As in the previous world war, British mobilization was slow and ineffective.
Poland has been partitioned, and the British Parliament is still discussing whether to form 55 divisions within 24 months, or postpone it to 36 months, or longer.
It's hard to imagine that Germany has already transferred its main forces from the Polish battlefield back to the Western Front, and Britain is struggling with the intensity of mobilization.
The situation in the UK is very bad right now.
Even the most resolute Winston estimated that it would take 18 months to form 55 divisions.
In early October, Rock received a call from Winston.
On the phone, Winston asked southern African military industrial companies to help their British counterparts restore their military production capabilities.
This is really touching!
I still remember that 30 years ago, Nyasaland’s military industry started with difficulty with the help of the British Royal Small Arms Factory.
At the end of the last world war, Britain still retained considerable military-industrial capabilities.
In just twenty years, Britain had completely lost its military-industrial capabilities and had to turn to southern Africa for help.
Rock didn't know how serious the situation was.
From Winston's words, Rock knew that Britain could no longer even supply its own bullets.
Incredible.
But that's the truth.
This also starts with the rise of Nyasaland’s military industry.
It is an obvious fact that the weapons and ammunition produced in southern Africa are far superior to those produced in the UK in terms of quality and cost.
The relationship between Southern Africa and the United Kingdom is still very good, and there are no military sanctions or the like.
Here comes the problem.
Since there are high-quality and low-priced weapons and ammunition from southern Africa, why do we need to produce them ourselves?
Especially rifle bullets.
In peacetime, Britain only retains one battalion of honor guards, which probably only trains a few times a year and doesn't consume many bullets a year.
The UK's own reserves are still very strong. At the end of the last world war, the UK stored at least millions of rifles and billions of rounds of ammunition, and established a combat readiness warehouse system imitating southern Africa.
The system is good, but it has been ruined by others.
The British ignored one issue: weapons and ammunition also have a shelf life.
Even if the gunpowder in the bullet is carefully preserved, its performance will definitely be seriously affected after ten or twenty years.
War readiness warehouses in southern Africa need to be replaced every few years. Weapons and ammunition that are about to expire must either be sold or consumed.
Otherwise, Southern Africa would hold so many military exercises every year.
The British climate is humid and cold, which is not conducive to storage, and the staff are not doing their job well.
So when Britain declared war on Germany and opened its combat readiness warehouses, the situation was very bad. Many weapons and ammunition were severely damaged and could not be used. Some warehouses were even empty. All the sealed weapons and equipment disappeared, and no one knew where they had gone.
Winston had just been appointed Lord of the Admiralty before the war began, and he couldn't even find anyone to take responsibility for it.
A sad fact.
Since the end of the last world war, John Fisher passed away, Chief of Staff Wilson passed away, John Jellicoe also passed away the year before last, David Beatty also passed away three months ago, Badenberg, Afraid of Conan
, Sturdy
These star-studded generals in the last world war have all passed away.
Britain declared war on Germany and the cabinet was reorganized. The current British Minister of War is Hall Besali. No need to look it up. This is a new name that has never appeared before.
Air Force Secretary Kingsley Wood is also a newcomer. He has never been exposed to aircraft before, let alone how aircraft fight. Sir Wood is a lawyer by profession and specializes in industrial insurance.
After ending the call with Winston, Roque convened another ministerial meeting.
"If the UK regains its military strength, then to whom will the weapons and ammunition we produce be sold?" Stoudemire firmly objected. The UK does not need to make bullets, it can just buy them from southern Africa. The price is cheap, the quantity is sufficient, the performance is excellent and you can get credit.
The military-industrial complex in Southern Africa is divided into two parts, one in Nyasaland and the other in Rhodesia.
Specifically, the military industry enterprises in Nyasaland are mainly Nyasaland military industry, which mainly produces tanks, armored vehicles, artillery and other weapons with relatively high technical content.
The arsenal in Rhodesia mainly produces pistols, rifles, general machine guns, grenades and other individual weapons that are in greater demand.
Therefore, when British counterparts resume their military industrial capabilities, the factories in Rhodesia will be most affected.
Although the arsenals in Rhodesia and Nyasaland are both affiliated with Nyasaland Military Industry, companies in Rhodesia are required to hand over a portion of their profits to the state of Rhodesia.
British arms companies will not pay dividends to Rhodesia.
"Has the British Empire become so miserable? Not really?" Owen was very doubtful.
After the outbreak of the European War, the federal government of Southern Africa was also reorganized, and Owen served as the newly formed Minister of Industry.
After the reorganization of the Southern African federal government, the finance minister is still Ada, the defense minister is still Martin, the commerce minister is replaced by Stoudemire, Henry is the resources minister, Sidney Milner replaces Douglas who has completely retired to manage culture, education and health, and Yang
·Shimozi also wanted to retire, but was persuaded by Rock to stay.
