Chapter 2408: Scandinavia III

Because the population base is scarce, it is one of the fundamental reasons for the conservative national policies of the three Nordic countries. You must know that in 1950, the population of Norway was only 3.26 million. Sweden's population is 7 million. And Finland is about 4 million! You must know that Sweden is a country with 450,000 square kilometers of land, (although a considerable part of it is in the Arctic Circle) with a population of only 7 million, which can be described as a large area and a sparse population. This is especially true for Finland, a country with a land area of ​​338,000 square kilometers, which had a population of only 4 million in 1950!

Such a small population makes it impossible for these countries to organize a large military force, and the government will be very sensitive to the casualties of military personnel. In this way, the cautious attitude of the three Nordic countries towards war is understandable, and to be honest, Population is different from industry. Industry can double within ten years, but population needs to grow slowly!

Therefore, in the foreseeable future, unless a large number of people enter the three Nordic countries to enrich the human resources of the three countries, otherwise, even if they are willing to stand on the side of Germany, they may have very little military power to invest... .. Compared with the millions of armies of the main participating countries in World War II, the military power of the three Nordic countries is really not enough in terms of scale.

But this does not mean that the role of the three countries is weak, and the Finnish army is small and elite. This point can be proved by the Soviet-Finnish war. In the case of Norway, Norway does not need to pay much military power at all. It is enough for them to allow the German army to use ports and bases! Nor does the Crown Prince count on Norway to play out…. And what about Sweden? To be honest, except that Gustav V wanted to restore the kingship and restore Sweden's past glory, neither the Swedish government nor the people were so concerned about the war.

But if you want to say that Sweden is a weak chicken in the military, that is definitely wrong. How can I say it? Sweden feels like a poisonous shrimp, its size is small, but if you want to mess with it, it will bring you a lot of damage, and Sweden's own military industry is not bad. It was designed by itself in World War II. Single-engine and twin-engine bombers, (Readers who are interested can Baidu 18 these two types of aircraft.)

As for postwar 2? Whether it is the Swedish strv103 tank (S-type tank) or Saab's Saab 35, Saab 37 and later JAS39 Gripen fighters, they are all very classic works. (Some people also call it the Three Angels of the Road, because the take-off and landing performance is very good.) In terms of the navy, whether it is the Visby stealth frigate or the first batch of Gotland submarines using the AIP system, it can be seen that Sweden's military industry The background is extraordinary, far surpassing a country of his size! Later, Australia's Collins-class submarines were also designed and built by Sweden!

Therefore, even if Sweden cannot provide large corps operations, if the Swedish military industry can be integrated into the system of the Allied Powers, it will be of great help to Germany!

Some people may say that the three Nordic countries lack resources. how to say? The problem of resources, in the eyes of the Germans in history, is an unavoidable problem, but for Germany in this plane? You told Germany that there is a lack of resources? What are you kidding?

Let's talk about oil first. The Baku oil field can provide the allies with at least 24 million tons of crude oil a year! And the oil fields in the Mesopotamia can now provide more than 6 million tons of crude oil within a year! And as a traverser, Ruprecht knows very well that if he needs it, it is possible to let the fuel production in the Mesopotamia exceed that of the Baku Oilfield! And not to mention that Germany will control Persia in the future! In this way, there is no problem at all in obtaining more than 40 million tons of crude oil a year! Now we don’t even need to use coalized oil, and the oil pipeline is enough, so who will use coalized oil?

Let's talk about other resources,

Whether it's the copper mines in Zambia, the gold and diamonds in South Africa, and the bauxite mines in Guinea (which still belong to France, but a German company has signed a mining agreement.) These are enough for the whole of Europe. As for the coal and iron mines? There is no shortage of this thing in Germany, and now, even the Austro-Hungarian Empire does not lack it!

What? You said rubber? Tropical Africa is so big, and the production of natural rubber is enough for Europe to use a large amount, and even if it is not enough, after there is sufficient oil, is it afraid that there will be no synthetic rubber? And the most important thing is that whether it is Zambian copper mines, South African gold or diamonds, or rubber in African plantations, these have already been mined or laid by the British. It can be easily transferred to the production state, the cost is very low, and the output is extremely high!

Therefore, the current allies really have no shortage of resources. In wartime, the three Nordic countries are not required to provide many combat troops. As long as the industrial and military research and development systems of the three countries can continuously provide the allies with various equipment and accessories, they can be able to develop At the same time, if it gives Germany and Austria some technical reference, then it will be very valuable for the improvement of the entire Allied Powers.

Although the three Nordic countries are valuable, it is not easy for these salted fish who are used to living a stable life to pick up their guns and stand on the side of the Germans. Maybe Finland has the idea of ​​getting closer because of the threat of the Soviet Union, but It is a bit difficult to get Sweden to stand on the side of the Germans. After all, Germany will not insist on using military means to force Sweden. After all, the mustaches have never done this in history, let alone Ruprecht. And Sweden did not have to face the threat of the Soviet Union directly. Well then, the Swedes will ask the Germans "give me a reason to join you".

And for this, Ruprecht really doesn't have a suitable excuse....

"If we want the three Nordic countries to stand on our side, what we need is not only to show enough goodwill to the three countries, but more importantly, we have to let them experience the pain of war!" Ruprecht said in his heart.

If there is no accident, the Soviet-Finnish war will still break out in the future, as long as Germany does not express its clear opposition... That's right, if the Soviet-Finnish war breaks out again, unless Finland shows full sincerity! Otherwise, Germany will never give Finland a lot of help, the reason is very simple! You helped Finland, and Finland may not really contribute in the outbreak of the future war. The crown prince will also ask the Finns: "If I help you, what will your reward be?"

Only when the unresolvable hatred formed between the Soviet Union and Finland, Finland, and Sweden behind Finland (Sweden also provided help to Finland during the Soviet-Finnish War.) really felt the threat of the Soviet Union, and decided that as long as there was a Soviet Union, After Finland and Sweden have a good life, the crown prince will really help these two countries!

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