"Havok" has a displacement of 275 tons, a length of 56.4 meters and a width of 5.6 meters. It has one 12-pounder and three 6-pound rapid-fire guns, three 18-inch torpedo tubes, a steam engine power of 3500-4000 horsepower, and a design speed of
Section 27.
This performance was undoubtedly extremely advanced at the end of the 19th century, but it was not enough to meet Rock's requirements. The 800-ton "Graf Gotzen" main gun had a caliber of 76 mm, and the "Havok" used a 12-pounder gun with a caliber of 75
mm, which is similar to the main gun caliber of the "Graf Gotzen", and does not form an overwhelming advantage, so Rock hopes that the destroyer developed by Nyasaland Shipyard will have a 125 mm caliber main gun with a displacement of about one thousand tons.
The speed exceeds 30 knots, so as to form an overwhelming advantage over the "Graf Gotzen".
British artillery technology is undoubtedly very advanced. After the French "Miss 75" was successfully developed, the United Kingdom immediately learned from the "Miss 75" and the quality of its artillery was greatly improved.
However, the British government still has a hand in the Nyasaland Shipyard. Because the Germans do not have large warships in the North Sea, the British government is unwilling to transfer torpedo technology to the Nyasaland Shipyard. This makes the Nyasaland Shipyard unable to
Don’t look for solutions from other countries.
In fact, the British torpedo technology is just like that. Because it has the most powerful fleet in the world, the British research and development focus is not on torpedoes. The country with the most advanced torpedo technology in the world is not the United Kingdom, but Italy, so Rock
Christian was ordered to go to Italy, hoping to purchase Italian torpedo technology.
Buying technology sounds like it is very difficult, but in fact it went smoothly beyond imagination. The Italian torpedo manufacturer is a private weapons manufacturer, which has no intention of being self-conscious. The price offered by Christian is also high enough, so Italy
The people happily sold the technology to Nyasaland Shipyard.
Of course, the torpedo technology obtained by Nyasaland Shipyard can only be used by itself and cannot be sold to outsiders.
This is enough. The reason why Rock hopes to purchase torpedo technology is not only to equip destroyers, but also to equip submarines. This is the naval weapon that Rock attaches most importance to.
Europe is currently undergoing an arms race. It is almost impossible for Nyasaland to compete with European countries on surface ships. Rock is not willing to spend that wasted money. In the future, aircraft carriers will be the ultimate maritime weapons. The "dreadnoughts" that are now popular around the world
"Sooner or later, it will be eliminated by history.
Submarines will not be eliminated, so Rock puts his hope on submarines, hoping that Nyasaland can have the most advanced submarines in the world.
Submarines appeared as a brand new military weapon during the American Civil War.
In April 1900, the U.S. government purchased the submarine Holland No. 9 developed by the British-American John Philip Holland. From then on, the submarine officially became a naval ship.
Holland No. 9 uses a 33 kilowatt (45 horsepower) gasoline engine power unit on the surface, with a speed of 7 knots, and an endurance of 1,000 nautical miles; it uses an electric motor as power underwater, with a speed of 5 knots, and an endurance of 50 nautical miles. This is the beginning of a dual-propulsion system for submarines.
The submarine Rock hopes will definitely be more advanced than the Holland 9. Nyasaland has the most advanced diesel engine in the world. A submarine powered by a diesel engine will definitely perform better than the Holland 9 using a gasoline engine. The Holland 9
It is also equipped with artillery for surface combat. Rock will not make such a mistake. Submarines are ghosts on the seabed. Surface combat is not the purpose of submarines. Therefore, Rock has more powerful power and more advanced torpedoes.
The goal.
In Rock's design, the future Nyasaland Navy should focus on destroyers and submarines as its core development direction, so as to adapt to future naval development. After the emergence of aircraft carriers, the Nyasaland Navy can form an aircraft carrier-centered navy.
As for maritime power, at this time, destroyers and submarines are Rock's targets.
So now Ulysses owns Nyasaland, which may be the largest shipyard in Africa with the most advanced equipment and the strongest technical strength.
The entire Nyasaland shipyard has more than 2,000 workers. The city of Ulysses was developed on the basis of the shipyard. Yaya lives on Baron Road near the port of Ulysses, which is also the city of Ulysses.
An upscale residential area in Seth.
Yaya's home is a traditional three-story wooden building with oriental characteristics, with overhanging eaves, flying arches, and carved beams and painted beams. This is also a characteristic of Nyasaland architecture. Only Nyasaland in the entire Africa has this style.
architecture.
After receiving Martin's order, Yaya began to prepare for the attack on Usumbula.
Yaya does have an advantage in this regard. Yaya's men are all Africans. At least in appearance, they are not much different from the Tetera people in Tanganyika.
