Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1318

Tom didn't die, his jaw was broken by Qin Dian's punch, and his head hit the floor, causing a slight concussion.

His troubles are not limited to this. During the period of "Prohibition", Tom faced charges in the District of Columbia for drinking in public in public, and he might go to jail after he was discharged from the hospital.

The impact of this incident is still quite large. Americans who have suffered discrimination in Europe have all kinds of envy and hatred for the British nobles in their hearts. Several newspapers in Washington reported on the whole incident, "Washington Post" His attitude was particularly fierce. While criticizing the privileges of the British aristocracy, he also questioned the fairness of American justice.

On Monday, the naval meeting continued, and the atmosphere in the morning was a bit dull. The representatives had just spent a relaxing and happy weekend, and they were somewhat unmotivated.

"France will never give up on building a submarine force. We have already made huge concessions on capital ships. If we can no longer build a strong submarine force, then the interests of France will not be effectively protected—" Albert Salau repeated the same old tune , Rock doesn’t want to quarrel today, looking back at Bainbridge Colby, this guy is actually dozing off.

The rhythm of the naval meeting is really too long. It has been two full months since August [-]th, and the countries have only barely reached an agreement on the tonnage of capital ships, followed by submarines and aircraft carriers.

At this pace, representatives of various countries may spend Christmas in Washington.

"Since we can't reach an agreement, let's put aside the issue of submarines first, and we can move on to the next topic." Rock didn't hang himself from a tree. Submarines are different from capital ships, and they are not easy to restrict.

Today's capital ships cost tens of thousands of tons, and a dozen silly, thick and black pipes can't be hidden. It's clear at a glance how many ships there are in the military port.

Submarines are hidden under the water, and the military port is extremely hidden. All countries are absolutely secret, and outsiders can't find them anywhere. It is impossible to check the actual number, so there is no limit.

The Washington Naval Conference in another time and space did not reach any agreement on the issue of submarines.

"It can't be put on hold for a while, or the naval meeting will lose its meaning." Bainbridge Colby was instantly refreshed, and felt that he could continue to quarrel for another half a year.

"Then reach an agreement as soon as possible. I feel that if I stay in Washington, I will become an American--" Carlo Shanze was lazy and unable to lift his spirits. Just in the past weekend, the Italian Congress rejected the Italian The navy's new shipbuilding plan, the tonnage of the capital ship that Carlo Shanze worked so hard to win suddenly became a joke.

The same is true for France. After splitting and selling the Normandy-class battleships, the French Navy has not proposed a new shipbuilding plan, and the future is far away.

The United Kingdom is preparing to launch the Nelson-class battleships, but according to the regulations of the Naval Conference, if the United Kingdom wants to produce new battleships, it must retire some battleships to make room for new battleships. This has caused huge controversy in the British Parliament.

The British Parliament has not forgotten the shadow of the last arms race.

Now that Germany is in a slump, France is unsustainable, Japan and the United States are allies of the United Kingdom, whether it is necessary for the United Kingdom to maintain a strong fleet, the members of the British Parliament are worried.

Among the five countries, it is the United States that has actually made actual concessions.

At the beginning of the Washington Naval Conference, the U.S. planned to build warships included six 43200-ton "South Dakota"-class battleships in addition to the four "Colorado"-class battleships.

According to the regulations of the Navy Conference, after all ten battleships are completed, the tonnage of the US Navy's capital ships will far exceed the specified tonnage, so the United States was forced to stop the "Washington" battleship with a completion rate of 75.9%, and all six "South Korea" battleships. Construction of the Dakota-class battleship.

Among the six "South Dakota" class battleships, the fastest progressing USS "Lexington" and "Saratoga" were converted into aircraft carriers, and "Washington" was sunk as a target ship for shooting experiments.

Look at how rich and powerful the Americans are, the battleship with a completion rate of 75.9% was directly sunk as a target ship.

The "Normandy" class battleship with a completion rate of 25%, the French are still hiding it as a treasure.

Really petty.

The price Japan paid was not small. The United States stopped the construction of the "South Dakota" class battleship, and Japan was also forced to stop the construction of two 41000-ton "Amagi" class battleships. Akagi" and "Kaga".

"It's very simple to reach an agreement. All the battleships and cruisers of various countries will be dismantled, and all disputes will disappear in an instant." Kato Yusaburo broke the jar. The Japanese government is already weak, and it wants to change the two "Amagi" class battleships into aircraft carriers. It's another big fee, and now it's really going to be a waste of money.

"Okay, okay, I agree!" Carlo Sanzwa didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement, anyway, Italy couldn't afford to build super battleships.

"As long as you all agree, there is no reason for France to disagree." Albert Sarao fanned the flames. This is not a joke. France has split up and sold the "Normandy" class battleships, which has actually done so.

The arms race is really not something that any country is eligible to play.

Before World War II, the main force in the arms race with Germany in the maritime field was the United Kingdom, and France was responsible for the army.