Smart Uncle Jenny is almost 70 years old and is still in good health. There is no problem in working for another 20 years.
In another time and space, Yang Shimozi died at the age of 90, a standard longevity.
In this time and space, even Kitchinna, who "died young", is now in better health, and Yang Shimozi is even better.
Kitchener is not idle either.
After the European War broke out, Kitchina, who was not willing to fish all day long, took the initiative to come to Roque, hoping to continue to shine.
Roque was very happy and gave Kitchina the title of National War Advisor, and asked Kitchina to participate in the newly established war committee, mainly responsible for being the mascot.
Kitchina is in good health. He is nearly 90 years old and still strong. He underwent an operation last year to remove three pieces of shrapnel left over from his leg in his early years. These three pieces of shrapnel are now preserved in the National Military Museum in Pretoria.
Compared with Kitchina, Ade's health is not very good and he is often hospitalized. He has severe cervical spondylosis and frozen shoulder, which has caused Ade to suffer in these years.
Ade is also 86 years old. He died early in another time and space in 1925. In this time and space, it seems that he will have no problem living for another ten years.
In another time and space, Ade was idle after resigning as governor of Southern Africa. He was in a depressed mood, and it was normal for him to die early.
In this time and space, Ade was re-elected as Prime Minister for two terms after resigning as Governor-General, and his merits were complete.
So mood is really important for health, especially for the elderly.
Ade has not completely retired yet. Like Kitchener, he is also a consultant to Southern African countries.
Philip, the last of the three elders, has completely retired. He takes care of his grandson at home every day and enjoys the happiness of his family.
That's not right. Now Philip has started to take care of his great-grandson and great-grandson, a dozen of them big and small. The old man is very busy all day long. His favorite thing is to take his great-grandson and great-grandson to show off to the other two old men who have been single all their lives.
Therefore, starting a family is also very important. Don’t believe that you should start a career first and then start a family. You should start a family first and then start a career.
To put it bluntly, after you succeed, you won’t even know who they are or the people who come over to you.
"Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Song Hongzhuan" says: The poor and the lowly will never forget each other, and the wife of the poor will not leave the court.
Makes sense.
"Even if the UK restores its military industrial capabilities, it will not be able to organize production. The United Kingdom has too many problems, and bullets are just a trivial problem." Ada understands the situation in the UK very well, especially the financial situation.
I remember that a few years ago, the British annual military budget was still 50 million pounds.
This year the UK's annual military budget is only 44 million pounds.
It's amazing, the war has already broken out, and military expenditures have dropped instead of increasing. All 44 million pounds have been used to purchase weapons and ammunition, which is not even enough to form 55 divisions.
No wonder the British Parliament wants to extend the time to 36 months. It’s really hard to do it in 12 months.
Oh, I almost forgot, Britain cannot give all 44 million pounds to the army.
There are also a lot of battleships and cruisers in the navy's shipyard, and all of them are gold-eating monsters.
"Gentlemen, our focus is not to help London solve its problems, but to meet London's needs." Henry said sarcastically. Winston hoped that Southern Africa would help British ordnance companies restore their production capacity. Then he would help. As for whether the British government can
Organizing production smoothly is a matter for the British.
To put it bluntly, Britain cannot organize production smoothly, but it is a good thing for southern Africa, so that the British Empire can truly recognize the reality.
"Hahahaha, you are so right!" Stoudemire slapped the table and laughed wildly. Help from southern African companies is definitely not free.
With such a group of important cabinet officials under his command, Roque was helpless.
Then help. Although the British government's military budget is shaky, the budget for other aspects is very sufficient. Funds were quickly received. Nyasaland Military Industry directly moved several arsenals in Rhodesia to the United Kingdom to satisfy Wenwen.
All ston requirements.
Don’t underestimate a small bullet. Every country in the world has the ability to produce bullets. There are not many countries that can produce bullets. Apart from Southern Africa, the only country that can produce bullets of almost all calibers is the United States.
It wasn't just the bullets that gave Winston a headache.
The sit-down war on the Western Front continued, and the battle between navies had begun.
On November 5, the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Brave was attacked by a German submarine during its mission. At that time, the HMS Brave was adjusting its sailing attitude and sailing into the wind to facilitate the landing of carrier-based aircraft, so it escaped from the destroyer's protection range.
The possibility of being attacked at this time is no more than one percent.
At this time, a German submarine appeared on the side of the "Brave" and fired three torpedoes at the "Brave".
The "Valiant" was sunk, and more than 500 people died among the 1,260 crew members. Captain Ma Kege Jones died in the line of duty along with the ship.
