Chapter 1453: The Navy Goes Out
Considering various problems, Roosevelt has always been indecisive in his attitude towards Nissy, and he can't kill them, after all, they are also American citizens, and they can't be let go, maybe there are intelligence officers from the island among them, so Roosevelt also had a headache.
These Nissi are also eager to show their innocence, although they are Japanese, but they have long joined the United States, become American citizens, and have nothing to do with the island country, and the best way to prove their innocence is, of course, to show their loyalty on the battlefield!
So they are no longer looking forward to going to the battlefield all the time and looking for the island army to fight hard!
Roosevelt laughed at their request, and was most worried about their loyalty, what if he went to war with the islanders and became the islanders' internal response?
And now, there is a good way.
The Soviets are almost overwhelmed, the Soviets lack everything, don't these Nissi want to show their loyalty? Why don't you send these Nissi to the USSR and let them defend Moscow?
When he thought of this, Roosevelt actually smiled, he hadn't shown this kind of smile for a long time, he admired his ingenuity, and actually solved two problems at once.
"Organize the Nissi into an army and send them to the Soviet Union." Roosevelt rekindled a cigarette and said, "If they want to show loyalty, go to the Soviet-German battlefield and kill the Germans fiercely!" ”
Roosevelt's words decided the fate of the Nisses. By this time, Nimitz had already begun to prepare for his battle.
Pearl Harbor.
Signs of bombing could be seen all around, a bomb stood on the flat ground in the distance, and it was never taken away, while on the harbor, all kinds of operations were still carried out in an orderly manner.
At the beginning, the island country only carried out a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, which was already the limit of the island country's navy, and if the island people had captured this place in one fell swoop, the outcome would have been completely different.
On one side of the harbor, there is the ship repair yard, which serves as a base for the US Pacific Fleet, which has the ability to overhaul ships.
At this time, on the slipway, the Saratoga was undergoing final repairs.
When I was in the Coral Sea with the Yorktown, I was beaten by the carrier-based aircraft of the island nation, and it was definitely a miracle that the Saratoga did not sink on the spot, and later, I struggled back to Hawaii, and I got on the slipway all of a sudden, and never came down.
Her flight deck had been resurfaced, and the interior had been fitted with new steel strip supports, which was about the same amount of work as rebuilding an aircraft carrier, and now, at least on the surface, it was back to its former glory.
Now, Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, standing on the side of the slipway, shouted loudly: "Quick, hurry up and put the finishing touches on the aircraft carrier and launch the aircraft carrier." ”
Hearing his words, the personnel of the ship repair yard were surprised: "No, all kinds of work have not been completed yet, and it will be at least two days before they can be launched." ”
"There isn't that much time left, we must get into the water immediately and prepare to re-enter the naval task force!"
"This is a violation of naval regulations." The person in charge of the ship repair yard also rushed over: "After the repair is completed, a series of sea trials will be conducted, and there will be no problem, and we will sign the list before it will have the status of service." ”
"The Navy regulations have changed." Maj. Gen. Fletcher said: "Now, it can be launched. ”
The Navy needs to be dispatched immediately, it can't wait any longer, there are still some details of this aircraft carrier that have not been repaired, and it is completely possible to let the crew repair it during the voyage, as long as the deck is intact, the power is normal, and the ship can be dispatched, it can enter service.
They don't have time.
In order to mobilize this aircraft carrier, Admiral Nimitz simply revised the naval regulations, and now the formalities are normal.
Looking at the regulations on display, the person in charge of the ship repair yard did not object: "Finish it immediately and prepare to launch!" ”
Generally speaking, whether a warship is newly built or repaired, there must be a ceremony when it is launched, but now, everything is simple, Rear Admiral Fletcher found a bottle of champagne, smashed it on the bow, and then the aircraft carrier was relaunched.
Those small problems, while driving the boat, let's solve them at the same time!
The Navy was being hastily mobilized, with the USS Saratoga unfinished repairs, and the newest USS Vespa and USS Hornet.
Among them, the Vespa is a small aircraft carrier.
This aircraft carrier is the only one of the Vespa-class, and its appearance, a product of the Washington Naval Treaty, would have almost been aborted if Roosevelt had not come to power.
It was ordered on September 15, 1935, started construction at the How River Shipyard in the United States on April 1, 1936, launched on April 4, 1939, and entered service at the Army Quartermaster Base in Boston on April 25, 1940.
And this aircraft carrier is only 10,000 tons, and there are many unreasonable aspects in the design, so at first it did not directly join the fleet, and almost became a training aircraft carrier, and now, seeing that the strength of the navy has been greatly damaged, Nimitz has searched for the bottom of his family and immediately used this aircraft carrier.
In addition to these three aircraft carriers, Nimitz did not hesitate to take risks and transferred two escort aircraft carriers, and the entire formation of more than 50 warships, carrying more than 400 carrier-based aircraft, plus more than 300 land-based fighters and bombers, Nimitz's confidence is full.
Even if these fleets of their own suffer heavy losses, within a year, they can still recover, but the island countries are different, unless Germany sells them to the island countries to attack aircraft carriers, it is impossible for the weak industry of the island countries to build another fleet in a short time.
The entire formation was roaming in the Pacific Ocean, preparing to go to the Aleutian Islands to ambush the island navy.
At the same time, in Tokyo Bay, the mighty navy of the island nation also began to make another sortie.
For this operation, the navy of the island country did not make a move, only the four aircraft carriers Soryu, Flying Dragon, Akagi and Kaga, and the two aircraft carriers participating in the Battle of the Coral Sea were not dispatched, among which the Zuihe was waiting for a new batch of carrier-based aircraft at the base in Truk; The Shohe is being repaired at the base.
Four attack aircraft carriers, already an invincible presence in the Pacific Ocean, how many Americans can there be?
So they don't care.
In addition to these four attack carriers, they also have two escort aircraft carriers, accompanying behind, and the attack power is definitely strong enough.
Behind them, followed by the latest twenty tank landing ships.
If the islanders had built it themselves, I was afraid that it would take a year and would not have been able to catch up with this operation at all, but now, Germany has easily handed over these 20 ships to the islanders, and the islanders suddenly feel full of confidence.
They landed on Midway, and they didn't even need so many landing ships, so a few of them were loaded with supplies, and after directly grabbing the beach, it was much more convenient to replenish than cargo ships.
This time, Pheasant Fifty-six led the fleet to the expedition in person.