In order to pursue survivability, the armor of battleships must be getting thicker and thicker. The steel plate of the main armor belt of the battlecruiser Tiger is not the thickest. The thickest is the command tower, which is ten inches, 254 mm.
Compared with the stupid, thick, black and indestructible battleships, the aircraft carrier built by Edwards Shipyard was like a younger brother who took advantage and cut corners, which made Winston furious.
"Battleships are like heavily armored knights in the Middle Ages. They charge into battle, so the thicker the armor, the better. Aircraft carriers are like traditional British longbows. Their main function is to strike at long distances, and they do not engage in close combat with the enemy.
"Why do you need such thick armor?" Luo Ke said plausibly. Different positioning means different standards.
Winston is depressing. Rock used the analogy of longbow soldiers, and Winston, an Englishman, is not easy to refute.
In the Hundred Years War between England and France from the 15th to the 16th century, longbowmen have always been the traditional superior force of the British. The British longbowmen can shoot up to 300 meters. At the extreme distance of 300 meters, the longbowmen used cones.
Shaped arrows can penetrate ordinary mail.
At that time, the British longbowmen were really invincible. In the Battle of Crécy in 1346, 20,000 British troops with longbowmen as the core fought against 60,000 French troops with heavy armored cavalry as the core. The result of the battle was
It is unbelievable that the French army lost about 1,542 lords and knights, while the British army suffered only more than 200 casualties.
If you only look at the exchange ratio, many people will probably think that this is a massacre of the cold weapon army by the modern army.
"These steel plates are the upper deck of the aircraft carrier. Other materials are also laid on the steel plates, so they must be thinner. The steel plates of the main armor belt are still relatively thick. Even though they are not as good as battleships, they are about the same as ordinary cruisers." Rock.
The following explanation finally made Winston feel better.
However, if Winston knew that the upper deck was only paved with a layer of wooden boards that could be quickly replaced, Winston would probably be even more devastated.
Traditional wooden materials have almost disappeared on modern warships. The main reason is that wooden materials catch fire too easily, and the same goes for decks. They are repeatedly oiled for anti-corrosion, almost catching fire at the first sight.
"Where are your improved naval aircraft?" Winston cares about all naval equipment. Just adding this word Winston is like a chicken blood.
"Not here, in Xuanwu City." Rock refused to let him see. The secret of the naval-type strong wind lies in the foldable wings. In order to fit as many aircraft into the hangar as possible, the wings with the largest area must be folded.
Fold it and unfold it when in use.
In fact, the technical content of this is not very high. The main thing is to change the thinking. The machine guns produced in Nyasaland can be converted between light and heavy machine guns at will after replacing the barrel and bracket. The same is true for aircraft.
Even the aircraft carrier in front of us is the same. The aircraft carrier built by Edward Shipbuilding can be turned into a supply ship, a hospital ship, a transport ship, or even an ocean cruise ship with a few modifications. This is the role of the platform.
Because the aircraft carrier has not yet been built, Rock and Winston did not board the ship. However, a look at the scene revealed many problems. Although Winston was not a naval expert, there were many naval experts in his entourage. Then Wen
Stone has more things on his mind.
"Even if it's a joint production, we still have to buy three or five ships, right?" Roark was dissatisfied. Winston's kind of reaching out is unacceptable.
"One boat costs 1.68 million, you want me to buy three or five? No money!" Winston simply said.
"For the aircraft carrier, more than 14,000 engineers in Nyasaland have worked hard for a year and a half. Now you are going to take away the design drawings with just one sentence, and treat us Nyasaland engineers as slaves of your Navy Department.
"Isn't that right?" Rock didn't do it either. Nyasaland does have more than 10,000 engineers, but it's the total engineers of all light and heavy weapons, engines, aircraft, and automobiles. It's not just Edward Shipbuilding.
Moreover, the threshold for engineers in Nyasaland is lower than that of engineers in the UK. The technicians responsible for production in the factory are also engineers, which is different from the situation in the UK.
Compared with Rock, who values industrial development, Winston is a standard aristocrat who is aloof and unconventional. Therefore, Winston does not have much reaction to the number of "more than fourteen thousand", but the Admiralty is responsible for technical aspects.
Cody Lawrence, the supervisor, had his eyebrows twitching.
"What do you want? Just say it." Winston was not confused by Rock's performance. Nothing was non-negotiable.
"You have to understand the difficulties we have in Nyasaland. The steam turbines used by aircraft carriers are still purchased locally. Ordnance-industrial groups can only produce artillery with a maximum caliber of ten inches. Your Navy Department would rather buy rifles from India than from us in Nigeria."
Buy Asaland, isn't Nyasaland part of the British Empire?" Rock has many demands, and it is impossible not to pay. Even if the technology of the aircraft carrier is not provided, it must be compensated from other aspects.
