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After Keitel left, Hoffman invited Sperer to consider the compensation issue for Japan. [Almost all you want to watch is there. Generally, the site is stable and updated very quickly. There are no advertisements for the full text.]

"The Japanese are not satisfied with so many generous conditions, and they still need to compensate?" Sperer frowned when he heard this.

"Hoteiji lost 2 battleships and 1 aircraft carrier in the Battle of Panama, both of which are main ships, which have an impact on the combat effectiveness of the joint fleet and will also affect Indian strategy. Given that the results of this battle were very good, especially the results of sinking five American aircraft carriers have been confirmed, I think the Japanese should be given some extra rewards." Hoffman pondered, "We don't care about the losses of the battleships, and Hoteiji didn't speak. He wanted the Skyhawk aircraft carrier, but I can't agree to this."

Before the Battle of Panama, the conditions were agreed upon, and Germany gave relatively generous rewards:

1. Germany dispatched 4 land combat brigades to cooperate with Japan to launch an Indian strategy, and the combined fleet assisted Germany in completing the landing battle of Madagascar;

2. Compensation for the aircraft that may be lost to the Atlantic Ocean and the Combined Fleet of the Madagascar Battle will be given an additional 500 carrier-based aircraft, and reasonable combination will be made according to the examples of b-219, he-218, ju-98 and ar-372, and an additional 200 joint attack aircraft will be given;

3. Assist Japan HNA to train carrier-based aircraft pilots, with a maximum of 500 people;

4. Assist Japan in obtaining the Beiyan number.

"I decided to give 300-400 more aircraft, and the seriously damaged land brigades will be replaced this time to ensure that the number of the four brigades will not shrink, but the aircraft carriers will not be able to change."

Speer thought for a moment and said, "It's not impossible to have an aircraft carrier. You can use Italian ships to support you."

Hoffman waved his hand and said, "This is not possible! Don't talk about whether Mussolini can agree. The Harrier Eagle is also useful in my plan. In the future, the Navy will be able to use these aircraft carriers in the Atlantic Ocean. One less ship will greatly reduce its combat effectiveness."

"It's not the Harrier Eagle. The Harrier Eagle will not be in service until early June. It will take at least July to officially join the fleet after completing the sea trial. Japan will not be able to wait for that time. I'm talking about the Bolzano light aircraft carrier."

Hoffmann then realized that he had just ordered the launch of the "tornado" plan a few days ago to attack Madagascar. In addition to the two Japanese light aircraft carriers and the USS Musashi battleships participating in this operation, Italy sent the main naval force. In addition to the three Venetto-class battleships, the most eye-catching thing was the USS Bolzano light aircraft carrier, although there was no Italian pilot. ( ’)

"Can Mussolini agree?"

"Of course it is not possible to send it for free, but I think it is feasible to carry out benefits or equipment." Sperer analyzed, "He can get the Harrier Eagle aircraft carrier, and then two other comprehensive aircraft carriers converted from rapid cruise ships will be put into service this year. This light aircraft carrier with average performance in the USS Bolzano has not had a major effect on him. To be honest, the number of Italian carrier-based aircraft pilots is far from enough. These three aircraft carriers may not be able to afford qualified units at that time, let alone add another one."

"How could it be?" Hoffman asked strangely, "Don't the Italian Navy also have HNAs? It's a little earlier for them to build the air force."

Sperl sighed: "Yes, because the Italian Navy now has independent aviation, they can't get together the carrier-based pilots."

The Italian Air Force is the basic foundation of the party just like the Luftwaffe, but the problem is that the status of the Italian Navy and the German Navy is different:

Germany is a traditional mainland country. The Third Reich Defense Force ranks first in the army, second in the air force, third in the navy, and the navy is in the most vulnerable position. Therefore, whether it is the army or the air force, they are not worried about transferring their respective troops into the navy in an established manner. Instead, they can intervene in naval affairs as a result.

Italy is a traditional maritime country, with the number one service rankings in the navy, the second of the air force, and the third of the army. In this case, how could the Air Force be willing to help its powerful navy? Didn’t the air force even eat the belt and meat when the navy switched to HNA? Moreover, the Italian Air Force is not very powerful. After Germany gave a large number of aircraft and equipment, the total number of front-line combat aircraft has not exceeded 2,500. If some of its old models are excluded, it will be difficult for new aircraft to exceed 2,000.

"Then the carrier-based pilots they trained on Socotra?"

"This is the only pilot in the Italian Navy who can take on the leverage. I can't guarantee whether the next batch of Italian HNA pilots can still have this level. If Japanese carrier-based pilots are a fraction of the American counterparts, then Italy is only a fraction of the Japanese." Sperer smiled. "Albert (Keselin) joked with me. He didn't think the Italians could produce enough pilots and ground crews, so Mussolini gave us the Skyhawks to us at that time. Of course, the Navy also hoped to see this most. At that time, we would have to send our pilot ships."

"Okay." Hoffman spread his hands, and Italy had such national conditions, so he had no choice.

