Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1794
Thanks to the strong advantages in raw materials and human resources, the cost of building warships in all countries in the world is lowest in southern Africa.

The cost of a single ship of the three BIG7s built by the United States is 2700 million U.S. dollars, which is 2700 million before the depreciation of the U.S. dollar. Now, the cost of a single ship is estimated to exceed 4000 million U.S. dollars.

The cost of a single ship of the British "Nelson" is similar to that of the American "Colorado" class battleship. If it is handed over to southern Africa to build, the cost of a single ship will not exceed 700 million rand.

Of course, this is also the rand before the depreciation. After the economic crisis broke out, the rand has also depreciated many times. Now, the cost will rise to about 1000 million.

2000 million rand is nothing to Stoudemire. Instead of putting it in the bank to depreciate, it is better to donate it to the navy to build warships. If this can bring more security guarantees to Roya's family of three, no matter how much it costs, it will be worth it .

Of course, Congress will not agree to allocate more funds to the Navy just because of Stoudemire's donation. It was only halfway through 1929, and the budget passed at the end of last year had already been spent. The federal government also issued [-] million rand bonds. It's really flooding the money printing machine. At the end of this year, among other things, the federal government's financial statements should look good.

The more you spend, the more you earn.

Roque was very indignant about Stoudemire's behavior of bypassing the Palace of Justice and directly seeking the support of Congress.

Like Stoudemire, Rock is also worried about the safety of Arthur's family, but there is no need to worry in the short term. It will be at least five or six years before the outbreak of World War II, and it will be too late to start building ships in two years.

"A battleship of more than [-] tons will take at least one or two years from design to laying of the keel, and it will take at least another two or three years from launching outfitting and trial sailing to delivery to form combat effectiveness. Large warships need limited docks. Edward Shipbuilding Where did we get so much time?" Stoudemire has obviously done his homework, and a battleship worth tens of millions really needs more demonstrations.

If it is replaced by the United Kingdom and the United States, it may take a year or two to justify whether it needs to be built.

"No, no, no, it's not that troublesome. Building a warship is divided into different people, it depends on who builds it—" Rock has confidence in the speed of southern Africa.

Building a warship is indeed quite troublesome. The French "Dunkirk" battleship began to be demonstrated in 1918, and the decision was made after the London Naval Conference. The blueprint has just been finalized, and the keel has not yet been laid.

按照法国海军的计划，首舰“敦刻尔克”号战列舰将在1930年12月铺设龙骨，预计33年10月下水，35年4月份左右交付海军使用。

It is only 1929 now, and it will take at least five years for the "Dunkirk" to be delivered to the Navy for service.

The "Nelson" class battleship built by the United Kingdom started construction in December 1922, launched in September 12, and entered service in September 25, which also lasted five years.

In contrast, Southern Africa transformed the four "Normandy"-class battleships, and it took a year and a half from being towed back to Southern Africa to being delivered to the navy. The "Normandy" and the construction of several "Elizabeth" class aircraft carriers have accumulated a lot of experience in building large warships.

This time Southern Africa will build two "Elizabeth" class aircraft carriers, which are expected to be launched in about 9 months, and will be delivered to the Navy in a year and a half.

This is already slow enough. The "Essex" class aircraft carrier built by the United States during World War II, except for the first ship, which took 20 months, the average construction time of the remaining 12 ships was only 16 months, so the Americans built it in one go. 24 ships, 17 of which were built during the World War, and the remaining 7 ships were completed after the end of the World War.

Southern Africa has obvious advantages in building warships.

Among other things, France produced 563 million tons of crude steel last year, and southern Africa produced 5500 million tons. Therefore, when France considers building large warships, it must consider whether the steel it needs is sufficient.

Southern Africa has no concerns in this regard. With the Fawalt Steel Group, as much steel is needed to build an aircraft carrier. At worst, those foreign workers will be invited back, so that the cost can be further reduced.

The same is true for human resources. French companies are inefficient, bloated, and overstaffed. One person works for three people.

Southern African shipyards are extremely efficient, especially after adopting segmented shipbuilding and modularization, the speed of shipbuilding has been greatly improved. If a war breaks out, the shipyard will still have resources to tilt. It is by no means a dream to ship a ship in four days.

另一个时空的1942年，美国里士满船厂建造的“罗伯特·皮尔里”号在11月8日铺设龙骨，12日下水，全部时间只用了4天15小时零29秒！
"What's the use of a short time? It takes qualified officers and sailors to build a ship. A battleship needs 1500 people to drive it smoothly. How many people are there in our navy now?" Stoudemire's concerns are also very reasonable. The navy is not The army does not require training when recruited. One person fires a gun and fights like driving an animal. Training a qualified naval officer or sailor takes a long time and a lot of money.

