Chapter 241: Military Rank Reform and Awarding Medals_2

The Australasian colonial division was very simply organized, with a colonial division consisting of four infantry regiments. This meant that the colonial division was purely an infantry division, with very few machine guns and firearms.

With the addition of the infantry and artillery regiments of the Guard Division, the four regular divisions, and two colonial divisions, Australasia's army expanded by nearly sixty thousand people this time. Even without counting the indigenous soldiers of the colonial divisions, the expansion would still amount to more than thirty thousand people.

As a result, the total number of Australasia's army would reach 120,000, with a usable troop strength of 80,000-90,000 in the event of war.

Workers and leaders of Arthur's Arms Factory were happy during this time.

The previous war and the current expansion had increased the scale of Australasia's arms factories, as well as its growing military industry.