Chapter 572: Advances in Nuclear Theory

Looking at the Minister of Labor who looks greedy and eager for more budget, you can understand how much the Australasian army values ​​aircraft.

This is indeed the case. As the first country to use military aircraft, Australasia has always led the world in its exploration of aircraft, and it goes without saying that it attaches great importance to aircraft.

"Director Leif, what are the current costs of these three types of aircraft?" Arthur did not rush to give the Ministry of Defense a budget, but looked at Leif Johansen, the director of the aircraft manufacturing factory who had been waiting for a long time. asked.

"Your Majesty, because these three aircraft all use the latest axial flow jet engines, although the speed of the aircraft is greatly increased, it also increases the cost of the aircraft." Leif Johansen, director of the aircraft manufacturing plant, replied: "We have estimated the manufacturing costs of the aircraft. The Eagle-5 reconnaissance aircraft costs approximately AU$37,435, the Wild Tiger-5 fighter jet costs approximately AU$44,732, and the Phantom-5 bomber costs approximately AU$39,851.

Arthur nodded, not surprised by the increase in aircraft costs.

Historically, jet aircraft were put into actual combat in the late World War II, and they really began to flourish even during the Cold War.

Although the current jet aircraft in Australasia are still far behind the jet aircraft that debuted at the end of World War II, compared with the current aircraft technology of other countries in the world, they are already at a cliff-level lead.

Just because of technological leaps, cost growth is inevitable.

The cost of the axial flow jet engine developed by Diesel is far higher than that of previous ordinary aircraft engines, not to mention the increased costs caused by the upgrading of weapons.

The good news is that, except for the slightly expensive fighter jet, the other two military aircraft cost less than 40,000 Australian dollars.

Although the cost of the fighter jet is as high as about 40,000 Australian dollars, compared with the exaggerated data of the Yehu-5 fighter jet, this amount of money will definitely not be lost.

After all, it was a technology that was only used at the end of World War II. It can be used 20 years in advance. Even if it costs more, it is completely worth it.

Silently calculating the cost of each aircraft, Arthur looked at Minister Raul, who had been waiting for a long time, and said: "Jets should not be equipped with too many equipment for the time being, and they need to be kept strictly confidential.

Based on the total equipment quantity of 200 aircraft, I will give you another 10 million Australian dollars in military expenditures so that the Air Force can replace a batch of aircraft. "

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Defense Minister Raul and the Air Force Commander behind him said impatiently.

Although the number of 200 aircraft is not large, judging from the current exaggerated data of jet aircraft, one-to-many is no problem at all, and it can even kill aircraft from other countries in an instant.

This also represents an exaggerated concept. With just these 200 jets, Australasia can instantly kill hundreds of aircraft equipped by other countries.

Coupled with Australasia's already existing air force base, it is no exaggeration to say that the Australasian air force can defeat the combined air forces of all countries in the world.

This also represents the fact that the homeland of Australasia will basically not be threatened, because under the protection of the air force, it is no longer afraid of the navies of other countries.

Can fifth-generation military aircraft pose a threat to powerful battleships? This is a question worth thinking about.

Because this also represents the strength of Australasia and other naval powers. If the fifth-generation military aircraft can pose a threat to the most powerful battleships currently, it also means that Australasia is no longer afraid of naval powers, and can even achieve victory with less with a small navy.

After receiving 10 million Australian dollars in military spending, Minister Raul did not hesitate at all and immediately signed an order for aircraft procurement with Leif Johansen, director of the Royal Aircraft Factory.

After the plane, the weapons display finally came to an end. Many military achievements, including aircraft, also prove the efforts of Australasian military technology during this period.

After watching the display of all the new weapons, Arthur was in a very good mood and was quite satisfied with the current development of military technology in Australasia.

The birth of jet aircraft also gave Arthur more ambitions, such as the many studies currently being conducted by the Royal Academy of Sciences.

Although the Royal Academy of Sciences researches hundreds of projects, they basically cover the technical range of various industries.

But the technological research that Arthur is most concerned about must be nuclear weapons, which will be regarded as the trump card in later generations.

Of course, we are still studying nuclear theory. However, due to large quantities of uranium ore being continuously transported to Australasia, coupled with Arthur's reminders from time to time and the efforts of many scientists, the current basic theory of nuclear weapons has been improved a lot.

The first was the discovery of the neutron.

As an important part of the study of atomic theory, the discovery of neutrons made an indelible contribution to the birth of the atomic bomb.

