Chapter 147

It was really an embarrassing thing to sink in the first World War because I didn't know whether the mine was launched by the enemy or by himself.

At that time, there was no sonar, and the technology of charting and mine making was relatively backward. Britain and Germany invested 310000 mines in the first World War, and God knows where they were.

If the iron cable of the fixed mine is broken, the mine will float by the current; if there is something wrong with the fuse, it will explode immediately when it is put into the water. Even before the early days of magnetic mines, even turtles were able to die.

There are so many problems.

The port of the defending side will send minelaying ships to mine in the vast waters outside the port, leaving only one channel exit, which is convenient for defense and also conducive to preventing the enemy from landing. On the other hand, the attackers use submarines to lay mines in the harbor channel to block the supply route or delay the enemy's action.

So it's a mystery which side of Burd's ship sank.

The first World War was better. During the Second World War, Britain and Germany laid a total of 1.1 million mines. Britain's record of mine laying was just one sentence - they were set in the English channel, the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean.

What's the difference between recording on such a large scale and not recording it?

In this era, British sailors were very superstitious about a theory, that is, when the ship is with people, the ship is dead and the people are dead. If the ship sinks, then as a gentleman, the captain needs to sink with the ship.

That's what happened to the captain of the Titanic, and so did the captains of countless warships.

After defeating Spain's invincible fleet, Britain has been a sea overlord for hundreds of years. Countries that want to develop their navy will study in Britain. Naturally, this trend has gradually affected the world, sinking with ships has become a trend in the Navy.

It wasn't until World War II that the U.S. Navy broke this rule.

The U.S. approach is to rebuild the ship after sinking. If people have nothing to do, the army and air force will never fight to death if they can surrender.

Why? Because experienced military personnel are more valuable than weapons.

From 1941, when the United States participated in World War II, to the surrender of Japan in 1945, the United States launched more than 140 aircraft carriers, produced 40 billion rounds of various bullets, 300000 aircraft and 200000 tanks.

Once upon a time, the British army lost 500 tanks in the battle of alaman in 42 years, but before the troops withdrew to repair, 600 new Sherman tanks of the Americans were ready for them.

Of course, there are some problems in the design of Sherman tank, which are called "mobile oven" and "lighter" by soldiers. Their characteristics are that when they are shot, they will catch fire. Sometimes they will catch fire if they are not shot... But is it better to have a tank than not?

The captains of the U.S. Navy all know that it doesn't matter if you sink a ship. As long as you return home alive, you will be replaced with a new one. Mingzhu ordnance factory is so willful. This is the victory of production capacity.

So later, countries no longer popular in the boat in that set of people.

It's just that if it's 1925, the things in Su Ming's memory haven't happened yet.

This time is a bit awkward. The first World War is over and the second world war has not started yet. What can Su Ming do? At this time, the captain of the United States is just five years old, so he can go and look for it.

Burd found that suming was a little dazed, thinking that he was looking at his artificial leg. He pulled up his trousers and exposed some blackened wood to the sun.

"I was going to sink with the ship, but the explosion broke a leg and I lost blood. When I woke up, I was retired and lying in a military sanatorium in Liverpool."

So he had no way to die as a captain of the Navy. Even if he committed suicide again, he was just an ordinary man. The war had nothing to do with him.

He took his settlement fee and crossed the sea to Hawaii. Once a sailor friend told him that it was a good place and he planned to spend the rest of his life here.

Hawaii was annexed by the United States in 1898, and English can also be used here. This isolated island in the ocean is like a paradise, which is suitable for such a frustrated old man.

Su Ming may have guessed his idea, but as a penetrator and future man, he knows that the fantasy land far away from the world will not last long.

How far is Pearl Harbor from here? 50 nautical miles? 70 nautical miles?

It will not even take that long. Once World War II breaks out, the British navy will call on retired non commissioned officers to return to the army. With his previous position as captain of a destroyer, or at least a major, there will probably be a new ship.

The lack of a leg does not affect the combat effectiveness of the Navy, even if he can still lack an eye and a hand.

If you put on a hook and raise a parrot or monkey, the combat effectiveness may increase.

Parrots, in particular, need the kind of red hair, a mouth is the standard Caribbean accent, double face.

Su Ming laughs and pulls his pants down for him. The English man is just frustrated. He actually wants to return to the sea, but he didn't die before. It will make people lose their way.

"By the way, forget about the past. It's hard to remember the name of this island in Hawaiian.""Well, I can't remember when I first got here. This island is called kahoolawe, which is the eighth largest volcanic island in the Hawaiian Islands."

Burd wiped his beard with a smile. He had a thick white beard, and he seemed to be well maintained.

Good. Now Su Ming knows his exact location.

It's just that cajolawe is not a tourist destination in the future, but a place where the United States tested bombs after 1950.

Although it was not here to test the atomic bomb, hundreds of thousands of other conventional bombs were tested here, which did not stop until President Bush took office in 1995.

Because there is no water on this large island, it has lost its value.

So...

"you are the only people on this island?" Su Ming is a little curious. In the memory of the death knell, cahor island is an empty island. Although it is true that some people lived on it, they did not expect to be British.

"Yes, I bought it from your governor for two thousand pounds." Burd nodded with a smile. He liked it here, so he bought it.

Islands without fresh water are not worth the money. There are tens of thousands of islands in the Pacific Ocean. Although the island is larger, 2000 pounds is already a huge sum of money.

The British pound is a gold based currency, and after World War I, the pound is still strong, one pound is equivalent to 7.3 grams of gold.

Burd now looks about fifty years old, but he should have been only thirty or forty when he became captain. He was too young. This should have something to do with his family background or family. Otherwise, the pension for retired officers is definitely not enough to buy the island.

"And these people?"

Su Ming pointed to the people who resisted things on the wharf. Those people had darker skin. He thought they were indigenous people.

"They are my housekeeper, gardener and hired worker. They need to buy enough food and water from Honolulu every week, otherwise they can't survive on this island."

I want to play escape from the world, but I still have a housekeeper and a gardener.

You know how to play.

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