Chapter 1527: There is no choice
World War II was a terrible war, which led to the disappearance of a large number of people, how many people died in the war, for civilians, war was terrible, but, for politicians, sometimes, war is a necessary choice to achieve national goals.
Now, many people have a keen insight that the benefits of this war to the United States are huge, all European countries have disappeared, and a lot of wealth has been transferred to the United States, if nothing else, when the war is over, the United States will become the master of the Western world, to say that the United States is far away from Europe, isolationism prevails, it is definitely just ordinary people, as national leaders, but also hope that the country will command the whole world and become the world hegemon.
Now, the United States is moving towards this step, and although it may seem difficult, as long as it wins this war, the United States will establish its hegemony for future generations.
The United States will not fail, and God will bless the United States.
And now, Nimitz's words have made the people in front of him shine even more, yes, this is a good idea.
The Western world has always been hostile to the Soviet Union, after all, the ideology is different, and the West sees the Soviet Union as a thorn in its side, but now, with the rise of Germany, the United States has begun to support the Soviet Union.
Lend-lease weapons and equipment, supplies, etc., at the same time, the United States also directly sent troops to help the Soviet Union defend Moscow, and the United States and the Soviet Union have become close.
At sea, the Soviets' transportation lines were at risk of being interrupted, and the Soviet Union was facing defeat in the Great Patriotic War.
Even if the Soviets vaguely felt that it was inappropriate, they had no chance of refusing because they had no choice.
In this way, the United States will be able to expand its influence to the Far East of the Soviet Union, and at the same time, it will be able to make some claims on the territory of the Soviet Union until it wins World War II.
Later, we will talk about it later, in short, for now, they are helping the Soviets with good intentions.
"Also, the Soviets wanted us to provide Bazooka technology." Hull said.
On the battlefield of the Soviet Union, Bazooka showed terrible combat effectiveness in the first battle, they penetrated the main armor of German tanks and successfully contained the offensive of German tank troops.
Later, the Soviet Union demanded a large amount of bazooka from the United States, a weapon with a simple structure, which could be mass-produced in the United States at any time, so the United States produced a shipload of bazookas.
As a result, they all sank in the Pacific Ocean.
The next batch, it is not known when it will arrive, at such a time, it is normal for the Soviets to ask for bazooka technology.
"You can give it to them." Roosevelt said, "Even if we don't give it, they can make a reverse copy of the bazooka we provide." ”
This thing is not a high-tech weapon at all, it is just an ingenious idea, and once it is disassembled, it is quite easy to imitate.
The Soviets faced the sea of tanks of the Germans, and no matter what anti-tank weapons they had, they had to give them priority.
In Roosevelt's eyes, this matter was not particularly important, and the most urgent thing for his side at present was the war with the island nation.
"When will the turning point of the Pacific War be ushered in?" Roosevelt's eyes gathered on the Hawaiian Islands and asked his staff.
"We still don't have enough strength." Nimitz said: "The warships built in our rear will still take time, and we will not have a large-scale counteroffensive until at least next year, and now, we are still seeking a decisive battle with the main fleet of the islanders, as long as we defeat the main fleet of the islanders in a key battle, we can lay the opportunity for a counteroffensive." ”
In the Battle of Midway, the islanders won the landing battle, and by tactical deception, they managed to gain a foothold at Midway.
However, at sea, their fleet suffered heavy losses, several aircraft carriers of the main force suffered heavy blows.
Although the losses are large, the island navy is still capable of fighting, for example, their Yamato is still there, they also have German escort carriers, and at the same time, their routes are quite cunning.
The United States also does not have enough navy, and the idea of seeking a decisive battle with the navy of the island nation has always been unrealized.
Now, the Pacific theater is still in a stalemate.
Moscow.
The three-way army is pressing on Moscow, and this pressure is not something that ordinary people can withstand at all, even Stalin, now he talks less, he smokes very fiercely, and the smoke pot in his hand almost doesn't stop.
He took two puffs, and in the smoke he listened to the reports of his men.
"Our transport lines in the Pacific Ocean, suffered heavy losses, and this time, all the fleet, together with the ships escorting the ship, sank." The expression on the face of the People's Commissar of the Navy Kuznetsov was also serious: "This shows that in the Pacific region, there are already more than ten submarines in it, and we are no longer facing one or two submarines, but a submarine group, when our fleet sails, these submarines are like wolves, coming up to bite us, unless we have a large number of anti-submarine ships, it is simply impossible to crack." ”
Heavy losses, the Soviets were in dire need of these goods, the front was fought badly, especially the Bazooka, every unit was waiting for it, and even the commanders of the front were reporting one day at a time.
The result? All disappeared into the Pacific Ocean.
Ever since he got the news, Stalin's face has been ugly.
If American reinforcements can't be brought in, that's a fart!
"At present, our navy does not have this strength." When Kuznetsov spoke, he was quite unwilling, indeed, his own side did not have this strength.
The Northern Fleet cowered in the Arctic Circle and did not dare to come out, the Black Sea Fleet has disappeared, only the Far Eastern Fleet remains, it is all some rags from the Tsarist period, what to fight with the Germans?
The current resources of the Soviet Union are not enough to cope with the war on land, it is impossible to share the burden with the navy, and even the navy needs to become infantry and participate in the war on the ground.
It is simply ironic that the Soviet navy was not capable of dealing with the submarines of the Germans.
"So we have to agree to the Americans' proposals?"
The Soviet Union was happy when the Americans said they were willing to help anti-submarine aircraft, but when it came to stationing in Kamchatka, the Soviet Union had to think about it.
The reality was cruel, and the USSR had no choice.
"Then ask them to come in." Stalin said: "We have no time to wait, the next fleet must set sail at once." ”
After that, the whole conference room was silent again, only the clock was clicking, and after almost half an hour, Stalin said: "If these submarines are German, then do they need an overseas base?" ”