Regarding this, Americans, including Taft, did not doubt that the Germans could do this. After all, the logistics supply requirements for submarines are not high, and they can even replenish torpedoes and fuel at sea. Hundreds of tons of fuel are enough for a large submarine to sail tens of thousands of kilometers. As for the effect of submarine warfare? Now the British Empire, the world's first navy, cannot protect their supply lines. There are already millions of tons of ships sunk. Why can the Japanese stand up? Even if the German naval submarine force can achieve one-third of the record in the war in the Pacific Ocean, all the Japanese transport ships have sunk into the sea...

"So how many submarines can you send to participate in the war?" Taft asked.

Hearing this, Crown Prince Ruprecht stretched out two fingers.

"Are 20 ships? This one is too few, right?" Taft said with some dissatisfaction.

"If your offer is reasonable, 200 ships!" the prince said with a smile.

"Puff..." Taft doubted whether his ears were hallucinating. He turned his head and looked at Benson next to him, wanting to prove whether the other party was telling the truth.

"The German Navy has at least more than three-digit submarines in the Atlantic Ocean that are performing combat missions, entering the war zone or returning to the high seas fleet. The number of submarines in the high seas fleet should now be more than 400, so it is actually feasible to send a total of 200 submarines to participate in the war." Benson said with a slight silence.

The 200 submarines that Ruprecht mentioned participated in the war, of course, does not mean that there are 200 submarines that are performing missions at sea. In fact, this is impossible. Even the number of submarines deployed in Southeast Asia cannot reach this number. After all, some submarines have to return to the ports of the Persian Gulf for in-depth maintenance and modification. These 200 submarines are about the cumulative investment, but this is terrible enough. Now, in the whole world, except for the Germans, no one can produce such a number of submarine troops! The Americans may not build submarines slowly, but want to equip all experienced personnel? Let’s take a shower and go to bed. Has the American submarine troops experienced actual combat? No! The corresponding strategic and tactical system cannot be learned and mastered in a short time, so the Americans are also inseparable from Germany!

Ruprecht did not continue to get involved with the Americans in the past, but it is obvious that now, Ruprecht tells Americans with facts that it is not a future for them to get rid of Germany and work alone, either politically or militaryally. Recognizing the situation and then having a good talk is the only way out.

Well, when the Japanese fleet had to give up New Guinea and concentrate its strength on the logistics transportation line, the US and German fleet entered New Guinea and began to establish a complete supply guarantee system. The war between the two sides entered the second stage, which was the stalemate and decisive battle stage of the fleet. The Japanese could not allow the US and German fleet to advance step by step. In addition to leaving a certain amount of force to carry out anti-submarine operations, they would definitely wait for an opportunity to fight the US and German fleet. At this point, the war on the sea is really about to start.

"If the Japanese Navy shrinks to Kalimantan and we initially gain a foothold in New Guinea, what will the two sides do next?" Benson asked.

"At this stage, both sides can't do anything to each other for the time being. It's hard for us to cross a long distance to attack the Japanese Joint Fleet and land-based air force on Kalimantan Island, and the Japanese did not easily drive us out of New Guinea Island. If your country is ready to stop, the war will be over. The United States controls New Guinea Island and the Japanese control the rest of the place." Crown Prince Ruprecht looked at Taft and said, "Then Mr. Vice President, do you think this result is acceptable?"

"Absolutely unacceptable." Taft said without hesitation.

"Okay, now it's time for the navies on both sides to fully demonstrate their strength. Look at the map, the supply lines of the fleets of the United States and Germany have also been pulled for a long time. We can take action on the Japanese routes, and the Japanese can also take action on our courses." Ruprecht said.

"Haha, are you talking about Japanese submarines? Their submarines are rare, and we build destroyers is about the same as sausages. On average, in one month, the shipyards in the United States of America can complete more than a dozen or even dozens of various destroyers!" Taft said proudly. The pride in his words swept away the previous decline.

"So, if I were the commander of the Japanese Navy, I would use fast battleships, aircraft carriers, light cruisers and ocean destroyers to form a fast fleet to attack your country's maritime transport fleet! Don't let me find your fleet, otherwise, within a maximum of 4 hours, under the attack of carrier-based aircraft and naval guns, I can send dozens of fleets with a total tonnage of more than 100,000 tons or even more than 200,000 tons and the materials on the seabed!" Then, the Crown Prince looked at General Benson and said, "If this is the case, how can you deal with it?"

"Hold the grass! Hurt, I'm heartbroken!" His Royal Highness's words once again brought tons of damage to Benson. The reason is very simple. None of the main battleships of the entire US Navy are fast warships... There is no way. In this era, the status of battleships is still unshakable. If the other party has a battleship, you will never dare to go up and fight head-on. To be honest, the combat effectiveness of carrier-based aircraft in this era is still very problematic.

The torpedo of a single-engine carrier-based aircraft weighs more than 500 kilograms... How much lethal do you expect it to be? The bomber cannot dive at a high angle, and there is no speed bonus. Even armor-piercing bombs cannot penetrate the core compartment of the battleship. What's more, the U.S. Navy's rookies, can you expect them to pass through the Japanese aircraft carrier-based aircraft and then attack warships with a speed of more than 22 knots? This difficulty! Therefore, even if Ruprecht has 5 aircraft carriers, its main role in naval battle is to attack those British battleships that were injured in battle lines!

Of course, the range is also a problem. In fact, the attack radius of current single-engine carrier-based aircraft is theoretically about 80 kilometers. There is no way, the load is too small, and after loading the bomb, it is impossible to install the secondary fuel tank! After a round of attacks, if you want to attack again, with the current training of the US Navy, prepare for 3 hours! 3 hours? The opponent's fleet has long been running! To be honest, the speed of 20 knots is nearly 40 kilometers per hour!

"This fast battleship seems to be a problem that cannot be solved in a short period of time." Benson said with a headache.

"Aren't we going to build Lexington-class battlecruisers?" Taft said.
Chapter completed!