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Chapter 1685 Change of tactics

Last time, Roosevelt was excited and wanted to intercept Cyric's landlines halfway through, but what happened? The planes sent out have not yet disappeared. In order to reduce the impact, it was claimed to be a harsh climate crash. However, the real reason was that no one wanted to think about it.

If it could be an accident last time, then this time it should not be considered an accident. All this shows that there has been a big omission in our intelligence system. The biggest possibility is that the telegram was deciphered by the other party.

Roosevelt was gritting his teeth at this time, what should he do?

Other bombers were on the bombing route. According to the plan, they could bomb the predetermined target in another hour. But now, since such a thing happened, it means that the Germans had already prepared.

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

Cancel? Hearing Roosevelt's words, Arnold opened his mouth wide, no, right? He returned like this? He racked his brains to design the route, and at the same time, he raised hundreds of bombers, intending to have a grand scene, but now he is just coming back in shame?

"Greenland is no longer safe. They must return to their starting point and let them throw away the bombs and come back at the most fuel-efficient altitude and speed." Roosevelt's face was quite depressed, and now, of course, he was unwilling to accept it.

At the beginning, it was scheduled to return to Greenland after the bombing was completed, but now? Greenland has been bombed. Even if the B-29 bomber of our side has completed the mission, where should we land? If we still go to Greenland, even if we can find the landing site, we will be blown up.

They can only return to their starting point, so there is not enough fuel, and it may be too late to turn back now, and they have to throw away the mounted bombs.

Damn it!

In fact, when he heard the news just now, Arnold wanted to continue to persevere, but now, with President Roosevelt's explanation, he also understood that it is indeed time for this mission to be cancelled.

"Okay, then I'll give them an order immediately to return." Arnold went out.

The situation is not the worst. After all, when the Germans bombed their own Greenland base, they did not use that terrible killing weapon, which shows that the Germans were also restrained. After all, unlike before, the United States already has it.

At least, it was half successful and eliminated the threat from Midway Island.

Roosevelt looked at the map on the wall and pondered.

"Mr. President, under the current circumstances, it is no longer realistic to rely on our surface formation and air bombers to sneak attack the German Navy." Nimitz spoke again.

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

This is the terrible reality. The United States had to wait for the Germans to fight and could only wait passively. Roosevelt wanted to take the initiative several times, but in the end it was useless.

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

"I think we should pay attention to the role of submarines," Nimitz said. "We dispatch submarine troops and launch a large-scale operation to kill outfitted warships in those shipyards!"

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

Throughout World War II, the German Atlantic wolf pack was the most famous, enough to make any other submarine force ashamed. When the British people were worried that the Germans were stuck in their necks, their fear came from the heart.

In contrast, submarines from other countries seem to have no reputation, especially the United States, which is almost the world of carrier-based aviation and battleships, and has almost never had the brilliant achievements of submarines.

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

The US Navy's submarine force also had brilliant results.

From the time of World War I to before the outbreak of World War II, the US Navy did not attach much importance to submarines. In the eyes of the US Navy, the main function of submarines is to be used as scouts of the main fleet, called "fleet-type submarines". In the vast Pacific Ocean, the displacement is only one or two thousand tons, and submarines that use fuel-efficient diesel engines when sailing on the water are indeed a very suitable reconnaissance platform.

Until the outbreak of the Pearl Harbor incident, the US Navy did not have particularly modern submarines. Moreover, the torpedoes used by US submarines often did not explode due to fuse failure, and suffered a lot in the early stages of the war.

However, as the war progressed, the situation improved greatly. The United States greatly expanded its navy and submarines began to expand. After the new generation of submarines were built, American submarine soldiers were active in the ocean.

Especially since July 1943, the Allies entered the counterattack stage in the Pacific battlefield, and US submarines also advanced to the Western Pacific to hunt in advance of the aircraft carrier formation and the Marines.

After the war ended, there were 8 aircraft carriers that died in the hands of submarines: Chongying, Dafeng, Shochi, Daying, Yunying, Condor, Shinono, Yunlong. One battleship, 4 heavy cruisers, etc., and a total of more than 170 warships were sunk; a total of 1,152 merchant ships were sunk, and 4.86 million tons were sunk.

This result is no less than that of Germany.

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

The Germans' maritime transportation mainly travels through the Mediterranean, leaving few opportunities for their submarines to hunt, but it is also a good idea to sneak into the other side's harbor and sneak attack their warships.

Hearing Nimitz's words, Roosevelt nodded: "Let the young men of our submarine force go on! No matter how much the price is, they must destroy the German shipbuilding industry and try their best to destroy their surface ships."

Roosevelt knew very well that just sending submarine troops without surface ships would cost the submarine a lot, but now, there is no choice.

The sacrifice of the submarine force was to keep the United States going until the war was won. Just like this time 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!
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