The Rise of Australasia

With Arthur’s support, Tesla burst into action with great enthusiasm. As soon as the battleship docked at the shipyard, Tesla had already begun the installation of the radar.

By the time the radar was installed and calibrated, the date had reached February 26th, one week later.

Accompanied by the current Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Rear Admiral Andrew Wilson, and the Defense Minister, Major General Thomas Johnson, along with many staff from the Ministry of Defense, Arthur went to Sydney Harbour to participate in the actual test of the radar.

After boarding the battleship, Arthur saw Tesla once again, directing his team in tuning the radar.

Tesla also noticed Arthur, hurried forward to salute, and excitedly said, "Your Majesty, the radar is ready!"

Arthur nodded, looked back at the several generals behind him, and said with a smile, "Introduce to these fellows how we’re going to experiment with the radar."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Tesla nodded and turned his gaze to the generals, explaining, "Gentlemen, the principle of the radar is to detect the enemy’s position by the reflection of wireless radio waves. The factors of testing distance and effectiveness become the two main parameters to verify the functionality of the radar.

In order to better test the performance of our first generation radar, please, Your Excellency, command the fleet to approach this battleship from a distance. My team will record the number of warships appearing on the radar and the time, as well as the maximum distance tested by the radar, to verify the real performance of this radar."

The current use of radar is to detect the enemy at long range, and Tesla’s experiment is generally aimed in this direction.

The generals nodded upon hearing this, having no objections to Tesla’s proposal, since commanding the fleet to approach this battleship was a simple matter.

With Arthur’s order, the generals did not take Tesla’s radar lightly, and even Defence Minister Thomas was already expecting the practical implications of the radar.

If it were truly possible to detect the enemy at long distances, the impact on war was obvious without saying more.

Preparations by the fleet would take some time, so Arthur led the generals and Tesla on this Monarch-class battleship, heading to the high seas where they could conduct better testing.

With almost half the Australasian Fleet deployed, there was no need for additional forces to ensure Arthur’s safety.

Apart from a small team of Royal Guardians, Arthur needed no further protection in Australasia, which was already the safest place for him.

About two hours later, tens of kilometers away from Sydney Harbour, in a certain part of the ocean.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Tesla, everything is ready, and we can begin testing at any time." After connecting with the navy several kilometers away, Navy Commander-in-Chief Andrew respectfully nodded to Arthur and said.

Seeing Arthur look towards him, Tesla nodded to his team, and after receiving confirmation that everything was prepared, he reported to Arthur, "Your Majesty, the radar is fully prepared, we can start the trial at any time."

"Then let’s begin, and see for ourselves what the world’s first practical radar can really do." Arthur smiled and announced the official start of the radar experiment.

At Arthur’s command, the distant fleet and the radar on the battleship began working simultaneously.

The radar focused on broadcasting radio waves to seek out distant enemies, while the remote fleet moved closer to Arthur’s battleship from various positions and at different speeds, according to the plan, testing whether the radar could record all enemies with various velocities.

As time ticked away, Arthur and the generals watched the radar working with keen interest.

"Your Majesty, is this device really that miraculous? Can it detect enemies tens of kilometers away?" Navy Commander Andrew asked with keen curiosity.

Not just the navy, but for all military branches, being able to detect the enemy from tens of kilometers away meant having the upper hand at the outset of war.

Engagements are often unexpected, but if one could understand the enemy’s position and direction of advance before an encounter, preparations could be made beforehand, or even a detailed ambush planned.

One side is prepared, the other taken by surprise; the outcome of the war is almost predestined.

Arthur smiled and looked at the busy Tesla, remarking, "Whether it can or not, we’ll have to see how the radar actually performs in a moment." Enjoy exclusive chapters from

In the expectant gaze of everyone, in less than 20 minutes, Tesla’s assistant excitedly shouted, "Your Majesty, Mr. Tesla, a warship has been detected, and it’s rapidly approaching us."

Upon hearing the news, Arthur and the generals were delighted and hurried to the radar screen, indeed seeing a green dot rapidly approaching the center.

The green dot represented the detected warship, and the center point represented the radar’s current location on the battleship.

