Whether a weapon is useful or not will ultimately have to be verified through war.
The weapons produced in southern Africa became famous through the Italian-Turkish War, and were fully verified during the First World War, which gave them their current reputation.
If Rock hadn't found a new way and completed overtaking in corners through various new weapons such as aircraft and tanks, I'm afraid that Southern Africa's military industry would still be struggling to catch up with European military industry companies. With Europe's hundreds of years of accumulation, Southern Africa would still be ahead of the curve.
In thirty years, I’m afraid I won’t be able to catch up with Europe.
This is also where Roque's confidence lies when facing the United States.
The overall industrial capability of the United States is indeed very strong, but in the specific field of military industry, there is still a gap between the United States and southern Africa, especially in the fields of air force and army. The gap cannot be made up in a short time.
Now Southern Africa has another killer weapon called rocket. Different from the rocket launch nest used in helicopters, the rocket studied by Robert Goddard has a longer range, is more powerful, and has a more stable flight attitude in the air. It has entered the stage of actual combat.
, so Robert Goddard’s request is not too much.
"No, Robert, our advantage in rockets has not yet reached an overwhelming level. We must remain patient." Rock still disagreed. The Americans' technology is still very strong, and the current rocket structure is not that complicated. Basically,
It's so easy to get pregnant just by looking at it.
Military industry is different from civilian industry. Civilian industrial technology can apply for patents. With patents, corporate interests can be protected to the greatest extent.
Military industries cannot apply for patents, especially in hostile countries. Germany has done such a stupid thing.
During the World War, British Vickers used German Krupp's technology to produce weapons. Although Vickers paid Krupp royalties for using the patent according to market conditions after the World War, Krupp was still criticized for this.
He was even regarded as a traitor by the Germans.
Switching to Southern Africa, if Southern Africa takes rocket-related technologies and goes to the United States to apply for patents, then the U.S. government will indeed protect the interests of related companies in Southern Africa.
However, once a war breaks out, the U.S. government will ignore it. At most, it will be like Vickers and pay patent licensing fees and royalties after the war. However, the damage to southern Africa has been done and cannot be repaired at all.
So for advanced weapons, all countries hide them without telling anyone. France sold "Miss 75" to Southern Africa before the world war, and asked Southern Africa to ensure that the Germans would not have access to "Miss 75".
, can’t even look at it.
"Lord, our rocket is the most advanced rocket in the world. It is not easy to be copied -" Robert Goddard did not give up. It took him 26 years from the beginning of research on rockets to the launch of the first rocket.
It's not that easy to imitate.
In fact, this is not how this account is calculated. Robert Goddard studied rockets from scratch. He continued to apply for patents and publish papers during these 26 years. Therefore, if other people want to study rockets, they can study rockets under Robert Goddard.
Based on the research, the difficulty has become much smaller.
Of course, as the first person to launch rockets, Robert Goddard still has a great first-mover advantage. Especially after Nikola Tesla participated, the performance of Robert Goddard's rockets has been greatly improved.
To put it bluntly, it is true that you can get pregnant at a glance, but you still need to work hard to reach the height of Robert Goddard. Unless the Americans steal the rocket for reverse research, even if the U.S. government organizes a scientific research team to focus on research, I am afraid it will have to
It will take several years to reach the current level in southern Africa.
"It's not imitation, it's ideas. The idea of studying rockets is the most important." Rock insisted that in Rock's plan, Robert Goddard's rockets were prepared for the Japanese and Germans, not the United States.
Prepared by people.
Of course, Rock won't let Robert Goddard get nothing, isn't it just funding? It doesn't matter if he gives more, as long as Robert Goddard doesn't burn out like Nikola Tesla.
In other words, if Rock can even afford Nikola Tesla, why should he be afraid of another Robert Goddard?
The more the merrier!
After sending Robert Goddard away, Rock still had to say hello to the Americans. The U.S. government could support the Brazilian military government, but it could not affect the interests of the Iron Four Corners Company.
To put it bluntly, the Brazilian military government can attack the Mizhou state capital, but it cannot launch an attack on the mining areas controlled by Iron Sijiao Company.
"Lord, I don't know the relevant situation yet. I need to understand the situation before I can give you an answer——"
When Rock summoned Stimson for the first time, Stimson responded to Rock like this.
By this time Fragozo had left Brazil for the United States.
At the end of last year, Henry Lewis Stimson began to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Southern Africa. Stimson is also an old friend of Southern Africans and has participated in many negotiations between the U.S. government and Southern Africa.
Half a month later, Rock summoned Stimson again.
"Lord, regarding the dispute between the Brazilian military government and the Brazilian state, that is Brazil's internal affair. The U.S. government has no right to interfere and has no intention to interfere." Stimson continued to evade. By this time, Fragozo had arrived in Washington.
