Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

Southern Africa also has reasonable people like Jonathan Gray, but this kind of remarks does not have much market in southern Africa. After all, in the Brazilian civil war, the state supported by Southern Africa was the victorious party.

Roosevelt was facing not only accusations from the Republican Party, but also pressure from within the Democratic Party.

As Jonathan Gray said, the United States has not tasted the bitter pill of failure for too long.

Especially when it happens in South America, which has always been regarded as a back garden by Americans, this is even more unacceptable to Americans.

What worries more Americans is that the failure of the U.S.-Pakistan coalition in Brazil may affect the prestige of the United States in the entire South America. Once the U.S. hegemony in South America is shaken, the United States will lose its greatest reliance.

"Compared with the city-class aircraft carriers equipped in Southern Africa, there is a big gap in performance between the Ranger aircraft carriers, not to mention the latest island-class aircraft carriers in Southern Africa. Now that the drawing work of York City has been basically completed, we must put the five Rangers

Upgrade them all to Yorktown so that we can narrow the gap with southern Africa in terms of aircraft carriers." War Secretary Hurley has also been under great pressure recently. George Marshall has been dismissed from his post, and a new candidate for the commander of the US-Pakistan coalition has not yet been announced.

Hurley wanted MacArthur to succeed George Marshall as commander of the U.S.-Pakistan coalition.

MacArthur was a smart guy and put forward a lot of conditions, including five "Yorktown" class aircraft carriers, 50,000 Marines, and 200,000 Army troops.

An aircraft carrier has a total crew of about 3,000 people. If battleships and cruisers are added, and if Hurley meets all MacArthur's requirements, MacArthur's military strength will reach 300,000.

This is not 300,000 Brazilian troops, but actual 300,000 US troops. Based on the monthly cost of a US soldier fighting overseas, which is about US$500, the monthly cost of 300,000 US troops will exceed 150 million.

It's 150 million per month, not every year.

As for why it is so high, you have to ask George Marshall. In the previous stage of the battle, the number of U.S. Marines fighting in Brazil was roughly this number.

Not to mention whether the U.S. government, which has just emerged from the economic crisis, is able to afford this number, the construction of five "Yorktown" class aircraft carriers is also very expensive. What is more concerning to Roosevelt is that it seems that the "Yorktown" class has just been put on the agenda some time ago.

, the drawing work was completed so quickly?

It seems that the designers of the U.S. Navy have never been so efficient.

However, after seeing the imaginary picture of "York City", Roosevelt suddenly realized.

What kind of "Yorktown" is this? This is simply a copy of the British "Elizabeth" class aircraft carrier. It is estimated that the designers of the US Navy changed the flag on the British "Elizabeth" aircraft carrier, and then it became the United States

"York City".

"The British Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier has experienced the test of the world war and has proven to be a powerful aircraft carrier. We have no reason to abandon the near and seek the far away." Hurley's expression was calm. The United States will never feel embarrassed about plagiarism when it needs it.

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There’s nothing to be embarrassed about. The U.S. Navy was originally modeled after the British Royal Navy. Don’t listen to the Americans. Real Americans, especially those who have influence on the United States, are still Anglo-Saxon at heart.

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"Where did we get the drawings?" Roosevelt was surprised. Plagiarizing an aircraft carrier requires more than just taking a photo. There are many technical details. The drawings of the "Elizabeth" aircraft carrier are not only filled with a ship, but also filled with two or three trucks.

Easy.

Hurley and Secretary Hull looked at each other, but neither said a word.

Roosevelt looked calm, waiting for Hurley's explanation.

"Well, we have some special channels and obtained some drawings of the Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier." Hurley hesitated.

Roosevelt frowned.

It's not that the "Elizabeth" class aircraft carrier is bad, the "Elizabeth" class aircraft carrier is very powerful in combat, and Roosevelt also knew this.

What Roosevelt was worried about was that this might be a conspiracy of some people.

Can’t the American “Ranger” compete with the “City” class aircraft carriers in southern Africa?

Don't worry, now that I have given you the drawings of the "Elizabeth" class aircraft carrier, why don't you go all out?

This is just like the U.S. government’s excuse for not conducting nucleic acid testing because it doesn’t have testing reagents. Come on, come on, I’ll give it to you. What excuse do you have now?

If you think about it with your toes, I don't know how many countries are eager to see the conflict between southern Africa and the United States escalate.

So it is really not a good thing to get the drawings of the "Elizabeth" class aircraft carrier at this time.

"If York City is to be built, what will happen to our Rangers who have already laid the keel?" Roosevelt looked at the drawings of "York City" and felt as disgusted as eating a fly.

The key is that it's not enough if you don't eat. Even if you know it's a conspiracy, Americans have to accept it and say thank you at the same time. After all, "Rangers" are really bad.

