Chapter 18 The Battle of the Black Sea (End)
"The situation is not optimistic. With the large number of new tanks and aircraft put into use and the supply of naval fuel to Italy, it is expected that there will be a gap in fuel supply next month. The monthly revenue and expenditure cannot be balanced, so it can only be made up with reserves." Sperer handed over a form, "According to my prediction, with the further strengthening of tank and aircraft production, fuel consumption is expected to be further enhanced. If new sources or other reserves are not available, the overall fuel reserves will fall into the dangerous zone by the end of 1943..."
Hoffman clearly remembers that the reason why Germany did not fall into the oil crisis in 1943 in history was that on the one hand, it was because the Battle of Stalingrad lost a large number of tanks and aircraft, and the North African direction also failed completely, and there were many people who ate oil; on the other hand, it was because after Italy surrendered, Germany controlled northern Italy and seized a large amount of oil hidden by Italians from there. Now these two factors no longer exist, and the amount of arms supply exploded in advance, the oil crisis will also occur earlier than in history.
He waved his hand and said, "There is not that much time. You have to know that there is no particularly fierce war on the Eastern Front in the past two months. If there are two more large battles like Typhoons, fuel consumption will increase rapidly - this crisis may be advanced to the end of August or even earlier."
Sperl understood what Hoffman meant: After giving up fighting for the Caucasus oilfield, the oil-producing zone in the Middle East was far more important than he thought. He asked tentatively: "Why promise the Japanese? Or give a slight discount?"
"Everyone agreed to them, but asked them to double the supply of gold, tungsten, chromium, tin and lead. In return, I will provide them with an additional 10 sets of large ground warning radars and 100 sets of carrier-based radars. In addition, those two Indians..." Hoffman was stuck at this point.
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The staff member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs arranged for Cole to leave first, and the other three had to discuss it again, and this discussion could not be heard by Cole.
"Will some lions speak out in these conditions?" Gu Zhengzhi rubbed his hands uneasyly, "If the Germans invest so many resources, they can win themselves, and we still need our help?"
"Otherwise, Germany may be able to provide these resources, but it will definitely not be fully transferred in the short term, let alone investing in the Middle East battlefield at one time." Inoue Narimi said carefully, "The envoy should be very clear that Japan is not strong enough. These materials and equipment are needed to promote the Indian Ocean strategy. If these things are available, India's success in combat will be much more likely."
"But I'm very curious, how likely is the Germans to agree to these conditions? These supplies are almost the supply required by Japan in a year." Gu Zhengzhi smiled embarrassedly.
"If Germany is eager to do so, I think it should be possible..." Shimomura Tatsuya scratched his scalp, "I mean that Germany can agree at least 80%.
"In fact, it is better to have Germany provide 2,000 aircraft than to have them provide 4,000 engines. In terms of transportation difficulty, the engine is small in size and light in weight. There is not much difference between us and Germany in aluminum. We pilots of German or Italian aircraft may not be accustomed to flying..."
"The Germans won't fool us with backward models, right?"
"The Germans disdained to do this. We also have diplomatic envoys and military officers in Berlin. How advanced can be seen at a glance." Speaking of this, Inoue Narimi suddenly asked Komatsuyuki strangely. "In the past, the ambassador of Oshima had long telegrams to inform Germany, but he has not seen the situation recently."
"Don't mention... the password he used was deciphered. The Germans were very annoyed by him. Last time it was said that he was severely scolded by Minister Ribintrop." Gu Zhengzhi took the opportunity to say, "The new crypto machine provided by Germany also needs to be considered for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
"Yes, yes. If the password is not deciphered, the Navy will not be defeated in Midway." Shimomura Tatsuya said casually, and after a while, Inoue Nakami sat next to him and quickly explained, "I'm not blaming the Navy, I mean that those four aircraft carriers are really a pity. If they were still there, why would we transfer from Guadalam now..."
"Kun Shimomura, all these have passed. It's time to unite and look forward." Inoue Narimi was not annoyed, but said lightly.
