The Rise Of Australasia

Chapter 396: Chapter 336: Comparison of Strengths Between Countries_2

From the current global industrial production shares, can we discern the influence of the powerful nations on the world.

The world industrial proportion ranking is as follows:

The United States holds 31.8%

Germany holds 14.8%

The United Kingdom holds 13.6%

Russia Nation holds 8%

France holds 6%

The Austro-Hungarian Empire holds 4.4%

Australasia holds 3.7%

Italy holds 2.2%

Island Nation holds 1%

The industrial production of these nine countries account for 85.5% of the world's industrial production shares, and the remaining 14.5% is shared by dozens of countries and regions.

In fact, by comparing all the charts, it is clear that apart from the German Empire, there is a significant gap between the other countries of the Allied Nations and the three major Allied nations.

Although Germany is catching up with Britain in terms of industry and economy, the tricky issue is that the combined industrial economy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Italy is no match for France.

There is a significant difference between the Alliance and the Allies in terms of population size, industrial scale, and economic base.

If it weren't for the overpowering strength of the German Army, World War I would've probably ended quickly in history.

With the expansion of the major powers of Europe in the army and navy, the total number of armies and navies in European countries has grown significantly compared to a few years ago.

Ranking of the total number of armies in major countries in the world:

Russia Country: 1.468 million

Of course when it comes to the strength of the army, the widely recognized combat power of the army is also an important measure.

Among all the countries in the world, the strongest recognised combat power is, of course, the German Empire, which is currently the world's number one army superpower without doubt.

The strong combat power of the German Empire's army is indisputable and requires no explanation or clarification.

After the German Imperial Army, the French Army should be the world's second.

The French Army's status as the second in the world is widely accepted, although it was defeated by Germans a few decades ago, it was once the dominant power and number one army power in Europe.

A thin camel is always bigger than a horse; moreover, the French camel is not dead, it's simply malnourished.

Aside from Germany and France, the country with the third outmost combat power is somewhat uncertain.

European media have different views on this, some support Russia with a significant number of armies, while others support the former Central European hegemon Austro-Hungarian Empire, and some look favourably on Australasia, and in short, opinions differ.

However, if we disregard the advantage of the size of the Russian Army and only calculate the combat power, Russia definitely has no chance of securing the third place.

The Austro-Hungarian Army also has a flaw, that is the armies composed of Germans have very strong capabilities while the armies composed of other ethnic groups are not strong.

Their military equipment and training levels are pretty good, but the complex ethnic distribution makes military orders complicated and messy.

What's worse is when a squad's soldiers come from many ethnic groups who can't communicate with each other, let alone cooperate well in combat.

Therefore, when Arthur made a list in his heart, he justly ranked Australasia as the world's third-army superpower (just in terms of combat power).

If we consider the military technology currently possessed by Australasia, even the Australasian Army could potentially face off against the German Army. Therefore, Arthur's ranking is not wrong.

If it were not for the fact that the French Army performed fairly well in World War I in history, Arthur would have even ranked the combat power of Australasia's army second in the world.

Following Australasia, if considering only army combat power, the next in line should be the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The fifth in combat power should be Island Nation. Russia is ranked sixth by Arthur.

The reason is simple, the performance of the Far East Russian Army in the Russo-Japanese War a few years ago raised serious concerns, even making people question the real combat capabilities of the Russian Army.

Although the Russians have purchased a large number of weapons and equipment from Australasia in recent years. However, if the training level of the soldiers and the supply of materials are not resolved, Arthur doesn't believe their individual combat capabilities can surpass the Island Nation.