Chapter 2443 The Wind Rises One
The crown prince really didn't expect things to happen so quickly. After all, some time ago, the United States and Germany were constantly arguing about their cooperation in the future Pacific War. But just yesterday, the U.S. government suddenly expressed to Germany through the U.S. ambassador to Berlin that it is willing to negotiate on the basis of all the conditions proposed by Germany! These include a certain degree of relief for Germany's wartime debts, additional financial loans for Germany's economic development, and this time, the Americans said they would no longer interfere in European affairs. Even the issue of the future treatment of the US colonies in Germany was not mentioned much! It can be said that the American government and even Ruprecht found it difficult to understand the extent of the American concessions this time!
In the letter, the U.S. government stated that the first batch of loans of up to 300 million U.S. dollars will be credited to the Germans' accounts within 3 days, and in return, the first batch of German navy's main fleet to aid the United States should be delivered no later than Depart from mainland Germany to the US in 1 week! According to the previous mutual agreement, this time the fleet commanded by Su Xiong should include at least 4 super dreadnoughts and 1 aircraft carrier! And the American liaison, General Magiffin, will also go to Germany immediately, and then board a German warship with Sims stationed in Germany and return to the United States! There is no doubt that the Americans are now in a hurry to do it!
"Hold the grass, what's the situation, the Americans are so anxious?" Ruprecht murmured in his heart. To be honest, he was only busy dealing with domestic affairs during this period of time, and he didn't pay attention to the affairs in the Pacific Ocean. What happened? What makes Americans so eager to do it?
"According to the information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it seems that the scale of cooperation between the British and the Japanese is a bit large. It has already made the Americans feel uneasy." Earl Schelling said.
"Hehe, I would like to know to what extent the troubles between Britain and Japan can make Americans feel uneasy." But obviously, this kind of more detailed information cannot be found in a short time, and this kind of thing has nothing to do with The crown prince does not have much direct relationship. The most important thing now is that Su Xiong is going to lead the fleet to sail. The first round of cooperation between Germany and the United States in the Pacific War is about to be implemented. Prestige is achieved in naval battles, and Ruprecht can't let the German Navy, which he has worked so hard for, suffer in the Pacific Ocean.
"When will General Magiffin arrive?" asked the Crown Prince.
"If there are no accidents, it should be within two days. He set off early. There are also some naval military personnel who came with him. They will receive training in Germany and then return to serve in the country." Earl Schelling said.
"Well, we can wait for the Americans to come and talk about some things, but now, the transformation of our battleship must be done quickly. Tomorrow, let's go to the Kiel Royal Navy Dockyard to see the progress of the transformation of the battleship above." Lu Precht said.
"The navy hastened to complete the personnel and reserve personnel. I don't want problems in the first large-scale ocean-going battle of the Imperial Navy." Ruprecht said to Scheer and others.
"Okay, we have prepared the personnel. Tomorrow we can end everyone's vacation and return to the fleet immediately. The personnel, aircraft and spare equipment of the aircraft carrier are also ready and ready to go at any time. It is the Bavarian-class battleship of the Second Fleet The modification project is a bit big." Sher thought for a while and said.
The German High Seas Fleet is still very concerned about the expedition to the Pacific Ocean. After all, on the one hand, this is indeed a punishment for Japan’s joining the Allied Powers. Get things done.
Therefore, after the naval battle in the Norwegian Sea, taking advantage of the opportunity for the fleet to meet in Hong Kong for overhaul,
The German High Seas Fleet began to improve all warships ready to go to the Pacific. The firepower and armor protection must not be changed, it is just a repair, but in order to ensure the endurance and underwater protection of the Bavarian class, the Germans still use their brains.
After all, the Japanese have paid great attention to lightning strikes in history, and when fighting in the Pacific Ocean, once they are injured by torpedoes, they can't just go back like they did in the North Sea, so they must improve their buoyancy. In the end, the Germans decided to add a lightning protection protrusion on both sides of the battleship. At the same time, in order to improve the range of the battleship, the Germans used the newly added lightning protection protrusion as half an oil tank... As for changing the kerosene-fired boiler to an oil-fired boiler or something, I probably don’t have time to do it, so let’s talk about it later.
Of course, after the hull refit was complete, all warships headed for the Pacific had to be repainted with tropical paint. At the same time, the engine oil and various equipment of the battleship must also be replaced and maintained for the tropical environment. In terms of personnel, some drugs to deal with tropical climate and diseases should also be rationed. In short, this war is of great significance to the German High Seas Fleet purely in terms of technology and adaptability.
"Su Xiong, you are under a lot of pressure this time." Ruprecht said to Admiral Su Xiong after inspecting the progress of the Royal Navy Shipyard in Kiel.
"Yes, this is a long-term naval attrition war in a vast sea area that we have never encountered before. Although the German and American fleets have an overall advantage, our battle line is too long, and The number of high-speed capital ships is insufficient. The U.S. fleet must continue to rotate. In fact, the warships used for front-line operations will be relatively limited.” Admiral Su Xiong said.
"And the most important thing is that we may deal with endless night battles this time. The Americans' battle plan has already been drawn up, according to the leaked news. Their first strategic goal is to establish a stronghold in the northeast of Guinea Island The Japanese probably won't allow the Americans to establish a support point so easily. The Japanese fleet will use the night to continuously bombard the US landing area. If we want to stop it, we must engage in a night battle with the Japanese fast fleet, which has an overall speed advantage. " Su Xiong continued.
"Look at the situation, have the Americans determined the specific location of the support point?" Ruprecht asked.
"No, but Ma Jifen should tell us the true thinking of the US Navy this time." Su Xiong said. "Your Highness, if you are the commander-in-chief of the US Navy, what is your attack line?"
"If it were me, I would choose to land in the Solomon Islands." The crown prince thought for a while and said.
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