Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

The most dangerous place is also the safest place. This sentence is indeed correct from a dialectical perspective, but it also depends on the situation. This sentence does not apply to Victory Street.

Livingston thought he had done a good job of hiding it, and was actually registered in Bullard's office. It was really hard to believe that a major from the Military Intelligence Bureau and an officer from the Southern African Air Force met in such a sensitive place on Victory Street at such a sensitive time.

The agents in Brad's office are all freeloaders, and the cafe has actually been under surveillance by Brad's office for a long time, but it's just not time to close the network yet.

Compared with previous years, the situation of the Military Intelligence Agency in southern Africa is increasingly difficult.

There are many security departments in southern Africa, and Bullard's office is just one of them. The Department of Homeland Security directly under the federal government, the Intelligence Service directly under the Ministry of Defense, the Military Police under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice, and even the Taxation Bureau under the Ministry of Finance all have security departments.

related functions.

There are so many agencies, and the few agents in the Military Intelligence Department are really not enough. In the past, the security agencies in Southern Africa would put in long-term efforts to catch big fish, but now there are too many agencies and too little food. They find that one by one is caught, and they start late and can't even drink the soup.

The logistics officer of the Air Force was incited to rebel. Rock was not surprised when he learned about this situation. Safety work has a long way to go, and alarm bells are ringing to prevent mistakes. The military constantly emphasizes safety awareness in order to avoid similar situations from happening to the greatest extent.

When Roque received the report, he and Hubert Gough were inspecting the military airport on the outskirts of Pretoria.

The scale of this military airport is not large, with only eight fighter jets from one flight group stationed there. The ground protection force is equipped with more than a dozen helicopters, more than the number of fighter jets in the flight group.

"Pretoria is located in the hinterland of southern Africa. The stationing of troops here is symbolic. It does not undertake combat missions at all. Instead, helicopters are dispatched more frequently. Every weekend, this military airport will be open to accept Bill.

Visits by Tolia citizens, especially primary and secondary school students, to military airports are part of patriotic education." Rock knew everything about this. The UK also has patriotic education, and the method is more straightforward.

Relatively speaking, most of the patriotic education in Southern Africa is carried out in a subtle way. Like the British army, which shouts three cheers before going to bed, the Southern African army cannot do it and does not bother to do it. The Southern African army does not strengthen the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor, but

It emphasizes loyalty to the country and the people.

"Is there any difference between the fighter jets used by the Southern African Air Force and the fighter jets sold to the Royal Air Force?" Hubert Gough is still most concerned about this issue.

"Of course there is -" Rock said bluntly, but the reason was different from what Hubert Gough imagined: "-The environment in southern Africa is different from that in Europe. The environment in Europe is colder and planes are used more frequently. Just now

The ground handling and maintenance capabilities of the established Royal Air Force are also different from those of Southern Africa. Therefore, the aircraft sold to the Royal Air Force will be different in some details from the aircraft used by the Southern African Air Force. However, this is in line with what some people claim

The situation is different. I asked Retief about the contract with the Royal Air Force. Nyasaland Air’s final income was only more than 19 million. Needless to say, you know where the extra money went.”

Rock left the problem to Hubert Gough, come here, tell you clearly that there is indeed a problem with arms procurement, but the responsibility does not lie with Nyasaland Air, the enemy is in the Air Force Ministry, or in the War Ministry, if you have the ability to investigate

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Hubert Gough was silent, unable to utter a word.

If the Royal Air Force has procurement problems, does the Royal Navy have no problems? What about the Royal Army?

Ah no, no, no, the British Army cannot use the word "Royal". The Army, which once sent the British King to the guillotine, is not worthy of using the word "Royal".

Having said that, the total amount of military purchases was 23.5 million pounds. Roque clearly admitted that Nyasaland Air received approximately 19 million pounds. Could it be that the extra four million pounds were taken away by Philip Sassoon alone?

not necessarily.

Philip Sassoon was just undersecretary of the newly created Air Force. Was the Secretary of the Air Force involved? What about the Secretary of War? Was there even responsibility for the Treasury Department, which was responsible for budget and oversight?

If we really want to get to the bottom of it, we don’t know how many people will be implicated.

So if news of Philip Sassoon's death comes out in the next few days, Roark would not be surprised at all.

Moreover, Rock can now guess how Philip Sassoon died. He must have committed suicide out of fear of guilt.

As for whether this reason is really unimportant, what is important is that someone must bear all this.

Just like the American tycoon who miraculously committed suicide in prison, the North American tycoon is the best student in the UK.

Cloze questions, knowledge points.

Rock took Hubert Gough to visit the military airport. The purpose was certainly not to shirk the blame, but to introduce Hubert Gough to the new weapon of helicopters.

