The encounter with the Weismann immediately aroused a strong reaction from the Germans. The German Governor in Tanganyika even called Roque, hoping that Roque might explain the incident and that the Nyasaland Marine Police could investigate the matter in the future.
Be more restrained in Lake Tanganyika and don’t do anything like a misfire again.
Roark's superficial response was of course good, but he backhandedly gave the Water Hound a General Commendation, and also gave Captain Robert Tennyson and First Officer Jiang Shan a third-class merit award each.
So within a week, the Nyasaland Marine Police boats searched for the Weismann all over Lake Tanganyika like a shot of chicken blood. In the eyes of the Nyasaland Marine Police captains,
Now the Weissmann is not a ship, but a golden military medal. You can also get rewards for bullying. The enthusiasm that everyone burst out is simply unprecedented.
No matter how excited the captains were, Rock came to Ulysses in the North Sea in early November to inspect the development progress of the new destroyer.
According to the design of the Nyasaland Marine Police, one new destroyer will be built in the North Sea and one in the East Lake as the flagships of the North Sea Police and the East Lake Marine Police. Then the destroyers will be transferred to Port Edward for construction. Rock is planning to build one in the next five years.
, build a fleet of at least twenty destroyers in Port Edward, and then Rock will begin to develop aircraft carriers.
Don't think that aircraft carriers are so high-end. At the most critical moment during World War II, the Allied Powers were a little unsustainable, and then they began to transform merchant ships into aircraft carriers on a large scale. Therefore, the aircraft carriers of this period were really not very cutting-edge technology, that is,
Transferring the runway from land to ships will be completely achievable by the time Nyasaland’s shipbuilding strength is achieved.
Aircraft during this period did not attract the attention of various countries. Like cars, airplanes were just toys in the eyes of many people and did not show any epoch-making potential.
Rock would definitely not think so. The Wright brothers are known as the "Fathers of the Aircraft." In fact, their father was just a shepherd and their mother was a music teacher. They invented the airplane with enthusiasm, not some genius.
During this period, the Wright brothers had completed the first flight in human history, but this did not attract the attention of the U.S. government and society. Many people even doubted the authenticity of the news.
Rock would definitely not doubt and firmly believed in the future of aircraft, so Rock also established a flight research department in Little Rock. Although there are still only a dozen researchers, the aircraft developed by the flight research department have successfully flown into the sky.
It flew 1,500 meters in five minutes. This result was better than the result of the Wright brothers' first airplane.
The Wright brothers' Flyer One initially only flew 260 meters in 59 seconds. Nyasaland's aircraft has now completely surpassed this data. Of course, the achievement achieved by Flyer One was three years ago. Now Wright
Brother's aircraft is definitely better, so Nyasaland still has a long way to go.
Back to the Ulysses shipyard, there are now more than 600 workers here, four 500-ton shipyards, and a 2,000-ton shipyard under construction. It will be the first in Nyasaland in the future.
A destroyer will be born here.
Now Nyasaland's first destroyer has been basically finalized. The new destroyer is based on the British first-generation destroyer "HMS Havok" and is improved on the basis of "HMS Havok". The destroyer has a displacement of 1,300 tons.
, equipped with one 76mm cannon and three 40mm rapid-fire cannons, as well as a triple 450mm torpedo launch tube.
Compared with the previous "Havok", the biggest improvement of Nyasaland's first destroyer is the power. The "Havok" is powered by an older steam engine. Nyasaland's destroyer uses the most advanced
The steam engine also used radio and a series of the latest naval technologies.
After completion, the destroyer can reach a speed of 32 knots. This data is very advanced in the world. In the North Sea or East Lake (called Lake Mweru in Belgium), Nyasaland's destroyer will be as big as a Big Mac.
Once built, Nyasaland’s advantages in the North Sea and East Lake will be unshakable.
"We are now fully prepared to build the destroyer. The Favart Steel Plant has purchased the best marine steel from Krupp, and the Nyasaland Arsenal has obtained all technical patent licenses for torpedoes from Naples, Italy. Our ship
The gun is an improved version of Miss 75. It has a longer barrel and uses more advanced gun steel. It can shoot farther than Miss 75 and has a faster rate of fire. Even our 40mm rapid-fire cannon is being improved. Now
The shells are more powerful than the previous shells -" The head of the Nyasaland Marine Police is Jimmy Hodgson. This is a pure French Nyasaland who came to Nyasaland three years ago.
After his experience in the French Navy, he successfully became the head of the Nyasaland Marine Police.
