GBP Chapter 414 Has John ever done good things?
Chapter 414 Has John ever done good things?
"Don't be too happy. Although the Naval Aviation already has F4Us and F6Fs, taking off from a land-based airfield and taking off from an aircraft carrier deck are two completely different things—" Zhang Chi said casually. "By the way, the 4th Infantry Division has already occupied the Sembawang Naval Base."
Although the United States is only prepared to provide outdated models of carrier-based aircraft, it cannot resist Zhang Chi's system.
Whether it is the United States' latest F4U-4 'Corsair' carrier-based fighter, BTD-1 'Destroyer' carrier-based torpedo bomber, or the AD-2 'Skyraider' carrier-based dive bomber (A-1 series dive bombers, picture) that even the United States has not developed yet, Zhang Chi has already developed them and can purchase them through the War Thunder system.
Unlike the A-1H Skyraider, a Tier IV premium vehicle in the White Eagle technology tree that required gold to purchase, the AD-2 Skyraider on the Tier IV silver line is an early model in this series, although its load and mount capabilities are significantly reduced compared to the A-1H.
总载弹能力由4.5吨下降到了3.6吨，且武备也由4门20mm机炮削减到了2门，但购买它只需要12.9万银狮币。
Considering that Zhang Chi has a large number of Dao Le in his hands and White Eagle’s silver reserves are full, this price is too cheap.
向系统充值1银狮币只需1块大洋或等量白银（21克左右），而??白鹰银价则为0.35美元/盎司??（31.1克），购买一架AD-2或是后期型的F4U-4B只需银狮币，也就是3.1万刀多一点。
That's right, White Eagle even dared to ask for 35,000 for an old, junk F4F carrier-based aircraft and stuff it into a package deal, bullying the An Min Army, who currently had no choice but to turn to White Eagle for aircraft carriers. Zhang Chi had no choice but to accept the deal in order to successfully purchase three Casablanca-class light aircraft carriers and avoid unnecessary complications.
But that doesn't mean he's going to let HNA pilots fly old stuff.
A carrier-based bomber with a payload of 3.6 tons for $3.1 is a great deal. Furthermore, the 3.6-ton payload capacity means that the AD-2 has the potential to be equipped with radar and early-generation anti-ship missiles after future modifications.
Zhang Guangjun naturally didn't know that Zhang Chi had secretly prepared a full set of advanced carrier-based aircraft for the navy. His mind quickly shifted from the upcoming aircraft carrier to the newly occupied Sembawang Naval Base.
He nodded. "Yes, I've already sent someone by plane to investigate. They've also brought along an engineer who's interested in staying. I hope the Far East naval base and shipyard left behind by John haven't suffered too much damage."
Although the industrial standards of John and Italy are different, and the military-industrial system under the An Min Army is mostly built according to the White Eagle standard, after all, one can learn from others' experience, and Antonio from the Ansaldo Shipyard in Italy is a senior consultant and is even more knowledgeable.
Zhang Guangjun has high hopes for them, hoping that they can quickly inspect the damage to the naval port and then place orders for equipment and facilities for repairs as soon as possible.
Although the Tongliao mouse on a certain video website often said, "It would take three days and three nights to describe the great faults and great virtues of the John people."
But as a person living in this chaotic era, Zhang Chi has to admit that as colonists, the John people objectively left behind valuable material wealth for Southeast Asia and South Asia.
Of course, it is the local residents who contribute more to this wealth.
In Bago alone, the John people left behind the Yangon-Mandalay railway and the Yenangyaung oil field, which produces one million tons of crude oil annually.
There is also the Baldwin Mine, which can produce the most important metals in the military industry, besides steel, such as copper, lead, zinc, etc.
On the Malay Peninsula, the Johns left behind a longitudinal railway that runs through the peninsula, connecting Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, with a total length of about 1,100 kilometers.
In addition, the "Death Railway" (Thailand-Burma Railway) built by the Japanese forced Allied prisoners of war, with a little repair and maintenance, the railway connecting Singapore-Malaysia-Siam-Pegu can take shape, which will undoubtedly be of great help to Zhang Chi's envisioned integration of the Southeast Asian continent.
In addition, in Johor, the John people left behind a huge iron mine. In the 30s before the war, 40% of the Japanese iron ore was imported from here. In the short term, as long as the An Min Army can resume production, the development of the steel industry under its rule will have no bottlenecks.
In North Borneo (the East Malaysian colony), the Johns' Shell Oil Company had developed numerous large oil fields in Seria and Miri, producing 600 million barrels per year before the war. Although the area was now occupied by the Japanese, forcing Zhang Chi to send B-17s to bomb it, he had long had his sights on the area, waiting to capture Singapore and then advance south to seize the oil fields.
Although the John people subjectively helped build these resource-plundering industries in order to better obtain resources in Southeast Asia, it also objectively made it easier for Zhang Chi and the Anmin Army to pick up ready-made resources.
Of course, if you ask who is the true son of the United Kingdom's Asian colonial system, it is undoubtedly the "jewel in the crown of the empire" - Sindhu.
There are a series of steel companies in Sindhu, including Tata Steel, Sindhu Steel Company, and Mysore Steel Plant. Historically, when Sindhu just gained independence in 47, its annual steel production was more than 100 million tons.
In comparison, when the New Dragon State was established, even if the steel mills left by Marshal Zhang and the Japanese in Northeast China were counted (at least half of their equipment was dismantled by the Russians), the country's theoretical steel production was less than 100 million tons. Due to the war, the actual production capacity was less than 20 tons.
In addition to the railways and highways that run through all major cities in Sindhu, the arsenals and shipyards in Kolkata, and the 10,000-ton docks in Mumbai, it can be said that the Johns left a rich industrial heritage to Sindhu.
As for how Sindhu, which had such a rich fortune at the beginning, ended up being reduced to the "Indian Brother" before Zhang Chi traveled through time, who couldn't even make grenades and bullets and could launch an aircraft carrier several times, that is another story.
However, at present, the Sembawang Naval Base, which is second only to Mumbai, has been occupied, and the People's Security Army can be said to have received a "big gift" left by the John people.
"A 4-ton dry dock, which can even carry out maintenance on the largest Allied battleships..." Zhang Guangjun said this with a look of longing on his face.
Relaxation and clarity.
Yes, a super battleship is to a naval commander as Jerusalem is to believers and Tifa is to an experienced driver. How can one not desire it?
Thinking of this, Zhang Chi touched his nose with a bit of embarrassment. He knew that in order to quickly eliminate the Japanese, Qi Quan at the front line used heavy artillery bombardment, followed by aircraft bombing, heavy artillery bombardment, and occasionally a rocket artillery regiment to launch a covering salvo.
He really couldn't say how much of the entire Sembawang Naval Base and the surrounding docks, artillery batteries and various facilities were still intact.
Shaking his head, Zhang Chi left quietly, leaving behind Zhang Guangjun, who was looking forward to the large shipyard and aircraft carrier with an excited look on his face and was almost "so happy that he was snotting".