＜ Episode 209 >
Our damage was too great to just enjoy the joy of victory. In fact, it lost most of its maritime power.
In terms of the level of damage alone, it is comparable to that of the Russian navy immediately after the Battle of Tsushima. The only difference here is that the enemy was too overwhelming and somehow the enemy was effectively uprooted and defeated, and we didn’t even have a few tiles in the first place.
No, I didn’t win anyway. no matter what
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Moreover, since the opponent was the Royal Navy, it was inevitable that he suffered that much damage.
Anyway, until the US government special plenipotentiary ambassador came to visit the Kremlin, I was in a good mood.
***
“Shinov and Stolipin, you want me to sell you Vite?”
“Yes, or long-term rental is good. I will pay the price.”
“… Bite can operate right away, but Sinov and Stolipin cannot operate?”
“It is a report from the Brooklyn Shipyard that the repairs of Sinov and Stolipin will be completed sooner than their own ships.”
“……”
Looking at the report, I nodded.
“I do, but why?”
“Yes?”
“Doesn’t the U.S. Navy have eight battleships and eight battlecruisers? Besides, there are four regular aircraft carriers, and it would be sufficient without us to support two aircraft carriers and one battleship.
“It’s seven. Three days ago, Arizona was sunk by a Japanese navy submarine off the coast of the Philippines.”
“…that’s a pity.”
“And right now, there are only three battleships our allies can mobilize. The remaining 4 ships went into long-term repairs, and the Japanese Navy lightly handed over 10 ships. It is taking time in the Philippines and Vietnam, but it is also a matter of time. The French navy was annihilated, and the Philippine military district… now annihilated. Reports came last week that General MacArthur had been killed by artillery fire at the command post while commanding a battle. We have to stop the Japs from advancing somehow.”
“Even if the Japanese army died, they wouldn’t be able to set foot in Hawaii, wouldn’t it be harsh?”
“The Naval Staff Headquarters is reviewing even that premise now. Is the Japs really incapable of taking over Hawaii…”
Apparently, the sense of crisis in the US Navy was unusual.
“When Sinov, Stolipin and Vite join the Pacific Fleet, the number of battleships that can be mobilized will reach four and six aircraft carriers. It is essential to stop the advance of the Japs even once. I am willing to negotiate a price.”
“The price is not an issue, the Italian navy is still there in Europe, and the British and German naval forces have not been completely wiped out. Among the ships owned by the Yugoslav Navy, there is not even a single Super Dreadnought class. It won’t be easy if you attack from the Mediterranean.”
Although it was planned to gain momentum in the near future, it would lead to a battle between the Italian and Yugoslav naval forces in the Mediterranean Sea.
“Your Excellency has promised that we will send large-scale troops to Europe in the next year at the latest.”
“The next year? In the next year or so, we’ll be more than capable of recovering France and Spain, are you going to help with the British amphibious operation?”
***
“So what happened?”
“I decided to sell it, and set the price off the land lease, and instead set it to double what I asked for.”
I shook my head. In fact, it was true that having a navy was useless.
Even if the Yugoslav navy is annihilated, the current Axis powers do not have the capacity to conduct an amphibious operation.
Even though we lack the ability to conduct an amphibious operation in the first place.
“The Yugoslav navy will soon launch a sortie for the purpose of occupying Malta and Crete, and the Italian navy will come out immediately.”
“And to bring out the Italian navy and annihilate it?”
“yes. We can do a fatal blow with the plane and let the Yugoslav navy clean up, but none of the British main battleships are capable of moving right away, and at best they are cruisers, so we only have to deal with the Italians.”
In fact, the Dutch army could move, but I decided to stop worrying about that. Now that Scandanavia has passed over and the lowlands are threatened in the first place, I wonder if those who know what will happen if they empty the North Sea will empty London.
“Nevertheless, no matter how bad the Italian navy is and how strong it is in terms of numbers, to have them face the Super Dreadnought with a dreadnought class……”
“All those super dreadnoughts will be captured by planes, and only those that haven’t sunk yet will need to be confirmed and killed. If the planes do their job properly, the Yugoslav Navy could just lay down its troops and that would be enough.”
I sighed as I stroked Tatiana’s head.
“And the other thorny thing is, Americans, are you more asshole than I thought?”
“?”
“It took another year for the industry to transform into a wartime system. They say that there is not a single rifle among the infantry now, so more than half of them bring them with their own money. Soldiers don’t know how to shoot.”
“……How did you conquer Canada?”
“Yeah, that’s because he’s more of a b*tch.”
War was originally about competing for who was the more asshole, but it seemed a bit harsh.
“So, these guys, we want to use our standard rifles in a given way, so please give them some extra supplies and hand them over to the returning ship.”
“Which one?”
“FN 1938. Semi-automatic rifle. He said he wanted to pay for this as well by offsetting the land lease payment.”
