The Army of Southern Africa is now gradually beginning to become a Royal Navy, pursuing weapons and equipment one-sidedly.
The latest tanks from Britain and France can all be classified as light tanks according to southern African standards.
It’s not that heavy tanks are bad, the British and French also know that the thicker the armor of a tank, the more resistant it is to beating and can provide better protection for the tank crew.
The key is lack of strength. Southern Africa's steel output is tens of millions of tons a year, so it can certainly build tanks very efficiently.
The annual steel output of Britain and France is now only about 10 million, and they really do not have the ability to produce heavy tanks that can easily weigh tens of tons.
Environmental demand is also one of the important reasons. Many bridges in the UK and France are hundreds or even hundreds of years old. The cost of annual maintenance can be enough to build a new bridge. The British and French are still reluctant to demolish them, and they also
A new term has been given to this conservative behavior called "environmental protection".
This is very depressing. As long as the bridge is designed properly and can meet the traffic needs, that's all.
However, when many bridges were built, they did not consider that future traffic would develop to the extent it does today. There are three parallel bridges on the Seine River in Paris, one bridge is used for trains, one bridge is used for cars, and the last one is dedicated
sidewalk.
This makes people even more depressing. Wouldn't it be okay to demolish all three bridges and build a wider, stronger, and more beautiful bridge?
To this question, the answer of the Parisians is no, because these three bridges carry the memories of many people from childhood to adulthood and can bring them good memories, so they cannot be demolished.
Many bridges in Southern Africa were newly built in the past thirty years. Not to mention before the World War. After the World War, the federal government of Southern Africa has carried out many infrastructure upgrades. The bridges newly built in recent years, even the heaviest "
Tiger tanks can move unimpeded. This is the confidence of the Ministry of Defense in Southern Africa.
"Our current light tanks are all in the Marine Corps. They are amphibious and used for landing operations or island defense. The effect is quite good." Martin's answer made Rock very happy. The engineers in Southern Africa finally started
Knowing the trick, he began to actively develop new weapons without any prompting from Rock.
The key point is that the Marine Corps has needs in this regard. The 55-ton "Tiger" tank is very powerful. If it is thrown into the water, it will be like an iron lump and cannot float at all. It is useless to install pontoons.
However, the Marine Corps has needs in this regard. When fighting to seize the island, they cannot rely on the flesh and blood of the Marines to launch a desperate charge towards the enemy's position where the defenses are complete and well prepared.
Therefore, an amphibious tank is needed to enhance the combat effectiveness of the Marine Corps.
"I have a telegram here from the War Department in London. The War Department in London hopes that we can deploy more fleets to the Atlantic to cooperate with the Royal Navy to maintain the balance of military power in the Atlantic." There is also a new situation on Martin's side. The Southern African Navy is now
The deployment of troops was obviously tilted towards the periphery of the Indian Ocean. Not only was the Atlantic Fleet not strengthened, but some warships were also transferred to the direction of the Indian Ocean, which aroused the concern of the British War Department.
"Our core interests are in the Indian Ocean." Rock ignored the British War Department. Will he still cooperate with Ning?
When Southern Africa initially withdrew from the Commonwealth, Pretoria and London signed a number of cooperation agreements in the fields of military, economic and trade, etc. The agreement stipulated that Southern Africa should cooperate in military aspects when the British government needs it.
It's a should, not a must.
The scope of this cooperation covers the whole world. In addition to the Arctic Ocean, there is also a certain degree of cooperation in the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean. The Southern African Navy and the Royal Navy still maintain a certain degree of cooperation.
After the World War, the weakness of Germany and Russia gave Japan the opportunity to suddenly rise. In the "Washington Naval Treaty", Japan received a quota of 300,000 tons of battleships. The United States also regarded the Pacific as its core interest, and the United Kingdom unswervingly implemented it.
Strategic contraction, the scope of influence in the Pacific region is constantly shrinking.
Then only the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean are left.
Now that southern Africa regards the Indian Ocean as its core interest, the Atlantic Ocean will definitely not be able to take care of it as well.
Of course, the Atlantic Ocean is not completely abandoned. The first "Island" class aircraft carrier has been named "Madagascar" and will be assigned to the Atlantic Fleet after it enters service. The situation should change by then.
There are six "City" class aircraft carriers in service in southern Africa, namely "Elizabeth", "Cape Town", "Bloemfontein", "Pretoria", and "Basutoland"
, and the "Salisbury".
The four "Island" class aircraft carriers are "Madagascar", "Nyasaland", "Rhodesia", and "Transvaal".
The current two aircraft carriers of the Atlantic Fleet are "Basutoland" and "Salisbury". After "Madagascar" and "Transvaal" are completed, they will also be assigned to the Atlantic Fleet. By then, the strength of the Atlantic Fleet will be
There is a qualitative improvement.
"Japan's expansion in East Asia not only threatens the security of East India, but also has a huge impact on our immigrants. I sent a telegram to London asking them to strengthen the strength of the Eastern Fleet. This is also London's obligation." Rock also said to London.
