"What, the British bombed the Pope to death?"

US President Roosevelt only received news that Pope Pius XII died in the British plane bombing on the night of the 15th on February 16th.
"So, the British strategic bombing has achieved good results?" President Roosevelt asked.

Although Roosevelt was a Protestant, he still believed that there was a subtle connection between the Pope and Jesus. Therefore, the Pope was blessed by Jesus and his luck would not be too bad. If even he was bombed into heaven by British bombs, then the losses in Rome would have been very serious!

Of course, it is a bad thing to kill the pope, which will lead to great disgust in Britain by countries that believe in public religions.

However, as long as the bombing effect is good enough, it can still deter these useless public servants from participating in the war.

Admiral Marshall frowned and replied: "In fact, the losses in Rome are not serious... About two or three hundred buildings were damaged during the bombing, and the losses of personnel are about a few hundred."

"Hundreds of people were killed? Too few?" Roosevelt felt a little incredible.

Rome is a big city with a population of millions. One of them was the Patriarch of the Grand Duke Church! What about God's blessing?

"It's so unfortunate," Roosevelt felt that he had said the wrong thing and quickly changed his words, "The US government must condemn all atrocities of killing innocent people in war!"

If the British killed thousands or tens of thousands of Italians in one day, one of which was the Pope, it would undoubtedly be a huge victory. France and Spain would be afraid and dare not join the German side to join the war.

But if only a few hundred civilians and a pope were killed, it would undoubtedly be atrocities of killing innocent people and must be condemned.

"Sir President, should we condemn Germany's atrocities in attacking unarmed commercial ships on the Atlantic Ocean?" Secretary of State Hull made a suggestion. The board cannot be hit only in the British ass, otherwise the sympathy for Britain in the United States will be reduced.

He paused and added: "In addition, is it necessary to suspend the handover of heavy bombers like the B-17 to the UK?"

Roosevelt looked at Marshall, and Admiral Marshall said carefully: "The performance of the b-17 in the first battle was not as good as we imagined... On the day of the 15th, 18 b-17s broke into Rome from an altitude of 92 oo meters, effectively avoiding ground air defense firepower, but they were attacked by 12 Folk Zero aircraft, 6 of which were shot down."

"Didn't it mean that the Fokker Zero's performance is not good at high altitude?" Roosevelt asked in confusion.

Marshall replied: "President, the Germans obviously noticed this problem, so they opened the Folk Zero which can be used for high altitudes. So it seems that the B-17 is more dangerous to be dispatched during the day."

In fact, the Folk Zero-3 fighter equipped with a new model of motivation is still a motive positioned at low and medium altitudes. However, its high altitude performance has been improved by using superchargers, and it can also temporarily greatly improve the motive performance by "taking drugs", allowing it to obtain a short but satisfactory degree at an altitude of 10,000 meters.

However, the "major victory" achieved during the day on the 15th was mainly due to the British ground crew making a low-level mistake (this mistake has been made in history), which made the B-17's machine gun frozen and unable to fire. It was of course very ugly to die if you only get beaten and don't fight back.

"Then let's stop providing the UK with aircraft that can be used for strategic bombing for the time being." Roosevelt sighed.

If the B-17 is really powerful, he wouldn't mind withstanding the pressure of domestic Catholic forces and continuing to hand over such aircraft to Britain. After all, the United States is not a country with Catholic dominance, and most of the people still believe in Protestantism.

But now that this kind of aircraft has encountered a nemesis in Italy and cannot be dispatched during the day, there is no need to provide it to the UK. At night, it is enough to have the British's own Wellington bomber and Lancaster bomber, and the United States does not need to be this evil man.

"President, due to the accidental death of the Pope, the Holy See must elect a new pope." Harry Hopkins frowned and interrupted, "And the new pope may lose its neutrality!"

The Catholic Church has never had any political neutrality, and Pius XII, who had just been destroyed by a British bomb with "artificial intelligence", was a pro-British Pope. After his death, the Holy See would naturally elect a new Pope, and the election results were likely to be unfavorable to Britain and the United States.

Although the Pope of the Grand Duke Church did not have a great influence in the United States, the backyard of the United States Latin America is all countries that believe in public religion. In theory, the churches there are obeying the Vatican. If the church changes its position to support Germany and Italy, then it will be difficult for the pro-American forces in Latin American countries to suppress the pro-Germany and Italy forces.

