Chapter 788 The Cairo Conference of the Axis Powers - Dumpling Ship
On the afternoon of January 3, just as the battle was in full swing on the Great Britain Island, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler was waiting for people on a spacious and gorgeously decorated Folk 42 passenger plane.
The aircraft was modified with the Folk 42 transport aircraft, which is used to replace the Ju52's transatlantic long-range transport aircraft. Its maximum range is more than 6,000 kilometers and can fly directly from Lisbon, the capital of Portugal to the capital of Guyana, Palamaripo.
The emergence of this long-range transport aircraft not only meets the needs of Germany to transport people and special supplies to Paraguay in South America, but also serves as a contact transport aircraft between Japan and Germany, and can fly from Muscat controlled by Germany to Bandazia controlled by Japan from Muscat controlled by Germany.
So not long ago, when Hitler decided to hold an Axis summit in Cairo, Egypt under Italian rule, several Folk 42 long-range transport aircraft (passenger aircraft model) flew to Tokyo, Japan to pick up Tojo Hideki and Yamamoto Izuru.
Just as Hitler was a little impatient to wait, a staircase rang out, and then he saw the Minister of Defense Marshal Hesman, his wife Chloe and his adjutant Stauffenberg walk into the cabin together.
It turned out that the person Hitler was waiting for was Hessman.
"Leader, Mr. Minister, let you wait for a long time." Hessman nodded at Hitler and Foreign Minister Ribbintrov in the cabin, and then smiled at Ribbintrov's wife Annalis.
"Marson of the Empire, you were half an hour late..." Hitler asked, "What happened?"
Hessman is very punctual and rarely comes late, let alone let alone let a person like Hitler wait for half an hour, which has never happened in the past.
"Leader, you guessed it." Hessman took off his military coat and handed it to Stauffenberg, while sitting on the chair opposite Hitler. "I'm sending a telegram with General Halder that the 7th Paratrooper Division had just taken Hartelpool Port! At the same time, a regiment of the 1st Marine Division and the 516th Heavy Armored Battalion also crossed the Tiz River."
"That's great!" Hitler clapped his hands, "The British are finished now, we are victorious!"
Winning the British mainland is a victory!
This is the consensus of the top German military and political leaders, because after taking over the British mainland, Germany can avoid the situation of fighting on both sides. Although the battle with the United States on the Atlantic Ocean will continue, it is a struggle for maritime power, which will not endanger the foundation of the empire, nor will it lead much army and air force forces.
Because without the British springboard, no matter how strong the American industrial power is, it is impossible for him to cross the Atlantic Ocean to land in Europe.
Moreover, Stalin has now sought peace, and the problem on the Eastern Front is nothing more than where the empire can expand.
"Leader," Hessman smiled, "the British have not completely died yet. They will fight back. They still have a little strength, and the Americans have not given up."
"American?" Hitler frowned in a little annoyed.
The negotiations between Hess and the US Ambassador to Switzerland Kennedy are still continuing. The latest price offered by the Americans is that the conditions for stopping aid to the Soviet Union are that Germany must stop aid to Japan, and then Germany will destroy the Soviet Union, and the United States will massacre Japan. At the same time, Australia and New Zealand will be dominated by the United States, and the United States and Germany will divide the world in the future.
The conditions sound good, but how easy is it to destroy Su?
According to the plan of the German General Staff, the ultimate goal of the 43-year summer offensive was Stalingrad. Even if it could be achieved, it would be to seize Ukraine and cut off the connection between the Caucasus oil-producing areas and Moscow.
To destroy Suz, it is necessary to seize Moscow and Leningrad at the same time. Leningrad is easier, after all, it has been besieged. The capture of Moscow is a task that could not be completed in 1943. In the most optimistic case, this is also a goal that could only be achieved before the arrival of the winter of 1944, and may even be delayed until 1945.
It seems easier for the United States to eliminate Japan. 1943 was the time when the "Dumpling Ship" Essex and Independence were put into service in large quantities. Moreover, the United States now has several fighter jets that can beat Zero, such as p51, p47, f4u and f6f.
Without the restraint of the European and Atlantic battlefields, the Americans would use 100% of their power to attack Japan. I am afraid that Japan might not be able to withstand even in 1943. According to the analysis of the German General Staff and the German Navy Command, Japan's local defense may be able to last until 1945, but the United Fleet would definitely not support 1944 in the face of the United States' overwhelming naval and air superiority. Once the United Fleet was finished, the Japanese Empire would have only one way to die.
In addition, Hessman also raised a possibility that the Soviet Bolsheviks would likely retreat to the Far East and East Siberia and join the U.S. camp with their East Asian allies.
