When he was in Pretoria, Douglas Haig promised that Berlin would be captured in three months and a military parade would be held at the City Palace. In other words, even Douglas Haig himself did not believe this.
As the Minister of Defense for Southern Africa, Roque would not be as shady as Douglas Haig. When Douglas Haig was the Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force, he suffered such heavy losses that Prime Minister Lloyd George wanted to resign. If such a person were in Southern Africa,
Rock wouldn't give him a minute's chance.
"Southern Africa has no right to launch foreign wars at all. When did it have a conflict with Tanganyika?" Haig's words were a bit heartbreaking. This is the Achilles' heel of Southern Africa, but he said it unscrupulously in front of Roque.
You really shouldn't come out.
"You have stayed in India for too long. Go back to London to read the information." There were no outsiders present, so Rock was unscrupulous. When the troops of Fort Glory rebelled, the ambush of the Southern African army in Tanganyika has been regarded as a classic.
Battle examples are included in the textbooks of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Seeing Rock and Haig's tit-for-tat exchange, the other members of the purchasing group looked at each other in bewilderment. On Rock's side, Barton Angel looked fierce and silent, while Stoudemire and Sidney Milner were speechless.
Stoudemire is here to win orders, and Sidney Milner is here to supervise. Although the federal government has not taken back its foreign trade autonomy, the taxes that should be collected still have to be collected.
"There may be some problems with this shape when used. Will it roll around when thrown out?" Edward Kitchener is quite familiar with the military. It is different to have an uncle who is the Minister of War.
"The reason why our grenades don't have wooden handles like the M24s equipped by the Germans is because they can be used as rifle grenades. Our grenades have a reserved socket at the end. You just need to screw on this special wooden strip and insert it into the gun.
It can be fired by using a blank round on the mouth, and the firing distance can reach about 150 meters - and our grenades are not egg-shaped, but barrel-shaped, so when necessary, you only need to install a fragmentation sleeve outside the offensive grenade to attack
The grenade can be turned into a defensive grenade, which is very convenient to use -" Rock is still willing to answer such questions, after all, picky customers are the real buyers.
The British army is not equipped with as many grenade launchers as in southern Africa. The British War Department does not have a deep understanding of the role of grenade launchers. However, front-line troops have a strong demand for grenades, so rifle grenades came into being.
The entire procurement group, except for Douglas Haig, who had a black face, was conquered by the whims of the southern African military workers. A small hand grenade can be used in so many tricks. No wonder the southern African army
Invincible on the battlefield.
Compared with all kinds of whimsical ideas, thanks to the various rare metals abundant in southern Africa, the quality of weapons produced in southern Africa is also excellent. It is also an engineering shovel. When digging trenches, the British-produced ordnance shovel encountered a person.
The stones will curl. The engineer shovel produced in Southern Africa can be used directly to chop wire. The barrel life is the same. The barrel life of the Vickers machine gun produced in the UK is about 10,000 rounds. The barrel life of the general machine gun in Southern Africa can be up to three years.
More than 10,000 hairs.
The barrel life of 30,000 rounds does not mean that it will be scrapped after 30,000 rounds of ammunition. In fact, it can still be used if you persist for a while, but the accuracy will be greatly reduced.
The obsolete rifles in southern Africa are now sold to the Congo Free State and the Republic of Congo, as are the rifles of the Sultanate of Najd. These obsolete rifles are not unable to fire, they are just inaccurate. Therefore, it is useless no matter how strict the soldiers are trained.
The more strict you are, the more you will doubt yourself.
In addition to grenades, Nyasaland Arsenal also provides smoke grenades. Smoke grenades are very useful in battles, but they are not taken seriously yet. There are two types of smoke grenades provided by Nyasaland Arsenal, one for individual soldiers
Carry, one for mortars.
Rock had great hopes for the smoke bombs, but unfortunately Haig remained unmoved. Haig believed that while the smoke bombs provided cover for the attacking troops, they would also affect the fire support troops and affect the troops' operations.
Rock now finally understood why the British and French forces suffered heavy losses on the Somme. Although the "thin red line" tactics had serious problems, the commander's stubbornness was the root cause.
There was another entertaining banquet in the evening. After the banquet, Roque also arranged an opera. This time he was accompanied by Anton and Roque no longer appeared.
Rock and Stoudemire are going to study how to deal with Haig.
"As long as this guy is the head of the purchasing group, we won't be able to sell too many things. This guy is still a miser. He is only willing to pay 50 pounds for the best war horse. You can't even buy a draft horse at this price now.
"Xiaosi is also very dissatisfied with Haig. Haig is too dedicated to the cavalry.
