Chapter 757 A hierarchical banquet

The second-generation radar already has considerable practical effects. It has become the next task of the radar laboratory to equip the navy and land forces with it on a large scale, and to build some radar bases on land and coasts.

In some more important areas, including strategically important areas, detection radar bases must be built.

Don’t underestimate the second-generation radar, which has a maximum detection range of only 56 kilometers. At some point, this 56 kilometers may become a winning factor.

But having said that, Arthur definitely has more expectations for Radar.

Judging from the current world situation, no one knows when a world war will occur.

Only by mastering more advanced radars earlier and applying them in the fields of the sea, land and air forces can we ensure the security of the territory and the strength of the army.

Although the detection range of radar is only a little, it is still very useful in relatively narrow and long areas.

For example, if radars are installed on both sides of the various canals and straits, control of the canals and straits can basically be guaranteed.

That is to say, the British radar technology is not so advanced. Otherwise, any ship passing through the Suez Canal will be under the control of the British, which is very scary.

In the same way, areas including the Strait of Malacca, Kiel Canal, English Channel, etc. can all be completely controlled by radar. This is also the strategic role that radar brings to a country.

In addition, what Arthur is looking forward to is the various guidance technologies derived from radar. At present, Australasia's missile level is actually ahead of the world. The only difference is some guidance technology that improves the hit rate.

As long as there is a technological breakthrough in radar guidance, Australasian missiles will become a trump card weapon, threatening the core areas of any hostile country.

If the hit rate is increased to a relatively considerable number, a fleet can be easily wiped out by the firepower coverage of a large number of missiles, and the powerful influence of the enemy's navy can be offset.

After all, before countries did not have more advanced interception equipment and systems, weapons like missiles were relatively buggy and there was no good way to deal with them.

As time enters June, it actually means that the wedding of William and Princess Alexandrine is coming.

The wedding was held at the Palais des Nations in St. Arthur's Castle, Australasia. One of the protagonists of the wedding was the heir to the kingdom, making the wedding highly anticipated and attracting the attention of a large number of people at home and abroad.

People are curious about what kind of gift Arthur, the great monarch, would prepare for his son, and how legendary should the scale of this huge wedding be?

In fact, as the wedding gets closer, the money spent and the specific size of the wedding is no longer a secret.

The last engagement ceremony cost about 2 million Australian dollars, and this time it will only be more, even several times the last time.

The wedding will begin on July 1, 1930, and the entire wedding process is expected to take a whole day.

At that time, Princess Alexandrine will arrive at Port Adelaide by cruise ship, and then William will lead a Royal Guards to escort Princess Alexandrine to St. Arthur's Castle.

Of course, due to travel considerations, the team welcoming the bride will take a unified car. It is expected that the number of vehicles in the team will exceed 100, among which the most expensive and luxurious royal family vehicles will be at the forefront.

The royal family's special vehicle is a special car for the royal family members. It uses the most advanced technology of several automobile manufacturers, including defense aspects.

Not only can it withstand frontal fire from a pistol, the tires are also specially designed to be able to travel a certain distance even after a tire burst, ensuring the safety of the car.

The most important aspect is that any royal vehicle will not travel alone, but at least two or even more.

Traveling royal members will randomly choose a special car to ride in, which also greatly reduces the probability of being attacked.

After all, it is difficult for the enemy to attack the entire convoy in Australasia. At most, it can only sneak attack one of the cars.

Having multiple cars as a deception can very likely reduce the casualties of attacks on members of the royal family, and may even directly deceive the attackers.

But having said that, Australasia is still very safe at the moment. Some unnecessary safety measures can actually be canceled if they are not just in case.

One month is neither long nor short, and it passes quickly.

Time passed quietly, and the day quickly came to July 1, 1930.

At five o'clock in the morning, William hurried to Adelaide with his motorcade. If the journey goes well, it only takes about three hours to reach Adelaide.

A round trip only takes six hours, and we can bring the convoy back to Fort St. Arthur at almost noon.

As for St. Arthur's Castle, although the actual wedding has not yet begun, other preparations are already in progress.

