U.S. battleships have two names, one refers to the number of letters and numbers in the formation; Another meaning is the name of the ship.

The large aircraft carriers of the U.S. military are generally equipped with 2 or 3 different flight squadrons, and each squadron will also be distinguished by their combat mission, for example: 'VT stands for torpedo attack aircraft squadron, VB stands for dive bomber squadron, VF stands for fighter squadron, and VC stands for mixed squadron of various carrier-based aircraft.

However, apart from a mixed flight squadron, the US escort aircraft carriers do not have the flight squadrons with strong combat effectiveness just mentioned, and they are equipped for combat use.

To from Chester. Rear Admiral Robert Theobald, who had been transferred from the Pacific Fleet under the command of Admiral Nimitz, was completely annihilated in battle with Field Marshal Hitthofen's aircraft carrier fleet, and the headquarters of the US Navy was in a state of earthquake and anger. For this reason, William Frederick Halsey Jr., nicknamed "The Wild Bull", was even more eager to immediately lead the aircraft carrier fleet and go to Field Marshal Hitthofen to settle the battle.

If it hadn't been for the Japanese forces in the Pacific who had dragged it down, I am afraid that among the admirals who appeared in front of Eisenhower this time, there would definitely be this brute bull.

In addition to the "brute bull" Halsey, in fact, Rear Admiral Mitchell also wanted to go to the Atlantic Ocean to compete with the German Navy.

It's just that he was also Chester. Admiral Nimitz stopped it, there was no way that there was a lack of aircraft carrier fleets in the Pacific to deal with the Japanese army, and now if these two talents were also sent to the Atlantic and Mediterranean areas to deal with the Germans, for Chester. Admiral Nimitz said that this was not a good deal, so he would never agree to release him.

Although Chester. Admiral Nimitz also suffered the loss of Rear Admiral Robert Theobald and his fleet of Task Force 8, which consisted of 2 heavy cruisers, 3 light cruisers, 9 destroyers, 6 submarines, and 3 pleasure ships.

This is not a fleet of a small number of purposes, and a backward and weak country simply cannot build a fleet of this size.

For this reason, the aircraft carrier fleet that the US military deployed to the Atlantic was still handed over to Hewitt, and the British Admiral Cunningham commanded the operation.

And when the German submarine group wiped out the British convoy codenamed 'OB-300', Eisenhower had agreed to Cunningham's suggestion to re-assemble an Atlantic fleet to deal with the increasingly powerful German aircraft carrier fleet.

And this Atlantic Fleet must also have at least 16 aircraft carriers, including 8 heavy aircraft carriers, 8 light aircraft carriers, and four fully loaded fighter groups.

As for the battleships, there must be at least 40 of them, and they must also have a powerful 16-inch main gun, as well as the latest fire and air systems, at least more than the number of aircraft carriers and battleships of the Third Fleet that Halsey will soon have.

Because now the U.S. military has established the Third Fleet, and the Seventh Fleet, and the First Fleet, and the Pacific Fleet, and the Fifth Fleet, which is preparing for the Battle of Gilbert, in the Pacific Ocean.

The 5th Fleet, commanded by Vice Admiral Spruance, engaged more than 230 ships of various kinds against the Japanese in the Battle of Gilbert, including 11 aircraft carriers, 18 escort aircraft carriers, 13 battleships, 14 cruisers, 58 destroyers, and more than 50 large landing ships. There are about 1,300 combat aircraft, including 920 carrier-based aircraft and about 100 B-24 "Liberator" heavy bombers among shore-based aircraft.

In addition, the 2nd Marine Division and the 27th Infantry Division of the Army were transferred to the 5th Fleet and used to land operations in the Gilbert Islands and attack the Japanese.

The Seventh Fleet has about 50 to 60 warships, 350 warplanes, and a full fleet strength of 60,000 men, including almost 40,000 naval officers and more than 20,000 marines, and a total strength of about 20,000 in peacetime.

However, the Seventh Fleet is still in the process of being reorganized, and the number of the above fleets is not yet fully in place.

The Third Fleet merged part of the First Fleet and the Pacific Fleet into the Third Fleet, and its strength was under the jurisdiction of 10 task forces, namely the 30th (Combat Force), the 31st (Command and Coordination Force), the 32nd (Patrol and Reconnaissance Force), the 33rd (Combat Support Force), the 34th (Submarine Force), the 35th (Surface Combat Force), the 36th (Amphibious Force), the 38th (Canadian Maritime Force), and the 39th (Landing Force).

In World War II, the Third Fleet was preparing to participate in the Battle of Kuah Island and the landing on Leyte Island in the Philippines to fight against Japan.

Later, the US Navy announced six fleets in the information on the Internet, namely the Third Fleet, the Fourth Fleet, the Fifth Fleet, the Sixth Fleet, the Seventh Fleet, and the Tenth Fleet, all of which were commanded by a three-star vice admiral, except for the Fourth Fleet, which was commanded by a two-star rear admiral.

The other six fleets are commanded by the regional command and divided into task groups such as the Atlantic Fleet, the Pacific Fleet, the European Fleet, and the Central X Command (which only commands the Fourth Fleet, which means that the Fourth Fleet has two layers of repeated command); All four mission commanders are four-star generals.

Therefore, there is no way for the current US fleet to compare and compare with the incomparably powerful US Navy in later generations.

However, even so, the U.S. Navy continued to grow stronger during World War II, and will eventually become the most powerful naval hegemon in the world.

Of course, this was the case in the original history, but with Chen Yanlong's rebirth, the U.S. Navy can only become one of the largest navies in the world, not the hegemon.

When Cunningham had selected the number of aircraft carrier fleets he had asked for, out of the large number of aircraft carrier fleets that had come to his aid; He immediately dispatched 10 large battleships, 12 battle cruisers, 18 armored cruisers, 4 aircraft carriers, 45 light cruisers, 70 destroyers, 90 torpedo boats, and 250 submarines to meet the carrier fleet led by Dönitz himself.

"This is the most powerful naval battle we have launched in the Mediterranean, and this is also our last large-scale naval battle, because almost all of our families are here, at least all the naval forces of 1943 are concentrated here!"

When Eisenhower watched Cunningham take so many of his carrier fleets at once, he wept bitterly.

"I think I've only drawn a third of your fleet! And this time I also personally went out to meet Dönitz's aircraft carrier fleet, so you can look at it a little! Commander Eisenhower! ”

Looking at Eisenhower's heart-wrenching appearance, the corners of Cunningham's mouth twitched a few times, and he said displeased.

There is no way because of this naval battle, but he personally went out to command the battle, and he doesn't know how to win or lose, and how to live or die.

But Cunningham knew that if they lost the naval battle to the Germans this time, I am afraid that the morale of their allies would definitely fall into an unprecedented trough.

"Excuse me! We can't afford to lose right now! So I was too worried just now, so here I wish you a brilliant victory and a breakthrough in our fight against fascism! ”

In this regard, Eisenhower suddenly turned red and spoke incoherently in embarrassment.

"Hmmm! Thank you! You've worked hard, Commander Eisenhower! ”

Seeing the other party's poor appearance, Cunningham also changed the topic and said.

"Thank you!"

Seeing this, Eisenhower was very grateful.

"Oh no, Commander Eisenhower! Our British convoy codenamed 'OB-300' and several other convoys in the Atlantic have also been attacked by German submarine groups, and now they are all suffering heavy casualties and are urgently calling for help! ”

While Eisenhower and Cunningham were at their headquarters in Algiers for the formation of the aircraft carrier fleet, an operations staff officer hurriedly took several urgent telegrams in a cold sweat and ran in and shouted loudly.