Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1840 The key is integration
Although the 406 caliber is stronger than the 380, it is not that strong. The power of the battleship's main gun is not determined by the caliber, but the armor-piercing ability is the decisive factor. What's more, the 406 of the "Kitchiner" can't compete with the "Kitchenner" caliber. Nagato's 410, not to mention Yamato's 460.
I have to say here that "Yamato" and "Musashi" were born at the wrong time, and they were replaced by World War I. "Yamato" and "Musashi" are not invincible, but they are definitely killers. "Kitchina" equipment The 406mm main gun can't even break through the armor of "Yamato".

This is really not boasting about "Yamato", mainly because southern Africa is really not good at the classification of naval guns.

We all know that the navy is a branch that needs to be accumulated, not only in terms of the quality of naval officers and soldiers, but also in terms of weapons. Battleships, as the pinnacle crown of the military industry, really cannot be bought with money in a short period of time.

There is one thing to say, regardless of the daily blacks in the corrupt country, the British are still very good at naval technology, especially armor steel and naval guns.

The idea of ​​developing the navy in southern Africa is completely different from that of the United Kingdom. When it comes to military scientific research, southern Africa does not pay enough attention to naval guns. A qualified naval gun is not easy to manufacture and requires a wealth of experience. And long-term accumulation is possible. In this regard, southern Africa is a shortcoming.

The southern African navy also knows this, so it puts its main energy on the aircraft carrier with carrier-based aircraft as the core. The main purpose of building "Kitchina" is to satisfy the dissatisfied naval generals. Some erroneous information from Japan, the United States, and Japan is plainly fake. When it comes to war, it still depends on the aircraft carrier.

Even so, the construction of super battleships of more than [-] tons in southern Africa still makes the southern African navy ecstatic.

Of course, there are also calm generals in the navy, such as Jackson Marshall, commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet, who disagrees with this decision.

"The money to build a battleship is enough to build three aircraft carriers. Wouldn't it be good to use this money to build a few more aircraft carriers?" Jackson Marshall was also an enthusiastic supporter of the giant ship cannon doctrine, but he led the team many times. After participating in joint exercises with the Royal Navy, Jackson Marshall's enthusiasm for battleships had hit rock bottom.

"Huh? The dream of you people has always been to own a BIG7 battleship?" Barton actually doesn't like battleships, but he has a battleship complex.

Speaking of which, any man would probably have fantasies about the stupid, big, black and thick battleships. Let alone whether it is useful or not, at least he has.

Moreover, battleships are not useless. Although the role of battleships is declining when fighting against the sea, they are still very deterrent when fighting against the shore.

The 406mm main gun of the US "Iowa" class battleship, if it performs a land attack mission, can penetrate a 9-meter-thick fortification, and when it falls on the ground, it can smash a crater 15 meters wide and 6 meters deep.

Battleships have a long lifespan. In another time and space, until the Gulf War in the 90s, battleships still participated. In a land attack, the U.S. battleship "Wisconsin" refitted with only 11 shells killed the Iraqi army. An army artillery position was blasted into a state of spare parts.

What's more, the significance of the existence of battleships is also a powerful blow to the morale of the enemy. In another time and space in the later period of World War II, US battleships bombarded the Etajima Naval Academy in Japan, and some Japanese officers were pissed to death.

So even if the battleship is about to be eliminated, it still has the value of existence, even if it is used to show off its might.

"Then when will it be built?" Jackson Marshall didn't care, and actually had a little expectation in his heart.

According to the plan of the Southern African Navy, a total of four "Kitchina" class battleships will be built. If there are no accidents after completion, there will be two ships each for the Atlantic Fleet and the Indian Ocean Fleet. It would be good to get one as the flagship.

"Hehe, there is no hope in five years." Patton smiled wryly. Battleships are not aircraft carriers. Southern Africa is already very proficient in building "Madagascar" class aircraft carriers. It can be completed in just over a year.

As for the battleship, the design alone may not be completed within two years. After all, southern Africa has never had experience in this area.

For battleships, Southern Africa's experience is limited to the transformation of the four French "Normandy"-class battleships, and it was only with the help of British and French technicians that Southern Africa was able to transform the "Normandy"-class battleships. If we only rely on the capabilities of southern Africa, we cannot do it at all.

What's more, that was already ten years ago.

During this decade, the engines used by fighter jets have been developed for three generations, and the same is true for the Navy.

With the current level of technology in southern Africa, it is estimated that none of the battleships built can compete with the French "Richelieu".

