As the time entered April 1913, Arthur also entered a more relaxed and pleasant leisure time.

With the arrival of batches of aid from the United Kingdom, Australasia has once again entered a stage of rapid development.

With the support of talent from the UK, Australasia is able to control the newly acquired British and French technology and technology very quickly.

One of the technologies that Arthur attaches more importance to is the submarine technology from France.

Thanks to the efforts of a group of British and Australasian experts, the Royal Shipyards quickly mastered French submarine technology, and even planned to build one or two for experimentation.

In the early days, France's submarine technology was ahead of the rest of Europe, but due to many detours, the current lead has narrowed a lot.

One of the more important is the vacillation of the French in the choice of submarine power.

France was one of the first countries to use a combination of diesel and electric motor power for submarines, but it has been in a state of vacillation, and it is also using steam engines and electric motors.

This appeared to be an exploration of the diversification of submarine power, but in fact it was a waste of the advantage that France had always maintained in submarines, which was later overtaken by Britain and Germany.

In contrast, the British submarine and the German U-boat established the torpedo carrying method based on torpedo tubes as the main one, canceled the Jevitzky hanger that would break the external appearance, and the shape development was more reasonable, coupled with the relatively specific choice of power system, in the important speed of the submarine, it was ahead of the French submarine for a long time.

For the French submarines before and after World War I, the most impressive thing should be the "cannon-carrying" cruiser submarine Sukuf, which is equipped with a twin 203 mm turret 4330 ton submarine, although it seems to have strong firepower, but it is still a "wrong technology tree" type.

On the one hand, the turret was slow to fight, and there were sealing problems that damaged the shape of the submarine, and on the other hand, the vibration and recoil generated by the huge guns made the hull unbearable, which was far less real than the small and medium-caliber deck guns, and belonged to the standard flashy existence.

However, for the current Australasia, there is still a lot to learn from French submarine technology.

Australasia currently has mastered the German submarine U-3 technology and is the last of the seven groups of submarines.

You know, when Germany built submarines, it took the method of building them in groups.

This also makes the actual performance of the seven groups of submarines that are also U-3 groups more different than the other group.

Germany equipped its submarines with diesel engines, and it was from the seventh group of submarines of the U-3 trivials that it began.

With a total of seven groups of 22 submarines, the current U-22 submarine is already very advanced.

Because it is equipped with two eight-cylinder two-stroke diesel engines, the total power reaches 1700 horsepower, which also allows the submarine to have a displacement of 837 tons, a maximum surface speed of 15.4 knots, and a maximum underwater speed of 9.5 knots.

In addition, the main armament of the submarine was replaced with 500-mm torpedo tubes. Torpedo tubes of such a large caliber are a fatal blow to cruise ships and transport ships that lack armor protection.

This also gives the submarine a unique strategic significance, and under the deep sea, the submarine is an emerial assassin for cruise ships and transports.

Of course, because the performance of submarines is not very advanced now, submarines have no room for resistance when facing regular capital warships.

Compared with the German submarines, which are relatively single in class and series, the series and classes currently developed by French submarines are more diverse.

As one of the founding countries of modern submarines, France has more than 10 classes of submarines so far, and there are all kinds of large, medium and small submarines.

At present, France has mastered the world-class submarine types, including Gustave Zeid-class submarines, Amphitrite-class submarines, Peron-class submarines, Dupuil-Delemay-class submarines, Diana-class submarines, Amid-class submarines, Josser-class submarines, and Lagrange-class submarines.

Except for the Amphitrite-class submarine, which has a range of only 2,400 kilometers, all other types of submarines have a range of more than 4,000 kilometers and can perform long-distance combat missions.

Even the last two Josser-class submarines and Lagrange-class submarines had a terrifying cruising range of 8,000 kilometers at a speed of 11 knots, which greatly increased the combat range of the submarines and strengthened the strategic position of the submarines.

These two classes of submarines can be described as ocean-going submarines in the true sense of the word, expanding the threat of submarines to the Atlantic.

The cruising range of German submarines is only more than 2,000 kilometers, which is not a fraction of a star compared with French submarines.

With the exception of the Gustav Zeid-class submarines, the construction of which began in 1911, the construction of other types of submarines began or was intended to be built this year.

From this point it is enough to see the sincerity of the French, at least these submarine technologies, the French are really giving!

However, this does not mean that the French are generous, according to Arthur's estimates, the French should have a more advanced submarine design, but the current construction plan has not yet begun.

But in any case, the submarine technology of several levels that France has handed over to Australasia is indeed more advanced than that of German submarine technology.

