The Island Nation's Cabinet's key ministers all looked grim. Indeed, Germany had displayed such formidable strength in this war that they had no confidence at all in standing against Germany. The decision they made would concern the fate of the Island Nation. Therefore, they had no choice but to be especially cautious.
No one wanted to fail, especially a country like the Island Nation, whose fate was already tied to the coming war. If they lost, the Island Nation would be left with no future at all.
"Regardless of Germany's strength in Europe and the other theaters, what about the South Seas and Australia alone? If we launch an attack, can we achieve victory?" Fumimaro Konoe asked.
"Prime Minister, the Germans' military strength in the South Seas and Australia is also formidable. First, there is their navy. The Pacific Fleet has eight Battleships and four aircraft carriers under its command. The Indian Ocean Fleet has seven Battleships and four aircraft carriers. Although the Battleships equipped by the German Navy are all old vessels that have been in service for more than twenty years, some nearly thirty, they have all undergone modernization refits, greatly enhancing their combat power. Second, the Germans' aircraft carriers are extremely powerful. Their aircraft performance is also very advanced. Even if the Imperial Navy goes all out, the odds of victory and defeat would probably be fifty-fifty!" Navy Minister Mitsumasa Yonai said.
Although the Island Nation Navy was now extremely powerful, with twelve Battleships and four battlecruisers, most of them among the world's finest capital ships. Four of the world's most powerful Yamato-class Battleships were still under construction. As for aircraft carriers, the Island Nation Navy already had eight in service, with another three under construction. More advanced aircraft carriers would also be mass-produced later. As for