Of course, this will not be the case in southern Africa. There are not so many people to waste. The recruits in southern Africa must undergo at least three months of complete training before they can be sent to the battlefield, and they will not undertake front-line operations at the beginning. Wait for another one or two months to familiarize yourself with the frontline environment before gradually undertaking combat missions.

This is what happens to troops composed entirely of southern Africans.

It is much easier to switch to the Southern African Union troops, but it also requires three months of complete training. The generals in Southern Africa never get rich by sacrificing soldiers to get promoted.

"Cecile, let me emphasize again that in the future navy, the demand for battleships will be lower and lower, and the demand for aircraft carrier pilots will be higher and higher. This is why we vigorously promote aviation clubs." Rock still has prepare.

A battleship may require 1500 to 1800 officers and soldiers.

An aircraft carrier may require more than 3000 officers and soldiers.
Aircraft carriers do not fight close to each other, but mainly dispatch carrier-based aircraft to fight, so the requirements for pilots are relatively high.

There are now more than 500 flying clubs in southern Africa, and thousands of pilots are trained every year. This number will increase with time, so there is no shortage of pilots in southern Africa.

"Then let's build an aircraft carrier, ten!" Stoudemire has ambitions. With the addition of two more, Southern Africa already has six aircraft carriers. If ten more are built, then the Mediterranean Squadron will have to divide into two or three.

An aircraft carrier needs to ensure attendance, at least one on combat readiness, one for training, and one for maintenance, so that it can be dispatched at any time.

The same is true of Rock's plan, not to mention the local fleet. Southern Africa must at least ensure that the Pacific Fleet and the Indian Ocean Fleet each have three aircraft carriers, so as to form sufficient combat effectiveness.

As for the squadron, forget it. Although the aircraft carrier is easy to use, the maintenance cost is not cheap. The cost of one year is almost enough to build another one. It is still in peacetime, and six aircraft carriers are quite a luxury for southern Africa.

"Hmph, aren't you just afraid of spending money? How much is it to build an aircraft carrier? I'll donate three of them, designated to donate to the Mediterranean Squadron." Stoudemire was frantic.

Rock would like to ask, do you want to donate the annual maintenance fee together?
It is estimated that Stoudemire disagrees.

"Cecile, it's not that simple. The Mediterranean Squadron is equipped with three aircraft carriers. What about the Persian Gulf Squadron and the Changi Squadron? The squadrons have three aircraft carriers, so the Pacific Fleet and the Indian Ocean Fleet will have to fall apart." Rock is now the master of Duan Shui, the Mediterranean Sea is such a big place, and the aircraft carrier seriously lacks the space for strategic detours in a fight. Is it reserved for others to be targeted?

For the same reason, the Persian Gulf and the Changi Naval Base are the same, especially the Changi Naval Base, which is also a bridgehead for southern Africa. The greatest significance is to help southern Africa gain time and mobilize the fleet to conduct large-scale decisive battles at sea with the Japanese. .

Anyway, with the outbreak of World War II, Southern Africa must first be Asia and then Europe.

"The Pacific Fleet and the Indian Ocean Fleet already have aircraft carriers, so what's the fuss? As for the Persian Gulf, Adan Company and Nezhi Petroleum Company should be responsible for the Persian Gulf Squadron." Stoudemire thought he was perfect, but he still forgot about the Changi Squadron .

"Don't worry Cecil, I'm also worried about the safety of Arthur and Roya—once the war breaks out, Arthur and Roya will leave Cyprus as quickly as possible. What we need now are cruisers, not battleships." Rock has been prepared for a long time, and the new cruisers in southern Africa are still very good.

After the London Naval Conference, construction of new cruisers began in southern Africa.

This level of cruiser is named "Durban" class, with a length of 115 meters, a width of 12 meters, a draft of 5.5 meters, and a full load displacement of 3100 tons. The degree is 5 knots.

The firepower system of the "Durban" class is two double-mounted 125mm naval guns, four double-mounted 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns, one 25mm anti-aircraft gun, and two five-mounted 533mm torpedo tubes, and Sea search radar, and the latest air search radar developed in southern Africa.

It should be noted that the air search radar is also a by-product of Nikola Tesla's research project. Nikola Tesla's original intention was to strengthen the air search of bombers in order to impose their own protection. However, the radar in southern Africa was upgraded, and then the latest model of radar was successfully developed.

Rock also loves and hates this. You can say that Nikola Tesla is super capable. The projects he is responsible for almost nothing, usually halfway.

You can say that he has achieved nothing, his project team often has some weird things, as long as they are used in the right place, they can play a huge role in related fields.

Rock is also very helpless, and can only say that the more people like this, the better.

ps: Mr. Yuan passed away, and he waited for us to finish lunch before leaving. The kindness of being full is unforgettable——

(End of this chapter)