Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

Text volume 1326 Not rare Without abundant resources, it would be difficult to develop modern industry.

Thinking about it this way, we can understand why Southern Africa is uniquely endowed with resources. Except for oil, Southern Africa has almost all the resources needed to develop modern industry.

 After taking control of the oil in the Persian Gulf, the last shortcoming has been filled. This feeling of having all the raw materials available will never be experienced by the Japanese.

 In the past, southern Africa had extremely strict restrictions on Japanese trade. Oil and special metals were almost never sold to the Japanese in southern Africa.

The situation has improved now. Through a series of agreements with the United States, Southern Africa and the United States have reached a partial tacit understanding, and trade restrictions have been gradually liberalized. However, the price is not cheap, and it is so expensive that the Japanese government is heartbroken.

Of course Martinus Company will not refuse trade with Kawasaki Co., Ltd., but the price offered is also too high for Kawasaki Ichiro to tolerate.

 Well, it’s not unbearable but it’s not unacceptable. Japan will do whatever it takes to obtain the various technologies and raw materials needed for development.

"I'm sorry, President, there is no way to change the price. Of course, if Kawasaki Co., Ltd. has something that Southern Africa needs, it is not non-negotiable." Sha Cheng did not close the door, leaving a crack.

“What does Southern Africa want from Kawasaki Corporation?” Ichiro Kawasaki was surprised. He could hardly think of anything that Japan had that Southern Africa needed.

But wait, maybe there is.

As far as Ichiro Kawasaki knows, Japanese women are still very popular in southern Africa.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s not a special industry, but maids, female workers, etc. There are many human resources companies in Japan that specialize in transporting immigrants to southern Africa, and among all immigrants, the proportion of women is particularly high.

However, what makes Ichiro Kawasaki helpless is that these human resources companies are not run by southern Africans, but by Japanese.

 This made Ichiro Kawasaki feel helpless from the bottom of his heart.

 Speaking of which, there are many Japanese rapes in Japan.

"Haha, Mr. President, you know that our Martinus Company has in-depth cooperation with Fawalt Company in Southern Africa. More than 80% of our Martinus Company's products are sold to Fawalt Company.

, I just received news that Fawalt Company is in great need of technology related to large-caliber artillery. If this technology is available, the price can be easily negotiated." Sha Cheng made his request directly without being secretive.

"Haha, southern Africa is part of the United Kingdom. Will Fawalt Company lack the technology related to large-caliber artillery?" Kawasaki Ichiro sneered. This appetite is a bit too big. Large-caliber artillery technology is one of the few advanced technologies of Wu Naval Factory.

First, Ichiro Kawasaki didn’t know much.

Even if he understood, Ichiro Kawasaki did not dare to agree to Sha Cheng's request. Before Ichiro Kawasaki came to see Sha Cheng, he had imagined the scene when he met Sha Cheng countless times, but Ichiro Kawasaki never expected that Sha Cheng would actually hit Wu Navy Factory again.

idea.

Thinking of this, for a moment, Kawasaki Ichiro wanted to walk away.

"Haha, the goals of Fawalt Company are not something you Japanese can understand." Sha Cheng said he didn't attach too much importance to it. It's good to have it, but it doesn't matter if you don't have it. "Don't you think that the artillery technology of the British Empire is not as good as yours?"

Japanese artillery technology, right?”

This is also true. Southern Africa is a Commonwealth country, and it seems that it is not difficult to obtain the most advanced artillery technology from the United Kingdom.

“Why did Fawalt do this?” Ichiro Kawasaki didn’t know much about the relationship between southern Africa and Britain.

 This is normal. Don’t forget that this is 1923, an era when information was extremely underdeveloped. There were not many people in Japan who could speak English, and their understanding of Britain was still very superficial.

  After all, it’s not like the 21st century. If you have a problem, you can probably solve it by searching for it on your computer or mobile phone.

"You should know that the artillery technology of each country actually has its own strengths. If you understand this sentence in reverse, it means that the artillery technology of each country has flaws. As the most powerful special metal company in the world, Fawalt Company wants to

To develop a perfect artillery, you need to learn from the artillery technology of various countries. If you really feel embarrassed, it doesn't matter. You must know that it is not just our Martinus Company that works for Fawalt Company. Fawalt Company is working on

Negotiating with Czech Skoda and French Schneider to introduce relevant technologies, so large-caliber artillery technology is just an opportunity for our Martinus company, not indispensable." Sha Cheng's performance is indeed indifferent, and large-caliber artillery technology is

It's not just Japan.

Objectively speaking, Japan's large-caliber artillery technology is actually not very advanced. Most of Japan's previous artillery technology and artillery production equipment were imported from Britain, and British artillery technology is not the best in the world.

Yes, if you really want to say it is outstanding, it has to be France and Germany.

That’s right, that’s France, the daily quilt. In terms of artillery, French technology is still very advanced. It’s just that France took a detour before the World War. That’s why it performed poorly in the early stages of the World War. By the middle and late stages of the World War,

The performance of French artillery is actually not inferior to that of Germany.