Compared with the navy, the army saves a lot of money.

Now France finally got a taste of England—

Unappetizing.

"We have come together to limit the arms race among nations and to bring true peace to the world, which is the sacred mission the world has entrusted to us—" Bainbridge Kirby drew a big pie, said more than sang They all sound good.

"Submarines—Mr. Secretary of State, submarines are the issue we want to discuss." Rock doesn't want to be bullied. Although Rock doesn't mind spending Christmas in the United States, there are still a lot of things at home, and Rock doesn't have time to talk to these gangs. People quarrel in Washington.

"There is no way to restrict submarines. Even if we barely reach an agreement, as long as we want to develop the submarine force, we can do it secretly. Unless we can open all military ports, restricting submarines is a joke." Carlo Shanze is also exhausted physically and mentally. This fact everyone Everyone knows, but no one says it.

Now Carlo Shanze pierced directly, and Rock and Bainbridge Colby were also speechless.

"Okay, then let's discuss the aircraft carrier now." Bainbridge Kirby jumped over the submarine directly. Since it cannot be restricted, it will be temporarily put on hold as Rock said, and it is not an option to keep arguing like this all day long.

The water word count is not so watery.

"Now in the whole world, only our British Empire is equipped with aircraft carriers, and we should get the most share—" When mentioning aircraft carriers, Rock immediately became full of energy.

"The aircraft carrier 'Langley' of the U.S. Navy has already entered service." Bainbridge Colby was furious. Such a large ship was parked in New York. Couldn't the British delegation see it when they arrived in New York?

The "Langley" aircraft carrier was originally the US Navy's "Jupiter" coal carrier.

During the Battle of Jutland, the role of aircraft carriers received widespread attention from all countries. When the United States ordered aircraft carriers from southern Africa, it decided to convert the "Jupiter" into an aircraft carrier for experiments.

Although the "Jupiter" is only 5500 tons, its deep cabin is conducive to the construction of hangars.

The Norfolk Naval Shipyard undertook the transformation task. After the refit, the "Jupiter" was renamed "Langley", numbered CV-1, with a standard displacement of 11050 tons, a full load displacement of 14700 tons, and a maximum speed of 15 knots. There is an all-through flight deck with a length of 165.3 meters and a width of 19.8 meters, which can carry 34 aircraft.

"The total tonnage of an aircraft carrier can refer to the tonnage of a capital ship, and the ratio is still 5:5:3:1.75:1.75. After calculation, the United States and the United Kingdom can build aircraft carriers with a total tonnage of no more than 135000 tons, Japan is 81000 tons, and France and Italy are the same. 60000 tons." Bainbridge Colby threw out a plan, which was as uninspiring as a capital ship.

"No, the British Empire has made huge concessions on capital ships. On aircraft carriers, the British Empire must have more tonnage." Rock strongly objected. 13.5 tons is really not enough. The UK now fully understands the role of aircraft carriers and has already The two aircraft carriers equipped, and two more to be built, have a tonnage of more than [-] tons.

Southern Africa still wants to equip an aircraft carrier. Even if the Walvis Bay Fleet and the Edward Fleet each have one, 13.5 tons are not enough.

"Then refer to the tonnage of the capital ship. If 13.5 tons is not enough, then 15, and if 15 is not enough, then 20." than expected.

It is well known that southern Africa does not pay attention to capital ships, so Rock does not fight for capital ships.

What Southern Africa really values ​​is the aircraft carrier. The world's first aircraft carrier appeared in Southern Africa. Southern Africa's carrier-based aircraft technology is unrivaled in the world. The United States has to purchase carrier-based aircraft from Southern Africa for research.

"In that case, what's the point of our meeting here? Everyone go back and build warships, build as many as you want." Kato Yusaburo gritted his teeth, the United States and southern Africa are not short of money, and southern Africa does not build capital ships because If you don't want to make it, the truth is that you can't afford to make it.

Japan really can't afford it. The [-]th Fleet has sucked up all Japan's gains during the World War, plus the aircraft carrier——

It is estimated that the emperor himself will have to sell blood.

"[-] tons is indeed a little less, about [-] tons—" Albert Sarao got on with Roque, and France also ordered an aircraft carrier from southern Africa, and the possibility of building it by itself will not be ruled out later, [-] tons Tons are actually quite a lot, which is in line with France's naval strength.

If France is really given [-] tons, France will not be able to use it up.

"That's 16 tons." Rock agreed with Bainbridge Colby's suggestion that the 16 tons in Britain would definitely not be used up, and some could be distributed to southern Africa.

Rock's requirements are not high. The UK currently has two aircraft carriers with a total of [-] tons, and another [-] tons will be given to the UK, which is enough for the UK to build another one.

In this way, southern Africa can have a share of [-] tons, four [-]-ton "Transvaal"-class aircraft carriers can be built, and two ships each for the Walvis Bay Fleet and the Edward Fleet.

That's it!

(End of this chapter)