The world's manganese reserves totaled 570 million tonnes, with 150 million tonnes in southern Africa.

Therefore, in southern Africa, not to mention scientific and technological capabilities, there is really no shortage of raw materials, basically what you want, if you can't develop a strong industrial country, Roque really doesn't know what to say.

A small steel helmet, in fact, has a high technology content.

When it comes to steel helmets, many people may think of the German M35 steel helmet in World War II, in fact, the German M35 was not the best steel helmet at that time, and the American M1 was.

However, the M35 also has merit, that is, the M35's ear protection design.

The reason why the M1 steel helmet in the United States did not use the ear protection design was to prevent identification problems, in fact, the original version of the M1 had ear protection, but because the M35 appeared before the M1, so if the M1 also used the ear protection design, it may lead to the separation of friend and foe on the battlefield, so the M1 canceled the ear protection design when it was finalized.

This problem does not exist now, Germany is now equipped with a "lightning rod" on the helmet, the steel helmet of the northern Rhodesia division is unique in the world, and there is no need to worry about any identification problems, so it is natural for Roque to transplant the ear protection design of the M35 to the steel helmet of the northern Rhodesia division.

In Nyasaland, this version of the helmet is numbered M1.

In addition to the ear protection design, there is also an inner lining suspension.

The role of the lining suspension is very important, and the main role of the steel helmet is to prevent shrapnel damage, which is not good for the protection of bullets.

In fact, if the bullet hits the steel helmet directly, then even if the bullet cannot penetrate the steel helmet, the impact of the bullet can also break the soldier's neck bone, so the role of the inner lining is very important, which can protect the cervical spine to the greatest extent when the bullet hits the steel helmet, and at most the steel helmet is knocked off, so as to protect the soldier.

The U.S. military's M1 steel helmet uses a plastic lining suspension, which was very luxurious at the time, and now Roque doesn't have to think about it, because plastic has not yet been invented, so Roque can only use the M35 used leather suspension.

Its practical leather suspension effect is also good, although the protective performance is not as good as the plastic suspension, but the power of weapons in this period is not as good as the Second World War period, so Roque simply made the leather lining into a baseball cap style, so that the lining is used as a lining hanging in the steel helmet during the battle, and it is a separate baseball cap every day.

So the baseball cap is now the favorite equipment of the officers and men of the Northern Rhodesia Division, second only to the military boots equipped by the Northern Rhodesia Division.

When it comes to military boots, this is also a huge step forward.

The military boots of this period were basically pumps, and the leggings and leather shoes were not connected, but two separate parts.

The military boots used by the northern Rhodesia division are at least 15 centimeters in height, the toe cap is specially strengthened, and a layer of steel plate is sandwiched between the two layers of cowhide, which can protect the soldiers' feet to the greatest extent, not only effectively avoid accidental injuries caused by the rugged terrain, but also prevent the bite of snakes and insects, so once the military boots are launched, they are greatly welcomed by the officers and soldiers of the northern Rhodesia division.

Not only in the Northern Rhodesia Division, but in Nyasaland, military boots and baseball caps are now very popular products, and the Nyasaland Agricultural Company also distributes them to every employee of the Nyasaland Agricultural Company.

Even so, there are many people who are willing to pay for baseball caps and military boots from the market for their families.

Oh, by the way, in Nyasaland, the baseball cap is not called a baseball cap, but a curved brim, or a Nyasaland hat, because in Nyasaland, there is no such sport as baseball.

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When passing through the first line of defense of the rebels, Roque deliberately entered the rebel positions and walked around at will.

The power of the 37mm Maxim rapid-fire gun is still very good, and Roque doesn't know how many shells the 37mm Maxim rapid-fire cannon fired in the short period of time just now, but the rebels left at least 2,000 corpses in the first line of defense.

The corpses were now cleaned and concentrated on one side of the valley, and several militia members were pouring gasoline on the corpses to prepare for a while to set them on fire, which was also the rule of the Nyasaland army, and in any case, the corpses should be disposed of in time to avoid disease and pestilence.

On the other side of the valley, thousands of rifles of all kinds are piled up in a jumble of models, ranging from the slightly more advanced Martini Henry to the flintlock pistol that can enter the museum.

Martin couldn't help but sigh: "This should be all old antiques from the Boer War, if we report this situation, will the expeditionary force be held responsible?" ”

This matter cannot be elaborated on, but if it is seriously investigated, the expeditionary force will definitely be responsible.

Although the expeditionary force at that time stipulated that all captured weapons should be destroyed, at that time, the expeditionary force could not destroy all weapons at all.

Come to think of it, even the livestock that the expeditionary force promised to give to the Zulus would be on the black market, so it is normal for captured weapons to appear on the black market.

What's more, at that time, the expeditionary force hired Zulus as scouts, and those Zulus had to scout the enemy before the war and clean up the battlefield after the war, so many times, the expeditionary force also turned a blind eye.

