Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

Once a country relies on the help of other countries for its national security, it is finished.

A permanently neutral country like Switzerland still advocates all citizens arming themselves like a hedgehog. A country like France with huge overseas colonies will be slaughtered once it loses its enterprising spirit.

Don't have high hopes for France when it comes to building aircraft carriers.

The Germans really want to build it, but the French are just saying it. Let’s not talk about whether they have the money. Even if they have the money, the French Navy will probably pursue the third "Richelieu" instead of the first French aircraft carrier.

However, the German threat cannot be ignored. The Germans are in contact with Southern African shipyards. The French are also aware of this situation. The French Ministry of War has even sent a letter to the Southern African Federal Government, requesting the Southern African Federal Government to restrain Southern African enterprises and abide by the Versailles

The contract stipulates that no prohibited weapons will be sold to the Germans.

The response from the Southern African Federal Government is OK, OK. Even if you don’t tell me, I won’t sell it. The Treaty of Versailles requires everyone to work together to maintain it. As a responsible country, the Southern African Federal Government should set an example in this regard, etc.

Wait wait, bala bala

Transport ships are not prohibited.

Despite the commitment of the Southern African federal government, France is still very uneasy. The French government has made no achievements in containing Germany, and its thinking in other fields is quite strange. The new French Prime Minister Edouard Daladier

Yes, the French Prime Minister changed again. Boncourt stepped down before the London Naval Treaty was signed. This means that during the entire London Naval Conference, France changed three prime ministers.

Edward Daladier was born in 1884

Forget it, I won’t introduce him, since this person has only been working for a short time.

Edward Daladier proposed a surprising plan.

In order to solve the problem of France not having an aircraft carrier, Edouard Daladier hoped to lease an aircraft carrier from southern Africa.

Preferably two!

And preferably the soon-to-be-built "Island" class aircraft carrier!!!

This request can't help but make people sigh. The French brain circuit is indeed incomprehensible to ordinary people.

Although the "City" class aircraft carriers in Southern Africa have been in service for a long time, they are still less than 15 years old. After continuous upgrading and transformation, the technology is still quite advanced.

As for the "Island" class aircraft carrier, not to mention, as the most powerful aircraft carrier in the world, letting the French board the "Madagascar" to visit it is already a big deal, let alone leasing it.

So the federal government of Southern Africa did not respond to Edward Daladier's request at all.

That’s right, it’s just a request, not even a request!

Edouard Daladier's reason was that after the end of the World War, France sold four unfinished "Normandie" class battleships to Southern Africa in order to help Southern Africa.

So now that France needs aircraft carriers, Southern Africa should also lease two unfinished "Island" class aircraft carriers to France.

Look at how kind the French are. Four ships turned into two, and purchases turned into leases.

So now I can understand why the French are so arrogant and confident.

On February 21st, "Madagascar" left St. Roch as planned, and its next stop was Portsmouth, England.

As the oldest naval base in the UK, Portsmouth can be said to be the cradle of the Royal Navy.

The Southern African Navy was once part of the Royal Navy, so when "Madagascar" comes to Europe, it must go back to its "hometown" to see its big brother. This is also a requirement of the Royal Navy.

As mentioned earlier, from 1922 to 1932, a total of 165 warships were built in Southern Africa.

During the same period, the United Kingdom built 148 ships, Japan built 164 ships, and the United States only built 40 ships.

In terms of quantity, Southern Africa leads the way.

However, in terms of total tonnage, the UK ranks first.

There are 165 warships in Southern Africa with a total displacement of 429,000 tons, with an average of about 2,600 tons per ship.

There are 148 British ships with a total tonnage of 450,000 tons, with an average of 3,040 tons per ship.

Compared with these two, Japan is the younger brother. The total tonnage of its 164 warships is less than 394,000 tons, with an average of about 2,400 tons per ship.

The Americans also took a first place this time.

Although the Americans built 40 warships, the total tonnage reached 193,000 tons, with an average of nearly 5,000 tons per ship.

The full load displacement of "Madagascar" reaches 32,000 tons, which is not as good as the 42,541 tons of "Akagi" from this perspective.

However, the "Madagascar"'s aircraft carrying capacity is unrivaled in the world, fully twice that of the "Akagi".

The two newly built British aircraft carriers are essentially the former "Elizabeths".

You must know that the two British "Elizabeth" ships are now close to 20 years old.

How could the powerful Royal Navy make no progress for 20 years?

So the Royal Navy made modifications based on the "Elizabeth".

This change does not matter. Originally, the number of aircraft carried by the "Elizabeth" was 108, but after the modification, only 96 were left. In short, it is outrageous.

