Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

In fact, this result is not surprising.

The last time Italy invaded Abyssinia was at the end of the last century.

At that time, the Italian army was still equipped with single-shot rifles, and there was no air force in the air to assist the battle. The word tank still meant a water tank. The most important thing was that there were secret constraints from the United Kingdom and France.

The situation has improved a lot now.

Machine guns that could fire continuously replaced inefficient single-shot rifles.

The sky was full of Italian planes, and there was not even a single plane in the entire country of Abyssinia.

Italian tanks were not that good compared to southern Africa.

But compared to Abyssinia, which had almost no industrial capabilities, the emergence of tanks became the biggest key to changing the battlefield situation.

The Abyssinians had no counterattack against tanks, so the Italian army made rapid progress and was unstoppable along the way.

This situation actually caught Roque a little unprepared. Before Southern Africa had time to take action, the war seemed to be over. Compared with the Italian-Turkish War, nothing was achieved.

Of course, the most shocked people were the British and French.

Both Britain and France have a deep understanding of the strength of mechanized troops, but the process of Italy's invasion of Abyssinia gave Britain and France a better understanding of modern warfare.

After using the tanks, the Italians were overwhelming.

So if you replace Italians with Germans.

Replace Abyssinians with French.

Can the French withstand the German invasion?

Or in other words, can France survive until Britain completes its national mobilization?

The day after the League of Nations announced sanctions against Italy, Paris urgently contacted Pretoria, hoping to purchase "Leopard" tanks and "Tiger" tanks from southern Africa to deal with possible future invasions by France.

The "Leopard" tank and the "Tiger" tank are two main battle tanks in service in southern Africa.

According to the usual standards in Southern Africa, the export of weapons and equipment in service is prohibited. The tanks currently being exported from Southern Africa are still improved versions of the "Light Cavalry".

Since it is an improved model, the name "Light Cavalry" cannot be used, otherwise why would you have the nerve to ask for a high price?

Therefore, the tank currently exported from southern Africa is called "Pusman".

This is very much in line with the French temperament.

The French are indeed a bit naughty.

Of course, you have to understand it as "bitch".

"The more advanced the weapons and equipment, the better. The best is the one that suits you. The national conditions in southern Africa and France are different. The use of Leopard tanks and Tiger tanks in France will be greatly restricted. On the contrary, they are more dexterous and more powerful."

The easy-to-use 'Pusman' is the most suitable for France's national conditions, and the price of the 'Pusman' is also lower than that of the 'Leopard' and 'Tiger'. The price of one 'Tiger' tank can buy ten 'Pussars'.

', cost-effectiveness still needs to be considered." Sean Ferguson, secretary-general of the League of Nations Executive Yuan, personally went to battle and worked hard to promote the "Puss Troopers."

Compared with the "Light Cavalry", the performance of the "Hussars" has been improved to a certain extent.

Thicker armor, more horsepower, more ferocious firepower

Although the "Pusman" has lagged behind in southern Africa, looking around the world, the "Pusman" is still an excellent tank.

Of course, forget about some of the more advanced technological equipment, such as communication equipment.

"The performance of the 'Puss' has not been substantially improved compared to the 'Light Cavalry' twenty years ago, and the price is still so expensive. You southern Africans have black hearts!" Aveno dismissed it.

, knows all about these little tricks in southern Africa.

France used these same tactics when trying to trick people into selling arms.

"How is it possible that the performance has not been improved? The frontal armor of the 'Light Cavalry' is only 20 mm, while the frontal armor of the 'Puo Cavalry' reaches 25 mm, and it uses a type of inclined armor. On the basis of using thicker armor, the 'Puo Cavalry' has

The Cavalry does not lose flexibility because it uses a more powerful engine. Looking at the 50 mm caliber artillery of the Cavalry, no tank in Europe can withstand the attack of this artillery." Sean Ferguson is proud,

The "Pusman" is indeed lagging behind the "Tiger" and "Leopard", but even so, you French people can't build it.

In fact, it’s not impossible to create it.

The key is just like what Sean Ferguson said, the more advanced the better, not the better, but the best that suits you best.

The traffic situation in France is terrible. Even if the "Tiger" tank with a total combat weight of 55 tons is sold to the French, I am afraid that it will be difficult to move in the muddy ground during the rainy season in France. It is really not as good as the lighter "Pusman".

French national conditions.

The small tank built by the French only weighs a dozen tons and weighs about the same as the "Pusman". However, its protective performance, power, and firepower are not as good as that of the "Pusman". This has been proven in the French Navy.

The French Navy's shipbuilding technology is actually pretty good.

The key lies in the smelting level of the steel.

Even Japan has begun to use higher-strength steel when building large warships so that more displacement can be used for armor steel.

