The Washington Naval Treaty stipulates that the standard for capital ships is a displacement of more than 10,000 tons and a caliber of main guns of more than 203 mm.

The heavy patrol of the "Kimberley" class, which happened to be stuck at this standard line, had a full load displacement of 9600 tons and a main gun caliber of 203.

At this level, even if the naval artillery technology of southern Africa is derived from the British, the damage caused to the battleship "Queen Elizabeth" is extremely limited.

Neither Roque nor John de Robeck immediately discovered the matter of "live ammunition", and by the time Roque and John de Robeck received the report, the "Kimberley" had already completed the review.

In other words, neither Roque nor John de Robeck noticed that he had already walked before the ghost gate closed.

"What's going on?" John de Robeck doesn't think "Kimberly" deliberately used live ammunition, but even if it was a mistake, the facts reflected in it were shocking.

"I don't know-" Roque was also confused, this matter was mostly an oolong, if this was the case, then it would still be held responsible.

It is really undeserved to make such an oolong when it is being reviewed.

Roque noticed that the Royal Navy officers in the bridge of the battleship "Queen Elizabeth", including John de Robeck, had a strange expression.

It is also to blame that southern Africa is too high-profile during this time, and it is a battleship and an aircraft carrier, and it seems that it has become a naval power.

As a result, the Southern African Navy made such a big fuss in a simple parade, and for a while there was a feeling of being seen through the bottoms.

"Ask Barton what's going on." Roque's face was ugly.

But it's a good thing to think about it, with such an oolong, the strength of the Southern African Navy will definitely drop a notch in the eyes of the Royal Navy, and the threat will also be reduced.

Feige took the order, and Roque continued to focus on the parade.

Passing in front of the battleship "Queen Elizabeth" is the hospital ship "Peace", a meritorious hospital ship that played an important role during the world war.

Britain also converted two hospital ships during the World War, but the facilities were relatively rudimentary, and they could only deal with some ordinary traumatic injuries, and there were no operating rooms for emergency operations.

The hospital ship "Mir" not only has a well-equipped operating room, but is also equipped with a state-of-the-art X-ray room and graded care of the beds, which allows for better care of the wounded.

Roque had wanted to emphasize this point, to give John de Robeck a good introduction to the hospital ship "Mir" and to downplay the aggressiveness of the Southern African Navy.

As a result, this was an oolong, and without Roque's introduction, John de Robeck began to take the initiative to inquire about the situation of the hospital ship "Mir".

Probably in the opinion of John de Robeck, the Southern African Navy, which behaves so amateurishly, must not be able to fight in combat, and in terms of auxiliaries, the Southern African Navy can still play a role.

"With a full load displacement of 21,000 tons, the hospital ship 'Peace' was converted from a transport ship with 550 beds and 230 medical personnel, and we have already started to study hospital ships for medical purposes and to replace the existing ones." Roque looked in poor spirits, obviously affected by the incident just now.

"Locke, don't worry too much, it took hundreds of years for the Royal Navy to reach its current level-" John De Robeck said meaningfully, the hundred-year navy is not a joke, it takes time to accumulate and precipitate.

Roque smiled and didn't speak, it really took hundreds of years for Britain to build the Royal Navy, and it only took a few decades for the United States to develop from the Great White Fleet to more than a hundred aircraft carriers.

Different national conditions naturally lead to different methods.

Roque acknowledges that the Royal Navy is still strong, but it is not unattainable.

After the parade, Roque returned to the base and immediately called Patton over to inquire about the results of the investigation.

"We got some shells on our arrival at Walvis Bay, and the soldier made a mistake and stuffed the training shell into the chamber as an empty cartridge — that's it—" Patton grimaced, thanks to the fact that it was a training shell, and if it was a high-explosive or armor-piercing shell, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Be cautious, gentlemen, this incident is a wake-up call for us, and we must resolutely prevent similar incidents from happening again." Needless to say, Roque was too ruthless, the drum didn't need a hammer, and Roque still trusted Barton.

Roque didn't say this to Barton alone, Don Juan and Jackson Marshall, as well as several light cruiser captains were present.

Recently, with the trial voyage of battleships, aircraft carriers have also begun to lay keels, and some people in the Southern African Navy are indeed a little floating, probably feeling that with battleships and aircraft carriers, the Southern African Navy can be among the world's first-class level.

This kind of thinking is unacceptable, confidence is a good thing, and when confidence bursts, it will be arrogant, and the southern African navy is not qualified to be proud at present.

"Yes!" The captains' responses were uniform, and this time the atmosphere was serious.