In this way, the United States will have North and South America, Oceania, Southeast Asia, East Asia and Northeast Asia after the World War. The land, population and resources controlled by the United States far exceed that of Germany and the European Community.
Moreover, in order to eliminate the Soviet Union, Germany will definitely pay millions of casualties, which will be extremely unfavorable for Germany to dominate Europe in the future!
Finally, how to digest tens of millions of Russians after the demise of the Soviet Union is also a big problem. If it is to be eliminated, it will probably cause the hearts of the people of European countries. If it is not eliminated, then the Germans will become ethnic minorities in the European community...
So after some trade-offs, the opinions of the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff were to seriously weaken but not destroy the Soviet Union, and at the same time, they had to unite Japan to curb the United States.
"The United States is not credible," Hessmann then made a well-known point. "They deceived Mr. Hess last time, and this peace talks are hard to guarantee true. A few hours ago, one of our submarines discovered another American transport fleet that was traveling across the Atlantic Ocean. Five of them were suspected to be aircraft carriers!"
"5 aircraft carriers!?" Hitler's good mood disappeared. Why can't the American aircraft carrier be completed?
It turned out that the submarines were discovered by the Essex, Princeton, Belu Forest, aircraft carriers Aquitania and Belu Gallia. Among them, Princeton and Belu Forest are the independent class No. 2 and 3 of the "Dumpling Ship". These aircraft carriers are now filled with tanks, aircraft, cannons and ammunition to Iceland. And... Roosevelt, the transport captain, really has the capital! They are really rich!
In addition to the Independence Class, which was originally planned to be used for breaking the diplomatic ties, the Essex-class ship Victory has also begun sea trials and will be put into service soon. According to the plan, before the end of December 1943, the US Navy will have 9 Essex-class and 11 Independence Classes. If the United States and Germany can reach an armistice agreement, the construction speed of the dumpling ship will be accelerated!
"In addition, the five cruisers of the European Combined Fleet also captured a T2 oil tanker and seized 50,000 tons of C3 fuel."
Hessman reported another "good news". However, Hitler shook his head and seized a T2, which means that more T2s will miss the net... Hitler really doesn't understand this world of American rich people.
"The United States has unlimited potential," Hessman said with a wry smile. "If we don't curb it, then our generation may not have to worry, but our descendants will definitely suffer all the Americans."
Hitler nodded, "There is also the Soviet Union! If we cannot destroy it, we must castrate its potential and make it unable to fight against us."
In fact, Hitler wanted to destroy the Soviet Union very much, but the generals of the German Wehrmacht all said that they could not destroy it, so he had no choice.
"Of course," Hessman smiled, saying, "we will take over the entire Ukraine! It was the only place suitable for the Soviet Union to develop industry."
This has been proven by history that the Soviet Union, which owns Ukraine, is a superpower that can confront the United States, and even if Russia has a great emperor, it will still be able to get up on the ground. No matter how it is done, it is just a Russian oil and gas company.
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"Yamamoto, the Navy's 18-test land attack should fly further than this German plane, right?"
When Hitler and Hessman set off for Cairo, the Fokker 42 plane on which Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and Navy Minister Iroku Yamamoto had already flown over the Indian Ocean.
Tojo Hidei was envious of this long-range passenger aircraft that flew high, fast and very comfortable. That was why he asked the development of the Type 18 land attack on the way, which was the historical "Lianshan" long-range bomber. The Japanese Navy proposed the requirements of a range of more than 7,000 kilometers, a lift limit of more than 10,000 meters, a maximum speed of more than 580 kilometers and a 4-ton bomb load.
"Actually we have a plane that flies farther than this Folk 42." Yamamoto Iroku said with a smile, "Our Type 2 big boat can fly 7,500 kilometers, which is the largest aircraft in the world."
The largest aircraft in the world is now the me264 long-range bomber, which can fly 8,000 kilometers with a load of 5 tons! However, the Japanese do not know the specific situation of the me264.
"Type II big boat?" Tojo shook his head, "It's not flying high, it's still very slow...it's impossible to bomb the American mainland!"
"The United States is not the key," said Iroku Yamamoto, "the key is the Panama Canal!"
Although the American "dumpling ships" are still running for transportation, the Japanese combined fleet in the Pacific has felt the pressure. Just three activities to break through aircraft carriers have caused the Japanese to lose hundreds of thousands of tons of freighters. If these Essex and Independence classes that are put into service like dumplings have reached the Pacific, then Yamamoto Iroku will not be sure whether the Japanese combined fleet can continue to fight.
Chapter completed!