"Forget it, it's been so long, even if you report it, you can't find the person responsible, but you will make enemies in vain, and you can't do such a loss-making business." Roque doesn't care about these trivialities, the main task now is to eliminate the rebels, and these weapons are insignificant.

If Roque wants to, Roque can of course report it.

But reporting does not necessarily have results, but will create a lot of enemies for Roque in the military, which is really more than worth the loss.

"Or—let's get these weapons and sell them to the Yao?" Martin is still reluctant to directly destroy these weapons, this psychology is estimated to be similar to those generals of the expeditionary force at the beginning.

"You can sell it if you want—" Roque doesn't care about these things, when the water is clear, there are no fish, and when you should pretend to be confused, you have to be confused.

Martin will definitely not eat alone, and when the war is over, Anton and Martin will be knighted if nothing else, and Roque's title will also be raised, and those ordinary soldiers will not get much benefit.

So Martin is doing this now, which can be regarded as for the benefit of the soldiers, and these weapons are definitely not looked down upon by the Northern Rhodesia Division, and the Yao people may not be able to say it.

Even if the Yao people don't look down on it, don't the Terrala people in the Congo Free State still look down on it?

Even if it is inconvenient for Nyasaland to do business with the Teraras, then there is no need for mercenaries in Madagascar?

So in Africa, there are a lot of things that you really can't touch deeply, but if you think about it, Africa is really full of gold.

An hour later, the main forces of the Northern Rhodesian Division all crossed the first line of defense of the rebels and continued to dig positions 300 meters from the second line of defense of the rebels.

This is also the rule of the northern division of Rhodesia, even if the enemy is vulnerable, it must be treated as a great enemy of life and death, which is to strategically contempt for the enemy and tactically value the enemy.

The starting position of the attacking troops was still a hundred meters away from the artillery position.

This time, the person in charge of the attack was replaced by F Company.

"That's special, we only have to dig a position this day, it only takes ten minutes to fight, and it takes at least half an hour to dig a position, and my freshly issued shovel has already curled the blade." Sergeant Xia Sheng looked at the curled shovel and couldn't help but complain.

Roque has already tossed out his steel helmet and military boots, and he will definitely not forget the military shovel, which is known as a "multi-functional artifact".

In the past, when Roque was engaged in foreign trade, he sold all kinds of counterfeit military shovels to foreigners, so Roque was familiar with the style of military shovels.

A multi-functional military shovel has different uses such as whistles, mountaineering pickaxes, fish scale knives, wrenches, bottle openers, saws, pliers, etc., and when necessary, the military shovel can also be used to fry eggs or hand-to-hand combat, so the military shovel is a real "multi-functional artifact".

Unfortunately, because the current metallurgical level is not good, the quality of the military shovels issued by the Northern Rhodesia Division is not good enough, so it didn't take long for Xia Sheng's military shovels to roll up.

This really makes Xia Sheng very distressed, although the shovel can be replaced for free if the blade is rolled, but if the tools distributed by the soldiers are not damaged within a year, the soldiers can get special rewards, although the rewards are not much, but it still makes Xia Sheng a little distressed.

There's no way, I'm really poor and scared before, and I really can't be generous.

"Less nonsense, you think it's only you who curl the blade? Lao Tzu is also rolled - if you really feel sorry for the military shovel, sell some strength when you fight later, and kill one more enemy, which is worth more than ten military shovels! "Dou Zhen, the commander of F Company, is also digging positions, and in the training battalion of the Northern Rhodesia Division, civil engineering is a necessary combat skill for every soldier, and there are requirements in this regard, from the individual pits on the anticline in the trenches, to the traffic pits used in places where the trenches cannot be connected, to the various complex positional defense points, headquarters, health centers or wounded transfer stations, and toilets, there are fixed standards.

Every soldier in the training battalion is trained as an officer, so civil engineering is a basic quality, and everyone must be proficient in operation and familiar with various operations, so Dou Zhen, the company commander, must also do it when it is time to dig the chest wall.

"Company commander, I heard that when Company E rushed to the rebel position just now, the rebels were all dead, so Company E took a cheap advantage in vain, did you say that we would have such a good life later?" Xia Sheng took out the cigarettes he was dispensed and was close to Dou Zhen's set.

"Why have you forgotten all about battlefield discipline? If you want to die, don't bother me! Dou Zhen snatched the cigarette, rubbed it into a ball, and smashed it on Xia Sheng's steel helmet.

"Why are you still angry-can't I go dig trenches-" Xia Sheng was very aggrieved, this is a pack of cigarettes a day, and now they are all fed to the dogs.

Returning to his position, Xia Sheng hadn't eased up yet, and the third-class soldier next to him, Ma Jin, sneaked over: "Squad leader, smoke mine-"

Xia Sheng snatched the cigarette, kneaded it into a ball, and smashed it on Ma Jin's steel helmet.

"Why have you forgotten all about battlefield discipline? If you want to die, don't bother me! ”

This sounds familiar.

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