Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1378 Live Ammunition

Like many Royal Navy officers and soldiers, this was John de Robeck's first visit to Walvis Bay.

Before coming to Walvis Bay, John de Robek had imagined the appearance of Walvis Bay countless times. Even judged by the highest standard, Walvis Bay Harbor gave John de Robek the biggest surprise.

Walvis Bay may be the port with the best natural conditions on the west coast of Africa, so even after Germany occupied Southwest Africa, Britain did not give up control of Walvis Bay. Walvis Bay is also the most important relay between British ships and British mainland and southern Africa. port.

During the British rule of Walvis Bay, because of the threat of Germany, it did not pay too much attention to Walvis Bay, and did not build a military port in Walvis Bay.

After Southern Africa got the port of Walvis Bay, the port of Walvis Bay really glowed with its due brilliance and became one of the last ports of Southern Africa on the Atlantic coast.

In the current Walvis Bay, there are about 3000 ships entering and leaving each year, with an average annual throughput of more than [-] million tons. This achievement is second to none in the UK today.

"The Royal Navy planned to build a naval port in Walvis Bay a long time ago, but unfortunately it has not been implemented. As a result, Walvis Bay, like Diego Garcia, has become an eternal regret for the Royal Navy." John de Robeck felt lost. The navy has lost more than Walvis Bay and Diego Garcia in recent years. The Royal Navy that once traversed the world no longer exists.

"Isn't it good now? The British Empire has saved military expenses and has not lost its maritime hegemony. The Southern African Navy is also part of the Royal Navy." Rock responded indifferently. If you miss it, you will miss it. It can be blamed Who.

We can only blame the decision makers of the Royal Navy for being too short-sighted, or blame the UK's global shrinking strategy.

"Where are your battleships? Why don't you participate in the exercise." John de Robeck calmed down, and he always looked forward.

"We don't have battleships, they belong to the Republic of Congo and West Africa—" Rock resolutely refused to admit it, saying this to everyone.

John de Robek looked at Rock with contempt. The four battleships in southern Africa were originally purchased in the name of the Kingdom of Mozambique and West Africa.

As a result, before the Kingdom of Mozambique voted to join Southern Africa, it sold two battleships to the Republic of Congo at a price of 50 rand. Any fool knows that there must be tricks in it.

"Don't look at me like that, and you don't want to cause the "Washington Naval Treaty" to break." Rock told the truth that the Navy has entered "holiday time", and no one wants to provoke an arms race again. The presence of battleships.

The Americans also have ulterior motives. They want to use these four battleships to stimulate the ambitions of the southern African navy.

Facts have proved that with the launch of four battleships, the ambitions of the southern African navy have indeed swelled.

Rock's current spread is too large, and the three fleets cover the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the mainland respectively, and their ambitions are evident.

The Royal Navy does feel threatened by the Southern African Navy, otherwise the Royal Navy would not have proposed a joint military exercise.

The Royal Navy wants to further understand the quality and combat effectiveness of the southern African navy through military exercises. With warships, there must be enough high-quality naval officers and soldiers.

"In fact, it's almost the same as a rupture. The Americans got inspiration from your backdoor eggs. It is said that the Philippines also intends to build a battleship—" John de Robek smiled bitterly. A butterfly in South America flaps its wings, which can cause trouble in Asia. One storm, southern Africa is the biggest X-factor of the world war right now.

"Philippines?" Rock couldn't laugh or cry. If the Philippines built battleships, the Japanese would probably go crazy.

The current conflict between the United States and Japan is mainly concentrated in the Pacific Ocean.

Specifically, East Asia.

"That's right, even the Republic of the Congo can build battleships, why can't the Philippines?" John de Robek's face collapsed, messed up, everything is messed up.

Rock suppressed a smile. Americans can do it. They used to be good students in Britain, but now they are good students in southern Africa.

"If this continues, the arms race will start again, so London proposes to hold another Naval Conference as a supplement to the Washington Naval Conference." John de Robek knew everything. Although London did not stop Southern Africa, it wanted Southern Africa to know , how much London has done for Southern Africa.

Rock suddenly realized that after the Washington Naval Conference, there was indeed a London Naval Conference.

Rock didn't know the reason why the London Naval Conference was held. Southern Africa in another time and space certainly didn't have the arrogance of Southern Africa in this time and space, so——

As Rock's influence grew, the direction of this time and space became more and more deviated from the historical trajectory of another time and space.

If things go on like this, Rock would not be surprised if the Second World War broke out ten years earlier.