"Transformed into a supply ship, the supply ship can also be used as an aircraft carrier when necessary." Hurley already has a complete plan. Southern Africa is building a quasi-aircraft carrier in the name of building supply ships every day, and the United States can do the same.

"How much do five Yorktowns cost in total?" Roosevelt finally asked the most critical question.

The cost of an aircraft carrier plus carrier-based aircraft is actually higher than the most advanced battleships today.

The United States' "Colorado" class battleship, as a member of the G7, cost only US$27 million.

The full load displacement of the "Ranger" is less than half that of the "Colorado", and the cost is actually about the same as the "Colorado".

Considering the background of the construction of "Ranger", the US dollar has depreciated significantly, but it will not depreciate to this extent.

"About 45 million U.S. dollars." Hurley lowered his head, not daring to look into Roosevelt's eyes: "One ship."

Okay, one ship costs 45 million. If there are five ships, it will be rounded up to 300 million US dollars.

This is not because Roosevelt is not good at mathematics, but according to the virtues of American arms dealers, under normal circumstances, additional costs are required to build warships. Even if the initial quotation is only 45 million, it may not reach 60 million in the end.

not enough.

"Okay, 45 million, what can I say, I devalued the dollar." The expression on Roosevelt's face was self-deprecating.

The relationship between the U.S. Navy and American arms dealers is very good. Some naval generals have a better relationship with shipyard owners than their own brothers. I can’t ask about the specific reasons. The question is that our country, the United States, has its own national conditions.

"When the five Yorktowns are completed, are we sure of winning the final victory?" Roosevelt didn't even want to think about how long it would take for the five aircraft carriers to be put into service. Even if there were no Brazilian iron ore, the War Department's orders during this period would

It should be enough to satisfy some people.

Although the United States has not yet carried out general mobilization, relevant orders have been issued to relevant companies. Once the cannon is fired, gold is worth ten thousand taels, artillery, tanks, aircraft and warships, and even soldiers' clothing and bedding.

For a small amount of money, a billion dollars is available.

After Roosevelt came to power, in order to stimulate the US economy, he announced the issuance of US$3 billion in banknotes guaranteed by national securities. This move directly led to the depreciation of the US dollar by 40.94% at that time.

Considering that the United States will send more troops to Brazil in the future, the U.S. government is expected to issue bonds. I don’t know how much it will issue this time.

"No one can guarantee that we will win the final victory, but if we can have more advanced weapons, then at least we will increase the possibility of winning the final victory." Hurley was also cunning and cunning, and MacArthur did not dare to give it to Hurley.

Hurley promised, and Hurley naturally did not dare to make a promise to Roosevelt.

Roosevelt did not speak, and sat in a wheelchair with a gloomy expression.

Damn it, it's billions or billions at a time, and there's no guarantee of winning. If you win, the flowers and honors belong to the military generals, but if you lose, all the responsibility belongs to Roosevelt.

Even if not, Roosevelt will need to take the blame when the time comes.

"The troops returning from Brazil have arrived in Miami. We have no way out now." Hull reminded in a low voice that it was not actually the worst yet. If the Americans knew that the US-Pakistan coalition had left all the wounded soldiers at the Port of Kitchener,

Such angry Americans would probably tear George Marshall to pieces.

The British are very gentlemen when it comes to this issue. During the First World War, the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force, Francis Ferenzi, returned to the UK and hid his face and fled when asked by the mother of a British soldier.

In the United States, Francois will most likely be shot.

"Yes, we have no way out. We have been kidnapped by the Brazilian military government and there is no way to get out of the car." Roosevelt was full of grief and indignation. At the beginning, I said don't fight, don't fight. You are all very confident. Just look at the posture of attacking southern Africa.

Just like playing Spain.

Well now, the U.S.-Pakistani coalition suffered a complete defeat in Brazil, not to mention the loss of troops, and even the USS Lexington was sunk. Even if Roosevelt no longer wants to fight, he must continue to fight firmly now, otherwise Roosevelt will resign voluntarily.

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Even if he did not resign, Roosevelt Jr. would be driven out of the White House by Republicans.

"We are still in contact with Germany and Southern Africa. Maybe we can seek to exit this war in a relatively dignified way." Vice President Ghana now knows how difficult Southern Africa is to mess with, and Southern Africa has not yet participated in the war.

Well, a single commercial company under the umbrella can disgrace the US-Pakistan coalition forces. If Southern Africa directly participates in the war, it will be fine.

"How is the situation in Germany now?" Roosevelt Jr. was inexplicably grateful to the Germans. If Germany's return to the Rhineland had not effectively distracted the attention of European countries, the impact of the failure of the U.S.-Pakistan coalition would have been greater than it was now.