"Your Excellency the President, this time the Germans have shown extremely strong strength in the war between Germany and Russia, and it has also shown us our own shortcomings. I think that's a good thing for us! War Secretary Woodlin said.

Everyone looked at Minister Woodlin, wondering why he would say that.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it is not us who are at war with the Germans, but Burussia. So, we should be thankful for that. After we saw the great military power of the Germans, we could immediately improve it. In this way, we will be able to further improve our strength, and we may not lose to the Germans in the future war with them! Minister Woodlin said.

Everyone else nodded, and indeed, it was a place to be thankful.

"How far is the gap between us and the Germans now?" President Roosevelt said.

"Your Excellency, not to mention the gap in tactics and the quality of officers and men, the gap in weapons and equipment alone is very large. Tactics and the quality of officers and men, this is not something that can be shortened overnight. The only thing we can do to narrow the gap as much as possible is probably in terms of weaponry. Specifically, I still have His Excellency the Chief of Staff to talk about it! Minister Woodlin said.

President Roosevelt nodded and looked at George? Admiral Marshall.

"Your Excellency, in terms of the armament of the army, in terms of guns and artillery, there is not much difference between us and the Germans. The only thing worth noting is that the army of the Germans was armed with quite a few 210-mm self-propelled heavy howitzers. And we are not armed with heavy artillery of this caliber. Judging from the performance of the Germans and the Russians in the war, the performance of this kind of heavy artillery on the battlefield is very impressive. Those fortifications of the Russian army are simply not able to withstand such heavy artillery. If we were to go to war with Germany, we would probably have to deal with this kind of heavy artillery, and this is something we have to pay attention to. "George? Admiral Marshall said.

"Will we be able to equip this artillery?" President Roosevelt asked.

"Your Excellency the President, it will take a lot of time to develop such a large-caliber heavy artillery, and we may not be able to catch up." Minister Woodlin said from the sidelines.

"However, the Burussians had a heavy artillery, albeit a little rudimentary, and slightly inferior to the German heavy artillery. However, overall it is still very good. We can ask Bu Russia to transfer the technology of this artillery to us! Minister Woodlin said.

"Burussia's artillery? Is it reliable? President Roosevelt frowned.

"Your Excellency the President, the performance of the B-4 heavy howitzer in Burussia is still very good. It's just that artillery has always been the specialty of the Germans, and it is understandable that Burussia is slightly inferior in this regard. If we can get the relevant technology, we can improve on this basis and further improve the performance of this gun to meet our needs. "George? Admiral Marshall said.

President Roosevelt nodded: "Well, when the special envoy of Burussia comes, I will talk to him about this issue and ask them to transfer the technology of the B-4 heavy howitzer to us." ”

"Yes, Your Excellency." Secretary of State Hull nodded.

After the arrival of the special envoy of the Russian Federation in the United States, he will certainly be the one who will receive him, and he will be mainly responsible for the follow-up negotiations.

"In addition, the Germans had a very large advantage in armored weapons and in terms of fighters. In terms of tanks, the tanks currently used by the Germans are mainly the 'Panther' medium tank and the 'Tiger' heavy tank. The Germans did a very good job of keeping these two tanks secret. Until now, we have not figured out the exact parameters, only the approximate situation.

The 'Panther' medium tank, which should weigh about 35 tons, has strong defense, and is equipped with a 75mm tank gun. The Tiger heavy tank, which should weigh around 45 tons, is armed with an 88 mm tank gun. The T-28 medium tank, the T-26 light tank, and the BT-7 fast tank equipped by the Russians were not able to fight back at all under the blows of these two tanks of the Germans. In fact, our military observers in Brazzaville reported that some of the surviving Buese tank crews claimed that they had hit the German tank, but they were unable to penetrate its armor, let alone destroy it. This made the Burussian tank forces easily defeated by the German armored forces in the battle! ”

George? Admiral Marshall was grim-faced when he introduced the situation. It is foreseeable that once the United States is involved in the war, they will inevitably fight the armored forces of the German Army. At that time, the armored forces of the US Army will probably only be crushed by the armored forces of the Germans.

"The M3 light tank and M4 medium tank we are equipped with are a little more powerful than the tanks equipped by the Burussians. However, there is undoubtedly a very large gap between the German 'Panther' medium tank and the 'Tiger' heavy tank. Once we encounter these two tanks of the Germans, our M3 light tank and M4 medium tank will definitely only be crushed! "George? Admiral Marshall said with great certainty.

"Is the gap really that big?" Treasury Secretary Morgenthau asked.

You must know that the United States has invested a lot of money in the field of military industry this time, but in the end it is still the same result, which is naturally a little difficult for them to accept.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Minister of Finance. The gap between us and the Germans is indeed so big. Even, bigger than I said! "George? Admiral Marshall is not alarmist.

Before World War II, the United States did not have any advantage in tanks. The United States in this era was far less powerful than later generations. Even though, because of the German threat, the United States increased its investment, so that the M3 light tank and M4 medium tank of the US Army in this time and space were put into service earlier than in another time and space. However, these two tanks were much inferior to the German Army's Haw Par tanks, and they won purely by numerical superiority.

Now, in the face of a more powerful German Army, the armored forces of the more powerful German Army, the gap between the armored forces of the US Army is naturally even greater. It will undoubtedly be very difficult to bridge this gap.

"Your Excellency, while we are not personally involved in the war, we must develop a powerful heavy tank as soon as possible! In this way, we will have the strength to fight against the armored forces of the Germans! "George? Admiral Marshall continued.

President Roosevelt nodded at him, and he agreed that it was very necessary.