The Germans will certainly not be able to hide the fact that the Germans are trying to win over Brazil and Argentina. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 After all, the United States has been operating in South America for more than 100 years, and it has long been a tree with deep roots. The political economy of many South American countries is under the control of the United States.

Moreover, the United States is also a place where all kinds of warlords, politicians, corrupt officials, profiteers, and big landowners in South America store their black money, and most of their sons and daughters are educated in the United States -- once all kinds of rich and powerful villains in South America lose power at home, they will generally die in the United States to enjoy their old age in peace.

Therefore, although there are many big names in South America who are anti-American, in fact, they are all the parents of the American people, and once they lose power, they will run to the United States, and most of their descendants will become American people.

Parents generally love their children, so as long as there is a little status in South America, there will be a few who love American children. With such close connections, it will be very difficult for Germany to fool the big South American powers like Brazil and Argentina with some empty promises. In order for them to take refuge, Germany will have to show real evidence that the United States will not be able to maintain its hegemony in South America, and that Germany will take its place -- in this case, the great men of South America will become the parents of the Germans of the future.

And the most real evidence, of course, is that the German army beat the Americans on the land of South America and the nearby seas!

In the past, the German army took advantage of the inattention of the United States and put their hands into Guyana, which could not be regarded as beating the Americans, because it was originally the last stronghold of the Europeans in South America - whether it was British, Dutch or French Guiana, it was a European colony.

Therefore, the fact that Guyana is under German control is not enough proof that Germany will inevitably replace the United States as the dominant player in South America. Although there will be many great South American people who have made friends with Germany because of this, and even put on a pro-German face. But if they want to follow Germany to fight the United States, then Germany must first really beat the United States to the ground. Otherwise, these great South American men would not casually put their lives and the happiness of future generations on the new German boss. If you press the wrong treasure, and the American boss settles accounts after the autumn, it will be ugly. President Roosevelt was certainly well aware of this unspoken rule in South American politics.

"We can't go to war in South America so easily," Roosevelt shook his head, "and if we suffer a crushing defeat in South America or on the seas near South America, the big men in South America will turn to Germany."

Otherwise...... They bet on two heads at most, and I'm not worried about them betting on both heads, which doesn't hurt us much. Anyway, we still have a lot of supplies and gold that we can exchange for resources in South America. Moreover, Venezuela, the most strategically valuable country in South America, is still firmly under our control! ”

Roosevelt smiled coldly and said, "So, let the Germans attack, and we'll take care of the defense." ”

Venezuela's oil production is now about the same as that of the Soviet Union, and its strategic value is very huge. If Venezuela were to be controlled by Germany, the amount of oil produced by Germany (including synthetic gasoline and shale oil) would be close to 80 million tons. Although it is still not comparable to the 200 million tons of the United States, it will still greatly increase the power of the German military machine.

So as soon as Germany settled in Guyana, Roosevelt ordered the U.S. Army to be stationed in Venezuela, and also stationed a large number of troops and aircraft on the Caribbean islands near Venezuela.

In Trinidad and Tobago (also near Venezuela), which guards the southern entrance to the southern Caribbean Sea, the United States has built as many as 225 military bases (there were so many in history)!

Since the United States has taken military control of Venezuela, Venezuela's oil is now also at the disposal of the United States. If you add in Mexico's oil next to the United States, which was also a major oil producer at this time, the United States now has more than 260 million tons of oil at its disposal.

At the same time, the European Community as a whole currently controls just over 40 million tonnes of oil capacity, while Japan controls even less, less than 8 million tonnes.

The advantage in the quantity of oil translates into an advantage in the number of aircraft commonly used. The production of airplanes was not a problem for the European Community, Japan, the USSR and the United States, but the pilots were fed with gasoline. The United States has at least five times the quantitative superiority over Japan and Europe, and if it can convert all of this into an advantage in the number of aircraft it commonly uses, then the United States will be invincible.

So the battle for Venezuela is, to some extent, the course of the war. And the United States has a great advantage in Venezuela, not only controlling Venezuela's territory, but also controlling all the important islands in the Caribbean Sea.

In addition, Venezuela's oil fields are now concentrated around Lake Maracaibo (known as the oil lake) in the west of the country, near Colombia and the Caribbean Sea, and nearly 1,200 kilometers from the German-controlled border with Guyana. And there are not many transportation facilities along the way, and like all South American countries, Venezuela is mainly transported by sea at this time. And the shipping route is firmly blocked by a series of US-controlled Caribbean islands with Trinidad and Tobago as the core!

