If one had to choose a single missile that Arthur valued above all others, it would undoubtedly be the existing Pigeon Missile, specifically the ship-borne version.
To be frank, among the Navy, Army, and Air Force, the navy of Australasia was currently relatively weak.
Although the army was not massive in scale, its tanks had already reached the world's pinnacle, boasting exceptionally formidable firepower. Coupled with two vassal states, the United Sultanate of Kalimantan and the Philippines, there was simply no need to worry about the army.
Naturally, the air force went without saying. If Australasia's air force dared to claim second place in the world, no nation would dare claim first. This, however, presupposed that every country displayed its true air power rather than keeping things under wraps the way Australasia did.
The navy alone was the one branch Arthur genuinely worried about. Although naval designs had also reached world-class standards, the fleet's scale could only be described as average.
Without bolstering naval deterrence across the board, a nation like Australasia—whose territory spanned an entire continent and crossed multiple oceans—would find itself riddled with vulnerabilities in wartime.
Australasia's biggest enemy in the Pacific was the Japanese. For Arthur, the importance of a weapon like the Pigeon Missile, which could effectively inflict heavy casualties on enemy warships, went without saying.
If these missiles could effectively sink enemy warships after the outbreak of war, Australasia would find itself in an invincible position, allowing Arthur to focus his sights on the European battlefield instead of playing house with the Japanese.
Clinging to this high regard, Arthur watched the final tests of the Pigeon Missile with unblinking focus.
Fortunately, the final test lived up to Arthur's expectations and ultimately set his mind at ease.
While targeting a moving target was not as precise