Iron Blood Germany: Rise of the Kaiser's Son
Chapter 996

Naval Development Direction (Monthly Votes Requested)

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"Is the American fleet still in the Eastern Atlantic Waters?" Oscar asked.

Although Germany had already destroyed the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the American fleet had still appeared in the Eastern Atlantic Waters. A fleet composed of eleven powerful battleships posed a grave threat to Germany's interests in the Atlantic Ocean.

Although the German Atlantic Fleet had already rushed to intercept them, the Atlantic Fleet had only seven Capital Ships. Oscar trusted the performance of the Atlantic Fleet's four Bavaria-class Battleships and three Mackensen-class Battlecruisers, but the Americans were no pushovers either. Of their eleven Battleships, seven were armed with twelve 356mm Main Guns, five of which were 50-caliber 356mm Main Guns. The other four were equipped with 45-caliber 406mm main guns. These Battleships were unquestionably among the world's first-rate. In a one-on-one fight, the German Navy's Capital Ships might hold some advantage. But that advantage would not be great. With such a severe numerical disadvantage, if war broke out, the Atlantic Fleet would definitely be no match for the American fleet.

Of course, the German Navy was not unprepared. More than a hundred kilometers behind the Atlantic Fleet, a formation of six aircraft carriers was cruising through those waters. Once war broke out, swarms of Carrier-based aircraft could reach the skies above the American fleet in less than an hour. Even though the American Navy's Battleships possessed formidable defenses, Carrier-based aircraft capable of carrying Medium aerial torpedoes were even more powerful. If those Carrier-based aircraft launched an attack on the American fleet, they could absolutely drown it beneath an overwhelming, sky-covering assault.

It was simply that no one in Germany currently had any intention of going to war with the United States. Germany's greatest priority now was digesting the gains it had obtained through the war. The people also eagerly hoped

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