On the Indian Ocean.
"I really can't believe that the Chinese can actually build such a big ship."
Although it has been a few days since he boarded the ship, Soton's mood still hasn't calmed down.
Although there are already media such as radio and newspapers in this era, the speed of information dissemination is still far behind that of the Internet era in later generations.
Therefore, many people's understanding of the outside world is still similar to that in ancient times, and information is seriously lagging behind.
Especially the middle and lower class people in backward areas are completely blind to external affairs.
Therefore, although China's strong rise is no secret, for people in places like Myanmar, although they also know that China is different from before and stronger than before, they still have no idea of the specific extent of its strength. .
So is Soton.
He can be considered a middle-class member of society in Myanmar, and his access to information is much more numerous and faster than that of lower-class civilians.
However, his impression of China is still very vague.
Soton was born into a landowning family.
He was also educated and knew that China was very powerful in history, but in modern times it fell into disgrace and was beaten by all the great powers.
But later he gave birth to a Wende heir and changed China's fate.
It was reversed.
Then, under the leadership of Wen Desi, China achieved a great reversal a few years later, defeating France and Japan successively, and now it has become a very powerful country.
However, these were all the news he got from newspapers and radios.
In his mind, he still believed that although China was stronger than before, it was definitely not as good as Britain.
In fact, it is not only Soton who has this idea.
Many knowledgeable people in the world think that Europe is the center of the earth, and the most powerful empire on which the sun never sets.
In their view, even if China is stronger than before, it is definitely limited and will never surpass the old empires in Europe, let alone Britain, the world hegemon.
However, that view had begun to change since the day they boarded the ship, at least Soton had.
The troop transport ship named "Margaret" at your feet is the best proof.
This high-speed troop carrier with a displacement of 22,000 tons is 175 meters long and 22 meters wide.
It can carry 3,000 soldiers and their equipment and sail 10,000 nautical miles at a speed of 16 knots.
Moreover, there is more than one such troop transport ship, there are a total of twelve identical troop transport ships, all produced in China.
Although troop transport ships are for military use, they are actually similar to merchant ships.
They are even merchant ships themselves.
Their construction difficulty is definitely much lower than that of genuine warships.
There are at least ten countries in the world that are capable of manufacturing such troop carriers, but it is very difficult to build twelve 20,000-ton troop carriers in half a year.
There must be a strong industrial base, numerous factories, sufficient industrial workers, and coordination and command capabilities to meet this condition.
In the world today, there are not more than one country that can do this.
This kind of troop transport ship is actually modified from China's "Moonlight Class" ocean liner.
When used as a passenger ship, it can carry 1,000 passengers.
When Britain ordered troop carriers from China, China chose this 20,000-ton passenger ship as a model and modified it into a high-speed troop carrier.
Because China is already very skilled in making this kind of ship, using segmented construction and standardized production, and does not need to be luxurious and exquisitely decorated like a passenger ship, and many entertainment and leisure facilities have been removed, so the construction time has also been greatly reduced. .
The United Kingdom was also very satisfied with this and ordered 40 ships in one go, and France also ordered 10 ships.
Of course, they are not incapable of construction.
The United Kingdom was able to build the 50,000-ton Titanic in 1908, and France was almost the same.
A 20,000-ton passenger ship was nothing to them and it was not difficult, but they still can’t build warships now.
It’s too late.
There is no time to make such a thing, so we have to order it from China and the United States.
To be honest, this kind of troop carrier transformed from a passenger ship is indeed quite good, at least for the officers and soldiers on it.
Although these ships have canceled the high-end furniture and various other high-end decorations, and the original single-layer beds have been replaced by double-decker or even triple-decker beds in the military, they are still much more comfortable than those troop carriers converted from cargo ships.
Although many functional facilities are streamlined compared to passenger ships, facilities such as bathrooms, gyms, libraries, and cinemas are still retained, and there is central air conditioning.
Even the soldier's cabin, which is packed with beds, is much more comfortable than many small passenger ships. .
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Not to mention that the officer's cabin, which was transformed from the former first-class cabin, is more comfortable inside.
Even compared with the passenger ship before the renovation, there is nothing lacking.
