"Land at Newfoundland, then use Newfoundland as a bridgehead to land at Canada. After defeating Canada, then attack United States launches an attack. This is a good plan, but will Americans be unprepared?" Oscar raised his own question after reading the landing plan submitted by the army, navy and air force.
"Your Majesty, Americans will indeed be on guard. However, no matter which direction we launch the landing operation, Americans will be on guard. When the time comes, it will inevitably be with Americans fights hard. As long as we can gain a foothold on Newfoundland, then we have nothing to fear. If we fight Americans directly, we will still have the upper hand." Field Marshal Manstein said.
"Newfoundland covers an area of 110,000 square kilometers. We can build a large number of airports on the coastal plain. Then use these airports as bases to launch strategic bombings on United States's industrial zones, directly weakening United States's war potential." Air Force Minister Albert Field Marshal Kesselring said.
Oscar nodded. If German Air Force could start from Newfoundland, it would indeed be possible to bring the entire industrial center of gravity of United States within the strike radius. As long as the industrial zone is destroyed, Americans will have no way to fight against Germany. They can't even produce weapons and equipment, so they can't risk their lives to fight Germany, right? Even if you try so hard, the final result is just seeking your own death.
"Your Majesty, according to the intelligence we have, the British have not deployed many troops on Newfoundland. Originally, they only had one infantry division on Newfoundland. Now, it has only increased to three infantry divisions with more than 50,000 troops. And the combat effectiveness will not be much higher. As long as the landing goes well, we will be able to fully complete the mission within a week. Take Newfoundland. Even if the Americans and British want to rescue, it will not be easy. In the winter in North America, we can even take this opportunity to launch a landing on the Nova Scotia Peninsula. In that case, we can truly gain a foothold in North America.
Oscar knows that the leaders of the army, navy and air force have reached a consensus on this issue. And a detailed plan has been made.
"So, is there a good chance of winning?" Oscar asked.
"Your Majesty, if everything goes well, there will be no problem for us to succeed." Field Marshal Manstein said.
"Okay, let's implement it according to your plan!" Oscar chose to support it.
Subsequently, Deputy Chief of Staff Admiral Kuechler introduced the entire landing plan to Oscar.
During this landing operation, the navy's three Grand Fleet will set off to provide all aspects of support for the landing troops. Even Home Fleet, although the Capital Ships formation suffered heavy losses, the three severely damaged Capital Shipss were unable to participate in the battle for a while. But Aircraft Carrier Formation's eight aircraft carriers and numerous cruisers and destroyers will all participate in the battle.
Various types of warships of the Navy will provide fire support and sea protection for the landing troops to prevent them from being attacked by the enemy from the sea. The aircraft carrier's Carrier-based aircraft will also provide air support for the landing troops, directly bombing the British troops on the Newfoundland, and assist them in quickly capturing the entire Newfoundland.
Marine Corps will become the main force landing Newfoundland this time. Now there are ten divisions in German Marine Corps. This time on Newfoundland, Marine Corps will invest five divisions at once. A large number of amphibious assault ships, dock landing ships and tank landing ships will participate in the attack to ensure that Marine Corps can quickly win this landing operation.
Once German Marine Corps gets a foothold on Newfoundland, German Army will start to log in to Newfoundland. German Army Group A will be the first War Ministry team to land on Newfoundland or even North America. After they successfully log in at Nova Scotia peninsula, Army Group B and Army Group C will log in one after another. Then use the powerful Armored Forces to sweep across the entire North America British army and the US military.
Of course, in addition to maintaining the establishment of Russian front, the three armies of the German Army will also incorporate more troops. For example, some newly formed armies will be considered for inclusion. The armies of Germany's other slave countries will also join the battle after German military successfully landing in North America. In this way, Germany can successfully suppress the US and British troops in terms of military strength, while controlling its own casualties. Gain the greatest victory in this war at the lowest cost.
German Air Force will also be stationed at Newfoundland as soon as possible. After a large number of field airports and regular airports are built, Strategic Air Force's long-range fighter jets and heavy-duty Bomber will also be stationed. Officially with Newfoundland as the center, strategic bombing will be launched on United States's industrial center, completely destroying United States's industrial strength, thereby creating more favorable conditions for Germany to win this war.
Oscar expressed satisfaction with the landing operation plan submitted by the army, navy and air force and did not raise any objections.
However, he then made a suggestion.
"I think that before we officially log in to Newfoundland, we can scare Americans first and make it look like we are logging in on the Caribbean Sea with Bermuda Islands as the center. As long as we make it more realistic, we won't be afraid that Americans will not be fooled. By then, it will undoubtedly be much easier for us to log in on Newfoundland." Oscar said.
Germany The marshals and generals of the army, navy and air force couldn't help but their eyes lit up. Although launching a deception tactic will consume a lot of resources. But if we can successfully attract Americans's attention to the south, it will be very helpful to the victory of the entire landing operation. It will even directly increase your chances of winning.
German Army General Staff, and then formulated a deception plan. And, in mid-November, the entire plan began to be implemented.
German Atlantic Fleet and Mediterranean Fleet, after replenishing Carrier-based aircraft, returned to the Bermuda Islands sea area again. Even German Marine Corps and the army gathered in large numbers at Bermuda Islands. German Air Force even dispatched many long-range fighter jets to fly to the Caribbean Sea for reconnaissance. Everything seems to be preparing for landing.
Germany's move immediately attracted the attention of United States. In fact, many US Army generals believe that the Germany people are preparing to launch an attack on the Caribbean Sea.