After listening to the conversation between General Marshall and Admiral Stark, President Roosevelt nodded in satisfaction. With the nation facing disaster, the Army and Navy had been able to set aside their prejudices and join forces against the enemy. This was undoubtedly tremendous progress.
"Excellent, gentlemen. Although our enemy is extremely powerful, I believe that as long as everyone works together, we have every chance of defeating this formidable foe!" President Roosevelt said.
"Yes, Mr. President!" General Marshall and Admiral Stark replied.
Afterward, President Roosevelt personally summoned General Arnold, Commander of the Army Air Corps, and ordered him to dispatch Army Air Corps aircraft to launch an attack on the Bermuda Islands.
"Mr. President, the Army Air Corps has long been ready. We can launch the attack at any time!" General Marshall had already discussed this matter with General Arnold. Thus, General Arnold was not surprised. Moreover, the Army Air Corps also wanted to prove its strength in a war of this scale. This left General Arnold greatly anticipating the operation.
"General Arnold, can our heavy bombers do anything about the German fleet?" President Roosevelt suddenly asked.
If heavy bombers could destroy German warships, it would greatly weaken the German Navy. When the time came, the American Navy's chances of defeating the German Navy would undoubtedly be far greater.
"Mr. President, I'm afraid that would be extremely difficult. Although heavy bombers can carry vast quantities of bombs, even heavy aerial armor-piercing shells, their bombing accuracy is not very high. This is especially true against targets at sea. Warships on the ocean are moving at high speed, and dive bombers have a much higher hit rate. Heavy bombers can only carry out level bombing, so their accuracy would be extremely low. Unless German ships stopped dead on the sea, hitting them