Well, in fact, the facilities in the first class cabins have not changed much, they just changed the names.
The major changes are in the second and third class cabins.
"I really didn't expect that China would actually become a top power country."
Soton sighed, not knowing what to say.
In his view, China in the past was nothing more than a large Burma, which was bullied by the great powers.
However, because it was too big for the great powers to swallow, it managed to maintain its independent status and did not become a colony like Burma.
But it has only been a few years now, and the old hen has turned into a duck.
It has undergone a gorgeous transformation and has directly become a first-class power.
However, although China was relatively weak in modern times, it had been the leader of the Eastern world for two thousand years before the 19th century.
Soton seemed to have selectively forgotten this.
As an officer, Sotun naturally lived in the military cabin.
He felt that the conditions here were better than those in many hotels.
The room has a wardrobe and utility cabinet, independent bathroom facilities, tables, chairs, coffee tables and sofas, and even a telephone.
Of course, the telephone here can only be used for communication within the ship.
Sotun sat on the sofa and took out his guns for maintenance.
He had a rifle and a pistol.
He skillfully took apart the guns, wiped them carefully with a cloth, then applied gun oil and put the guns back together.
He picked up the pistol, cocked the bolt a few times, loaded the magazine and couldn't help but said: "This gun is really good."
This is a 9mm version of the 1911 Type 09 pistol produced in China, with 12 rounds of ammunition.
It is easy to use and has reliable performance.
K1 is also a veteran product that has experienced the test of the Sino-Japanese War.
Not only are these troop transport ships made in China, but a large part of the weapons, equipment and logistics supplies of these Myanmar troops are also made in China.
Because there are not many British colonial troops in Myanmar, there was only one brigade and a few regiments before the war started.
Most of the current Myanmar troops were newly formed after the outbreak of World War I.
The British colonial authorities simply could not provide so many weapons.
Just buy it from China.
China is not only close, but also has strong production capacity and good quality.
It is the best supplier.
The United Kingdom ordered weapons and equipment for 30 divisions in China, mainly to equip troops in British India and British Africa.
France also ordered weapons and equipment for 10 divisions.
This batch of equipment is a complete set, including pistols, rifles, machine guns, cannons and matching bullets and artillery shells.
Even military uniforms are 70% produced in China, from underwear to shirts, military uniforms, as well as backpacks, socks, military boots, cloth shoes, rubber shoes, Bedding, belts, leggings, portable tents, military water bottles, carrying straps, etc. are all made in China.
As for why there is only more than half, it is because there are still 30% orders for Japan.
Although Japan's survivability and products cannot be compared with China, it is still the younger brother of the Niu Niu family.
They have sent troops after all.
How can they be justified if they don't take care of their business?
If Japan's production capacity is really unable to meet their requirements, it will be more than Three percent.
In addition, most of the various military rations, compressed biscuits, cans, tea, drinks and other supplies also come from China.
Of course, most of the various medicines, gauze and other medical equipment are also provided by China.
This large number of orders has made all related companies in China very happy.
You know, the price is now 30% higher than usual.
This 30% is pure profit, and the amount is huge.
Regardless of industry, agriculture, transportation or the tertiary industry that provides services to the former, they all make a lot of money.
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Because China has implemented strict labor laws and has a strict social welfare system, which fully guarantees the income and social welfare of the people at the bottom, the dividends of this war are enjoyed by the people across the country.
This is different from countries such as Japan and the United States.
Although countries such as Japan and the United States also made a lot of money from this war, most of the dividends were occupied by the upper class of society, especially Japan, which was the most exploitative.
The lower class hardly enjoys any dividends.
While the chaebols count their money until their hands cramp, there are a large number of civilians who cannot even provide food and clothing.
Because they have enjoyed the benefits, the Chinese people are now very enthusiastic about this war.
The peace-loving Chinese people all say that although war is bad, wars in foreign countries are good.
We must continue to fight.
It won't matter if we fight for ten or twenty years.
We must be your rear, keep fighting, you are the fat sheep of Europe, oh, you are the customers.
The Allied Powers, Britain and France, were both colonial powers.
Russia itself was vast, and together with the Allied Powers, it basically covered half of the earth.
