Chapter 756 New Radar

Early the next morning, Arthur decided to go to the Lake Eyre Canal construction site to see with his own eyes where the Lake Eyre Canal, which the government attached great importance to, was being built.

Because he started from Adelaide, Arthur happened to see the entire Lake Eyre Canal from south to north.

Going north along the Flinders Ridge, we soon arrived at the innermost part of Spencer Bay, which is also the starting point for the construction of the southern canal of the Elhu Canal.

The canal was not dug directly from Spencer Bay, but several hundred meters apart.

After all, before the canal is fully opened, if the river water enters the canal first, it will have a very serious impact on the excavation of the canal and even cause huge casualties.

Soon, Arthur saw the specific appearance of the canal. Because more workers were used, the actual construction progress of the canal was very fast.

Equivalent to the fact that construction of three sections of the canal started at the same time, it has only been a little over a year and a half. The entire canal has been built for more than 30 kilometers, which is close to one-third of the canal construction plan.

This actually means that if the subsequent construction of the canal continues smoothly, the entire section of the canal can be completed within three years, that is, in mid-1933.

Calculating this way, it is possible to complete the canal before the outbreak of World War II and allow it to show a certain role.

Whether it's enhanced maritime transport or improved geography in the Great Artesian Basin, it's a good thing for Arthur and Australasia.

The last part of the trip is to see the completed canal between North Lake Eyre and South Lake Eyre.

Because this section of the canal is less than ten kilometers long, it has been built long ago and is quietly waiting for the inflow of seawater from the Indian Ocean and Spencer Bay.

If things go well, the river water pouring into Lake Eyre can even flow back into some rivers in the Great Artesian Basin, and even wet the land that has become desert to the west.

The canal and Lake Eyre will also become a strong line of defense, blocking land desertification and desertification to the west of the canal, ensuring that millions of square kilometers of land in the east can be fully developed and utilized.

Seeing that the Lake Eyre Canal was well constructed, Arthur didn't have too many worries and decided to return to St. Arthur's Castle and continue to preside over domestic affairs.

To be honest, although the country can run on its own, Arthur still needs to keep an eye on it from time to time and handle some more important things.

Once Arthur was a little lax about something, the officials below would be even more lax, and even directly remove certain things from the development plan.

This is why Arthur has to inspect some areas every once in a while. Arthur's personal arrival can make those officials feel valued and allow them to conscientiously complete the tasks at hand.

When he came, he took a car, but when he went back, Arthur had no intention of taking a car.

To be honest, taking a car is still a waste of time. Moreover, taking a car is not as comfortable as taking a train. It is purely to experience the achievements of highway construction.

Returning to Fort St. Arthur this time, Arthur chose the most advanced mode of transportation available, which was also the hotly-hyped airplane.

Speaking of which, it has been a long time since the three transport aircraft were sold. Judging from the results achieved so far, the three transport aircrafts face different customers, but the sales results are still pretty good.

Because of the large number of flights, the safety of aircraft is actually already certain.

As long as you follow the procedures and conduct a more detailed inspection of the aircraft before and after takeoff, there will be no problems during takeoff.

Arthur also felt the speed of modern aircraft and had to admit that the speed was indeed quite fast.

It is almost 200 kilometers from the canal to Adelaide. There is still nearly 600 kilometers to go from Adelaide to St. Arthur's Castle.

The total distance is almost 800 kilometers, and it takes nearly nine hours by train. But if you take a plane, including the time before and after the plane, it only takes three hours to arrive at Fort St. Arthur.

As for the car Arthur traveled in, it will follow the entire convoy back to St. Arthur's Castle and is expected to arrive at the palace tomorrow.

As soon as he returned to the palace, Arthur received an urgent report from the agricultural department.

Of course, the situation reported by the agricultural sector is not domestic in Australasia, but a disaster that has just occurred in Asia.

This disaster affected at least tens of millions of people, and many people died of starvation.

The purpose of the agricultural department's report to Arthur was to export a large amount of grain to the disaster-stricken areas and exchange all the grain that had been accumulated for a long time into resources and funds.

This is actually normal. As mentioned before, food is always a scarce material at any time.

This kind of natural disaster is completely unpredictable, and the best we can do is avoid casualties as much as possible. The losses to property and various resources are immeasurable and simply irreparable.

In fact, long before the Australasian operation, many countries had already taken action and transported large amounts of food to Asia.

They have increased the original grain price by three to four times and sold it to large grain merchants in Asia. Then those big grain merchants would multiply the grain they purchased several times and sell it to civilians who had become victims of the disaster.