"Mr. President," said Admiral Lacey and Chief of Naval Operations Ernest Brown. Kim and Army Chief of Staff Marshall exchanged glances with each other, and then said, "I see, we are on the defensive in South America, waiting for the Germans to attack, and at the same time going on the offensive in the Pacific." ”

"Yes, that's it!" Roosevelt nodded, and said in a deep tone, "But there is one thing you must keep in mind for me, the oil lake area cannot be lost, or we may lose the war...... If necessary, you can deploy 1 million troops and 10,000 tanks there! ”

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"Albert, the battle in Venezuela is very difficult to fight."

Tsosen, General Staff of the Wehrmacht. At this time, Hersman was discussing the Venezuelan campaign with his old friend, Field Marshal Kesselring.

"I understand, but I'm the best fit." Marshal Kesselring crossed his arms, looked at a large map of South America, and said, "The Venezuelan campaign must be a combination of the navy, land and air forces, and the commanders with experience in this area are the two of us...... But you have more ways to deal with the Russians than me, so you should be the chief of the General Staff. ”

It turned out that after the victory in the Battle of Britain, the battle of Venezuela was already on the agenda. And the battle of Venezuela is about the ownership of South American hegemony! If the Germans were able to drive the Americans out of Venezuela, then all of South America would be subjugated to the feet of Germany. But if Germany is defeated in Venezuela, then the countries of South America will continue to obey the command of the United States. And once the German army suffered heavy losses in Venezuela, even Guyana could be lost! In this way, the plan to trap the United States in North America will fail completely.

Therefore, after consulting with Kesselring, Raeder, and Weaver, Hersmann decided to establish the South American Front after the withdrawal of the Western Front. Unified command of the Navy, Army, and Air Force operating in South America and the Caribbean. And the commanders with this ability are the only two in the current Wehrmacht who are Kesselring and Hersmann.

However, Hersmann did not want to leave Berlin for South America, not only because he was also unsure about the war in Venezuela, but also because he was not willing to leave Berlin as a hub now.

In addition, after the dissolution of the headquarters on the Western Front, Field Marshal Schleicher, who had "conquered the British", would be promoted to Imperial Marshal and then retired from active service. However, he will not retire from the throne, but wants to return to the furnace as defense minister again. So Hersman planned to take over the post of Chief of the General Staff again after Kesselring went to South America.

"So, Albert," Hirschman then asked, "do you think the Japanese 'Operation Yama' is sure of success?" ”

"I don't know," Marshal Kesselring shook his head, "now that the American war machine is at full capacity, not only are aircraft carriers starting to launch in large numbers, but many new aircraft with excellent performance are being put into production, and they have a huge advantage in oil production, which means that they can train more pilots and equip more aircraft." This is extremely detrimental to Japan and to us.

Therefore, their idea of 'Operation Mountain' is correct, and the United States must not be allowed to concentrate its absolute superiority in naval and air forces, otherwise the Hawaiian Islands will not be able to hold on. However, whether their plan can be realized, or how much it can be realized, I am afraid it depends on whether the latest Zero Type 52 can maintain its superiority over American carrier-based aircraft in terms of performance. Because of this issue, it will directly determine the strength of the combat strength of the two sides. ”

The Type 52 Zero mentioned by Kesselring is the latest Type Zero carrier-based fighter developed in October 1942 after obtaining engine technology provided by BMW, and it is not the same as the Type 52 in history.

After absorbing the technology of the BMW 301 series engine supplied by Germany, Japan's Nakajima came up with the Sakae 31 with 1,350 horsepower.

This engine has 100 horsepower less than the maximum output of the BMW W301D, because the Japanese need to install a supercharger injection combustion system on the Sakae 31 to improve the aircraft's mid-altitude performance. In order to control the weight and volume of the engine (the Zero aircraft is too small and light to fit a large and heavy engine), the cylinders had to be slightly reduced, so the horsepower of the Rong 31 is less than that of the BMW 301D.

However, according to the report of the German pilot who flew the Zero Type 52 (actually Hesmann Jr.), it is believed that this aircraft has better hovering performance and medium and high altitude performance than the Fokker Zero D, but it is slightly inferior in armor, firepower and dive performance.

The speed of the two is similar, but the maximum level flight speed of the two is at different altitudes, the maximum level flight speed of the Fokker Zero D is at an altitude of 4,000 meters, and the maximum level flight speed of the Zero 52 is 6,000 meters. (To be continued.) )