Chapter 1354: Chapter 977: Chaos in Germany_2

Such industrial and economic scale was sufficient for Australasia to qualify as the contemporary world's hegemon and to ensure an active and influential role in post-war benefit negotiations.

In this war, the shifts in national strengths were occurring rapidly.

At this time, aside from a navy that still ranked among the world's largest by total tonnage, the United Kingdom was utterly outmatched by Australasia in terms of both army and air force capabilities.

Once the only disparity in population was leveled, Australasia had effectively surpassed Britain in terms of comprehensive national power and military strength.

Even with respect to the Royal Navy, which the British prided themselves on, the Australasian Navy, if it exerted all of its strength in battle, the Royal British Navy would not likely prevail.