In order to show his benevolence and conscience, Arthur decided to donate 10,000 tons of grain to Asia in his own name.

As for selling grain, Arthur cannot go against the interests of himself and the large number of agricultural workers in the country.

Putting the interests of Australasia first, this is the choice Arthur must make now.

After no longer paying attention to the bad news, Arthur began to ask about the recent actions of his island nation.

Since the establishment of the Pacific Alliance, the actions of the islanders have become increasingly rapid. The people of the island country deeply understand that it cannot compare with the Pacific Alliance in terms of consumption alone.

Especially after the island country's ally, the United States, was split, the island country has become diplomatically isolated and helpless.

But I have to mention the British’s bullshit balancing policy. After Australasia lost its rival in the Pacific, the British already had the idea of ​​​​supporting the island country again.

If the revolution that broke out in India had not attracted the attention of the British, I am afraid that the island country and the United Kingdom would have launched new cooperation.

Thinking of this, Arthur felt more and more that the British had to consume a lot of their physical strength in World War II.

If the British still retain their strength, then Britain will be a complete troublemaker, and the world situation will not be peaceful.

Not to mention, Americans may have inherited this from the British. After the Americans became the world's hegemon, the world situation remained chaotic, and everywhere the United States went was a mess.

We can't blame Arthur for being too cruel to the British. It is really the British balancing policy that is a bit annoying.

No matter what Australasia thinks, as long as Australasia gradually becomes stronger, the British must find a competitor for Australasia.

A large part of the reason why World War II broke out was because of the British balancing policy, which wanted the Germans to have the strength to fight France.

Unexpectedly, what Germany wanted at that time was not to fight France at all, but to directly eliminate Britain and France through war and achieve German hegemony throughout Europe.

Not long after the bad news passed, Arthur received a piece of good news. This news comes from Tesla’s radar lab.

After several years of research and improvement, on June 1, 1930, Tesla finally came up with Australasia's second-generation radar, code-named R2 radar.

The first-generation radar had already come out long ago and was warmly welcomed by the Navy after testing.

But the problem was that the radar technology at that time was still relatively crude, and the detection range was only about 24 kilometers.

24 kilometers is a short distance for aircraft and warships, and its role in the war is not as great as imagined.

It was also after that time that Assoso proposed air, ground and ship radars, and ordered Tesla to conduct detailed research on these three radars.

The R2 radar currently available is a long-range radar with three systems and can be freely equipped on aircraft, warships and ground.

Just looking at the data report Tesla submitted to Arthur, Arthur couldn't wait to see the true face of the latest generation radar.

Because the detection range of the radar is almost twice that of the first-generation radar, which is 24 kilometers, and the detection range of the second-generation radar can reach 45 kilometers.

Don’t underestimate the detection range of 45 kilometers. For a warship, it takes more than an hour to sail a distance of 45 kilometers, or even two hours if it is slower.

These two hours are enough for the navy to respond, prepare corresponding battle formations, and quietly wait for the enemy's army.

For an airplane, 45 kilometers is not that far away. But it also takes more than ten minutes to fly 45 kilometers. During this time, the Australasian aircraft made emergency preparations and took off without any problems.

This is without preparation. If the air forces of two countries accidentally meet, the 45 kilometers that the radar can detect becomes very important.

Before the enemy's radar has detected it, you already know the enemy's location and number, and can make corresponding preparations. This is equivalent to opening up a full-picture perspective, which is basically a sure win.

Of course, the three types of radars are different in size, and the detection distances they can detect are still somewhat different.

The furthest detection is actually a radar installed on the ground, which can detect up to a range of about 56 kilometers.

45 kilometers is the normal level of naval radar that can be equipped on warships. This range is far beyond the attack range of battleships. The improvement to battleships is undoubtedly huge.

As for the radar installed on the aircraft, because it is a small-scale radar, the detection distance is naturally greatly reduced.

According to the report provided by Tesla, the detection distance of the radar mounted on the aircraft is only about 30 kilometers, and it will not exceed 32 kilometers at most.

But in any case, the detection range of 30 to 32 kilometers is completely sufficient for aircraft.

Arthur is not sure whether the enemy will have technology like radar, but the enemy's radar technology is at best at the same level as Australasia.

After all, it was a technology that he had spent a lot of money, manpower and material resources to develop. Arthur still had great trust in the abilities of many experts, including Tesla.

Of course, the research funds spent by the royal family every year also gave Arthur full confidence in technologies such as radar.

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