During the World War, the role of aircraft became more and more important, and in the later period bombers became one of the main means of covering the offensive of ground forces.

After the end of the war, countries have increased their research on aircraft, and southern Africa has once again become the object of imitation by various countries.

In the face of competition, Southern Africa is not conservative, and on the basis of improving the existing models, it has begun to set foot in the field of civil aviation and launched civil airliners exclusively for civil aviation.

On 12 August, a French civil aircraft crashed while flying over the Alps, leaving none of the 29 passengers and four crew members on board alive, ending the history of no major accidents in civil aviation.

However, this did not dampen the enthusiasm for the aircraft, and Nyasaland Airlines received orders and production plans were scheduled for two years, and the company took the opportunity to expand and build a new aerotropolis in Port Edward, which could accommodate nearly 150,000 people in the future.

Compared with the second-generation "Gale Wind" used during the world war, the third-generation "Gale Wind" has a faster flight speed, a larger range, and a larger amount of ammunition, and compared with the second-generation "Gale Wind" used in the second generation, the overall performance has been improved by about 20 percent.

Don't underestimate this 20 percent, other countries are still copycat the second generation of "strong wind" era, the performance of 20 percent is enough to form a crushing advantage, Nyasaland Air actually has more advanced technology, but it is not applied to the third generation of "strong wind", and other countries' aircraft performance is close to the third generation of "strong wind", and then it is not too late to apply more advanced technology.

What I want is this sense of powerlessness that has been leading the world and allowing other countries to catch up, but never catch up.

You desperately climb a peak, only to find that there are higher peaks ahead, and that there are no known how many of them are in the depths of the clouds beyond.

Hopeless or not desperate?

It is to make you desperate, so it is better to buy than to build, and it is better to rent than to have a market.

While the retired Royal Navy officer went to southern Africa to continue his military career, Roque remained in London.

During the Washington Naval Conference, Roark won 160,000 tons of gross tonnage of aircraft carriers for Britain, and Britain would certainly not be able to run out of these aircraft carriers, and Roark hoped that southern Africa would get some, preferably half.

This is Roque's plan, but the Royal Navy obviously doesn't think so, Southern Africa is equipped with aircraft carriers, is it British or Southern Africa?

In the event of a war, will the aircraft carriers equipped in southern Africa be under the command of the Royal Navy?

If it goes a little further, what if one day Southern Africa and the British Empire become more and more distant and there is a major conflict of interests?

"So, the Southern African Navy can be equipped with aircraft carriers, but the aircraft carriers must be integrated into the Home Fleet, or the African Fleet, under the command of the Royal Navy." The Minister of the Navy, John Jericht, made a good calculation, why should the total tonnage of aircraft carriers of the British Empire be given to you in Southern Africa?

It was in the office of Prime Minister Andrew Bona Law, and Roque was no stranger to this office, which Roque visited several times when Winston was prime minister.

The office has barely changed from when Winston was prime minister, and it still feels cold, damp and rotten.

Balfour didn't speak, waiting to see what Roque had to say.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Stanley Baldwin didn't speak, his brows furrowed and worried, if Roque was so easy to succumb, then Roque would not be Roque.

Foreign Secretary Curzon looked at Roque with a slightly indifferent gaze, he had served as the Viceroy of India, and his prejudices against the Orientals were deeply ingrained in his heart, and he would not change because of Roque.

What's more, Roque is still a descendant of Kitchin.

Thinking of this, Curzon's eyes were a little colder, and they were almost frozen.

Prime Minister Andrew Bona Law also did not speak -

From time to time, he didn't want to speak, but he couldn't speak, his laryngeal cancer seriously affected his vocal cords, and he could barely speak, and even if he did, his voice was so weak that others could barely hear it.

In other words, the cabinet formed by Andrew Bonner Law is really similar to the current situation in Britain, a group of old, weak, sick and disabled, and they are also suffering from internal and external troubles, and they are intrigued.

The British Empire let this group of people control, it's no wonder if they don't die!

"You just said that you can let southern Africa pay for the construction of aircraft carriers for the home fleet, what do you want?" Roque was polite, and almost said that John Jerico wanted to eat fart.

"That's not impossible, Southern Africa, as part of the British Commonwealth, is obligated to contribute to the security of the British Empire." John Jerico didn't expect to get a few aircraft carriers easily.

On the issue of Diego Garcia, John Jerico and Roque have already clashed, but John Jerico has nothing to gain, and even the MIA is in Diego Garcia's disgrace.

