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Early gas turbines would draw Australia into development

Australia would probably join a Royal Navy gas-turbine programme early in the counterfactual Sydney strategy.

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Question

How would Royal Navy gas turbines available in the 1930s affect the Australian-centered strategy scenario?

Short answer

Australia would probably be invited into the development program at an early stage.

Notes

In the Australian-centred Sydney strategy counterfactual, 1930s Royal Navy gas turbines would probably bring Australia into the development programme early. This is the Sydney scenario discussed previously, distinct from the historical Singapore strategy.