The next day, Rock and John de Robeck inspected the participating warships in the outer harbor of Walvis Bay. The British Atlantic Fleet sent sixteen warships, including two battleships, to participate in the military exercise. John de Robek's flagship It was the battleship "Queen Elizabeth" that participated in the Battle of the Dardanelles.

Roque and John de Robeck boarded the battleship "Queen Elizabeth" together to inspect the fleet.

There are more than [-] combat warships and auxiliary ships participating in the military exercise. They are now neatly arranged in the outer harbor of Walvis Bay, waiting to be inspected by Rock and John de Robek.

The Ministry of National Defense of Southern Africa still attaches great importance to this military exercise. It not only dispatched elite troops to participate in the military exercise, but also transferred airships from China, hoping to leave some video materials for the military exercise.

Standing on the bridge of the "Queen Elizabeth" battleship, Rock's heart was surging, and his body couldn't help trembling slightly.

For 20 years, the Southern African Navy has grown from scratch, and finally has the qualifications for joint operations with the Royal Navy.

John de Robeck looked at the excited Rock, intentionally or unintentionally: "In 1897, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession to the throne, the Royal Navy held a ship review ceremony in the Speedhead Strait. At that time, 165 warships participated. Among them are 21 battleships and 44 cruisers, that is an invincible fleet across the world, the whole world is trembling in front of that fleet—"

John de Robeck's voice was full of pride. The Royal Navy was indeed invincible.

In the 1897 ship review, the Royal Navy was at its peak, and it was indeed a proud qualification.

Then 13 years later, George V was crowned, and the Royal Navy held a ship review ceremony. Including the warships from various countries who came to watch the ceremony, there were only more than 80 warships participating in the ship review ceremony. At this time, the Royal Navy had already The decline is evident.

In 1914, the United Kingdom held the famous pre-war ship review ceremony. At this time, after 20 years of arms race, the strength of the Royal Navy has been restored. It is said that there are more than 60 battleships participating in the ship review ceremony.

However, many of these battleships are already in a state of being dismantled, and only half of them participated in the subsequent Jutland naval battle. The widely circulated annotated photo has therefore been questioned.

"We can't always live in our memories—" Rock said indifferently, no one in the Chinese was afraid of being richer than his ancestors.

At this time, the ship review officially began. First, the Southern African Navy passed in front of the "Queen Elizabeth" battleship. Los Angeles".

When the heavy cruiser "Kimberley" passed in front of the "Queen Elizabeth", John de Robek did not put down the binoculars in his hand. It was obvious that John de Robeck frowned and his expression was solemn.

"Locke, heavy cruiser, is it really necessary to install so many anti-aircraft weapons?" John de Robeck still couldn't accept a heavy cruiser like a hedgehog.

"There's no harm in pretending to be more." Rock didn't want to explain this problem any more. The stubborn old guys will eventually be eliminated by history.

Well, I'm not talking about old generals like John de Robek, I'm talking about old-fashioned warships, and there is absolutely no disrespect for these old generals.

"Some time ago, the Royal Navy held an exercise." John de Robeck hesitated.

Rock does not speak, acting as the perfect listener.

"The result is sad. The four battleships participating in the exercise were all sentenced to be sunk under the attack of two aircraft carriers, including the battleship 'Queen Elizabeth'—" John de Robeck was really eager to talk, The battleship "Queen Elizabeth" was still the most powerful warship in Britain during the World War. The impact of this result on the Royal Navy can be imagined.

"Thinking about it now, your evaluation of battleships is correct. Maybe one day, battleships will be eliminated. It's ridiculous that we still laughed at you when we heard your evaluation. Now it seems that we are the ones who are ridiculous." John De Robek finally gave Roque a positive opinion, but Roque was not very happy.

A country like the United Kingdom, which has traditional advantages in the navy, once it returns to the right track, the speed of progress is extremely amazing.

What Rock is relying on now is that the proud and arrogant Royal Navy does not think about making progress, indulges in the past glory and cannot extricate itself, and does not pay enough attention to new weapons.

If the United Kingdom faces up to the role of aircraft carriers, it is still unknown whether the southern African navy can successfully establish an advantage.

"This matter cannot be judged simply by right or wrong. My evaluation of battleships has not passed the verification of war after all." Rock is modest, and now he doesn't need to add insult to injury and attract people's hatred.

"Locke, excessive modesty is also pride." John de Robeck's words made Rock dumbfounded, and you are right to co-author it.

According to regulations, when the warships under review pass the battleship "Queen Elizabeth", they should fire a salute to the "Queen Elizabeth".

What Rock didn't expect was that just after the "Kimberley" fired a salute, a splash of water suddenly arose on the sea next to the battleship "Queen Elizabeth".

live ammunition?

Too much!

(End of this chapter)