On January 13, 1921—the day after the League of Nations announced armed intervention against the United States—the international coalition was formed.
With so many nations involved, it was naturally impossible for them all to gather in one place before launching an attack on the Americans!
The nations between the two oceans had long been America's advantage, but likewise its weakness. Now, attacked by enemies from two directions at once, their days would not be easy.
The Royal Navy split into two. The Indian Ocean Fleet, Far East Fleet, and Pacific Fleet formed a coalition with Japan, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and other nations, advancing on the United States from the Pacific.
Meanwhile, the Mediterranean Fleet, Home Fleet, and Atlantic Fleet set out from the Atlantic alongside Bulgaria, France, Russia, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, and other nations to launch an attack on the Americans.
Though Nicholas II was busy with civil war, Russia still had to take part in such international affairs. In any case, the civil war had nothing to do with the navy, and the Bear's Baltic Fleet was still among the world's top ten naval forces. It could at least be used to make up the numbers.
As the price, Britain, France, and Bulgaria each provided Nicholas II with a batch of free arms and also agreed to cover the expenses of deploying his navy.
Nicholas II would never admit that he was nearly unable to afford his navy anymore, but that was indeed the truth. Before the Russian Navy deployed, Russian warships were first sent through French shipyards for upgrades and maintenance.
This had been strongly demanded by the three governments. Clearly, Ferdinand was not the only one who knew there was something wrong with the Bear's navy; Britain and France knew it like