"Aircraft carriers in southern Africa can also contribute to the security of the British Empire, just like the world war that has just passed, and if the British Empire faces war, southern Africa will fight side by side with the British Empire." Roque is really not fooling, in the foreseeable one or two decades, Southern Africa will indeed be in line with the British Empire, twenty years later, maybe it will be.

Of course, John Jerico probably doesn't think so.

Now in the world, it is estimated that only Roque is sure that World War II will break out in twenty years, and the others only foresee it, but no one can be sure of what has not yet happened.

And there are not as many people who can foresee the next world war breaking out in twenty years.

In another time and space, in 1938, Germany was about to make a move against Czechoslovakia, and then Prime Minister Neville flew to Munich and signed the Munich Agreement with Mustache.

On his return to London, Neville got carried away and waved the moustache signed proclamation to the welcoming people, declaring: From now on the whole generation of peace is assured, and now I ask you to go back and sleep in peace in your bed—

Even the Prime Minister is so optimistic, which shows that the truth is indeed in the hands of a few.

As for the "African Fleet", this is the idea put forward by the Royal Navy after the end of the world war in order to return to southern Africa.

The Royal Navy established the "African Fleet", and in addition to the need for southern Africa to provide ports and bases, it also required southern Africa to bear the cost of forming the "African Fleet".

This decision was unanimously opposed by all overseas Dominions, including Southern Africa.

Although the British Overseas Dominions are still within the Commonwealth, no one wants a Royal Navy fleet to be stationed in their country.

In particular, in southern Africa, where the navy has been formed, the Royal Navy has put forward a request that southern Africa provide Port Edward and Walvis Bay as the headquarters of the "African Navy", which means to swallow the southern African navy in one gulp.

The Federal Government of Southern Africa has not responded on this issue.

"No, no, no, it's different, Lord, the navy and the army are different, the navy needs strict training, precise coordination, and unified command in order to fully form combat effectiveness, southern Africa does not have the ability to command the large fleet to fight, the largest warship in the southern African navy is just what you call a 'heavy cruiser', for aircraft carriers such a powerful warship of tens of thousands of tons at every turn, only the Royal Navy can give full play to its combat effectiveness." What John Jerico said seems to make a lot of sense, but if you listen carefully, it hides a disdain for the Southern African Navy.

Give you aircraft carriers, and you won't use them.

Or rather, not worthy.

That's probably what it means.

"Marshal, let's not forget that aircraft carriers, including carrier-based aircraft, are produced in southern Africa." Roque smiled dumbly, the two aircraft carriers equipped by the Royal Navy are still maintained by Southern African engineers, without Southern Africa, the Royal Navy will honestly play "Hundred-Eyed Giant".

"Hundred-Eyed Giant" is also known as "iron" and "sewing box", just look at the nickname to know how ugly the "Hundred-Eyed Giant" is.

However, in another time and space, the status of the "Hundred-Eyed Giant" is very high, but it is the world's first all-through deck aircraft carrier, although it can only carry 20 aircraft.

The "Hundred-Eyed Giant" was converted using a merchant ship.

"So what? The diamonds dug up by the miners have always been for the rich, and aircraft carriers are indeed produced in southern Africa, but southern Africa does not have the capacity to equip aircraft carriers. John Jerico finally took into account Roque's marquis, otherwise he might have used "qualifications" instead of "abilities".

"We will know if we try it out, after the aircraft carriers in southern Africa are equipped, military exercises can be held with the Royal Navy every year, and then we will be able to fully run-in." Roque also knows that the navy needs tacit cooperation, but in Roque's opinion, if the run-in is insufficient, it may not be Southern Africa that will hold back the Royal Navy.

Maybe the Royal Navy is pulling the back leg of the Southern African Navy.

A striking feature of the Southern African Navy is that it can run fast, whether it is an aircraft carrier or a "Normandy" class battleship after the overhaul, the speed is more than 30 knots, and it can run away if it can't be beaten.

The purpose of the Southern African Navy is very simple, a warship that runs as fast as the Southern African Navy cannot defeat the Southern African Navy.

Defeated the warships of the Southern African Navy -

I'm sorry, but the Royal Navy has already equipped the battlecruiser "Hood" with a maximum speed of 31 knots, which can basically keep up with the speed of southern Africa.

But if the current "Hood" dares to pursue aircraft carriers in southern Africa, then I am afraid that the "Hood" will not know how to die.

Can you believe that the battlecruiser "Hood", which had just been built, was not equipped with any anti-aircraft weapons?

It was not until 1931, when the battlecruiser "Hood" was refitted, that part of the anti-aircraft weapons would be installed.

But compared to the huge tonnage of the battlecruiser "Hood", the installation of anti-aircraft weapons could not guarantee safety at all.

(End of chapter)