"Gentlemen, if German Navy attacks us, can we withstand the attack of Germany, defeat German Navy in one fell swoop, and regain the disadvantage!" President Roosevelt asked.
President Roosevelt's eyes flashed with hope. Even at this moment, he has not completely given up hope. Although, he knew that the possibility of defeating German Navy was very small. However, he does not want the war to burn to the United States homeland. If German Navy can be defeated, perhaps the war can be advanced to European continent. In this case, even if United States cannot completely defeat Germany, it can still ensure that United States is at an advantage. This is much better than the war breaking out in United States's homeland and expecting to use a strong army to defeat German Army.
General Marshall and Harold Admiral Stark both saw the hope in President Roosevelt's eyes and understood what he meant. However, they can't ignore the real situation and use lies to deceive President Roosevelt.
Harold Admiral Stark thought for a while, and then said, "Your Excellency, if German Navy enters East Coast, with the assistance of Army Air Corps, we still have a high hope of defeating German Navy."
But President Roosevelt is also obviously a sophisticated person. Of course he knows Harold Admiral Stark's hidden meaning. That is, if German Navy does not enter East Coast, it will be very difficult, even impossible, for American Navy to defeat German Navy. But will German Navy be stupid enough to enter the combat radius of US Army Air Corps's fighter plane? That's obviously unlikely. German Navy The biggest possibility is to launch a surprise attack, and then evacuate immediately after the attack is successful. In this case, US Army Air Corps has nothing to do with German Navy.
Although US Army Air Corps is very powerful, it now has thousands of combat aircraft. However, these aircraft are deployed in United States's huge territory. Even though the main force has been gathered at East Coast. But the coastline of East Coast is thousands of kilometers long. After these US Army Air Corps are dispersed, they will no longer be able to take advantage. Once you encounter the main force of German Navy Carrier-based aircraft, the possibility of being defeated will be very high. Therefore, Harold Admiral Stark knew very well that even with the full support of Army Air Corps, it would be very difficult for them to resist the attack of German Navy. Not to mention defeating German Navy in one fell swoop.
"Even if you add British Navy, won't it work?" President Roosevelt asked.
"Your Excellency, this is still very difficult. Unless German Navy reveals obvious mistakes. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for us to defeat them." Harold Admiral Stark said.
President Roosevelt nodded, he knew that the navy really had no choice. If you want to defeat German Navy, you may have to wait for a miracle to happen. Otherwise, they can only continue to implement the previous strategy and prepare to defeat the Germany people in one fell swoop on the land battlefield.
"No matter what, the navy and Army Air Corps are working together to prepare to withstand the attack of the Germany people in the next battle! No matter what happens, we will hit them hard! In this case, it will be more difficult for the Germany people landing in North America." President Roosevelt said.
"Yes, Mr. President, we will do our best." Harold Admiral Stark said.
General Marshall also nodded.
"In addition, we need to keep in touch with the Britain side. This war is not only our business, but also the Britain people's business. This is directly related to the life and death of the Britain people." Roosevelt warned.
He doesn't want American Navy to fight alone now. In fact, President Roosevelt regretted it a little. If American Navy had received full support and assistance from British Navy in the last Battle of the Azores, maybe they would have defeated German Navy in one fell swoop. However, there is no regret medicine in the world, and it is too late to talk about this now.
"Okay, Mr. President." Harold Admiral Stark replied.
British Navy was not involved in the last naval battle, which made everyone at American Navy regret it greatly. This time, they will not let go of the powerful help of British Navy.
Among Battle of the Azores, American Navy hopes to defeat German Navy on his own. On the one hand, it is to avoid leaking the news, and on the other hand, it is to be able to eat alone. If American Navy can defeat German Navy alone, then they can naturally take over maritime hegemony from German Navy. And if British Navy is also involved, then, considering Britain's influence on sea power, it may be very difficult for American Navy to become the overlord.
But the final naval battle result proved that American Navy still overestimated his combat effectiveness. In the end, it led to a tragic failure.
The dispatch of three German Navy fleets made United States and Britain very nervous, and even caused all their military forces to enter a state of emergency combat readiness.
Especially American Navy and British Navy are the first to bear the brunt. They dispatched a large number of submarines, light ships and seaplanes to wait carefully for Western Atlantic, and even went deep into Atlantic Ocean, looking for traces of German Navy, so that they could give early warning and gain enough preparation time for their own navy.
At 3 pm on October 14, in the southeastern waters of Greenland, a submarine of British Navy surfaced here.
After the hatch cover opened, several sailors got out of it.
It is undoubtedly very depressing to stay in the small space of a submarine. Being able to step out of the submarine, take a few breaths of fresh smelly air, and smoke a cigarette is undoubtedly the best way for these submarine sailors to relax.
"Sir, will the Germany people really attack us?" asked a young sailor.
"How do I know? Our mission is just to search this sea area. Facing the powerful German Navy, we are not even qualified to bite people's teeth." A Captain officer said disdainfully.
While he was talking, a sailor suddenly exclaimed.
"God! Germany people!"
In their the East waters, warships appeared one after another.
"God! It's really German fleet."
"Damn it, send Telegram to the country immediately." Captain Submarine Captain issued the order.
This Britain submarine risked death and sent out Telegram. But this gave them almost no time to escape.
The German Navy anti-submarine frigate rushed up and fired anti-submarine rockets, turning the Britain submarine into an underwater iron coffin.