Iron Germany

Washington, White House, President Roosevelt's office.

U.S. Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Harold Stark, and Fleet Commander Admiral James Richardson sat on the sofa in the office, waiting for President Roosevelt to read the operations they submitted. plan.

President Roosevelt, wearing glasses, carefully read the combat plan submitted by the Navy. Although the battle plan was only a few thin pages, President Roosevelt read it very carefully and spent half an hour on it.

Although President Roosevelt was not a soldier, he had served as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and he knew very well what was going on in the Navy.

After a while, President Roosevelt put down his battle plan and took off his glasses.

"Everyone, I have read your battle plan. This is indeed a very rigorous battle plan, with all aspects considered in place. However, I want to know, what are the chances of winning this battle plan?" President Roosevelt asked.

Minister Frank Knox looked at Admiral Harold Stark.

Admiral Harold Stark thought for a while, and then said: "Your Excellency, if we are fully prepared, we have almost a 60% chance of winning."

"Sixty percent?" President Roosevelt frowned involuntarily.

"Yes, Your Excellency. The German navy is very strong. And if we mobilize the fleet, the Germans will definitely not be indifferent. Therefore, even if we use our main force to defeat the German navy, it will be very difficult. It is already very good to have a 60% chance of winning." Admiral Harold Stark explained.

President Roosevelt nodded, he knew, if in terms of strength. It is very difficult for the U.S. Navy to defeat the German Navy. Unless it's luck. Now the plan to attack the Azores is adopted, which allows the US Navy to grasp a certain degree of initiative. But even so, it is very difficult to be sure that you will be able to win. After all, the German navy is very powerful.

"Okay, generals. I don't understand naval warfare. You are professionals in this field. I hope you can lead the US Navy to victory!" President Roosevelt said.

"Your Excellency, we will do our best." Admiral Harold Stark said.

Subsequently, Harold? Stark Admiral and James? Richardson Admiral left. Secretary Frank Knox stayed on.

"Your Excellency, are you not very optimistic about the Navy's combat plan?" Secretary Frank Knox asked.

President Roosevelt shook his head: "Under such circumstances, if we want to launch a surprise attack, it is already the best way to attack the German Navy's Atlantic Fleet and the Azores. However, if we want to succeed, it is not so Easy. The Germans are not fools. They have a lot of spies in the United States. Even in the navy, they also have their intelligence personnel. What's more, once our navy is dispatched, the Germans will immediately start operations. They will not not I know the dangerous environment the German Navy's Atlantic Fleet is in. At that time, the German home fleet will definitely rush to the waters near the Azores. At that time, our navy may face a fierce battle.

Although our navy is powerful, it has no combat experience. We haven't fought a war for almost half a century since the last war. The Germans, in the last world war, defeated the world's number one British navy. In the following two decades, it led the development trend of the world navy. Therefore, it is very difficult to defeat the Germans! "

"Your Excellency, there is no way. No matter how powerful the German navy is, we must try our best to defeat it. Otherwise, we will have no hope at all." Minister Frank Knox said.

President Roosevelt nodded: "It is precisely because of this that I approved the combat plan submitted by the Department of Naval Operations."

"Minister, if the navy's attack does not succeed as expected, then we may have to spend more power." President Roosevelt continued.

"Your Excellency, I have issued an order to order the major shipyards to speed up the construction of warships. All warships have already started construction in three shifts. In this case, even if the war is unfavorable and the warships are lost, it can be done quickly. It will be replenished soon. However, this will require financial support," said Secretary Frank Knox.

"I'll sign a special decree appropriating the Navy!" said President Roosevelt.

After entering the wartime system, it is no longer possible for Congress to restrict the power of the president. Therefore, President Roosevelt can do whatever he wants. He can sign an order to allocate more military spending to the military, so that the United States has a stronger military power.

"Yes, Your Excellency." Frank Knox nodded.

"This war is ultimately a confrontation of industrial strength. Germany's industrial strength is very strong, stronger than ours. However, their enemy is not just us. Therefore, even if it is a temporary defeat, as long as we continue to attack, we Sooner or later it will win!" President Roosevelt said.

President Roosevelt's intention is very obvious, that is, winning or losing for a while does not mean the final victory or defeat. Losing a battleship is not terrible, as long as it can be replenished in time, the battle can continue.

In another time and space, the war between the U.S. Navy and the Japanese navy was like this. In the early days of the war, the U.S. Navy was defeated by the navy of the island country, and even the Pacific Fleet was almost wiped out. The navies of the island countries completely control the sea dominance in the Pacific Ocean.

However, the U.S. Navy insists on relying on the strong industrial strength of the United States to continuously serve more warships. In the end, relying on this, it crushed the navy of the island country.

After all, after the island navy loses a capital ship, it will be difficult to get replenished. The U.S. Navy loses one capital ship, but can get two as supplements. Under such circumstances, how can the navy of an island country be an opponent of the US Navy?

However, it may not be so easy to use the same tactics to deal with the German navy. The shipbuilding capabilities of the German Navy in this time and space are no worse than those of the United States. Even stronger than the United States. In terms of resources, Germany controls most of Europe, the whole of Africa, and half of Asia. There is no shortage of various resources, so that the German navy can also use a large number of violent troops.