Of course, the French should not be proud. The 380mm M1935 used by "Richelieu" is good for everything, but it will explode——

This is another French operation. In order to increase the lethality of the armor-piercing projectile, the French ingeniously arranged four air cavities on the shell. These four air cavities can be loaded with gas bombs. After the outer armor is penetrated and the cap falls off Will release poisonous gas to kill enemy ship personnel.

The original intention of this design is of course good, but because of these four air cavities, the external high-pressure gas may damage the shell when the armor-piercing shell is fired, and the result is the explosion of the chamber.

1940年9月24日的达喀尔之战中，“黎塞留”号就因气腔问题导致当时只能使用的2号炮塔发生炸膛事故，2门火炮因此报废。

The way the French solved the problem was also very strange. Later, the problem was solved by blocking the air cavity with cement.

Southern Africa will certainly not make this kind of mistake. Prior to this, Southern Africa had no experience in manufacturing 406mm naval guns at all, so thank God for being able to successfully manufacture naval guns.

Of course, black is black for the French. In terms of armor-piercing ability alone, the French design is successful.

"Then let's not count on it—" Jackson Marshall immediately changed his face, and the battleship was indeed inferior to the aircraft carrier.

In the shipyard not far from Jackson Marshall's office, the newly built aircraft carrier for the Indian Ocean Fleet has been launched and various equipment installations are underway.

The current "Madagascar" class aircraft carrier looks similar to the "Elizabeth" class aircraft carrier in appearance, but they are actually two completely different models.

The biggest difference is the radar.

Here again Nikola Tesla must be thanked for his contribution.

As he learned more about Nikola Tesla, Rock was now more and more inclined to believe that Nikola Tesla was not an inventor at all, but an engineer.

Here again the United Kingdom and Germany will be pulled out and beaten.

As we all know, the technology of Britain and Germany is very strong, but the assembly process is average, just like the player who plays the game is obviously wearing a purple outfit, but when combined together, they can only display the strength of the blue outfit.

Nikola Tesla is a master of assembly. His magical level is equivalent to a blue suit, but when combined together, he can exert the same strength as an orange suit.

Compared with the "Durban" class light cruiser, the latest model "Madagascar" class aircraft carrier is equipped with a fire control radar in addition to sea-to-air search radar.

The fire control system actually appeared a long time ago. In 1916, Dreyer of the United Kingdom successfully developed the Dreyer fire control platform using a mechanical computer and applied it to warships.

In 1927, another Englishman, Pollan, developed a practical submarine fire control system.

Last year, Nikola Tesla's team creatively combined the fire control system and radar, and then there was the fire control radar.

This fire control radar has been installed on four battleships and is being tested in secret exercises.

As a result, it can only be said that Nikola Tesla is a genius. After installing the fire control radar, the four battleships in southern Africa may not be the first in the world technically. The accuracy of the main gun shooting must be the first in the world. Experience No matter how rich the gunner is, he is scum in front of the fire control radar.

This is the ruthless crushing of manpower by technology, and the rich experience accumulated for hundreds of years is gradually losing its effect.

Although the aircraft carrier does not install the main gun, the fire control radar is still very important for the aircraft carrier. After all, there are a large number of anti-aircraft weapons installed on the aircraft carrier. Combined with radar, it is best to be fully automatic.

This happens to be Nikola Tesla's strong point. After all, he was the man who developed a remote-controlled submarine in 1898.

"After these two aircraft carriers are completed, we can start attacking Japan." Jackson Marshall knew his mission. The Indian Ocean Fleet has always studied Japan as a combat target. What Jackson Marshall never forgot is how to " Nagato" and "Mutsu" were sent to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish.

"It's okay to suppress, but we still have to wait to attack." Barton's eyes seemed to be burning with fire.

Japan has already begun to expand abroad.

Under the increasing pressure from southern Africa and the United States, Japan had to embark on the road of external expansion.

With Japan's current strength, it is no longer possible to support Japan's participation in the arms race, so foreign plunder has become Japan's only choice.

Once Japan starts to expand abroad, the Chinese will become the biggest victims.

As a Chinese descendant in southern Africa, Patton wished he could march north now.

It's a pity that it can't be done. Japan is still an ally of southern Africa in name, and southern Africa has no excuse to go to war against Japan.

The only good news is that the League of Nations has sent a joint investigation team to investigate Japan's expansion.

Patton can only hope that the League of Nations can limit Japan's expansion.

It is said that the current League of Nations has not yet reached the point of being reduced to a display.

But not far away.

(End of this chapter)