As time moved into October 9, Arthur received another piece of good news: the Australia Battleship and New Zend Battleship had officially tered the naval service.


    That''s right, after nearly a year of sea trials, these two battleships had finally passed the tests and truly became naval warships.


    Through more than a year of operation and experimtation, navy soldiers had be very familiar with these two battleships, and theirbat capabilities had gradually tak shape.


    At prest, the navy of Austrsia had three dreadnought battleships and two battlecruisers nearingpletion. The size andbat capabilities of the navy hade a long waypared to before.


    At the same time, Austrsia weed guests from South America.


    Like the naval arms race in Europe, in rect periods, and ev from thete 9th ctury to now, several major countries in South America, particrly the threergest – Chile, Argtina, and Brazil – gaged in a series of fierce naval arms races due to territorial disputes.


    Chile and Argtina ev broke into conflicts due to territorial disputes, ultimately restoring peace with the mediation of the United Kingdom.


    However, thepetitive rtionship betwe the three countries did not d with temporary peace. After the conflict, the United Kingdom sold two Constitutional-ss pre-dreadnoughts to Chile, followed by Argtina ordering two Rivadavia-ss battleships from Italy.


    Wh the Dreadnought-ss battleship was born, Brazil decided in 907 to stop buying pre-dreadnought battleships and use all its funds to purchase the newly born Dreadnoughts.


    This year, the United Kingdompleted the construction of two Minas Gerais-ss battleships for Brazil, making Brazil the fifth country in the world to have dreadnought battleships after the United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, and Austrsia.


    In fact, in history, Brazil should have be the third country to have dreadnought battleships, but the presce of Arthur and Austrsia led to Austrsia and Russia acquiring dreadnought battleships ahead of schedule.


    With the two dreadnought battleships officially in service, Brazil''s naval strgth rose above all other countries in South America.


    It was precisely because of these two dreadnought battleships that the South American naval race officially began, with major countries purchasing more powerful dreadnought battleships to counterbnce their rivals.


    Earlier this year, the Chilean National Assembly approved a resolution allocating at least 4 million pounds for naval expansion, including tworge battleships of over 0,000 tons, six destroyers, and two submarines.


    Initially, the Chilean governmt nned to choose apany to build dreadnought battleships for them through bidding.


    However, due to the busy schedule of British and German shipyards building dreadnought battleships for their own countries, the participating biddingpanies were basically shipyards from small and medium-sized European countries.


    This dishearted the Chilean governmt. After all,  of the countries where these bidding shipyards were located had dreadnought battleships, and the Chilean governmt did not believe that these shipyards could build very powerful dreadnought battleships.


    At this time, the second ship trade order betwe Russia and Austrsia reminded some Chilean naval officers and governmt officials of Austrsia.


    Although Austrsia was not significantly differt from those small and medium-sized European countries overall, it was a country that had reached two ship trade agreemts with one of the Powers, Russia. The performance andbat capabilities of the warships they built must have gained the trust and recognition of the Russians.


    Since the Russians had equipped arge number of them (a total of four battleships and two cruisers in the two trade orders), what reason did Chile have to doubt?


    If the battleships built by Austrsia could meet thebat needs of the Powers, couldn''t they meet thebat requiremts of Chile?


    With this in mind, the Chilean governmt st a visiting group to Austrsia to investigate in person.


    The Chilean delegation''s visit caught Arthur''s atttion, or rather, he was interested in the delegation''s funds.


    Although Arthur did not know that Chile had decided to purchase warships from Austrsia, he knew that the South American naval race was underway, and that the arrival of the Chilean diplomatic team was most likely rted to Austrsia''s dreadnought battleships.


    In fact, the Chilean delegation was indeed straightforward, expressing the inttion of the Chilean governmt to examine Austrsia''s dreadnought battleships from the outset.n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om


    After hearing Foreign Minister Andrews'' report, Arthur didn''t think much of it and asked Minister Andrew to take the Chilean delegation to the Royal Shipyard.


    During the trip to the Royal Shipyard, the minister''s conversation with the Chileans was somewhat surprising.


    The Chileans'' requiremts were quite high. For battleships, they wanted at least a 8,000-ton giant battleship equipped with -inch guns.


    The -inch guns were easy to handle, as they were actually 305mm primary artillery, which all of Austrsia''s dreadnought battleships were equipped with.


    However, the issue was that the tonnage of the dreadnought battleships might be a problem. Ev with the Monarch-ss battleships, the full-load discemt was only 0,9 tons, far from the 8,000-ton giant battleship required by the Chileans.


    In fact, the battleship built ording to the Chilean''s request in the original history was the most powerful super dreadnought at that time.