The Navy Commander-in-Chief had no more questions, nodding in amazement as if realizing something, and hurriedly asked, "Mr. Tesla, can your radar detect the actual distance between the warship and us as well as the speed of the warship?"

General Andrew Wilson was not satisfied with just knowing the approximate location of the enemy; he also wanted to rely on radar to obtain the actual distance and speed of the enemy.

If these two pieces of data were clear, he would know approximately when the enemy would meet with him, thus allowing for more thorough and adept preparation.

"It might be possible to estimate the distance and time, but whether it is accurate or not remains to be seen," Tesla said.

Andrew nodded and looked at Tesla, who was already calculating the distance and speed of the warship.

A little more than one minute later, Tesla finished the verification and looked at Arthur and Andrew with a smile, saying, "Your Majesty, according to the radar results, this warship is about 13 nautical miles away from us and is approaching at a speed of 19 knots."

One knot equals a speed of one nautical mile per hour, which is also equivalent to 1.85 kilometers per hour.

A distance of 13 nautical miles is approximately 24 kilometers, indicating that the radar’s actual testing range had reached over 24 kilometers.

Although 24 kilometers is not considered a great distance for the navy, it was still quite impressive for the first generation of radar that had just been developed.

More importantly, the actual effective range of the radar was still unclear; 24 kilometers was just the current result.

This made everyone, including the navy commander Andrew and Defense Minister Thomas, as well as all the generals, exceptionally excited.

If such radars could be widely equipped across the army, navy, and air force, there was no doubt that the fighting capability of the Australasia Army would be greatly enhanced.

Especially for navy commander Andrew, who had already prepared to thick-skinnedly request more radars from Arthur.

Even though it was he who had previously refused to allow Tesla to use a battleship for experiments, the knowledge of the radar’s actual performance could not prevent Andrew from shamelessly asking for more radar equipment for the navy.

Of course, the warship’s actual distance and speed calculated by the radar still needed to be tested. How to verify this data? Naturally, it was to see when this warship would meet with the people.

At a speed of 19 knots over a distance of 13 nautical miles, it would take approximately 41 minutes to reach the current location of the battleship.

As long as the error was within one or two minutes, General Andrew felt he could accept it. After all, the radar had just been developed recently, so expecting its accuracy down to the second, or within a hundred meters, was somewhat unrealistic.

From the moment they learned the distance of the warship, these generals were not only watching the working radar; they were constantly checking the custom watches on their wrists.

This was actually a tradition among senior military officers. Carrying a watch was not for show but to better determine the time for unified military actions.

After all, if even the time was unknown, how could one launch military actions simultaneously?

The watches of these officers mostly came from the royal family’s watchmakers and were specially customized. The time error on these watches was also very small.

While ordinary people could not obtain custom watches from the royal family’s watchmakers, these handcrafted watches would also be presented as gifts or rewards to those who merited them, as well as to dignitaries of the royal family and the country, etc.

Arthur also knew how to manage the branding concept, deliberately establishing the watch brand Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

The purpose of having his surname as the brand was simple; it was to rapidly elevate the watch’s brand recognition.

The fame of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Dynasty was undeniable, after all, the British Royal Family was also a member of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Dynasty, even though the King of Britain had changed his surname.

Such a watch, named after a noble surname, was born with an air of nobility, and every watch was priced over 500 Australian dollars, with an always high demand and tight supply.

Even capitalists willing to pay 2000 Euros for one watch were still unsuccessful, as such watches in Australasia represented not only face value but also the royal family and Arthur’s esteem for the recipient.

Everyone anxiously watched the time, and about twenty-something minutes later, a warship on the distant sea could be seen with a telescope.

General Andrew ordered this warship to continue at its original speed, and just over 41 minutes later, it perfectly crossed within a hundred meters of this battleship.

General Andrew breathed a sigh of relief but immediately looked at Tesla with an astonished gaze and shamelessly praised, "That is a remarkable invention, Mr. Tesla. I cannot imagine how strong our navy’s combat power will be with the knowledge of the enemy’s location and speed."

Hearing General Andrew’s praise, Tesla nodded without changing his expression and said calmly, "Your Excellency the General is too kind. All credit goes to His Majesty’s support."

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