Chapter 1036 The Future of America (9,7800 Votes Plus Additional Content)

"Sir, the German army has reported that it has successfully ended the Brazilian campaign and completely wiped out the American Patton cluster. It is now temporarily resting and preparing for the next attack."

Tsukahara 243 took the battle report and quickly browsed it. The numbers on it that said 150,000 people were annihilated and more than 4,000 aircraft were destroyed aroused his strong interest. He raised his eyebrows and asked: "Are the results reliable?"

"Reliable! Our observers have verified that there may be omissions in the German army's results, but there are no deliberate exaggerations."

“How many American troops are there in Brazil now?”

"There may still be 200,000 US troops and more than 2,500 aircraft in South America. Among them, there are more than 150,000 troops, about 2,000 aircraft, and an unknown number of tanks in Brazil. The United States is still continuing to send additional troops to South America."

Ryunosuke Kusaka asked strangely: "Aren't German submarines very powerful? Why haven't they cut off the U.S. military's transportation lines yet?"

"On the one hand, it's because the Germans moved their submarines to the end of the South Atlantic, mainly cutting off the shipping system in the direction of South Africa; on the other hand, the Americans have now made adjustments, making it much more difficult for German submarines to break diplomatic relations." The staff officer in the report explained in detail .

In the past, the U.S. military's material transportation route was directly shipped from various ports on the east coast to South America. The route was long and there were many places to start. However, because the German army focused mainly on the Atlantic-British-Canada route, the U.S. military suffered little loss. The Joint Chiefs of Staff I don't really care about it either.

After the European Campaign ended, U-boats rushed towards the west coast of the Atlantic with all their strength, strangling the US military transport fleet with all their strength. The losses continued to rise, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff could not stand it any longer. They immediately tried to find ways to strengthen their anti-submarine capabilities, and at the same time suggested that the army troops should be deployed from the air - the loss of supplies from a sunken ship only meant a small loss of money, but the loss of people was a big deal.

But even if human losses are almost non-existent, material losses are still a headache - this is not a waste of money. What should we do if materials and equipment are not available at a critical moment in the war?

Therefore, the way to solve the problem still lies in anti-submarine warfare. Turner racked his brains and devised a new method for the transport troops on a whim:

The overall materials to be transported are first transported by train to Miami, the southernmost tip of the Florida Peninsula, and then a transport fleet is formed there. The convoy usually departs Miami at dawn, with anti-submarine service provided by large aircraft and small corvettes (there are not enough cruisers now), and arrives in Cuba in the evening.

Anti-submarine aircraft can detect the outline of submarines within 40 meters of water under good daytime visibility. Although escort boats can only detect submarines about 20 meters deep, their monitoring range is larger than that of aircraft. When the submarine does not emerge, it is even better than radar. make.

Although the German Type XXI submarine can launch underwater attacks with its listening device, it still needs to surface to expand its field of vision when looking for targets. If you show up during the day, you are a living target. No matter how quiet it is, it is useless, so you can only choose to start at night. But breaking diplomatic relations at night also became troublesome. At first, the US military fleet followed Cuba's offshore coastline at night, and even stayed overnight in Puerto Padre, Cuba, and then set off after dawn, and then continued to be escorted by aircraft...

Along the way, the US military fleet spent the night in Cuba on the first day, in Haiti on the second day, in Puerto Rico on the third day, in Dominica on the fourth day, and in Trinidad on the fifth day... Relying on the Caribbean Taking advantage of the many sea ports and islands, we only operate during the day and go to the ports to take shelter at night - each port is equipped with a mine protection net. It looks awkward and slow, but the effect is very good and the losses are reduced sharply.

Even if we go this way, it will take about 11 days to reach Recife, which is nearly twice as long, but the loss rate drops to less than 5%. At the same time, this system of not operating night boats is also suitable for the US military's current situation where most novices operate boats. It helps reduce errors and error rates in night operations. It is well received by the subordinates and can turn the situation around in one go.

This tactic also forced Dönitz to withdraw the main force of long-range submarines from the Caribbean waters and concentrate on deploying them in the South Atlantic. While cutting off the South African route - there are no islands for American ships to take shelter every night; at the same time, he was thinking about submarine ambush formations and preparing for the next attack. Once used to attack the main U.S. fleet. As for the important task of breaking diplomatic ties in the Caribbean, he planned to let the surface ship force carry out the task, but unfortunately the latter was too busy to take care of it.

"This anti-submarine system is interesting. We can also learn from it. We can send telegrams to the military headquarters to tell the US military about the new tactics and let them try them in Southeast Asia and India." Tsukahara pondered and said, "From this point of view, the next move of the German army will be The target is South Africa, do you know the specific attack time?”

"It's not certain for the moment. It may take a month or even longer. The German army is going to Mozambique and Madagascar to hoard supplies, and there is a constant flow of merchant ships every day." Ryunosuke Kusaka asked, "Should we continue to implement the original plan? "

"Execution can also be considered as a favor to the German army and help them distract the US military." Tsukahara said with a smile, "Publish it in my name! Let's see if it has a deterrent effect on the United States!"

