At 12:00 noon on January 12, 1941, more than 41,000 U.S. Navy and Army personnel stationed on the Hawaiian Islands surrendered to the Federal Navy Pacific Fleet. According to the surrender agreement, the U.S. Navy did not destroy any remaining
military facilities, all American prisoners of war, including dozens of senior generals, will take federal navy transport ships to the Davao Port Naval Base in Semarang Province, where a prisoner of war camp will be established to specifically hold these American prisoners of war.
This raid by the South China Sea Federation Navy was not only clean, but also neat. In just four days, it destroyed the main force of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and occupied Pearl Harbor, the largest U.S. naval base in the Pacific, and its Hawaiian Islands.
When this news reached Europe, it caused great panic among the Allied Powers. The United States, the largest backer among the Allied Powers, was also threatened by war. Both the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union expressed concern to the United States government, and they were more concerned.
The question is whether this will lead to a worse problem, that is, the United States will have to withdraw all its energy back to the Pacific, thus affecting its support for Europe.
The British Navy is currently fighting with German submarines in the Atlantic. It needs the support of a large number of American destroyers, and the Soviet Union is also actively preparing for war, preparing to deal with the German attack, and it also needs the support of American tanks and aircraft. If the United States is attacked
threat, the U.S. government will definitely defend itself first
If their personal security is compromised, assistance to Europe, especially Britain and the Soviet Union, will weaken, which will have a major impact on the entire European war situation. Churchill and Stalin could no longer sit still and went to Washington in person.
Meet with Roosevelt to discuss how the Allied bloc will respond to this challenge.
Compared with the panic of Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union, Mustache and Mussolini were elated. Although the South China Sea Federation refused to sign a contract with them to become the Axis Powers group a few days ago, which made the two ambitious leaders feel very embarrassed.
, but the two leaders of the Axis powers are still very satisfied with the actual actions of the South China Sea Federation.
As for whether to sign the agreement or not, it no longer matters now, and it seems that not signing the agreement would be more suitable for Germany and Italy, because the colonies in Europe and Africa do not need to be allocated to the South China Sea Federation. After winning the war
Germany and Italy can still divide more. However, Germany and Italy have not yet considered the rights and interests of the American continent. After all, there is still a powerful United States there. Whether it can take advantage in the Americas depends on the South China Sea Federation.
own efforts.
Roosevelt, a powerful president, was not very upset about the loss of Hawaii Island and the annihilation of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. On the contrary, after the loss of Hawaii Island and the Pacific Fleet, his reputation and status in the United States actually improved. At first,
The politicians who obstructed and accused him of involving the United States into a senseless war have now shut up. The latest poll shows that 97% of the American people have chosen to support their president in leading the American people to win this war.
As for the loss of the strategic location of Hawaii and the loss of the Pacific Fleet, Roosevelt only felt a little heartache. But being able to remove the shackles around his neck made Roosevelt more comfortable. Although the United States was temporarily in a passive situation on the west coast, he believed
, as long as the entire American people support their decision, then relying on the strong industrial production capacity of the United States, they will soon be able to recover the original losses, and more interest will be recovered.
As for the visits of the two heads of state, Churchill and Stalin, President Roosevelt also welcomed them very much. Once upon a time, the United States became the center of the Western world. Even the leaders of the Red Soviet Union had to rush over to seek the opinions of the United States. Isn't this
Is the world hegemony that the United States has always pursued? Of course, there are still several countries that are making trouble. Well, let you take a look at the true strength of the United States!
On January 18, 1941, the U.S. government officially declared that the United States had entered a state of war, and military industrial orders flew like a snowflake to those military industrial groups. Many civilian factories in both countries also switched to the production of military products. At the same time, a
A transport fleet composed of 70 American and Canadian cargo ships, escorted by British, American and Canadian warships, sailed toward the North Atlantic. Their destination was the Soviet Union's Baltic Sea port, Leningrad.
