Rise of Australia

Chapter 139 Arms Import and Export Treaties

In order to better demonstrate the quality of the weapons to the two island envoys, Butler Hunter deliberately changed the venue of the discussion to the back mountain of the military factory, which is often used for testing weapons.

Because this back mountain is often used for weapon experiments, the land on the mountain has already been baptized by shells and bullets, and there are no living animals or plants anymore.

Several huge deep pits on the top of the mountain and the scattered iron pieces and stone debris in the pits exposed the past tragedy here.

At the position near the mountainside, several square targets have been fixed at this time to test the power of the German rifle.

These targets were not used in the test of the heavy machine gun, because the bullets roaring from the heavy machine gun would tear these targets apart in an instant.

The top of the mountain is specially used to measure the position of the artillery. Several brightly colored flags were erected on the top of the mountain to serve as a reference for the artillery to aim.

If you can hit the vicinity of the flag correctly and make the flag disappear in the explosion of the shell, it is considered to be really aimed at the target.

Participating in this weapon display are Gew98 rifles, German-made Maxim heavy machine guns, 75mm Krupp smoothbore guns and [-]mm Krupp howitzers.

These weapons and equipment have one thing in common, that is, they all come from German military technology, and they are also excellent weapons that the German army is currently equipped with.

Naturally, there is no doubt about the German military industry. Although it is produced in Australia, the production technology is entirely from Germany, and the production line was established under the guidance of German military experts.

These Germans have a very rigorous personality and meticulous attitude, which has also led to Australia's military production level inheriting the advantages of the Germans. They are meticulous in the production of weapons and equipment, and do not allow any shortcomings and mistakes.

The German-made weapons produced under such circumstances are basically the same as those produced by the German military industry. The only difference may be the place of production marked under the butt of the gun.

The firepower of these weapons naturally meets the expectations of the islanders. As the standard weapons of the German Army, the firepower of these weapons is naturally one of the most advanced weapons in the world today.

In particular, the artillery produced by the German Kluber Military Factory is even more powerful.

After setting up the whole link of displaying weapons, the two envoys of the island country became very excited and couldn't wait.

Just on the way back to the government building, the two urged the Deputy Foreign Minister and Butler Hunter several times, requesting to sign an arms export treaty as soon as possible and purchase a large amount of arms.

The export of German-made weapons is one of Australia's important strategies, and it is also Australia's most important plan in the First World War.

German-made weapons and equipment are not only reliable, but also not very expensive. Coupled with the strong strength and prestige of the German Imperial Army, many countries admire German-made equipment.

Many countries in history were equipped with a large number of German-made weapons during World War I and World War II, and some countries even modeled on Germany's establishment and built so-called German weapons.

Not only are they equipped with the same weapons and equipment as the German army, but even the instructors who usually train are Germans and German officers.

Of course, such an army did not live up to everyone's trust, and its performance in the war was very impressive.

It's a pity that not everyone can afford such a German armorer who completely imitates the German army's establishment, weapons and equipment, and even trains personnel. Therefore, the scale is small and cannot have much impact on the frontal war.

But this aspect can also reflect the influence and shock brought by German-made equipment and the German Army to countries all over the world in this era.

This is also the reason why Arthur chose to export German-made weapons and equipment. Firstly, the German army has long been famous, and German-made weapons and equipment also have great influence in the world.

This also has many benefits for Australia, which has just started exporting weapons. It can quickly increase the popularity of Australian weapons and quickly seize the arms export market.

Of course, in a short period of time, it will definitely not be able to compare with the arms export share of the great powers.However, due to the increasingly fierce arms race among the great powers, it can still have a certain market size in some areas.

When all the European powers are caught in the wave of the First World War, that is the opportunity for the real rise of the Australian military industry.

The Australian military industry, which has relatively complete British-made weapons and German-made weapons, has a certain advantage in arms exports.

After all, it is the best solution to be able to keep the weapons and equipment system of one's own country and solve the problem of logistics supply without changing weapons and equipment.
As soon as he returned to the government affairs building, Koichiro Yuzawa couldn't wait to ask the Deputy Foreign Minister to meet with Arthur and quickly conclude an arms import and export treaty between the island country and Australia.

Because the export of weapons was something that Arthur had already ordered and agreed to, the Deputy Foreign Minister did not delay any longer and reported the request of Arthur Island Country.

On November 1902, 11, Yuzawa Koichiro and Heino Toshiyuki finally met Arthur, and couldn't wait to propose an arms import and export treaty between the island country and Australia.

The German-made weapons and equipment in this era are still too attractive. In addition, due to the arms race and other factors, the UK can not provide so much weapon and equipment support to the island countries every year. This is why the island countries are eager to sign an arms import treaty with Australia. .

"His Royal Highness, the Duke of Australia, on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor's entire diplomatic mission, the government of the island countries, and the people of all the island countries, I would like to extend my sincere greetings to you and Australia." Upon seeing Arthur, Yuzawa Koichiro said very respectfully and sincerely .

Arthur nodded, and replied with a slight smile: "I heard from Butler Hunter that your country wants to purchase our German-made weapons and equipment, right?"

Hearing Arthur's straightforward question, Koichiro Yuzawa didn't know how to answer for a while.But out of expectations for German weapons, he still gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, Your Royal Highness. After actual viewing, the German-made weapons and equipment do meet our requirements, and they are one of the most powerful weapon systems in the world." [-]. In order to better maintain our domestic stability and protect the interests of all island nationals, we had to expand our army, which also made our demand for weapons and equipment even greater. We signed a treaty of alliance with the British Empire, and we We also think that Australia, which has a good relationship with the British Empire, can have a good relationship with us, and that's why we're here."

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