Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

Winston came to southern Africa for the four-engine bomber that Nyasaland had just successfully developed and the aircraft carrier that was being tested.

Compared with previous bombers, the four-engine bomber that has just been equipped with a new engine has a longer range and a larger bomb-carrying capacity. At the same time, six machine guns are installed on the aircraft for self-defense. Now the bomber can carry one ton of bombs to attack three hundred

Target kilometers away, an absolute giant in the air.

As for the aircraft carrier, this is no longer the first in southern Africa. Eugene Ely has not only successfully piloted an aircraft to take off and land on a warship, but also successfully piloted an aircraft to take off from a moving warship. In addition to Edward Shipbuilding, the British

The Navy is also conducting research in this area.

Just earlier this year, the British Navy converted the soon-to-be retired cruiser HMS Arenas into a warship that can carry seaplanes. Later, it requisitioned three ferries for operation in the English Channel and converted all of them into seaplanes.

Mothership.

The British Navy's seaplane carrier is not the same thing as the aircraft carrier being studied by Edwards Shipyard. The British Navy's seaplane carrier does not have a flight deck and can only carry seaplanes to designated locations, and then put the seaplanes on the water first.

Then the task can be performed.

The aircraft carrier being built by Edward Shipyard is a real aircraft carrier. Not only does it have a full flight deck, but it also has a closed bow and an independent island. The aircraft are not stacked on the deck, but are stored in the hangar below the deck.

In order to carry as many aircraft as possible, the Nyasaland Aviation Research Institute also modified the "Strong Wind" fighter jet to have foldable wings.

No matter from which aspect, the aircraft carrier being built by Edward Shipyard is the most advanced aircraft carrier of this era, and it is at least ten years ahead of this era.

In another time and space, it was not until 1923 that Britain had these characteristics on another "Sports God", which was also the world's first real aircraft carrier at that time.

As for why Winston knew that Edward Shipyard was building an aircraft carrier, Rock was not surprised at all, but he still had to have the proper attitude.

"The new warship being built by Edward Shipyard doesn't even have a name yet. How did you know about it?" Rock is sometimes helpless. There are indeed many benefits to southern Africa remaining in the Commonwealth, but at the same time some disadvantages are unavoidable. Aircraft carriers

That's a good example.

"Locke, southern Africa is still southern Africa of the British Empire." Winston did not respond directly, as the British were very familiar with these small tricks.

At least in southern Africa now, there are still many people who have deep feelings for Britain. Needless to say, even Prime Minister Adelaide insists on Britain's status as a suzerainty. Roque cannot change this in a short time.

"Okay, you're right. Southern Africa is indeed building aircraft carriers." Rock admitted generously that aircraft carriers are actually useless to Southern Africa. Only countries like the United Kingdom that emphasize sea power can use aircraft carriers to their full potential.

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"Aircraft carrier - this name is really vulgar!" Winston was so arrogant that his first reaction was that the name was not nice to hear.

It really doesn't sound good. If translated literally, an aircraft carrier is an "aircraft shelf."

It seems that it would be more appropriate to translate it as "aircraft porter".

"Call it whatever you want to call it." Rock didn't want authorship.

"Then tell me about your aircraft carrier." Winston just complained out of habit. In fact, Winston didn't care what the name was.

"Is there anything good to introduce? Don't you know everything?" Rock was not happy. Southern Africa has been infiltrated by the British government. Rock was also speechless. Bullard and the Fourth Department of the Ministry of National Defense responsible for homeland security are expected to rectify it.

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Winston said nothing, waiting for Roark to introduce.

Rock simply led Winston directly to the study, where there was a model of an aircraft carrier.

"Is this an aircraft carrier? Doesn't it have artillery?" The dignified Navy Minister actually asked this question——

It's normal, after all, this is the first time Winston has seen a model of an aircraft carrier.

"The armor and firepower of aircraft carriers are insufficient, so they cannot act alone and must be protected by fleets." Rock also popularized the development trend of the future navy to Winston.

"Then the survivability is very problematic." Winston's eyes immediately showed regret.

The naval thinking of this era was stronger armor and larger caliber, so there is a saying that dreadnoughts can only be sunk by dreadnoughts.

Relatively speaking, the survivability of aircraft carriers is indeed a bit poor. They don't need dreadnoughts. As long as any destroyer gets close to the aircraft carrier of this era, it will basically be stunned.

During World War II, the U.S. Navy used hundreds of aircraft to attack the Japanese battleship Yamato in order to sink it. The Yamato was hit by 27 torpedoes and eventually sank.

"Why?" Rock asked simply.

Winston is so smart, he immediately understood what Rock meant.