Yaya is also preparing to use Tetera people to attack Usumbula. Usombula itself has many Tetera people. The "Count Gozen" was assembled in Tetera, so Yaya's decision
There is no problem in itself.
The problem lies in the selection of personnel. In fact, the Tetera people are not the best candidates. Even all the Africans under Yaya are not very capable of accepting this kind of work. However, fortunately, Yaya still has a way to control his subordinates.
Therefore, Yaya chose the most extreme and cruel method to prepare for a fatal blow to the "Graf Gotzen".
The specific method cannot be described. In mid-September, several man-made attacks occurred in Usombula. Not only was the "Graf Gotzen" in the process of being assembled suffered a devastating blow, but also the person responsible for assembling the "Graf Gotzen"
Dozens of staff were also killed in the attack, which made the Germans furious, but they had no one to vent their anger to.
No matter what method Yaya used to attack Usombula, Roque formally appointed Anton as the supreme administrator of Nyasaland and Martin as the commander of the Northern Rhodesia Division in Little Rock at the end of September.
Nyasaland Agricultural Company and Nyasaland Agricultural Development Company merged to formally establish Nyasaland Development Group.
The general manager of the development group is none other than Christian, who has always worked hard without complaining and has achieved great results.
In fact, Christian has always been Rock's most trusted person. If Rock hadn't brought Christian out of Robben Island, Christian might have died in the cold and damp cell of Robben Island. Therefore, Christian's love for Rock
The gratitude is unparalleled. It can be said that it is because of Roque that Christian can become the Christian he is today.
Christian himself also gave Rock a lot of help. As a Chinese, Rock was inconvenient to come forward for many things. At this time, Christian became the best candidate, whether it was hiring Africans to build Nyasaland or
Looking for technical engineers from European countries, Christian has always completed the tasks assigned by Roque very well, so Roque appointed Christian as the general manager of Nyasaland Development Group. He hopes that Christian can play a more important role in the future.
big effect.
"Within one or two years, southern Africa will be autonomous. At that time, Nyasaland will sign a contract with the Yao people, and Port Edward will officially become a part of Nyasaland. Geographically speaking, Port Edward is bigger than Little Rock.
It is more promising, but the threat is also the most direct, so Port Edward is positioned as a business, and the real technical department cannot stay in Little Rock and must gradually be transferred to Xuanji City." Rock has plans for both Little Rock and Port Edward.
, Little Rock will be the future ruling center of Nyasaland, Port Edward will be the economic center of Nyasaland, and Xuanji City will be the heart of Nyasaland.
"Xuanji" is the new name of Malombe Lake. In addition to the fact that the name of Lake Nyasa cannot be changed, many place names in Nyasaland have been changed to Chinese names. Malombe Lake is now Xuanji
Lake, the predecessor of Xuanji City was the university town built by Rock next to Xuanji Lake. Now Nyasaland Shipyard, Nyasaland Arsenal, Nyasaland Automobile Factory and many other companies have put their R&D units in Xuanji City.
, then in the future, Xuanji City will become the cultural center of Nyasaland.
Luo Ke also has a high positioning for Xuanji City. Many cities in this era actually have no positioning. The so-called garden cities and forest cities in the future do not even have these concepts now. The so-called "world centers" in Europe are actually big cities.
In addition, it is all dirty and messy, and there is no urban concept at all. Many white people fell in love with the city of Nyasaland after coming to Nyasaland. It is for this reason.
Simply speaking from the perspective of urban construction, all of Nyasaland's urban infrastructure and residents' living environment are better than those in Europe's "world centers".
"Okay Lord, I want to build a museum in Xuanji City. As my contribution to Nyasaland, I have made some money over the years. Instead of leaving it moldy in the Rand Bank account, it is better to invest in the construction of Xuanji City.
"Our industry in Nyasaland is quite complete now. The biggest shortcoming is art. In the future, I am also planning to build an art academy in Xuanji City to train future artists." Christian now wants to give everything he has, although Christian
Although he is a Boer, Christian has a strong sense of belonging to Nyasaland.
After Rock was made Baron of Nyasaland, Christian regarded himself as a Nyasaland. Although Rock's attitude towards the Boers was not good, Rock also had to admit that not all Boers were
Mud cannot stick to the wall. Just as there are loyal subordinates like Yaya among the Africans, there will also be people like Christian among the Boers, so Rock's attitude towards the Boers has also changed recently.
In fact, compared with Indians, Africans and Boers are pretty good. At least Africans and Boers live in the present and do not place their hopes on the illusory afterlife.
As for the Chinese, it is even more realistic. Most of the Chinese in Nyasaland work in the Nyasaland Development Group. Many of them do whatever work they can to improve their lives as much as possible.
As for the second generation of Chinese, they all study in schools. Johannesburg has not yet implemented compulsory education, but Nyasaland has achieved it ahead of schedule.
