The Americans can guess the situation of Japan's tight defense in the Hawaiian Islands -- the Hawaiian Islands are Japan's gateway to the Pacific Ocean, and once they are lost, it will be very difficult for Japan to threaten the US mainland, and it will also fall into the predicament of being passively attacked. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

So Japan will definitely do everything in its power to defend the Hawaiian Islands!

And the battle to seize the island has always been a huge headache for the attacking side. In particular, the Hawaiian Islands are still outside the effective combat radius of the US shore-based air forces, that is, the Hawaiian Islands can only rely on carrier-based aircraft to provide air support. Even if Christmas Island is captured first, only a few long-range bombers will be able to get hold of the Hawaiian Islands. And this is not very helpful for the operation to seize the island.

Therefore, the operation to seize the Hawaiian Islands was not originally in the plan of the US military in 1944.

The original plan of the U.S. military was to take Christmas Island first, and then use Christmas Island as a transit point to transfer B-29 long-range bombers to Australia. Based in the northwest of Australia, it bombed Japan's oil fields in Southeast Asia, and used the B-29 reconnaissance type to cooperate with submarines to break up diplomatic relations. Efforts were made to reduce Japan's oil and other resources from Southeast Asia by more than 80 percent in 1944.

At the same time, the US Navy's broken friendship formations will also make frequent sorties, not only to attack Japanese transport formations in the western Pacific, but also to take the initiative to attack Japanese islands that are not heavily defended, and continue to consume Japan's air force and fuel.

By 1945, Japan's navy and aviation forces had certainly lost most of their combat capability due to constant consumption and extremely tight fuel supplies. This is when the American GIs went out to beat the Japanese devils......

But the plan is wonderful, but it's changing even faster!

Because of the threat of bacteriological weapons, it was impossible for the Hawaiian Islands not to be fought -- if the Japanese had dropped bombs or incendiary bombs on the west coast of the United States, Roosevelt would have withstood the pressure.

But germs, especially the Black Death, were terrible, and it would be too great a blow if bomb balloons flew everywhere to New York and Chicago. Now that a few thousand people died from the Black Death, it is still a disaster that the United States can bear, and if the number of infected people dies in tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, it is difficult to say whether the spirit of the American people will collapse......

So Roosevelt and his generals had no choice but to bite the bullet and fight the Hawaiian Islands!

"Mr. President, Admiral Halsey has now led the main force of the 3rd Fleet through the Panama Canal and into the Pacific Ocean."

Chief of Naval Operations Ernest Murphy. King first reported to Roosevelt about the movement of the fleet.

The 3rd Fleet is the main force of the US Atlantic Fleet, the flagship is a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser "Pittsburgh", and the fleet has ships including 2 battleships "Warrior" and "Malaya" "leased" from Britain (Canada), 2 Soviet battlecruisers "Kronstadt" and "Sevastopol", and the Independence-class aircraft carriers "Langley", "San Juan", "Guantanamo", "Panama Canal" and "Oahu". In addition, there are 8 heavy cruisers, 17 light cruisers, 15 escort aircraft carriers and 65 destroyers / escort destroyers, as well as a large number of auxiliary ships.

According to the original plan, the 3rd Fleet was supposed to remain in the Atlantic and continue to deal with the European Combined Fleet. However, after the Japanese bacteriological weapons attack on the United States, the U.S. 3rd Fleet will join the Pacific Fleet and participate in the upcoming Second Battle of the Hawaiian Islands.

At the same time, the US Atlantic Fleet, which had lost its Third Fleet, had lost the ability to maneuver with the European Combined Fleet in the Atlantic, and could only relinquish its naval supremacy in the Atlantic.

"According to the plan submitted by the Pacific Fleet," Ernest Murphy. Kim continued, "The offensive force will be divided into two parts, one is the landing fleet with the 3rd Fleet and the landed Army and Marine Corps units as the main force, and will be under the command of the Central Pacific Command. The commander of the Central Pacific Command is Admiral Halsey, and the headquarters is temporarily located at sea. The landing fleet is tasked with capturing Christmas Island, Palmyra Atoll, and then attacking the Hawaiian Islands!

The other part is the decisive battle fleet with the 5th Fleet, 7th Fleet, and 9th Fleet as the main force, and these three fleets will be under the direct command of the Pacific Fleet Command, and will be responsible for depleting the strength of the Japanese forces in the Hawaiian Islands when the landing fleet attacks Christmas Island and Palmyra Atoll, and at the same time seek to fight a decisive battle with the main force of the Japanese Combined Fleet. After the decisive victory, the 5th, 7th, and 9th fleets will join forces in the Hawaiian Islands offensive operation.

