William's Lifelong Endeavor (Thirteenth Update)

Although the hit rates of both types of rockets were less than ideal, they were still the longest-range weapons available at present, so equipping a certain number of missiles was necessary.

After careful consideration, Arthur decided to equip 1,200 ground-launched missiles, along with 500 smaller missiles that could be carried by transport aircraft.

The combined cost of these missiles came close to 18 million Australian dollars, which was no small investment.

It was unrealistic to have the government shoulder all of these funds. After all, the government still had the lengthy Eight-Year Construction Plan ahead of it, and that was the real bottomless pit for money.

The Ministry of Defense could only cut part of its budget, while the government scraped together another 13 million Australian dollars from elsewhere to fund missile construction.

Although directly investing 18 million Australian dollars would leave the government's finances somewhat strained, Arthur believed that if war truly broke out, the strategic strikes gained in exchange for those missiles would be worth several times, or even dozens of times, their cost.

Still, Arthur believed that no country would have the courage to wage war against Australasia in the short term.

Although the global situation remained chaotic, the overall tone of peace was unlikely to change unless some country had reached the point where war was unavoidable.

While ordering the missiles, Arthur also offered the missile project team several suggestions.

The first concerned the missiles' speed, range, and maximum flight altitude. These three factors affected the probability of interception and were essential considerations in missile development.

At present, however, no country had the ability to intercept missiles. After all, missiles were still an unknown concept to other nations.

That said, it had to be admitted that the other great powers possessed excellent military imitation capabilities. Once