As Arthur had expected, the creation of the Kingdom of Australasia did not cause any opposition in Europe.

Even with the strong support of the two current monarchies, including the German Empire and the Tsarist Empire, the vast majority of European monarchies congratulated the newly formed Kingdom of Australasia.

Britain's attitude is more complicated, the British people congratulate and bless the establishment of Australasia, and the government has some opinions, after all, after the establishment of the Kingdom of Australasia, it will replace the British Empire and become a de jure country in Oceania.

In the end, however, it was Edward VII who gave his opinion, and the British government congratulated the establishment of the Kingdom of Australasia.

Of course, while there have been ambassadors to each other with major countries, it is clear that the founding of Australasia is not the mainstream news in Europe at the moment.

For no other reason, during this time, the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard of the British Empire built a battleship in just four months that was enough to change the world's warship system, causing a sensation throughout Europe and even the world.

Although Britain did a good job of keeping it secret during the construction of the Intrepid battleship, it was eventually discovered by spies from other countries since the start of cruise testing.

Thanks to the efforts of spies from other countries, especially German spies, the true data of the battleship Dreadnought was also known to the major European countries.

"This is a completely epoch-making great battleship!"

This is how the rulers and naval experts of all countries felt after seeing the design of this battleship.

Because of the widespread use of new technologies in all aspects, the Intrepid battleship subverted the design concept of previous battleships and achieved a comprehensive crushing of existing battleships.

What does that mean? The previous battleships had their own advantages in terms of firepower, protection and speed, either extremely powerful in firepower, very strong in armor protection, or some achievements in speed.

Each of these battleships had their own advantages and could also play their own role in naval battles.

But dreadnoughts are different. The Intrepid battleship adopts the main gun with unified ballistic performance, which not only greatly improves the firepower of the battleship, but also allows the commander to more conveniently command all the main guns to aim at the same target, and the centralized output efficiency of firepower is also greatly improved, which can also improve the hit rate of the main gun.

In addition, the Dreadnought battleship used ten 305 mm main guns, twenty-seven 5.4 kg guns, and five 457 mm torpedo tubes underwater, which greatly increased the firepower of the Dreadnought battleship, so that the Dreadnought battleship had an absolute advantage in the face of the previous old battleships.

At the same time, the total weight of the armor of the battleship Dreadnought was about 5,000 tons, which was an increase compared to the previous battleships.

More armor also means more comprehensive protection, with the armor thickness of the turret, engine room, ammunition depot and conning tower even reaching more than 280 mm, and the armor all wraps around the hull.

More importantly, the battleship Dreadnought has increased its firepower and armor on the basis of increasing the speed of the battleship.

The design requirements of the Dreadnought battleship were to reach a maximum speed of more than 21 knots and be able to maintain it for a long time.

But you know, the fastest battleship before the dreadnought was able to reach a maximum speed of only about 19 knots, and it could only last for a while.

Such speeds were undoubtedly epoch-making, but British shipbuilders and specialists solved the problem of power requirements with the use of new steam turbines and steam boilers.

The battleship Dreadnought was fitted with 18 drum steamer coal-fired steam boilers and was powered by four Parsons steam turbine units.

It has a power of up to 22,500 horsepower, and even reached 24,700 horsepower when the first sea trials were conducted. Theoretically, the maximum design speed was 21 knots, but during sea trials, the maximum speed was 22.4 knots.

To sum up, the battleship Dreadnought can be crushed in all directions in terms of firepower, armor protection and speed in the face of all the old battleships that have preceded it.

The previous situation of not being able to beat and run, but not being able to run, will not appear, and the battleships of other countries will not only be unable to defeat the British Empire's Dreadnought, but also unable to run.

This also means that the current world naval pattern will usher in a major reshuffle, and all the old battleships before will be like paper tigers in front of dreadnoughts.

If the number of battleships in the past represented the strength of the navy, then the number of dreadnoughts in the new type represents the new naval strength.

It is the British Empire that leads warships into a new era, but it is also the British Empire that has the biggest headache at the moment.

There is no other reason. After the birth of the dreadnought, all the old battleships were reduced to scrap metal. While Britain will gain some advantages in the construction of dreadnoughts, it also means that most of the warships of the Royal Fleet will be a product of a backward era.

Like the British Empire and France, which had the most old warships, they were all affected by this great naval change.

But it was also a good opportunity for some emerging countries, such as the German Empire, which had been trying to overtake Britain in naval terms.

If you look at the previous battleship system, it is basically impossible for the German Navy to catch up with and surpass the British Navy.

