"Your Majesty, the development of the American Navy over these years has indeed been extremely rapid. We must admit that they are truly the greatest enemy of the Imperial Navy." Marshal Raeder wore a grave expression.
As the Imperial Navy Minister, on one hand he felt gratified by the continuous strengthening of the Imperial Navy, while on the other hand, he felt concerned about the relentless pursuit of the enemy.
Especially the American Navy on the other side of the ocean, growing stronger day by day, which had already posed a tremendous threat to the German Navy.
Oscar nodded. He had always regarded the United States as Germany's primary enemy, and had consistently instilled this mindset in the high officials of the Empire. Fortunately, the Empire's ministers seemed to have taken it to heart.
"Your Majesty, according to the intelligence we have gathered, the strength of the American Navy is formidable. In terms of battleships, the American Navy currently has a total of 15 battleships across three classes in service. Among them are four South Dakota-class battleships, six Iowa-class battleships, and five Montana-class battleships. These battleships are all heavily armored while possessing formidable firepower, and their overall performance is exceptionally strong. Although the Imperial Navy has a larger number of capital ships than the American Navy and they have undergone modern refits, winning against the American Navy's capital ships in terms of overall strength remains very difficult. Therefore, if we compare capital ships alone, the Imperial Navy holds no particular advantage. What is more, the American Navy has even more powerful capital ships currently under construction. Drawing experience from the Island Nation's Yamato-class battleships, they have improved and developed a battleship equipped with 460mm primary guns. Once this battleship enters service, the threat faced by the Imperial Navy will become