No matter what, Rock couldn't believe that he could defeat a battalion of rebels with a total number of less than 500 people.
Even a servant army composed entirely of Indians is considered a regular army in India, and its equipment level is not comparable to that of the rebels. At least the Indian soldiers use Martini Henry, while some of the rebels actually use
Muzzle-loading muskets, these guns can be put into museums, so Rock wanted to break his head, but he couldn't figure out how the 35th Battalion lost.
Compared to Roark, Mars Howard was even more shocked. He finally saw how the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division fought.
After being equipped with armored vehicles, the tactics of the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division were all designed around armored vehicles.
In addition to a heavy machine gun on the roof of each armored vehicle, there is also a 40 mm caliber grenade launcher. This level of firepower configuration is simply not something that poorly equipped rebels can compete with.
The infantry of the new 1st Cavalry Division also performed very well. Mars Howard was surprised to find that when the new 1st Cavalry Division launched an attack on the rebels, it did not use the thin red line tactics common to British troops.
The squad is a unit, accompanying the armored vehicle, and launches an attack on the rebels.
In the eyes of ordinary people, this behavior is definitely not brave enough, but it effectively avoids casualties. The rebels' weapons have no effect on the armored vehicles, but the infantry can effectively use the cover of the armored vehicles to shoot accurately at the rebels.
The equipment of the infantry of the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division also surprised Mars Howard. In addition to the basic Lee Enfield, Mars Howard noticed that the infantry squads of the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division were also equipped with light machine guns and simple improvised rifles.
version of the grenade launcher, infantry operations also revolve around light machine guns and simple versions of grenade launchers. Mars Howard even discovered a precision shooter with a scope installed on the rifle. This level of equipment, even with
The most elite troops of the British Army are not inferior in comparison.
No, the new 1st Cavalry Division is also a British force, so now the new 1st Cavalry Division is already the most elite force in the UK.
"Lord, have the local troops and equipment become this advanced now?" Mars Howard did not expect that all the weapons used by the new First Cavalry Division were produced in Nyasaland.
"No, there should be only a few troops that 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 it uses trucks.
Automatic weapons, for ordinary troops, it is difficult to achieve this." Rock actually wanted to use this trip to India to explore whether it is possible to mechanize the troops under the current conditions.
In fact, there are still many difficulties. The only supplies that the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division can obtain in India are the 7.7mm bullets that Lee Enfield can use, others such as the 40mm grenades used by grenade launchers, and the 37mm grenades equipped by the Indian troops.
Grenades are not universal and must be supplied from Nyasaland itself.
Another important issue is the diesel used in trucks. Although diesel engines do not have high oil requirements, India’s diesel still cannot meet the requirements of trucks. Even Nyasaland cannot produce diesel locally. Diesel has to be imported from distant Europe.
get.
Therefore, the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division relies very heavily on logistics. It may only take half a day for ordinary troops to be dispatched, but the new 1st Cavalry Division must be prepared at least one day in advance.
Of course, this "half a day" is only a relative term. A unit composed entirely of Indian soldiers will be dispatched. The preparations and mobilization work will take at least a week. After the troops are dispatched, they will still encounter a variety of troubles.
"Are the trucks and the military vehicles equipped by the new First Cavalry Division all produced locally?" Although the situation Rock said was serious, Mars Howard still envied the various types of vehicles used by the new First Cavalry Division.
kind of equipment.
"No, these trucks and military vehicles are all produced in Nyasaland." Roque can finally say these words openly. Southern Africa's autonomy is inevitable, and the British government's influence on Nyasaland has increased.
Coming smaller and smaller.
All thanks to the impetus of the Earl of Selborne, who, like Ader before him, now holds the office of Commissioner for South Africa, plus Governor-General of the Transvaal and Orange.
The Earl of Selborne is obviously extremely resistant to these positions, so the Earl of Selborne is now pushing hard for the joint self-government of southern Africa, so that the Earl of Selborne can return to the Admiralty and continue his ambitious naval expansion.
plan.
