It was discovered that the main forces of the 2nd and 3rd fleets of the combined European fleet left their home ports of Brest and Gibraltar were 2 American submarines.
American submarines have always been stationed near these important German-controlled ports in the Atlantic, including Brest, Gibraltar, the Azores, Cape Verde Islands, and the port of Belém.
Although the American submarines were inferior to the German Type 21 submarines in terms of endurance and speed under water.
But when they use tactics such as slow underwater 23 knots or stationary lurking, they can still hold out at periscope depth for a long time, and they are still difficult to detect.
However, it is difficult to obtain accurate and detailed information by such a cautious and cautious method of reconnaissance, and in many cases it is difficult to determine the exact composition of the enemy fleet only by observing the plume of smoke emitting from the water antenna.
"More than 100 ships left the port of Brest and even more from Gibraltar, more than 200."
Vice Admiral Callahan said, "Quantitatively, the German Grand Fleet leaving Gibraltar should include transport or landing formations, and the target should be Guyana."
Since the Germans sent at least 6 Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers to the Pacific Ocean, the Grand Fleet from Brest and Gibraltar would not have too many fleet carriers to follow.
In addition, the distance from Brest and Gibraltar to Guyana is more than 3,000 nautical miles, and if you take the anti-submarine route, it is about 5,000 nautical miles, and it will take about 250,300 hours to reach the war zone at a speed of 16 knots and 18 knots. ” "10 days" Halsey thought for a while and asked, "Can the landing formation complete the unloading operation within 10 days?"
"I can't."
Lieutenant General Callahan shook his head, "I'm afraid it won't be completed in 20 days, the dock facilities in Georgetown Port have been completely destroyed, and it is not a natural port in the first place."
Now the landing formations can only be unloaded by beachhead operations, which is very inefficient. ” The unloading operation is divided into two categories: port operation and beachhead operation, the former unloading speed is relatively fast, and if the port facilities are good, all the equipment and personnel of a marine division can be unloaded in a few days.
The latter is troublesome, personnel, equipment, materials, etc., have to be sent to the beach by landing ships or barges, and there is no unloading equipment, so they can only rely on the vehicle's own power and manpower to carry out the operation, and the efficiency is not known how many times lower than unloading ships in the port.
Moreover, beachhead operations generally take place in a state of engagement, and the landing formation is unloading ships in braving all kinds of enemy firepower Since the beginning of the Georgetown landing operation, it has been constantly attacked by various enemy fires from the air, sea and water, so it has been very difficult.
In addition, when the U.S.
Marines who landed on the Georgetown beachhead began to go about 15 kilometers inland along the Demerala River, they began to encounter stubborn resistance from the Germans.
The battle line spread out on both sides of the Demerala River, and the artillery fire on both sides was grounded.
Although the US Marines who landed were supported by naval guns, the fierce battle took place more than 20 kilometers away from the waters where the US heavy cruisers could operate.
The accuracy of the ship's guns dropped significantly, making it difficult to hit the German firing points scattered in the dense forest.
The German army, which relied on the dense forest to hold on, showed extremely strong jungle warfare capabilities, and was obviously a specially trained "jungle unit".
Moreover, the German army actually deployed a small number of long-range large-caliber artillery pieces in the inland area of Georgetown, although the number was limited, but it was very accurate, causing certain losses to the attacking US marines.
Now that the two sides are at a stalemate in large areas of tropical rainforest, the battle on land in Georgetown may be uncertain if reinforcements are not received in time.
As a result, the convoy carrying reinforcements has now left Port of Spain and will arrive in the waters near Georgetown in a few days.
Obviously, Task Force 31 could not leave the Marines who had already landed and retreat back to the Caribbean Sea as a last resort.
Moreover, the decisive battle with the main forces of the European Combined Fleet in the waters near Guyana would have been part of the plan of the "God of Liberty".
At the same time, send troops from the direction of the Pacific and Atlantic, mobilize the main forces of the European Combined Fleet, and then find an opportunity to take out some of them, so as to gain sea power in the Atlantic Of course, there can be no surprise that a decisive battle at sea, especially a decisive battle for the surface fleet, must be absolutely certain that the nine super-battleships currently owned by the US Navy can be defeated Aircraft carriers sank a little bit of nothing, because the American battles in the Atlantic are now fought mainly within the protective circle of shore-based aircraft.
If you want to go on the defensive and defend Trinidad, it doesn't matter if you have aircraft carriers or not.
