Imperial Overlord
: 172 Roosevelt Questions
A world war does not mean that every corner of the world is submerged in the flames of war. The world is so big, and there will always be a corner that will become a paradise.
What's more, the overall national strength in this world is actually the most powerful United States, and it has not yet participated in the war at this time.
In this case, the world war in 1940 was still incomplete, because the United States was still singing and dancing.
In the United States, Washington, the capital, in the White House, President Roosevelt sat in his wheelchair, was pushed by a servant, and entered a conference room.
There were very few people in the room because it wasn't a formal meeting, or to put it another way, it was a small, purposeful meeting convened by Roosevelt.
When Roosevelt was pushed into the room, all the officials and generals—actually only four of them—stand up and show their respect.
"Mr. President... For the second time this month, the British Foreign Office has asked us to expand Lend-Lease assistance," an official in a suit said to Roosevelt before he could sit down.
Roosevelt nodded, pressed his palm twice to signal him to sit down first, and then said, "I know about it! Can the 20 destroyers to aid Britain be delivered this month?"
When he asked the question, his face turned towards the official in charge of organizing the production. The official looked at the military representative and saw the other side nod before he replied, "Mr. President, the delivery can be made on time this month. ."
These destroyers are naturally old warships, in fact, they are not very useful at all except for simple second-line tasks.
Even against German submarines, these destroyers have no advantage. They have no advanced sonar and can only rely on the most primitive means to fight German submarines.
But Britain is now in a state of lack of everything. In order to be able to **** transport ships, Churchill is in urgent need of battleships—even some outdated battleships are also needed!
At present, due to the bombing of the British mainland, it is now impossible to use local industries to meet the needs of the country's shipbuilding.
Therefore, this destroyer or even the cruiser's gap needs to rely on its distant "big cousin" - the United States.
The Lend-Lease Act is nothing new. It is nothing more than that the United States used outdated warships and a large amount of materials to exchange for a large number of overseas military bases from the British.
This act turned the United States into a global military power in a real sense, and also allowed the United States to emerge from isolation and become a world hegemon.
It can be said that in order to defeat Germany, Britain stepped down from the throne and gave it to the Americans - that's why it is said that in this war, Britain is not a winner by any means!
You know, even in the real history of Hitler's life, Germany had no real idea of conquering Britain for 40 years.
What Hitler preached in 1940 was that Britain and Germany were as close as brothers, a family, and the two nations were equally noble "excellent races"!
It can be seen that, in fact, the British made peace with the Germans, and their international status was almost the same.
"The army is handing over 4 destroyers to the British Navy! They are all old ships around 1910." The person in charge of the army added to Churchill.
The United States is updating its own war equipment, and the dynamics in Asia also put the United States under great pressure. Japan's intention to dominate the Pacific is obvious, which makes the United States have to actively prepare for war.
In the process of preparing for the war, the new destroyers built must naturally be given priority to the country, so the old-fashioned destroyers that have been eliminated are the equipment that was replaced by the British through the Lend-Lease Act.
"The science and technology department is developing newer anti-submarine equipment, and German submarines have posed a considerable threat to us." The old man in charge of science and technology said something about the technological innovation of submarine warfare in the Atlantic.
The success of the submarine breaking engagement has brought great inspiration and stimulation to the United States. The United States is also an oceanic country facing two oceans. Roosevelt was also afraid that German submarines would really cut off the expansion of the United States into the oceans.
The official in charge of foreign affairs continued to speak, talking about other needs of the prospective ally, the United Kingdom: "The United Kingdom has submitted a new needs report, which contains many new things."
"What else do they want? We have to give them steel and other supplies every day, are they still not satisfied?" The military representative muttered with some dissatisfaction.
Not to blame for his dissatisfaction, the support for the UK has now affected the active preparations for the Japanese side, and it is impossible for the army representatives to have no emotions at all.
"They're fighting the Germans! Pay attention to your tone!" After Roosevelt scolded, he motioned his diplomat to continue.
The diplomat squeezed out a smile in embarrassment: "In response to the war in North Africa, the UK wants us to support 2,000 tanks and 300 aircraft for use in North Africa."
