Russia surrendered and signed a peace treaty with Germany, which has a huge impact on all countries. Especially the allies of United States are very worried. Russia was defeated and fell, which made German homeland no longer a threat. Next, it will be very difficult for other countries to threaten Europe and threaten Germany's homeland. After all, Germany also has the best navy in the world. Before German Navy is defeated, no other country can threaten European continent.
The offices of Washington, White House, President Roosevelt.
President Roosevelt is discussing the current situation with Advisor Hopkins, General Marshall and Harold Admiral Stark.
"Germany people have just dispatched a large-scale fleet to bomb Chelyabinsk. The number of fighter planes dispatched exceeds two thousand. The entire Chelyabinsk has been bombed by Germany The people were blown into ruins. It was under such circumstances that Russians would choose to surrender to Germany." General Marshall said.
"This is what the Germany people call strategic bombing. During their operations against Russia, they used this attack method many times to destroy Russia cities located in the hinterland one after another. Not only did they severely damage Russia The morale of the people has also extremely weakened Russia's industrial strength and war potential, allowing Germany to defeat Russia in the shortest possible time!" Harold Admiral Stark also said.
"Can our Army Air Force launch a strategic bombing on such a scale?" President Roosevelt asked.
"Your Excellency, we have produced thousands of B-17 bombers so far. Although there is a certain gap between the performance of the B-17 heavy bomber and the German Air Force's H-21 heavy bomber, the gap is very limited. In addition, our B-24 heavy bomber is about to Mass production. This makes our Army Air Force fully capable of launching strategic bombing. However, we are too far away from Europe. It is very difficult to carry out strategic bombing in Europe unless we have a safe base.
Now the entire Europe has been tied to his own chariot by Germany. In addition, Germany has a strong military, the navy controls Atlantic Ocean, and the air force is stationed at the bases around Europe. Other countries will be powerless if they want to launch large-scale bombings against Germany.
"It seems that we have no way to launch a strategic bombing against Germany now. However, we can wait for a while and wait until we have the opportunity to use such tactics to attack the Germany people!" President Roosevelt said.
"Yes, Your Excellency, President." General Marshall nodded. However, in his opinion, unless American Navy can gain sea control on Atlantic Ocean, then fight all the way to Britain to recapture British Isles. In this case, it will be possible to dispatch a large-scale aircraft fleet to bomb German homeland. However, now it seems that this possibility is undoubtedly very small.
"Russia surrendered. Now the Germany people can concentrate all their efforts on dealing with us. This is not good news for us! The situation will become more and more difficult." President Roosevelt sighed.
"Your Excellency, Germany is indeed too powerful. Before this, we did not expect that Germany would be so powerful. Our country, Russia and Island Nation is considered to be one of the few powerful countries in the world, but the three of us launched Encirclement Offensive against Germany, but still failed to defeat them," Hopkins said.
President Roosevelt nodded. If he had known that Germany was so difficult to deal with, maybe he would not have made such a decision. We will not use military industry construction to boost the economy of United States, and we will not let United States embark on a path of no return.
However, it is too late to say this now. United States has gone to war with Germany. If Germany is not defeated, United States will have no future. Therefore, they can only go to the dark side in one way now.
"General Stark, has the Navy's warship construction plan started?" President Roosevelt asked.
After American Navy failed miserably among Battle of the Azores, President Roosevelt approved American Navy's expansion plan. There is no way around this. American Navy's aircraft carrier and Capital Ships have almost been lost in previous naval battles. If they don't desperately build more aircraft carriers and Capital Ships, what will they do to fight against German Navy! Once the security of East Coast cannot be maintained, then wait for Germany to directly attack their homeland.
In order to protect the security of the homeland, United States must rebuild a powerful navy as soon as possible.
"Your Excellency, the expansion of the Navy has begun. Including the previous unfinished orders from major shipyards, we have placed a total of 24 aircraft carriers, 6 Capital Ships, 20 air defense cruisers, 36 heavy cruisers, and 60 Light Cruiser with the shipyard. and orders for 120 destroyers. Now, major shipyards are working overtime to build these warships. Soon, there will be warships in service. However, if the navy's strength is to return to its heyday, it will probably have to wait until the second half of next year!" said Harold Admiral Stark.
"Germany people probably won't give us that much preparation time." President Roosevelt frowned.
"Your Excellency, the major shipyards have already tried their best. It is impossible to get them to increase their speed." Harold Admiral Stark said.
President Roosevelt also knows that this is indeed true. However, the current situation was so unfavorable to United States that he had to think of other ways.
"Your Excellency, if the navy cannot resist it, there is nothing we can do. Once it becomes a foregone conclusion that the Germany people will land on our homeland, we will have to further strengthen the army in order to withstand the on the land battlefield. The Germany people's attack. Even defeating the Germany people on the land battlefield and destroying their main force. Only in this way can we force the Germany people to sit down and negotiate and strive for a decent peace!" Hopkins said.
Indeed, with the defeat of Russia, United States's strategic goals are also changing. Although, defeating Germany and winning this war is still what they expect. However, they also know that this is very difficult unless a miracle happens. If we can strive for a decent peace, this will already be a victory for United States. As for other problems, we can only find ways to solve them step by step. As long as the country continues to exist, those problems can always be solved. Once the country is destroyed, then everything is really over.