"Your Majesty, American Navy have developed very rapidly over the years. I have to admit that they are indeed Imperial Navy's biggest enemies." Marshal Raeder looked serious.
As Imperial Navy Minister, on the one hand, he is very pleased that Imperial Navy continues to grow stronger. On the other hand, he was worried about the enemy's hot pursuit.
Especially American Navy on the other side of the ocean is growing stronger day by day, posing a great threat to German Navy.
Oscar nodded. He had always regarded United States as Germany's main enemy. We have also been implementing this thinking to the Empire's important ministers. Fortunately, the ministers of the Empire seemed to have listened.
"Your Majesty, according to the information we have, the U. S. Navy is very powerful. In terms of battleships, the U. S. Navy now has a total of 15 battleships of three classes in service. Among them, there are four 'South Dakota-class' battleships, six 'Iowa-class' battleships and five 'Montana' class battleships. Na-class battleships. These battleships are thickly armored and have powerful firepower. Although the Imperial Navy has more battleships than the U. S. Navy, it still wants to surpass the U. S. Navy in terms of overall strength. It is also very difficult to build the battleships of the army. Therefore, the Imperial Navy has no advantage when comparing the battleships alone. What's more, the U. S. Navy has more powerful battleships under construction and has learned from the experience of the Japanese "Yamato" battleships. A battleship equipped with a 460mm main gun has been released. Once this battleship is put into service, the threat to the Imperial Navy will be greater. Fortunately, the construction of this new battleship will start relatively late, and it will take some time before it can be put into service," Marshal Redel said.
Oscar nodded, because of the rapid rise of Germany, United States in this time and space is more powerful than in another time and space. In another time and space, American Navy hadn't even finished building 'Iowa-class' Battleship, let alone the subsequent 'Montana-class' Battleship. As for the Battleship equipped with a 460mm main gun, there is no plan. But in this time and space, American Navy is already selling the pot and selling iron, and continues to build these new Capital Ships.
"In terms of aircraft carriers, American Navy has also achieved great success. Now, there are as many as 25 aircraft carriers in service with American Navy. Excluding one experimental aircraft carrier, there are as many as 24 aircraft carriers that can be dispatched to the battlefield. Among them, 8 are 'Essex-class' aircraft carriers. This kind of aircraft carrier is the same as ours The performance of our 'Constellation-class' aircraft carrier is almost the same. There are also nine 'Independence-class' aircraft carriers, which are small aircraft carriers that carry limited Carrier-based aircraft. The remaining aircraft carriers are American Navy aircraft carriers built in the early stage, but their performance is also limited. Yes, I have to admit that the large number of American Navy aircraft carriers and Carrier-based Aircraft Unit can also pose a very big threat to us. Not to mention that now United States has entered the wartime system. This also means that the shipbuilding speed of American Navy will be further improved. According to the information obtained, there are more than ten 'Essex-class' aircraft carriers under construction in the shipyards of United States East Coast. This means that even if we severely damage American Navy and sink their aircraft carriers, they will be replenished soon," Marshal Raeder said.
"It can be seen that it is undoubtedly very difficult to defeat an industrial power like United States." Oscar said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Marshal Raeder said.
"Doesn't that mean that if we want to defeat United States, it may be difficult to determine the winner in a short period of time?" Field Marshal Manstein asked.
"Theoretically, that's the case. However, there are too many unexpected factors in naval battles. Differences may occur due to different tactics used by both sides. Of course, the Imperial Navy still has an advantage in the confrontation with the US Navy. After all, the performance of our carrier-based aircraft is more powerful than that of the US Navy. The US Navy's carrier-based fighters are mainly F4F fighters. The performance of this type of fighter is simply not comparable to that of our carrier-based BF- 109 fighter, let alone the carrier-based FW-190 fighter. However, according to the latest information, the US Navy is also serving a more powerful F4U fighter, but the number of equipment is still relatively small. As for the dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft, their performance is more powerful, but they are also limited. Overall, the Imperial Navy still has the advantage in the Atlantic Ocean! "Marshal Redel said.
Marshal Raeder's explanation made Empire's important ministers feel a little relieved.
"In addition, we currently only have two fleets on Atlantic Ocean, Home Fleet and Atlantic Fleet. And we are on the Mediterranean Sea, and we also have Mediterranean Fleet. If necessary, Mediterranean Fleet can enter Atlantic Ocean to fight. In this case, our advantage will be even greater!" Marshal Raeder continued.
"From now on, order the Home Fleet, Atlantic Fleet and Mediterranean Fleet to enter a state of emergency combat readiness and be ready to respond to the American attack at any time. All warships of the Mediterranean Fleet will gather in Gibraltar. Once something happens, they will immediately enter the Atlantic to fight! Be careful, the Americans may not declare war on us, but like the islanders, first launch a sneak attack and adopt an undeclared war in order to severely damage the Imperial Navy. Therefore, we absolutely cannot give the Americans such an opportunity." Qin Tian said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Marshal Raeder nodded seriously. If Americans really surrenders to German Navy without declaring war, it will indeed pose a great threat to German Navy.
"In addition, the shipbuilding speed of our navy's major shipyards must also be accelerated! The construction speed of the next four aircraft carriers 'Sovereign-class' must be accelerated. The construction progress of the 'Nordic God' aircraft carrier must also be increased. Once Imperial Navy suffers losses, we must have more warships to supplement it!" Oscar demanded.
To a certain extent, the war between Germany and United States is a war of attrition. The weapons and equipment of both sides are consumed at a lower rate and the weapons and equipment are replenished faster. This is a great test for the industries of both countries. However, with sufficient resources and the integration of Europe industry, Germany undoubtedly has a great advantage.