The British dreadnought plan was promoted by Earl Selborne. When speaking in the House of Commons, Earl Selborne once said: "In my opinion, all the expenses of this country are to maintain its bank credit and its
navy."
Therefore, Earl Selborne had no interest in southern Africa at all. How to maintain the naval superiority of the British Empire was the focus of Earl Selborne's concern.
"Isn't Nyasaland in southern Africa?" Mars Howard was simply surprised. Although he did not understand the status of automobiles in modern industry, he also knew that producing cars was a very complicated matter. In Mars Howard's case,
In Howard's impression, southern Africa was a more backward place than India. Mars Howard never thought that southern Africa could actually produce cars.
And it's a car that looks more advanced than Europe's.
There are actually armored vehicles in Europe now, but those armored vehicles are still at a relatively primitive level and are incomparable to the armored vehicles equipped by the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division.
"Yes, Nyasaland is in southern Africa, but this does not prevent Nyasaland from producing cars. You know, southern Africa has steel, rubber, workers, and all the resources needed to produce cars." Luo
Gram deliberately lowered 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 several decades.
’s matter.
Even in another time and space, the reason why India can produce cars is based on the resources left by the British. Even the Indian car brands were originally British and have nothing to do with India.
The battle was actually over by this time, and the result was quite good. A total of 95 rebels were killed and about 400 people were captured. The women of Lakshmi's family had also been found, but Rock did not ask about the situation of those women.
As for the stolen property, it was nowhere to be found. Rock still noticed that even though Mars Howard personally shot several soldiers who had looted property just now, many Indian soldiers still had bulging bags on their bodies. Rock felt
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 issue. The discipline of the British army is actually very strict, but the rules are one thing, and the implementation is another. Many times on the battlefield, for the sake of morale, officers will not treat
The soldiers have strict requirements.
In fact, Rock is not qualified to ask the Indians on this issue. The performance of the troops in southern Africa during the war was equally dismal. When the Northern Rhodesian Division was in conflict with the Congo Free State, the Northern Rhodesian Division was also in the Congo Free State.
If you can rob it, rob it; if you can't rob it, burn it.
Forget about people, the Northern Rhodesian Division does not kill people, but when it was necessary to kill people in order to increase the burden on the Congo Free State, the Northern Rhodesian Division could still do it.
So just now Rock noticed that soldiers from the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division threw large and small bags into armored vehicles, and Rock pretended not to see them.
After returning to Dhaka, Lord Belloc held a grand celebration dinner for Rock and Mars Howard.
At the banquet, Rock met Visakam again. He didn't know that the golden Buddha he gave Rock had been exposed. Even if he knew, Visakam probably didn't care much, and Rock didn't expose Visakam either.
, continued to chat warmly with Visakhamu, as long as Visakhamu was willing to buy agricultural products from southern Africa, Rock didn't care whether the golden Buddha was 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 were crazy about purchasing during the war, when supplies were in short supply all over the world, the Japanese and Russians did not care about the price as long as they could buy supplies. Purchasing supplies was actually a battlefield without smoke.
If enough war materials are obtained, the other side will be short of war materials, which is also a blow to the opponent. Therefore, the Japanese and Russians were crazy at the time. They had to buy even if they had no money, even if they took loans.
Visakam is much more stingy. The purchase price of agricultural products given is as cheap as almost free.
Luo Ke immediately changed his mind and had no money to do any business!
"Lord, what we are going to do is a long-term cooperation, so we must fully consider each other's interests. Although the price is a bit low, there are no requirements for quality. Southern Africa is vast and sparsely populated. There are hundreds or thousands of people on any farm.
Acres, where the fruit is even everywhere, it doesn't matter if the price is lower." Visakhamu only considered his own interests and did not consider Rock's interests at all.
"Yes, fruits are indeed everywhere in southern Africa. The locals do not even need to work to obtain sufficient living supplies. There are even wild animals everywhere in southern Africa. The locals use bows and arrows and simple traps to
You can hunt plump prey very smoothly." Rock's words whetted Visakam's appetite, and Rock even noticed that Visakam had the action 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 agreed to the price, so next, Visacam will ask for free shipping.
