"Gentlemen, the number of warships in our hands is too small now. With his hands behind his back, Nimitz, the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Navy, who was in danger, concluded with a sad brow.

Recently, his forces have suffered repeated setbacks, losing the Philippines and many other islands, including Malaya.

Even the center of gravity of defense, such as Rabaul, was already under the control of the Japanese, and the only option for the US Navy was to retreat except to be sunk.

The USS Langley was sunk while transporting fighter jets to Australia, another major loss for the U.S. Navy.

Although the USS Hornet was commissioned in time and injected fresh blood into the US Navy, the war situation was still very passive.

"The conversion of a cruiser into an Independence-class aircraft carrier is already underway, but there will be no new aircraft carriers joining your forces before Christmas this year." An admiral explained helplessly.

The U.S. Navy's heavy battleship force still had some remains, but it was too slow to meet the Japanese army's new battleship force.

In terms of aircraft carriers, the United States has only one fleet aircraft carrier, that is, the newly commissioned Hornet, which can still operate.

As for the USS Assault, which was transferred back from the Atlantic, its combat effectiveness was not very high.

Historically, the USS Raider did not participate in the Pacific Naval Campaign, and it served in the Atlantic until it was dismantled in 1947.

But now, the United States no longer has any main warships at sea that can handle it, so it has also been transferred back to join the Pacific Fleet.

Nimitz had only such ships to deal with the Japanese Navy's cutting-edge aircraft carrier fleet, as well as the formidable battleship group.

Even if they don't want to admit it, senior American intelligence officers have already learned from the Third Reich that Japan has a new type of battleship.

Although the Third Reich was secretive about it, a battleship called Yamato was confirmed to exist.

If we add the Nagato-class battleships and Kongo-class battlecruisers, Japan's battleship forces will crush the current United States in terms of speed and the number of guns.

Pearl Harbor, a transit point in the Pacific Ocean, was almost abandoned, and the U.S. fleet had to retreat to Norfolk Military Harbor to assemble and stand by.

Until Pearl Harbor's strategic function was restored, the Americans, like the Japanese fleet, could only fight from their distant homeland to the Pacific Ocean, relying on logistical supplies to persist in the battle.

The good news is that although Japan destroyed Pearl Harbor and destroyed the huge fleet of the United States, it did not destroy the huge heritage of the United States.

Today, the United States still has the most powerful transport fleet in the world, which can easily support the supply of the American fleet and allow the United States to move freely throughout the Pacific region.

"The president's intention is to enter a state of counterattack before the Independence-class aircraft carriers and new battleships enter service." Nimitz dismissed the suggestion to wait for a new ship to be launched.

He had to take the initiative to annihilate the Japanese fleet as much as possible and dispel the panic that the West Coast of the United States was about to be invaded by Japan.

"All Japanese in the United States have been centralized. If the war is not over, they will not have personal freedom. The general of the army reassured President Roosevelt, who was sitting at the top.

"We have 1,000 fighters deployed on the west coast, and if the Japanese go to war with us offshore, we are sure to repel their attack." General Eisenhower looked at Roosevelt and continued to add.

Marshall, however, was a little unimpressed, fiddling with his pen, shaking his head and saying, "If war breaks out in the offshores, Los Angeles and San Francisco will be over." ”

"Now the question is, what will we do if the Japanese land on the west coast?" An Army general questioned Marshall Dow.

Before Marshall could answer, another army general on the side shook his head and said: "Defending the west coast will not solve the problem, if the Japanese land in Canada and attack south, the destructive power will be even greater." ”

"There are only four divisions of garrison troops on the West Coast, and our expanded 20 divisions are being trained, and they have no experience in real combat......," Marshall said helplessly.

He's good at operating, but you have to give him time to operate...... The Germans blitzed the British, and before he could operate it, the British were defeated.

Now that the Japanese sneak attack has destroyed almost all of America's previous combat readiness, it will take him at least a year to operate before he can accumulate the same foundation for the United States.

"20 divisions are not enough to solve the problem, at least 40 divisions are needed!" As the head of the U.S. military, Eisenhower opened his mouth to ask for benefits.

The American division is not a Chinese division, and the main division in Jiang Zhongzheng's hands may not even be able to gather 10,000 people, but the American division is really more than 30,000 people.

The strength of 40 divisions adds up to more than 1.2 million people. If you count artillery and armored vehicles, that's an astronomical amount.

Even if the United States has deep pockets, it is impossible to arm so many soldiers in one go. Roosevelt felt a headache, looked at Eisenhower and said, "Compress it!" ”

Eisenhower also asked for a sky-high price, waiting for Roosevelt to pay back the money on the spot. He paused slightly to think for a moment, and gave a more reasonable figure: "If 7 more divisions are added, the army will still be sure of a war." ”

In fact, he also knew that the possibility of a direct invasion of the United States by the Japanese was really not very large. But the possibility of a Japanese invasion of Australia is infinitely high.

As long as the United States does not mobilize, then Australia is in danger. Once Japan takes control of Australia, it will be very difficult for the United States in the Pacific to turn around.

"The threat from the Germans remains, after all, we are also sparing no effort to support the Soviet Union." Marshall added to Roosevelt: "While Germany does not seem to have any immediate intention of making enemies with us, they should have known some of our aid." ”

"This is really a problem, if the German Navy joins the war against the United States a year later, then our advantage becomes our disadvantage." Roosevelt nodded gloomily in acknowledgement.

The United States is a three-ocean country, and its natural geographical advantages have given the United States an advantage in the war, but it has also given the United States considerable hidden dangers.

If Japan and Germany were to go to war against the United States at the same time, the advantage of attacking on two fronts would become the disadvantage of being attacked from the back.

This is also what the United States does not want to see happening.