Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 486 Free Shipping

Rock couldn't believe that the total number of rebels who could defeat a battalion was less than 500.

Even if it is a servant army composed entirely of Indians, it is considered a regular army in India, and the level of equipment is not comparable to that of the rebels. At least the Indian soldiers use Martini Henry, while some of the rebels use Martini Henry. Front-loading muskets, these guns can go into museums, so Rock wanted to break his head, and he didn't want to understand how the 35th Battalion lost.

Compared to Rock, Mars Howard was even more shocked. He finally saw how the new First Cavalry Division fought.

After being equipped with armored vehicles, the tactics of the new First Cavalry Division were all arranged around armored vehicles.

Each armored vehicle, in addition to a heavy machine gun on the roof, also has a 40mm caliber grenade launcher. This level of firepower configuration is simply not something that poorly equipped rebels can compete with.

The infantry of the new [-]st Cavalry Division also performed very well. Mars Howard was surprised to find that when the new [-]st Cavalry Division launched an attack on the rebels, it did not adopt the thin red line tactics common to British troops. Squads as units, accompanied by armored vehicles, launched an attack on the rebels.

In the eyes of ordinary people, such behavior is certainly not brave enough, but it effectively avoided casualties. The weapons of the rebels had no effect on the armored vehicles, but the infantry could effectively use the cover of the armored vehicles to shoot accurately at the rebels.

The equipment of the infantry of the new First Cavalry Division also surprised Mars Howard. In addition to the basic Lee Enfield, Mars Howard noticed that the infantry squad of the new First Cavalry Division was also equipped with light machine guns and simple version of the grenade launcher, infantry operations are also carried out around the light machine gun and the simple version of the grenade launcher, Mars Howard even found an accurate shooter with a scope on the rifle, this level of equipment, even with the The British Army's most elite units compare favorably.

No, the new First Cavalry Division is also a British force, so now the new First Cavalry Division is already the most elite force in Britain.

"My lord, has the local army equipment advanced to this level?" Mars Howard did not expect that all the weapons used by the new First Cavalry Division were produced by Nyasaland itself.

"No, it should be that only a small number of troops can reach this level. After all, the more automated weapons the troops are equipped with, the greater the pressure on logistics and transportation. The new First Cavalry Division is equipped with so many weapons because of the use of trucks. Automatic weapons, for ordinary troops, it is difficult to do this." Rock actually wanted to use this trip to India to explore whether it is possible to realize the mechanization of troops under the current conditions.

In fact, there are still many difficulties. The only supplies that the new First Cavalry Division can obtain in India are the 7.7mm bullets that Lee Enfield can use, other such as 40mm grenades used by grenade launchers, and 37mm grenades equipped by Indian troops. Grenades are not universal, and supplies must be obtained from Nyasaland.

Another important issue is the diesel used by trucks. Although diesel engines do not have high requirements for fuel, diesel in India still cannot meet the requirements of trucks. Even Nyasaland cannot produce diesel. Diesel must be imported from far away Europe. get.

Therefore, the newly formed First Cavalry Division relies heavily on logistics. It may only take half a day for ordinary troops to dispatch, and the newly formed First Cavalry Division must be prepared at least one day in advance.

Of course, this "half a day" is only a relative term. It will take at least a week for the troops composed of all Indian soldiers to be dispatched. The preparations and mobilization work will take at least a week, and after the troops are dispatched, they will still encounter various troubles.

"Are the trucks and the military vehicles equipped by the new First Cavalry Division all locally produced?" Although Rock said the situation was serious, Mars Howard was still very envious of the various vehicles used by the new First Cavalry Division. kind of equipment.

"No, these trucks and military vehicles are all produced by Nyasaland." Rock can finally say these words openly now. The autonomy of southern Africa is inevitable, and the influence of the British government on Nyasaland has become more and more serious. come smaller.

All thanks to the promotion of Earl Selborne. Like Adelaide before, Earl Selborne is now the Commissioner of South Africa, plus the Governor of Transvaal and Orange.

For these positions, Earl Selborne is obviously extremely resistant, so Earl Selborne is now trying his best to promote the United Self-Government of Southern Africa, so that Earl Selborne can return to the Admiralty and continue his ambitious naval expansion plan.

The British dreadnought project was promoted by the Earl of Selborne. When he spoke in the House of Commons, the Earl of Selborne once said: "In my opinion. All the expenses of this country are to maintain its bank credit and its navy."