Jimmy Hodgson used to serve in the French Navy. After the Franco-Prussian War, Jimmy Hodgson was completely disappointed with the French Navy, so he left France and left for southern Africa, hoping to start over in southern Africa.
Christian's headhunting company found Jimmy Hodgson, hoping that Jimmy Hodgson could serve Nyasaland.
Jimmy Hodgson was also full of resistance to Nyasaland at first, but Christian warmly invited Jimmy Hodgson to visit Little Rock. Little Rock left a deep impression on Jimmy Hodgson, and then Jimmy Hodgson settled in Little Rock.
Later he became the head of the Nyasaland Marine Police.
In Nyasaland, there will never be any complacency. After the successful imitation of the Ruger pistol, some people believed that the Ruger pistol was the most perfect pistol in human history, and there was no need for continuous improvement.
Roque definitely doesn’t think so. A long time ago, Roque warned all scientific researchers that there is no end to the road of scientific research. There are never perfect products, only continuous improvement. So the engineers at Nyasaland Arsenal are now
I have fully accepted the lesson and am very enthusiastic about work.
What embarrassed the engineers at the Nyasaland Arsenal was the Browning M1903 nine-millimeter pistol produced in Belgium. This pistol was launched by the Belgian FN company, and was later improved by Colt in the United States. It is the famous "
Horse brand luzi".
In another time and space, the Continental Pistol was not as famous as the Ruger Pistol, but the Continental Pistol was superior to the Ruger Pistol in terms of design and production cost. If it were not for the mustache, the Continental Pistol
, will not have such a big reputation. In comparison, the Continental Pistol is the most suitable pistol for large-scale equipment.
Considering that the Nyasaland Arsenal already owns all the patents for the Ruger pistol, the Northern Rhodesian Division and the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division, as well as the police in Nyasaland and Transvaal, still choose to use the Ruger pistol.
As a standard pistol.
But this incident is a serious warning to the Nyasaland Arsenal project. There is no perfect product in this world. The reason why the product is perfect is because a better product has not yet appeared, so the Nyasaland Arsenal project
Engineers are quite modest now, and no one dares to talk too much about technology.
"Then finalize the production as soon as possible, but it is still the old rule. Only two destroyers of this class will be produced, and then they will be handed over to the Beihai Water Police and the East Lake Water Police for use. Experience and lessons will be summed up during use, and then the next level will be designed and produced.
Destroyers used in oceans and lakes are different, right?" Rock suddenly realized this problem. The experience he gained in the lakes may not be applicable to the oceans.
"It is indeed different, so we need to produce at least four destroyers of this class, one for use in the North Sea, one for use in the East Lake, and at least two in Port Edward. Then we can get enough data to carry out the next step on the destroyers.
Improvement." Of course Jimmy Hodgson knew the difference between the lake and the ocean, but he didn't know that Rock was so determined.
In other words, Jimmy Hodgson didn't know that Rock's ambition was so big.
Based on the experience of the French Navy and the British Navy, there is almost no limit to the investment in developing the navy. Now Nyasaland’s maritime police ships have taken advantage of the North Sea and East Lake. There is no need to study higher-level destroyers. Rock is now
It is obvious that Nyasaland is not satisfied with its current advantages and wants to move from the inner lake to the ocean. These are two completely different concepts.
"Then build it. Don't worry about the cost. Even if the destroyers of this level fall behind in the future, they can still be used for training and cruise. Anyway, it will not be wasted." Rock said casually, with the intention of reducing Jimmy Hodgson's psychological burden.
But it is a serious underestimate of Nyasaland engineers.
Nyasaland's destroyers are at an advanced level even if you look around the world.
Purely in terms of shipbuilding technology, there is still a big gap between Nyasaland and European countries such as Britain and Germany. However, the reason why Britain and Germany are strong is because of their unprecedented "dreadnoughts". At the level of destroyers, Nyasaland
Blue is already at the global advanced level, there is no doubt about this.
After the arms race began, Britain and Germany focused their attention on dreadnoughts, and no one noticed the role of destroyers at all.
Therefore, destroyers are only a dispensable supplement to maritime powers such as Britain and Germany. Therefore, Nyasaland, which concentrates on researching destroyers, has more and more advantages in this regard. In terms of pure performance, Nyasaland
Saran's destroyers have exceeded those equipped by Britain and Germany.
By the way, in Germany, destroyers are also called large torpedo boats, and there is no such term as destroyer at all.
"What about submarines? How is the research progress on submarines?" Rock is not only concerned about destroyers, but also the submarines that have just appeared. This is also a blank for European countries, and now is a good opportunity to get involved.