"Perhaps London appointed him as the head of the purchasing group for this reason." Even if Roark cannot sell, he will not lower the price. The situation in the UK can still persist. After the outbreak of the world war, the UK's demand for various supplies will increase.
will explode.
"You're really not worried -" Xiao Si was dissatisfied with Rock's attitude. As long as weapons and ammunition are well maintained, they can be stored for decades without any problem. Food is not good, and the maximum shelf life is no more than two years.
Although Rock knew that a world war would break out at any time, Stoudemire did not.
"The members of the purchasing group are very complicated. Douglas cannot control the sky with one hand. We must make good use of Edward Kitchener and others in order to achieve our goal." If Rock didn't hang from a tree, Edward Kitchener would be a very good person.
A good partner can give his uncle more influence.
"Give him a check he can't refuse!" Stoudemire spent a lot of money, and public relations expenses were essential.
"It's better to choose some more thoughtful gifts, such as a mansion in London, or lend him a top-level Lord's car -" Rock knew this well. Edward Kitchener was a young man, and money was very important to Edward Kitchener.
For Qinna, it is probably not as attractive as the Lord car.
"Good idea, I'll arrange someone to do it right away." Stoudemire is a standard action person. A top-level Lord car only costs more than 10,000 yuan. If the decimal point is wrong on the purchase list, it will generate millions of profits.
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Port Edward was particularly busy that night, and brokers were everywhere. Except for Douglas Haig, everyone in the purchasing group had a lot to gain.
Starting from the second day, the members of the purchasing group who had no sense of existence before became much more active.
Individual soldier rations are very popular. Each guaranteed package of individual soldier rations sells for 0.5 pounds. This price made the purchasing group hesitate before. Now, except for Douglas Haig, everyone else unanimously believes that it is high quality and low price. The South African Company
Originally, we only prepared 10 million pieces, but the purchasing group directly placed an order for 50 million pieces. Anyway, the shelf life of this thing is two years.
Although there are only one million orders for medical kits, the demand for medicines is very high. The purchasing group is like country bumpkins who rarely come to the city. They want almost everything they see. Alcohol and tobacco are also included in the scope of medicines.
The degree is relaxed to fifty degrees, which is exactly the degree of potato vodka.
British people really love drinking——
No, the British do like to use alcohol to disinfect their intestines and stomach.
At the insistence of Edward Kitchener and others, Douglas Haig had to give in and significantly increase the purchase of general-purpose machine guns and bullets.
The price of a Vickers machine gun produced in Britain is 175 pounds, and the price of a general-purpose machine gun produced in southern Africa is 225 pounds. The bullets are seven pounds a thousand rounds, and the War Department orders one billion rounds at a time.
Sounds like a lot, right?
In fact, it is not much. The intensity of the world war is beyond imagination. A Vickers machine gun can consume 100,000 rounds of ammunition in a day. The War Department purchased 2,500 general-purpose machine guns. If they go all out, they can
Can be lit.
So the war is really unaffordable. Bullets are still cheap. The price of a 60mm mortar shell is 1.5 pounds. This thing is a gold-eating monster. One shell is as much as a month's worth of a colonial servant soldier.
salary.
In just five days, the purchasing group placed an order with a total price of 100 million pounds in Port Edward, successfully completing the tasks assigned by the War Department. Everyone except Douglas Haig was happy.
According to the agreement, these orders will be delivered one after another in the next year, and there will definitely be new orders next year.
After the contract was signed, Rock and Stoudemire certainly laughed heartily, and Sidney Milner was equally happy from ear to ear.
With this batch of orders, the federal government can receive at least 10 million pounds in tax revenue, which is a timely blessing for the federal government, which has been on the verge of financial collapse.
"Locke, there will be a French purchasing group coming in a few days. You have to be prepared." Sidney Milner seems to be stationed in Nyasaland. While he is now the First Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office,
He also serves as a member of the Southern African War Coordination Committee.
This "War Coordination Committee" was specially established to serve the Allied Powers.
"No problem. Southern Africa has the most complete product system in the world. As long as the French need it, we can provide it." Roque is confident that it doesn't matter if the bullet caliber is not universal. The production line can be adjusted to meet the needs of the French army.
The area of France's colonies is not far behind that of the United Kingdom. In fact, the value of the desert in North Africa is far less than that of southern Africa. Otherwise, France would not be able to occupy North Africa.
France's North African colonies mainly provide France with the human resources that France desperately needs. Roque knew that African troops were established in southern Africa, and France also recruited indigenous people in North Africa to join the colonial servant army.
Unlike southern Africa, France's promise to the indigenous people of North Africa was that after the end of the world war, the indigenous people who participated in the war would be accepted as real French citizens. This was probably the beginning of Frenchistan.