When France built warships, it still used steel materials that were less powerful than those of the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan. Therefore, the protection level of French warships was not as good as that of Britain, the United States, and Japan.

Not even as good as the Southern African Navy, which doesn't pay attention to protection.

It's not that Southern Africa doesn't have the ability to manufacture high-strength steel. On the contrary, Southern Africa has a very high level of smelting. Even soldiers' helmets use high-strength manganese steel. As long as the navy needs it, it can achieve protection that is not inferior to that of the British.

Beauty, Japan.

"Your Excellency, Secretary-General, the Germans have begun to develop the No. 1 tank. Don't say you don't know." Aveno was very dissatisfied. The No. 1 in this time and space was completely different from the No. 1 in another time and space.

Another time and space was in 1933, when Germany began to develop the No. 1 tank. Five companies, including Henschel, MAN, Rheinmetall, Krupp, and Daimler-Benz, responded to the request of the German Ordnance Agency to manufacture "

Three prototypes were manufactured in the name of "Tractor", among which Krupp successfully won the bid for a small tank weighing about 5.6 tons.

In this time and space, Germany's start in armored vehicles was much higher than in another time and space.

This is also due to the technical designers who returned to Germany from southern Africa. They brought the latest tank manufacturing concepts to Germany, and Germany thus had a brand-new Type 1 tank.

The German Panzer 1 tank in this time and space weighs about 15 tons, is 5.4 meters long, 2.9 meters wide, and 2.45 meters high. The weapon system is three 7.92 mm mg34 machine guns and a 37 mm tank gun.

The overall performance is roughly equivalent to the No. 3 of another time and space.

"Don't worry, I can guarantee that the performance of the No. 1 Tank is far inferior to that of the Hussars." Sean Ferguson said seriously. Although the No. 1 of this time and space is more powerful than the No. 1 of another time and space, it is not as good as the "Puss Troopers".

There is still a gap.

The performance comparison of tanks mainly includes firepower, power, and protection.

Deutschland I uses a 37mm tank gun.

The "Puss" uses a 50mm tank gun, and the shells also include armor-piercing projectiles developed by Nyasaland Military Industry.

The biggest advantage of Southern Africa compared to Germany is resources. Southern Africa has no shortage of steel and no shortage of oil, so the "Puss" can install thicker protective steel plates and use higher-horsepower engines.

The Germans are relatively miserable in this regard. Even if the Germans have better engines, the Germans must be very cautious. The tragedy of lack of fuel in the last world war cannot be repeated in the future.

Generally speaking, the "Puss Cavalry" still has an advantage when facing the No. 1 tank.

But this is far from enough for France. What the French want is not a slight advantage, but an overwhelming advantage.

What's more, German tanks can be improved.

Once Germany fully breaks through the restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles and continues to improve No. 1, Germany's industrial strength will still be formidable.

At the very least, it scares the French.

"Your Excellency the Secretary-General, this is a military order that may total up to 100 million rand, which deserves Pretoria's attention." The number Aveno said made Sean Ferguson's heart skip a beat.

This was R100 million in 1933.

The most advanced "Tiger" model in southern Africa has an ex-factory price of only R50,000.

One hundred million means two thousand tanks, which can form almost seven tank divisions.

The "Pusman" is much cheaper than the "Tiger", with an export price of about 20,000 rand. The French will definitely not use all of the 100 million to purchase tanks. It is estimated to be the total order amount.

Of course, it can also be understood as protection money. What the French certainly hope to get is not only tanks, but also security commitments in southern Africa.

When the news came back to Pretoria, Roque was indeed surprised.

France has been struggling since the economic crisis, and its economy has not improved much.

As far as Roque knows, the cost of each of France's newly built "Richelieu" class battleships is only 1.225 billion francs, which is approximately equivalent to 50 million rand.

Therefore, the French have indeed spent a lot of money this time, using two "Richelieu" ships to arm the French Army. From another aspect, it can also show how much pressure France is facing now.

It must be sold. Southern Africa cannot make the money, and the French will turn around and go back to the United States.

But how to make money has to be discussed, and the French cannot just give them whatever they want.

Since France needs a new tank with performance that can form an overwhelming advantage over the German Panzer-1, Nyasaland Military Industry simply starts anew and tailor-makes a tank for the French Army that is most suitable for France's national conditions and completely meets the requirements of the French.

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Aren’t the French dissatisfied with the lack of protection of the “Puss”?

No problem, install thicker protective steel plates and use a more powerful engine to improve the protection while ensuring the speed of the tank. Now that's enough!

As for the artillery caliber, there is no choice of 50mm. All tanks currently in service in the world, except for the "Tiger" and "Leopard", cannot stop armor-piercing projectiles fired by 50mm tanks.