Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2110 Panicked Britain

Over the past year, the British government has been arguing.

The focus of the debate is to what extent the support for Germany should last.

The purpose of Britain's continental balance policy is to maintain the balance of power in Europe. Only when the power gap between the major European countries is not large can Britain guarantee its own security.

After the end of World War I, Germany was greatly restricted. In order to restrict France, Britain did not hesitate to provide Germany with loans of billions of pounds, and acquiesced that Germany would no longer pay World War I reparations.

After Germany frequently violated the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles and took back the Rhineland by force, the United Kingdom intensified and allowed Germany to form a fleet whose strength did not exceed 60.00% of the Royal Navy.

按照《凡尔赛合约》的规定，德国海军只能拥有6艘10160吨、装备280毫米主炮的非无畏战列舰，以及6艘轻巡洋舰、12艘驱逐舰和12艘鱼雷艇，不得制造及拥有潜艇。

In October last year, the United Kingdom and Germany negotiated and finally allowed Germany to build a large fleet with five battleships, two aircraft carriers, 21 cruisers, and 64 destroyers.

According to this agreement, Germany has started construction of the pocket battleships "Scharnhorst" and "Gneisenau" at the end of last year, both of which have a displacement of 26000 tons.

The two 26000-ton battleships still cannot pose a real threat to the Royal Navy.

However, Germany is not a signatory of the "Washington Naval Treaty" and "London Naval Treaty". The construction of warships is not restricted by these two treaties. The real threat to the Royal Navy is the "Bismarck" that Germany plans to build, and "Tirpitz".

Unlike the two 26000-ton pocket battleships, "Bismarck" and "Tirpitz" are both 45000-ton BIG7-class super battleships. Once completed, they will pose a real threat to the Royal Navy.

This is a huge risk for the UK.

But if it satisfies the appetites of the Germans, it is clearly worth it for the British.

In fact, the German Navy is indeed unable to compete with the Royal Navy.

Regardless of the agreement between the United Kingdom and Germany, Germany is both a battleship and an aircraft carrier. In fact, in another time and space until the outbreak of World War II, the Germans only built two battleships, 11 cruisers, and 25 destroyers. One aircraft carrier None were built.

This has a lot to do with the resources that Germany has.

To build a powerful fleet, in addition to having technology, you also need to have sufficient resources.

Germany has only recovered part of its strength now, and its domestic resources are inherently limited. If it wants to build a large fleet, it cannot take into account the development of the air force and the army.

For Germany, the status of the army and air force is obviously more important than the navy.

This is normal.

The British may be stupid, but the Germans are sober.

Since it is going all out to build warships, it is impossible for the German Navy to defeat the Royal Navy, so why build warships by making use of their weaknesses and avoiding their strengths, it is better to use limited resources to build a powerful army.

After all, it is up to the army to finally solve the problem.

When the United Kingdom dug a hole for Germany, it was not idle.

As mentioned earlier, the year before last, the United Kingdom formulated an air force plan to add 45 new air teams within two years.

As a result, the British government's funding for the Air Force was only a meager 15 pounds in the first year, which directly led to Lord Londonderry's resignation as Air Force Minister.

Last year, the British government's budget for the Air Force was finally a bit more, but it was still not enough.

Winston reminded members of Congress in Congress to give enough attention to the Air Force.

Just look at the Southern African Air Force.

Look at the British Imperial Air Force.

Winston was really worried that once the Second World War broke out, London would be like Madrid now, always facing the threat of enemy aircraft.

It was a pity that Winston was ignored.

Not to mention giving the Air Force enough attention.

A considerable number of politicians in the British government do not believe Winston's judgment on the Second World War at all.

Or they don't want to believe it.

Speaking of Madrid.

After Russia upgraded the aircraft aided to the Spanish Republican government from I-15 to I-16, the Republican government once gained air superiority, and the "Condor Legion" suffered heavy losses.

The German Air Force made rapid progress and immediately put the latest Bf109 fighter jets into the Spanish battlefield to regain air superiority, and upgraded the "Aunt Junker" to a JU-87 bomber, greatly increasing its combat effectiveness.

JU-87 is the famous Stuka.

Before the Spanish Civil War broke out, the Germans began to develop a new bomber.

In terms of aircraft, Germany started late and its accumulation was seriously insufficient, so the research on new bombers did not go smoothly.

After France took the initiative to tear up the military procurement agreement with southern Africa, Germany's research and development speed suddenly accelerated. At the beginning of this year, the Stuka was finally successfully developed, so Mustache couldn't wait to put the Stuka into the Spanish battlefield.

At this time, the Luftwaffe hadn't even installed it yet.

This is understandable.

