As a major market, the arms trade could not do without promotion, and war was the most effective way to advertise weapons.
Take the Gulf War from the previous life, for example. The United States crushed Soviet-style weapons so thoroughly they could barely lift their heads, but that did not mean Soviet weapons were inadequate. They simply had not adapted to the American military's new methods of warfare. Another major reason was that Iraq's army was far too incompetent.
In fact, had the Soviet Union not disintegrated, a great power like that would soon have devised suitable solutions in response to changes on the battlefield. But by then, the Soviet Union no longer had that opportunity.
Many times, a weapon's performance depended on who wielded it. In the hands of an outstanding army, even a fire poker could fully display its worth. But if it was one of those African countries from the previous life, then ordinary logic simply could not be applied.
Bulgaria was the unlucky sucker Ernst had chosen. Of course, Bulgaria was not exactly losing out from East Africa doing this. Just like Ukraine in the previous life, being able to get military aid from the United States and a pile of European countries was a skill in itself. If even the West abandoned Ukraine, that would be true despair.
Therefore, with Germany unable to spare itself and Bulgaria heavily dependent on German-made weapons, East Africa was Bulgaria's "great savior."
After discussing Europe, John Liar finally turned to the key point of the arms market. "While the nations of Europe are entangled in the European War, the arms markets left open in Asia, Africa, and Latin America are the real prize."
"These non-European arms markets are not merely one-off deals. If we make good use of this