“Wow…”
“Because spending money doesn’t mean everything will be okay.”
Even so, I think it’s a bit harsh to say that the infantrymen can’t shoot…. I can’t believe it when the chief financial officer says it like that.
“If you just listen to the story, it seems that there is nothing better than the Russian army during the last great war.”
“therefore?”
“That’s what I said, too, with plenty of money.”
It is not common to receive through landless. Combat food, combat boots, fur boots, military uniforms, wool, leather, surgical tools, medicines, and advanced electronic equipment. Lathes, milling machines, drills, smelters, rolling mills, field telephones and radios, power plant generators, transformers, transport ships, amphibious craft, trucks, jeeps, locomotives, wagons, carriages, artillery tractors and many other raw materials. Artillery and mortars, even uranium and heavy water.
Technical assistance was also included, including training technicians and officials in American factories and military installations.
Because the industry has not yet fully converted to a state of war, the U.S. military does not have enough materials to use it, and as a result, they sent a lot of ignorance like in the original history, but they did not show the majesty of the Heavenly Father.
Well, even in the original history, the Leasing of Arms Act began to work properly around the time of Stalingrad, so it was unavoidable. Besides, I would skip World War I and lack experience.
Anyway, even if the efficiency of the landless materials we receive in this world is low, it is not something we cannot produce on our own, so it would have been difficult to get a lot of attention.
The most important weapons are trucks, transports, amphibious craft, etc. It’s not a weapon, but American-made locomotives have much better performance than ours, so that’s pretty important.
They asked for uranium and heavy water and they gave it to me. Of course, there are also uranium mines in Russia, and heavy water production is not desperately needed as the heavy water plant in Norway has been handed over to us after the victory over Scandanavia. The problem is that scientists are still going through trial and error.
Still, it will be done in a few years. maybe.
In any case, a land lease is a debt that has to be repaid in the end. It is better to reduce it if possible. You may be able to eat and wash your mouth like the Soviet Union in the original history, but that will not be good for the mirror relationship in the long run.
First of all, what I want is not the Cold War.
‘Anyway, it’s a Stolipin-class aircraft carrier. When the jet age comes after the war, it’s all junk, and the moment Sinofya anti-ship missiles come out, it’s scrap metal. It’s better to just sell it at a higher price.’
“Above all, we are not at the stage to discuss or even discuss landing in the UK right now.”
I haven’t even crossed the line yet, but the landing in the UK is kimchi soup.
“The problem we’re facing now is breaking through the Maginot Line. There are heavy tanks that the Americans are testing to break through the fortress area, and I’m wondering if I should borrow them.”
No matter how much the Maginot line was pierced, the Germans had to put in quite a bit of manpower to break through it. Besides, it is said that it has been strengthened after being breached once, so it is clear that even if the Russian army charges, you will have to be prepared for quite a bit of damage.
“In time for the launch of the Yugoslav naval attack, we attack the Ruhr and push the enemy completely west of the Rhine. Then we will cross the line again.”
Then the Maginot line appears.
“The war in Europe is almost over. Asia and America will take quite a while.”
I murmured and chewed the grapes that had entered my mouth.
***
Over the Panama Canal.
-Tatattattattattattatta!
Realizing that the enemy fighter’s main wing and the 10 M3 Browning heavy machine guns mounted on the fuselage were aiming at him, the Bf109 barely escaped from the firing line.
“Hans! hey you idiot! There are three fighters behind you!”
“I know!”
The P-75, the US single-shot long-range fighter, is equipped with 10 machine guns per unit.
By simple calculation, 30 machine guns were aimed at that one.
“Damn, did you steal any girl from me?”
In the meantime, the joke was Marseille.
While fighting the Russian army, he could not even score a shot down score and changed the aircraft several times, so he was almost exiled to South America.
The US military was literally a duckling to him. Proficiency was not very high, and the performance of the aircraft was still poor.
– Many new enemy aircraft appear! Repeat! The Americans have launched a bomber! Absolutely must grab it!
So far, the US military has not deployed any bombers other than attack planes into the Panama Canal.
The reason was simple. Marauders, Liberators, and Mitchell were being deployed against the Japanese on the Pacific Front, and even second-class bombers were given priority to the urgent Canadian front.
In addition, it was difficult to fly over Mexico, which is not a good place to send other aircraft other than the attack aircraft possessed by the Panama garrison, so it was difficult due to problems such as cruising range.
However, after the defeat in the last naval battle, the total collapse of the Canadian army and the pilot deployment of new strategic bombers to the front made it possible to provide extensive air support to Panama.
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Marseille skillfully grabbed the back of one of the bandits and scraped the cockpit with a cannon. Marseille, who looked away from the bandit that crashed and shattered with a big explosion, was aiming for the next fighter.
A giant moved over his head.
A U.S. B-19 Conqueror Squadron began pouring fireballs over the heads of Mexican troops.