Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

Thanks to its strong raw material advantages and human resource advantages, the cost of building warships is the lowest in southern Africa among all countries in the world.

The three G7 ships built by the United States cost US$27 million per ship. This was US$27 million before the dollar depreciated. Now, the cost per ship is estimated to be more than US$40 million.

The cost of a single ship of the British "Nelson" is similar to that of the American "Colorado" class battleships. If it were built in southern Africa, the cost of a single ship would not exceed R7 million.

Of course, this was the rand before the devaluation. After the economic crisis broke out, the rand has depreciated many times. Now, the cost has almost risen to about 10 million.

20 million rand is nothing to Stoudemire. Instead of putting it in the bank to depreciate, it is better to donate it to the navy to build warships. If this can bring more security to Luo Ya's family of three, no matter how much it is spent, it is worth it.

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Of course, Congress would not agree to allocate more funds to the Navy just because of Stoudemire's donation. The year 1929 was only half-way through, and the budget passed at the end of last year had already been spent. The federal government also issued 500 million rand bonds.

The money printing press is really turning on the money. If nothing else, the federal government's financial statements at the end of this year should be very good.

The more you spend, the more you earn.

Rock was extremely indignant about Stoudemire's behavior of bypassing the Palace of Justice and directly seeking support from Congress.

Like Stoudemire, Rock is also worried about the safety of Arthur's family, but there is no need to worry about it in the short term. It will be at least five or six years before the outbreak of World War II, and it will be too late to start building ships in two years.

"A battleship of more than 40,000 tons will take at least one or two years from design to keel laying, and another two to three years from launching outfitting and sea trials to being delivered and used to form combat effectiveness. Large battleships require limited docks. Edward Shipbuilding

The factory and Walvis Bay Shipyard can operate up to four ships at the same time. Where did we get so much time?" Stoudemire has obviously done his homework. A battleship worth tens of millions does need more proof.

If it were the United Kingdom or the United States, it would probably take a year or two just to prove whether it needed to be built.

"No, no, no, it's not that troublesome. Building warships also depends on who builds them." Rock has confidence in the speed of southern Africa.

Building warships is indeed quite troublesome. The French "Dunkirk" battleship has been under discussion since 1918. The decision was made only after the London Naval Conference. The drawings have only just been finalized and the keel has not been laid yet.

According to the French Navy's plan, the first battleship "Dunkirk" will have its keel laid in December 1930, and is expected to be launched in October 1933 and delivered to the navy around April 2035.

It is only 1929, so it will take at least five years from the time the "Dunkirk" was launched to being delivered to the Navy.

The "Nelson" class battleship built by the United Kingdom started construction in December 1922, was launched in September 2025, and entered service in September 2027. It also lasted five years.

In contrast, Southern Africa renovated four "Normandy" class battleships. It only took a year and a half from being towed back to Southern Africa to being delivered to the navy. Although the French saved a lot of time in the early construction, Southern Africa has renovated four "Normandy"-class battleships.

The "Normandy" and the construction of several "Elizabeth" class aircraft carriers have accumulated a lot of experience in building large warships.

This time, two Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers are being built in southern Africa. They are expected to be launched in about nine months and delivered to the navy in a year and a half.

This is already slow enough. During World War II, the United States built the "Essex" class aircraft carriers. Except for the first ship, which took 20 months, the average construction time for the remaining 12 ships was only 16 months. So the Americans built them all in one go.

24 ships, 17 of which were built during the World War, and the remaining 7 were completed after the end of the World War.

Southern Africa has obvious advantages in building warships.

Among other things, France's crude steel output last year was 5.63 million tons, and that of Southern Africa was 55 million tons. Therefore, when France considers building large warships, it must consider whether the required steel is sufficient.

Southern Africa does not have this concern. There is Fawalt Steel Group, which can supply as much steel as needed to build an aircraft carrier. At worst, we can invite those foreign workers back, so that the cost can be further reduced.

The same goes for human resources. French companies are inefficient, bloated, and overstaffed. One person works and three people look after him.

Southern African shipyards are extremely efficient, especially after the adoption of segmented shipbuilding and modularization, the shipbuilding speed has been greatly increased. If a war breaks out, the shipyards will still have resources to tilt, and one ship in four days will not be a dream.

In another time and space, in 1942, the "Robert Peary" built by the Richmond Shipyard in the United States had its keel laid on November 8 and launched on the 12th. The entire time took only 4 days, 15 hours and 29 seconds!

"What's the use of a short time? Qualified officers and sailors are needed to build a ship. A battleship requires 1,500 people to drive it smoothly. How many people do our navy have in total now?" Stoudemire's concerns are also very reasonable. The navy is not

The army does not require training when recruiting. A person firing a gun is like driving an animal to fight. Training a qualified naval officer or sailor requires a long time and a lot of money.

Of course, this will not be the case in Southern Africa. There are not so many people to waste. Recruits in Southern Africa must undergo at least three months of complete training before they can be sent to the battlefield, and they will not be responsible for front-line operations at the beginning.