Dissatisfied, from the end of the World War to the present, the strength of the British Eastern Fleet has not only not strengthened, but has been shrinking. The Eastern Fleet relies on a few old cruisers to support its appearance. How can it compete with the huge Japanese Combined Fleet?
This is also closely related to Britain's strategic contraction. After selling Changi Naval Base to southern Africa, East Asia's status in Britain's colonial territory continued to decline.
Now the British Empire is indeed beyond its capabilities, otherwise it would not have given up on the Pacific Ocean. It would be good to be able to keep the Atlantic Ocean.
"The Japanese are hoping to obtain heavy bomber technology from Germany, and the Americans are also involved. We should take action and not let the Japanese and the Germans reach an agreement." Martin is vicious. What is Brad's office doing? We can't sit back and watch Japan.
The people made an agreement with the Germans.
Rock nodded and said nothing. He would definitely not let the Japanese get their wish.
London, naval conference in progress.
The Southern African delegation agreed to Roger Case's proposal, and the pressure shifted entirely to France and Italy.
The attitude of the Japanese was ambiguous. The head of the delegation, Kagoya Hoshi, said nothing during the naval meeting. Yamamoto Isoroku was busy negotiating with the Germans and had no time to attend the naval meeting. Hull also behaved indifferently.
More concerned about the Brazilian Civil War.
Half a month ago, the new Brazilian government forces completely defeated the military government forces in Santa Rosa. The military government lost more than 50,000 people. This was the last military force of the military government.
St. Louis is now in chaos. The unsteady military government cannot withstand the aggressive government forces. People who are capable are fleeing one after another. The United States is certainly the first choice, but the number of people who can flee to the United States is still limited. More people choose to flee.
Looking to other countries in South America, the United States has completely failed in Brazil.
This result was difficult for the Americans to accept, but they had to accept it. MacArthur put forward a lot of conditions, but did not leave Washington at all. Now that the United States was defeated in Brazil, MacArthur did not need to go.
The defeat on the battlefield did not make the Americans realize the reality. Hull still had a tough attitude when he met with Yang Smuts and Angel.
"The new Brazilian government must compensate the U.S. government for its losses and meet all the U.S. government's demands. Otherwise, the United States will launch a full-scale war against Brazil and completely destroy the new Brazilian government." Regardless of the fact that this is the home ground of southern Africa, Hull directly addressed Yang.
·Shi Mozi and An Qi issued threats.
The negotiation was held at the Southern African Embassy in London. As usual, it started with all kinds of blackmail. I won't say whether it was useful or not. We couldn't lose in terms of momentum.
Yang Smuts was cunning and cunning, but he could still remain calm when Hull threatened him.
Angel just laughed like the Russian defense minister who was threatened by a native chicken, and still wanted all-out war, so go ahead!
If possible, Southern Africa would not mind continuing to bleed the United States through Brazil. The Americans do have the ability to launch a full-scale war and destroy Rio de Janeiro.
But that's all.
It is estimated that the United States cannot even win Belo Horizonte.
If Americans dare to go deep into the interior of Brazil, they will probably make the same mistake again.
At that time, if there is an oversight, if another battleship is sunk in the same way, the United States will be completely trapped.
"Your Excellency, Secretary of State, if you demand compensation, you should go to Rio de Janeiro." Yang Smuts did not respond, and Southern Africa did not participate in the war. It has nothing to do with the Brazilian Civil War and has nothing to do with us.
"Come on, Mr. Minister, can't we be more sincere?" Hull lamented. The most insincere country in the world is asking the second most insincere country in the world to be sincere. It's simply ridiculous.
"How much compensation?" Yang Shimozi still wanted to save face. If it were An Qi who took the lead, then An Qi would be tougher than Hull.
Hull was pleasantly surprised by Yang Smozi's attitude. This was an opportunity that came to his door.
However, the surprise did not last for a few seconds. Yang Smozi added: "I can help inform the new Brazilian government."
Hull was holding his breath.
Yang Shimozi was not in a hurry.
"The Brazilian Civil War caused huge losses to the United States. Our expatriates suffered heavy losses. Hundreds of years of accumulated wealth were destroyed in the Brazilian Civil War. The U.S. Marine Corps also suffered heavy losses, with tens of thousands of people killed," Hull said in a long speech.
Yang Smozi had to interrupt: "Wait a minute, haven't you always said that the total casualties of the US Marine Corps are less than 10,000?"
Hull finally blushed.
This is the case in wars. Basically, when announcing the opponent's casualties, the actual number is multiplied by two.
When announcing our own casualties, we divide the actual number by two.
Now that Americans are demanding compensation, the numbers have changed dramatically. Deaths and casualties are not the same thing.
"Can you just tell me how much it will cost?" An Qi still couldn't hold back her anger.
"Five billion dollars!" the Lion of Hull said loudly.
This may be the second-highest war compensation ever paid.