Another week passed before Rock summoned Stimson for the third time.
"The cooperation between American companies and the Brazilian military government is the commercial behavior of American companies. The United States is a democratic and free country. Even the U.S. government has no right to interfere with the commercial practices of American companies." Stimson still pushed it all. At this time,
Fragozo represents the Brazilian military government and has signed arms contracts with a number of American companies.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I have noticed that Mr. Getulio Vargas, the governor of the Brazilian state, is visiting Nyasaland. I hope that your Excellency, the Prime Minister, can restrict the behavior of Nyasaland. According to the agreement signed between you and President Roosevelt, the southern
Africa should respect the interests of the United States in the Americas." Stimson is also very wary of southern Africa. The United States supports the military government, and southern Africa supports the United States. It is still unclear who will win.
"According to the agreement signed by President Roosevelt and I, the United States is also obliged to guarantee Southern Africa's vested interests in the Americas." Roque said with a smile on his face, not in a hurry.
When Rock and Roosevelt met, they indeed promised each other to guarantee each other's interests. Rock, on behalf of Southern Africa, promised not to expand in South America, and Roosevelt, on behalf of the United States, promised to fully respect the status of Southern Africa in Africa.
Now it is not Southern Africa's expansion, but Southern Africa's need to protect the iron ore mines of Southern African companies in Mizhou.
Roque received the news that Washington has decided to give the Brazilian military government a US$200 million interest-free loan, which will be used entirely by the Brazilian military government to purchase military supplies including aircraft and tanks in the United States.
Southern Africa responded quickly. The day after Washington decided to provide interest-free loans to the Brazilian military government, Rand Bank agreed to borrow 200 million rand from Rand Bank using the state capital of Mizhou's iron ore as collateral.
The purchasing power of US$200 million to Rand200 million is actually about the same. The exchange rate of the rand is a little higher than that of the US dollar, but the price of weapons in southern Africa is also a bit higher. In fact, it is almost the same.
Of course, the performance of the weapons is different.
As mentioned above, the U.S. military industry is actually not very good now. When the World War broke out, the U.S. military did not even have weapons when they arrived in Europe. It was the United Kingdom that provided weapons, so that the U.S. could avoid the embarrassing situation of going into battle naked.
Speaking of which, Americans are also very shameless. Millions of soldiers went to Europe with nothing to participate in the war. The British government held its nose and armed the US troops. As a result, when the world war ended, the US military did not return the weapons to the UK, but took them with the troops.
Returned to the United States.
These weapons were sold by the U.S. government to the Brazilian military government.
In fact, it is not bad. The equipment provided by the British government to the US military is all British military standard equipment. The rifles are all the latest model Lee Enfield. The models of machine guns are slightly more complicated. There are general machine guns produced in southern Africa and those produced in the UK.
Vickers machine guns, and older models of Maxims.
Other equipment, such as aircraft, are basically "Strong Wind" fighter jets produced in Southern Africa during the World War. The tanks are still "Ranger" light tanks produced in Southern Africa. Of all the equipment, the United States produced only four naval ships.
These four naval ships were refurbished and sold to the Brazilian military government after the United States refurbished cruisers and destroyers that were about to be scrapped, and the prices are said to be more expensive than new ships.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, there is no need to worry about this. As long as it is a promise made by the United States, the United States will strictly implement it." Stimson also stared and told lies. The United States almost sold BIG7 to the Brazilian military government. This is called strict implementation.
?
Rock would just smile and say nothing, Americans would pretend to be dumbfounded, Southern Africans would also make jokes, but everyone would see the real deal on the battlefield.
While Fragozo was on a shopping spree in Washington, Vargas was visiting a National Guard camp in Nyasaland, accompanied by Angel.
"The National Guard is a powerful supplement to the Southern African National Defense Force. According to Southern African laws, the Southern African National Defense Force cannot interfere in domestic affairs unless there are special circumstances. At this time, the National Guard is needed to ensure the stability of each state." Angel introduced as she walked, the Southern African National Guard
The Guard's requirements are still very high and it is equipped with heavy weapons including light tanks and heavy artillery. Nyasaland is considering equipping the National Guard with helicopters.
In the parking lot next to Angel and Vargas, there are nearly a hundred light tanks and armored vehicles neatly stacked. These are all prepared by Angel for Vargas. As long as Vargas signs the military purchase contract, they will
You can bring all these equipment back to Mizhou.
"These equipment were retired from the National Defense Force after the World War and then installed in the National Guard. There is no need to worry about performance. The National Guard will regularly and carefully maintain these equipment, so they look like new." Angel.
We are still very confident in the performance of southern African weapons.
In other words, Southern Africa cannot intervene directly, otherwise An Qi would like to send a troop to Brazil to see how capable the Americans are.
ps: The new month of January has begun. There will be an update at this point, so today will be at least the third update——
