Hoffmann in Berlin was also anxiously waiting for the final result of the Caribbean War, but he received the news a little later. It was not until 10 a.m. on March 17, Berlin time that he received the complete battle report from the front line: "The main fleet and the Bermuda squadron have joined together, and the ships cover each other to retreat."

Although theoretically speaking, the US aviation force in Puerto Rico can continue to attack after sunrise local time, the German army has not only received support from two main aircraft carriers, but is also more than 800 kilometers away from Puerto Rico. Except for long-range heavy bombers such as B29, the rest of the aircraft are unlikely to pose a threat.

It is true. The US military did not find the German fleet again until around 9 a.m. local time. Facing the combination of three aircraft carriers and five battleships of the German army, although they were determined to attack, they could not put together their strength. Arnold did not mobilize more than 80 B29s to carry out the last round of air strikes until noon, and only sank the Octavian Augustus light cruiser (Roman leader-class) and a destroyer, but lost 27 of them. By the afternoon of that day, the US military could no longer send powerful forces to attack.

The German army was covered in bruises and was unable to fight again. Except for the two Yunlong-changed aircraft carriers that came with reinforcements, the other main ships were injured. The most serious injuries were Tirpitz and Venetto, and they had to sink into the sea after being hit by 12 torpedoes. Even the two Scharnhorst-class ships with mild injuries, would not recover if they were not in the shipyard for 34 months.

In addition to the losses of warships and aircraft, the losses were also very serious. The total casualties were more than 50,000 people, which were said to be missing. Except for a very few lucky people, the rest were killed in the end. The pilots were killed and captured, and the number of missing crews exceeded 200 units. Such huge losses made the Axis Navy almost breathless. The overall casualties were more than 60%, while Italy suffered nearly 40%, which was one of the few battles with heavy losses in recent years.

"What do you think of this battle?" Looking at such a tragic battle report, Hoffman felt frightened and worried all night. When convening a meeting at the base camp, he looked solemn and anxious.

"Overall, our army has been a terrible victory in tactical terms, and has achieved its goal successfully in strategic terms, which is a great victory." Dunitz frowned. "Now the strength of the US Atlantic Fleet has been basically cleared, which will help our army build Bermuda into a frontier position against the US military. It can not only directly deter the United States, but also prepare convenient conditions for subsequent power deployment. Our army has at least the Bermuda squadron available."

Hoffman understood what he meant: the Bermuda Squadron also had two Yunlong-change, one Giant-class three regular aircraft carriers, and one Lion battleship. After the Beihai and another Yunlong-change (named Iceland Province) were put into service in April, their strength will be restored to four regular aircraft carriers. The fourth Yunlong-change (named North Province) in May can be put into service. At the same time, the UK will hand over the Avant-garde battleship to Germany, plus a number of repaired warships and newly launched cruisers and destroyers, and the fleet's strength will be greatly restored.

Hoffman shook his head: "The situation is not so optimistic. The US military escaped an Essex class this time. According to the emergency interrogation on the front line, it was learned that the US military had two newly built Essex class that were not involved in the war because it was still in sea trials. At the same time, the US military can get at least two new aircraft carriers in May, which means that by June, the number of aircraft carriers between the two sides will still be at a balance of around 5:5 or 5:6. However, our army will have some advantages in terms of battleships. The US military will not have a new Iowa class delivery until September."

Faced with the huge combat consumption, the US Navy Shipbuilding Commission also vigorously accelerated the pace of shipbuilding. There were still four Iowa Class (2 additional ships), five Alaska Class (including three that were cancelled in history and two additional ships) and eight Montana Class (newly designed) on the ship platform. Although they tried their best, the shipbuilding progress still could not keep up with the loss speed. By the end of December 1945, at most one Iowa Class and one Alaska Class can only be put into service. The remaining warships will not be able to be in large quantities until 1946, 1947 or even 1948.

But time waits for no one. The "Power 50" that the Navy originally hoped has been basically transformed to the so-called "Power 50", which means that the two oceans have a total of 50 main warships, including 26 Essex class, 8 Montana class, 8 Iowa class and 8 Alaska class.

As for the "Strong 100", there is no way to mention that a total of 100 fleet supporting warships including 18 Cleveland-class light cruisers, 32 Auckland-class air defense cruisers, 50 Casablanca-class escort aircraft carriers, etc., have basically been consumed in the early battles;

The only thing that can be guaranteed is probably the "Support 400" that is, the construction of 100 Killing-class destroyers, 100 Fletcher-class destroyers, and 200 Evac-class frigates. However, without the main ships, these light warships alone cannot fight, let alone win battles.

If this "50100400" fleet system is truly built, the US Navy will basically be stronger than the combined strength of all the navies of other countries in the world. In terms of economy, relying on the allocation of 19441948 for a total of 5 fiscal years, the United States can complete this huge construction system. The funds saved by aiding Russia and aiding Britain have been invested in the expansion of local military power. The fiscal deficit is operating at an astonishing high speed, but it can barely be supported. The biggest problem for the United States now is that there is no enough time at all, and the battle always starts at the time they least want.

Kettle said another worry after pondering for a moment

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