Rise of Australia

Chapter 140
It is said that it is to maintain domestic stability and protect the interests of overseas Chinese, but in fact, everyone can see that the expansion of the island country's military is to strengthen its power projection in East Asia and safeguard its strategic interests in East Asia and even the Far East.

This can be seen from the size of the active army and the number of reservists in the island country.The island nation currently has nearly 30 active troops, and more than 20 troops that can be used for operations outside the country.

This is not simply the purpose of defending the country. The number of 20 combat troops alone has exceeded the number of Russian troops in the Far East, not to mention that the island country has nearly 200 million reserve soldiers as reserves.

The purpose of having such a large army is definitely not simple, not to mention that the island country is still working hard to strengthen the military's weapons and equipment and the number of naval warships.

"All German-made weapons in Australia are taught by German experts and come from the powerful technology of German military factories. If it is not too troublesome to change weapons and equipment without authorization, and it will cause more serious logistical problems, maybe Australia's standard equipment will also All of them will be replaced with German-made equipment. You are very lucky, we have the right to export all German-made weapons and equipment, and we are also happy to sell German-made weapons to island countries." Arthur said with a smile.

Selling arms to obtain a share of the arms market is what Australia urgently needs at present. No matter what the purpose of the island countries for these weapons is, it will not affect Australia's export of this batch of weapons and equipment.

"Thank you so much, Your Royal Highness. We are very much looking forward to signing an arms import and export treaty with your country, and formulating a large number of arms import plans to your country's military factories." Yuzawa Koichiro said expectantly.

Arthur nodded and continued: "I heard that your country attaches great importance to the navy, and has established a very strong naval force in just a few decades. This kind of development speed is really enviable. Australia's current navy The power is only limited to medium-sized warships, and large battleships are only a vision for the future."

After hearing Arthur's slightly envious words, Yuzawa Koichiro's face couldn't help showing pride and pride.

I have to say that the island country is still full of many miracles.As an indigenous country in Asia that was forcibly opened by the United States, it is glorious to be able to wake up in an instant and carry out reforms and reforms in a few decades, turning the island country from a backward indigenous country into a quasi-industrial country that has basically achieved Westernization. Things that simply cannot be done by imagination.

No matter how bad the country's deeds are, this miracle of rapid development has to be admirable.

The island country is also the only country that rapidly reformed from a backward indigenous colonial country into an industrial country and even a great power in the nineteenth century.

In a big eastern country next door to him, it was not without reforms, but they failed in the end.

This is also what all islanders are proud of. With their originally backward culture and technology, they have become one of the big countries after decades of changes, which has greatly strengthened the national cohesion and popular support of the island nation.

"Thank you for your compliment, Your Royal Highness. I believe that Australia will definitely have many battleships in the future and develop a more powerful navy." No matter how proud he was, Yuzawa Koichiro did not forget to answer Arthur's words respectfully.

"Mr. Yuzawa Koichiro." Arthur pretended to hallucinate all around, and then looked at Yuzawa Koichiro with a little deep meaning, and asked, "I wonder if your country has any plans to buy battleships?"

"Battleship?" Yuzawa Koichiro's heart skipped a beat, he looked at Arthur in surprise, and quickly asked, "Your Highness, what do you mean?"

"Hahaha, it's exactly what you think, Mr. Yuzawa Koichiro." Arthur nodded with a smile, and explained: "Thanks to the assistance of the German Empire, Australia has obtained one of the most advanced battleships in Germany at present. The construction capability of the Brunswick-class battleship. After more than a year of teaching by German experts, Australian shipyards have now mastered the ability to independently manufacture this battleship. With the permission of Germany, Australia also has the right to sell this warship. "

After hearing Arthur's explanation, Yuzawa Koichiro's eyes became a little fiery, and his breathing became a little heavy.

No way, the battleships of this era are too important for countries that value the navy, and can even directly determine the combat effectiveness of the navy.

And whether it has battleships, and the number of battleships it has, can also be regarded as a measure of the true strength of a country's navy.

Island countries have battleships, and there are quite a few of them.But this does not mean that the island country does not want to have more battleships.

Because the United Kingdom is deeply involved in the arms race, in order to maintain the lead in the number of warships in other countries, this has caused many shipyards in the United Kingdom to serve their own country, and naturally receive less foreign business.

Coupled with Britain's long-standing psychology of checks and balances, it does not want island countries to have too strong naval power in East Asia. This is the real reason why the number of battleships in island countries is limited.

Except for the British Empire, the shipbuilding capabilities of several other European powers are not as good as the British Empire. Needless to say, the German Empire has a bad relationship with the island countries in order to win over the Tsarist Russian Empire.

In addition to the German Empire and the Tsarist Russian Empire, the only European countries that can export battleships to island countries are France and Italy.

However, the island country is a country in direct conflict with the Tsarist Russian Empire in East Asia, and it is naturally impossible for France to offend the Tsarist Russian Empire for the island country.

As for Italy, although it is also a great power, its navy and army are not strong, and its position in Europe is also very embarrassing.

Moreover, the performance of the battleships made in Italy is far inferior to those of the British Empire and the German series, so naturally they are not considered by the island countries.

The United States is the only country outside Europe that can export warships to island countries.But the current military industry of the United States is not even as good as that of Italy. The current advantages of the United States are only industrial development and economic prosperity.

The United States now gives the impression of European countries as a land rich man with a developed industry and a lot of money, but its military influence is actually not high.

Islanders are also unwilling to spend a lot of money to buy battleships. Compared with battleships from other countries, their combat effectiveness is greatly reduced. This is why the number of main battleships in island countries is not large.

Koichiro Yuzawa was very excited when he heard Arthur say that Australia has the independent production technology of the German main battleship Brunswick-class battleship and can export it to island countries.

He felt he had seen an opportunity to continue to expand the size of the island nation's navy, which also seemed to be a good one with British and American financial support.

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