The first thing to start is the banquet for representatives and dignitaries from various countries, which is almost a Western practice.

Arthur is quite familiar with such banquets, but Arthur is not the protagonist of today's banquet. The real protagonist is still on the way.

After all, it was the wedding of Arthur's eldest son, and European countries were very considerate. Most monarchies sent kings or crown princes to attend, and at worst they were important members of the duke or grand duke level.

The most representative of these is the United Kingdom. The British sent Crown Prince Edward, who will be called the guy who loves beauty but not country.

The UK is so sincere, let alone other countries.

Finland, Denmark, Greece, Bulgaria, Belgium, Portugal and other European countries all sent their kings to participate. This was actually Arthur's appeal to the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family.

Of course, the royal families of Denmark, Finland and Greece are not the Gotha family of Saxe-Coburg.

Of course, Denmark goes without saying much. Princess Alexandrine of Denmark is one of the protagonists of the wedding, so it is natural that the King of Denmark and most of the royal family will participate.

The Grand Duke of Finland is Dmitri, Arthur's brother-in-law and a relatively close relative.

As for Greece, it was entirely George II who wanted to deepen ties with Australasia.

Portugal and Greece were both countries where Arthur helped restore monarchies. But the difference between the two is that the Portuguese royal family was originally the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family, and they were also members of the same family as Arthur.

George II was different. George II was neither from the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family, nor did he have a strong blood relationship with Arthur. He could only be regarded as a distant relative.

As the domestic political situation in Greece was unstable, it would be very beneficial for George II to stabilize his throne by enlisting the help of great powers like Australasia.

It is precisely because of this that George II personally attended William's wedding ceremony, and the ceremony was fully respected by Australasia.

The remaining monarchy countries, including Germany, Russia and Italy, sent crown princes and crown princes.

In fact, this is normal. After all, these countries are either already empires, and it is impossible for the emperor to attend the wedding ceremony of a crown prince in person.

Either the relationship with Australasia is not that cordial, and their monarch is unlikely to come to warm his face but not his cold butt.

It is worth mentioning that in addition to Europe, dozens of countries in South America and North America all sent representatives to participate.

If you include some countries in Asia, it can actually reflect Australasia's dominance in the Pacific.

This actually means that Australasia has slowly moved from its previous stable development to the road of competing for world hegemony.

Even if Arthur wanted to keep a low profile, the situation no longer allowed Australasia to keep a low profile.

There are only two roads before Arthur now, either to comply with the development of the situation, secure the throne of Pacific hegemony, and then compete for the status of world hegemony.

Either give up hegemony in the Pacific, or even give up all overseas territories, and develop Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea with peace of mind.

Regardless of the pros and cons of these two options, simply considering the will of the people has actually determined that Australasia cannot retreat at this time.

This is the same as Germany and Austria-Hungary before World War I. The development of the situation forced them to take a more radical path, and the end of the road was a hearty war.

When public opinion has accumulated to a certain extent, personal power can no longer reverse the situation.

All Arthur can do now is to do all his efforts to make Australasia stronger and have an advantage in the following competitions and wars.

As for withdrawing from competition and developing steadily, the situation does not allow it, Arthur's ambition does not allow it, and neither does the more than 30 million Australasians.

In fact, it can be seen from the chat groups of everyone at the banquet that this world is still hierarchical.

The first is the great powers, of course the group with the highest status. Whether they were royal members of the great powers or high-ranking government officials, most of them were in groups of twos and threes, and they talked to each other very easily, as if it was really just an ordinary wedding banquet.

Those small and medium-sized countries are different. Many countries come with different purposes.

But the problem is that, except for those countries that really have a relationship, it is very difficult for most countries to get on the line with the great powers.

In other words, unless they can pay enough benefits, it is impossible for the great powers to go to war for a small country.

Of course, except when considering your own interests. Of course, the most common people in this situation are the British.

In order to implement its own continental balancing policy, the British have supported and helped countless countries.

Even not just in Europe, but also in the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, we can see examples of the British supporting other countries for the sake of regional balancing policy.

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