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As soon as the Austrian shipbuilding plan was announced, European public opinion was frying.

Although the Vienna government repeatedly emphasized that it did not target anyone, just to fill the gap between the previously retired battleships, no one was willing to believe.

You should know that before that, Vienna had a plan for "building 10 battleships in 10 years." The three former fearless ships currently in service are part of the shipbuilding plan.

An average battleship is started every year, which is just normal operation, which can guarantee the current size of the Austrian navy ’s battleship.

Suddenly increased the shipbuilding plan of 5 battleships, which is obviously a response to the previous Royal Navy shipbuilding plan.

At this time, many people reacted. Not long ago, the Austrian government gave a large number of Russian warships, and the navy is in a period of empty storage.

Witness of Russian-Austrian friendship?

Maybe it's there, after all, it's given away for free.Second-hand warships are also very valuable. If they can be sold, according to the laws in the international arms market, it is also normal for 50% to 60% of new warships to be sold for shipbuilding.

However, surely not to make room for the new battleship?

Now it is not only Austria that needs the replacement of warships. Britain and France are also facing a large number of warships to be retired. There are simply not so many powerful buyers in the international arms market.

Not to mention that Austrian army equipment is selling well, and naval equipment is not as popular as the British.

This has nothing to do with the technology, performance, quality and price of the warship itself.

The main reason for not selling it is because of politics, not to mention that Austria has good relations with European countries. The relations between countries outside Europe are really very general.

This is not because the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not work hard, mainly because there is no room for it.

Outside Europe is not a colony, it is also a brother of the great powers, or a sphere of influence, and there are only a handful of countries that have independent sovereignty.

In fact, it does n’t count. Except that the two United States have a certain strength and maintain their own sovereignty, the remaining countries have more or less signed unequal treaties with the powers.

Of course, this is not to say that Austrian warships cannot be sold at all, and occasionally you can still see the needle.

After all, Austria is also a power, and there are still queues to take it out. The Vienna government dared to come forward when it happened, and it was not impossible to solve political obstacles. The problem is that the British have a brand effect!

I do n’t know who has the theory of exporting. Everyone assumes that the quality and performance of British warships are the first. When buying warships in various countries, British goods are the first choice.

In this context, the French and Austrian warships are not easy to sell.The governments of the two countries also took counterattacks, releasing rumors that the export of British warships is a truncated version.

It's a pity that everyone is not fooling, is it a truncated version, you will know after reading the goods.

The most advanced warship export, the British did have a reduced version, but the old-fashioned retired warship, John Bull is not so particular.

The truncated version of the warship modification also costs money, at least not save labor costs.The original technology is eliminated, there is no need to waste money to hide.

Political factors lost 60% of orders, and brand effect lost another 30% of the remaining share, and finally only 28% of international orders.

(1-0.6) * (1-0.3) = 0.28

This part of the market is not eaten by the Austrian family.Instead, it is divided by the European countries, basically the division between France and Austria.

Originally, there were very few powerful buyers this year, and the market left for Austria was so small that naturally no retired warship could find a pick-up man.

This is not only true of the Austrian Navy, but also of the British.The Royal Navy pulls warships out every year to target, and knows how hard it is to sell.

In order to control the proliferation of warships, the European powers still have a tacit understanding. Even if they can't sell them and pull them out to target, they won't deal with them cheaply, and even give them away.

In a sense, Austria ’s massive donation of Russian warships also broke this tacit understanding.

It's just that this unspoken rule has no explicit restrictions, and there are no verbal agreements. Naturally, there is no binding force, and at most everyone will be unhappy.

These are all minor problems. The technological upgrades and the elimination of the warships are a headache. In essence, they are still reluctant.

It is a pity that the warships have not reached the end of their retirement years. It is a pity to dismantle and sell scrap iron; to stay in service, there is no problem with the use. The key is that the new warships are also coming.

Having a large number of warships, in addition to the majesty, is also accompanied by a large amount of military expenses, which is very uneconomical.

It is no longer important to guess whether it is accurate or not. The warships are sent out anyway.

