Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1771 Prepare for the worst

Although the Olympic Games have ended, there are still many people who have stayed in southern Africa. Like Paterson, many of them want to know more about southern Africa.

Migrating to southern Africa was a difficult decision for someone like Paterson, who had property in France, where his family and friends lived, and where he could barely be considered a member of high society. If you immigrate to southern Africa, it means abandoning everything in France and coming to southern Africa to start all over again.

Start all over again!

If it is not forced to be helpless, who is willing to leave the comfort zone and start all over again.

What's more, in recent years, the prices of farms around Pretoria have become more and more expensive. Generally speaking, a farm with an area of ​​150 acres costs about 4500 rand, but there is no market for the price, and you can't buy it with money.

In fact, the key to having a price without a market is that the price is not high enough. If Paterson is willing to raise the price, someone will definitely be tempted. If 4500 rand is in Madagascar, at least one farm with an area of ​​more than 1000 acres can be purchased.

Now in southern Africa, only Madagascar can easily buy farms. The farms in Tanganyika have been snapped up, and don’t hesitate to miss this opportunity. If you want to buy a farm in a few years, you may have to go to East India.

What comforts Paterson is that the prices in the southern African market are low and the supply of goods is abundant. If he immigrates to southern Africa, Paterson can choose to keep the industry in France and bring his family to southern Africa first, so that he can make money in France , consumption in Southern Africa, is the most suitable choice for Paterson's family.

On August 8, the naval meeting continued.

Rock himself was very surprised. Macdonald, Hoover, and Tanaka didn't respond to the flat deck and huge size of the large comprehensive supply ship in southern Africa. They didn't realize the potential of the supply ship in military applications at all.

That's right, it's probably because the supply ship doesn't even have artillery, so MacDonald, Hoover, and Tanaka lowered their vigilance. After all, this is the era when aircraft carriers and submarines have to install artillery, and the supply ship doesn't even have machine guns. It doesn't look like it has any attack power.

In fact, this cannot be blamed on Macdonald, Hoover, and Tanaka. One of the three is a pastor, the other is a human trafficker, and the only one who has a relationship with the military is the Army Red Deer Yelang. We should not ask too much of them.

Of course, there are also smart ones. The three prime ministers and presidents are not proficient in naval ships, and there are still experts in the three teams.

Therefore, the focus of the debate is on the role of large comprehensive supply ships.

"Supply ship! Let me remind you again, this is a supply ship and cannot be used for combat. It is not equipped with any weapons and cannot be used for combat—" Rock repeatedly emphasized that it is fine to restrict cruisers and submarines, even auxiliary ships. The restrictions are really too wide.

"Compared with an aircraft carrier, it only lacks a flight deck, but it's a shame to call it a supply ship. With the industrial capabilities of southern Africa, is it difficult to install a flight deck on a supply ship?" Tanaka Yoshiichi was sour. Japan also wanted to build it, but unfortunately it couldn't. rise.

The cost of the large comprehensive supply ship equipped in southern Africa is not much lower than that of an aircraft carrier. The difference between the two is mainly the carrier-based aircraft, and artillery and machine guns are nothing.

The requirements for the flight deck in 1928 were not as high as in the 21st century. The most advanced fighter jets in the world now have an empty weight of just over two tons, and a maximum take-off weight of about 3.2 tons. In another time and space, the flight deck of an aircraft carrier during World War II is still a wooden deck. , The technical content is really not high.

"If you want to say that we demolish all the large warships, it is also very convenient to convert large warships into aircraft carriers." Rock sneered, pulling the United States and Britain into the water together.

As mentioned above, the technical content of aircraft carriers in this era is really not high. It is normal to convert heavy cruisers or battleships into aircraft carriers. Japan's first aircraft carrier, Hosho, was also modified several times during the construction process, and finally became the strange one it is now. look.

Unlike the Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier built in southern Africa, the Fengxiang has a full-load displacement of only over 7000 tons. The hull is designed without armor. Although it has a full-through flight deck, the flight deck is relatively narrow. In order to ensure smooth take-off and landing of carrier-based aircraft, In the end, the island bridge can only be removed, which looks like a flat boat from a distance.

In another time and space, Fengxiang has been modified several times since then, and the flight deck has been extended many times. As a result, because the flight deck is too long and the navigation performance is not good, it can only sail in inland rivers and become a training ship.

Unexpectedly, it is precisely for this reason that the Fengxiang became the only Japanese aircraft carrier that was not damaged during World War II.

Now the Japanese are also thinking carefully. In southern Africa, the aircraft carrier is disguised as a comprehensive supply ship, which can be modified when needed.

The Japanese are even more extreme. In order to bypass the restrictions of the Washington Naval Treaty, the Japanese government subsidizes private shipping companies to build large cruise ships. The Japanese government will build all passenger ships, cargo ships, and cruise ships with a displacement of more than 6000 tons and a speed of more than 19 knots. The "reward money" was given during the process, and the purpose was to requisition these ships and convert them into aircraft carriers one day.

