Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

After discussing for a long time, everyone decided to continue building the Pacific Defense Line and the Atlantic Defense Line. After all, they were almost halfway through construction and could not give up halfway. As for the Canadian border, we can only think about it in the long term. As for long-term planning, I'm afraid we have to think about it long-term.

Vice President Truman looked at Commander Arnold and asked. "Commander Arnold, if the Germans land on the mainland, can we ensure air superiority?" He did not think that his two lines of defense could really stop the Germans. It is a certainty that the Germans, or the European coalition forces, will land on the United States. But if you can't guarantee air superiority on your own territory, that would be too cowardly!

Commander Arnold, who was already exhausted mentally and with white hair, sighed feebly. "It's difficult. There hasn't been much progress in the improvement work of the P-51." Let's not talk about whether the German jet fighters will be updated next year. So far, they can't even defeat the opponent's propeller fighter; and this In the Second Battle of Moscow, the Germans invested in a new type of piston fighter. He was a bit confused as to what the Germans were thinking. The FW-190 series was already so powerful that it was hard to beat them, so why did they develop a new fighter jet.

On the other hand, although our own side has been committed to improving the P-51 fighter jet, due to engine performance, the overall performance has not improved much. The research and development capabilities of the Germans simply lag behind them! "If you ask me to say, there is not even a 30% possibility." This is as high as possible. His real thought is that once the European coalition launches a landing operation, his own army and aviation may not be able to sustain it for even a week. The entire army must be wiped out.

After hearing his words, everyone's expressions became serious. From the battle conditions on the Soviet-German battlefield, they more clearly understood the advantages that mastering air superiority could bring to the troops. The side that loses air supremacy only gets a beating; let alone a battle, even a slightly larger troop transfer can be bombed by the opponent's aircraft fleet and cause heavy casualties; such examples abound in the Soviet army.

Vice President Truman murmured in despair. "Then how should we fight this battle?"

While everyone was sighing, a group of German bombers flew over Milwaukee.

"Get ready to drop the bomb!"

With the sound of mechanical friction, the bomb bay of the ME-264D bomber slowly opened, revealing the dense bombs hanging inside the belly. As the bombing order was issued, napalm bombs and thermite bombs fell rapidly like raindrops, hitting the city below, and balls of fire rose into the sky.

Upon receiving the news that the entire city was in flames, Vice President Truman could only curse angrily. "These damn Germans!" If the Germans keep bombing like this, they won't even have to land, and they can blow the entire United States into rubble.

"Maybe we should talk to the Germans." Commander Arnold felt that this was the best way. If the European coalition forces were to reach the United States, there would be no need to talk at all.

"Commander Arnold, the Germans are no longer willing to negotiate with us." If the conditions proposed by the Germans were not too excessive, they would have started negotiations long ago. As for the conditions proposed by the Germans, it was impossible for them to accept the cession of territory and garrison, let alone the sky-high compensation payments. This was not something they could accept. As a result, they could only grit their teeth and hold on. As for how to fight, only God knows.

Marshall spoke. "This war must be fought. If the United States loses, it will be over."

Truman lit another cigarette, took a deep breath, managed to cheer up, and asked. "Do we have any effective anti-tank weapons?" In addition to the air force in the sky, the German ground armored forces are also quite powerful. Since we can't fight in the sky, at least we can resist the enemy on the ground, right?

Marshall nodded. "We developed the M20 anti-tank rocket launcher based on the M1 anti-tank rocket launcher. Compared with the M1's 60mm caliber rocket launcher, the M20 has a diameter of 5 inches (9 mm) and can launch high-explosive weapons weighing 9 pounds (4 kg) Anti-tank rocket. The effective range is 150 meters and can penetrate armor up to 280 mm thick, enough to destroy the frontal armor of German tanks."

"Anti-tank rocket launcher?" Vice President Truman was somewhat impressed by this rocket launcher. "Isn't that a rocket launcher that supported the Soviet Union and failed to destroy even a German tank?" It's simply rubbish.

Marshall explained. "According to our investigation, it is because the Germans welded something like a grille on the tank. Obviously, the Germans have long had a way to deal with rocket launchers." The Germans have long developed the Iron Fist and Tank Killer and put them into actual combat. They would definitely think of ways to defend against this rocket launcher, but waiting until they put in the bazooka before taking it out was really cunning. "According to our research, grille armor is technically quite simple, very easy to install, and it doesn't weigh much. It can be installed on any vehicle. It can be done by just playing with electric welding. Our army's armored forces have also begun to install it. The grille armor is enough to withstand the attacks of German iron fists and tank killers."

Truman said a little puzzled. "Then isn't this M20 rocket launcher still helpless against German tanks?"

"That's not entirely true. Our weapons research and development department is studying a brand new tandem warhead. To put it simply, this new type of combat part has two stages. The first stage warhead hits the grille armor and explodes, destroying the grille. Armor, the second-stage main charge warhead can attack the target armor without interference."

Truman couldn't help but nodded. "It sounds good, but when will it be successfully developed?"

Marshall gave a wry smile. "I'm afraid it will take some time." As a brand new weapon, they need to solve two problems. The first one is explosion proof, because the primary charge can easily destroy the rear secondary charge when it explodes; the second difficulty is the accurate determination of the delayed detonation time of the main charge and the distance between the two charges. However, there are too many unknown factors, and it is difficult to determine the delay time under the interference of some external forces!

After hearing Marshall's explanation, Vice President Truman was a little disappointed. "That means it's very possible that it won't be developed even after the Germans land?"

Marshall said helplessly. "We can only try our best to step up research and development, hoping to successfully develop it before next year."

Commander Arnold couldn't help but sigh. "I'm afraid the Germans already know that we are developing this new type of ammunition. Maybe they have countermeasures already. These damn spies." The Director of the Strategic Intelligence Service and the Director of the FBI have gotten better, but so far nothing has been caught. Big fish, these hateful guys seem to be hiding in the air, and you can't find them no matter how hard you look.