[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-rise-of-australasia":3,"chapter-the-rise-of-australasia-the-rise-of-australasia-chapter-446":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Rise Of Australasia",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1596343,2064,"Chapter 446: Chapter 357: Fourth Generation Military Aircraft","the-rise-of-australasia-chapter-446",446,"\u003Cp>As time came to October 1913, the Second Balkan War, which had erupted in the middle of the year, was essentially drawing to a close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the outbreak of the war, both Bulgaria and the Anti-Bulgarian Alliance had full confidence in their outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, with the outbreak of the war, the significant gap in strength between the two sides made all countries in the world realize one truth: nations supported by the Powers and those without such support are truly at opposite extremes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bulgaria's humiliating defeat in the war proved that the reliability of the Powers' promises isn't always that high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one doesn't possess strong power, the Powers can turn against them at any time, tearing up their previous promises and agreements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Second Balkan War began on May 19th, and in less than five months, on October 17th, both parties signed a peace accord, hastily ending the war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the defeated country in the war, Bulgaria suffered heavy losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the Bucharest Treaty signed by both parties, Bulgaria lost a large amount of territory it had occupied during the First Balkan War, and had to pay a large sum of money to the Anti-Bulgarian Alliance as compensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the Anti-Bulgarian Alliance involved countries like Romania, Serbia, Greece, Montenegro, and even Turkey participated in this war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This also led to the division of Bulgarian territory by as many as five countries, causing Bulgaria's territory to shrink significantly after the treaty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serbia gained Wadamacedon, Greece gained Aegean Macedonia, Montenegro gained a portion of the outer territories, and Romania gained Dobroga Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A part of the Sevres region was also divided by Greece, and the treaty between Bulgaria and Turkey resulted in the near-total loss of Bulgarian territories occupied during the previous Balkan War, along with extensive casualties in its military and a financial crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this war, the biggest loser, apart from Bulgaria, was actually another country - the previously promised aid of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breaking their promise made the reputation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire unfriendly among European nations and caused some damage to the prestige of their allied countries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this is not the main issue. More importantly, after the Second Balkan War, Serbia's strength significantly increased, becoming the most powerful country in the Balkan region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serbia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire were already in a hostile state, which further obstructed the Austro-Hungarian Empire's expansion in the Balkan Peninsula.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the Balkan War fueled the nationalist liberation movement in Bosnia and Herzegovina, causing the people in the region to demand liberation from the Austro-Hungarian rule and merge with Serbia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The already severe national crisis within the Austro-Hungarian Empire was exacerbated, adding even more burden to the old empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the long run, Serbia's strength intensified Russia's intervention in the Balkans, and the conflict between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Serbia inevitably interfered with both the Allies and the military blocs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Balkan War intensified the conflict between the two major military blocs, indirectly accelerating the arrival of the World War.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they had remained neutral, Arthur would have had enough leisure to watch the development of the European situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, since they have joined the Allies now, they have no choice but to make better preparations to ensure that the Allies will be the final victors in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After signing the truck purchase order with the Benz Car Factory, Arthur went directly to the Aerospace Laboratory to visit the latest fourth-generation aircraft developed by the Aerospace Laboratory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The biggest drawback of military aircraft in this era is as follows: due to the relatively simple initial military technology, the aircraft's update and replacement speed is fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the birth of the airplane to the present, it has only been less than ten years, and as of now, they have already developed the fourth-generation military aircraft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On average, every two and a half years, an update iteration is needed, making large-scale military aircraft equipment seem somewhat unrealistic at present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, based on the current update and iteration speed of the aircraft, the heavily funded aircraft will become outdated products in just a few years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the construction of airplanes takes a long time, from six months to several years; it is possible that the airplane orders haven't been completed yet, and there are already new airplanes waiting for inspection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The development progress of the fourth-generation military aircraft varies, but it still follows passenger aircraft and is reported to Arthur for inspection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the news of the development of the fourth-generation military aircraft by the Aerospace Laboratory, Arthur immediately rushed to the Aerospace Laboratory to inspect the most advanced military aircraft in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally speaking, the fourth-generation military aircraft have undergone a considerable change compared to the third generation, and the aircraft's performance and data have been significantly enhanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this all depends on Disel's improvements to the aircraft's dedicated engine. The fourth-generation military aircraft all use Disel's improved new aircraft engine, which has increased the speed of the fourth-generation military aircraft by more than 30%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First is the Eagle-4 Reconnaissance Aircraft, currently the fastest airplane in Australasia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its structure is not very different from the third-generation reconnaissance aircraft, but its size has slightly increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without auxiliary fuel tanks, the maximum range of the Eagle-4 Reconnaissance Aircraft can reach 750 kilometers; with two auxiliary fuel tanks, the maximum range of the Eagle-4 Reconnaissance Aircraft can reach as much as 1250 kilometers.\u003C\u002Fp>",904,"2026-06-06T09:31:36.300Z",1,"novelbin.me","88e3fb121bfd96f870fa33cec57a42a3d7f921d24320560d161564b6031830c8","the-rise-of-australasia-chapter-447","the-rise-of-australasia-chapter-445",1367,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-rise-of-australasia-cover.jpg"]