The Rise Of Australasia

Arthur was well aware of the news that the Central American United Forces and the American army had already exchanged fire near the Panama Canal.

To Arthur, the victory in this small-scale battle was of little importance; it was the subsequent large-scale deployment of the United Forces that was the main event.

However, with only a few thousand American soldiers stationed near the Panama Canal, facing an imposing force of about fifty thousand soldiers from the Central American United Forces, victory seemed unlikely.

With no time to focus on the war in Central America, Arthur turned his attention entirely to the war strategy for Australasia.

The scale of the Australasian deployment was around one hundred thousand soldiers, and the numbers from any single army were insufficient. Your next journey awaits at Freewebnovel

This is precisely why the deployment to the United States would most likely be a joint operation of the first and second armies, involving four infantry divisions, one cavalry division, and two artillery divisions.

As for the commander of the expeditionary army, it would of course be Silvio, the general of the first army, who had been with Arthur for over twenty years.

The main task of the expeditionary army was to travel to Canada and Mexico to rendezvous with the main force of the Allied Army and quickly surround the United States in a pincer movement from the north and south.

However, before heading to the Americas, the expeditionary army had some missions to accomplish in the Pacific Ocean.

Australasia was almost a country that occupied an entire continent. Why almost?

Because the United States-owned territories of Samoa and Hawaii also fell within Oceania, which were the only lands in the region not controlled by Australasia.

For Arthur, it was essential to swiftly seize Samoa and Hawaii during this war with the American People, establishing Australasia’s complete dominion over Oceania.

The good news was that the American defense forces in Samoa were not substantial, with even the garrison amounting to only a few hundred soldiers.

Even Hawaii, with a more substantial defense, was no match for Australasia’s forces. The expeditionary army could easily conquer Samoa and Hawaii and then hurry to the Americas to meet with the main force.

To prevent the Americans from concentrating their main naval forces in the Pacific Ocean, which could pose a significant threat to the Australasian Navy,

the British Indian Ocean Fleet would cooperate fully with Australasia in this war, blockading the entire West Coast of the United States.

Alone, the Australasian Navy might not be a match for the United States Navy, but with the addition of the British Indian Ocean Fleet, they could form a crucial advantage over the American navy.

In this offensive, the Britain-France-Australia alliance each had different assignments.

The role of the British was self-evident, mainly to tie down and even eliminate the American navy, to create an opportunity for the allied forces to land on the native land of the United States.

Besides providing their own fleet, the French Army would also be one of the main combat forces, responsible for conquering all states from Mexico northward.

The Australasia Army would be responsible for attacks from the direction of the Pacific Ocean. Alongside them would be forces from the Philippines, the combined Sultan Country of Kalimantan, Russia, and other countries. @@novelbin@@

Initially, Britain, France, and Australasia did not intend to invite Russia to participate in the war. After all, Russia was plagued by an economic crisis and inviting them meant that Britain-France-Australia would need to provide corresponding military support and even funds.

Unexpectedly, when Nicholas II heard that the war was against the United States, he agreed to the combat operation directly, seeking only a bit of support for weapons and equipment and no support for funds.

The Russians even provided a fifty thousand strong military force for the fight. Though not a large number, managing the military expenses for fifty thousand soldiers during an economic crisis was already quite challenging for Russia at that time.

To ensure naval superiority in the Pacific Ocean, Arthur sent out all the main battleships of the navy, joining the British to blockade the entire Pacific Ocean.

Britain and France did the same, after all, it was a transoceanic war against a superpower, and the necessary caution couldn’t be neglected.

With Britain-France-Australia committing their entire forces, the smaller countries involved in the war were sure not to remain indifferent.

These powers needed to maintain their prestige, resulting in the naval strength of the Allied Army being significantly superior to its army, even several times the size of the United States Navy.

Some eager media outlets reported on the specific comparison of naval strength between the war parties, based on the rough intelligence they gathered about the Allied Army and the American army:

United States Navy: Total of 24 main battleships, 7 battlecruisers, 33 light cruisers, 50 destroyers, and over 100 small warships.

United Fleet:

Atlantic United Fleet: A total of 40 main battleships (Britain 29, France 8, Russia 3), 17 battlecruisers (Britain 9, France 4, Russia 2, Romania 1, Netherlands 1), 21 pre-dreadnought battleships (Britain 5, France 7, Belgium 1, Spain 2, Portugal 1, Italy 2, Russia 3), 55 cruisers, 81 destroyers, and over 300 various types of small warships.

