Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

Vice President Truman's biggest headache now is the "Atlantic Defense Line" and the "Pacific Defense Line." Allocating a large part of the already tight resources and financial resources to build those "useless" fighter jets, bombers, and battleships, in his opinion, is simply a shameful waste! He did not expect that his own fighter jets could achieve a 1:1 exchange ratio with the German fighter jets. Even if it was 2:1 or 3:1, he would strongly support the development of the aviation force. But the reality is that the exchange ratio between the two sides has reached a terrifying 1:1. :6, 1:7, no chance of winning at all.

His words made the top brass of the Navy and Army Aviation look a little ugly, but Truman ignored them and said as if he was breaking a jar. "I suggest reducing or simply ending the production of fighter jets, bombers, warships and other weapons and equipment, and using the saved resources for the 'Atlantic Defense Line' and 'Pacific Defense Line', or land warfare weapons."

"!!" The faces of the top brass of the Navy and Army Aviation darkened completely. Commander Arnold couldn't sit still anymore. Just as he was about to argue, President Truman said angrily. "That's what most members of Congress mean."

As soon as they heard "Congress", most people were stunned. Even Commander Arnold just opened his mouth, and in the end he could only sigh heavily.

As mentioned earlier, the U.S. Congress carries the “money bag.” The U.S. Constitution stipulates that the House of Representatives has the power to propose defense budget bills.

For example, after World War II in the original time and space, the U.S. Navy prepared to build a "super aircraft carrier." This aircraft carrier, called the "United States" class, has a full load displacement of 30,000 tons. Even by the standards of later generations, the "United States" class was a behemoth. The United States-class uses eight 1,200 PSI high-pressure steam boilers and four steam turbines with a total power of 280,000 horsepower, which can allow this nearly 80,000-ton behemoth to reach a high speed of 33 knots. The flight deck layout of the United States class is also quite special; there are four catapults on the ship, two of which are set on both sides of the bow, and the other two are set in the middle of the hull and tilted slightly outward; with this configuration, theoretically, it can Four planes ejected simultaneously. In addition, according to the concept at the time, because the hull is very long, theoretically when the rear of the ship is recovering a carrier-based aircraft, the two catapults on the bow can still eject the aircraft simultaneously.

The ship can accommodate about 10 nuclear bombers, and the stored aviation fuel and nuclear weapons can enable this fleet to dispatch eight times. In this way, if eight super aircraft carriers are dispatched at one time, with a total of 80 nuclear bombers, before the fleet needs to receive supplies, It can drop 640 nuclear bombs on enemy countries.

The construction of this crazy aircraft carrier was approved by then US President Truman, and the keel laying began. But just five days later, the U.S. Air Force vigorously lobbied Congress and raised various questions about the Navy's shipbuilding plan. Eventually, then-U.S. Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced that the US-class aircraft carrier construction plan was cancelled.

In addition, the retirement of the famous F14 "Tomcat" fighter jet in later generations is also related to the U.S. Congress's defense budget cuts.

In short, as long as Congress does not agree, the army will not be able to buy even a rifle or a grenade, let alone aircraft, tanks, and warships.

Seeing everyone's expressions change from angry to helpless, Vice President Truman continued. "What the congressmen mean is that the production funds for fighter jets, bombers, and warships must be cut by at least 40%. These savings will be used for the research and development and production of army weapons and the construction of defense lines." It is obvious that the congressmen no longer expect to be able to attack The European continent is even more worried that the Germans will launch a landing operation on the United States in the near future.

It is not difficult to imagine that once the Germans land in the United States and gain a foothold, the fate of the United States will not follow that of the British Empire and the Soviet Union?

Although the best way was to intercept the German landing fleet at sea, the "unsatisfactory" U.S. Navy completely made members of Congress lose confidence. It seems that no matter how many warships they build, they can't match the German army. Once they meet, their entire fleet will be sunk. No matter how many warships they build, they can't match the speed of the German army's sinking.

Under such circumstances, it seems to be a stupid decision to continue to invest huge sums of money in building those maritime giants. It is simply a waste of achievements for the Germans. Therefore, they are more optimistic about the Atlantic and Pacific defense lines that have already been constructed, hoping to build these two defense lines into indestructible copper and iron walls to keep the Germans out forever.

After a while, Commander Arnold spoke weakly. "Then our Army Aviation will stop the production of P-35, P-40, P-38, P-39, P-43, P-47, B-24, B-25, B-29 and other fighters and bombers, and only Keep the P-51 fighter jets and B-17 bombers." Although today's P-51 fighter jets are no match for German fighter jets, they are already the most capable fighter jets of the U.S. Army Aviation. "As for the P-61 (night fighter) under development, it is also the first fighter in the world to be equipped with radar from the beginning of its design. It is huge but still has good maneuverability. With its powerful firepower, it can completely engage the enemy. Fighter Combat) and the P-63 (an improved version of the P-39), which improved high-altitude performance, but did not have a large amount of equipment in the original time and space. Instead, after modification, it became an unprecedented "manned target drone" for strategic bomber gunners to practice. ), B-26 bomber (Compared with the B25, the B26 "Predator" has a faster speed and a larger bomb load, but does not have a better reputation - it is famous as the "widow maker") Research and development will also be terminated.”

"!!" General Leahy glanced at Commander Arnold in surprise, who was so decisive, but noticed Vice President Truman looking at him, considered it quickly in his mind, and could only endure the pain. "The Naval Aviation will also stop the production of F2A, F4F, and F4U fighter jets, and only retain the production of F6F fighter jets. TBD torpedo bombers, BF/TBM "Avenger" torpedo bombers, and SB2U "Apologist" dive bombers will also be eliminated, and only SBD will be retained. "Fearless" style." As for those warships with various models, he can't decide in just one or two sentences. "I have to go back and discuss the choice of battleships. I will come up with a plan as soon as possible." General Leahy felt extremely bitter and cut off 40% of the funds at once. The South Dakota-class battleships and Iowa-class battleships that were originally planned to be built The follow-up construction plan and the construction of the Midway-class aircraft carrier could only be abandoned.

Vice President Truman nodded slightly. "We don't have much time. We need to develop more advanced and powerful land warfare weapons as soon as possible. At least it can rival the German Panther tank." As for the Tiger tank equipped with a 105MM caliber tank gun, senior US military officials analyzed that this tank is short of Time will not be put into large-scale service, and the Panther tank will still be the main tank of the German army.

MacArthur said somewhat depressedly. "To rival the German Panther tanks, our tanks must be equipped with at least a 90mm tank gun." (Today's chapter)