"Ahem, Locke, the conversion of the battleship Lexington into an aircraft carrier is within the scope allowed by the Washington Naval Treaty." Hoover tried to clarify that the United States was limited by the Washington Naval Treaty and had to put the two ships under construction. The Lexington-class battleship built was converted into an aircraft carrier, and now the Lexington-class aircraft carrier is also the largest aircraft carrier in the world.

The original design displacement of the Lexington-class battlecruisers was 35000 tons, and the United States planned to build six ships.

As a result, the "Washington Naval Treaty" was signed during the construction process, so the United States converted the "Lexington" and "Saratoga", which were built faster, into aircraft carriers and continued to serve.

Like the Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, the Lexington-class also has a closed bow, has two elevators, and a crane is installed for the retrieval of seaplanes and aircraft.

In addition, Lexington also installed four double-mounted 203mm artillery for attacking sea targets. This is also the most intuitive embodiment of the cannon doctrine of the giant ship.

"So, since both large warships and large civilian ships can be converted into aircraft carriers, let's just stop building large ships and go back to the age of sailing ships—" Rock expanded the attack area, but there was only the possibility of refitting, but he didn't really do it. Modification, simply do not know the so-called.

"Locke, why don't you sign a letter of commitment and promise not to change the supply ship into an aircraft carrier—" MacDonald had a weird brain circuit, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"The guarantee letter is something that can be torn up at any time, and it has no effect at all." Tanaka Yoshiichi was also anxious to get angry. Everyone understands this truth, but you can't say it directly, you bastard.

"Then is there any point in wasting our time holding a meeting here?" Hoover was angry, and everyone was worried, so let's all go back to China and start the arms race.

"It's really meaningless!" Rock got up and left, not talking about the supply ship, even the supply ship must be restricted, it's crazy.

Naturally, the day's meeting did not produce any results.

In the evening, Rock and Hoover had dinner together, and Hoover raised the helicopter again, hoping that southern Africa could transfer related technologies.

"Okay—" Rock finally let go.

"Really?" Hoover was overjoyed.

"Really, as long as you are willing to spend money to buy a comprehensive supply ship." Of course Rock is conditional.

"How much?" Hoover felt a little toothache, ready to be slaughtered.

"It's not expensive, 2000 million—" Roque grinned, and the knife was a bit ruthless.

"Dollars?" Hoover had one last hope.

If it is 2000 million U.S. dollars, then Hoover can still fight for it. The cost of each of the three BIG7s built by the United States has reached about 2700 million U.S. dollars.

With the shipbuilding capabilities of the United States, as long as you understand the relevant technologies, you can easily imitate supply ships and helicopters. After all, the current helicopters and supply ships do not have much technical content.

However, it is very difficult to buy technology from southern Africa. How did the United States get stuck in other time and space, and now Roque is stuck in the neck of Americans.

Of course, it is not not for sale, but the timing must be grasped, and the card will be sold when the relevant technology in the United States is about to break through, or when it has just broken through.

Just to make you uncomfortable.

It is to let you buy rather than build, and rent rather than buy.

"Rand!" Rock broke Hoover's fantasy. Although the rand has been untied from gold, and the United States still adheres to the gold standard, the rand is still stronger than the dollar in terms of the gold content of the currency.

Now the nominal gold content of the U.S. dollar is still 1.5 grams, but in fact the United States has stopped the direct exchange of gold and U.S. dollars, and the gold content is useless.

Although the rand has been untied from gold, in southern Africa, one rand can still buy about one gram of gold directly from the market. In other words, there is nothing else in southern Africa, and there is still no shortage of gold.

"You are too expensive—" Hoover was very sad, 2000 million grams of gold is actually not much, just 20 tons.

Before Rock could speak, Sidney Milner hurried into the restaurant.

Just now, Yoshiichi Tanaka boarded a ship and left London, supposedly returning to Japan.

The naval meeting has not finished yet, so I am in a hurry to return to Japan, that is to withdraw from the naval meeting——

"What does this guy want to do?" Hoover was also surprised. Withdrawing from the London Naval Conference was no small matter. Once the arms race resumed, Japan would probably be the first to lose.

"Kijuro Hashihara is still in London, and it is said that Kijuro Hashihara will represent Yoshiichi Tanaka to attend the Navy meeting next—" Sidney Milner is not quite sure, although Kijuro Hashihara has a high status, he cannot represent Japan.

At least the identities of Macdonald, Hoover, and Rock are not equal.

"Herbert, get ready to start the arms race—" Rock didn't know what happened in Japan, and Tanaka Yoshiichi returned to Japan in such a hurry, so he planned for the worst first.

(End of this chapter)