The fleet was loaded with 600 tanks, 300 aircraft, 200 artillery pieces, 900 heavy-duty trucks, as well as countless machine guns, ammunition, medicines and other supplies. These equipment were the first batch of aid provided by the U.S. government to the Soviet government.
It can equip at least 6 divisions of troops.
At the same time, the United States has provided 50 destroyers to the British Navy. Although they are not new models of warships, these ships are equipped with submarine detectors. After receiving these ships, the British Navy will step up containment in the entire North Atlantic.
The submarine force of the German Navy protected the smooth sea and land connections between Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union.
In addition to generously providing weapons and equipment to Britain and the Soviet Union, the U.S. government also started construction of 12 aircraft carriers at seven shipyards at the same time, and the completion date was astonishing, just 6 months later. It seems that the U.S. government also started construction before the war.
They are not idle. Although they have not adopted the segmented shipbuilding method like the South China Sea Federation, they are more shameless. Most of the hulls of these aircraft carriers have been completed, but there are no orders from the navy, and they are all used as oil tankers.
President Roosevelt carefully read the telegrams sent back by General Kimmel and the American generals who were captured in Hawaii one by one. Although these generals chose to lead their troops to surrender, President Roosevelt still respectfully called them "U.S.
heroes, because in that case, the meaning of resistance has been lost. It is more beneficial to the U.S. government and President Roosevelt to let these tens of thousands of American soldiers live as prisoners of war than to let them all die on Hawaii Island.
As for the opinion put forward by those generals that the South China Sea Federation would launch an attack on the west coast of the United States, the United States also fully adopted it and began to deploy troops on the west coast of the United States. Trains were loaded with trains from the central, eastern, and southern United States every day.
Troops being transferred to the western United States were speeding along the railway. At the same time, there were also a large number of tanks and anti-aircraft guns being transferred there.
According to the descriptions and suggestions of those captured American generals, the South China Sea Federation's offensive method is very simple, that is, first bombing with aircraft, then bombarding by the navy, and finally landing with the army. Especially in the area of aircraft, the number of aircraft of the federal navy is very large.
, usually a large-scale attack by hundreds of aircraft in waves, so if a sufficient number of ground anti-aircraft weapons and fighter jets can be prepared to withstand the attack of federal aircraft, then there is no need to worry about the next attack of the federal navy and army.
Anti-aircraft guns? Fighters? Americans have more. Although the performance may be slightly lower, the quantity is sufficient. Even if the quantity is temporarily insufficient, it doesn't matter. We have many factories. I can't say how many aircraft and anti-aircraft guns are produced in a week. Please give me.
In 2 or 3 months, there will be no need for farming on the west coast of the United States. All the land will be equipped with anti-aircraft guns.
But no matter how good the defense is, it cannot win the war. In addition to strengthening the air defense of important ports and cities on the West Coast of the United States, the U.S. Navy also plans to rebuild their Pacific Fleet. Currently, there are only 4 aircraft carriers left in the Pacific Fleet, 2 of which are light.
escort carrier, in addition to three battleships and dozens of cruisers and destroyers, most of which are anchored at the San Diego Naval Base. In addition to sending a large number of destroyers, submarines and reconnaissance aircraft to guard the coast, they are no longer able to undertake large-scale maritime operations.
Fighting.
To this end, the U.S. Department of the Navy plans to add 6 large aircraft carriers, 3 battleships and 30 destroyers to the Pacific Fleet within half a year, and another 4 heavy aircraft carriers a year later, so that the Pacific Fleet can defend the west coast of the United States.
In addition to ships, the biggest losses of the U.S. Navy this time were captains, naval officers, and pilots. If the warships are gone, they can be built immediately, but if the people are gone, a wave of qualified soldiers cannot be immediately produced. Therefore, the U.S. Navy is all over the country.
The city began to recruit pilots and naval personnel, and opened more than ten naval schools to step up the training of these newcomers. (To be continued...)
