Washington, the White House conference room, the Secretary of Army and Navy Operations, the Commander-in-Chief of the Services, the Chief of General Staff and the President's main military advisers were summoned here to discuss the current war situation.
Before the president came, the Army Chief of Staff Marshall talked to Navy Secretary Knox and Navy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, a week ago.
The naval battle against the sea outside the sea.
"They have strong adaptability. Halsey expected that they would attack our fleet, so he set up a trap and
iBenzu jointly formulated a detailed attack plan, but the result was that we lost more. "Admiral Jin muttered a cigar in his mouth and shook his head and said, "In terms of heart, our strength is better than our opponents."
It's a lot of difference, especially in the energy of aviation ships and combat aircraft."
Admiral Jin was a pilot and paid great attention to the development of naval aviation ships and the construction of aviation. With the efforts of him and Naval Operations Secretary Knox, the US Navy Air Force is developing and growing rapidly.
"We need more aviation ships, otherwise we can't gain control of the ocean," Knox said. "In the Pacific, China has 15 aviation ships, and we only have one-third of their number of them.
, If we talk about the number of carrier-based aircraft, it is only one-fifth of the opponent."
"Our focus will be on Europe and make every effort to ensure that Britain can support it. If Britain is finished, then there will be no need to continue to fight this war." Marshall said. Throughout 1941, we all
We are unable to launch an offensive, and we are currently in the Pacific direction, so we can only do our best to prevent the fall of the entire Australian continent."
The strategic goal of the US military is very clear, which is to "first Europe and then Asia". Before Europe is solved, most of its efforts cannot be used in the Pacific direction. According to the plan, the Philippines and Guam in the Central Pacific region will be abandoned.
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"Even if we want to defend Pearl Harbor and the east coast of Australia, we need to equip at least 10 aircraft ships,
11 airships provided to the Navy in fiscal 1939 will be put into service in the summer of 1941. Before that, we must prepare for hard work." Knox said, "The president has agreed to submit additional budgets to Congress.
, increase the number of air ships planned to be built in fiscal year 1941 from 3 to 12, and add another 10 in fiscal year 1942. This adds to the six air ships that started construction at the beginning of this year, the Essex-class air ships
The number of construction will increase to 39 ships.”
"We are increasing, and our enemy is also increasing. We cannot attack their homeland, so we cannot weaken the enemy's ability to fight." General Jin said, "This powerlessness is another endless battle.
In the arms race, we need a large number of combat aircraft that can be better than the ones."
"I agree to give priority to the development of the Navy and Air Force, but the Army also needs to equip new tanks. In the battlefields of North Africa and Australia, it has been proven that we are not the opponent of China at all." Marshall said: "The Army is not the best choice."
Heavy tanks weighing more than 40 tons are needed to withstand the attack from China."
"I will convince Congress to increase its arms spending significantly. What we need is victory!" At this time, the president in a wheelchair appeared from the door. He obviously heard Marshall's speech, "If you want to gain an advantage on the battlefield, just
The current funding is far from enough. We need to make all factories in China work hard to start."
At around 8 o'clock in the evening, Roosevelt entered the brightly lit conference room with a smile on his face. He now got what he wanted and was full of complacent. He won the election and dragged the United States into the war.
The largest war machine in the world finally began to move with all its might.
As the world's largest industrial country, its special geographical location determines that the United States will basically not worry about the attack on its homeland. The vast and rich land of North America provides it with rich natural resources, and the United States' factories have never been inadequate in supply of raw materials.
The problem.
Regardless of the outcome, at least they are invincible.
It was snowing outside, and the glass was blurred, and only some worries could be heard.
"Okay, now we start to get to the point.
I will help them withdraw their troops to North America, and the British will cooperate with us. Now let’s talk about everyone’s thoughts.” Roosevelt turned to the end of the long table, and his face became serious, “To the present,
We cannot help them defend their homeland. Now we can only be in a defensive position in the Pacific Ocean. We are working hard to reorganize our arms, but it will take at least two years to complete these plans."
"How many in?" Marshall thought for a moment, "After we re-equipped and trained, these
iBenzu is very powerful for future operations.”
"Why don't you provide them with the corresponding supplies?
It is most beneficial for us to be able to maintain the local area." General Jin said.
“The problem is
i was originally too close to China, and China had already controlled that sea area. It was difficult for us to transport supplies to it, and now the navy cannot seize control." Operations Minister Stimson said, "We have no choice but to do our best now.
The possibility of preserving strength.”
i can only last for two to three months at most, we need to go from
iBen withdrew at least two million troops." Roosevelt said, "British entry has concentrated 350 ocean-going transport ships in Canada, and the rest can only be solved by us. If we want to transport so many enlistments, the Navy will probably need how many people will need.
A transport ship?”
"If it's just a rush to transport the entrants, it's estimated that 1,000 transport ships will be enough. We can gradually retreat from the Aleutian area. In addition, some entrants can also retreat to Guam and Saipan areas first." Knox
After estimating it a little, then said, “
There should be some ships that can also be added to the transportation."
"It is not easy to carry out such a large-scale withdrawal operation under the nose of China. It is not a transportation problem for one division, but an enrollment of nearly 150 divisions." Roosevelt said, "Our Navy needs to do it for
Some provide the necessary support.”
"Mr. President, we also need to strengthen our defense in Pearl Harbor and the Central Pacific!" said Stimson. "We need to send more combat aircraft to help."
i was originally delaying China's attack. But MacArthur was also asking for more equipment and supplies. He vowed that if he sent him three more army divisions from home, he would be able to defend the Philippines."
"This is impossible. Although we are reluctant, we have to admit that we are unable to protect the Philippines at present." Roosevelt paused for a moment before saying, "Transfer the supplies planned for MacArthur to Australia, where is the waste of our country."
Spoon key, and give as much as possible
iBenzou provides some combat aircraft to let them fight against China."
In the conference room, everyone, including Roosevelt, knew that in a short period of time, the US fleet would face numerous difficulties in fighting in the Western Pacific.
In this case, you can only give up.
"Gentlemen, we need to face reality. With our current strength, our Navy is not an opponent of the enemy. Their fleet is stronger than us and must make a choice." Roosevelt said, "Maybe it only takes one year to go."
We can improve this situation in time. In the current situation, we can only choose to endure."