According to the estimates of the Pacific Fleet command, if all goes well, the operation to recover the Hawaiian Islands will last 3 months. ”

"3 months?" President Roosevelt glanced at Army Chief of Staff Marshall, "Does the Army agree with this projection?" ”

It is impossible to fight a decisive naval battle for three months, and if the Japanese Combined Fleet really responds to the battle, the winner will be determined in a few days at most.

The most ideal scenario is, of course, a replica of the Battle of Christmas Island, with the United States sinking dozens of ships and Japan throwing away 1,000 planes. And then there are about 1,000 ships on the American side, and there are not many veteran pilots on the Japanese side who can fight.

However, the Japanese Army in the Hawaiian Islands and Christmas Island should not be so easy to deal with...... Since the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese army has maintained an undefeated record, and even Russia and Germany, which have always been the dominant armies, were once defeated by the Japanese army!

And the U.S. Army's poor performance in the Battle of England was that President Roosevelt really didn't dare to hold out much hope.

"Mr. President, the U.S. Army has conducted the most rigorous training in the past year," Army Chief of Staff Marshall, fully aware of Roosevelt's concerns, assured the president, "Some instructors from the Soviet Red Army have helped us a lot, and the M4 tanks have been completely upgraded, and the tanks that will be used to recover the Hawaiian Islands are all the most advanced M4A3 series, with significant improvements in armor and firepower over the earlier M4A1 series, enough to counter the Japanese armored forces that were supported by Germany." ”

Naturally, Germany could not hide from the Soviet intelligence agencies that Germany had provided Japan with a large number of captured Soviet-made tanks, and the United States learned about it. Moreover, the US Army, which had become more timid after the Battle of England, was also worried that Japan might get a powerful Tiger tank!

So throughout 1943 they were looking for ways to improve the anti-armor capabilities of their troops, not only upgrading their M4 tanks and anti-tank guns, but also equipping infantry units with a large number of bazookas and recoilless guns.

"In addition," Marshall added, "the Army Air Corps is armed with a large number of A-36 attack aircraft, a P-51-based ground attack aircraft that can be compared to the German Ju87 Stuka and B-25G attack aircraft." And the A-36 has very low requirements for airfields, and it is easy to find a foothold in the Hawaiian Islands. The latter, on the other hand, attached a 75mm M3 cannon (the main gun of the early M4 tank) to a B-25 bomber. As soon as these two aircraft reach Hawaii, it is believed that the Japanese armored forces will be destroyed very quickly. ”

"Is that all?" Roosevelt seemed to be a little disappointed, the M4A3, A-36 and B-25G were very powerful, but it still didn't seem to be enough to deal with hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers armed to the teeth.

"Mr. President, we still have ...... And mustard gas! "William. "We have tens of thousands of tons of mustard gas, of which 10,000 tons can be put into immediate use, and have been loaded into 3 million shells and bombs," Raisi reminded. ”

"That's great news!" Roosevelt finally smiled, "Since the Japanese have made a start, then what else do we have to be polite?" I've approved the use of mustard gas...... Both Japanese soldiers and civilians are legitimate targets for biological and chemical weapons! ”

"President," Roosevelt said in no way that he had any objection to the use of biological weapons, "and we also have a very powerful incendiary bomb called napalm, which was invented by the experts of Harvard University." When the bomb explodes, it produces a high-temperature flame and contains a gelatinous substance made of gasoline and other chemicals, which splashes out in all directions, emitting a high temperature of about 1,000 degrees Celsius, and can stick to other objects and burn for a long time. In addition, napalm rapidly consumes oxygen from the nearby air and produces large amounts of carbon monoxide, causing enemy personnel to suffocate to death. ”

The military code name for napalm was the M69 bomb, which was developed in 1942. Originally, it was intended to be used to burn Germany, but in early 1943, the British mainland collapsed, and the United States wanted to strategically bomb Germany, and there was no air base available. And the Germans may well have more terrible nuclear fission bombs, so there is a huge backlog of M69 bombs.

Now it's just right to burn the Japanese!

"Great, great!" Roosevelt nodded vigorously, "This incendiary bomb should be put into operation as soon as possible, and it can be used against any target, military and civilian targets...... Oh, and not against any target, but against any Japanese target. The same is true of mustard gas, which can only be used against Japanese targets, not against Europeans. Our war with the Europeans is still a knightly war, this is a very important principle! ”

"Understood, we understood."

Several American generals nodded in response, not to mention Roosevelt, everyone knew in their hearts that the Germans could not be provoked now......

"Good." Roosevelt sighed, "Now that we have enough certainty of success, I'm here to wish the American soldiers good luck!" ”