As long as anyone who knows a little bit about aviation knows that it is definitely more cost-effective to fight shore-based than carrier-based, not to mention anything else, a lot can be saved just by training pilots, and the performance of the shore-based model of the same large series of aircraft will definitely exceed that of the carrier-based model.
So once the U.S. military shrinks to defend the Caribbean, aircraft carriers will be of little use.
But they can't lose 9 super battleships, at least not too much.
Because as long as they were still there, the Germans would not dare to land in Trinidad easily, and as soon as an "Iowa" class or "Soviet" broke through to the vicinity of the German landing grounds, the Germans' landing operation would immediately turn into a disaster with heavy casualties.
If a battleship leads a cruiser and a destroyer into the landing field, this power is not comparable to that of a few submarines.
If all 9 super-battleships had been there, the world war would have ended Therefore, in the execution of the "God of Liberty" operation, Halsey used his battleships very carefully, and always put them under the protection of a large number of destroyers and shore-based aircraft, Halsey led the battleships to attack, in order to prevent the battleships of the European Community fleet from leading cruisers and destroyers to break through and attack the American landing formation.
And in order to prevent a surprise attack by German high-altitude bombers such as the JU288 and 264 with remote-controlled missiles, Halsey also carried 10 escort aircraft carriers equipped with "disposable Spitfires", and 20 "disposable Spitfires" were installed on catapults at any time.
"Where is Task Force 56 now" Halsey thought for a moment, and suddenly asked about Task Force 56 in the Pacific.
"In the Pacific Ocean, about 600 nautical miles east of Lima."
Vice Admiral Callahan immediately walked to the chart platform, picked up a baton and lit a small wooden boat in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.
"They are about 2,500 nautical miles away from the Windward and Leeward Islands, and if most of the voyages are not taken into account, they can reach the Windward and Leeward Islands in 100 hours."
"Send power to Admiral Nimitz," Halsey nodded, "we need eight Essex-class carriers of Task Force 56 now." ” The transfer of Task Force 56 aircraft carriers to the Atlantic was also part of the "Liberty Project".
In the same way, in the "Andean Plan" there was also a plan for the transfer of battleships from the Atlantic Fleet, and the Panama Canal was in the hands of the Americans, so that they could quickly transfer the capital ships between the two oceanic fleets, and of course such favorable conditions had to be fully utilized.
"Admiral," Vice Admiral Callahan did not immediately go to draft a telegram to the Joint Command of the U.S.
Pacific Atlantic Fleet, but reminded Nimitz in a low voice, "there must be German submarines lurking in the Bay of Panama, these submarines are difficult to deal with, and I am afraid there is no way to drive them away." ” In other words, about two days later, there will be more than 1,200 nautical miles from the current position of Task Force 56 to Panama Bay, and it will take almost two days for the aircraft carrier to travel 24 knots, and the German army will have a high probability of discovering that the US aircraft carrier has been transferred to the Atlantic theater through the canal through the Type 21 submarine lurking in the Bay of Panama.
"What if you find out," Halsey laughed, and said, "now the initiative is actually on our side, and if the German fleet does not dare to come, then British Guia will be ours, which means that our line of defense in the Atlantic has advanced another 500 kilometers."
If they come, then they will have to fight a decisive battle with our superior forces."
"Admiral, the German fleet is not only targeting the waters near Guyana."
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Halsey's chief of staff, Major General Callaghan, was not as optimistic as his superiors, "They can also go to Bermuda or Newfoundland." ” "Bermuda, Newfoundland, hahaha," Halsey laughed even more happily, "that's really unbelievable, and if the Germans really do such a stupid trick, then God bless America." ” It was a faint move, and Major General Callahan was somewhat suspicious.
Halsey continued, "Dennis, do you think the people in the Joint Chiefs of Staff have never been worried about Germany attacking our east coast," he paused, "and they are actually very worried, since the Germans had some nuclear fission bombs, Admiral Leahy, Admiral King, and Admiral Marshall have not slept peacefully.
The defense of Newfoundland and Bermuda is the most concerned issue of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and now it is deployed in Newfoundland, Bermuda, and Norfolk Base, near Bermuda, the home port of the US Atlantic Fleet, and all major cities on the East Coast, and the number of fighter planes near all major cities on the East Coast exceeds 10,000, and they are all 47, 51, 61, F6F, and F4U models with superior performance.
In addition, the Army deployed an army group on the island of Newfoundland and an infantry division in Bermuda.
The navy also built 12 armored batteries on the island and placed 36 large-caliber guns.
So it was impossible for the Germans to occupy there" t1706231537: