The Rise Of Australasia-Chapter 1199 - 896 Pro-Germany Two Kingdoms and the New

Chapter 1199: Chapter 896: Pro-Germany Two Kingdoms and the New Balkan League

Chapter 1199: Chapter 896: Pro-Germany Two Kingdoms and the New Balkan League

After observing the Pigeon Helicopter Prototype’s detailed testing, Arthur still held high expectations for the development of helicopters.

Even in a short time, the progress of helicopters in Australasia could play a considerable role, filling the sectors of rescue and strategic transport in Australasia.

After praising the research done by the Douglas Company, Arthur returned to the Royal Palace.

Recently, Douglas has been very busy, not only with the production of the Sop-34 transport plane but also with its improvement, while simultaneously finding time to develop helicopters. It could be said they were multitasking intensely.

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Fortunately, the Sop-34 transport plane had entered an assembly line production mode, where mass production not only effectively reduced the cost of the Sop-34 but also enhanced the construction speed of the airplanes.

Just over half a month had passed since the air raid on the Ryukyu Islands, and the number of Sop-34 transport planes in Australasia had increased by about ten.

At this rate, by the time the attack on the Island Nation’s native land occurred, the number of Sop-34 transport planes in Australasia Domestic could easily exceed several hundreds, with the capability to transport tens of thousands of paratroopers in one go.

If it were not for Arthur’s reluctance to end the war with the Island Nation too soon, considering the current technological and industrial gap between both parties, the Island Nation could not have lasted very long against Australasia.

Even without exerting full effort, the current situation on the Island Nation was very bleak. After losing the Ryukyu Islands, the Australasian Air Force occasionally harassed the urban cities in the Island Nation, bombing its more critical areas.

Add to this a blockade by the navy, which made the domestic situation in the Island Nation extremely chaotic and its economic conditions very poor.

According to predictions by the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff, even without a full-scale offensive from Australasia, the terrible conditions within the Island Nation would force them to launch an attack on Australasia.

Australasia was waiting for just that moment. If the Island Nation wanted to attack, the first step would have to be an assault on the Australasian Navy.

Once the Island Royal Navy was deployed, it was bound to lead to a major naval battle. Winning this battle would essentially mean defeat for the Island Nation.

Afterward, it would be Australasia’s turn to torture the Island Nation, slowly using war as a means of amusement.

Returning to the pre-war preparation period, Arthur felt rather busy.

But once the war erupted, Arthur was not so busy.

After all, with a complete Ministry of Defense, General Staff, and various military headquarters, Arthur only needed to oversee the overall situation.

Arthur also knew well that if he was not exceptionally skilled in military command, the best approach was not to interfere with the operations of various departments.

This also led to Arthur having quite a lot of free time, apart from occasionally worrying about military preparation production and the domestic economy; there wasn’t much else he needed to do.

It is worth mentioning that to train William, Arthur had already sent him to experience military training in the Persian Gulf.

As an officer graduated from the Royal Military Academy, William did possess military command abilities, though he had not been tempered by war.

To train William, Arthur specifically arranged for him a position as a battalion commander and involved him in the war on the East African Front.

Why was Arthur confident in allowing William to participate in the war?

Firstly, the East African Front faced the Italian and Italian Colonial military forces. Both the Italian and their Colonial armies, compared to the German Army, could only be considered so-so in terms of combat effectiveness.

In such a scenario, William’s safety could still be guaranteed.

Moreover, as a battalion commander, William didn’t need to be at the frontline. He just had to perform his duties as a commander, leading his troops to fulfill military objectives.

Under the joint effort of the Britain-France-Australia Three Nations, the East African Front was quickly established, with a large number of Allied Forces arriving at the Italian Colonies and launching fierce attacks.

The first to be attacked was naturally the recently acquired Abyssinian Empire by Italy.

The map showed that including the Abyssinian Empire, Italian East African Colonies were quite distant from the Italian mainland.

For Italy to reach East African Colonies from its mainland, it had to pass through the Suez Canal or circumnavigate the entire continent of Africa.

Currently, the British firmly controlled the Suez Canal, meaning Italy had no choice but to travel around Africa.

However, bypassing Africa was not easy. Gibraltar was controlled by the British, meaning the Strait of Gibraltar was filled with numerous British fleets.

Once the Italian Fleet was spotted by a British fleet, the only outcome awaiting them was destruction.

Without support from the Italian mainland, the East African Colonies did not hold out for many days under the joint offensive by the Britain-France-Australia Allied Forces.

On August 11th, 1936, the Italian East African Colonies were partitioned by the Britain-France-Australia Allies.

The French acquired Eritrea, Afar, plus the previously held French Somaliland, establishing the French Eritrean Colony.

The British acquired the entire Abyssinian Empire, establishing the British Abyssinian Colony.

Australasia obtained Italy’s Jubaland and Somaliland, along with the British-controlled British Somaliland, establishing the Australasian Somaliland Colony.