Today, the United States is difficult to play any decisive role in the issue of the Pope elections of the Grand Duke Church. I am afraid that it will not take long for the United States' backyard to be in peace.

Thinking of the big trouble caused by a British bomb, President Roosevelt's brows were getting tighter and tighter.

...

On February 16, the whole of Rome was immersed in sorrow and anger. The National Fascist Party and the Vatican Church rarely stood together, with fascists in black shirts parading the streets with priests in robes holding up signs declining British atrocities. Sometimes they sang Catholic hymns and sometimes the Italian fascist song.

People soon gathered at Piazza Venice. Mussolini, dressed in military uniforms, stood on the balcony of the Venice Palace and began a speech incessantly, cursing all the ancestors of the British Prime Minister Churchill, and sworn to blow up London. At the end of the speech, he issued a serious order, requiring the Mediterranean German and Italian troops to attack immediately and launch the most fierce attack on the despicable, shameless and brutal British invaders from sea, six places and air.

And while Mussolini was yelling to avenge a pope he hated very much, Iroruya Yamamoto and the Kuroshima Turtle were strolling on a heavily guarded platform at the Rome Central Railway Station.

Fukuo, who had the British bomb that killed the Pope, the Kuroshima Turtle and several elite Japanese navy staff were about to leave Rome to the Port of Taranto. Because the Italian fleet would leave in the early morning of tomorrow to bombard the British army of Tubrook.

Because Japan is an ally of Germany and Italy, the Kuroshima Turtle can board the Italian fleet's flagship "Veneto" and observe the naval battle at close range.

However, Yamamoto and Kuroshima are not concerned about the naval battle to be born. They are discussing the idea of ​​Hessmann's class battleship proposed last night to concentrate the German, Japanese, Italian and French battleships to defeat the US Navy before a large number of American class battleships were put into service.

"Two Hindenburg class, two Bismarck class, four Venetto class, two Richelieu class plus our two Yamato class... There are a total of 10 class battleships!" Colonel Black Island Turtleman said with a smile, "The United States will have up to 8 class battleships by then, and we seem to have a great hope of winning!"

Hessman's plan was to cause trouble for the United States in the winter of 1942. At that time, the United States had about 4 South Dakota class, 3 Colorado class, and up to 1 Iowa class.

"But the key is two Yamato-classes!" Yamamoto Iroku said lightly, "Without these two Yamato-classes, it is not possible to rely on the 8-class battleships of Germany, Italy and France. And... After the fall of the country, there may be several class battleships to flee to Canada. So to ensure a victory, two Yamato-classes are essential."

Kuroshima Kameto understands what Yamamoto Iroji means. The Yamato level is too precious and is a treasure of Japan's country. How can it be sent to the Atlantic Ocean at will? Who will be the one who will be broken?

"But Marshal Hessman promised to provide most of the special steel needed for ships 11o and 111..." said Kuroshima Turtle, "so that the construction of ships 11o and 111 will not be troubled by the lack of materials."

The 11o and 111 are Yamato-class ships 3 and 4, and started construction after the Yamato and Musashi was launched. However, due to the fact that Japan has made every effort to prepare for the war since 1940, it has caused a serious lack of special steel. Therefore, the construction of the 11o and 111 has encountered difficulties, and it seems that it is difficult to complete the construction as scheduled.

Yamamoto Iroku smiled bitterly after hearing this, "But that's 'Yamato', 'Mushashi'! Do you think we can really send them to Europe?"

"But Marshal Hessman is willing to send four large cruise ship modified aircraft carriers to the Pacific Ocean," said the Kuroshima Turtle. "There will be shipped with carrier-based aircraft and pilots!"

The four modified motherships of cruise ships are precious to Japan, but they can still be taken out by gritting their teeth, but the carrier-based pilots on the mothership are difficult to get. It is enough to change a cruise ship into a mothership for 18 months, and it takes at least 3 years to train a carrier-based pilot according to strict requirements! The kind of ace pilot sent by Germany that is shot out by real swords and guns may not be able to be trained even if it is 10 years.

According to Hessman's promise, the four modified motherships will be equipped with a carrier-based aircraft brigade with 60 "commercial aircraft" (referring to combat organization)... This is the 24o elite pilots (referring to pilots), which is a powerful combat power. Now the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet has more than 400 carrier-based aircraft pilots.
Chapter completed!