"As for me, I can come forward to talk," Sperer explained. "Mussolini has always wanted to get the Tiger tank. He has called me several times in recent months for telegrams. I heard that the Japanese and Iranians are even more urgent after getting it."

"It's not that I refuse to give it to it, but that it's a total waste to give it to the Italians." Hoffman sighed.

"But Mussolini doesn't think so himself. He still hopes to use the tiger style to show off on the African continent, or stay in Rome as a guard of honor."

"I hope I won't capture the Americans." Hoffman finally showed a helpless expression, "How much does he want?"

"There are no more or less than two battalions at least overwhelms the Iranians."

"If there are two battalions, the price of Bolzano is expensive, but I can agree, aren't two heavy armored battalions? If you want to open it, it's half a month's output, so give it to him! Mussolini also needs to be used as a storefront." Hoffman laughed, "This time the joint fleet lost a batch of warships, and there are probably someone who can free up the transport ships to drive, prepare more ships and supplies, and add an additional 50,000 tons of special steel to let Japan taste some sweetness, so that they will come actively next time;."

"Mussolini and Betton are the most active in this matter."

"Haha, can they not be active!"

When Hoffman asked the joint fleet to "help the punch", he agreed to deliver the tonnage of 1 million tons of Japanese ships. In fact, Germany's own merchant fleet was confiscated by the Allies after World War I (as a revenge on the German naval shipwreck of Operation Rainbow). There were not so many merchant ship tonnages in China, and even if there were, they could not break through the British blockade in the North Sea. Therefore, they tried their best to search for the sea-sea countries. The main target was France, Italy, Spain, and Greece. France was the main force. A package of agreements stipulated that France would compensate Germany for 50 will ships.

But Sperer obviously couldn't wait for the French to create the Will Ship, and discounted this batch of futures at 1:1.1. For France to deliver 10,000 tons of qualified merchant ships (a single load of 2,000 tons, maximum speed is no less than 12 knots, and the age of the ship is no more than 25 years), the corresponding reduction of the compensation requirement of the Will Ship by 11,000 tons is greatly beneficial to France:

On the one hand, the French ship owner handed over a merchant ship of 10,000 dwt can be exchanged for a 11,000 tons of will wheel. The will wheel has a load of 14,000 tons, which is even less transportation cost than a ship of thousands of tons. It also takes advantage of the opportunity to replace the old ship with a new ship. On the other hand, the construction of this batch of new ships has stimulated production and industry in France, which is of great benefit to maintaining stability.

It is also a win-win situation for Germany. Instead of waiting for the long delivery period for futures, it is better to get enough old ships at once. After the merchant fleet adopts unified freighters in the future, it will be very convenient to replenish supplies and repair. Of course, in addition to obtaining a batch from France for free, Italy and Spain are waiting for German shipbuilders to use Italian shipyards to build will-wheels and replace them. Therefore, France, Italy and the West are flocking to the three coastal countries along the coast of France, Italy and the West, and even Portugal is flocking to the old ships they have taken advantage of this east wind to replace them with more and better new ships?

"Roosevelt brags on the radio two days ago. In the future, every time we build an aircraft carrier, he builds 4, 6 or even 8 to deal with it. What do you think about this?"

"The Americans also have the ability to brag!" Sperl disdained this. "The United States has no doubt that the shipbuilding ability is stronger than us, but it is impossible to say that the aircraft carrier construction capacity is several times that of us. Not counting the Harrier Eagle, we still have 5-6 regular aircraft carriers to serve this year (Ise, Hinata, Dunkirk, 2 Italian fast cruise ships to be rebuilt aircraft carriers, and Jean-Bar's construction period is scheduled to be in early 1944). These are the fleet aircraft carrier level. Not to mention 8 times, 6 times, 4 times, can he take out 24 ships?"

"In addition, there are also Elbe River in the local area this year. Two auxiliary aircraft carriers, Yade River, can be completed, and Italy also has the Xiafei auxiliary aircraft carriers that can be completed at the beginning of next year. These are another three."

The Elbe River is an aircraft carrier carried out by the USS Potsdam cruise ship. It is mainly imitated by Chitose, and Chiyoda became a water-machine carrier. The Yad River was rebuilt using the USS Gneisenau cruise ship. The cruise ship of the same class of the ship has been converted into a Condor aircraft carrier in Japan. Germany has obtained all the reconstruction drawings, saving a lot of design time and preparing to convert it into a training aircraft carrier. The Cyclone was half a century towed back from Toulon, and the Germans are not reliable in the French artificial aircraft carrier. At least the Zeppelin had at least Akagi to imitate and learn from it, but the Cyclone was completely fumbled and found the truth;

It takes a lot of effort to convert the ship into a serious aircraft carrier. Japanese designers also scratched their heads. However, the use of Commander Commander greatly inspired everyone. They are preparing to convert it into a supplementary aircraft carrier with a speed of up to 33 knots, which can completely follow the fleet's operations. The capacity is not small. The hangar can accommodate 48 aircraft and an additional 16 aircraft can be tied on the deck. If it is fully loaded and used as an aircraft carrier, it can exceed 100 aircraft in total. If it is pulled out, it can confuse people. (To be continued.)

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