The eldest brother has already thrown off his arms and started doing it.
Naturally, it is impossible for the younger brother to watch the show from the side, and the various colonies are inevitably involved.
So in terms of area, most of the world was involved in the war at this time.
In the First World War in the original time and space, the number of colonial troops participating in the war was not too many compared to the mother country.
But this is not the kindness of the sovereign states, or they did not expect this.
The British Fatty Qiu said during World War II that "even if every last Indian is wiped out, the British Empire will never surrender to Germany."
It was not that the British and French colonists did not want to invest more colonial cannon fodder.
According to their ideas, they were eager to replace all the cannon fodder filling the trenches with colonials.
But the reality is very helpless because their transportation capacity is insufficient.
Yes, "insufficient transportation capacity" was an important reason why they did not invest more colonial cannon fodder.
Because these colonies are distributed around the world and are far away from their homeland, transporting troops there requires a large amount of transportation capacity.
The Allies did not expect that this war would be so cruel at the beginning.
They originally thought it was just an ordinary war, but now it has turned into a war that completely exceeded imagination.
Their shipping force was not prepared for a war of this scale.
After the war began, they were attacked wildly by German submarines, causing extremely heavy losses.
So there simply isn't much capacity to transport troops.
Of course, things are different in this plane.
The Chinese people are the strong backing of both warring parties.
If we don’t have a boat, we don’t have one.
So China sold the old merchant ships that were about to be eliminated, including second-hand ships purchased from Europe and the United States, to the Allied Powers at the price of new ships.
But these ships were not enough.
The Allies placed a large number of orders for merchant ships in China, causing Chinese shipyards to desperately expand production capacity and work overtime in three shifts.
Er Dezi's submarine force is so powerful that he is simply the best salesman for Chinese shipbuilding companies.
Now many employees of China's shipyards are praising the German submarine force and silently blessing them.
It is precisely because of China's strong support that the Allied Powers in this dimension have invested much more cannon fodder troops in Europe than in the original time and space.
So far, the Allies have transported 600,000 colonial troops to Europe, and an additional 400,000 laborers from the colonies.
As for the Allies, they have very few colonies and are still under siege, so don’t count on them.
Besides, they don't control the ocean, so even if they can extract people, they won't be able to transport them.
As for supplies, with the Eurasian Railway providing them with blood transfusions, there is no need to worry.
Judging from the current situation, 600,000 colonial troops are far from enough to fill the trenches.
Now, the European battlefield, especially the Western Front, has turned into a huge meat grinder and a monster that is devouring life crazily.
How many people are Not enough to fill.
So as soon as the British gritted their teeth, they prepared to form 3 million colonial troops.
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Anyway, their colonial territory is huge.
British India alone has more than 300 million people.
If it weren't for the uprising breaking out in India, many people in many places would not be able to recruit, or there would be more.
A small amount of 3 million.
France's colonial population is much smaller, currently only 40 million, but their colonies are relatively peaceful and they can concentrate on forming troops, so they are preparing to form 1 million colonial troops.
However, judging from the effectiveness of the colonial troops in the early stages of combat, it was far from ideal.
Although they have worked hard to arm these cannon fodder troops, especially in terms of light weapons, which are almost the same as the local troops, these cannon fodder troops are really not up to par.
Their combat effectiveness is really only 5.
It's easy to say when you're fighting defensively, but you can't watch it when you're attacking.
Low military quality and lack of training are secondary.
The most important thing is that their morale is very low.
There is no other way.
They are not participating in the war for their hometown, so why should they fight to the death?
This is human nature.
Of course, there are those who have different ideas and are very desperate, but these are only a very small minority.
Most of the cannon fodder have no consciousness of working hard for imperialism at all.
On the battlefield, at least five times the number of colonial troops was needed to match the combat effectiveness of the native troops.
Of course, the exception is the Canadian and Australian troops.
They share the same culture and race as the British, have high centripetal force, and can still fight very well.
But they have few people.
The two countries combined have only more than 13 million people, so they still cannot do without those troops of Asian and African races.
If the quality is not enough, quantity will make up for it.
Just order more ships and transport more cannon fodder to fill it
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