Chapter 1080 The United States Can't Fall Behind

"Next year, our other two Hindenburg-class ships will complete construction and enter active service, and there will also be the third and fourth ships of the Count Zeppelin class, which will also enter service next year, so, wait until Next year, we will be able to complete half of the construction plan of our Z plan." After the battleship of the Hindenburg set sail, at the naval base, Redell reported the progress of the Z plan to Cyric.

In short, the current situation is quite good, especially after the integration of the French and British industries, the German naval violence is not a difficult thing.

After all, historically, Britain and France have been quite efficient in building warships alone, not to mention all of them are now produced in Germany.

"However, these warships are far from enough to truly have sea power in the Pacific Ocean." Cyric said: "The United States' current war machine has already started, and their warships are also rapidly being manufactured. The industrial base is the capital that they can survive war at any time."

Although the U.S. Navy suffered losses at Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Navy will be able to recover in just one year, and the Americans should not be underestimated at any time.

In contrast, the island country is not good enough. The island country with lack of resources can seriously damage their vitality as long as they fail once.

"So, are we going to advance our plan to destroy their shipbuilding industry on the East Coast of the United States?" Redell said.

With the rapid expansion of naval strength, Raidl is already eager to try, compete for Atlantic hegemony, destroy the US Atlantic Fleet, and bomb the East Coast of the United States to rubble!

Cyric shook his head: "No, until the Soviet problem is solved, we must remain on the defensive at sea. We have to deter the Americans, but we cannot enter a state of war."

Germany cannot fight on two fronts. In Germany now, the focus is still on the Soviet Union!

"Reidl, the task of the Navy now is to digest these warships and truly form combat effectiveness. When we need it, we must exert the greatest combat effectiveness at any time. By the way, the expansion of the Marine Corps must also be done quickly."

To land across the sea, there must be a marine corps. Now the German marine corps is only a few divisions. This is not enough. At least 30 divisions are required! There must also be enough landing ships!

Landing across the sea is not a word.

Hearing Cyric's words, Rader showed embarrassment: "Führer Cyric, now, our army and air force are expanding, and our navy is temporarily unable to recruit enough personnel."

Of course, Raedl wanted to expand the size of the Marine Corps, but it was already very difficult for him to recruit qualified sailors, let alone tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of people to join the Marine Corps.

The underpopulation of Germany is always a problem.

"This, we can further recruit some people from our allies, such as Britain and France." Cyric said: "The treatment is the same as the rest of us. Those who fight bravely can also become holy Aryans."

Hearing this, Redl was instantly overjoyed. In this case, there is no need to worry about personnel problems!

Marines, the mortality rate is quite high! When landing on the enemy's beachhead across the sea, even a boat of people will be killed. Therefore, in the Marine Corps, it is quite appropriate to recruit a certain proportion of personnel from other countries, and let them bleed and sacrifice for the empire, In exchange for a happy life for future generations!

The entry into service of the mighty German battleship Hindenburg certainly attracted global attention. Just when Cyric was doing his best for the development of the empire, the other side of the ocean was also worried about it.

"The Iowa-class battleships we are building now cannot effectively deal with future risks." In the New York hospital, Roosevelt was still recovering from his injuries, and Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox rushed to New York to report to Roosevelt.

"The German Hindenburg-class has a displacement of more than 70,000 tons and a main gun caliber of 460 mm. The Yamato-class of the island country is similar to the German battleship class, and our Iowa-class has a full-load displacement of only 50,000. Tons of about 406 mm main gun." Frank said: "Now, in order to deal with this threat, our navy must start the construction of the next class of battleships as soon as possible."

Historically, the Iowa class has been the largest battleship in the United States, but now, because of the stimulation of Germany and the island countries, the United States has also started a new generation of battleships: "Our displacement should reach about 80,000 tons, the main gun The caliber is more than 500 mm, so that we can continue to maintain the superiority at sea.”

Hearing Frank's words, Roosevelt picked up his cigarette, put it on his nose and smelled it. Now he can't smoke, he can only enjoy it.

"If we continue to increase the displacement, can our battleships still pass through the Panama Canal?" Roosevelt asked.

All American battleships must consider passing through Panama, even the Iowa class, which limits the width to 33 meters. For this reason, the length of the warship has to be increased, becoming an elongated battleship, which reduces the stability. .

Because the United States has this demand, they need to be able to switch between the two oceans at any time and rush to help. If they go around the southern tip of South America, it will take too long.

The Iowa class is a limit. If you continue to increase the length, the stability of the battleship will decrease.

"Impossible. Our newly designed battleship will have a width of 37 meters." Frank said: "At the same time, in terms of quantity, we will build at least ten ships, eight in the Atlantic and two in the Pacific."

Ten battleships, this budget is definitely a lot! After all, in history, there were only six Iowa-class battleships, and the construction of such battleships required a huge budget.

Even if the United States is rich in financial resources, it may not be able to bear it if it is transferred to the war system.

"Although our current opponent is an island country, the lack of resources in the island country is nothing to be afraid of. What we are really worried about is still the strong German army. There is no doubt that Germany must have a plan to fight against us, what Cyric said. , made it clear that it was aimed at us," Frank continued.

"Damn it. At this time, the Soviet Union is still flirting with Germany. Otherwise, we can use the Soviet Union to contain Germany." Roosevelt gritted his teeth, remembering that at the Soviet military parade, Cyric was actually invited, and the two sides also reached an agreement. With so many agreements, I feel that Stalin's idiot is really hopeless.

If the United States is finished, the next one must be the Soviet Union!

"Then delay the construction of the aircraft carrier, this kind of battleship, start two as soon as possible." Roosevelt said.

The budget is only so much, to build a battleship, you have to slow down the aircraft carrier.

Frank frowned, battleships are important, so are aircraft carriers! However, this seems to be the only compromise solution.