"Doesn't it take time for us to produce weapons and equipment?" The officials in charge of coordinating the production of the factory became a little uneasy when they heard this number.
Although the United States is known to the world for its perverted and extreme production capacity in history, the terrifying speed of mass production of warships like dumplings has always been talked about by the majority of netizens.
However, taking out such a huge amount of materials in one breath and then finding ships and other things to transport them to Africa is also a hugely expensive operation for the United States.
"Of course, what the UK wants is these. Whether or not we want to give it, or how much to give, then we need to negotiate and bargain." The officials of the foreign affairs department said embarrassingly to Roosevelt.
He also doesn't want to be a microphone between the UK and the US. After all, at this time, microphones are not so easy to do.
Just like now, if he sends a message, it will arouse the dissatisfaction of officials in the country. After discounting and sending back some of the requirements that can be met, the British side will also complain for a while.
Sadly, such work has to be done by someone, and he happens to be the "unlucky guy" who was ordered to do this unfortunate thing.
"Find a way to use ships from neutral countries... Whether it's free France or our own, we're going to send a batch of supplies to the British Army in North Africa!" Roosevelt thought for a while, and then said.
He is inclined to support the United Kingdom. After all, there are benefits to be gained from supporting the United Kingdom, and the United States does not want to see a strong and unified Europe, which is not in the fundamental interests of the United States.
Almost everyone in Roosevelt's think tank thought it was impossible to see Germany play smoothly in Europe.
They tend to support the UK, continue to make this "European **** stick" work, weaken Europe and turn America into the new center of the world!
"Get 200 M3Lee and M3 tanks from the active armored forces and hand them over to the UK!" Roosevelt gave his price, and the number of tanks shrunk by 10 times.
Of course, it is impossible for the United States to give as many materials as the British want. All support is limited to the extent that the United Kingdom cannot end the war and can continue to persevere.
Roosevelt was not a fool, and the United States certainly couldn’t be a fool—it didn’t take Britain down from the world throne through the First World War, and after so many years of careful preparation, how could it possibly miss a second chance?
"You can give more planes, just give them according to the British requirements. Aren't we replacing the new P-40s and giving them the obsolete planes!" Roosevelt finally gave generously in his wheelchair.
At this time, most of the aircraft equipped by the United States were still P-36 fighters with backward performance.
The famous P-40 Warhawk fighter jet has just started mass production for 3 months at this time, so it is not the time to give it to the UK with the Lend-Lease Act.
Of course, whether it is the backward P-36 fighter jet or the P-40 fighter jet that has just been mass-produced in the United States, compared with the ME-109E fighter jets and FW-190 fighter jets flying in the sky of the Third Reich~www.wuxiaspot.com~ behind.
At this moment, in order to ensure the absolute safety of the Libyan oil fields in North Africa, Goering has deployed more than 170 desert-type ME-109E fighter jets in Africa and Malta.
Even if 300 P-40s arrive in North Africa, they are not necessarily the opponents of this batch of German ME-109E fighter jets - let alone the pitted P-36.
"The intelligence has been very accurate. The Germans discovered a large oil field in Libya." The officer in charge of intelligence finally spoke at this time. He was the only person in the room who had only spoken until now.
Roosevelt looked at him, then narrowed his eyes curiously: "Who can tell me how the Germans found oil in Libya?"
"Mr. President, our spy agency in Germany has been severely damaged." The intelligence officer replied helplessly.
He was very depressed and said a question that puzzled him to this day: "About two months ago, our spies started to lose contact for various reasons."
"Various reasons?" Roosevelt frowned. One or two could be said to be a coincidence. It was no accident that so many espionage networks had problems at the same time.
"The British espionage network is also facing the same problem. I suspect that some of the remaining spy personnel were deliberately left by the enemy, or have been rebelled." The intelligence officer said.
After he finished speaking, he added to President Roosevelt's question: "In addition, according to the last reliable intelligence analysis, the Germans started the development of the Libyan oil field two months ago."
"It's also two months? It's such a coincidence?" Roosevelt looked at his intelligence director with a questioning face: "Are you sure about this time? Why did all the problems suddenly appear two months ago?"
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