Chapter 257: Essex Class
The wave of Indian independence forced the British government to speed up the program of naturalization of Indian soldiers in the British army.
But Churchill did not expect that he withstood the pressure of Congress to let Indian soldiers incorporate, and the final result was only tens of thousands of Ah San wearing white turbans in the ranks of British prisoners of war.
In North Africa, the British army led by Brooke retreated after defeat in the Battle of Cairo, and did not even hold Alexandria, forcing the C Fleet to retreat to Gibraltar to join the H Fleet and the American fleet.
But Rommel did not intend to spare the British, and after Port Sudan was replenished with a thousand Siberian Tiger tanks and the corresponding tracked infantry armored vehicles, the German general pressed forward step by step, and he was confident that he would wrestle with the British again in Benghazi.
Eisenhower in Jufra finally waited for the reinforcements he had been waiting for, 200,000 American troops and 120,000 British Commonwealth troops landing in Casablanca, and they brought with them the anti-tank guns and rocket artillery that the multinational forces urgently needed.
The former was an indispensable weapon for infantry to fight armor, while the latter was designed to deal with the unstoppable air cavalry division in the Han camp.
The abundance of troops and supplies increased Eisenhower's confidence, but this did not mean that he could immediately organize a large-scale counterattack.
The situation on the battlefield in the Soviet Union had deteriorated to the point that the Entente forces had to open a lifeline as soon as possible so that British and American aid could reach the Soviet Union.
Neither Roosevelt nor Churchill could have imagined what it would be like if the Soviet Union had been defeated and all German troops had been transferred back to the Western Front.
The United States did not think about making a fuss in the Pacific Ocean or even in the Bering Strait. The Han two ocean fleets flaunted their might in the Pacific, and the Japanese fleet harassed the Aleutian Islands from time to time, making the Gulf of Alaska unsafe. In addition, almost all of Siberia fell into the hands of the Central Powers, and the Han Emperor's move to set up the Beihai Governor's Office in Magadan was undoubtedly to tell the United States that this road was impassable.
Stalin made it clear that the Soviet Union had lost the Lena River valley and that the Soviet Union would face collapse if the Allied forces broke through the Yenisei River or if the Germans occupied the Black Sea coast.
This is a bit of an exaggeration to force Western countries to increase their aid to it. But the situation in the Soviet Union was indeed not very optimistic, and it was attacked from both sides, which made the life of the bearded man not easy, especially the loss of the big rear of Siberia!
Under the pressure of the Atlantic Fleet and the British Home Fleet, the German Navy abandoned the sailing of surface ships and simply destroyed the Atlantic transportation line with U submarines. The German Sea Wolves commanded by Dönitz attacked British and American transport ships in the Norwegian Sea, in the British North Sea, and even in Gibraltar. In the first half of 1942, the total tonnage of cargo ships sunk by German U submarines reached more than 3 million tons, which was almost more than the shipbuilding potential of Britain and the United States combined, which meant that the total number of cargo ships would be reduced, which was not good news for the multinational forces that were completely dependent on the Atlantic route for supplies.
Coupled with the fact that the Arctic Ocean was about to enter a freezing period, the Entente side urgently needed another channel to continue to provide assistance to the Soviet Union.
The only possibility is to defeat the Han navy in the Mediterranean and reopen the Mediterranean-Middle East communication line.
Standing in front of the map, Roosevelt suddenly found with some sadness that the Han boy who came out of nowhere seemed to suddenly control half of the world and dominate the two oceans. No matter which way you go, you can't get around the Han army, which is the biggest obstacle.
Not to mention this hateful boy, who occupies Hawaii and bombs the United States endlessly every day, and the entire West Coast has been bombed to the point that there are almost no more!
"Difficulty: God no longer blesses America, so he released this demon?"
The CIA still hasn't figured out where the Han army got so many bat-like bombers that fly so high and fast that even America's fastest delta-wing Javelin fighter jets can hardly catch up with it.
The good news is that the five Essex-class aircraft carriers at the Newport News shipyard are finally entering service one after another, and the rebuilding of the Pacific Fleet has begun! After the crushing defeat in the Battle of Hawaii, I believe that the commander of the Pacific Fleet, Nimitz, will now be as urgent as the president.
The Essex-class lead ship CV-9 Essex, with a full load displacement of 45,000 tons, is almost comparable to the Marshal-class aircraft carrier of the Han Kingdom, and the parameters of the Marshal-class aircraft carrier are also referred to in terms of armor and power.
In terms of armament, the 12 twin-mounted 127 mm caliber high-level dual-purpose guns follow the cannon ideas in the design concepts of British and American aircraft carriers, which are sufficient to deal with long-distance targets. The rest of the anti-aircraft weapons focused on the installation of 40-mm "Bofors" guns and 20-mm "Erlikon" anti-aircraft guns.
In terms of the most important carrier-based aircraft, two squadrons of 36 F-1 Fury air supremacy fighters and one squadron of 18 F-2 Banshee fighter-bombers, and the other squadron of A1 air raider attack aircraft.
The A-1 Air Raider uses single-engine propeller power, and still occupies a place on the deck of the US Navy's aircraft carrier with its excellent ground attack capability and versatility that can replace dive bombing and torpedo attack power in the face of jet planes flying in the sky.