Even if it is possible to repent, there is another chance to choose, the Russians will still be happy to take over.

There is no need to pay any price, there is a chance to become the world's fourth naval power, no one knows how to choose.

It is rare to be able to watch the big powers tore directly.The people who eat melons have prepared nuts and coffee and are waiting for the big show to take place.

The British have not responded yet, and the French cannot bear it first.For the British and Austrian shipbuilding plans, Napoleon IV felt for the first time that the Admiralty was too petty.

Compared with the original time and space, the situation in France is much better now.

There is no war compensation and no Russians need to pull. The anti-Semitic movement not long ago solved the debt problem of the past years, and now the French government is rich.

"The British and Austrian shipbuilding plans have come out this year. Judging from the current situation, our original shipbuilding plan has become outdated.

The Admiralty has revised the shipbuilding plan again, not to mention more than the British, at least no less than the Austrians."

There is no problem, and there is still some distance from France, the world's first naval power, but the hat of the world's second naval power cannot be easily dropped.

Although there is no essential difference between the world's second naval power and the world's third naval power, both can safeguard France's overseas interests.

But in politics, the second and third are very different.Once the hat of the second naval power is lost, it will leave the impression that France is declining.

Not to mention the fact that there are so many celebrities in the world waiting for the downfall, those arrogant people in the country cannot accept it!

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Roy Vernon, reminded: "Your Majesty, the cost of building warships is not too large. What is troublesome is the huge military expenditure in the later period.

Austria sent a large number of warships to the Russians before the announcement of the shipbuilding plan, just to reduce military expenditures.

If we want to follow up on a large scale, it is better to retire some warships to reduce military expenses."

The French government now has money but not fakes, but money can't be spent.The French government is still unable to compete with Britain and Austria.

In order to avoid the worst, Roy Vernon believes that it is king to control the military expenditure as much as possible in the arms race.

Navy Secretary Hamdi: "Your Excellency, the warships currently serving in the Imperial Navy are not too old, and very few warships are close to retirement.

Most warships are 50% to 60% new, and their performance is very high quality. It is really a pity to retire these warships.

The most important thing is that after these warships are decommissioned, they can't handle them at all, no buyers can be found in the world, and we do not lack training ships.

There are only two roads in front of us, either pull out the target, or drag to the factory to dismantle and sell scrap iron.

This kind of prodigal behavior is simply a waste of taxpayer's money.

The performance of the old battleships lags behind, which is only for the new battleships.Except for us, currently only Britain and Austria are equipped.

Driving these warships out and carrying out escort missions anywhere in the world can be competent.

Even if we really want to retire, we can wait for the new battleships to serve, and we can maximize the value of these warships in the next few years."

Reluctant to operate normally, warships costing millions and tens of millions of francs will be dealt with if they are dealt with. Anyone who is a navy minister will be distressed.

After listening to this explanation, Napoleon IV nodded: "The new battleship has not yet served, and the matter of retiring the warship is temporarily not in a hurry.

We are not in the same situation as Austria. Overseas colonies are much more dependent on the navy.

During this period, you can also find buyers as much as possible, even if the price is cheaper."

Since Austria can give it away for free and France can naturally sell tears, Napoleon IV still has a slight fluke.

If these warships that are about to retire are sold, you will earn it.As for the needs of overseas escorts, they are all nonsense excuses.

This year, who is not the number of warships in the three countries of Britain, France and Austria?Affected by the previous arms races, the three countries now have a large number of warships.

As long as it is not that the three countries are fighting each other, even if half of the warships are scrapped, the French navy can also assume its current responsibilities.

This is also one of the reasons why the Austrian government sent more Russian navies. The remaining warships of the three countries are not enough to fight. If the three countries fight, the results are the same.

The Faw pk does not need the navy, and it is the army that decides the victory or defeat of the war; if it works with the British, the navy has no chance of winning.

Either go out to break up and engage in destruction, or hide in the harbor to avoid the wind, and a decisive battle at sea is equivalent to death.