Wait another month or two to familiarize yourself with the frontline environment before gradually assuming combat missions.

This is what happens to a force composed entirely of southern Africans.

It is much simpler to switch to the Southern African Union troops, but it also requires three months of complete training. Southern African generals never make money by sacrificing soldiers for promotion.

"Cecil, let me emphasize again that in the future navy, the demand for battleships will be getting lower and lower, and the demand for aircraft carrier pilots will be getting higher and higher. This is why we vigorously promote aviation clubs." Rock still has some doubts.

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A battleship may require about 1,500 to 1,800 officers and soldiers.

An aircraft carrier may require more than 3,000 officers and soldiers.

Aircraft carriers do not engage in hand-to-hand combat. They mainly dispatch carrier-based aircraft for combat, and the requirements for pilots are relatively high.

There are now more than 500 flying clubs in Southern Africa, training thousands of pilots every year. This number will increase as time goes by, so there is really no shortage of pilots in Southern Africa.

"Then we will build aircraft carriers, ten of them!" Stoudemire is ambitious. With the two more built, there are already six aircraft carriers in southern Africa. If ten more are built, then the Mediterranean Squadron will have to be divided into two or three.

To ensure the availability of aircraft carriers, at least one aircraft carrier must be on combat readiness, one for training, and one for maintenance and repair, so that it can be dispatched at any time.

The same is true of Rock's plan. Let alone the local fleet, Southern Africa must ensure that the Pacific Fleet and the Indian Ocean Fleet each have three aircraft carriers, so as to form sufficient combat effectiveness.

As for the squadron, forget about it. Although aircraft carriers are easy to use, their maintenance costs are not cheap. The cost of one year can almost be enough to build another one. It is still peacetime, and six aircraft carriers are already quite a luxury for southern Africa.

"Humph, aren't you just afraid of spending money? How much does it cost to build an aircraft carrier? I will donate three aircraft carriers and designate them to the Mediterranean Squadron." Stoudemire was frantic.

Rock wanted to ask, should he donate the annual maintenance fees as well?

I guess Stoudemire disagrees.

"Cecil, it's not that simple. The Mediterranean Squadron has commissioned three aircraft carriers. What will happen to the Persian Gulf Squadron and the Changi Squadron? The squadrons already have three aircraft carriers, so the Pacific Fleet and the Indian Ocean Fleet will not be in trouble."

Rock is now the master of Duan Shui. The Mediterranean is only such a big area. In a fight, the aircraft carrier seriously lacks strategic maneuvering space. Can it be left as a target?

The same is true for the Persian Gulf and Changi Naval Base, especially Changi Naval Base, which is also a bridgehead for Southern Africa. Its greatest significance is to help Southern Africa buy time to mobilize its fleet to fight the Japanese in a large-scale naval decisive battle.

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Anyway, no matter what, when World War II breaks out, Southern Africa will definitely go to Asia first and then Europe.

"The Pacific Fleet and the Indian Ocean Fleet already have aircraft carriers, so what's the fuss about? As for the Persian Gulf, Adam Company and Najd Oil Company should be responsible for the Persian Gulf Squadron." Stoudemire thought that everything was perfect, but he still forgot about the Changi Squadron.

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"Don't worry, Cecil. I'm also worried about the safety of Arthur and Roya. Once the war breaks out, Arthur and Roya will leave Cyprus as quickly as possible. What we need now is a cruiser, not a battleship." Rock.

I have been prepared for it, and the new cruisers in southern Africa are still very good.

After the London Naval Conference, construction of new cruisers began in southern Africa.

This class of cruiser is named "Durban" class, with a length of 115 meters, a width of 12 meters, a draft of 5.5 meters, a full load displacement of 3100 tons, using twin-shaft propellers for propulsion, the power system can reach a maximum of 50,000 horsepower, and is the fastest

Degree 32 knots.

The firepower system of the "Durban" class is two twin-mounted 125mm naval guns, four twin-mounted 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns, one 25mm anti-aircraft gun, and is also equipped with two five-unit 533mm torpedo launch tubes, and

Sea search radar, and the latest air search radar developed in southern Africa.

It should be noted that the air search radar is also a by-product of Nikola Tesla's research project. Nikola Tesla's original intention was to strengthen the air search of bombers in order to impose its own protection, but accidentally

However, the radar in southern Africa was upgraded and the latest model of radar was successfully developed.

Rock also had a love-hate relationship with this. You could say that Nikola Tesla was extremely capable, but the projects he was responsible for almost never accomplished anything, and they were usually abandoned halfway.

You could say that he accomplishes nothing. His project team often comes up with some weird things. As long as they are used in the right place, they can play a huge role in related fields.

Roque is also very helpless and can only say that the more people like this, the better.

ps: Mr. Yuan passed away and waited for us to finish lunch before leaving. The kindness of having a full meal will be unforgettable.