Therefore, Earl Selborne has no interest in southern Africa. How to maintain the naval superiority of the British Empire is the focus of Earl Selborne's concern.

"Isn't Nyasaland in southern Africa?" Mars Howard was so surprised. Although he didn't understand the role of automobiles in modern industry, he also knew that producing cars was a very complicated matter. In Mars Howard In Howard's impression, southern Africa is a place that is more backward than India. Mars Howard never thought that southern Africa could actually produce cars.

And it looks like a more advanced car than in Europe.

There are actually armored vehicles in Europe now, but that armored vehicle is still at a relatively primitive level, and it is incomparable with the armored vehicles equipped by the new First Cavalry Division.

"Yes, Nyasaland is in southern Africa, but this does not prevent Nyasaland from being able to produce cars. You know, southern Africa has steel, rubber, workers, and all the resources needed to produce cars." Luo Ke deliberately reduced the difficulty of producing cars. Having resources is one thing, but how to effectively integrate resources is another. India also has steel and rubber, but if India wants to produce cars, it will take at least a few decades. thing.

Even in another time and space, the reason why India can produce cars is because of the resources left over from the United Kingdom. Even the Indian car brands were originally owned by the British and have nothing to do with India.

At this time, the battle was actually over, and the result was very good. A total of 95 rebels were killed and about 400 were captured. The women of Lakshmi's family were also found. Rock did not ask about the situation of those women.

As for the property that was robbed, it was nowhere to be found. Rock still noticed that even though Mars Howard shot a few soldiers who looted property with his own hands just now, many Indian soldiers were still bulging. Rock felt that If I stay in India for a long time, sooner or later I will become more and more impatient.

Military discipline is always a big problem. The discipline of the British army is actually very strict, but the regulations are one thing, and the implementation is another. Many times on the battlefield, officers will not treat them for the sake of morale. Soldiers are strict.

In fact, Rock is not qualified to ask the Indians on this issue. The performance of the troops in southern Africa in the war is also unbearable. Loot if you can, and burn if you can't.

Forget about people, the Rhodesian Northern Division does not kill people, but at that time, in order to increase the burden on the Congo Free State, when it was necessary to kill people, the Rhodesian Northern Division was also able to do so.

That's why Rock noticed just now that soldiers from the new [-]st Cavalry Division threw large and small bags into the armored vehicles, and Rock pretended not to see them.

On his return to Dhaka, Lord Belloc hosted a grand celebratory dinner for Rock and Mars Howard.

At the banquet, Rock met Visacam again. He didn't know that the golden Buddha he gave to Rock had been exposed. Even if he knew, Visacam probably didn't care much, and Rock didn't expose Visacam , continue to greet Visacam warmly, as long as Visacam is willing to buy agricultural products from southern Africa, Rock doesn't care whether the Golden Buddha is pure gold or gold-plated.

But what Rock didn't expect was that the price offered by Visacam was far lower than Rock's bottom line.

Unlike the Japanese and Russians who purchased frantically during the war, supplies were in short supply all over the world at that time. As long as the Japanese and Russians could buy supplies, they would not care about the price at all. Purchasing supplies is actually a battlefield where there is no smoke. When enough war materials are obtained, the other side's war materials will be in short supply, which is also a blow to the opponent, so the Japanese and Russians were crazy at the time, and they had to buy even if they had no money.

Visacam is much more stingy, and the purchase price of agricultural products given is almost free if it is cheap.

Rock immediately changed his face, no money to do business!

"Lord, what we want to do is a long-term cooperation, so we have to fully consider each other's interests. Although the price is a bit low, there is no requirement for quality. Southern Africa is vast and sparsely populated, and any farm has hundreds or even thousands of people. Acres, where the fruit is even everywhere, it doesn't matter if the price is lower——" Wissakam only considered his own interests, and did not consider Rock's interests at all.

"Yes, fruits in southern Africa are indeed everywhere. The local people don't even need to work to get enough living supplies. There are even wild animals everywhere in southern Africa. The locals use bows and arrows, as well as simple traps. I can hunt fat prey very smoothly——” Rock’s words whetted Visakham’s appetite, and Rock even found that Visakum still had the movement of swallowing saliva.

"The crux of the problem is that you need to work to turn these things into products, so if you want to get them for free, then you send people to pick the fruits and catch the prey yourself—" Rock will not be used to Visakam's problems , if Rock agrees to this price, then Visacam will ask for free shipping next.

(End of this chapter)