Chapter 1504： The threat of the Atlantic coastline

The power of diplomacy and national defense is not important to Iceland now.

When Germany has a garrison, the powers of diplomacy and national defense are of course in Germany's hands. Now they are only given to Denmark in name. Aren't the Germans still speaking?

This attitude is what Germany wants. At the same time, the tangible benefits that Iceland has received are real. Fishery resources and jobs will significantly improve Iceland’s economy. Compared with Americans who can only station troops, the Germans give The benefits are huge enough to make neutral Iceland completely surrendered to Germany.

As long as they first agree, the parliament can basically pass it. This is beneficial to Iceland after all. After the Americans have done this, the Icelandic parliament should know who is more reliable.

From when Germany launched its offensive to when Iceland followed German control, it did not exceed 36 hours before and after. Germany once again created a miracle.

After all, unlike before, this is a real cross-sea landing, even a rehearsal of an attack on the United States. The landing method of the German Navy is even more eye-opening and unheard of.

The use of hovercraft to flush the beach at high speed, and the use of helicopters to quickly open up the battlefield behind enemy lines, these methods completely left the traditional landing operations behind them.

The Americans are surprised. Compared to Iceland changing hands, they care more about the landing method. Just as Germany used tanks to organize blitzkriegs and created a new military theory, the Germans also opened up a new era in cross-sea landings.

"Damn, what's the matter with the Germans, they can come up with so many new tricks." Eisenhower said: "What about our technicians? When can we copy the same?"

As an important staff officer of the military command, he came to report to the president personally on the tremendous progress he has made in the field of anti-tank. Just after his report was completed, he heard the latest news on the battle of Iceland, and everything was hidden. Live, the German means were exposed.

Hearing this, Eisenhower couldn't help but sigh.

The 56-year-old General Nimitz was also deeply moved: "Yes, the German landing in Iceland is like a rehearsal."

Everyone knows what he meant. Germans can land in Iceland today, and maybe they will land in Greenland tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow they will be in the United States!

"Our Atlantic defense line is very fragile in the face of such landing operations." Marshall is also very big.

The battle in the Pacific was very difficult. Although the island nation’s aircraft carrier was sunk, the island nation’s landing on Midway Island was like planting a nail under the eyes of the Americans, which made people very uncomfortable.

The United States is preparing to continue to fight on Midway Island and drive away the islanders, but in the Atlantic, there is such terrible news that the Germans are taking advantage of the tense situation in the Pacific and launching a war on the United States. Yet?

Before the Soviet war was over, did the Germans dare to fight on two fronts and start a war with the United States? This is simply too arrogant and terrible.

The United States has a long coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. If you deploy defenses on these coastlines, it will involve a lot of American energy. At the same time, they will be powerless.

Other people’s helicopters landed directly behind your line of defense and put down the troops in an organized way. Although they did not carry a tank, the helicopter was enough to be a flying tank and provide fire support. Such a combination is quite terrifying.

How should the United States respond?

Roosevelt did not speak. There was only firmness in his eyes. The situation was not so bad, and, no matter how bad, he believed that there was a solution, and God would not abandon this last free world.

"I think we should increase investment in aviation." At this moment, Arnold, who had not spoken, spoke.

For the United States, it has been vigorously developing its navy, but it has been constrained by the islanders. No matter how many new warships there are, they have been sent to the Pacific Ocean. I thought that the Germans would not start destroying the United States before defeating the Soviet Union. Mode, who knows that Germans dare to be so arrogant.

Naval rioters need time. In contrast, aviation is much easier. In this era, the cost of building an airplane and a tank is about the same.

Arnold is a supporter of aviation force. In his opinion, aviation will dominate the future. At the same time, practice has begun to prove this truth. In the Pacific Ocean, battleships did not play a big role. The combination of aircraft carriers and carrier aircraft became In the mainstream, several naval battles were almost fought like this.

As long as one deploys a large number of fighters, it can hinder the landing of the Germans. How can their helicopters compete with fighters?

"Go on." Roosevelt's eyes lit up.

"As long as we set up a forward aviation base within 100 kilometers of the coastline, we can effectively prevent them from landing, and at the same time, it is easy to take care of each other. If an airport is bombed, other airports can also take off to meet the enemy. , Even the field airport, so that the Germans can’t find it. The Germans want to land across the sea. It’s not that easy. Our land-based fighter jets will cause the Germans to suffer heavy losses. In the naval formation against the islanders, we are Did you do this?"

Yes, the situation in Iceland is different from that in the United States. Iceland is unprepared and is surrounded by sea water. The Germans are easy to conceal, and because of the lack of water reconnaissance aircraft, they lacked focused observation.

The United States is different. UU Reading monitors the waters 500 kilometers ahead of the coastline. There is no problem at all. There is no problem with arranging a large number of aviation bases. If the Germans dare to come, use their own fighter planes to greet them!

Even if it is not a guided bomb, at least the tactics of flying in the water have been proven to be successfully used in actual combat.

It takes a lot of man-hours to build warships, and the time needed for aviation is much shorter.

"For now, we still need to face the island country first." Roosevelt said: "Although the Germans have taken down Iceland, it is impossible to attack our homeland immediately. Their army is in the Soviet Union. We concentrate on the navy. Strength, continue to deal with the island countries, and at the same time separate the air force, first guard our Atlantic coastline, and wait until the island country is resolved, then we will fight the German navy."

Roosevelt’s foresight, such a strategy, is fully in line with the current United States.

At the same time, relying on aviation is no problem. Germans want to land on their own territory, it is not so easy.

It is a pity that he would never have thought that the Germans had already had a plan of action that was completely beyond their imagination, and now all this is completely misleading the Americans.