Vol 4 Chapter 62: Comparison of national strength

With the order of Ferdinand, most of the grain originally shipped from Russia to the European continent for sale was mostly stopped by Bulgaria.
No, I bought it! Anyway, for fur bears, grain is sold. Who is it for? As long as the money comes from Bulgaria, it is not a big deal to return home in advance.
As for what will happen in Europe? Still thinking? Of course, food prices have risen!
Bulgaria is increasing grain storage, and other countries are not idle!
The British are not in a hurry, relying on the presence of the Royal Navy, and some of the colonies can carry food, but it is only a little higher shipping costs, the international food prices will rise, it ’s too big to sell the food in the colonies. !!
The French don't care. They are already big exporters of grain. The price increase is just right. They can make a lot of money! It's a pity that this is not the time to make money, but it doesn't matter that the Gallic chicken does not lack this money!
Compared with the Allies, they can be self-sufficient in food. The British have insufficient domestic food, but there are many colonies in it. Bulgaria is used to prepare food for storage. It was originally a food exporter, but its export volume was small.
The Allies are suffering. The Ottoman Empire can still be self-sufficient. As for grain exports, their agricultural production technology has remained in the last century, so don't worry about it!
Romania and the Austro-Hungarian Empire are not bad. They are both major European food exporters. Otherwise Ferdinand suspects that Germany and Italy are now hungry.
However, Bulgaria ’s actions caused a chain reaction. Both Britain and France tacitly restricted the flow of food into the Confederate countries, and Bulgaria ’s food was cut off again.
The Austro-Hungarian empire and Romania's grain can make up for the shortage of food in Germany and Italy. It is not enough to make strategic reserves. Then several European grain exporting countries such as the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and others made a lot of money.
However, these have nothing to do with Ferdinand. At this moment he is carrying a group of dignitaries and staff to analyze the strength comparison between the allies and the allies.
The population comparison is as follows: (estimated population of countries in 1914)
In terms of allies: about 66.9 million in Germany, 54.2 million in Austria-Hungary (plus Serbia), about 21 million in Ottoman Empire (minus immigration and war losses, 23.8 million in history), about 35.1 million in Italy, and 6.85 million in Romania 1. Montenegro Kingdom 1.26 million (plus the population expelled by the protagonist), a total of 185.3 million people.
Allies: The Russian Empire is about 165 million (after deducting the population reduction caused by immigration), the British Empire is about 45.6 million, the French Republic is about 39.7 million, and Bulgaria is about 27.8 million, totaling 278.1 million people.
Obviously, the Allies have an advantage in terms of manpower, more than 90 million more people than the Allies, and this is still under the premise of not counting the colonies. Otherwise, there will be more than 400 million people in the colonies of the British Empire. No way.
Economically, in recent years, Bulgaria has been exploding capacity, and the Germans have not been idle. They have also adopted radical measures to explode capacity.
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It can be seen from the gross national income:
$ 12 billion in Germany
US $ 11 billion
$ 7 billion in Russia
$ 6 billion in France
$ 4 billion in Italy
$ 3.8 billion in Bulgaria
Austro-Hungarian Empire $ 3 billion
US $ 13.7 billion
$ 2 billion in Japan
Note: Gross national income is not equal to industry. Many things in it are false and pushed up. If you can't understand it, you will know it.
Comprehensive national strength ranking:
1.UK
2.Germany
3.France
4.Russia
5.USA, Austria-Hungary
6.Italy, Bulgaria
7.Japan
Republic of China
Ottoman Empire
10.Kingdom of Spain
Do n’t be surprised. At that time, Americans did not have a high voice in the world, even worse than Italy. At the end of the military powers, the comprehensive assessment was naturally not high. They were placed in fifth place in Ferdinand many times. Emphasize the importance of the economy, otherwise the ranking of Americans will be forgotten.
In 1910, in the London Daily's comprehensive strength ranking of various countries, the United States was behind several major European powers and tied with Japan at the end of the powers. In the eyes of Europeans in this era, the US outbreak households have no status yet!
1914 Army and Navy personnel
Russia 1.468 million
967,000 in France
Germany 943,000
Austro-Hungarian Empire 733,000
UK 63.9
Italy 603,000
Bulgaria 596,000
Ottoman Empire 581,000
Japan 306,000
Romania 201,000
US 164,000
Montenegro 76 thousand
Proportions of countries in world industrial production:
US 31.8%
Germany 14.8%
UK 13.6%
Russia 8%
France 6%
Austro-Hungarian Empire 4.4%
Bulgaria 4.3%
Italy 2.3%
Japan 1%
Steel output by country:
US 31.8 million tons
Germany 17.6 million tons
7.78 million tons in the UK
Russia 4.91 million tons
4.68 million tons in France
2.62 million tons in Bulgaria
Austria-Hungary 2.61 million tons
930,000 tons in Italy
320,000 tons in Japan
Coal production by country:
US 530 million tons
360 million tons in Tsarist Russia,
UK 292 million tons,
277.2 million tons in Germany,
54.2 million tons of Austro-Hungarian Empire,
40.8 million tons in France
33.6 million tons in Bulgaria
14.15 million tons in Japan
700,000 tons in Italy
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By comparison, Ferdinand found that the advantages of the Allies over the Allies are concentrated in the three areas of population, resources, and shipping. Far from what the strength of the two sides is far from wanting cyber experts to talk about!