"Suddenly, I'm looking forward to the Indian Ocean strategy." Shimomura said in an excited tone, "If Germany agrees, Japan's materials and equipment will be completely renewed. The Army believes that steel, aircraft, materials and other technical information can be divided into two parts by the Army and Navy, and the Army requires 30%, and all tanks and trucks belong to the Army..."
Inoue Naimi stopped Shimomura Tatsuma, who was still unsatisfied, "Don't you think it's too early to distribute supplies now? It's not certain whether the Indian Ocean battle can start."
"This, am I in a hurry..."
The staff member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs arranged for Cole to leave first, and the other three had to discuss it again, and this discussion could not be heard by Cole.
"Will some lions speak out in these conditions?" Gu Zhengzhi rubbed his hands uneasyly, "If the Germans invest so many resources, they can win themselves, and we still need our help?"
"Otherwise, Germany may be able to provide these resources, but it will definitely not be fully transferred in the short term, let alone investing in the Middle East battlefield at one time." Inoue Narimi said carefully, "The envoy should be very clear that Japan is not strong enough and needs these materials and equipment to promote the Indian Ocean strategy. If these things are available, India's success in combat will be much more likely." Everyone agreed to them, but they asked them to double the supply of gold, tungsten, chromium, tin, and lead. In return, I will provide them with an additional 10 sets of large ground warning radars and 100 sets of carrier-based radars. In addition, those two Indians..." Hoffman was stuck at this point.
"But I'm very curious, how likely is the Germans to agree to these conditions? These supplies are almost the supply required by Japan in a year." Gu Zhengzhi smiled embarrassedly.
"If Germany is eager to do so, I think it should be possible..." Shimomura Tatsuya scratched his scalp, "I mean that Germany can agree at least 80%.
"In fact, it is better to have Germany provide 2,000 aircraft than to have them provide 4,000 engines. In terms of transportation difficulty, the engine is small in size and light in weight. There is not much difference between us and Germany in aluminum, and our pilots may not be used to flying German or Italian aircraft..."
"The Germans won't fool us with backward models, right?"
"The Germans disdained to do this. We also have diplomatic envoys and military officers in Berlin. How advanced can be seen at a glance." Speaking of this, Inoue Narimi suddenly asked Komatsuyuki strangely, "In the past, the ambassadors of Oshima had long telegrams to inform Germany, but they have not seen any notification of the situation recently."
"Don't mention... the password he used was deciphered. The Germans were very annoyed by him. Last time it was said that he was severely scolded by Minister Ribintrop." Gu Zhengzhi took the opportunity to say, "The new crypto machine provided by Germany also needs to be considered for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
"Yes, yes, if the password is not deciphered, the navy would not have been defeated in Midway Island." Tadashi Shimomura said casually, and after a while he realized that Inoue Naimi was sitting next to him and quickly explained, "I'm not blaming the navy, I mean that those four aircraft carriers are really a pity. If they were still there, why would we move from Guadalam to the present..." Shimomura, all these have passed, and it's time to unite and look forward." Inoue Naimi was not annoyed, and just said lightly.
"Suddenly, I'm looking forward to the Indian Ocean strategy." Shimomura said in an excited tone, "If Germany agrees, Japan's materials and equipment will be completely renewed. The Army believes that steel
"Kun Shimomura, all these have passed. It's time to unite and look forward." Inoue Narimi was not annoyed, but said lightly.
"Suddenly, I'm looking forward to the Indian Ocean strategy." Shimomura said in an excited tone, "If Germany agrees, Japan's materials and equipment will be completely renewed. The Army believes that steel, aircraft, materials and other technical information can be divided into two parts by the Army and Navy, and the Army requires 30%, and all tanks and trucks belong to the Army..."
Inoue Naimi stopped Shimomura Tatsuma, who was still unsatisfied, "Don't you think it's too early to distribute supplies now? It's not certain whether the Indian Ocean battle can start."
"This, am I in a hurry..."
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Chapter completed!