As an existing navy, the German maritime power had been accumulating its own strength, and they had been unknown for a long time, but not for so long. Perhaps since the German landing in Britain, the aura of the German surface ship force has been overshadowed by the German Navy's submarine forces, but this does not erase the German Navy's high seas fleet, which has always yearned for the ocean.

Silence does not mean giving up, and for such a long time, the Navy has seized every opportunity to become proficient in its ability to fight in the open sea. From the voyage to Australia to the reinforcement of Gibraltar, the German Navy finally mastered the essentials of ocean-going warfare, and after the fuel was replenished, it sharpened its knives and slaughtered the east coast of the United States.

The Air Force and Navy have their own plans for attacking the East Coast of the United States, and the Navy has taken the lead by sending an ocean-going wolf pack of 20 submarines to carry out a harassing attack on the East Coast of the United States. However, due to the single type of troops and the lack of reconnaissance and intelligence support, the role of this fleet was very limited, and the results achieved were not very impressive.

The Air Force proposed to attack the US mainland with a new long-range bomber, but the development of this new long-range bomber did not go well. The six-engine large passenger aircraft developed as a civilian project had achieved good results, but some indicators were never able to meet the requirements of the military, and the Luftwaffe top brass did not have much confidence in bombing missions without fighter escort, so the development progress slowed down somewhat.

This time, the German Navy's aircraft carrier attack fleet was also the highest-level secret operation within the navy, and even the senior commander of the fleet was not notified when he set sail, and even the captain did not know that this voyage was going to attack the east coast of the United States.

The main reason for this secrecy was that there were spies in the vicinity of German ports, and information about the departure of the German Navy would soon become known to the United States. Therefore, the German fleet attacked the Icelandic base first, which was used to confuse the other side and prevent the United States from strengthening the vigilance on the east coast. Using the aircraft carrier fleet to engage in a large-scale engagement can be regarded as a more efficient form of naval attack developed by the German Navy after enjoying the changes brought by aircraft carriers.

Soon, the first batch of 10 attack aircraft of the German Navy took off to achieve their results, a transport ship traveling from Canada to the United States was sunk, and then an American destroyer was also sunk in the nearby waters.

"Send a telegram to the Royal Navy patrol fleet and ask them to confirm the exact location of the German fleet after the attack on Iceland!" a U.S. admiral commanded aloud on the map in the command center, looking at the damn shipwreck marker, "German planes appear on the east coast of the United States...... This is not good news by any means. Let the nearby naval patrol ships confirm the number and style of German aircraft as much as possible!"

"The information was so vague that the sunken destroyer reported being attacked by German planes, and before we could confirm whether it was a single engine or a heavy bomber, their radio contact was lost. Another American general said in an anxious tone: "The people in the combat department speculate that it is the aircraft carrier of the Germans, after all, it is not easy for heavy bombers to sink flexible destroyers directly." ”

"Hell, what if it's a German bomber group? I need to make sure it's not a new German bomber group! We only have 300 anti-aircraft guns on the entire East Coast, and if New York is attacked, the congressional guys will dig a hole and bury us all. The commander-in-chief of the East Coast Defense of the United States, led by the United States, interrupted the other party's words and ordered in a stern tone: "Hurry up and take off all the planes that can fight, I need to ensure the absolute safety of the East Coast." Call me to the various radar stations and find out the exact location of those German planes!"

"Report! The destroyer July was shelled by German warships! They claimed to have spotted the German fleet, located in the X17 anti-submarine patrol area. An officer hurriedly rushed into the command center and handed over his message to the generals in the command, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief for a while, after all, it was not a German long-range bomber, so the problem was solved.

"Send a telegram to the British, asking them to send out a fleet stationed in Canada and try to inflict heavy damage on this German fleet. While mobilizing his forces to drive away the German fleet, the American commander also ordered the radar system to be kept on alert to avoid being exploited by the Germans. For a time, the entire east coast of the United States was mobilized, all kinds of patrol planes and fighters swept through the sky, and many cruising ships were notified to evade the German fleet.

