The war was over, and everyone was summarizing it. The Germans were like this and the Japanese were like this. The Americans who suffered a great loss in the war naturally needed to sum up even more! In short, after the battle, the US Navy, who had just become a little energetic, became honest again, and began to honestly summarize their mistakes and problems, and then played to their strengths and avoided their weaknesses and filled in loopholes.

So, on the flagship New Mexico, senior U.S. Navy leaders once again held a meeting on the current situation and future paths. Participants include: current U.S. Navy Commander Benson, next U.S. Navy Commander Sims, next U.S. Navy Chief of Staff Majiffen, and future U.S. Fast Fleet Commander Fleet Old Fleet!

Needless to say, Benson's command issues in this war, this issue has been thoroughly broken down, and Benson has expressed his willingness to take full responsibility, so as a colleague for many years, other people will naturally not continue to get entangled in this issue. Well, what should the US Navy do in the future? How to continue the war 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 life and materials for us. But this force is not our own, and sometimes it is not reliable to use and is easily influenced by politics." Sims said.

"Hmm?! This is not normal." Majiphin frowned slightly. He and Sims were getting along with each other and they often communicated. Based on the content of the exchanges between the two before, looking at Sims' speech today, Majiphin could clearly feel that Sims' attitude had changed. It is correct to establish a fast fleet belonging to the US Navy, but the subsequent words have a strong political meaning.

"Okay, Sims, everyone is not an outsider. You can say something more clearly. For example, is there any new information flowing out there?" Benson said tiredly. Recently, he has been quite haggard in terms of mental and physical strength.

Although the two have not completed the final transfer of power, it is obvious that the senior management has begun to communicate with Sims on certain key issues. Now that Sims has said some abnormal words, it can only be explained that these words may be instructed by the senior management.

"There are some, in general, some frictions between us and the German Empire, which have always been there, but now there is a tendency to intensify. For example, on the issues of Europe and West Asia, the Germans regard this place as their own private land and try their best to prevent the entry of American capital. Especially in terms of energy, after obtaining the Transcaucasus oil field and further developing the oil fields in the Mesopotamian Basin, Germany quickly changed from a resource importer to an exporter, and the Germans seemed to want to contract the entire European resource market, which was quite conflicting with us."

"And now, if Germany is to consider that the entire British Africa is included in its own control, Germany's power in the field of mineral resources will be greatly enhanced, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, after they obtained Ukraine, this European bread basket, put huge pressure on the United States' food exports. So, in the foreseeable future, the Germans will be called the United States' strong competitors in resource and agricultural products, and as for industrial products? That's even more so."

"And, the basis for cooperation between the United States and Germany, the Allied Power system, has actually collapsed. For us, Japan is an enemy that must be killed. But the Germans may not think so. Therefore, the top leaders believe that Germany may not work in the future military field," said Sims.

"We are soldiers, and this is not something we have to manage. Although there is no separation between military and political parties, I think it is very immoral to just slander colleagues who were still fighting side by side a few days ago." Old Fletcher thought for a while and said, if there was no Su Xiong fleet, Old Fletcher would have been destroyed as well!

"We just need to be prepared. It is important to have the help of the Germans, but if not, the war must continue. Well, my core issue now is that the fast fleet belongs to the United States' own fast fleet." Sims said.

"Well, let me give you my personal opinion first. I think that neither the South Dakota-class battleships are being built nor the Lexington-class battlecruisers are suitable for our current war. The South Dakota-class battleships are too slow, and the Lexington-class battlecruisers are too bad. In the long run, I think that building a fast battleship with enough protection, equipped with 9 main guns and a speed of about 28 knots is what we need most, and it is best to be the only main ship model, just like the Bavarian-class." Majifen said.

In Majiphin's view, the perfection of the Bavarian-class is not only because of their strong combat effectiveness, but more importantly, it provides the entire German fleet with a perfect battleship template that can perform multiple tasks! Since the Bavarian-class battleships were put into service, the German Navy Battleship Detachment has not updated a battleship of other models. These battleships are perfectly compatible with all the functions of battleships and battle cruisers! This greatly reduces the logistics pressure of the German navy and makes the construction process faster! The cost is lower!

Majifen believes that the US Navy is still following the routine that British people don’t follow: it is completely wrong to divide warships into slow battleships and fast battleship cruisers! Just create a fast battleship directly! It is best to directly follow the German model and modify it slightly! Isn’t the Japanese Fusang class just learning the design of the Germans? The Japanese can do a good job in garbage industry, let alone the United States! As Su Xiong expected, the US Navy is indeed ready to use the warships on these ships to use the knife!

"Actually, the Lexington-class battlecruiser can still be retained. After all, the speed is fast enough. Of course, we will strengthen its protection. How about you look at the 12-inch armor?" Benson said after thinking about it.

"Is it increased from 7 inches to 12 inches? I want to explain two points. First, because the hull of the Lexington-class battlecruiser is very huge, the main armor belt is also very long, which makes the weight cost of every inch we increase the thickness of the armor. The standard displacement of the Lexington-class battlecruiser has exceeded 40,000 tons, which is already very high! Second, I want to explain that the 12-inch armor belt is still not enough, even if we use inclined armor." Majifen's attitude is relatively firm.

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