The offices of Washington, White House, President Roosevelt.
US Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, Navy Operations Department Commander Harold Admiral Stark, Fleet Commander Admiral James Richardson, sat on the sofa in the office, waiting for President Roosevelt to read the battle plan they submitted.
President Roosevelt wore glasses and carefully read the battle plan submitted by the navy. Although this combat plan only contained a few thin pages, President Roosevelt read it very carefully and spent half an hour on it.
Although President Roosevelt is not a soldier, he has served as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy and is very familiar with the things in the Navy.
After a while, President Roosevelt put down the battle plan and took off his glasses.
"Everyone, I have read your battle plan. This is indeed a very rigorous battle plan, with all aspects considered. However, I want to know, what is the chance of winning this battle plan?" President Roosevelt asked.
Minister Frank Knox looked at Harold Admiral Stark.
Harold Admiral Stark thought for a while, and then said, "Your Excellency, if we are fully prepared, we have almost a 60% chance of winning."
"Sixty percent?" President Roosevelt frowned involuntarily.
"Yes, Your Excellency, German Navy is very powerful. And if we mobilize the fleet, the Germany people will definitely not remain indifferent. Therefore, even if we use all our main force, it will be very difficult to defeat German Navy. A 60% chance of winning is already very good." Harold Admiral Stark explained.
President Roosevelt nodded, he knew that in terms of strength. It is very difficult for American Navy to defeat German Navy. Unless you are lucky. Now we adopt the plan of sneak attack on Azores, which allows American Navy to take a certain initiative. But even so, it is very difficult to be sure of victory. After all, German Navy is very powerful.
"Okay, generals. I don't understand sea combat. You are professionals in this field. I hope you can lead American Navy to victory!" President Roosevelt said.
"Your Excellency, we will do our best," Harold Admiral Stark said.
Subsequently, General Harold Admiral Stark and James Richardson left. Minister Frank Knox stayed on.
"Your Excellency, are you not optimistic about the Navy's combat plan?" Secretary Frank Knox asked.
President Roosevelt shook his head. "Under such circumstances, if we want to launch a surprise attack, a sneak attack on the German Navy's Atlantic Fleet and the Azores Islands is already the best way. However, it is not that easy to succeed. The Germans are not fools. They have many spies in the United States. Even within the Navy, There are their intelligence personnel. What's more, once our navy is dispatched, the Germans will immediately take action. They will not know the dangerous environment of the German Navy's Atlantic Fleet. By then, the German home fleet will definitely rush to the waters near the Azores Islands. By then, our navy will probably face a fierce battle.
Although our navy is very powerful, it has no combat experience. We haven't had a war for almost half a century, since the last war. And Germany, in the last game World War, defeated the world's number one British Navy. In the following twenty years, it led the development trend of the world's navy. Therefore, it is very difficult to defeat the Germany people! "
"Your Excellency, there is no way around this. No matter how powerful German Navy is, we must try our best to defeat it. Otherwise, we will have no hope at all." Minister Frank Knox said.
President Roosevelt nodded. "It is precisely because of this that I approved the combat plan submitted by the navy Operations Department."
"Your Excellency Minister, if the navy's attack does not succeed as expected, then we may have to expend more power." President Roosevelt continued.
"Your Excellency, President, I have issued an order for major shipyards to speed up the construction of warships. All warships have begun construction in three shifts. In this way, even if the war is unfavorable and warships are lost, they can be quickly replenished. However, this requires financial support." Minister Frank Knox said.
"I will sign a special decree to allocate funds to the Navy!" President Roosevelt said.
After entering the wartime system, it was no longer possible for Congress to restrict the power of the president. Therefore, President Roosevelt can do whatever he wants. He can sign an order to allocate more military spending to the army, thereby giving United States a more powerful military force.
"Yes, Mr. President." Frank Knox nodded.
"This war is ultimately a confrontation of industrial strength. Germany's industrial strength is very powerful, stronger than ours. However, we are not the only enemy they have. Therefore, even if it is a temporary defeat, as long as we continue to launch attacks, we will win sooner or later!" President Roosevelt said.
The intention of President Roosevelt is very obvious, that is, the temporary victory or defeat does not represent the final victory or defeat. Losing a battleship is not terrible. As long as it can be replenished in time, the battle can continue.
In another time and space, the war between American Navy and Island Nation Navy was like this. In the early days of the war, American Navy was defeated by Island Nation Navy, and even Pacific Fleet fell into a situation where the entire army was almost annihilated. Island Nation Navy completely controls the sea control of Pacific Ocean.
However, American Navy just relied on the strong industrial strength of United States to continue serving more warships. In the end, relying on this, Island Nation Navy was crushed.
After all, after Island Nation Navy lost one Capital Ships, it would be difficult to get a replacement. And American Navy lost one Capital Ships, but it could get two ships as a supplement. Under such circumstances, how could Island Nation Navy be American Navy's opponent?
However, it may not be that easy to use the same tactics to deal with German Navy. The shipbuilding capability of German Navy in this time and space is no worse than that of United States. Even, it is stronger than United States. In terms of resources, Germany controls most of Europe, the entire Africa, and half of Asia. There is no shortage of various resources, so German Navy can also attack a large number of troops.