"Enough Locke, even without the cooperation of Edward Shipyard, the Royal Navy Shipyard can still produce aircraft carriers." Winston was proud. The aircraft carriers of this period really didn't have many technical difficulties. They didn't even have a catapult. The Tiger
The full load displacement of the battlecruiser is already 35,000 tons, so it is indeed no problem for the Royal Navy Dockyard to build an aircraft carrier.
As soon as Winston finished speaking, Cody Lawrence's eyes were about to move, he was obviously full of confidence, and he was looking forward to the breakdown of Winston and Rock's talk.
"Don't force me to say something nasty, Winston. I don't doubt the ability of the Royal Navy Shipyard, but Edward Shipyard also needs to survive. Your Admiralty won't buy it, but there are many people who are willing to buy it." Rock doesn't care about Winston's threat.
Look at Roark shouting "Long Live the Queen" all day long - no, now it's "Long Live the King". If the Admiralty really dares to harm the interests of southern Africa, then Roark will immediately turn around and seek cooperation with the Germans.
Of course, Rock will definitely not openly cooperate with the Germans, but it can still be achieved through some "secret ways" that everyone knows. Southern Africa can connect the railway through Southwest Africa to the Bay of Whales. What else can't be done?
It’s arrived.
"What do you mean?" Winston's face immediately turned frighteningly ugly. Rock's words were indeed treasonous.
"That's what you think it means!" Rock said tit for tat. Southern Africa is no longer the southern Africa that allows others to bully and has no ability to resist.
"Hey, I said -" Xiaosi, who was accompanying him, saw that the atmosphere was not right, and probably wanted to speak to ease the atmosphere, but looking at the nose-to-nose look of Winston and Rock, he sighed and found a corner to start drawing out of boredom.
Circle.
The atmosphere is indeed full of gunpowder.
Both Winston and Rock have a large entourage. When they are on good terms, everyone can say hello to me and hello to everyone, and the atmosphere is extremely harmonious.
Now there are serious differences between Winston and Rock, and the antagonism is about to spread.
Zach Angel Barton on Rock's side stood behind Rock and stared eagerly. Winston's entourage also stared at Rock with dissatisfaction. Cody Lawrence, on the other hand, looked embarrassed. Winston probably wanted to throw Rock away.
Going it alone has a lot to do with Cody Lawrence.
"Locke, what the British Empire has given you can be taken away at any time." Winston was determined not to give in. There was no humane way to talk about national interests. No matter how good the personal relationship between the two was, it could not change that the Duke of Marlborough was British.
The fact that he is one of twenty dukes.
"So the Admiralty can unscrupulously harm the interests of Nyasaland? Do you have shares in the Royal Navy Dockyard or what?" Roque deliberately avoided sensitive topics. George V could indeed easily take back Roque's title, but
It is no longer possible for Southern Africa to repatriate all Chinese in Southern Africa to the Qing Dynasty.
To put it bluntly, if the British government really dares to break up, then Rock will immediately unite with the Africans to drive away the British from southern Africa. With the current industrial strength of southern Africa, it can still fight another Boer War.
It is impossible for Britain to blockade Nyasaland, Rhodesia, Transvaal, and Bechuanaland as it did during the Second Boer War.
What's more, Britain still faces a strong challenge from Germany in Europe. Compared with southern Africa, Germany is Britain's biggest concern. Just like the Ottoman Empire would rather give up Tripoli and Cyrenaica for the Balkan Peninsula, once southern Africa rebels,
This situation is likely to happen again in the UK.
"What nonsense are you talking about? How come I have shares in the Royal Navy Shipyard?" Winston grew up in the environment of the Marlborough family, and his behavior is more mature than Roque, a Viscount with a grassroots background. He was so shameless just now
He also tried his best to fight for the interests of the Admiralty, but Rock refused to give in, so Winston naturally had to find a way out.
What's more, Rock also took the initiative to send the steps in front of Winston.
Britain's colonial policy has also been adjusting. Since the American War of Independence, Britain's policy towards the colonies has begun to change. If Canada, Australia, Southern Africa and later Africa want autonomy, the British government will gradually loosen its control over these areas. p>
After the Second Boer War, British policy began to change again. It paid 200 million military expenditures for the two Boer countries, which overwhelmed the British government. Therefore, Britain will not easily launch a foreign war now, unless it is a war like Germany.
An act to challenge Britain’s global hegemony.
"Then why do you think so? If you want benefits, Edward Shipbuilding can also give them. How much do you want, just give us a price!" Roque has already made clear the bottom line, and now directs the topic to "kickbacks", let alone Wen.
Even Winston's entourage began to blush.
The public relations expenses of big companies are all over the place. Winston will definitely take the lion's share, but Cody Lawrence and the others will definitely get a taste of the soup.
"Shut up, you bastard, don't slander my reputation." Winston's reaction now was much more intense than before.
