Military Strength of the Demon Slayer World!
Red Line, RL1995 District, Headquarters of the Otherworld Strategy Committee.
This place, which gathers outstanding officials and talents from various World Government, is now bustling with activity.
The sounds of discussion and debate rising and falling in the various offices and meeting rooms could not be contained by the thin walls and doors.
Even in the corridors, everyone's face showed a hurry. Although no one was making a lot of noise, the sound of their hurried footsteps was quite dense.
This is because, with the chairmen adding more CIPHER POL scouts, information about Japan in the Demon Slayer World is coming in almost non-stop.
Written reports, photo reports, video reports, and even physical documents are flooding in.
The sheer volume and richness of its information far surpasses anything found within the Kabane World, forcing the Otherworld Strategy Committee to increase its recruitment of talent from other departments.
Inside the command center on the top floor of the headquarters building, there is a meeting room specifically for the committee members.
At this time.
Chairman Fernandez, along with five Vice Chairman including Bulwo Gabriel, Maren Wilfred, Hobson Samuel, and Kongming, gathered together.
The six of them no longer focused their attention on demons or the Demon Slayer Corps, because they realized that apart from Muzan Kibutsuji, who was said to have lived for a thousand years, they did not seem to pose much of a threat to them.
In comparison, the military strength of the various countries in the Demon Slayer World seems quite formidable!
"My lords, the warships in the images are pictures taken by reconnaissance personnel who, based on information from the newspapers, located and infiltrated a place called Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, and then used Den Den Mushi) to send back these pictures."
The meeting room was dimly lit, with the only light source being the virtual screen projected onto the White Wall by a Den Den Den Mushi (a type of electric scooter). Standing beside the screen was a young official in a suit and tie, with brown hair, speaking eloquently.
"As we can see, the warships in this world are all Ironclad Warship made of metal, powered by steam turbines, and their firepower relies entirely on the turrets on the deck. Our relevant departments have already deduced approximate data based on these clear images."
"At the same time, their warships are divided into 'battleships,' 'cruisers,' and 'destroyers.'"
As soon as he finished speaking, the virtual screen beside him automatically switched the view from an overhead view of the naval port to a hand-drawn diagram of the surface structure of an ironclad warship from various angles.
"According to Japan newspapers, this warship is called 'Mikasa,' and it is a 'Shikishima-class Battleship.' There were three other warships of the same class."
"Its standard carrying capacity is 26,320 tons, its standard displacement is 15,140 tons, its length is 215 meters, its width is 28 meters, its draft is 8.3 meters, its measured speed is 27.5 knots, and its armament includes two twin-mounted 305 mm main guns, 14 single-mounted 152 mm guns, and 18 single-mounted 76.2 mm guns."
"What we need to pay most attention to is the astonishing range of these artillery pieces. According to the newspapers, the maximum range of the main guns is 13.5 kilometers, and the maximum range of the secondary guns is 16 kilometers, but their specific firepower is still unclear!"
Hearing this, the already oppressive atmosphere in the meeting room became even more serious. The five Vice Chairman present all had heavy gazes and slightly furrowed brows.
"The maximum range of the main guns on our Headquarters Class Marine warship is 2 kilometers, and the secondary guns on the side are even shorter," Kongming, Marine Vice Admiral, said softly.
"In other words, even if our naval fleet manages to enter the Star Gate, it's highly likely that it will be sunk before it even sees the Marine warship of this world!"
Chairman Fernandez and others never expected that the gap between the two sides' warships would be so large.
"Besides, Japan's strength doesn't seem to be very strong in the world. Many newspapers use the word 'powerful' to describe countries like the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Russian Empire, and the British Empire!"
After listening to the detailed explanation from his subordinate, Vice Chairman Maren Wilfred asked in a deep voice, "What about the Army? For example, their weapons, equipment, and troop strength."
The large gap in naval strength isn't a big deal, since our own Marine warship can't compete. The main issue is the Army.
Upon hearing the question, the official quickly switched the Den Den Mushi to a new PowerPoint presentation. Soon, photos of Japan Army soldiers taken secretly and images of the interior of some military bases appeared on the projection screen.
To be honest, it's very clear, and I don't know how those people got it.
"The Army equipment in this world consists of bolt-action rifles for individual soldiers, as well as heavy machine guns with a caliber of 7.7 mm and artillery with a caliber of around 75 mm. The level of equipment is roughly the same as that of the Kingdom of Cas in the North Blue, the Kirkcaldy Kingdom, and the Pred Kingdom in the South Blue, but the army is much larger."
"Although the exact size of Japan's military force is still unclear, their newspapers contain troop figures for other 'powerful nations.' While these figures may not be entirely accurate, they should be usable as a reference."
"For example, the Austro-Hungarian Empire had a standing Army of 450,000, and Germany had a standing Army of 500,000. Therefore, Japan's standing Army should also have several hundred thousand. Considering the number of troops that can be conscripted in wartime, the average number of troops in each country should be over one million, or even several million!"
The chairpersons fell into silent contemplation again, their current thought being something like, "Wow, this other world has a huge population!"
"From this perspective, without deploying mid-to-high-level or higher combat forces, our Army will have a hard time defeating the Army of this world."
"Someone sighed."
"Vice Chairman Maren, in the case of small to medium-sized local wars, our Army should still be able to gain a great advantage with its superior weaponry. But if it is a full-scale war with all the countries in the world, then that is definitely not going to work."
The young official explained.
What about individual soldier skills?
Vice Admiral Kongming asked again.
"If we exclude the Man-Eating Demon and the Demon Slayer Corps, according to the Biochemical Research Institute's experiments on the secretly captured materials, we were surprised to find that the physical constitution of the people in this world is similar to that of the people in the Kabane World —extremely fragile. We are planning to capture a Man-Eating Demon and a member of the Demon Slayer Corps alive."
These words relieved Chairman Fernandez and the others, and smiles appeared on their faces.
"If it's just that our lower-level combat forces are at a disadvantage, that's not a big deal. We can easily send out officers or even our highest-ranking combat forces."
Vice Admiral Kongming shook the feather fan in his hand and smiled.
"But no one knows if there are even more powerful weapons hidden in this world, and the powerful members of the Demon Slayer Corps, such as Muzan Kibutsuji, still need further investigation."
"As you all have seen, this world is completely different from the Kabane World. We must be extremely vigilant!"
Chairman Fernandez spoke very seriously, addressing not only to himself but also to everyone present.
"Chairman, investigators have learned that Japan issued a ban on swords a long time ago, so we only need to find those carrying Samurai swords to basically confirm that they are members of the Demon Slayer Corps. This matter has been reported to all investigation teams."
The young official smiled confidently.
Where are the ghosts?
Vice Chairman Bulwo - Gabriel asked, "He's the oldest here, so he's most concerned about ghosts."
"There don't seem to be many of these Man-Eating Demons. Apart from Captain Laskey, none of the other groups have encountered them. However, there are quite a few in Wisteria Mountain, and they don't run away. We plan to have someone secretly capture one or two."
"Alright, that's settled then, meeting adjourned!"
"Yes!"
A formal disclaimer: all worlds depicted in this book are parallel universes. All settings and data are based on the content of this book. For those who insist on arguing or being overly critical based on their own limited knowledge, the author will consider deleting comments; those with a hostile attitude will be banned.