In September 1939, in the drizzle of the turn of summer and autumn in the Mediterranean, nearly 4,000 naval officers and soldiers lined up on the flight deck of the USS Macedonia aircraft carrier docked at the outfitted dock of the Royal Trieste Shipyard. In the atmosphere of war, the entry ceremony of this new warship was quietly held...

Emperor Fredrich was dressed in military uniform and was very excited to inspect the officers and soldiers serving on the aircraft carrier at Admiral Holty and the commander-in-chief of the Navy. He also gave a brief speech to the officers and soldiers of the ship.

"...We do not want to see war, but we are not afraid of war. The British and French have been trying to dominate Europe and re-enforce European people. The Russians' ambitions have even surpassed the Tsarist period. They have been trying to instigate the narrow national sentiment within the empire, intending to dismember the empire into weak countries that allow them to bully. Under the banner of the empire, the rights and interests of the people of all ethnic groups in Southeast Europe, including the Balkans, are protected. Our merchants travel the world, and no one dares to bully or rob their property. Why is this? It is because behind them there is a powerful empire, and the obligation of the imperial team is to guarantee. Every citizen of our lives, property and freedom all over the world. In 1928, the Empire surpassed the British Empire and became the third largest industrial power in the world. Seeing the power of the Empire, the British and French were filled with jealousy and resentment. Instead of looking for reasons from their own development, they blamed their decline on the rise of the Second German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which is also the main reason why they impatiently provoked and participated in this global war. They tried to use war to achieve the purpose of dismembering and weakening our power, so that our powerful empire and people would be reinstated into some divided small countries under their command and enslavement.

In this regard, our answer is: No, no! This time they made a mistake in the plan, and this time we will defeat them again. Just like the last World War. But we will never tolerate their ambitions again and let them permanently dispel their attempts to enslave Europe!

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I wish our brave soldiers, under the guidance of the imperial flag, will forge ahead on the battlefield in the future, to defeat and eliminate any enemy who dares to fight against us! To achieve great victory after victory!"

The emperor's speech only repeated the war propaganda of the imperial propaganda department. The empire's propaganda of war deliberately exaggerated Britain, France, Russia and others' ambitions to dismember and weaken Austro-Hungarian, in order to arouse hatred among the people in China towards Britain, France and the Soviet Union. At least it has achieved good results at present. In front of the conscription stations, young people of all ethnic groups actively signed up to join the army and walked towards the battlefield with enthusiasm.

Standing on the deck of the USS Macedonia aircraft carrier, this giant ship with a standard displacement of 43,200 tons looks like standing on the roof of a huge seven-story flat roof. It does not have the shocking feeling of the large caliber guns on the battleship, but Lee Haydn and senior generals of the Austro-Hungarian Navy know that this large aircraft carrier, which is not as strong as arbitrarily bullying and crushing a powerful fleet of two to three battleships.

After three years of construction, four Romanian-class aircraft carriers began to enter service one after another. The "deception tactics" played by the Austro-Hungarian Navy in 1935 still achieved a certain effect. All countries were involved in the battleship construction competition during this period, and there was no extra money to invest in the construction of aircraft carriers. During this period, the British only started construction of one aircraft carrier, and the Americans only built two light aircraft carriers with a displacement of about 10,000 tons. The Japanese Navy had no strength to build new aircraft carriers. Although they also had the largest number of eight aircraft carriers in the world.

The "Romanian" class ships have a displacement of about 43,000 tons, and a length of 273 meters. The width is 33.6 meters. The flight deck is 296 meters long and the width is 38 meters. The maximum draft is 11.6 meters. The power system is 12 special high-pressure steam boilers for the Navy and four steam turbines, with a total power of 200,000 horsepower. The designed speed is 32 knots and a cruising capacity of 11,200 nautical miles. There are also four diesel engines as auxiliary power generation power.

The "Romania" class ships use closed bow epitaxial flight decks and double-layer hangars. The number of standard carrier-based aircraft reaches 126. The crew is 3,896. The air defense firepower is 12 single-barrel 127mm anti-aircraft guns, 28 four-unit Isleia 40mm anti-aircraft guns, and there are also several twin-unit 25mm anti-aircraft guns and 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns.

Such a heavy aircraft carrier costs up to 120 million kroner, but compared with the "United Force" class battleship with a cost of up to 210 million kroner, the cost performance of the aircraft carrier is undoubtedly much better than that of the battleship.

After a very brief entrance ceremony, the emperor also attended a small banquet held by the Navy Department, and the emperor exchanged views with the high-quality red wine produced in Dalmatia and the senior naval generals he trusted on the main naval strategies of the future empire.

"Our current campaign goals include three aspects: First, stop the invasion of the Soviet army on land and maintain the situation of the Don Republic and the Caucasus Federation. Second, in the Far East, as our material support channels were cut off, the Chinese team is currently facing unprecedented difficulties. However, with China's current industry, it is enough to compete with the Japanese on land. Our current goal is to open up the connection with the Far East as soon as possible. Third, the main battle goal of the navy's first step is to gain control of the Indian Ocean, and we will gradually erode the world's maritime rights and interests controlled by the British from the inside and outside. The first goal of the battle is to first open up the maritime connection between the Mediterranean and East Africa, and then cut off the maritime access between the British and India."

"With the British fighting for control of the ocean, the British have actually lost absolute control of the Indian Ocean and the Pacific region. Their naval strength has gradually shrunk. It is not very difficult for us to seize control of the Indian Ocean. The main problem is that in the Pacific region, the Japanese Navy is not weaker than us." Holty said. In fact, the Austro-Hungarian Navy is indeed a bit despised by the declining British Royal Navy now.

"Don't forget that the United States behind the British and Japanese have limited industrial capacity and cannot withstand the long-term war consumption. I dare to conclude that in the next few years, the Japanese Navy will not be able to build some new warships. When the warships they now have been consumed, their war will end." Lee Hayden said, "When we enter the Pacific region, it is very likely that we will have direct conflict with the United States. The German Navy has an advantage over Britain. I think we should be able to force Britain to surrender within two years, so that the war will be much easier."

"The German Navy is currently focusing on the blockade of Russia in the Baltic Sea. At present, there is no clear combat plan in the North Atlantic. They are planning a sea battle with the British."

"They thought were so good, but the British should not do their best in other places except for the local attacks. The decisive battle at sea imagined by the Germans may fail. Fortunately, we will not worry about the supply of supplies due to the current sea blockade." Li Haidn raised the wine glass in his hand, "I believe that one day our merchant ships will sail unimpededly on the oceans of the whole world, and cheer for the victory of the navy!"

"cheers!"

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Chapter completed!