Pacific United Fleet: A total of 16 main battleships (Australasia 7, Britain 9), 7 battlecruisers (Australasia 3, Britain 4), 5 pre-dreadnoughts (Britain), 27 cruisers, 35 destroyers, and over 80 other small warships.

In fact, the size of the American navy was significant, only slightly behind the British. When compared to other nations, they held an absolute advantage.

This was precisely what the British were concerned about. It was known that the American People built their warships at a much more frantic pace than the Germans, and they completed them far faster.

The last massive construction plan of the United States was the naval act issued by President Wilson during World War I, which has a history of about ten years now.

But it was this naval act that officially led the Americans to formulate a strategy to catch up with Britain in naval matters, and they crazily built up their navy in the following decade or so.

If it weren’t for the fact that a significant portion of the American navy’s warships were of inferior quality to those of the European navies, the British might have declared war on the United States after the World War I.

However, over the course of a prolonged period of technological development, American shipbuilding technology gradually caught up.

While not as advanced as that of Britain, it was at least first-rate in Europe, and the quality of the warships built was absolutely guaranteed.

Although the size of the American navy appeared to be larger than that of the Pacific United Fleet, the Americans were unlikely to congregate their entire navy in the Pacific Ocean.

After all, the real pressure came from the military and fleets of dozens of European countries facing the Atlantic Ocean, and the Americans could not possibly abandon the Eastern Coast, which was the most prosperous and wealthy region of the United States.

Washington, the capital city, and New York, the city of wealth, are both located on the United States East Coast, and to give up the Eastern Coast would be tantamount to giving up the foundations of the United States.

Following the outbreak of the Panama conflict, the battle of Samoa erupted in American Samoa on July 5, 1928.

Samoa is an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, occupied by both Australasia and the United States.

The Samoa controlled by Australasia is very close to American Samoa, which created a prerequisite for the aerial bombing of American Samoa.

American Samoa, Pago Pago.

This is just a small colony of the United States, so small that it consists of only five volcanic islands and two coral reef islands.

Because of this, the U.S. forces stationed in Samoa numbered only 500, and the main purpose of their presence was to protect the harbor.

After all, the geographical location of Samoa is quite important; with Hawaii to the north and Samoa to the south, they are the forward fortresses for the United States to explore beyond the Pacific Ocean.

The stationed troops also trained as usual every day, but they did not waste too much ammunition, as transporting it was not a small expense.

While these American troops were training as usual, a buzzing sound they were familiar with suddenly filled the sky.

Some new recruits, who had not experienced World War I, curiously looked up to the sky, as if trying to make out exactly what was making the noise.

A few veterans who had experienced World War I changed their expressions, as if recalling some terrible memory.

"Everyone, take cover in the air-raid shelters now!" It wasn’t long before the commander of these troops arrived, bellowing instructions at all the soldiers.

However, in that time, the buzzing became louder and louder, and many curious new recruits also saw what was flying in the sky.

Nowadays, people are no strangers to airplanes and naturally know what the planes flying in the sky are for.

It is almost impossible for Samoa to have civil airplanes; the only possibility left is enemy bombings.

"Air raid! Air raid! Take cover in the air-raid shelters now, this is not a drill!" The commander of the stationed troops yelled again, his voice hoarse.

Just then, large black spots in the sky suddenly dropped several small black points, which grew closer and then turned into bombs visible to the naked eye.

Boom! Boom boom!

The explosion of the bombs came quickly and did not unfold as slowly as one might anticipate.

Several American soldiers, who had not managed to take refuge in the air-raid shelters in time, were immediately affected by the blast wave; some suffered temporary deafness, while others had their eardrums ruptured by the shockwave.

Of course, a few unlucky souls were too close to one of the exploding bombs and were duly buried in the bombing.

But this did not mean the bombing was over; the Australasian planes were quite numerous, and the bombing was unlikely to involve only a few aircraft.

Before carrying out this bombing mission, the military had already gathered statistics and conducted investigations on the situation in American Samoa.

Those who lived in American Samoa were either Americans or indigenous Samoans; there were no other foreign populations.

This was good news because it meant there were fewer concerns during the bombing and no need to worry about civilian casualties.

The bombing lasted for over half an hour, and after the reconnaissance aircraft ascertained the location of the American troops, the bombers started indiscriminate bombings where they were stationed.

The effect was clear, as the area where the American troops were stationed changed color, and the defensive structures suffered immense damage.