Chapter 2458 The Future
"The industrial and financial resources of the United States will give the future U.S. Army a huge advantage in most fields. At least in the future, I don't think our troops can surpass the U.S. military in terms of logistics and troop mobility." After the entourage confirmed the surrounding Major General Karls said after there were no listening personnel or equipment.
It’s not that he thinks that German industry in the future will not be able to compete with the United States. After all, Germany in the future will also be a big country with 1.5 million square kilometers of land, a population of more than 120 million, and tens of millions of square kilometers of colonies. It may not be worse than the United States industrially, but one problem is that the German Army needs to maintain a huge establishment to deal with Russia. The size of the front-line armies of both sides is not hierarchical. If everyone invests the same production capacity and funds, then there will definitely be a difference in equipment levels. ah.
"The Americans have a supply of transportation vehicles that exceeds our current expectations. Their troops have extremely high mobility advantages, and they are also remarkable in equipment research and development. The level of infantry equipment is also first-rate in the world. As for heavy artillery To be honest, I don’t think there will be a big gap in quality among the world’s powerful countries. At this time, quantity and the mobility of heavy artillery are very important,” Karls said.
"I have been thinking about a question." General Caliput said. "If we fight the Americans in the future, where will the battlefield be?"
"This... It's really impossible to say for sure. France is impossible. No matter whether France will become our enemy again, at least we can guarantee that before the large-scale arrival of the U.S. Army, we can be at the Champs Elysees in France. The Avenue des Elysées celebrates our victory once again.”
"It seems impossible for the UK. If it comes time for our troops to land on the British Isles on a large scale, then the arrival of the Americans will only send a group of prisoners. At such a close distance from the mainland of the empire, it is impossible for the Americans to Defeat us. Even on the European continent, the American army has no chance. Even if we let them land, they will still be easily driven into the sea by us." Major General Karls said without hesitation, there is no way, after winning the First World War The allies are really confident. It is foreseeable that in the future, the empire's national and military strength will be substantially improved!
"So, now the question is, if we go to war with the United States, Britain and Russia at the same time in the future, where will the Americans' planned battlefield be?" Caliput said with interest. "This battlefield cannot be far away from Europe, because if it is too far, we don't have to worry at all and will not send troops. At the same time, it cannot be too close to us, otherwise, the US military will be seeking death. And this battlefield must be able to affect the distance between Europe and Europe. Huge influence. So that we have to divide our forces to deal with it."
"So, I think that if we were to have a fight with the US Army, it would most likely be in the desert of North Africa, because it is far away from the mainland of Germany and Austria, and our military power projection may be affected by political issues. Due to the restrictions, our military deployment will be slower. Secondly, North Africa will have a profound impact on the war situation, because if the Americans once gain a foothold here, their land-based aviation power will seriously threaten our routes in the Mediterranean.
And you know, the Mediterranean is our lifeline, and a considerable part of the supplies we obtain from Africa and the Middle East must enter the Austro-Hungarian Empire through the Mediterranean, and then enter Germany. "General Caliput said.
"North Africa? But whether it's northwest Africa or Algeria, these are French or Spanish colonies. Are you saying that if there is a war in the future, the Americans may attack neutral countries?" Major General Karls said with some surprise.
"It is entirely possible. In fact, before the war, we were worried that Belgium would not be able to fully deploy our army, so we came up with the plan to pass through the Netherlands, but later we gave up due to various political and economic reasons. This ensures the neutrality of the Netherlands," said General Caliput.
"But the Imperial Navy should be able to deal with the Americans, right? How can we let the Americans travel across the ocean to Europe?" Major General Karls still found it difficult to accept.
"This issue is difficult to say, or it depends largely on the attitude of France at the time. If France cooperates with us, we can naturally deploy our fleet on the west coast of France and the Mediterranean. If there is no support from the French, then our Mediterranean The fleet can only rely on the ports of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Of course, this is not the most troublesome. Our biggest trouble is that because of the existence of the United Kingdom, the German and Austrian fleets are separated. Every fleet movement of ours must go around Passing through the UK, we will definitely be obstructed by the British Navy along the way. Until we completely deal with the British fleet and land-based aviation, our fleet mobilization is actually not that smooth." Admiral Caliput said.
If the problem on the Eastern Front in the future is to solve Russia, then the ultimate problem on the Western Front is to solve Britain with the help of the United States. The victory of World War I did not allow Germany to completely solve its European problems, because in Western Europe, Britain was still stuck on the German High Seas Fleet's free access to the Atlantic Ocean. Although Germany gained control of the Shetland Islands and Iceland. However, once part of the US fleet and a large number of aviation forces enter the British mainland in the future, this will still be serious. It is very inconvenient for the fleet to enter and exit the Atlantic Ocean.
It is impossible for the German fleet to send all its main forces to the Mediterranean. The fleet will still bypass the Denmark Strait during wartime! Therefore, in Caliput's view, the core of the future war in Western Europe lies with the United Kingdom. If the United Kingdom surrenders, the Americans can only accept reality and admit defeat. After all, without Britain as a stepping stone, the United States, no matter how powerful its national power is, would not be able to exert its full strength. Before the fall of Britain, it was still possible for the Americans to do something in North Africa due to the mobilization of the Allied fleet. After all, if Germany were to fight in North Africa, if Germany had not taken down the Spanish and French governments at that time, then this place would be outside the combat range of the German aviation, and the only thing it could rely on was the German-Austrian Mediterranean Fleet. At this time, what this squadron needs to face is half of the American fleet.
As for the cost and safety issues if the Americans want to deploy in this way? This is also something that the United States cannot help. The decisive battle in the UK depends on the navy and air force, and the army is just soy sauce. Unless the U.S. Army does not launch a large-scale campaign against Germany, it can only do something in North Africa. The Americans must do it regardless of the cost, because if Russia is simply allowed to face the main force of the German and Austrian army, then it is only a matter of time before the Russians play GG!
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