After Arthur provided some of the knowledge in his memory to the Royal Academy of Sciences, many physicists at the Royal Academy of Sciences also conducted a lot of research.

In 1919, Rutherford discovered the atomic nucleus and bombarded nitrogen atoms with alpha particles to obtain another element, oxygen-17. This also began the era of bombardment of the atomic nucleus.

Because of the various theories provided by Arthur, physicists at the Royal Academy of Sciences conducted some research and discovered an uncharged and highly penetrating ray when bombarding boron and beryllium with alpha particles.

Physicists first determined that this new ray would not be deflected in a magnetic field and also confirmed that it was an uncharged neutral particle. The speed of this particle was then determined to be less than 1/10 of the speed of light, thus ruling out the possibility that it was some kind of ray.

Then, through clever scattering and collision experiments, many physicists determined that the mass of this new particle was similar to that of a hydrogen nucleus.

In this way, sufficient experimental evidence was obtained to satisfactorily explain some of the changes caused by a new ray.

The discovery of the neutron brought a huge step forward in nuclear science in Australasia. Because neutrons are uncharged, they can be used to penetrate atomic nuclei without having to overcome any electrical energy barriers, and can even penetrate and split the nuclei of heavy elements.

This also opened up a way for the splitting of uranium-235 and the production of atomic bombs. From this, atomic theory was born, and research on nuclear weapons could continue.

Because of this, physicists formally determined the model that the atomic nucleus is composed of protons and neutrons, verifying the theory previously proposed by Arthur.

After the discovery of neutrons, the next thing became easier.

Although Australasia's nuclear theory research was conducted in secret, it was not as thoroughly disclosed as it was historically.

But the good news is that Australasia has gathered a considerable number of outstanding physicists, as well as top scientists such as Einstein who are quite famous in the field of theoretical physics. The overall research speed is not slower than in history, and it is even faster than that of Australasia. With the support of the Lasiya government, the progress has become much faster.

If Arthur remembers correctly, because neutrons discovered nuclear fission, and finally extracted the famous uranium-235, they finally completed the manufacture of atomic bombs.

Although a large part has been forgotten, the forgotten part can also be completed by these physicists.

Historically, there was only about ten years between the discovery of neutrons and the construction of nuclear reactors, and even the birth of the atomic bomb did not exceed 15 years.

Judging from the current progress, which is faster than in history, Arthur is very hopeful that he will see nuclear weapons in Australasia before the outbreak of World War II.

Even if progress is slowed down, Australasia should still be able to possess nuclear weapons belonging to Australasia at the beginning of World War II.

This is actually quite important. Possessing nuclear weapons can also greatly influence the situation of World War II. After all, such powerful weapons can destroy the confidence of the entire country.

More importantly, because Australasia has a direct monopoly on Congo's uranium mines, coupled with the current chaotic situation in the United States, it will largely hinder U.S. nuclear weapons research.

Not to mention being the first to develop nuclear weapons as it was in history, whether the United States could perfect the theory of nuclear weapons in the late World War II is a question worth thinking about.

Although it was Oppenheimer who really promoted the U.S. nuclear project, the previous efforts of many physicists, including Einstein, were also very important.

Australasia currently monopolizes early research on nuclear theory and maintains extreme secrecy, which will also greatly delay the pace of nuclear weapons research around the world.

Under good estimation, there would be no problem monopolizing nuclear weapons during World War II. This also means that Australasia can create a higher international status during World War II, and even take over the throne of world hegemony from Britain and create a post-World War II London - Sydney system.

As for the United States, the biggest competitor between Australasia and the United Kingdom, it is best to solve it before or during World War II, or at least to significantly reduce the industrial and economic level of the United States.

The complete United States is too scary. The current industrial base of the United States is simply not something Australasia can compete with. Instead of competing with the United States, it is better to directly solve the United States.

Of course, whether it is competing with the United States or solving the United States, it is actually a very difficult choice.

Although the United States has various problems, such as conflicts between races, disunity between states, people's distrust of the government, the military's dissatisfaction with the government, etc.

But this country's size, industry, and economy are all ranked number one in the world. If it weren't for its military strength, especially its army's strength, the United States would be able to compete with the current world's most powerful country.

If it weren't for the wealth it had accumulated over the past century and the economic improvement its huge colonies had brought to the country, the British Empire would not have any qualifications to compare with the United States.

With an excellent geographical location, abundant resources and a huge population, such a country is a strong enemy at any time. The best solution is to plunge it into civil strife or directly disperse into smaller countries.

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