    With the developmt of the dreadnought, the caliber of the main guns had grown to 3.5 to 5 inches, the effective range of the firearms was constantly increasing, the main gun turrets were arranged on the longitudinal cterline of the hull, reducing or eliminating the turrets in the waist, and increasing the discemt to more than 5,000 tons.


    This level of dreadnought wasmonly referred to as a super dreadnought.


    In fact, the country that first developed and built super dreadnoughts is still the British Empire, which is why King George V was able to agree to give Arthur the blueprints and technology for the St. Vinct-ss battleship.


    The British Empire''s first super dreadnought was the Orion-ss battleship, a new design of four main battleships by the British to cope with the pressure of the intse naval shipbuildingpetition betwe Britain and Germany.


    The Orion-ss battleship emphasized firepower and waspletely differt from the previous dreadnoughts built by the British, who called it a super dreadnought.


    An important change was that the Orion-ss battleship was equipped with 3.5-inch main guns, far surpassing the -inch main guns of the St. Vinct-ss battleships.


    This allowed the battleship''s gun caliber to jump directly from 305mm to 343mm, greatly hancing its firepower.


    The first Orion-ss battleship, Orion Battleship, had already begun construction at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and ev quietlyunched in August this year.


    Thanks to the previous secrecy experice of the Dreadnought battleship, the secrecy of the Orion Battleshipunch was done very well and has not yet be known to other countries.


    Minister Andrew saw the absurd demands put forward by the Chileans which reminded Arthur of the super dreadnoughts that should be immint or already born in history.


    Larasia had finally be a world leader in dreadnoughts and naturally would not give up such a leading position easily.


    Arthur made a decisive decision, summoning naval experts and asking them to design arge warship with a total tonnage of no less than 3,000 tons and a full-load discemt of no less than 7,000 tons, based on the requiremts of the Chileans.


    Arthur demanded not only to strgth the firepower, but also to strgth the armor protection and power system of military vessels, so that the military vessels could maintain a speed of about  knots under the premise of arge increase in size and weight.


    For the experts at the naval shipyard, this was a difficult task, as they had no referce in suchrge military vessels. They could only rely on the drawings and materials of the Monarch-ss and St Vinct-ss battleships to make improvemts and changes in some aspects, striving to achieve the data and results required by Arthur.


    After visiting the Royal Shipyard for several days, the Chileans were very satisfied with the Royal Shipyard of Larasia.


    The only drawback was that the most advanced battleship currtly controlled by the Royal Shipyard (only for external disy and export of the Monarch-ss) had a full-load discemt of just under ,000 tons.


    Ev with some modifications to certain aspects, the Monarch-ss battleship''s full-load discemt could not exceed ,000 tons, which was quite a distance from the 8,000 tons the Chileans expected.


    However, there was good news. Minister Andrew personally assured them that, by Arthur''s order, the Royal Shipyard was already designing a super warship with a full-load tonnage of a 8,000 tons, with a design requiremt that catered to the needs of the Chileans, which would basically meet their requiremts.


    After careful consideration and consultation with the opinions of their domestic officials, the Chilean diplomatic team decided to reach an initial cooperation with the Royal Shipyard.


    If the new warship designed by the Royal Shipyard meets the requiremts of the Chileans, at least most of them, th the Chileans will officially sign a contract with the Royal Shipyard for two battleships, six destroyers, and two submarines.


    The main reason the Chileans decided to wait for the Royal Shipyard''s design results was that the developmt of Larasia''s Royal Shipyard was indeed good, and the Royal Shipyard had aplete military ship system with battleships, destroyers and submarines, much more reliable than those smaller European countries without dreadnoughts.


    In addition, the Chileans saw some German and British faces at the Royal Shipyard.


    This also indicated that the Royal Shipyard of Larasia had the support of German and British technical experts.


    The Chileans believed that under the guidance of British and German experts, the warships built by Larasia would definitely be guaranteed.


    In Arthur''s presce, the Chilean diplomatic team signed a treaty with the Royal Shipyard.


    If it is confirmed that the new warships meet most of Chile''s requiremts, th the warship order will take effect. If the requiremts are not met, th the warship order will be officially invalidated.


    If the warship order is invalidated, the Chileans will not have to pay any funds.


    This is also the reason why the Chileans are willing to sign the treaty, as they do not have to spd any money before the warship order is in effect.


    In fact, Arthur also had a purpose in reaching such an agreemt with the Chileans. After all, in the area of ??super dreadnoughts, Larasia was also an indepdt and original research and had no referces.


    If there is an order from the Chileans, there will be a chance for the shipyard to umte experice wh building super dreadnoughts in the future. Wh building super dreadnoughts for Larasia itself in the future, the shipyard will be able to handle them efficitly, not only speeding up construction but also significantly reducing the chances of problems arising.