However, after the Battle of Hawaii, the US military strongly demanded the development of a new attack aircraft to replace the A-1 air attacker because of the powerful power of the Han Manlong attack aircraft.
In Roosevelt's view, at least for a while, the Pacific side will continue to endure the arrogance of the Han fleet. Fortunately, the United States has a unique geographical advantage, even if it loses the Pacific Ocean, there is also the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast. And maybe add ...... Fortunately, most of the large shipyards in the United States are concentrated on the East Coast.
The loss of painful memories of Hawaii still makes it difficult for Mr. President to control his emotions.
He felt more and more that his physical condition was getting worse and worse, and he was no longer suitable for such drastic emotional changes.
"Hold on, you must hold on until you defeat that arrogant boy! At the very least, we must hold on until the U.S. Navy returns to the Pacific......" Roosevelt, who once served as an assistant to the Navy, knew deeply that the sea was important to the United States!
What was in front of him was how to defeat the Han fleet in the Mediterranean...... As if thinking too much, Roosevelt felt a little dizzy, and tried his best to swallow two pills, "It's really uncomfortable to be in a whirlwind and yet anxious!" That arrogant boy must feel much better than me now! ”
Arrogant Boy...... Well, it's His Majesty the Han Emperor, and I don't feel good at the moment! Just sneezed, almost woke up Her Royal Highness Tianning, the eldest princess of the Han Dynasty who had just been put to sleep, and Concubine Lan, who had just become a mother, rolled her eyes and was punished with two-finger Zen magic skills, and she also blasted Her Majesty out of the room.
His Majesty, who was a little sneering, pinched his nose, "Nima, who hates to talk about Lao Tzu at this time......
Forget it, let's go to Weiqing Pavilion! I deliberately got up early to come and see the baby girl, but I didn't expect it...... Since the birth of the two babies, His Majesty's status in the Jinhua Hall has plummeted. However, Zhong Yiting likes this feeling, this is home, this is life! If it is really like the imperial palace in ancient times, there is no family affection, and it is bleak, such an emperor...... Don't do it!
In the Wei Qing Pavilion, the female secretary is as diligent as usual, not only the offices of His Majesty and the bigwigs, but also the public places such as conference rooms and the subordinates of the secretariat are instructed to clean up.
Well, Vivian is not an ordinary soldier now, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, the position of the chief secretary of the military commission in wartime, and the full-time secretary of dozens of military commissions under his command!
It's just that...... His Majesty noticed that the eyes of the native girl looking at him became more and more resentful.
Ay...... It's a mess!
"Find a good man and marry, although it's not my heart. Even if the love is deep, no one can let go, just because my brother already has a home......"
I don't know what's going on, but His Majesty was a little sentimental this morning, and unconsciously hummed a song that was very familiar in his previous life. Although the voice was not loud, it seemed that the indigenous girl still heard it, and Vivian, who pretended to spray water in the flower pot, turned around sharply, stepped on the small high heel and hurriedly walked out, and a series of rapid "click, click" sounds showed that she was extremely uncalm in her heart!
Zhong Yi stared at the door for a few seconds before shaking his head with a wry smile, and reached out to open the neatly arranged documents on the bookcase.
"The Huns have not been destroyed, how can they be home?"
His Majesty's words were awe-inspiring, but he never thought of how shameless they were. Huns? It's been wiped out for a few years, right? Ye Weixun's Far Eastern Front will fight again, and it will go to Europe, is it possible to learn to become Ghishan and drink the Madanube? Let's talk about this ...... There are three officially canonized just and two children, so what is "how can I be home"?
In fact, the most uncomfortable thing for Vivian is ...... Your Majesty, are you at Forbes Films...... If there is a good one, will you send me?
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Vivien...... What's going on? Yes! Why didn't Commander Guan Canghai's telegram be sent to me last night? "Your Majesty, who was furious after the bookcase, simply ignored the native's red eyes.
"I ......" This is really aggrieved and aggrieved, and the tears that the female secretary had just wiped off couldn't help but flow down again, "I sent it to you last night, but ...... Concubine Kelan said that you are asleep, let me show you again tomorrow! ”
"Bastard!" I don't know if I'm scolding Hainie or scolding the indigenous girl, His Majesty slapped the telegram on the bookcase, and the mini fish tank on the table shook and jumped, and the innocent clownfish in the fish tank was scared to swim around, but he couldn't escape the small space, just like Vivian on the other side of the bookcase, he really wanted to run out immediately, but his feet were as if he was imprisoned, and he couldn't move a little.
"Can such an important military intelligence telegram be delayed? Go to bed? When the Americans call, will there be a chance to sleep peacefully? It's not like words, it's not like words! From tonight onwards, I'll be sleeping in Wei Qing Pavilion! Now, immediately notify Commander Zhang of the Navy and Commander Yun of the Air Force, and immediately go to the conference room for a meeting, by the way, and Director Mu, let him come too! ”
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Actually, I don't blame His Majesty for losing his temper. The telegram sent back by Vice Admiral Guan Canghai of the Northern Fleet was too important, but Vice Admiral Guan was in a hurry and did not use the most urgent encrypted telegram, so that the telegram was delayed all night before it was seen by His Majesty.
The content of the telegram was: Received information from the German army, outside Gibraltar, the British and American navies moved! A number of large warships have been added to the military port, and it is suspected that the US aircraft carrier has arrived!