"What are you doing? German fleet, on the east coast?" The captain of a transport ship looked at the telegram that had just arrived, and looked at his subordinates with a smile: "Let's sail west, and wait for a day near Boston." ”

"Ahem, but captain, our ships are full of supplies urgently needed by the British, and if we stop sailing for a day at this time, we will be forced to stop work over there......" This transport ship is a British ship, and the ships are also full of British sailors, after hearing this decision, the crew member said a little unwillingly: "How can the German fleet appear in such a place? It can't be that the Americans have made a mistake, right?"

"I didn't have time for us to confirm, I heard that the German fleet was nearby...... "The captain did not want to risk his life, so he insisted on his orders, and after a few minutes, their ship adjusted course and sailed towards the east coast of the United States in the distance. Like this transport, countless fishing boats and patrol ships, transports and passenger ships are being forced to change their course.

The east coast of the United States was in chaos because of this sudden appearance of the German fleet, and at this time, Ruetjens was also taken aback by the problems he encountered in front of him. He originally thought that the Americans would pay attention to it at least after sinking dozens of American ships. However, he only sank 4 ships on his side, and the Americans made adjustments and responses.

The increasing number of US reconnaissance planes in his airspace forced him to give up interfering with the US east coast route and make a turning move in the direction of leaving the combat radius of the US carrier-based aircraft.

Watching the battle of the German fighters in the distance to drive away the American patrol planes, Lütjans had no choice but to give another order to turn south: "Speed up to the south! Hell! The forces deployed by the Americans on the east coast are even stronger than we expected, and it seems that this time we are doomed to return in vain." ”

The Americans responded in a timely manner and began to dispatch a variety of aircraft to interfere with the operations of the German aircraft carrier fleet. Lütjans did not dare to fight alone with the shore-based American fighter group, and he was more worried that the British fleet, whose location could not be confirmed now, would suddenly appear. Therefore, the German fleet did not fall in love with the war, and chose the safest way to go south and left the dangerous sea area.

The main purpose of Lütjans's operation this time was to show the strength of the German Navy and contain the US Navy. Try to contain U.S. forces and disrupt the rhythm of U.S. air routes as much as possible. And judging from the results of the battle, they have achieved part of their goal, and it is very wise to retreat and get out of the battle now.

And just as Lütjens was fighting and retreating, the command on the east coast of the United States was also frightened by the sudden appearance of the German fleet. The main force of their fleet is in the Pacific Ocean, and most of their fighter units are also maintaining suppression of the Japanese forces in the Pacific -- do not underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Japanese, even if they fall into a disadvantage, they are still a formidable opponent, and in order to maintain their strategic superiority over Japan, the United States has no choice but to devote most of its combat forces.

The entire east coast had just been almost exhausted, and if the German fleet persisted, the Americans would not seem to have any decent means to deal with this damned fleet -- the German fleet was outside the combat radius of the American fighters, and if they wanted to repel them, they would have to rely on the British fleet.

Unfortunately, the British fleet is still in the waters near Canada, and it will take a lot of time to get there. Unfortunately, Ruetjens did not know about these circumstances, so he was forced back by this fleet, which was hundreds of kilometers away, and the not very strong US Army Air Force.

"We can't use such a small number of planes to defend the east coast anymore, we need at least 300 combat planes, and we need them right away!" Looking at the report that he had just received and lost the traces of the German fleet, the relieved American commander ordered loudly: "The Germans will not come only once! They are not short of fuel now!"

Even knowing that there would not be too many demonstration-like attacks on the German Navy, the United States still did not dare to bet on the absurd idea that the Germans would not come again. They need to ensure the absolute security of New York, Washington and other regions, so this will inevitably involve some forces that are about to throw themselves into the Pacific.

In fact, the Americans were indeed affected by the parade, and they intercepted the two flying groups that had been sent to the Pacific theater of operations and deployed them on the east coast. The British fleet also planned to move southward to ensure the safety of the U.S.-Canada route. It took more than two hours for President Roosevelt to find out about the small battle, and the Americans had lost a destroyer, two transports, and a large fishing boat. However, this attack forced the United States to focus on the battle of the Atlantic and distracted the combat forces of the United States Navy.

However, none of these people now knew that this break was not a victory for him, but a demonstration that ended in a hurry. He desperately hoped that he could fight back again and really fight a battle that would cripple the U.S. Navy......