The Rise Of Australasia-Chapter 1310 - 954 The Great Counterattack After

Chapter 1310: Chapter 954: The Great Counterattack After Christmas_2

Chapter 1310 -954: The Great Counterattack After Christmas_2

Although the construction of the flak tower in Berlin was progressing slowly, for the most part, the German government did not need to use it.

Because once the Berlin flak tower was activated, it meant that Berlin was facing a considerable crisis. If even the capital faced such a serious threat, wouldn’t that mean that Germany was on the brink of extinction?

At least for the current German Empire, such a scenario was not likely to happen. Since deploying a large number of aircraft in Germany for defensive purposes, it had become quite difficult for the British air force to penetrate the airspace around Berlin, let alone advance into German territory.

After all, there was no so-called stealth technology at the time, and airplanes were almost completely visible under radar detection.

To allow bombers to enter the airspace of Berlin for an air raid was as difficult as allowing an army to penetrate deep into Germany and capture Berlin.

On December 26th, the British-French-Australian forces officially launched their attack.

The perspective shifted to the Tunisian region of Africa, one of the main battle zones in the North African campaign.

Currently, in the Tunisian region, there were at least 100,000 German troops and 150,000 Italian troops, and they had also constructed airfields and harbors, making it one of the hardest places to attack in the entire North African region.

To retake the Tunisian region, the French had gathered an army of 200,000, and with another 100,000 each from Britain and Australia, they had formed an immense force exceeding 400,000.

In terms of military size, the forces of the Britain-France-Australia Three Nations were nearly twice the number of the German-Italian forces.

However, the forces of Britain-France-Australia in the African region were mainly composed of colonial troops, and even their main forces were less than half, which meant that the actual gap between both parties was negligible.

To conquer a major North African city like Tunis, they had to rely more on the power of the navy and air force.

The good news was that the Mediterranean Sea, being a major blockaded area by the Royal Navy, had the most allied fleets inside it.

To assist the army in breaking through Tunis, the Royal Navy would use a large number of warships to dock off the coast of Tunis as a supplement to the army’s firepower.

If the attack on Tunis was somewhat lacking in firepower, then these naval warships would demonstrate their powerful firepower against the urban city, swiftly crushing the German and Italian defense forces in Tunis.

By eight o’clock in the morning, two divisions of soldiers had already advanced from the Libyan region to Sfax in Tunisia.

This was a coastal town in the southern region of Tunisia and the first line of defense for the German and Italian forces against the British-French-Australian army.

As soon as both armies encountered each other, they unleashed their greatest firepower, bombarding the enemy recklessly as if it cost them nothing.

Here, it was necessary to praise the excellent military industrial production capabilities of Britain and Australasia. Since nearly one-third of mainland France had been occupied, French military industrial production had been greatly affected.

Nevertheless, the French were not panicked at all, because the military industry of Britain and Australasia provided France with a large amount of weapons and equipment. The Lee-Enfield rifle had even become the main rifle used by the French army, with its deployment ratio exceeding that of the standard rifles produced by France itself.

While such a phenomenon shouldn’t occur in a powerful nation, for France at that time, it was an inevitable choice.

Bear in mind, before the war, the French military only counted several hundred thousand but had rapidly expanded to several million in size after the war.

France’s lack of war preparation meant that their domestic stockpile of weapons and equipment could only sustain daily consumption, and they were utterly unable to cover the additional consumption on the battlefield.

This caused weapons from Britain and Australasia to quickly flood the French military market and to some extent, hinder the development of the French military industry.

Moreover, due to the German and Italian occupation and destruction of the African colonies, France faced greater costs to obtain supplies and mineral resources from its colonies.

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As a result, the French Military Industry had a hard time competing with the British-Australian military industry. Although France’s demand for weapons and ammunition was growing, its own military industry had not seen much development.

According to the situation of France’s military industry, since the outbreak of the war, the total French military industry had expanded by less than 21%.

Due to the occupation of a large area in the north, the French government currently controls only 84% of the pre-war scale of the military industry, and the slow growth of the military industry is evident.

On the other hand, the growth of the British and Australasian military industries could be said to be rocketing.

Based on the regulatory data of domestic military enterprises in Australasia, the overall scale of Australasia’s military industry has expanded by 147% compared to before the war, and the production speed of weapons and equipment changes significantly every day.

Although it’s just under 1.5 times that of the pre-war period, a big reason for this is that Arthur had started expanding the military industry before the war.

The military industry of Australasia is now among the world’s leaders, with only the United Kingdom, Germany, and Russia Nation capable of competing with Australasia in this field.

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Britain and Germany have strong military might, and the production speed of their weapons and equipment is among the top tiers of the Powers.

And the Russians simply have sheer size on their side. Russia Nation has a population of over a hundred million, meaning they can maintain a larger scale of military industry with a smaller proportion of their population.

Especially since the Russians place great emphasis on the development of their own military industry. Although they very much need weapons and equipment support from Britain-France-Australia, most of the weapons and equipment used by their soldiers are still domestically produced.

Even the Russians specifically dismantled a few tanks sold by Australasia for military research. They knew the tanks were not Australasia’s most advanced products, but such tank technology still offered much room for improvement for Russia Nation’s own backward tank development.

This aspect also reveals the fundamental gap between France and Russia Nation. Even with large territories occupied, the Russians continued to insist on their own military production and research, maintaining their ambition to become a strong country or even a world hegemon.

As for the Frenchmen, although they also harbored ambitions to become a world strong country, it seemed that both the French government and the people had given up hope of becoming a world hegemon, and even refrained from mentioning it.

Of course, this was rather favorable for Britain and Australasia.

After all, there is only one seat for the world hegemon, and even the whole world’s interests are not enough for several Powers to divide up.

The more countries involved in the competition, the more fierce the competition, and it also means that one will have fewer allies to form.

If France continues to lack significant ambition like this, it might be a rather suitable ally for Britain and Australasia.

What are the characteristics of a suitable ally?

First, either they have a fairly strong power or are in a strategically important location worth winning over.

Second, they do not have a very strong military and military industry, and if they rely on their own weapons and equipment, that would be perfect.

Third, they are able to understand their position and firmly stand behind oneself in the international diplomatic battlefield.

A country that satisfies these points is undoubtedly the target for any country aspiring to become the world hegemon to woo.

Since the Britain-Russia-Australasia Three Nations do not meet these points, it’s predestined that even if these countries form various alliances, they cannot become firm allies.

Even in certain choices of interests, there will be significant differences between the three countries. Especially in the competition for world hegemony, differences can turn into larger contradictions, and even lead to direct competition and confrontation.