This result certainly did not satisfy the Royal Navy, so after "Madagascar" arrived in Saint-Roch, the Royal Navy sent an invitation to "Madagascar" in the hope of further increasing its understanding of the "Island" class aircraft carrier.

In order to welcome the "Madagascar", Portsmouth Naval Port also prepared a grand welcome ceremony.

However, the Royal Navy is more thoughtful than the naive French. When welcoming the "Madagascar", the Royal Navy's six domestic battleships and two "Elizabeths" came out, plus nearly a hundred other small and medium-sized ships.

The warship played a split type for "Madagascar".

What kind of welcome ceremony is this?

It’s clear that he is showing off his power!

"It's not surprising. Only our navy in southern Africa is worthy of such treatment now." Yang Smuts, who has not yet left the UK, is worried that the mentality of the officers of the "Madagascar" is unbalanced.

Anyone who sees this scene in front of them will probably not be in a good mood.

"Is this the most powerful Royal Navy in the world? I can clearly smell the smell of dilapidation and decay!" Li Ao is not polite. The Royal Navy seems powerful, but except for the two "Nelson", the other battleships are all 1920

Models launched before 2000 are grandpa-level compared to "Madagascar".

It is said that the Royal Navy has not had a large combat ship in service for nearly ten years.

Since the World War, Southern Africa has had four new battleships, six "City" class aircraft carriers, and four "Island" class aircraft carriers about to be commissioned.

Britain built two G7s after the World War, plus the two "Elizabeths" that just started construction recently.

Oh, the two newly built "Elizabeths" in the UK are named "Ark Royal" class aircraft carriers. The first ship "Ark Royal" has also been launched and is expected to enter service in two years.

At this time, there were a lot of people on the bridge of the "Madagascar". Li Ao spoke so rudely, and the officers and engineers, who had originally looked a little solemn, burst into laughter, and the atmosphere instantly became lively.

"This is a grandpa-class warship from I don't know how many years ago, and now it is used to prop up the appearance." First Officer Andrei Kurtsov is of Russian origin and a distant relative of the British, and his words are even more unkind.

"The rotten country deserves its reputation and always likes to play these little tricks." The landing commander Dirk Albright is a German and the natural enemy of the British.

"If we want to sink the 'Nelson', how many torpedo planes need to be sent?" Combat commander Tony Van Persie is a Boer and has a sworn relationship with the British.

"Calm down, gentlemen, let's discuss this issue later during your military exercises." Yang Smozi was helpless. With such a group of proud and powerful soldiers, the future of cooperation between the Atlantic Fleet and the Royal Navy was worrying.

"I heard that after the Royal Navy's modification of the Elizabeth, there are only 96 aircraft left. How did they do it?" In the corner of the bridge, Robinson Barney and his engineers whispered.

Yang Shimozi glared angrily.

Robinson Barney looked fearless.

This is also very reasonable. The Minister of Foreign Affairs has no control over the engineers at Walvis Bay Shipyard, and the status of technicians in southern Africa is still very high.

"I guess they built a three-bedroom apartment for the distinguished captain." The engineer's words were too insulting.

"The displacement of the 'Royal Ark' is 45,000 tons. It is estimated that more protective armor has been installed."

"If an aircraft carrier is approached by the enemy to a distance where it can launch torpedoes, it will be useless no matter how much protective armor it installs."

"That's not necessarily true. There are naval guns on the Elizabeth."

Engineers are talking a lot. There are no naval guns on the "City" class aircraft carriers in southern Africa.

I don't know if the naval guns on the "Elizabeth" have ever worked.

The UK has been using aircraft carriers for almost 20 years, and has accumulated experience for such a long time. In theory, it should not make such a mistake.

I can only say that the "giant ship and cannon" doctrine kills people.

When talking about naval guns, as the "Madagascar" sailed into the Portsmouth naval port, the Royal Navy, which lined up to welcome it according to etiquette, fired a salute.

At the front of the lineup is the Royal Navy's most powerful battleship "Nelson".

It has a full load displacement of 43,140 tons, three triple-mounted Mark I 16-inch (406 mm) 45-caliber main guns, and six two-mounted Mark XXII 6-inch (152 mm) secondary guns.

The "Nelson", which has extremely powerful data on paper, has a pitiful speed of 23 knots, which is slower than the battleship "Queen Elizabeth" that was commissioned in 1912.

Just after the "Nelson" fired its salute, a sudden change occurred.

The salute guns are all hollow-point bullets without warheads.

However, after the battleship "Nelson" fired its gun salute, a huge water column suddenly arose directly in front of the "Madagascar" channel.

Yang Shimozi was stunned instantly.

The Royal Navy will not make such a mistake!

But if this is not a low-level mistake, the consequences will be more serious.

All the officers on the bridge were also stunned. Is this still the invincible Royal Navy that dominates the world?