In the early morning of September 27, the American media, which had not yet recovered from the shock wave of the German head of state's speech, suddenly received a clear telegram from the Japanese army - "Letter to the People of the United States of America."

“…The U.S. government has repeatedly disregarded the lives, property and well-being of its own people, has repeatedly turned a deaf ear to the Japanese government’s peaceful wishes, and has repeatedly attacked Japanese territory, ships, aircraft and troops. In response to the above-mentioned disrespectful actions, the Imperial Japanese Combined Fleet Agency Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Tsukawara Tsukahara, led the entire main force of the combined fleet to attack. The main targets of the recent attacks are the coastal areas of the United States in the Pacific, related islands and other military facilities, because our military cannot accurately distinguish between military and non-military targets. , in order to avoid harming innocent people, the commander decided to inform in advance:

The American people are requested to respond immediately after receiving this public notification, and try to evacuate to inland areas as much as possible. Those who cannot evacuate should find the nearest air raid shelters and shell holes for themselves, and prepare enough water and food for this purpose... The attack will be at the earliest Launched after midnight on October 1, California time.

In this attack, the naval gun attack range is 30 kilometers along the coast, and the carrier-based aircraft attack target is 500 kilometers along the coast. People living within the above range are requested to evacuate immediately after receiving this notice. Relevant newspapers, radio stations, local governments, non-governmental organizations and volunteers are requested to Organizers must inform the public of the truth as soon as possible and must not conceal or mislead.

This commander deeply regrets the loss of innocent lives and property that may be caused by the attack, and asks ordinary people to seek compensation from their own governments afterwards - they are seeking to satisfy the ulterior motives of black-hearted arms dealers, monopolistic oligarchs, speculative politicians, ambitious military officers, etc. They have repeatedly been hostile to Japan and rejected Japan's sincerity for peace. All losses should be borne by them.

From now on, all waters on the east coast of the Pacific Ocean are blocked. Allied sails are not allowed to enter or exit, and they will be destroyed if found! "

"The Japanese are coming to attack the West Coast? Is this a joke?" Truman rarely got angry at an emergency meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and shouted, "We must not let this happen!"

In view of the current situation, Dewey was also invited to attend the meeting. His tone was calmer, but his questions were sharp: "The last time Horikichi attacked New York, I happened to be the mayor of New York. That time caused huge damage to the city and caused countless deaths. The public's confidence in the war has been cast into disrepair. Now, generals, tell me, can this happen? If so, how can we prevent it?"

Turner bit the bullet and came out to explain: "The Combined Fleet can theoretically do this. We measured this telegram using the trigonometric coordinate method and inferred that the enemy's approximate location is 2,000 nautical miles southeast of Pearl Harbor, a straight-line distance from Los Angeles. There are still more than 2,300 nautical miles, and it is expected to arrive within 4-5 days. Although we destroyed many Japanese tankers, the other side can still get replenishments, so I think oil is not the key factor restricting the Japanese army's actions, at least for now. no."

"Then how can we stop them?"

"The Pacific Fleet currently has an incomplete lineup and is simply unable to deal with the main Japanese fleet. It can only rely on aircraft, especially heavy bombers, for interception." Turner smiled bitterly. "Once the enemy approaches 1,000-1,200 kilometers from the west coast, we will have the opportunity to discover and attack them. ”

"Is there a chance?" Dewey's brows suddenly furrowed, "You mean you're not sure?"

"Yes, detecting the enemy fleet at a long distance requires not only the cooperation of weather and wind direction, but also some luck. Unless there is a chance, it is difficult to detect the enemy fleet at night." Turner saw that Truman's face was not good-looking, and quickly added In one sentence, "But it will be relatively easy to detect the enemy fleet within a range of 500-600 kilometers."

"This is almost the attack circle of enemy aircraft. Last time they attacked at night!" Dewey was deeply troubled by this. "Since you know where the Japanese troops are now, can't you launch a preemptive strike?"

"We lack the means to pre-emptively strike, and the Pacific Fleet is no match for the Japanese army."

"Can't we send planes or submarines to weaken the enemy fleet first? Or we can first carry out targeted deployment at the location where the Japanese army wants to attack, and kill the attack at the initial stage."

"Sorry, Your Excellency, it really can't be done. Finding sea targets is not an easy task. Radar can only see 100-150 kilometers away. Any search must rely on experienced crews for reconnaissance. Besides, the west coast is very big. Who knows where the Japanese fleet will fight."

"Then what do you think we should do?" Dewey glared at Turner dissatisfied, "No matter how difficult it is, it can't be the reason why we can't do anything."

"First, send additional aircraft for reconnaissance and keep track as much as possible; second, strengthen the air defense defense system in various regions and reduce the enemy's offensive capabilities; third, retreat and evacuate the crowd - there is no need to evacuate all, focus on a few major cities Just keep them, such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, Portland, Seattle, and at most Las Vegas, which is about 400 kilometers away from the coastline, which is basically the attack limit of Japanese aircraft. "

After Turner finished speaking, Dewey started to get angry...