"Your Excellency, in this war between Germany and Buru, the Germany people have shown extremely strong strength and also made us see our own shortcomings. I think this is a good thing for us!" said Minister of War Woodring.
Everyone looked at Minister Woodring, wondering why he said that.
"Everyone, we are not at war with the Germany people now, but Buru. So, we should be grateful for this. After we saw the strong military strength of the Germany people, We can also make improvements immediately. In this way, we can further improve our strength, and in the future war with the Germany people, we may not lose to them!" said Minister Woodring.
Everyone else nodded. Indeed, this is a place worth celebrating.
"How big is the gap between us and Germany people now?" President Roosevelt said.
"Your Excellency, not to mention the gap in tactics and the quality of officers and soldiers, the gap in weapons and equipment alone is very large. The gap in tactics and the quality of officers and soldiers cannot be shortened overnight. The only thing we can do to shorten the gap as much as possible is probably in terms of weapons and equipment. For details, please let your Excellency the Chief of Staff speak!" Minister Woodring said.
President Roosevelt nodded and looked at George? General Marshall.
"Your Excellency, in terms of army equipment, guns and artillery, there is not much difference between us and the Germany people. The only thing worthy of attention is that the Germany people's army is equipped with a lot of 210mm Self-Propelled Heavy Howitzer. But we are not equipped with heavy artillery of this caliber. From the war between Germany and Buru Judging from the performance, the performance of this type of heavy artillery on the battlefield is very amazing. Buru Army's defenses are simply unable to resist this type of heavy artillery. If we go to war with Germany, we will probably face this type of heavy artillery. This is something we have to pay attention to." George? General Marshall said.
"Can we equip this kind of artillery?" President Roosevelt asked.
"Your Excellency, it will take a lot of time to develop such a large-caliber heavy artillery, and we may not be able to catch up." Minister Woodring said from the side.
"However, Buru has a heavy artillery. Although it is a bit crude and its performance is slightly worse than the heavy artillery of Germany. However, overall it is still very good. We can ask Buru to transfer the technology of this artillery to us!" Minister Woodring said.
"Buru's artillery? Is it reliable?" President Roosevelt frowned.
"Your Excellency, the performance of Buru's B-4 heavy-duty Howitzer is still very good. However, artillery has always been the specialty of Germany people, and Buru is slightly inferior in this aspect. It is understandable. If we can obtain relevant technology, we can make improvements on this basis to further improve the performance of this artillery to meet our needs," George? General Marshall said.
President Roosevelt nodded. "Well, when the Buru special envoy comes, we will discuss this issue with him and let them transfer the B-4 heavy Howitzer technology to us."
"Yes, Your Excellency, President." Secretary of State Hull nodded.
After the special envoy Buru arrives at United States, he will definitely be the one to receive him, and he will be mainly responsible for the subsequent negotiations.
"In addition, the Germany people have great advantages in Armored Weapons and fighter aircraft. In terms of tanks, the tanks currently used by the Germany people are mainly 'Panther tank 'Medium tank and 'Mighty Tiger' heavy tank. The Germany people have done a very good job of keeping these two tanks secret. Until now, we have not figured out their exact parameters, we only know the general situation.
The 'Panther tank' medium tank should weigh about 35 tons and has very strong defense. It is equipped with the 75mm Tank Cannon. The 'Mighty Tiger' heavy tank should weigh about 45 tons and is equipped with the 88mm Tank Cannon. The T-28 medium tank, T-26 light tank, and BT-7 fast tank equipped by Buru were unable to fight back under the attack of these two tanks by Germany. Even, our military observers at Buru reported that some surviving Buru tank soldiers claimed that they clearly hit the German tanks, but were unable to penetrate its armor, let alone destroy it. This made Buru's tank troops easily defeated by Germany's Armored Forces during the battle! "
George? General Marshall looked serious when introducing this situation. It is foreseeable that once United States participates in the war, they will inevitably fight against Armored Forces of the German Army. By that time, Armored Forces of the US Army will probably be crushed by Armored Forces of Germany people.
"Although the M3 light tank and M4 medium tank we are equipped with are slightly more powerful than the tanks equipped with Buru. However, they are different from the Germany people's 'Panther tank' medium tank and 'Mighty Tiger' heavy tank. Compared with other tanks, there is undoubtedly a huge gap. Once we encounter these two tanks of Germany, our M3 light tank and M4 medium tank will definitely be crushed!" George? General Marshall said with absolute certainty.
"Is the gap really that big?" Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau asked.
You know, United States invested heavily in the military industry this time, but in the end the result was still like this, which was naturally hard for them to accept.
"Yes, Your Excellency Secretary of the Treasury. The gap between us and Germany people is indeed that big. Even bigger than what I said!" George? General Marshall is not an alarmist.
World War II Before, United States had no advantage in terms of tanks. The United States of this era is far from as powerful as later generations. Even though, due to the threat of Germany, United States increased investment, causing M3 light tank and M4 medium tank of the US Army in this time and space to enter service earlier than those in another time and space. However, these two tanks are much inferior to the German Army and Tiger-Panther tanks. They win purely by their numerical advantage.
Now, facing the more powerful German Army, the more powerful German Army's Armored Forces, and the US Army's Armored Forces, the gap is naturally even greater. It is undoubtedly very difficult to bridge the gap in this aspect.
"Your Excellency, before we personally participate in the war, we must develop a powerful heavy tank as soon as possible! Only in this way can we have the strength to fight against the Armored Forces of the Germany people!" George? General Marshall continued.
President Roosevelt clicked on him, and he also thought this was very necessary.