BXBX NOVEL Chapter 1595: Difficult times (ask for a monthly ticket)
President Roosevelt is discussing the current situation with Hopkins advisers, Admiral Marshall, and Admiral Harold Stark.
"The Germans just dispatched a large-scale fleet to bomb Chelyabinsk. The number of fighters dispatched exceeded 2,000. The entire Chelyabinsk was bombed by the Germans. It was in that Under the circumstances, the Russians would choose to surrender to Germany." Admiral Marshall said.
"This is the so-called strategic bombing by the Germans. During their battle against Russia, they used this attack method many times, destroying Russian cities in the hinterland one after another. It not only severely damaged the morale of the Russian people, but also Extremely weakened Russia\'s industrial strength and war potential, enabling Germany to defeat Russia in the shortest possible time!" Admiral Harold Stark also said.
"Can our Army Air Force also launch a strategic bombing of this scale?" President Roosevelt asked.
"Your Excellency, we have produced thousands of B-17 bombers so far. Although there is a certain gap between the performance of the B-17 heavy bomber and the German Air Force\'s H-21 heavy bomber, the gap is very limited .In addition, our B-24 heavy bomber is about to be mass-produced. This makes our army air force fully capable of launching strategic bombing. However, we are too far away from Europe. We want to target Germany It is very difficult to carry out strategic bombing. Unless we can have a safe base in Europe." Admiral Marshall said.
Now the whole of Europe has been tied to its own chariot by Germany. In addition, the German military is strong, the navy controls the Atlantic Ocean, and the air force is stationed at bases around Europe. Other countries will be powerless to launch large-scale bombings against Germany.
"It seems that we have no way to launch a strategic bombing of Germany now. However, we can let it go for a while, and then use such tactics to attack the Germans when we have the opportunity!" President Roosevelt said.
"Yes, Your Excellency the President." Admiral Marshall nodded. However, in his opinion, unless the U.S. Navy can gain command of the sea in the Atlantic Ocean, and then fight all the way to Britain to regain the British Isles. In this way, it is possible to dispatch a large-scale fleet to bomb the German mainland. However, now it seems that this possibility is undoubtedly very small.
"Russia has surrendered, and now the Germans can concentrate on dealing with us. This is not good news for us! The situation will become more and more difficult." President Roosevelt sighed.
"Your Excellency, Germany\'s strength is indeed too strong. Before this, we did not expect Germany to be so strong. my country, Russia and island countries are all counted as the most powerful countries in the world. But the three of us The country laid siege to Germany and they still couldn\'t beat them," Hopkins said.
President Roosevelt nodded. If he had known that the Germans were so difficult to deal with, maybe he would not have made such a decision in the first place. It will not use military construction to boost the U.S. economy, and it will not let the United States embark on a road of no return.
However, it is too late to say these now. America is at war with Germany. Without defeating Germany, the United States has no future. Therefore, they can only go to the dark one way now.
"General Stark, has the Navy\'s warship construction plan been implemented?" President Roosevelt asked.
After the disastrous defeat of the U.S. Navy in the naval battle of the Azores, President Roosevelt approved the expansion plan of the U.S. Navy. There is no way around this. The US Navy\'s aircraft carriers and capital ships have almost lost in previous naval battles. If they don\'t desperately build more aircraft carriers and battleships, what will they use to confront the German Navy! Once the safety of the east coast cannot be maintained, then wait for Germany to directly attack their homeland.
In order to defend the security of the homeland, the United States must rebuild a powerful navy as soon as possible.
"Your Excellency, the expansion of the navy has already begun. In addition to the unfulfilled orders from major shipyards, we have ordered 24 aircraft carriers, 6 capital ships, 20 air defense cruisers, 36 heavy cruisers, and 60 ships to the shipyards. An order for 120 light cruisers and 120 destroyers. Now, major shipyards are working overtime to build these warships. Soon, there will be warships in service one after another. However, if the navy’s strength is to return to its heyday, I’m afraid We have to wait until the second half of next year!" Admiral Harold Stark said.
"The Germans probably won\'t give us that much preparation time." President Roosevelt frowned.
"Your Excellency, the major shipyards have done their best. It is impossible to let them increase their speed." Admiral Harold Stark said.
President Roosevelt also knew that this was indeed the real situation. However, the current situation is so unfavorable to the United States that he has to think of other ways.
"Your Excellency, if the navy is really unable to resist, then there is nothing we can do. Once the Germans land on our soil is a foregone conclusion, we will have to further strengthen the army in order to resist the Germans on the land battlefield. Human attack. Even defeated the Germans on the land battlefield and wiped out their main force. Only in this way can we force the Germans to sit down and negotiate for a decent peace!" Hopkins said.
Indeed, with the defeat of Russia, the strategic goals of the United States are also changing. Although, defeating Germany and winning this war is still what they expect. However, they also know that this is very difficult, unless a miracle happens. If a decent peace can be fought for, this is already a victory for the United States. As for other problems, we can only find a way to solve them step by step. As long as the state can continue to exist, those problems can always be solved. Once the country is destroyed, then everything is really over.