"We seem to have lost again." Looking at the telegram that was coming from Pearl Harbor in front of us, Lieutenant General Benson, the Minister of the Navy, said with a gloomy face.&1t;/p>

"Well, Lieutenant General, I come on behalf of the President. There is only one question. If we choose to conflict with Japan at this time, then how likely will we win? Please analyze it from a purely military perspective and don't consider politics." said US Secretary of State Robert Bacon.&1t;/p>

Americans' thinking is similar to that of the Japanese. Don't think about finding the truth about this matter, because no one can tell this thing clearly. Americans have indeed laid out mines, and American submarines have indeed appeared in this sea area. Japanese ships exploded like this. Unless the Japanese admit that their ship ammunition was spontaneously ignited, Americans would definitely not be able to escape. Thinking about the Maine incident more than ten years ago, Americans were not pretentious. Since something happened, the matter must be solved first. If it is solved, it is naturally necessary to see if the stick in your hand is powerful!&1t;/p>

"If the Japanese warships are all King Kong, then I would definitely recommend that the President take advantage of this opportunity to hit the Japanese. But unfortunately, there are only 4 King Kong ships, and the Japanese defensive ships and defensive ships combined have 12! Two of them are Fearless, and 10 ships are Fearless." (It's not that the Americans don't invest enough money, but because the Fearless transfer is a bit late. In terms of the total tonnage of the fleet, the US Navy has a great advantage.)&1t;/p>

"We currently have only 12 ships, of which there are 8 ships and 4 ships of Fearless. You should have seen the performance of the Nevada. It cannot defeat the latest Japanese Fuso-class battleships, and the US Navy has only 2 Nevadas. The Japanese are now 3 Fuso, and the fourth ship will be launched in the next year." Benson paused and continued, "So, I think we can't beat our opponents."&1t;/p>

"Well, what if there is a while? The White House and Capitol Hill bosses are very angry at the brutal behavior of the Japanese. Our Pennsylvania-class battleships and New Mexico-class battleships are under construction. If nothing unexpected happens, Congress will fight to improve the construction level." Robert Bacon said.&1t;/p>

"Although the two Pennsylvania-class battleships have already been disembarked, it will take at least a year to complete the installation, and it will take about 9 months any time soon. However, only one of the three New Mexico-class battleships has been on board, and the other two are preparing to start construction. We can't count on any of these battleships." Lieutenant General Benson smiled bitterly. The scene in front of him gave him a sense of familiarity.&1t;/p>

It seems that this was the case before the Spanish-American War. The US Navy had more than 5 battleships on the ship platform under construction or outfitting. If the war broke out two years later, it would not be said to crush the Japanese Navy, at least it would not lose so badly! And now? The situation of the US Navy is the same. The main ships on both sides are 12vs12. But the quality is obviously not the same level. After the Japanese Navy completed the last Fuso-class battleship, there will be no new battleships in a short time. The Americans now have 5 battleships and 5 30,000-ton battleships on the ship platform! Together, 6O 14-inch guns! But unfortunately, it is hard to use them!&1t;/p>

Benson may not be a powerful player on the battlefield. However, he is still very familiar with naval construction. At least he has grasped the installation time of Pennsylvania-class battleships very accurately. In history, the time from launching to serving in the United States was about 16 months, and the fastest was 11 months. Therefore, it was already very fast to complete the service in 9 months. But he still couldn't catch up.&1t;/p>

What's more, in Benson's opinion, even if there are two Pennsylvania-class battleships, both sides will be equal. The Japanese Navy's two fearless and 1O Fearless and 6 Fearless fights the US Navy's eight fearless and 6 Fearless... It is true that the Japanese King Kong is crispy, but the American Fearless 1O and 11 inch main armor cannot be said to be strong enough... And the Japanese fleet's Fuso-class battleship is really too fierce. Considering the opponent's degree and personnel quality advantages, Benson feels that it is not very reliable to fight. As for waiting for the New Mexico-class battleships to be put into service later, it will be too late. At least 2 years later!&1t;/p>

"I am frank, I think the bigwigs of the government have no determination to fight at all. They may be worried about failure or they may be unwilling to face the entire Allied Group. Otherwise, the government would not have blocked the news so tightly." Lieutenant General Benson said, pointing to another document on the table. This is the telegram given to him by the White House, asking the naval department to cooperate with the blockade of the news. Judging from the wording and requirements, it feels like a big thing is becoming a small matter.&1t;/p>

"This time Sims is not at the level of his own. If, I mean, if we change someone, for example, Major Majiphin will be better?" Robert Bacon looked at the document and was embarrassed because he asked the president to "handle carefully". So the secretary of state changed the topic and said.&1t;/p>

"Our base, logistics support, auxiliary fleet and fleet endurance are problems, which cannot be solved by changing individuals, unless God is the one who leads the American fleet! Otherwise, we cannot win. We may be able to win some victory in a certain battle, but it is impossible to compete with the 6th Army of the Japanese Sea for islands across thousands of kilometers. And I think the problem of the 6th Army is bigger than that of the navy. Our 6th Army does not seem to be more large than the number of troops in Bavaria!" Lieutenant General Benson also hacked the 6th Army.&1t;/p>

The environment in the United States is so good. There are only weak chickens around. If the navy can also expand the sphere of influence of the empire, then the role of the 6th Army is actually the police. In history, after Pershing was appointed commander-in-chief of the US military in May 1917, he conducted an investigation into the US arsenal. Now there are only 285oo rifles, 4oo field cannons and 15o mountain cannons...&1t;/p>

In terms of industry, the United States can indeed produce strong production capacity once activated. Take rifles as an example. During the war, Americans produced 250,000 rifles, which were more than 8 times the stock of rifles before the war. If the standard was April 1917 to November 1918, the number of machine guns produced by the British and Americans was similar, while the number of rifles produced was 1oo compared to 127. In terms of bullets, Americans were slightly less, but they also reached more than 80%. Of course, the number of artillery produced was relatively small. In the same period of time, Americans only had one-quarter of the artillery that of the British, let alone compared with the French.&1t;/p>

Therefore, to objectively evaluate the current military-industry level of the United States, that is, it is very weak during peacetime. Once the war begins, it is more fierce. But overall, not to mention reaching the level of overwhelming heroes during the 2nd war, it is a bit worse than the military-industry production of Britain, France and Germany during the same period. Of course, this may be due to the short mobilization time.&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!