Chapter 881 Prince

At this time in Mali, Operation Serval, with the French army as the main force of the attack and the Malian government forces and the African Union peacekeeping mission as auxiliary forces, is still continuing.

With the help of transport planes sent by European countries such as Britain and Germany, France has transported a total of about 4,000 troops to Mali.

First, the French army dispatched the "Gazelle" armed helicopter to attack the anti-government forces heading to Kona.

Afterwards, the French army launched air strikes on multiple targets of the anti-government ground forces, cutting off their reinforcements to Kona City and severely damaging the opponent.

Within a week after the French army joined, after four French "Rafale" fighters launched an air strike on Gao City, the headquarters of the anti-government forces, in the counterattack, the French ground forces helped the Malian government forces to recapture Kona City.

The African Union peacekeeping mission, including the Kolo Corps peacekeeping force, helped the government forces recapture Jabali from another route. In the end, the government forces and their allies achieved a complete recovery of the lost territory from Kona to Jabali.

In the counterattack against Jabali, the Coyote II drone used by the Kolo Corps played a great role, providing their allies with detailed real-time battlefield intelligence.

After a short rest, the French army, the African Union peacekeeping mission and the Malian government forces continued to counterattack. They pushed the front line to 100 kilometers from Gao. The French army dispatched aircraft to bomb the grain depots and weapons depots of the anti-government forces in Gao and its surrounding areas.

After a week of continuous bombing and attack, Gao was successfully recovered.

In this way, within half a month, under the counterattack of the Malian government forces and their allies, the anti-government forces could only retreat to the Kidal region on the border between Mali and Algeria.

On November 20, the French army, with the cooperation of helicopters, sent special forces to vertically assault and seized the Kidal airport.

From December 7 to 8, the French army launched a new round of air-to-ground operations to capture Tessalit, the last city occupied by the anti-government forces in Mali.

The French army first airdropped special forces at Tessalit Airport to control the airport runway, and then transport planes launched a vertical assault on the French army to seize control of the entire airport.

Under the support and cover of the French Army and Air Force, in less than a month, the AU peacekeeping mission and the Malian government forces recovered all lost territory and restored the integrity of the country.

After that, the French army continued to clear out extremist forces and maintain order in the local area, while the AU peacekeeping mission successfully completed this mission, and the peacekeeping forces of the Kolo Corps received orders from the Malian government forces for their outstanding performance in this battle, and will help Mali train their government forces.

Of course, it is not only Mali that has extended an olive branch to the Kolo Corps, because the station is very close to the Kolo Corps peacekeeping forces, and the peacekeeping officers of Burkina Faso and Niger can't help but try out many weapons of the Kolo Corps peacekeeping forces. They are also very jealous of these equipment.

After the peacekeeping mission to Mali ended, Burkina Faso and Niger both sent military delegations to Kolo, and then submitted purchase orders to Kolo to purchase some guns and individual equipment produced locally in Kolo.

It is worth mentioning that the standard rifles equipped by the Kolo Corps at this time are the same as those of the British Army, which are L85A1 5.56mm assault rifles.

This rifle has the characteristics of accurate aiming and shooting of old rifles, as well as the advantages of fierce firepower, high accuracy, good controllability of continuous firing, and flexibility of submachine guns. It is a single-soldier weapon with good performance and won the championship in the practical rifle competition held in 1985.

The gun is 785 mm long, the barrel is 518 mm long, and the total weight is 4.98 kg when fully loaded with bullets. It can fire both single shots and continuous shots, with an effective range of 500 meters.

It fires NATO standard 5.56mm bullets, namely SS109 bullets, and can fire 610 to 770 rounds per minute.

The magazine has a capacity of 30 rounds, and each soldier usually carries 8 magazines, which can be used with the American M16A2 rifle magazine.

The scale of this part of the purchase order is relatively small, mainly equipped with elite troops in Burkina Faso and Niger, but these two countries have also received some military assistance from France before - France's standard rifles also use NATO's 5.56mm ammunition, so there is no problem in terms of general use.

In the peacekeeping operation to Mali, the Jungle Wolf II UAV developed by Sentinel provided the peacekeeping forces of the Kolo Corps with the convenience of obtaining battlefield intelligence.

Based on the verification of this operation, Sentinel will continue to improve the Jungle Wolf II UAV to prepare for their subsequent participation in the competition for military orders from the United States and Britain.

Later, the Kolo Corps got a new "toy", that is, the Griffin-1 UAV that will be officially released by Hangyu Seiko before Christmas. This is the first product of Hangyu Seiko's Griffin (Lion Heron) series of UAVs.

Compared to the previously launched Hummingbird HUM-1 drone, the Griffin-1 drone is larger, which allows it to carry more sophisticated camera equipment and provide a longer hovering time, making it suitable for the Kolo Corps for reconnaissance.

After all, compared to the Coyote II drone, the Griffin-1 is a rotary-wing drone that can take off and land vertically and is more convenient to carry. It can even be carried by a small team.

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At 4 pm on December 15, Princess Cather gave birth to a baby boy. Prince William and Cather named the child George Alexander Louis.

At the same time, the newly born "fourth generation" of the royal family was named "Prince of Cambridge", becoming the third heir to the British royal family, after Prince of Wales and William, Duke of Cambridge.

With the approval of the Queen, the birth certificate of Princess Cather giving birth to the little prince has been posted in Buckingham Palace to announce to the world...

The content is: Princess Cather, Duchess of Cambridge, successfully gave birth to a baby boy at 4:24 this afternoon. Kate and the child are in good health. Four doctors signed it. Buckingham Palace was crowded with people taking pictures around the birth certificate.

"Congratulations, William, today is an important moment for Britain..."

Barron, who had returned to London at this time, was next to William, looking at the other party's happy and excited expression, and said so.

According to Prince William's request, Barron will serve as the godfather of the "Prince of Cambridge", that is, William and Cather's child.

This is also the reason why he came here today.

If Barron remembered correctly, in his previous life, Cather gave birth to the "Prince of Cambridge" in July next year, so the birth of the "Prince of Cambridge" this time was 7 months earlier than in the original time and space.

But this is not important. After all, by now, enough things have changed, and this one thing is not a big deal.