"The aircraft carrier being built by Edward Shipyard can carry eighty aircraft. The range of the aircraft has exceeded 500 kilometers. Compared with the main gun of the battleship, which attack range is farther?" Rock did not expect Winston to accept it immediately. The aircraft carrier and the battleship's main gun have a longer attack range.

Like airplanes, they are subversive weapons for war. Accepting these new weapons will definitely require a process.

"Eighty?" Winston couldn't believe that so many airplanes could fit into the small model in front of him.

The British-renovated cruiser HMS "Sports God" could only carry a pitiful two seaplanes. The first real aircraft carrier built in the UK in 1918, another "Sports God", could only carry 20

airplane, so Winston was immediately startled when he heard the number "eighty" and thought he heard it wrong.

Not to mention eighty, eight was too many in Winston's opinion.

"Yes, eighty!" Rock's pronunciation is still very standard, and the difference between the pronunciation of eighty and eight is very obvious.

"Why?" Winston asked an idiot question, and then immediately responded: "I mean how?"

"Aircrafts can be parked on the all-access deck, and more can be parked in the cabin. In order to carry as many aircraft as possible, we deliberately changed the strong wind wings into foldable styles, even if some performance will be sacrificed for this." Rock affirmed.

The more the better, otherwise who will pay for the hard work of renovation?

"Can a bomber carry Ma?" Winston thought a little too much.

"Four-engine ones won't work, but single-engine torpedo planes will do." Rock also wanted to stuff the bombers into the aircraft carrier, but unfortunately he didn't show it.

The performance of aircraft during this period was still amazing. When Eugene Ely piloted a Curtiss biplane to land on the parked USS Pennsylvania, the landing platform was only 31 meters long, 10 meters wide, and it was made of wood.

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The four-engine bomber studied by Nyasaland requires a taxiing distance of 650 meters when taking off. It will never get on an aircraft carrier in this life.

"Eighty torpedo bombers——" Winston couldn't help but think about it.

Don't forget that warships in this era were basically not equipped with anti-aircraft weapons, so Winston felt his liver tremble just thinking about a warship without anti-aircraft weapons encountering a huge swarm of torpedoes on the sea.

So stop saying that only dreadnoughts can sink dreadnoughts. No matter how powerful the dreadnought is, it will not escape the fate of being buried in the belly of a fish when it encounters an aircraft carrier on the sea.

"If you feel that it is not enough, you can also use a double aircraft carrier formation, then there will be one hundred and sixty ships." Rock added fuel to the fire, and the generals of the British Admiralty also refused to shed tears without seeing the coffin.

"Locke, I need the specific parameters of the aircraft carrier." As Secretary of the Navy, Winston could not ignore the value of the aircraft carrier.

Rock picked up a pamphlet and handed it to Winston.

Winston took it and looked at it carefully without even thinking about why there was such a thing in Roque's office.

"One million six hundred and eighty thousand? This is too expensive!" Winston exclaimed, which is almost the same as the cost of a dreadnought.

However, the dreadnought has proven its worth in countless wars. Although the aircraft carrier looks promising, the world's first one has not yet been built on the slipway. Rock dares to ask for so much money. This is really disappointing.

Winston couldn't accept it.

No matter how rich the British Admiralty is, it cannot afford to spend like this.

"This still doesn't include the price of the plane." Rock sharpened his knife. If it's too expensive, you don't have to buy it.

"I have known for a long time that you are a profiteer." Winston felt his teeth were itching.

Luo Ke smiled, as long as he made money, it didn't matter whether he was a profiteer or not.

Compared with battleships, the profits of aircraft carriers are definitely much higher. After all, aircraft carriers do not need as thick armor as battleships, nor do they need expensive artillery. Southern Africa is currently building the first aircraft carrier, and the cost is indeed a bit higher, but

This cost can be amortized; the more units are built, the lower the cost.

"When will the ship at Edwards Shipyard be completed?" Winston also refused to let the hawk see the rabbit. He always wanted Edwards Shipyard to build the aircraft carrier first, and whether it was a mule or a horse, he would lead it out first.

"In another two months, or three months." Rock is not in a hurry. If it is a small order, such as a destroyer, light cruiser, etc., then Winston can buy it. The Lord of the Admiralty still has this power.

For a business involving millions of pounds, Winston also has to report it, and it may also need to be approved by Congress. There are actually many variables in this process.

"Can you speed up?" Winston felt a little dizzy at this moment. Southern Africa is too far away from London, and it is not easy for Winston to make a trip.

"Now it is the fastest speed. As you know, the aircraft carrier is a brand new warship. The technology is not mature yet. The engineers are actually building it while modifying it. Two or three months is fast enough." Rock also had bad intentions.

He was determined to use the British Navy as a guinea pig.