Chapter 2266 The American Plan One
The Germans won, the British lost, the First World War had come to an end, and the Americans also had to face the end of one phase and the beginning of another. Compared with the Germans who are about to suffer, the Americans will face his new challenges. At this time, whether it is Theodore Roosevelt or Taft, they need to handle everything carefully to prevent a certain negligence from having an extremely profound impact on the future!
At this time, even the most extreme people must be cautious. A new world hegemon has risen on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, and in the Pacific Ocean, a hatred that has lasted for decades will finally come to an end! Now is the end of the period of US dominance over Germany, and the US government must handle it carefully!
The Americans did not give a positive answer to the British for a long time, and they did not take any other actions for Germany except to congratulate Germany on its victory from the perspective of the alliance. Because they knew that from the moment the naval battle in the Norwegian Sea ended, American assistance was no longer necessary for Germany!
And taking advantage of this time, Theodore Roosevelt needs to assess the future situation with his colleagues as a whole. One of the most important points is how the German Navy performed in the Norwegian Sea battle this time! Because the combat effectiveness of the German Navy not only determines the direction of the future Pacific War, but also determines the attitude of the United States towards Germany! That's right, you read that right, Americans also want to know how big the gap is between the current United States Navy and the world's top navy!
Therefore, in order to obtain sufficient intelligence support, Theodore Roosevelt needs to wait until the US Secretary of the Navy, General Benson, and General Sims, who personally participated in this naval battle, return before discussing it. After the war, Sims and Independence After returning to the port of Kiel together, before celebrating the victory of the naval battle, they immediately wrote the battle report overnight, and directly followed the European railway line to the west coast of France, and then took a fast cruise back to the United States. A week later, in the meeting room of the White House, the United States President Theodore Roosevelt, Vice President Taft, Secretary of State Robert Lansing, U.S. Secretary of the Navy Benson, and Admiral Sims sat together and began to discuss the position and role of the United States in the upcoming negotiations.
"General Sims, I spent 3 days studying this report, and even communicated with the personnel of the Navy Department. They agreed that this report is suspected of being exaggerated. According to the information provided by you and your subordinates , the Germans sank 21 British battleships with the loss of only 5 battleships, and you even mentioned at the end of the report that if the German Navy was not suspected of releasing water, the battleships returned by the British might even be in double digits None, I really find it difficult to understand that the Germans only paid such a small loss in the fierce battle between the warships of over one million tons on both sides." Taft said to Sims after putting the report in his hand aside . The words are full of doubts and temptations.
"However, this is the fact. To some extent, the Spey Fleet did not play much role at the end of the battle. The main force of the German High Seas Fleet even sent a battleship detachment to pursue it. After returning to Hong Kong, My colleagues and I have been on almost all the capital ships, and they are in very good condition and will soon be able to resume combat power."
"The strength and high quality of the battleships of the German High Seas Fleet are beyond doubt. Their brilliant victories in previous naval battles are enough to explain everything! And Crown Prince Ruprecht's forward-looking vision for the development of the navy allowed the German Navy to establish a perfect In this naval battle, the concentrated use of a large number of carrier-based aircraft played a very important role in the rapid collapse of the main force of the British fleet. In a very short period of time, the British fleet was sunk by 3 battleships, and several were damaged, this reduction in personnel is too fast!"
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In my opinion, the strength of the German High Seas Fleet is a systematic victory. The High Seas Fleet has its own uniqueness in terms of battleships, aircraft carriers, light cruisers and destroyers! While the frontal combat is extremely powerful, the Germans also have a large number of submarines that can block the opponent. The German strangulation operations are also systematic. Hunting has become very efficient, these things are enough for the US Navy to learn for 20 years! "
Sims said with some excitement. Only after observing closely and participating in the battle, can Sims appreciate the power of the High Seas Fleet, the great combat effectiveness brought by that system and the cooperation of elite warships! This is something that the current US fleet does not have, and many of them have to start from scratch!
For example, the Americans’ current submarine forces say that it’s okay to go out with a single boat to try their luck, but how to cooperate with the headquarters and how to coordinate hunting or kill is better to sleep. If nothing else, it’s just the Enig code currently used by German submarines. The U.S. Navy has no equipment! This thing is quite bt in the era of World War I! With this cipher machine, almost 100% confidentiality of the transmitted information can be achieved!
"General Sims' speech was a bit pessimistic." Taft said with a frown.
"But it is basically in line with reality. Among the current world powers, only the United States Navy has not experienced large-scale actual combat. We really need to learn a lot." General Benson said.
"Hehe." Taft suddenly felt speechless. Although the United States is a civil society, it depends on the generals of the army when it comes to war. The tendency to worship became more and more intense, which made Taft feel very speechless.
"The Pacific War against Japan must be won." Roosevelt said slowly: "So, I think we should mobilize all the forces that can be mobilized, even if these forces may come from our former enemies."
"The British have already lost. Without us, the German military boots can set foot on the British mainland. Therefore, in this case, the British will hand over the last bit of their pockets to us without reservation in exchange for the country. So, we have an idea, if we can use British bases in the Pacific, say Australia and parts of the island of Guinea. That would give us a big advantage, wouldn't it? We would be on our own doorstep Fight the Japanese," Roosevelt said.
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