Chapter 1556 Atlantic Line of Defense
The Germans must be aiming at the United States. The Germans will not only satisfy themselves in conquering the entire Europe. The Germans' goal is to conquer the entire world. Therefore, under this setting, the United States must do its best.
After hearing Roosevelt's words, General Ernst and Marshall, who were mainly responsible, reported separately.
"Now, the five aircraft carriers we have made in the shipyard are now in the final installation stage. When these five attack aircraft carriers are completed and launched, we can breathe a sigh of relief. At the same time, more than 20 aircraft carriers are under construction."
Ernst Joseph King, five-star general of the U.S. Navy, Secretary of the Navy Command during World War II and Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Fleet, and is also one of the members of the Joint Chiefs of the U.S. Army Staff. In these positions, he is the supreme leader of the U.S. Navy, directly responsible to the president, and guides the U.S. Navy's operations and strategies.
Now, although the US Navy is fighting against the island navy in the Pacific, in fact, the US Navy does not take the island navy seriously. The navy is a branch of military force that competes for comprehensive national strength. The island nation's military industry cannot support it at all. As long as the main warship of the island nation's navy is killed in a decisive naval battle, the island nation's navy will be abolished.
But Germany is different. Germany integrates the entire Europe and has a shipbuilding industry that is more than the United States. The German warships lay dumplings faster than the United States, and the United States must pay attention to it.
The Atlantic Defense Line is not just on the coastline. If the decisive naval battle can be won on the Atlantic Ocean, the United States can protect its local security.
So, first of all, the growth of the navy.
"There are still not enough five ships." Roosevelt couldn't help but say.
These five are real attack aircraft carriers, not escort aircraft carriers. The United States has also started construction of a large number of escort aircraft carriers, but they all know the combat effectiveness of that kind of aircraft carrier.
"If we stop supporting the Soviet Union and put all our strength in our country, we can greatly increase our warship production," Ernst said.
Reinforcing the Soviet Union also involved the United States' own energy.
Hearing his words, Roosevelt's eyes lit up and then darkened again. He stopped supporting the Soviet Union? Then the Soviet Union collapsed immediately. The Soviet Union was buying more time for the United States. Helping the Soviet Union was helping the United States. Unfortunately, the German submarines were too powerful.
"We will lay out our naval barriers in the North Atlantic. If the German fleet rushed to our shoreline, it would be that our fleet would be gone." Ernst continued.
The Navy was determined to protect the American mainland. If the Germans wanted to attack the American mainland, they had to defeat the American Atlantic Fleet first.
Roosevelt nodded, and the naval department's report was temporarily over. Then, Marshall continued to speak.
"We are carrying out huge projects on the Atlantic Defense Line, and this project volume is almost comparable to the Great Wall of China. We have built a coastal fortification along the Atlantic coastline, mainly focusing on 406 heavy artillery and 380 heavy artillery. If the German fleet wants to land, it must be at the cost of heavy casualties."
Shore defense artillery is still the main defense method of this era. If the opponent wants to land, he must have a landing ship. It is not that easy to land on the beach!
"At the same time, every fifty kilometers, we will build a mobile defensive position and deploy mixed-organized tank troops of the army. As long as there is war, we will go wherever there is war."
Marshall talked endlessly that this set of fortifications occupied the huge fiscal budget of the United States. Now, everyone has a premonition that after the war is over, the United States will fight poor, but as long as the United States still exists, it is worth it!
What's more, if you really encounter a situation, you can use the gold that exists in the United States in certain European countries!
The defense line hosted by Marshall seemed to be quite good, but General Eisenhower, who was present, couldn't help but frown.
"Marshall, have you studied the last battle between the Germans and landed in Iceland across the sea?" Eisenhower couldn't help but speak.
"Of course." Marshall said.
"Then why do you still take it for granted!" Eisenhower said: "The Germans' landing methods have long been at the forefront of the times. They have hovercrafts that can fly on the sea. They will fly directly over the various barriers set on the coastline. At the same time, they also have vertical take-off and landing helicopters that can attack us."
"Even if not talking about these, the Germans have a large number of aircraft carrier formations and a large number of bombers. The first round of strikes of the Germans must have been to dispatch their bombers and attack our shore defense artillery positions."
"Yes, so there will be enough anti-aircraft guns near our shore defense gun positions so that they will never return!"
The two started arguing, and the others had not yet seen the trick. What did Eisenhower want to say?
"Anti-air guns are useless. The Germans have guided bombs that can be dropped from high altitudes and accurately hit the top of our shore defense guns." Eisenhower said: "We spent a lot of money to build such a line of defense, which is simply useless."
Marshall's face turned red. Marshall had tried his best to build this line of defense, and even the following was opened. This line of defense is called the Marshall line of defense, which can be said to be his lifelong masterpiece. Once the war is over, Marshall will become famous in history, but now it is worthless by Eisenhower.
"Then what do we do?" Marshall asked. You said my plan was not good, but you would have a better idea!
"Use all resources to build aircraft." Eisenhower said: "We spend a lot of resources to make so many heavy artillery, which can only be easily destroyed by German bombers. The only way is to use fighter jets. When the Germans arrived, we used fighter jets like locusts to fight. We shot down their planes in the air, our attack planes and torpedo planes to blow up their warships. As long as we guard our sky, we guard our coastline."
Now, the US Air Force has not yet been independent and belongs to the Army Air Force and is considered an Army force. As a general of the Army, Eisenhower is not surprising.
After entering the command, Eisenhower had worked closely with Marshall in history, but now, for the sake of the interests of the United States, he would not hesitate to have a debate with Marshall. At the risk of being demoted and leaving the command, he could not allow this meaningless project to continue.
Chapter completed!