Chapter 2625: American adjustment one

The war is over, and everyone is in a meeting to summarize. The Germans are like this, the Japanese are like this, and the Americans who have suffered a lot during the war need to summarize! In short, after this battle was over, the US Navy, who had just gotten a little bit upset, started to honestly summarize its mistakes and problems, and then use its strengths and avoid weaknesses to fill in the loopholes.

Therefore, on the flagship New Mexico, the senior U.S. Navy once again held a meeting on the current situation and the way forward. The participants were: the current U.S. Navy Commander Benson, the next U.S. Navy Commander Sims, and the next United States. Chief of the Navy's General Staff Ma Jifen, and the future US fast fleet commander Fletcher!

There is no need to say more about Benson’s command in this war. This issue has been thoroughly dismantled, and Benson has already expressed his willingness to take full responsibility. As a colleague for many years, other people will naturally not be here. The problem continues to be entangled. Well, what will the US Navy do in the future? How the war continues has become a very critical issue. On this issue, Sims, as the person with the highest status in this meeting, put forward his own views.

"We must have our own fast fleet. First of all, I am not dissatisfied with General Su Xiong and his fleet. I even think that this time, because of the excellent performance of the German fleet, we have saved a lot of lives and supplies. But this force is not our own, sometimes it is unreliable to use, and it is vulnerable to political influence." Sims said.

"Huh?! This is not normal." Ma Jifen frowned slightly. He and Sims got along in the past, and they often communicate with each other. Based on the content of the exchange between the two before, and looking at Sims’ speech today, Majifen can clearly feel that Sims’ attitude has undergone some changes. The establishment of a fast fleet belonging to the U.S. Navy is correct, but what follows is Strong political implications.

"Well, Sims, everyone is not an outsider. You can say something more clearly. For example, is there any new information flowing out of it?" Benson said tiredly. Recently, he has been quite haggard both mentally and physically.

Although the two have not yet completed the final transfer of power, it is clear that the senior management has begun to communicate with Sims on some key issues, and now Sims has said something unusual, so only one point can be explained. These words may come from high-level instructions.

"There are indeed some. Generally speaking, there are some frictions between us and the German Empire. This friction has always been there, but now it has a tendency to intensify. For example, on the issues of Europe and West Asia, the Germans will When it became its own land and tried to prevent the entry of American capital, especially in energy, after acquiring the Transcaucasian oil field and further developing the oil fields in the Mesopotamia, Germany quickly turned from a resource importer to an exporter, and Germany People seem to want to contract the entire European resource market, which is quite in conflict with us."

"Now, if you want to consider that Germany will bring the entire British Africa into its own control, Germany will be greatly enhanced in the field of mineral resources, and there will also be the Austro-Hungarian Empire, they have won Ukraine-this Europe After the bread basket, it caused tremendous pressure on the US food exports. Therefore, in the foreseeable future, the Germans will call the United States a strong competitor in the export of resources and agricultural products. As for industrial products? Up."

"Furthermore, the foundation of cooperation between the United States and Germany-the Entente system has actually collapsed. For us, Japan is an enemy that must be killed. The Germans do not necessarily think so. Therefore, the high-level think that Germany may be in the future There is no effort in the military field," Sims said.

"We are soldiers, this is actually not something we want to take care of. Although the military and government are not separated, I think it is very immoral to discredit colleagues who were still fighting side by side a few days ago." Old Fletcher thought. After thinking about it, if there is no Su Xiong fleet, I am afraid that old Fletcher will also follow the group!

"We just have to be prepared. It is important to have the help of the Germans, but if not, the war must go on. That's good, my current core issue is that the fast fleet belongs to the fast fleet of the United States." Sims Said.

"Well, let me talk about my personal opinion first. I think neither the South Dakota-class battleships under construction nor the Lexington-class battlecruisers are suitable for our current war. The speed of the South Dakota-class battleships is too slow, and Lexington The protection of the class battlecruiser is too bad. From a long-term perspective, I think the construction of a fast battleship equipped with 9 main guns and a speed of about 28 knots is what we need most, preferably the only one. The battleship model is just like the Bavarian class.” Majifen said.

In Majifen's view, the Bavarian class is perfect not only because of their strong combat effectiveness, but more importantly, it provides the entire German fleet with a perfect warship template that can perform a variety of tasks! Since the Bavarian-class battleship came into service, the German naval battleship squadron has not updated a battleship of other types. These battleships are perfectly compatible with all the functions of battleships and battlecruisers! This greatly reduced the logistics pressure of the German Navy and made the construction process faster! Lower cost!

Ma Jifen believes that ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ the US Navy is still following a routine that the British do not follow: dividing the battleship into slow battleships and fast battlecruisers is completely wrong! Just make a fast battleship directly! It is best to follow the German model directly and modify it a bit! Isn’t the Japanese Fuso class just learning German design? The Japanese garbage industry can do well, let alone the United States! As Su Xiong expected, the U.S. Navy is really ready to use the warships on the berth with a knife!

"Actually, the Lexington-class battlecruiser can still be retained. After all, the speed is fast enough, of course, we will strengthen its protection, what do you think of the 12-inch armor?" Benson thought for a while and said.

"Is it increased from 7 inches to 12 inches? I want to make two points. First, because the hull of the Lexington-class battlecruiser is very huge, the main armor belt is also very long. This allows us to increase every inch The thickness of the armor and the weight cost will become very large, and the standard displacement of the Lexington-class battlecruiser has exceeded 40,000 tons, this value is already very high! Second, I want to clarify that the 12-inch armor belt It's still not enough, even with inclined armor." Ma Jifen was more determined.

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