When Australasia completely understands the technology of French submarines, combines the advantages of German and French submarines, and independently develops Australasia's own submarine technology, it will be the moment for Australasian submarines to show their prestige.

The French submarine technology that Australasia currently has in possession is actually the Gustav Zeid-class submarines that the French began to build two years ago.

With a total length of 74 meters, a width of 6 meters, and an underwater displacement of 1,098 tons, the Gustave Zeid-class submarine began to enter the ranks of medium and large submarines, serving as the pilot submarine in the French Navy.

Although larger than the German submarine, it is equipped with a power system with a total of 5,120 horsepower including two 1,750 horsepower steam engines and two 810 horsepower electric motors, allowing the speed to reach the world's first-class speed of 17 knots on surface and 10-11 knots underwater.

The Gustav Zeid-class submarines also have excellent endurance, with a total range of 5,780 kilometers per 10 knots and 47 officers and men.

The main armament of the submarine was 8 450-mm torpedoes, 2 in torpedo tubes and 6 on twin external mounts. There is also 1 75 mm deck gun and 1 47 mm deck gun, which is basically the same as that of medium and large submarines in other countries.

In general, the Gustav Zeid-class submarine is a submarine that can keep up with the world's advanced level, and the overall scientific and technological level is in the world's first-class.

Arthur quickly agreed to the request of the Royal Dockyards experts to build several Gustav Zeid-class submarines, and the two Gustav Zeid-class submarines to be built were named Q03 and Q04.

Australasia uses submarines built by other countries, codenamed Q, and is currently equipped with two, with two more expected to be built.

Although the technology of French submarines is very good at present, they are basically at the world's first-class or even leading level.

But for Arthur, this technology, which other countries also know well, can only serve as the basis for Australasian submarines.

It was only when Australasia developed its own submarine technology that it was equally advanced that Arthur dared to use it with confidence.

Thankfully, the submarine technology of this era is actually not that complicated, and the technology is not as good as that of later generations.

As long as the submarine technology of Germany and France is mastered, and then the essence of it is removed from the dross, it is not difficult to develop an advanced submarine belonging to Australasia.

After all, Australasia currently has the strength to independently design and build dreadnoughts and super-dreadnoughts, compared to dreadnoughts and super dreadnoughts, is it still difficult to have submarine technology?

Even, if it were not for the fact that the shipyard specialists would have mastered the French submarine series earlier, Arthur would have already given the task to the specialists to start developing the idea of a new submarine series.

The good news for Arthur was that, despite joining the ranks of the Entente, Australasia did not need to bear naval pressure from Germany.

Australasia's naval mission was only to help Britain maintain order on the west and north shores of the Indian Ocean, that is, the east coast of Africa and the south coast of India.

Generally speaking, the German fleet would not appear in this sea area at all, after all, they would need to be surrounded and intercepted by the Allied fleets when they broke through to this sea area.

What's more, the British would never allow the German fleet to appear in this sea area.

This is because this sea is not only an important transportation route from Australasia to Europe, but also a link between the British mainland and the Indian colonies.

This also meant that Australasia would still have plenty of time to build its own army even if World War I broke out in the future.

And because of Australasia's excellent geographical location, it was basically impossible for Australasia to be invaded throughout World War I.

The only possibility of invasion is either the island nation joining the Allied Powers or the United States joining the Allied Powers.

But neither of these conditions is realistic, and the island nation is only a loyal little brother of Britain until Britain cuts off aid.

Their relations with Germany were not so good, and if the island countries wanted to join the Central Powers, they had to weigh the strength of the British Empire.

And the United States, in fact, is no different. Although it is already a real power in terms of economy and industry, its military strength, especially in terms of army, not to mention the great powers, and some sub-powerful countries cannot compare.

And throughout World War I, Australasia was protected by the Allies.

Whoever is an enemy of Australasia is an enemy of the entire Entente.

Even after World War I, Britain and France combined were much stronger than the military strength displayed by the United States.

What's more, the current situation has already changed the world, and it is basically impossible for the United States to achieve the same rapid development in World War I as it has in history.

In this way, the strength of Britain, France, and the United States will also increase after World War I. At least until the outbreak of World War II and the complete exhaustion of the strength of Britain and France, the United States could not be the combined opponent of Britain and France.

Even as long as the colonial system of Britain and France does not collapse, the British Empire and France will always be the old powers, one of the most powerful countries in the world.

Today, Australasia is also a member of the world's colonial system. If the United States wants to easily destroy the colonial system of Britain and France after World War II, as it has done in history, it will depend on whether Australasia agrees.

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