"Damn, it's said that we helped the Japanese buy these two battleships! Are all the politicians in Washington brain-dead? They don't know that there is a conflict between us and the Japanese? At the U.S. Embassy in Germany, Major Benson corrected himself and compared several photographs.

When Roosevelt and others were in Bavaria, His Royal Highness the Prince hinted several times that the Americans would regret the operation. But neither Roosevelt, nor Day, nor the President of the United States in the White House did not expect this retribution to come so quickly! Less than two months after Roosevelt returned to the United States, something happened on the Hawaiian side, and then Japan decisively sent warships to confront him.

According to the understanding of the Americans, I just helped you, and you sent the battleship directly to my doorstep. (Well, Americans already think Hawaii is their home) What do you mean by that? Thinking that a few months ago he was still helping the Japanese buy ships, Roosevelt had the feeling of eating flies.

But compared to Day, Roosevelt was at most disgusting at the moment. Because the board finally hit Day, yes, it is a secret for the American delegation to go to Germany, but there is no impermeable wall in this world, there are always some people who will know, and these insiders see that they have not been rewarded for their efforts, so they will naturally analyze the problem, and then find a scapegoat, it is a pity that Day is the captain, who are you looking for? Of course, Ambassador Haj, who has been advocating cooperation between the United States and Britain, has also been affected, not because his identity has been exposed, but because his arguments have made many people unhappy.

Since relations with Japan were somewhat tense, the Americans had to be prepared for both, and taking the opportunity to collect intelligence on Japanese warships was one of the preparations. Roosevelt personally gave this order. And the executor is Benson. Unlike others, this US military attache in Germany himself hated Britain very much, and by the way, he also hated Japan, the younger brother supported by Britain. I prefer Germany.

And after receiving the task, he began to hold the camera in one hand. Hold a banknote in one hand to find the right prey. By chance, he came into contact with the designer of the cruiser Nisshin - Baron Vittorio. And when the latter revealed the news that Bavaria was going to conduct a new turret firing experiment recently, and the turret used was almost the same as the structure of the 2nd main gun turret on the Nisshin, Comrade Benson was excited and immediately offered 1,000 dollars. Expressed a willingness to visit. The baron, who had drunk a little too much at the time, stuffed the check into his pocket.

In this experiment, Benson was surprised to find that the twin turrets that fired at full speed could reach 3 shells per minute! This rate of fire is at least 2 times more than that of the current 8-inch guns in the United States! The newly commissioned Brooklyn has just reached a rate of fire of 1.5 rounds a minute! If this is calculated, the actual projection of the 6 8-inch guns on the side chord of the Brooklyn is not as good as the 4 8-inch guns of the Nisshin. And this is only the second-level main gun of the Rijin, and there are still 4 10-inch guns! What a sad story!

A frightened Benson sent this information to China while looking for a way to see the two warships up close. So he found Monsieur Baron, with whom he had dealing, once again. Take 10 photos for $5,000, do it or not! Benson made the request in a very tactful tone. And the baron said that he needed to convince the people of the shipyard, and convincing these people would take time and money. So Benson spent an extra $5,000 and was given the opportunity to tour around the battleship.

Knowing the height of the surrounding tower cranes and the data of the reference objects, then the basic appearance data of the battleship can be obtained through a simple geometric calculation. And then through some other information, at least the basic identification is not a problem, and through several contacts and spying, Benson also has a general understanding of the performance of this battleship. When the ambassador to Germany asked him about his attitude to the battleship. Benson's answer was simple.

"A Nisshin can take on both the USS Brooklyn and the USS New York. 1 cruiser of the Japanese can sweep away our entire Far Eastern fleet, and then go back and replenish the shells, and with a simple repair, you can strike again! Benson's few words made Mr. Ambassador almost scared away!

In fact, what Benson said was not wrong, the rate of fire of the Brooklyn's main guns was already very scummy compared to the Nisshin. And the earlier New York is definitely more scum! The firepower of the main guns was inferior to that of the opponents, and the secondary guns on the New York were 12 4-inch guns. THE BROOKLYN IS 12 5-INCH GUNS, WHICH IS NOT MUCH OF AN ADVANTAGE OVER THE 20 105MM GUNS ON THE NITSSHIN.

And not to mention protection. New York's Panzer Division 4-inch non-hardened armor! This thing can barely block a high-explosive bomb. The Brooklyn is hardened armor, but the armor belt is only 3 inches. Relying on the dome armor, the defense of the core cabin is enough, but the waterline is estimated to be beaten into a sieve, and Benson is really not optimistic about these two armored cruisers. Not to mention the garbage in the Far East!

"And what will happen if the Japanese get two cruisers?" The Ambassador's voice trembled slightly. Benson's answer seemed too frightening to him.

"Then all our cruisers that can go to the Far East together will not be able to defeat the Japanese fleet! And the average speed of the Japanese fleet was more than 19 knots. Relying on geographical superiority, their combat effectiveness is more terrible than on paper! Benson rolled his eyes and said with some weakness.

"This is a serious threat to our future strategy in Hawaii. We did not gain any benefit from being close to Britain, but rather damaged the interests of the United States in the Far East. The ambassador cupped his eyes and said.

A steady stream of intelligence was sent from Germany to Washington. And this intelligence ended up on Roosevelt's desk, looking at the report of the confrontation between the American and Japanese fleets in Hawaii at hand. Looking at the two huge pictures of battleships on the table, Roosevelt's bowels are a little green with regret now! What is this TM called?

He even understood what Simpson had said about the Bavarian prince, whose views on some issues were terrifying, like a prophet! Almost everything he had foreseen came true in the near future.

Roosevelt's mind was reminded of the moment when he had left to visit the prince, who pointed to the Far East on the map in the distance, drew a large circle, and said with a strange smile: "You will regret your decision today, the gates of the Far East may soon be closed!" And now this is gradually becoming a reality!

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