"Mr. President, the British Navy has also achieved considerable results in aircraft carriers. They now have eight aircraft carriers in service. Though they are all medium carriers and can only carry forty or fifty carrier-based aircraft, if they can cooperate with us in battle, it is still better than nothing," Admiral Stark said.
Unlike the American Navy, which focused on developing large carriers, the British Navy gave priority to medium carriers. By now, they had eight medium carriers. Moreover, the Colossus-class carriers they were preparing to mass-produce were likewise medium carriers. This showed just how much confidence the British Navy had in these medium carriers. Otherwise, they would not have poured such enormous resources into them.
"The Royal Air Force is also very powerful. It has more than two thousand combat aircraft, including fighters and bombers!" General Marshall said.
"The British have a powerful army and navy. Though they cannot compare with us, much less contend with Germany, if they cooperate with us with all their strength, then at the very least, it is entirely possible for us to hold back the German attack in North America," Advisor Hopkins added.
President Roosevelt nodded. The powerful military the British had rebuilt over the past twenty-odd years was indeed something the Americans coveted. If those British troops could be thrown into the war against Germany, they would be extremely useful in holding back the German offensive.
"No matter what, Britain is our ally. When they fled from the British Isles to Canada, it was we who gave them shelter, allowing them to eke out a miserable existence in Canada. They also promised at the time to form an alliance with us. Now is the time for them to honor that alliance. We must let them know that there is no other choice