I have to admit that the strength of the US Navy is still very strong. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info As early as the time when dreadnoughts were not born, the U.S. Navy built a total of 24 former dreadnoughts in the 7th class, becoming one of the three major navies in the world. In order to deter Japan, the US Navy has also organized the Great White Fleet to parade around the world to demonstrate the strength of the US Navy.

It's just that after the British and German dreadnoughts were built and put into service, all the old former dreadnoughts became obsolete overnight. As a last resort, the United States had no choice but to start building dreadnoughts and begin to catch up with the British and German navies.

By now, the U.S. Navy has built twelve dreadnoughts of the sixth class. And there are still a lot of warships on the slipway, which are under construction.

This also makes the strength of the US Navy firmly ranked third in the world. It's just that compared with the British Navy and the German Navy, which are in the first two, the gap is a bit large.

With a large number of American merchant ships detained by the German Navy and American civilian casualties, all sectors of American society were outraged. They have demanded that the US government express a tough attitude towards Germany, demand an apology from Germany, compensate for losses, and so on. At the same time, the U.S. government also wanted to find a step down, so it asked the U.S. Navy to send a fleet to escort merchant ships. In addition, there was a purpose for this purpose, which was to test Germany's resolve. It provides a reference for the next action of the US government.

"General Fletcher, you should understand what Your Excellency the President means. This time, our navy escorted merchant ships, but they were not really going to break into the no-sail zone of the Germans. Of course, if the Germans had not intercepted, we could have tried. However, this is very unlikely. Therefore, we should try to avoid a misfire with the Germans as much as possible. "Secretary Daniels to the commander of the Atlantic Fleet of the US Navy, Franz? Admiral Fletcher said.

Admiral Fletcher nodded: "Your Excellency, I understand what you mean. Although, such an order makes people feel a little aggrieved, but who made our strength so far behind the Germans? If our navy had been a little stronger, the Germans might not have dared to be so unscrupulous. Our people will not die at the hands of the Germans. ”

"Yes, General. His Excellency the President has approved a new round of warship construction, and in a few years we will have more powerful battleships in service. When the time comes, we will no longer have to be afraid of the Germans. Minister Daniels said.

"Yes, Your Excellency." Admiral Fletcher replied.

"Your Excellency, what if we are attacked by the Germans? You can't help but fight back, right? Admiral Fletcher asked.

Minister Daniels thought for a moment, and then said: "If the Germans attack first, then we naturally cannot sit still. I think His Excellency the President's order is that we must not provoke a conflict, we must not fire the first shot. However, if the Germans dared to attack, we could naturally return fire. However, I don't think the Germans would be so bold. ”

With Minister Daniels' authorization, Admiral Fletcher was relieved. If you only get beaten and don't fight back, it will be too boring. Of course, Admiral Fletcher also knew that the strength of the German Navy was very strong, far from being able to confront the American Navy. Therefore, it is naturally the best to be able to avoid misfire.

"General, it's up to you this time. May God bless us! Minister Daniels said.

"God bless America!" Admiral Fletcher looked determined.

On February 22, 1915, the main force of the U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet sailed from Norfolk Naval Base into the Atlantic. This time, the US Navy's Atlantic Fleet can be said to have assembled all the main warships of the US Navy, namely two 'Nevada-class' battleships, two 'New York-class' battleships, two 'Wyoming-class' battleships, two 'Florida-class' battleships, two 'Delaware-class' battleships, and two 'South Carolina-class' battleships. The United States has already built a total of 12 dreadnoughts of the sixth class, all of which are here. Among them, the 'Nevada-class' battleships and the 'New York-class' battleships were armed with 356 mm guns. The other ships were armed with 305 mm guns.

In addition to these capital ships, there were also a large number of cruisers and destroyers, bringing the number of warships of the entire fleet to more than fifty. There is no doubt that this is already a very large fleet. Except for Britain and Germany, several other countries may not be able to muster so many warships.

The US Navy made a big move, which immediately aroused the vigilance of the German side. Minister of the Navy, Field Marshal Count Tirpitz, Chief of Staff of the Navy, von ? Marshal Pol, commander of the High Seas Fleet, Reinhardt? Admiral Scheer, as well as the Imperial Crown Prince Qin Tian, were all called to the office by Wilhelm II.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Americans' fleet has left the port, twelve cutting-edge battleships, plus other battleships, more than fifty large and small. I want to know, what are the Americans going to do? Do you want to go to war with the Empire? "Wilhelm II's face was gloomy.

Although the strength of the U.S. Navy is not strong, the main force of the German Navy is now used to suppress the British Navy. If the U.S. Navy were to go to war with the German Navy at this juncture, it would inevitably contain part of the German Navy's strength. It will even have a certain impact on the entire battle situation. In that case, the situation will not be good for Germany. What Kaiser Wilhelm II wanted most now was to defeat Britain and France and win the war, and he didn't want to make any trouble.

"Father, it seems to me that the Americans sent their fleets to sea just to express one of their attitudes. So, we don't have to be afraid of them at all. Qin Tian said.

"Oscar, what if there is some conspiracy between the Americans and the British?" Wilhelm II clearly hadn't completely put his mind at ease.

"Father, we will order the Broken Fleet to intercept the Americans. If they dare to trespass into the no-sail zone, then we will attack and eat this fleet of the US Navy in one fell swoop. After losing this fleet, the Americans will not be able to make any waves. At the same time, the main force of the high seas fleet also went to sea and approached Scarpa Bay, so that the main force of the British Navy did not dare to move. Qin Tian said.

"Once a fight starts, will the strength of our Broken Fleet be able to deal with the American fleet?" Wilhelm II asked. Although, Wilhelm II knew that the strength of the German Navy's broken fleet was very strong, but the main force of the broken fleet, approaching were all battle cruisers. And the battleships of the US Navy are, again, the famous turtle warships.