In the evening, Roque held a dinner at the naval base to entertain the Royal Navy officers and sailors who had come from afar.

The dinner was held in the Navy Base Auditorium, and in order to provide better service to the Royal Navy officers and sailors, the base invited chefs from various hotels in Walvis Bay to provide guests with a wide range of Southern African specialties.

In fact, it is a variety of Eastern and Western snacks, plus some seafood and fruits, all of which are specialties of southern Africa.

There are dozens of different types of drinks on offer at the dinner, which are free for guests to enjoy.

"Southern Africa is indeed rich in natural resources, and giving up southern Africa is definitely a great loss to the British Empire." John de Robeck, dressed in a military suit, was full of praise for the wines produced in Cape Town.

"When the British Empire abandoned southern Africa, southern Africa was still full of ruins—" Roque admits that southern Africa is rich in products, but the abundance of products also requires people to work hard, during the African period, the specialties of southern Africa were fruits and game, during the Boer period, the specialties of southern Africa were beef and wool, and now in southern Africa, the real specialties are airplanes and automobiles.

It's a qualitative leap.

"When are you going to annex Madagascar?" John de Robeck didn't ask about West Africa and the Congo, but he was quite interested in Madagascar.

Also, Madagascar was once a French colony, but unfortunately France tossed for decades and failed to bring the Malagasy people to their knees.

If southern Africa had annexed Madagascar, it would have been a slap in the face to the French.

"It's hard, look at how embarrassed the French are in Madagascar, you know how hard it is to annex Madagascar." Roque and John de Robeck can still tell some truth.

Now that the British Empire is in a state of strategic contraction, it is not capable of external expansion, and it is a good thing if Southern Africa can expand externally, no matter what, Southern Africa is also a Commonwealth country, and the expansion of Southern Africa will increase the influence of the British Empire.

"Learn from the Americans and kill all the natives of Madagascar - the French are too weak to conquer Madagascar-" John de Robbeck's words made Roque shudder, Madagascar is a million natives, all killed?

Don't doubt that the British Empire can really do this kind of thing.

Think of barbed wire and concentration camps during the Boer War -

and Kitchener's "scorched earth policy", which is not inferior to the devil's "three lights".

In other words, the United States is also a country composed mainly of British immigrants, and the Anglo-Saxons -

Hehe.

Roque shook his head and was about to speak, when a sudden quarrel came from the corner of the hall.

"Not being professional is not being professional, irrefutable—even if you have battleships and aircraft carriers in the Southern African Navy, you can only use them to catch sardines, and if you listen quietly, you will definitely hear the screams of those battleships and aircraft carriers—"

Roque was surprised, who is this, talking is like reciting poetry, and it rhymes quite -

"Enough William, you've drunk too much, go back and rest—" Someone was persuading.

"I didn't, I'm sober, don't stop me, I'm going to teach these poor creatures a deep lesson!" The drunken guy has no self-control, and the dinner party has only just begun, and the British wine culture is indeed worthy of its reputation.

The UK is probably the country with the most addicts in the world.

The "addiction" of drinking addiction.

The introduction of the "Prohibition" in the United States has a lot to do with the British addiction to alcohol, walking on the streets of the United Kingdom, drunk people can be seen everywhere, if you drink too much, go home and sleep It's okay, but the British love to make trouble after getting drunk, and it is also called wine culture——

hetui——

As long as the culture related to "alcohol" can be classified as dross.

Before Roque's could speak, John de Robeck rushed over in a rage.

In the crowd, a Royal Navy officer with a red face and a smell of wine that could not stand steadily, was making a big fuss.

The faces of several Southern African naval officers, including Patton, were pale, and the words of the Royal Navy officers were like a sharp sword, piercing Patton's heart.

"Send him back to the ship, and when he wakes up tomorrow, I need a reasonable explanation from him." John de Robeck sent the people away, or he would probably be beaten up by the gang in a moment.

Naval officers are usually more irritable, especially officers of the Royal Navy, after all, the Royal Navy has been strong for hundreds of years, and it is common for the Royal Navy to be arrogant and arrogant.

"Yes sir!" The drunken William did not forget to salute when he saw John de Robeck, and then when he saw Roque, a mocking smile suddenly appeared on his face.

The naval officer who was sober at the scene did not give this guy a chance to commit the next crime, and directly put the person up and took him away.

"Let go of me, you cowards—mph--"

"I'm sorry Locke, when William wakes up, he'll apologize to you personally-" John de Robeck was also helpless, William's collar was embroidered with an intricately patterned badge, presumably descended from some nobleman.