take pictures, the commanders of the Navy were still very satisfied, and the Army and Air Force always laughed at the Navy, and they should really let those people come and take a look, and the Navy did not eat and work for nothing.

Boom, boom, many loud noises in a row, the amphibious armored transport vehicle of the landing force just landed on the shore, it was attacked by anti-tank missiles, dozens of mortar shells also exploded around, the gunshots rang out, and with a whoosh, a sea knight transport helicopter emitted billowing smoke in the sky, and fell into the sea in a circle, this scene stunned everyone, is the French garrison going back on its word and trying to find death?

"What do you mean that nearly a thousand French troops launched a surprise counterattack against us, losing more than one hundred and twenty team members, four amphibious armored transport vehicles, a Sea Knight transport helicopter, and a mechanized landing craft?"

"Paralyzed, what are you bastards waiting for, use all means to attack me immediately, even if I turn Papeete or French Polynesia upside down, not a single murderer can slip through the net! Grace bastard, I didn't get such a critical information, I'm going to tear him up and feed him to the dogs! Denis felt bitter.

The Navy is a big shame this time, and the fleet responsible for attacking Papeete will definitely not lose to the Pacific Fleet attacking Noumea, in addition to the USS Forrestal, the Ticonderoga-class missile cruiser, the Burke-class missile destroyer and the Akula nuclear submarine, the battleship Wisconsin, as well as a Newport-class tank landing ship and a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship.

The former can only carry three mechanized landing craft, but the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship is different, it is the absolute workhorse. The new warship can carry three air-cushion landing craft and carry 1,800 crew members, and most importantly, the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship can be converted to assault mode, carrying 42 Sea Knight transport helicopters to fight, and can transport 1,000 and 50 crew members at a time.

However, the equipment of the French army is also world-class, especially in terms of anti-tank missiles, there are three models: Milan, Sand Snake and Hotte, although the status of this overseas territory of French Polynesia is much lower than that of New Caledonia, and the army is not equipped with heavy firepower, but there is no shortage of such basic combat equipment.

The marines of the mercenary regiment were caught off guard, and immediately suffered a big loss, the anti-aircraft missile shot down a Sea Knight transport helicopter, and four amphibious armored transport vehicles were blown up at one time, the defense capability of this thing could not be compared with the main battle tank, a mechanized landing craft was also damaged, more than 120 team members were killed, and more than 40 people were injured.

The navy, as one of the three major branches of the mercenary corps, is also the most expensive army so far, with an annual investment of tens of billions of dollars, an establishment of nearly 100,000 people, and the best naval equipment in the world.

The most troublesome thing is that this is not a casualty caused by a frontal battlefield battle, but the most basic common-sense mistake was made, the beach landing battle did not carry out the means of cleaning up in the early stage, the use of naval artillery to completely destroy the opponent's fortifications, and the intelligence work was also a mess.

"Denis, you bastard with a head full of horse manure, who makes even the most basic common-sense mistakes, what the hell are you eating? With the aircraft carrier fleet as the backing, the landing battle with absolute superiority, you have made this situation for me, and you have lost the honor and pride of the navy, as the commander of the navy and the commander of the Marine Corps, do you think you are competent? After receiving the call, Commander-in-Chief Thompson was furious and did not hesitate to scold.