Rise of Australia
Chapter 669

London, Godfather, Monetary System

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Once the radar's effectiveness had been secured, the next most important task was installing it on warships.

Whether they were the battleships and aircraft carriers from before or medium- and small-sized warships, any vessel large enough and with sufficient space had to be fitted with such radar.

Fortunately, radar did not take up much room. Aside from small vessels weighing only a few hundred tons, nearly all warships of a thousand tons or more had space for it.

Even the construction plans for the Hercules-class Aircraft Carrier and Hurricane-class Aircraft Carrier had to include space for radar installation.

Radar was crucial to a warship's combat power. A warship equipped with radar was more than just a little stronger than another of the same class.

As the Ministry of Defense grew busy with radar experiments, the Palace of Nations in Saint Arthur's Fort suddenly became busy as well.

There was no special festival. Rather, Queen Dowager Marie and several of the youngsters were preparing for William's first official diplomatic visit abroad as a representative of the nation.

Born in 1909, William was now sixteen and would soon finish high school and enter the military.

As Arthur's eldest son, according to the country's succession laws, William was the first heir to the throne of Australasia.

For that very reason, Arthur had already begun cultivating William's ability to govern the country, hoping to make himself a qualified, or even excellent, heir.

Although Arthur had many children and could easily choose the most capable one to inherit the throne, the law of primogeniture was deeply rooted in people's hearts. As long as William's abilities were not too poor, Arthur had no intention of abolishing his right of succession.

After all, it was already the twentieth century. There was no need to make the struggle

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