"Compared with fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters have a wider range of applications and greater functions. After installing weapons on helicopters, helicopters are the best close ground support aircraft. At the same time, helicopters can also undertake

It plays an important role in replenishing supplies, transporting wounded, battlefield delivery, reconnaissance and infiltration behind enemy lines." Rock hopes that Hubert Gough can pay more attention to helicopters. It would of course be best if he can get some orders.

There is no way, the economy is in recession, even Roque, the defense minister, has to go into battle shirtless, Hubert Gough is the field marshal, and the air force and navy are making big moves. Is it possible that the British army is doing nothing?

It shouldn't be.

Thinking about the role played by the army during the world wars, we still have to rely on the army to solve the problem. The air force and navy are all auxiliary.

Of course, this is the concept that Rock wanted to convey to Hubert Gough. How to do it in southern Africa remains to be seen. After all, the situation in southern Africa is different from that in the UK.

To demonstrate the role of helicopters, talking alone is definitely not enough. Rock also prepared a small-scale exercise for Hubert Gough, which can help Hubert Gough better understand the value of helicopters.

"The biggest advantage of helicopters is that they do not require an airport and can be used in any environment. With vertical take-off and landing plus hovering, helicopters are extremely capable all-rounders in any situation." Rock

During the introduction, the armed helicopters that were ready began to fire rockets.

Through the telescope lens, Hubert Gough clearly saw the rocket launched by the armed helicopter hovering in the air, accurately hitting the preset target on the ground a hundred meters away.

Then the armed helicopter began to fire grenades, and after another violent explosion, the preset target was completely destroyed.

Hubert Gough behind the camera looked shocked. Like tanks and machine guns, another new weapon that could change the battlefield situation was born.

Sadly for Hubert Gough, as with tanks, Britain was once again lagging behind when it came to helicopters.

Of course, what also makes Hubert Gough happy is that fortunately, southern Africa is in the lead.

So not to mention how tangled Hubert Gough's mood was, it was probably similar to the mood of the islanders in a certain province when they saw the Chang'e 5 moon landing and return.

All in all, there is all kinds of envy, jealousy and hatred.

When the transport helicopter hoisted a 75mm field gun used by the army and moved quickly, Hubert Gough's eyes were straight. Although the caliber of the 75mm field gun seemed a bit small now, the technology of Southern Africa

Still making progress, can helicopters hoist 150mm large-caliber howitzers in the future? Can they hoist armored vehicles or even tanks?

A new way of fighting is slowly unfolding in front of Hubert Gough.

In the car returning to Pretoria, Hubert Gough had already begun discussing with Roque the possibility of cooperating on helicopters.

Yes, Hubert Gough is not stupid. It is easy and quick to buy a helicopter directly, but without core technology it will still be a castle in the air.

Rock didn't keep his words this time. There was endless money to be made. That idiot Philip Sassoon deserved to be tricked to death, and Hubert Gough still had to save his face.

"Of course we can cooperate, but the method of cooperation still needs to be discussed. For example, the Ministry of War will first buy three to five hundred helicopters, and then we will discuss the method of cooperation." Roque will not let go of the rabbit when he sees it. If he wants to cooperate, he will first provide enough benefits. The overlord country

Nor can we use empty words to blackmail.

The research and development of helicopters in Southern Africa also requires costs. There are so many technicians working in the mountains for several years. The benefits must be given, and the initial research and development expenses must be shared, and then we can talk about cooperation.

Of course, as for how much the early research and development expenses will be, it depends on how big Roque's appetite is. With Roque's character, if he doesn't take the opportunity to extort a sum of money, he will not be able to afford the researchers' efforts.

"Haha——" Hubert Gough was heartbroken. With the current situation of the British government, let alone three to five hundred, thirty or fifty would be enough.

Then go back to the old way, buy it and use it directly, take the opportunity to conduct research, imitate it if you can, and don't imitate it if you can't.

However, if the UK only buys thirty or fifty new weapons like helicopters and doesn't sell them in Southern Africa, no one is stupid. Rock really doesn't like it if he takes the risk of being copied to earn a small profit.

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Returning to the hotel where he lived in Pretoria, Hubert Gough summarized the existing information and found that the investigation team had found almost nothing.

There is indeed a problem with military purchase orders, but the problem is not with southern Africa, but with the British Air Ministry.

In this way, the investigation will reach a dead end, and it may end up like all previous investigations. In the end, we can only write a report that is not painful, and then everything will continue as usual.

This reality left Hubert Gough powerless. Just like the current situation of the empire, everyone knew that there was something wrong with the British Empire, and even knew where the problem was.

But no one can change the status quo. They can only watch as the once invincible battleship of the British Empire gradually sinks into the bottomless abyss.