69novels Chapter 682
Chapter 682
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: 0.033s Scan: 0.018sAlthough the Nelson has no place in Hans’s side, it is one of the most powerful main battleships in the contemporary era, so it is still very attractive to those countries whose own navy has not yet formed a system or do not have large battleships at all.
As the largest country in South America, Samba has very poor naval strength.
Their country’s industrial system is not perfect, lacking large shipyards and corresponding supporting factories that can build warships, which leads to the need to import all the main battleships of their navy.
Although Samba has two battleships, these two battleships are dreadnoughts built for them by the British before World War I, belonging to the Minas Gerais class dreadnoughts.
The performance of this battleship was not bad in 1909, but as European countries entered the battleship era one after another, this dreadnought was quickly eliminated and outdated. At this time, few European countries had such battleships, but these three battleships would still be the treasures of the country in Samba.
Samba has a large area and a large population. They have the ambition to become a world-class power, but relying on the three melons and two dates in their own hands, they want to dominate South America. That is a dream.
Moreover, since the Monroe Doctrine, the Eagle Sauce has always regarded South America as its own backyard, and their attitude towards South America is to actively intervene!
This attitude and policy has led to the Eagle Sauce people not wanting to see a powerful country appear in South America. As the country with the largest population and the largest area in South America, Samba is the most likely to challenge the Eagle Sauce’s interests in South America and even the status of the entire America!
Therefore, the Eagle Sauce is quite hostile to Samba and is very wary of Samba’s expansion!
In this case, Samba cannot buy weapons from the Eagle Sauce in the north, so it can only look to distant Europe!
As the most powerful maritime overlord in Europe, their naval equipment is sought after all over the world. Before World War I, the main battleships of the navies of various countries were almost all copied from the new battleships of the Sun Never Sets. Even industrial powers like Hans and Eagle Sauce are no exception!
Therefore, Samba’s battleships, destroyers, and even small torpedo boats and gunboats are all produced in the country using technology imported from the British Empire.
In this case, Samba naturally has a special liking for British weapons from the British Empire, because they have long-term experience in using British weapons, so they are more receptive to weapons produced by the British Empire.
They have never purchased Hans’ naval warships before, so they have little desire to purchase Hans’ equipment.
Of course, now that the German army has landed on the British Empire, if the British Empire fails in this war, then if Samba wants to continue to purchase weapons in the future, it can only turn to Hans!
“Samba is the largest country in South America, so it makes sense to win them over!”
Foreign Minister Ribbentrop agreed to sell the warship to Samba because Samba offered the highest price and was the most sincere. If the warship was sold to them, not only could they make a fortune, but they could also enhance the relationship between the two countries and drive a nail into the Eagle Sauce’s backyard! Arms trade has never been a simple sale of weapons, but involves very complex things such as international strategy and international politics.
At this time, the battleship is similar to the aircraft carrier or fifth-generation aircraft of later generations. There are not many people who are capable of building such weapons, so it is a seller’s market. Not only is it expensive, but it is generally only sold to one’s most trusted allies!
Therefore, most of the sales of these weapons are based on strategic and political interests.
“Although the Samba country is large, its strength is not strong. They can only contain part of the energy of the Eagle Sauce in South America, but they cannot compete with the Eagle Sauce. On the contrary, another country in South America, Chile, has always had a bad relationship with the Eagle Sauce. Selling weapons and equipment to them may be more likely to involve the Eagle Sauce’s energy!”
Mainz did not agree with Ribbentrop’s point of view, because he knew very well that the Samba country had never risen. Although it had such a large area and such good conditions, it turned out to be like a helpless Adou. It had developed for hundreds of years and was not affected by the two world wars. It enjoyed hundreds of years of peace. It should have taken advantage of the opportunity of the world’s countries fighting to the death to develop and grow!
But they are getting worse and worse. The current Samba country is the seventh largest country in the world, but it has dropped to ninth place after 90 years. This is no longer standing still, but one generation is worse than the next!
Since the Samba country is a hopeless case, there is no need to win them over. With their strength and courage, they probably dare not challenge the Eagle Sauce.
“What about the other countries?”
After Mainz rejected Samba, everyone stopped considering selling warships to Samba and started to consider other countries again.
“On the Celestial Empire side, the Japanese army has invaded North China, and their navy is blocking the southeast coast of the Celestial Empire, which has caused great pressure on the Celestial Empire’s own coastal defense, so they hope to strengthen their own navy to counter the threat of the Japanese army!”
Himmler briefly introduced the situation of the war between the Celestial Empire and the Japanese army. The Japanese army is an industrialized country. Although its industrial strength is not as good as that of the old European powers, it still has an overwhelming advantage over agricultural countries like the Celestial Empire.
So after the war, the Celestial Empire’s navy was almost powerless. Their few cruisers did not dare to confront the Japanese battleships and aircraft carriers. They hurriedly laid some mines in the open sea and then retreated to the Yangtze River inland waterway for refuge!
Fortunately, the Celestial Empire of this era did not do the stupid act of collectively sinking the navy to block the waterway, so most of their naval warships were still preserved.
However, the Japanese army is now advancing towards the Songhu area. Once they occupy this area, they will march into the inland of the Celestial Empire. At that time, this fleet can only flee to Dongting Lake or Poyang Lake!
“The Combined Fleet has already blockaded the coastal waters of the Celestial Empire. Even if this warship is handed over to the Celestial Empire, they cannot transport it back to their homeland. So what is the point of this arms purchase?”
Navy Commander Dönitz frowned. He felt that the Celestial Empire’s operation was very confusing.
The Combined Fleet has a large number of battleships and aircraft carriers, and has already blockaded the coastal waters of the Celestial Empire. In this case, even if the Celestial Empire gets a battleship, it cannot change the situation. Their battleship may not return to their own port, but will be sunk or captured by the Japanese on the way!
“I’m afraid that what China bought was not a battleship, but our protection?”_