The Germans hope to test the performance of the Stuka in Spain in order to further improve the Stuka.

Therefore, the Luftwaffe in this time and space should be stronger than the Luftwaffe in another time and space.

The strength of the Luftwaffe has grown by leaps and bounds, causing anxiety in Britain.

The British also know that even if Germany builds a powerful high seas fleet, it is not an opponent of the Royal Navy.

Therefore, if Germany wants to attack the British mainland, the air force is the biggest hidden danger.

The British Air Force now has about 1000 aircraft.

It sounds huge in scale, but its performance is seriously behind, at least not comparable to Germany's BF109 and Stuka.

"Locke, stay safe—" Winston came to Southern Africa for the fifth time in three years, this time as the Minister of the Air Force.

After Lord Londonderry resigned, no one was willing to take over the position of Minister of the Air Force. In the end, Winston was pushed to the shelves and pushed out to take the blame.

After Winston became Minister of the Air Force, he immediately came to southern Africa to seek help from Rock, hoping that southern Africa could help the British Air Force improve its strength.

"Congratulations on your return to the center of British power, I wish you a great show of your talents—" Rock was really not sarcastic, and even felt a little distressed when he looked at the aging Winston.

Think about how high-spirited Winston, who was only 26 years old at the time, when Rock met Winston for the first time, lashing out at Fang Qiu.

Now Winston has just turned 60 years old, his body is seriously fattened, his head is bald, and he has been smoking all year round, causing great damage to Winston's body.

Rock is still very self-disciplined, running five kilometers every morning, rain or shine, and his body is not seriously out of shape.

For tobacco and alcohol, Phyllis is very strict. Rock can only smoke one cigar a day, and can only drink wine, and can't exceed [-] grams a day. Even at state banquets, Rock can't stop.

Rock's self-discipline made many people even feel desperate.

In terms of Rock's physical condition, even if he works for another 30 years, it is probably possible.

In terms of Rock's prestige in southern Africa, as long as Rock is willing, no one can compete with Rock.

"Thank you for your blessings, but I have made a retirement plan for myself. After I retire, I will come to Pretoria to settle down." Winston has a manor in the suburbs of Pretoria and stepped down as finance minister last year After that, Winston even sent his most beloved horses to his estate on the outskirts of Pretoria. If he hadn't served as Air Secretary, Winston might have retired.

Rock declined to comment on Winston's retirement plans.

The plan always fails to keep up with the changes. Neville is at most a "tinker" and cannot lead Britain to win the world war. At that time, it is likely that Winston will be ordered to turn the tide when the time comes.

Like Rock, Winston is not someone who gives up easily.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have just become the Air Force Minister and couldn't wait to come to Southern Africa.

"The League of Nations decided to impose an arms embargo on Spain. The Secretary-General of the League of Nations is all southern Africans, but southern Africa does not abide by the regulations of the League of Nations. You really have it." Winston also envied Roque in various ways.

If Britain has the strength of southern Africa.

If Britain has such a superior geographical environment as southern Africa.

If England had such rich resources as southern Africa—

Unfortunately, there is no such thing.

"Germany and Italy are using Spain as their training ground, what do you think?" Rock asked, everyone is the same, no one should say anything.

Germany uses Spain as its weapon testing ground, and Italy uses Spain as its army training ground.

The Germans improved not only aircraft, but tanks also made great progress.

The original version of the No. 5.4 tank was only 15 tons, and the latest No. [-] C-type has a total combat weight of [-] tons.

The information provided by Brad's office shows that Germany has started to develop the No. [-] tank and the No. [-] tank since last year, and the prototype of the No. [-] tank has been rolled off the production line, and it is estimated that it will also be put into the Spanish battlefield.

The overall performance of the T26 is similar to that of the German No. [-] tank.

When the No. 26 tank enters the battle, the fate of the T16 will probably be the same as that of the Yi-[-].

This was what really worried Winston. The Germans were advancing too fast.

"For us, Russia is the real threat." Winston distinguishes between priorities, Germany and Italy are a threat to Britain, but far less than Russia.

If Germany and Italy won the war, it would still be Winston and his gang that ruled Britain, and nothing would change.

If Russia wins the final victory—

Then things will be a big deal, the British king will be overthrown, and Britain will truly become a working-class country like Russia.

So it's not a question of who to support. From a historical perspective, bundle sticks are indeed anti-human.

However, the British colonization was not much better than the bundle of sticks. What the Germans did later was done by the British. Only because Britain was the final victor, Germany was set on the pillar of shame in history.

Neither Rock nor Winston could convince anyone. A week later, the bad news came suddenly that King George V of England passed away.

(End of this chapter)