In fact, the military power allies and allies are very close now, mainly to the army. The staff has also come up with a coefficient through the comprehensive record of scores.
Calculated based on the average combat effectiveness of the European army:
Germany 1.8 (the first accepted at the time without explanation)
France 1.6 (first in the world)
Bulgaria 1.6 (two Balkan wars)
Russia 1.2 (European road roller, Far East performed too badly)
Japan 1.2 (Japanese-Russian War)
Kingdom of Montenegro 1.2 (Balkan Wars)
Austria-Hungary 1.1 (Suppression of Serbian Revolution)
Ottoman Empire 1.1 (German-trained new army)
Romania 1 (general performance of the Second Balkan War)
UK 0.7 (British war penalty points)
US 0.7 (US-Western War points deduction)
Italy 0.5 (Ethiopian war deductions)
Well, the staff is entirely based on performance, and it also integrates officer command capabilities, soldiers' combat will, and weapons and equipment.
Of course, Ferdinand knows that this ranking is very unreliable. At least the British rank is not so low. After the Boer War, the lobster soldiers have greatly improved their combat effectiveness.
In addition, every country has Elite and cannon fodder. If the Elite militia is beaten with the Elite, the Italians may be able to fight against the Germans. Of course, this is unlikely to happen. Normally, the commander on the battlefield only Not stupid, will not use militia as the main force!
However, the ranking of the comprehensive combat effectiveness of the army, Ferdinand thinks that it is still very reliable: (based on the comprehensive estimation of the number of active military forces, combat effectiveness, and equipment)
1.Germany
2. Russia (Human sea tactics are still very good in this era)
3.France
4.Bulgaria
5.Austro-Hungarian Empire
6.UK
7. Japan (the equipment is too backward)
8.Ottoman Empire
9. Italy (by equipment and quantity)
10.Romania
11.Kingdom of Montenegro
United States (don't expect how powerful the tens of thousands of armies are)
In contrast, the ranking of the navy is much more reliable, directly based on the tonnage of the warship, and the situation of weak victory over strong is established when the opponent is not in the state, or when the strength is close and luck is bad Otherwise, the main factor that determines the outcome of the battle between this technical service of the Navy or the ship!
After all, confrontation with destroyers and fearless ships, you do n’t need to think about the results!
The total warship tonnage is as follows:
1.2.71 million tons in the UK
2.1.3 million tons in Germany
3.US 980,000 tons
4.900,000 tons in France
5. Russia 710,000 tons
6.Japan 670,000 tons
7.Italy 490,000 tons
8.Austro-Hungarian Empire and Bulgaria 260,000 tons each
Of course, there is still a big error in this ranking, that is, the performance of warships is ignored. For example, the Russian Navy has a large tonnage, but they have no fearless ships. The actual combat power should be behind Japan, and even the Italians may be Can't compare.
According to the plan of the General Secrecy Department, once the war broke out, the Bulgarian Army had to expand to 1.5 million within a week and to 2 million within half a month before it could be caught off guard by the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the beginning of the war. Lower Belgrade.
At that time, the cannon fodder troops can be sent up and the Austro-Hungarian army will slowly fight the war of attrition. After completing this strategy, after launching an offensive against Romania, the Wallachia Plain will be resolved once and for all. The war continues, and food may appear problem.
After completing these two strategies, it is the offensive to attack the Asia Minor Peninsula and capture enough living space for Bulgaria.
Of course, in practice, these three strategies must be implemented at the same time. After all, the enemy is not a fool. Why are you waiting to attack?
It's just a matter of emphasis. Compared with the other two strategic goals of Belgrade, the urgency is definitely not so serious. After all, the delay of the Austro-Hungarian Empire over time has become a decisive battle between the two countries!
And even if Romania and the Ottoman Empire reacted, they must have strength? As long as the battlefield is put on their key points, the two countries will have to fight against Bulgaria!
Ferdinand did not want to have a decisive battle with the Austro-Hungarian Empire prematurely. He was mainly afraid that the Austro-Hungarian Empire would be finished in advance, which would cause a chain reaction. It would be miserable if the Germans came to death with a counterattack.
In contrast, locking the Balkan portal and staying still, just to bully the Kingdom of Montenegro, Romania, and the Ottoman Empire is much safer, and you can also explain to your allies.
Obviously, this strategic plan was not formulated in accordance with the military's intentions. It is not the best military option, but it is politically in the best interest of Bulgaria!
This is naturally the result of Ferdinand's personal intervention. If considering the overall situation of the Allies, Bulgaria's first choice is to directly defeat the Austro-Hungarian Empire and join forces with Russia to kill him first.
In theory, with the full blow of Russia and Bulgaria, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will not be able to support it for a long time. Even if the allies except Germany all come to help, this result cannot be changed!
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There is no doubt that there are no two or three million troops on the western front. William II will not be able to sleep. There are not many other things in British and French hands. Once the line of defense is breached, Britain and France do not mind sacrificing millions of cannon fodder to win this war!
In this case, the Germans could not use much troops on the eastern front, at most two or three million. If they only face Bulgaria or the Russians in one direction, it is OK; It ’s the same, even with the help of allied forces!
As for one enemy two or one enemy three, that can happen only when the fighting effectiveness of the two armies is very different. Obviously, this situation does not exist.
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A military-winning strategy, but politically failed. Ferdinand does not have the spirit of internationalism. The Allies won the war too easily, which is not a good thing for Bulgaria!