"That's all it, if virtue still fights in the First World War, what a big accident it will be!" When Magiffen asked the question, the prince even suspected that his ears had misheard, how did this dish of boiled United States of America come together with the German Empire of poisoned vegetables? This ******** conflict is too great.

Well, thinking about the relationship between the American imperialists and the Arab princes in another plane, the prince is once again relieved, without it, it is just mercenary! In the current diplomatic environment and international status of the United States, not to mention that Germany is imperial, even if it is slavery, it must be wooed!

The prince was convinced that as far as the current relationship between the United States and Germany was concerned, as long as the Anglo-Japanese alliance did not collapse, as long as Japan still occupied the Philippines and blocked the passage of the United States into the Far East, then the United States would have no possibility of reconciliation with Britain and Japan, and even less of the possibility of joining the Entente during World War I!

It is unlikely that the United States will participate in the opening of the Allies and Britain and France, not that the United States does not have this strength, but because as far as the American political system is concerned, it is difficult for them to go to war with the powerful countries without being greatly stimulated! But even so, it does not mean that the US Navy has nothing to do with Germany.

The reason is very simple, the Americans may not officially start a war with the Entente, but the United States, which is bent on entering East Asia, will definitely not deal with the Japanese! Let's not talk about whether we can fight or not, as long as we can contain the Japanese fleet! Historically, the Japanese Navy has participated in many operations in the Mediterranean, and although it did not send its main warships to participate in the engagement in the North Sea, the prince had to be prepared to deal with this situation.

After all, the Japanese must have understood that if Germany had not fallen in World War I, Germany would have liquidated what Japan had done in the Far East during the war, and the German Pacific colonies had been taken away by Japan! If the British really can't do it, then maybe Japan will really send their super dreadnoughts to Europe!

In history, before the end of World War 1, the Japanese also made up 8 super dreadnoughts, 4 ships of 12 artillery gods, and 4 ships of King Kong are also a terrifying force! Not as good as Britain, Germany, and the United States, but much higher than the other powers! If Betty's fleet adds 4 King Kongs, Hipper's side will be in big trouble! The biggest problem was that the addition of the Japanese fleet would greatly strengthen the Allies' ability to escort ships at sea, and it would greatly reduce the effectiveness of the German Navy's deadliest diplomatic operations.

Therefore, in order for the German Empire to successfully win World War 1, the US Navy still needs to be more powerful! At least not to make the Japanese Navy feel too idle! But having said that, the geopolitical problems of the Americans in this plane are really serious, and how many of Mahan's sea power theories are right, the prince is reluctant to evaluate, but at least he is rushing to that sentence, the tragic geographical environment cannot make up for this sentence with a fleet, and the prince thinks that this is the truth in this era! (Is there a sentence?) There should be! ）

Without the Philippines, even Guam and American Samoa have been lost, Hawaii has not yet been included in the territory of the United States, and of course, if the Americans are satisfied with the Germans, the United States will soon get Hawaii. However, even so, it was not easy for the Grand Fleet to cross such a long distance to fight in the Far East without supplies in an era when warships were still mixed with kerosene.

The Grand Fleet operation was different from the Great White Fleet's round-the-world voyage, and it was also different from the historical perimeter journey of the German Far East Fleet. The supplies and logistics needed can be described as terrifying! It's not just about bringing enough fuel and food! The aging of machinery and the fatigue of personnel after a long voyage were enough to make this fleet lose most of its combat effectiveness, as is best illustrated by the encounter of the Russian fleet in the Battle of Tsushima in history, and the armored cruiser that could only run less than 15 knots before the final battle of Count Spee!

So that the armored cruiser of 23 knots will not be able to run 15 knots in the end! It's all like this, what kind of combat power can it have? And the American fleet agrees that there is a problem, there is no relay port, there is no supply, and in the face of the powerful Japanese fleet, it seems that the Americans can really not do much!

"If our cooperation continues, then the fleet of the United States should be able to be deployed in the Marshall Islands, German Samoa, and Kaiser Wilhelm Lands in the future, right?" Ma Jifen asked tentatively, because this kind of question is very likely to cause the other party's disgust, so he said it very carefully.

"It is no problem for the fleet of the United States to be stationed in the Far East of the Empire in peacetime, and this does have a certain impact on Japan, but if war breaks out, the fragile island chain system that your country has painstakingly managed will not be of any use at all." The prince ruthlessly overturned the other party's assumptions.

"Because quite simply, these islands only solve the problem of having or not, and cannot really form combat effectiveness. In addition to some political issues, the most important thing is in the distance and the island facilities! ”

"Although the Marshall Islands is relatively close to Hawaii, it is about 3,200 kilometers away in a straight line! If it is a large fleet, it will take about 180 hours to arrive, which is still calculated according to the straight line. That's 7 to 8 days. And this is only to reach the edge of Japan's sphere of power. ”

"The core line of defense of the Japanese stretched from the mainland, the Ogasawara Islands, to the Philippines. If you want to deal a blow to it, you will need to travel thousands of kilometers, and your fleet will still not be adequately supplied and maintained, whether in the Marshall Islands or in the Caroline, and the chances of victory against the Japanese fleet in the Philippines are still not very good. ”

"At least in my opinion, in the current situation, using the Grand Fleet to seek a breakthrough in the middle of the Pacific is a dead end, although the engagement in the Central Pacific is important, but it is definitely not so big, if your country really wants to crush the opponent through the Grand Fleet, then the direction you choose should be the northern part of the Pacific! And this is where you should start! ”

Prince Ruprecht pointed heavily on the Aleutian Islands with his hand. "If the fleet departs from here, it will be much closer, and the fleet of the United States will strike directly at the most vulnerable places in Japan!"

"However, the natural environment of the Aleutian Islands is very bad, and although the port is in relatively good condition due to warm currents, the construction is a very long process." Ma Jifen said with some embarrassment.

"The most important thing is that the best port we have chosen is still too far away from Japan." It's not like Americans haven't thought about it, but compared to the beautiful Hawaii and Marshall Islands, Americans still don't look down on the bitter cold of the north.

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