Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

Commander Hellman snorted disdainfully. "Hmph, these cowardly Americans have completely lost the courage to fight with us now." The Imperial Atlantic Fleet annihilated the US fleet twice in succession, and even approached the mainland of the United States and bombarded Boston. So these cowards in the Pacific fled without a fight? "How proud were you when you used the East Flanders as a target ship?!"

"Osterfriesland" is a Helgoland-class battleship of the German Navy in World War I. The ship participated in the Battle of Jutland and was compensated to the United States as a spoil of war after World War I.

What is interesting is that the ship has extraordinary significance for the development of U.S. naval aviation.

The war activities of British naval carrier aviation and aircraft carrier experiments during World War I aroused great interest in the U.S. Navy. However, interest remains interest. At this time, the US Navy's attitude toward aircraft carriers still tends to be conservative, and carrier-based aviation has not developed much.

Army Air Forces Brigadier General William Billy Mitchell, who returned from Europe after the war, began to vigorously promote the theory of air supremacy and advocated the establishment of a unified and independent air force, thereby provoking a life-and-death debate for the U.S. Naval Aviation. The focus of this controversy was that Mitchell advocated that aviation could easily sink any battleship under wartime conditions, so the entire navy was obsolete, and all national defense should be handed over to a unified and independent air force.

Naturally, the Navy could not tolerate such provocations. Finally, with the coordination of the federal government and Congress, the Navy agreed to take out the "Osterfriesland" battleship compensated by Germany for bombing experiments.

On July 20, 1921, a bombing experiment on the anchored USS East Fleisland began off the coast of Cape Henry, Virginia. On that day, attack aircraft groups from the Army, Navy and Marine Corps used 230-pound, 550-pound Experimental bombings were carried out with 100-pound and 600-pound bombs, but only caused a small amount of water and a slight roll of the "Osterfriesland".

In the early morning of July 21, five bombers of the Army Air Corps conducted another bombing using 1,100-pound bombs. Three of the bombs made direct hits, but "East Friesland" only sank slightly until noon. After 12:18 noon, Army Aviation bombers once again dropped 6 2,000-pound bombs at low altitude. This time the bombers chose to aim at the sides of the battleship, and achieved 4 near-misses. At 12:40, "East Florida" "Leshilan" was declared sunk.

Mitchell widely publicized this bombing experiment as a great victory. However, what he did not expect was that it backfired. Not only did this experiment fail to get the Navy to agree to hand over naval aviation to his mercy, it actually made senior naval officers realize the importance of aviation. potential, eliminating the resistance to the development of naval aviation.

The Navy's study of the wreckage of the "Ost Fresland" found that none of the bombs that hit directly caused fatal damage to the "Ost Fresland". The reason for the rapid sinking of the "Ost Fresland" was that the 2,000-pound The huge water pressure formed when the near-missile bomb exploded, and the water caused by the damage to the hull quickly filled the hull of the ship without closing the watertight door. If the watertight door is closed and effective damage control is carried out, such damage may not be fatal.

This experiment, which was originally intended to oppose the existence of naval aviation, provided a useful reference for the development of naval aviation. Mitchell's experiment not only failed to achieve his purpose of annexing naval aviation, but instead set up insurmountable obstacles for it. Just a few days later, the U.S. Naval Aviation Bureau was officially established, officially declaring aviation as an independent agency of the U.S. Navy.

However, the Germans do not care about how the U.S. naval aviation developed. In their view, it was a great shame that the "Osterfriesland" was sunk as a target ship.

If their first task this time was not to occupy the Hawaiian Islands, he would have to chase them to the California Naval Base and teach these cowards a lesson.

The adjutant on the side sighed. "We are fighting but not fighting, and we are not surrendering. What do these Americans want to do? Is it possible that they still hope that something will happen on the Soviet battlefield and wait for the Soviets to launch a counterattack?" I heard that Moscow was about to be bombed, and now Stalin could only Hiding in the basement and shivering, they still want to counterattack. It is simply wishful thinking. "Does that mean the Americans have concentrated all their forces on Oahu? Commander, how about we simply occupy other islands first and trap Oahu to death?"

