Chapter 1685： Change tactics

Last time, Roosevelt was in high spirits and wanted to intercept Cyric’s plane midway. What happened? The planes sent out have not been seen. In order to reduce the impact, they claimed to have suffered a severe weather crash. However, the real reason is that no one wants to think about it.

If it was an accident last time, then this time must not be regarded as an accident. All this shows that there has been a big omission in one's own intelligence system. The most likely possibility is that the telegram was deciphered by the other party.

Roosevelt was gnashing his teeth at this time, what should I do?

The other bombers were all on the bombing route. According to the plan, within an hour, they would be able to bomb the intended target, but now that this happened, it shows that the Germans have long been prepared.

"This bombing operation was cancelled and all bomber units were ordered to return." Roosevelt said.

cancel? Hearing Roosevelt's words, Arnold also opened his mouth, right? So it's returning home? He racked his brains and designed the route. At the same time, he raised hundreds of bombers. He planned to have a grander scene, but now he is back in such a desperate manner?

"Greenland is no longer safe. They must return to the place of departure, let them drop the bomb, and come back at the most fuel-efficient altitude and speed." Roosevelt's face was quite depressed. Now, of course, he is not reconciled. .

At first, it was planned to return to Greenland after the bombing, but now? Greenland has been bombed. Where should one's own B-29 bomber land even after completing the mission? If you go to Greenland, even if you can find a landing site, you will get bombed.

They can only return to the place of departure. In this case, the fuel is not enough. Now it may be too late to return, and the mounted bombs have to be dropped.

Damn it!

In fact, when he heard the news, Arnold still wanted to continue, but now, with President Roosevelt’s explanation, he also understood that, indeed, this mission should be cancelled.

"Okay, then I will give them an order to return." Arnold went out.

The situation is not the worst. After all, when the Germans bombed their Greenland base, they had not used that terrible killer, which shows that the Germans are also restrained. After all, unlike before, the United States already has it.

At least, it was half of the success, eliminating the threat of Midway Island.

Roosevelt looked at the map on the wall, thinking.

"Mr. President, under the current circumstances, it is no longer realistic to rely on our surface formations and aerial bombers to attack the German Navy." Nimitz said again.

In the air, the voyage is too long and there is no suitable base. Greenland will often be bombed and take off too far from Canada. As for the navy, before the ice carrier was built, even if the Pacific fleet was transferred, it was impossible to fight the German fleet on the sea.

This is the terrible reality. The United States has to wait passively for the Germans to come to fight. Roosevelt tried to take the initiative several times, but in the end it had no effect.

"What's next?" Roosevelt asked. Of course he knew that his subordinate was definitely not saying anything discouraging.

"I think we should attach importance to the role of submarines." Nimitz said: "We dispatched a submarine force to launch a large-scale operation to kill the outfitted warships in those shipyards!"

It was also an attack on the port, but this time it was the navy!

Throughout World War II, the German Atlantic wolves are the most famous, enough to make any other submarine unit shame. When the British people were anxiously afraid that the Germans would get their necks stuck, their fear came from their hearts. .

In contrast, the submarines of other countries seem to have little name, especially the United States, which is almost the world of carrier aviation and battleships, and has almost no glorious results of submarines.

If you look at it this way, it is definitely one-sided.

The submarine force of the U.S. Navy has also achieved brilliant results.

From the period of World War I to the outbreak of World War II, the U.S. Navy paid little attention to submarines. In the eyes of the US Navy, the main role of submarines is to act as scouts for the main fleet, called "fleet-type submarines." In the vast Pacific Ocean, submarines with a displacement of only one or two thousand tons and using fuel-efficient diesel engines for surface navigation are indeed very suitable reconnaissance platforms.

Until the outbreak of the Pearl Harbor incident, the U.S. Navy did not have particularly modern submarines. Moreover, the torpedoes used by U.S. submarines often failed to explode because of fuze failures, and suffered a lot in the early stages of the war.

However, as the war progressed, the situation has changed a lot. The United States has greatly expanded its navy submarines have also begun to expand. After the new generation of submarines are built, the US submarine soldiers are active in the ocean. .

Especially since July 1943, the Allied forces have fully entered the counter-offensive stage in the Pacific battlefield. US submarines have also advanced into the Western Pacific to hunt in the Western Pacific ahead of the aircraft carrier formation and the Marine Corps.

After the war ended, there were only 8 aircraft carriers that died in the hands of submarines: Okinawa, Dafeng, Xianghe, Daying, Yunying, Condor, Shinano, and Yunlong. 1 battleship, 4 heavy cruisers, and so on, more than 170 warships were sunk; a total of 1,152 merchant ships and 4.86 million tons were sunk.

This result is not inferior to Germany.

And now, Nimitz who spoke to Roosevelt was actually from the submarine force.

The Germans mainly used the Mediterranean Sea for maritime transportation, leaving few hunting opportunities for their own submarines. However, it is also a good idea to sneak into the other side's harbour and attack their warships.

Hearing Nimitz’s words, Roosevelt nodded: "Let our submarine lads dispatch! No matter what the cost, we must destroy the German shipbuilding industry and destroy their surface ships as much as possible."

Roosevelt knew very well that in the absence of surface ships, just sending a submarine force would cost the submarine a great price, but now, there is no choice.

The sacrifice of the submarine force was to allow the United States to survive until the victory of the war. Just like this time when the bomber force was dispatched, the pilots risked their lives.

At this time, as long as there is a way, you have to use it!

"I recommend General Lockwood as the commander-in-chief of the submarine force, organizing all our available submarines and directing this huge offensive operation." Nimitz continued. 8) For more wonderful novels, welcome to visit everyone's reading academy