While the German navy grew in size, the British Royal Fleet swelled even faster, and there was still a huge gap between Germany and the United Kingdom.

But after the creation of dreadnoughts, the strength of the Navy was determined by the number of dreadnoughts.

It is a great opportunity for the rising stars of the world landscape, including the German Empire, the United States and even Australasia.

Of course, some people see hope, and some people are disappointed, even a little desperate.

Some people have the opportunity to catch up, and some people naturally have the danger of falling behind.

It was difficult enough to maintain the current size of the navy, but after the birth of dreadnoughts, the existing battleships will basically be outdated, and they will not be the opponents of the countries with dreadnoughts at all.

Of course, there is not only one country that is uncomfortable because of this. If I had to talk about one of the most uncomfortable countries, it might be the island countries that have just shared the hegemony of the Far East with Russia.

In the last Russo-Japanese War, the island nation gained part of the Far East and occupied the Korean Peninsula in the true sense of the word.

But such benefits are not enough to compensate for the losses of the island nation in the war, especially when a large number of warships are lost.

The original naval strength can only barely be maintained at the level of the last powers, and if the dreadnoughts are not followed up and built, the gap with other powers will gradually widen, and the expansion dream of the island country will still be blocked.

In general, the birth of dreadnoughts accelerated the situation of naval competition in Europe, and also made almost all major powers invest in the research and development of dreadnoughts.

For reasons of no experience, major countries, including Germany, have aligned the development template of the dreadnought with the battleship Intrepid.

In fact, this fell into the trap of Britain again, and when various countries came up with their own dreadnought designs, the British Empire once again came up with super-dreadnoughts, and once again formed a certain lead in the three major designs of warships.

Almost on the same day that the information was received, Wilhelm II issued an order to the major German shipyards and navy to produce the design drawings of the German dreadnought as soon as possible and start construction work.

This scene also appeared in almost all the countries of the great powers, and the warship designers of the major powers were also busy because of it.

It is worth mentioning that since the German aid did not take into account the reason for the creation of the dreadnought, these German shipbuilding experts are still working for Australasia and will also be the leaders of Australasian research on dreadnoughts.

Soon, thanks to the efforts of the major powers, the dreadnought designs of various countries were also soon released.

It is worth mentioning that the American South Carolina-class battleships were one of the first battleships in the world to adopt all-heavy artillery, and the design time was similar to that of the British Dreadnought.

However, because the budget was put on hold, the South Carolina-class battleships started construction one step later than the British battleship Dreadnought, and the first South Carolina-class battleship, the lead ship, the South Carolina, was officially commissioned even in March 1910, more than two years later than the official service of the Dreadnought.

As the design of the dreadnought shocked the world, the Americans also firmly determined the design and construction of the South Carolina-class battleship, and the US Navy is also urging Congress to quickly allocate funds.

There were many other great powers that acted at the same time, such as the Italian Dante Aligli, the Hanoi-class battleships of the island nation, and the Nassau-class battleships of Germany.

Among them, with the exception of the British Empire, the United States and the German Empire, which have made up their minds in the navy, Italy and the island countries, which currently have a plan to build dreadnoughts, are not investing a lot at present.

Italy's battleship Dante Aligli was only one, and it was only a little bit of design that began a year later.

The Hanoi-class battleships of the island country are also similar, although they have been designed, but the financial situation of the island country does not allow the construction to start immediately, at least until a year later, and there will be no more than two at most.

Of course, the countries at the end of these two powers are actually quite good, at least there are already plans for the construction of dreadnoughts in China, it is nothing more than that they need to wait longer.

There are also two countries that are well-known compared to the island nation and Italy, which do not currently have any plans to build dreadnoughts, that is, the former continental hegemon France, and the European bulldozer Tsarist Empire.

It's not that the Tsarist Empire doesn't have a plan to build dreadnoughts, it's just that the R&D and design capabilities of the Tsarist Empire are not strong, and there is no perfect battleship design plan yet.

The first dreadnought of the Tsarist Russian Empire in history was built after the birth of the Dante Aligli in Italy, under the direction of the British shipyard, roughly with reference to the Dante Aligli.

The first dreadnought of the Tsarist Empire was the Gangut-class battleship, which had two more important birth factors.

The first is the completion of the construction of the Italian Dante Aligli, and the second is that after the easing of Anglo-Russian relations, Russia built it under the direction of British shipyards.

At present, Italy's battleship Dante Aligli is only a design sketch, and Anglo-Russian relations have not eased, and it is questionable whether the Russian Gangut-class battleship will be successfully born.

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