The Hawaiian Islands are composed of 8 main islands (4 large and 4 small islands), 124 small islands, and reefs and spiers surrounding each island. The eight main islands in order of latitude are Kauai, Niihau, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, Kahoolawe, and Hawaii.

Once they establish a foothold on other islands and deploy radars, American warships and aircraft will no longer be able to approach the Hawaiian Islands. They will be trapped for a year and a half and starve the defenders of Oahu to death.

Commander Hellman smiled. "This is also a way, but we will need combat experience to land in the United States in the future. Although we have landed in the UK, what if the Americans' combat methods and tactics are different from the British? Rather than being caught off guard then, it is better to do it as early as possible Gain more experience.”

The adjutant nodded in realization. "Understood, Commander. Now let the Marines prepare?"

"No rush, let's use artillery fire to wash Oahu a few times first." Although he didn't think that the strength of four divisions could stop their landing operations on the island, he did not dare to be too careless and look down on these Americans. Because His Highness has emphasized more than once that the fighting will of American soldiers is absolutely strong, even stronger than that of the British.

Yannick, who is familiar with the history of the original time and space, certainly knows that American soldiers are not a group of playboys or rich kids who can't fight, nor are they cowards who put down their weapons and surrender at every turn; on the contrary, their fighting will is no worse than anyone else.

During the Battle of Guadalcanal, machine gunner John Basilone lost his insulated gloves and fired with a hot heavy machine gun all night, repelling the Japanese and killing thousands of enemies.

During the Battle of Midway, when a B-26 of the U.S. Army Air Forces found that it could not return, it played kamikaze on the Akagi. When Nagumo saw the B-26 a few meters above his head, it fell into the sea and discovered that the American's The determination to resist was different from what the recruitment staff had boasted about, so a tragic mistake occurred that would be regretted for eternity.

In Bastogne, the American 101st Airborne Division was surrounded by superior German forces. The German commander sent a letter persuading the Americans to surrender. The letter used a complimentary tone to persuade the Americans to surrender. As a result, the acting division commander at the time, Brigadier General McAuliffe, only responded with one Word: "Nuts!" (meaning rejection, like "fuck off" or "bah", or using various slang terms. McAuliffe uses the plural form here, which is very obvious). This incident later became a legend in the history of World War II. This message was widely circulated among the Allied forces, greatly boosting military morale, and was also recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records.

There is also the 1st Marine Division. Their battle on Guadalcanal was even worse than that of the 101st Division. Bastogne had sporadic airborne and airborne supplies. The 1st Marine Division was completely cut off. The main force of the navy was severely damaged. There was no supply (living on captured rice), very little air support, and a lack of armored units. In the end, we managed to hold on. The most important thing is that the Marine Corps has been picking up the army's junk. It has not been fully equipped with Garand in 1942. The firepower of the team is not superior to the Japanese army. Moreover, Japanese soldiers have fought in Malay, Singapore, and the Philippines. , more experienced than newly recruited US troops. But even so, in the end, the First Marine Division still completed its mission outstandingly.

It can be said that the US military is not afraid of death, what they are afraid of is that the death is not worth it. If they are fighting for their country and their families, then even with their bare hands, American soldiers can tear off a piece of the enemy's flesh by rushing forward and biting them.

But if you are fighting for the Congressmen, if you don't let the artillery plow the ground 10 times, the American soldiers will never leave their bunkers, not even with the cover of weapons and tanks. Therefore, if the United States chooses the wrong war, then the war will not be worth it politically, and the US military will be afraid of death.

Although today's German-American war seems to have been started by the President of the United States on the surface, the war has also spread to the United States, and American soldiers naturally have to defend their homeland.

Therefore, Yannick also keeps in mind the teachings of great men: strategically despise the enemy, and tactically pay attention to the enemy. He also often reminds his marshals and generals that they must not underestimate the combat effectiveness of the US military.