Shire had strong control over both the army and the air force.
Rank, prestige, command authority, along with the production and supply of main equipment for the army and air force.
For example, the army's tanks, which in the future will have dedicated tank cannons and dual-stabilized fire control systems.
For example, the air force's fighters, bombers, and engine technology, etc.
All of these are directly controlled by the Bernard Group, which is essentially Shire himself.
Only those equipment with low technological content and high substitutability, such as rifles, landmines, machine guns, and mortars, are entrusted to the "St. Etienne" and "FN" armories.
The navy was different.
Shire neither had a rank nor command authority in the navy, and his connection to the navy was limited to the Wells shipyard.
He might have some prestige, as Shire was at the peak of his power in France at the time, and even the navy had probably heard of him.
