Therefore, without the United States' tendency toward the Allies, everyone chooses a safer way to make money, so naturally there will not be many neutral merchant ships willing to serve the British. As a friendly country in this plane, the United States, after the British government announced a blockade of the North Sea, immediately restricted fuel exports to the UK on the grounds that Britain destroyed freedom of navigation, and at the same time imposed additional tariffs on items purchased by the UK. In short, the Americans' attitude is that if you have the ability, don't buy it.&1t;/p>

"This..." Fisher's words are indeed lethal. As a qualified commander of the Royal Navy, Jericho saw that the Fleet was tighter than his wallet! The whole fleet was quite clear about the food, drink, and defecation. Now, the fuel supply of the entire Shetland base is only 20 days at most! Even the fuel supply of the German High Seas Fleet is stronger than that of the Royal Navy!&1t;/p>

The reason is very simple. No matter how bad the German plane is, it is supplied with oil fields in Romania and the Mesopotamia. The annual oil production of these two oil fields is nearly 10 million tons! What does this mean? Historically, the oil fields in Borneo were 80,000 tons in the second battle, and the total production capacity of the Soviet Union was only 20,000 tons. The 10,000 tons of fuel in this battle can almost guarantee that the German sea and air force can't even use it even if it is not impossible to go out, exports are OK...&1t;/p>

"Dear generals, lieutenant generals and major generals of the Royal Navy. You have talked for a long time and didn't say anything at all! Three Queen Elizabeth-class battleships and three Revenge-class battleships are currently available. As for the newly started battleships, they may have a great effect in the future, but now? The distance cannot quench the near thirst!" Maybe it was targeted by Betty today and Jericho again. Fisher was in a bad mood, but he still had a basic mind. Just when the generals of the Royal Navy were considering what battleships should be produced in the future and how to design them, Fisher broke out of this ruling and began to consider the problem from another perspective!&1t;/p>

"Now, there is no point in talking about the design and production of any warships. So, if you have time, I think you can summarize your designs and ideas, and then hand them over to the designers on one day to make them improve slowly. There are only two things we can do now. The first point is to increase the defense of the ammunition depot. External armor may not work, but we can still enhance the dome armor and fire protection. This issue is left to specialized technicians, and the other point is to seek help from allies!" Fisher said.&1t;/p>

"Ally? The French were nailed to the Mediterranean, and the Russians were blocked by the Germans in the Baltic and Black Sea. They were too busy to take care of themselves, so how could they have the time to help us? What's more, what we lack is the fast battleship, and whether it is France or Russia, there is no fast battleship in service now, right?" Betty scoffed at Fisher's statement.&1t;/p>

"We have an ally. Although he is not in Europe, he has objective naval power, even stronger than the combined French and Russian navies. At this time, shouldn't we consider the power of allies?" Fisher ignored someone's sarcasm and said to Churchill.&1t;/p>

"Do you mean the navy? If the fleet size is really strong. The only question now is whether they will send warships back and whether their warships are useful." Churchill frowned and said, touching his chin.&1t;/p>

The combat effectiveness of the Japanese Navy is indeed very strong now. Let’s not talk about the former dreadnoughts. There are 10 dreadnought and dreadnought warships in service now! And there are 2 under construction! That’s right, you read that right, the size of the Japanese Navy is now second only to Britain, Germany and the United States, and ranks third in the world!&1t;/p>

Japan's current Zhandu is actually related to the prince. Japan has owned the Philippines for 15 years. After the raw material production and market, Japan's Zhandu has passed the same period of history. Now the Japanese Navy has two dreadnoughts, namely Hanoi-class battleships equipped with 1O 12-inch guns, 4 Kwang-class battleships, and 2 dreadnought fast battleships equipped with 8 14-inch guns. In addition to these 1O battleships, the most eye-catching one is the Fuso-class battleships that just served a few months ago!&1t;/p>

"Let's not talk about political issues. From the perspective of naval power, if the Japanese Navy is willing to help us, then the problems of both the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean can be solved! Even their arrival can play a very important role in the North Sea!" Fisher said.&1t;/p>

"If we look at the perspective of fast battleships, the combat effectiveness of the four King Kong-class battleships is similar to that of our lions and tigers. Now that we are here, it can certainly solve the problem of insufficient number of our fast fleets, but with the experience and lessons learned from this naval battle, I am worried that the Japanese government will not agree to send King Kong-class battleships to the North Sea, and will not even be willing to use these warships to fight the German fleet." Major General Hood shook his head and said.&1t;/p>

This is true. The side armor of the lion and tiger is 9 inches, and the side armor of the King Kong is 8 inches... This defense is not as good as that of the lion and tiger. The 8 14-inch cannons are a bit of a mistake, but they are firecrackers on the way up. Who can bear this? If the Japanese Navy loses three battlecruisers at once, the commander will probably go to a caesarean section!&1t;/p>

"No, no, no, it is naturally impossible to rely solely on King Kong. They cannot take on the task of dealing with the German main fleet. I mean the latest Fuso-class battleship, which is almost the most powerful battleship in the entire Allied power. Even compared with the German Bavaria, it may not be worse!" Fisher said.&1t;/p>

"If the Fuso-class battleship is currently the largest tonnage battleship, then I believe it, but if it is the most advanced, I am still skeptical." Major General Hood's words revealed some incredible tone, and there was even a hint of ridicule?&1t;/p>

"In fact, our warships are worse than those of the Germans in design. The Japanese fleet purchased German battleships. Their warships were designed almost in accordance with the Germans' concepts. Although they were reluctant to admit it, it has to be said that in terms of design, the Japanese are indeed stronger than us." Fisher said, and he felt a bit of a toxic chicken soup in his heart. Design is a problem, and another problem is that the money was not spent in place!&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!