Even if the French do not ask for it, Nyasaland Military Industry will redesign a new tank for the French.
The situation in southern Africa is not the same as in France.
Southern Africa has spring-like weather all year round, but France is quite cold in winter.
The air quality in southern Africa is also very good. When France purchases tanks, it must take into account the desert environment in the North African colonies, which places higher requirements on the performance of the tanks.
In order to enhance the tank's protective capabilities, Nyasaland military engineers have even considered adding reactive armor to the tank.
As a result, this idea was directly rejected by Rock.
Don’t be kidding.
What if the Germans learn to add reactive armor to tanks and the Russians cannot withstand the German wave?
Roque is not worried about whether France can withstand Germany's wave.
The French are not stupid. While looking for allies in Europe, they are making preparations to transport some important government assets, such as French gold, to the North African colonies for storage to prevent them from falling into German hands.
This can reveal the true purpose of the French government.
It would be best if you can beat him.
It doesn’t matter if we can’t defeat them. The French government can move to North Africa and continue fighting the Germans without being wiped out by the Germans.
The French's 100 million order, in addition to tanks, also hopes to purchase aircraft and submarines from southern Africa.
It is understandable to purchase aircraft. The aircraft currently used by the French were the aircraft supported by southern Africa during the World War and were no longer sufficient to protect France's skies.
The purchase of submarines is obviously not for the Germans. The German High Seas Fleet will probably not be able to defeat the Royal Navy in the next world war, so the purpose of purchasing submarines is a bit special.
The submarine part is easy to solve.
Since the latest "dolphin" has been put into service.
Then the "ghost" can be sold to the outside world.
The performance of the "Phantom" is also sufficient to meet the needs of the French.
The airplane part is equally simple.
The latest aircraft must not be sold to the French, but the technology cannot be too backward. The French have special requirements. I hope Nyasaland Aviation can design a brand new biplane fighter for France.
When the last world war broke out, biplanes had already been phased out in southern Africa.
In the middle and late stages of the World War, the aircraft on both sides of the war had become monoplanes.
I don’t know why, but the French have a special liking for biplanes.
Probably because the two-layer wings are more in line with the romantic aesthetic of the French.
This requirement is also very simple and technically easy to implement.
After the technical issues are resolved, long negotiations will follow.
After all, hundreds of millions of rands are involved, and the French are also very cautious, hoping to get the maximum gain at the minimum cost.
As long as there are no issues of principle involved, Nyasaland Military Industry and Nyasaland Aviation will go all out.
Nyasaland Airlines is okay. It does not build military aircraft and is still supported by the profits of civil aviation aircraft. Regardless of the annual profit, it will have no problem to survive.
Life in Nyasaland's military industry is a bit difficult.
Roark can now understand why the United States in another time and space likes to start wars so much.
The reason is very simple. If there is no war, the arms companies in the United States will have to close down.
So it is not the US government that is bellicose.
It is American capital.
The same goes for Nyasaland military industry.
If a war does not break out in the world, Nyasaland military industry will also have to close down.
Since the end of the world war, Nyasaland’s military industry has been actively transforming.
The factory that produced tanks started producing tractors after the end of the world war.
This is our old business, a factory that produces tanks. It was originally producing tractors before the outbreak of the World War, so there were no technical problems.
Factories that produce individual weapons have also been transferred to the civilian market. This market is actually very large. Guns are not allowed in southern Africa. Powerful military weapons are strictly prohibited from entering the civilian market. Even the production of single-point bullets for deer hunting is now prohibited. They used to be among the people.
The collection of military weapons has also begun. Even in the name of collection, private ownership of military weapons is prohibited.
Entering the formal negotiation stage, the southern African side is headed by Sidney Milner.
Roque was still concerned about the Italian invasion of Abyssinia.
Haile Selassie I, who ascended the throne in 1930, was born in 1892 and just turned forty years old this year.
Haile Selassie I was born in a noble family in Shoa, southern Abyssinia. He has titles such as "the 225th generation successor of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba", "the Lion of the Hebrews", and "the special envoy of God".
Since 1916, Haile Selassie I became the regent of the Abyssinian Empire.
Haile Selassie I was very tough. He knew that the Abyssinian army was unable to stop the Italian invasion, but he still called on the Abyssinians to bravely stand up against the Italians, and took the lead, personally commanding the battle on the front lines.
Therefore, he was praised by the Abyssinians and was called the "Warrior Emperor".
At this time, the Abyssinian Empire was still a slave state.
