Take a typical example: after the First World War broke out in Ernst's previous life, why was the United States able to swiftly take over Britain's markets in South America? The direct reason was naturally that the South American Countries feared the formidable strength of the American Navy. Once warships sailed right up to their doorsteps, who would not support the "Monroe Doctrine" and "free trade"?
Thus, in Ernst's vision, over the next decade the East African Navy would inevitably have to attain strength second only to Britain, the United States, Germany, and France, establishing absolute superiority over the navies of countries outside Europe and thereby safeguarding East Africa's interests.
Of course, judging by the number of battleships, the East African Navy's expansion plan seemed somewhat conservative. After all, the other great powers of the world already possessed well over a dozen battleships each.
However, the battleships East Africa intended to build would basically all be dreadnoughts, and that made the gap quite obvious.
Take France, for instance. In Ernst's previous life, France had nearly thirty battleships before the First World War, but most were pre-dreadnoughts, while it possessed only four dreadnoughts.
By contrast, among the four battleships East Africa had already built and commissioned, the Bagamoyo was originally a quasi-dreadnought.
Its only shortcoming was in propulsion. Thus, East Africa's dreadnought-building technology was already fairly mature. Once its first dreadnought was completed, East Africa would very likely become the first nation in the world to possess a dreadnought. Naturally, dreadnought was a standard established by the British Navy in Ernst's previous life, so East Africa's first "dreadnought" certainly would not be called that.
The East African Navy was preparing to join the global naval arms race, and Ernst naturally had plans for the East African Army as well. He