Chapter 300： Japanese One (1/2)
”It's all like this. If Virtue is going to fight in World War I, what a big accident will happen!” When Ma Jifen asked this question, the prince even suspected that his ears had misheard, the United States of America. How did you come together with the German Empire of Poisonous Vegetables? This conflict is too big.
Well, think about the relationship between the American emperor and the Arab princes on another plane. The prince is relieved once again. Without it, it is only for profit! As far as the current American diplomatic environment and international status are concerned, not to mention that Germany is a monarchy, even if it is a slavery system, it must be wooed!
The prince is convinced that as far as the current relationship between the United States and Germany is concerned, as long as the Anglo-Japanese alliance does not disintegrate, as long as Japan still occupies the Philippines and blocks the passage of the United States into the Far East, then the United States will not be able to reconcile with Britain and Japan. Then it will join the Allied Powers during the First World War. The possibility is even less!
It is unlikely that the United States will participate in the Allies and the opening of the British and French films. It is not that the United States does not have this strength, but because it is difficult for them to fight against the powerful countries without being greatly stimulated by the US political system! But even so, it does not mean that the US Navy has nothing to do with Germany.
The reason is very simple. The Americans may not officially start a fight with the Allied Powers, but the United States that wants to enter East Asia will definitely not deal with the Japanese! Let’s not talk about whether we can fight, as long as we can contain the Japanese fleet! In history, the Japanese Navy participated in many operations in the Mediterranean. Although it did not send its main battleship to participate in the engagement in the North Sea, the prince must also be prepared to deal with this situation.
After all, the Japanese must understand that if Germany did not fall in World War I, Germany would definitely liquidate what Japan did in the Far East during the war. The German Pacific colony was taken away by Japan! If the British really fail, then Japan might indeed send their super dreadnought ships to Europe!
In history, before the end of World War 1, the Japanese also made up 8 super fearless, 4 12-gun Gods, and 4 King Kong are also a terrifying force! Not comparable to Britain, Germany and the United States, but much higher than other powers! If the Betty fleet plus 4 King Kongs, Hipper would be in trouble here! The biggest trouble for people, the addition of the Japanese fleet will greatly enhance the maritime **** capabilities of the Allied Powers, and this will lead to a significant reduction in the effectiveness of the German Navy's most deadly battle-breaking operation.
So, in order for the German Empire to successfully win the First World War, the U.S. Navy still needs to work harder! At least not let the Japanese Navy feel too leisurely! But that being said, the geographic problems of Americans on this plane are really serious. The prince is unwilling to comment on how correct Mahan’s theory of sea power is, but at least that sentence, the sad geographic environment cannot use the fleet. To make up for this sentence, the prince thinks it is the truth in this era!
Without the Philippines, even Guam and American Samoa have been lost. Hawaii has not yet been included in the territory of the United States. Of course, if this American action satisfies the Germans, the United States will soon get Hawaii. But even so, in an era when warships still use kerosene mixed burning, it is still not an easy task for a large fleet to cross such a long distance into the Far East without supplies.
The battle of the Great Fleet is different from the Great White Fleet’s voyage around the world, and it is also different from the desperate journey of the German Far East Fleet in history. The materials and logistics needed can be described as terror! This is not simply a matter of bringing enough fuel and food! After the long voyage, the aging of the machinery and the exhaustion of the personnel were enough to make this fleet lose most of its combat effectiveness. The experience of the Russian fleet in the Battle of Tsushima in history, and the final battle of Earl Spey, could only run less than 15 knots. The armored cruiser is the best illustration!
The 23-knot armored cruiser finally can't run 15 knots! What kind of combat power can it have when it looks like this? The American fleet agrees that this problem exists. There is no relay port and no supplies. In the face of the powerful Japanese fleet, it seems that the Americans can't do much!