In order to call on more Abyssinians to join the war, Haile Selassie I took the initiative to abolish slavery and gave slaves legal civilian status, thus gaining the support of domestic slaves.
Internationally, as soon as Italy invaded Abyssinia, the Ambassador Plenipotentiary of the Abyssinian Empire to the League of Nations called on the League of Nations to stop the Italian invasion.
Shaun Ferguson is sympathetic to the Abyssinians.
It is a pity that under the premise that Britain and France implemented the appeasement policy, Sean Ferguson could not do anything alone, and in the end, even the sanctions were just a formality.
After realizing the incompetence of the League of Nations, Haile Selassie I lamented: So far, we have received nothing from the League of Nations.
The inaction of Britain and France in the Italian invasion of Abyssinia also led to a further decline in the credibility of the League of Nations.
After the Italians captured Adua and Macare, the Italian offensive gradually suffered setbacks.
Transportation within Abyssinia is also terrible.
The complex mountainous terrain made it difficult for Italian tanks to move forward.
The Abyssinians' tenacious resistance surprised the Italians.
Haile Selassie I personally led the most elite royal guards to guard the main transportation road to Addis Ababa, and Abyssinia passed the most difficult moment.
Just when the Italian offensive was frustrated.
At Aware, in northern Abyssinia and on the border with British Somalia, the Abyssinian Empire finally received its first aid from the international community.
The Abyssinian Empire was a landlocked country, surrounded by the colonies of Britain, France, and Italy. Theoretically, the Abyssinian Empire could not receive international assistance.
This is only theoretical.
During the Second Boer War, the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State were all surrounded by British colonies. The Boers could still receive international assistance, and naturally Abyssinia could as well.
Of course the situation in the Abyssinian Empire was more difficult than that of the Boers thirty years ago.
Thirty years ago, all countries in the world united to help the Boers resist the British invasion.
Now because of the appeasement policy, the Abyssinian Empire cannot receive any official help from Britain and France.
What surprised Asfa Watson, the crown prince of the Abyssinian Empire, was that the first aid from the international community was not the machine guns and bullets that the Abyssinian Empire desperately needed, but seemingly ineffective ones.
Gas mask.
Italy participated in the Hague Conference in 1899 and was one of the initiators of the Hague Convention.
The Hague Convention clearly prohibits the use of weapons of mass destruction, including poison gas, in war.
So the Abyssinian Empire never prepared the equipment to defend against poison gas.
"When a country decides to invade another country, the Hague Convention is a piece of paper. The Italians will use any means in the next stage of the war, and poison gas is definitely among the options for the Italians." Li, a mysterious businessman who claims to be from the Persian Empire.
Oport was a Hebrew, so he broke through the British blockade and sent aid to Abyssinia.
"Gas masks are important, but what we need more are machine guns and grenades." The crown prince was a little disappointed. This time he came to Avare and brought the precious gold of the Abyssinian royal family, hoping to use Leopold
Buy weapons.
It doesn’t matter who Leopold is. It is estimated that his name is fake, but this does not prevent the royal family of the Abyssinian Empire from trusting Leopold.
If you don’t trust Leopold, who else can you trust?
Do you trust the British and French?
The British and French had abandoned the Abyssinian Empire.
As for Southern Africa——
Southern Africa was too far and would not fight the Italians for the Abyssinian Empire.
Of course this also made the Abyssinian Empire sad.
Although the Abyssinian Empire also has rich natural resources, its industrial base is very weak. It has always been a source of industrial raw materials for Britain, France, and Italy, and a dumping market for industrial products.
This situation is normal.
It was not just Italy that did not want to see the Abyssinian Empire develop industry, Britain and France also did not want it.
So now Abyssinia cannot even make a single bullet, and all of it must be purchased from abroad.
"Of course we also have machine guns and grenades, but please understand, Your Highness, the price will definitely be more expensive." Leopold has great powers. As long as the price given by the Abyssinians is enough, Leopold can give Abyssin even an airplane.
The Sinians brought it.
“The price is not a problem, the speed must be fast and the quantity must be sufficient. I will pay in gold.” Asfa Watson didn’t care about whether it was expensive or not at this time. It would be good if he could buy it.
"Then there is no problem, I will send it over as quickly as possible." Leopold is not a philanthropist either. The price is expensive and the full amount needs to be paid in advance. After all, no one is sure that the Abyssinian Empire can
How long will it last?
If machine guns and grenades are delivered, but the Abyssinian Empire is destroyed, who will these things be sold to?
