Chapter 875 Naval After-Sales
Of course, East Africa will not stop the "fraudulent" behavior of Germany and Belgium. After all, in Ernst's view, as long as the non-black population in the buffer zone between East Africa and West Africa can be increased , that will be beneficial to East Africa’s future.
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While the Jiaozhou Consulate was promoting the royal territory of Sigmaringen, the "East African" warships on the Jiaozhou Bay were also conducting military training.
After receiving the East African warships, the scale of the Far Northeast Navy was further expanded, and two of the ironclads were deployed in Jiaozhou.
In the original history, the Beiyang Navy only had two naval bases, namely Weihai and Lushun. Now, with the increasing importance of Jiaozhou, it was positioned as the third largest base a few years ago.
Especially after the replenishment of retired warships in East Africa, this third largest base, which was originally "merely superficial", was directly used to make up for its shortcomings. Of course, there is still a certain gap compared to the first two.
East Africa sold three ironclad ships and seven gunboats. The scale is quite large. Naturally, it provides after-sales service, so it also sent a military advisory group to conduct drills, daily maintenance and other training work for the sailors of its three ironclad ships. .
“If we take an island country in the east as our imaginary enemy, although you are stronger than it in terms of naval size, there is not much difference in overall quality and performance. Especially the few warships we exported from East Africa have even been around for more than ten years. He is an old fellow, so he must pay more attention to the maintenance of the ship. "
The warships are cheap but not good, especially the warships sold at discounts in East Africa, but the price is indeed an ultra-low price that the Far Eastern Empire cannot refuse.
Moreover, the warships sold in East Africa are enough to form a combat system, and their combat effectiveness has been proven in the East African naval battle. Technically, they cannot be compared with British warships, but they are still capable of fighting if they are properly operated. If they are properly maintained, they can be used for twenty or thirty years. There is no big problem in the year.
Thanks to Ernst's "eccentricity", these warships were overhauled in the East African shipyard before departure, and some equipment was upgraded at the same time, so there are basically no major problems .
As for some "minor problems", even today's most advanced warships cannot avoid them. Overcoming difficulties still depends on the specific operations of the Far Eastern Empire sailors.
"Lieutenant Claire, why do you use Japan as our imaginary enemy in every exercise?" Liu Fulong, the commander of the Wuwei ship, couldn't help but ask.
After all, in Liu Fulong’s mind, Japan is just a small island country. How could it have the guts to have a large-scale military conflict with the Far Eastern Empire? Although Japan and the Far Eastern Empire had a lot of friction at sea before, in his opinion A small country's behavior of "taking advantage".
That is to say, the Far East Empire does not care, otherwise it will definitely defeat the Japanese pirates with a "thundering force". After all, Japanese pirates are a historical problem that has existed since the Ming Dynasty. No one dares to imagine that Japan, an island country, has the huge ambition of "snake swallowing an elephant".
Claire: "I never said Japan, I just said a certain eastern island country, and all over the Far East, only you and Japan have a decent navy, but Japan is so small, but its navy has not developed If we are on par with you, shouldn’t we be wary?”
Liu Fulong shook his head and said: “Maybe Japan is weak, so it can only rely on strong ships and guns to maintain a sense of security.”
Claire denied: "I don't think so. The development of Japan's navy has seriously dragged down the country's economy. No matter how unsafe it is, it still has to ensure its economic problems. Looking at countries all over the world, the only country that is as aggressive as Japan is the original Prussia. They have such high Military spending is bound to be unsustainable, so the only way to relieve the pressure is through external expansion. As expected, their first target will definitely be North Korea, and North Korea is your vassal state. Will you save it or not? "
Of course, although Claire's words have some truth, Liu Fulong still insists on his opinion: "Our navy is much more powerful than Japan. Even if they are ambitious, they cannot defeat us." Regarding Liu Fulong's stubbornness, Claire said: "You should also know something about the Battle of Lisa. At that time, the Austro-Hungarian Navy defeated the strong with the weak. In the more recent naval battle in East Africa, our country's military strength was far inferior to that of the United Kingdom, but the two sides also fought a tie, while the Japanese Navy and the Far East The gap between the Imperial Navy is obviously smaller, so as your Far Eastern Empire’s old saying goes, it’s better to sail with caution.”
“Furthermore, as the main military force of the contemporary era, the navy must pay attention to it no matter what, so the training it deserves must be indispensable.”
“Our East African navy has a saying, we must treat people like Like family members, they love their warships. All the members of the East African Navy are domestic talents who have received at least a secondary education, and there are also many talents who have received higher education.”
"Under such circumstances, only the East African navy can perform well in the East African naval battle, and our navy's problem is obviously bigger, especially the quality of its soldiers is far from that of East Africa."
"According to me As we know, Japan is also a country that attaches great importance to education. They have implemented compulsory education. Although it is not as good as East Africa and Germany, Japan's level is definitely first-rate in the Far Eastern Empire. "
"In terms of cultural knowledge, I am not very optimistic about you. After all, it is difficult to become talented in a short period of time without receiving scientific and systematic education. However, there is a saying that practice makes perfect, so the amount of training in the Navy cannot be less at all, and at the same time it must be To acquire the necessary ship knowledge, at this point, our military advisory group is The committee will fully cooperate with you. "
It is impossible to hide secrets. For the Far East Navy, the East African Military Advisory Group almost teaches everything. After all, warship technology continued to advance in the 19th century, and it may be popular now. , it will become obsolete in a few days, so the East African Navy itself must continue to learn and explore.
Of course, for the East African Navy, if East African ships can perform well in the Far Eastern Empire in the future, it will also be beneficial to the country's warship sales business. The UK has a clear understanding of this.
If it weren’t for the Royal Navy’s great reputation, then who would buy British warships? The Far Eastern Empire also wanted to buy British warships with all its strength at the beginning, but the British were too cautious and were finally stopped by Germany.
Liu Fulong was deeply touched by what Claire said. He actually didn’t know much about the actual level of these military instructors in East Africa compared to the world.
But in his own opinion, they all have real talents and practical knowledge, and there is a saying that "a strict teacher will produce a good apprentice". The amount of training and workload of the entire Jiaozhou military base is the highest among the Far Eastern Empire Navy.
In fact, this is also the result of the competition between East African instructors and German instructors. East Africa is a German country, so East African people always want to compare with Germany, the country ranked first in national power among German countries.
Especially after the end of the South African War, the self-confidence of East African people has been further improved, and the comparison mentality has become even more intense.
Especially the navy. The East African Navy used to rank first among the three major German countries (East Africa, Germany, Austria). However, since the 1980s, the German Navy has developed rapidly and Wilhelm II came to power. Even more so later.
This makes the East African Navy feel a little unbalanced. Of course, the East African Navy is no longer rapidly expanding in scale. This is due to the economic development of East Africa, whether it is the adjustment of the agricultural industry structure, the development of new territories, or the upgrading of industrial technology. , National infrastructure construction and so on will cost money.
The proportion of funds received by the military has naturally decreased. Of course, the overall military expenditure of the East African military has increased steadily.
(End of this chapter)