 Let me just say one thing here. The self-tightening technology of artillery barrels, which is still mainstream in the 21st century, was the first to be developed by the French.

The self-tightening of the barrel here refers to the self-tightening of the single-layer gun barrel. The large-caliber artillery now manufactured by Japan uses the wire-wrapped barrel technology that the United Kingdom began to use in the 1820s. Each barrel

The steel wire used on the barrel is straightened to a length of 300,000 meters, which is a full 300 kilometers.

Japan’s self-tightening technology for body tubes was introduced from France in the 1930s.

Of course, artillery technology is only one aspect, and craftsmanship is another. The caliber of Nagato's main gun is only 410, and when it comes to Yamato, it will be increased to 460. Japan is even preparing to use the 510-caliber main gun on the sub-Yamato class battleships. This can

It is not as simple as thickening and elongating the barrel.

 Sha Cheng does not know about the technical level of Kure Naval Factory, but Ichiro Kawasaki knows a little bit about it.

 As for the situation mentioned by Sha Cheng, Kawasaki Ichiro also felt helpless from the bottom of his heart.

 Compared with southern Africa, it is really difficult for Japan to obtain raw materials or related technologies.

Ichiro Kawasaki has long heard of Favalte. This southern African company was founded just 20 years ago. Although it is not as famous as the South African company and Umbrella Company, it has quietly become the world's first-class steel company.

The strength of Fawalt Company is not only in the field of metal smelting. After in-depth cooperation with German Krupp, Fawalt Company's weapons manufacturing capabilities are rapidly improving. The four fast battleships manufactured in Southern Africa use half of the artillery

They are all produced by Fawalt Company.

 The other half comes from Nyasaland Military Industries, another military industry giant in southern Africa.

 Leaving Martinus Company, Kawasaki Ichiro returned to Kawasaki Co., Ltd. in a Lord sedan produced by Nyasaland Motors.

 At this time, Ichiro Kawasaki realized the strong industrial strength of southern Africa.

Not only cars, but also the telephones and fax machines used by Kawasaki Co., Ltd., the refrigerators used by Ichiro Kawasaki's family, and even the pens in Ichiro Kawasaki's chest pencil case are all produced in Southern Africa. Such Southern Africa will really be lacking in people.

The large-caliber artillery technology tightly blocked by Kure Naval Factory?

 In other words, besides Kure Naval Factory, does Fawalt Company have no other way to obtain large-caliber artillery technology?

Don't be ridiculous, as long as the price is high enough, white Europeans can sell themselves to the devil.

 Kawasaki Ichiro was right. Before he made a decision, Rock was indeed discussing with Leonard Capet about introducing self-tightening technology for artillery barrels.

 Compared with the production technology of large-caliber artillery, Rock indeed pays more attention to the barrel self-tightening technology.

 The demand for large-caliber artillery is very small, and there is no demand for similar G7 guns in southern Africa, so they will not be used in a short time.

 The barrel self-tightening technology is different. Not only large-caliber artillery, but medium- and small-caliber artillery also require barrel self-tightening technology, which has a huge effect on increasing the life of the artillery.

The working environment of the artillery is extremely harsh. When firing, the gun bore has to withstand a high temperature of more than 3,000 degrees and a pressure of several hundred megapascals. When firing rapidly, the inner surface temperature of the barrel is more than 700 degrees and the outer surface temperature is more than 100 degrees. The temperature difference is very large.

Even a finely crafted gun barrel packed with high technology will not last long in the face of high pressure, high temperature, ablation, and cracks. Normally, the lifespan of today's artillery is usually only a few hundred rounds.

 To improve the pressure-bearing capacity of the artillery, increasing the thickness is the simplest way. However, as the thickness increases, the weight of the barrel will also increase. The greatest significance of the barrel self-tightening technology is to increase the strength and reduce the weight at the same time.

 Nowadays, large-caliber artillery mostly uses the Japanese double-layer sleeve method, and the outer tube also uses wire winding technology to ensure a long life of the barrel.

Barrel self-tightening technology absorbs the advantages of both. Simply put, it uses one layer of barrel to simulate the effect that can only be achieved by multiple layers of barrels. Not only can the compressive strength and fatigue resistance be greatly improved, but also the body shape can be greatly improved.

The weight of the tube can also be effectively reduced, which is of great value for improving the mobility of large-caliber artillery.

“Southern African troops have begun to become motorized and mechanized, so what’s the point of being obsessed with the weight of artillery?” Leonard Capet, like Kawasaki Ichiro, also had various envy and jealousy towards Southern Africa.

"It's two different things. The lighter the artillery, the better, the more durable the better. Just tell me how much it costs." Roque said carelessly. There is nothing not for sale in France. The self-tightening technology of the barrel is important. Even the Japanese can transfer it. How can they not sell it?

To Southern Africa?

 Don’t be ridiculous, Southern Africa is still a creditor of France.

"Haha, deduct it from France's debt." Roque also made a good calculation. It is said that the Germans have already started to pay back the money, so France can also pay back the money.