"Alarm lifted..."

"Sir, the enemy's reconnaissance plane was driven away."

"Are you still not catching up?"

"No." The aviation staff member shook his head awkwardly, "F4U is faster than F6F. Today we are only a little short of a chance to catch this German reconnaissance plane."

"But after all, I still couldn't catch it, right?" Nimitz smiled faintly, "It seems that it's not fast enough."

Unable to catch the axle reconnaissance aircraft has almost become a heart-wrenching problem for US Navy fighter pilots. At any altitude, the F6F carrier-based fighter commonly used by the US Navy is not as fast as the Ar-352 used by the German army. Even when it is improved to the F6F-5 model, it still cannot keep up with the Ar-352 and has been repeatedly defeated. Because of this, the Navy made up its mind to improve the F4U day and night, and finally used the faster main carrier-based fighter. I thought I would definitely beat the German reconnaissance aircraft this time, but I didn't expect that the Ar-352 was also constantly improving.

After the BMW901 series engines matured, the Ar-352, which already had the remaining interface, took advantage of the opportunity to upgrade and replaced it with a new turbocharged 901 engine with a normal horsepower output of 2,400 horsepower, and can reach 2,700 horsepower after taking drugs (only for 15 minutes). The improved new model is called the Ar-452, which increases weight by more than 60 kilograms compared to the Ar-352, and the maximum speed is increased from 637 km/h to 649 km/h (6,000 meters altitude). The emergency speed under drug use is increased from 671 km/h to 688 km/h.

However, the range has been slightly reduced. The maximum range is reduced from 3,000 kilometers to 2,700 kilometers without a secondary fuel tank, and from 5,000 kilometers to 4,500 kilometers with a secondary fuel tank. After comprehensive weighing, it is believed that it still exceeds the performance of the previous generation.

Although the maximum speed of the F4U exceeds 710 km/h, it is the data achieved at a high altitude. At an altitude of about 6,000 meters, it just exceeded the normal flat flight speed of the Ar-452. After the German pilot started the MW50 drug use system, forcibly increased the power, causing a ball of blue smoke to emerge from the plane, the F4U could no longer catch up.

Smith was quite embarrassed that he could not catch up with the reconnaissance plane, but he didn't know that this was the most successful pursuit - in the past, US pilots had never even forced the Germans to use drug use systems.

After the US fleet was exposed in Recife, in order to have the opportunity to let the Germans bite this bait, Nimitz deliberately swayed and marched towards El Salvador. It was anti-submarine exercises, air defense training, and took the Z-shaped anti-submarine route. It took four days to walk less than 700 kilometers, but these actions were wasted. The German fleet he expected did not appear at all. He was quite helpless and could only let Hewitt's transport fleet enter the port to unload the goods, and he continued to lead the main fleet to stay outside the sea.

Unfortunately, the German reconnaissance planes came three times in four days, but there was no news of the enemy fleet. El Salvador and Recife dispatched hundreds of B-29s to perform reconnaissance missions every day, flying to the coast of West Africa and the La Plata River at the farthest distance. In the port of Rio, more than a dozen transport ships left the port and headed towards Argentina, but they could not find the location of the German fleet - the fleet with 3 aircraft carriers and 3 battleships seemed to have disappeared invisibly, but they also lost several aircraft for this, all of which were beaten by Ta-152H - the B-29 could not fly as fast as the Ar-452. If a single soldier rushes forward and is caught by Ta-152, he will die.

"Including this time, it is the fourth German reconnaissance. I bet that the reconnaissance aircraft just now is definitely not a carrier-based aircraft, but a land-based aircraft deployed in Rio." Smith grabbed his scalp with distress, "You said, will they take the Suez Canal to return home by detour to South Africa?"

"I don't think that the Germans are playing hide-and-seek with us, they are delaying time."

"procrastination?"

Nimitz smiled bitterly: "They are waiting for the reinforcement fleet from their homeland to arrive in Brazil, where there are at least 4 fleet aircraft carriers and 5 battleships - this is a very cunning opponent, and he knows our weaknesses."

Everyone knows what Americans’ weaknesses are—time.

Originally, according to the Joint Conference's idea, he did not intend to fight until enough army forces were dispatched. Even if the American Republic was actually established, the United States planned to endure it and buy time for the next stage of defense. By the same token, Truman knew that Churchill had bad intentions in a coup, and in order to delay time, he destroyed two aircraft carriers and fell into the hands of the German army, but he still gritted his teeth and supported the other side.

But both wishes were ruthlessly shattered, and the British coup brought with him Marshal Pound, 101 contingents and 100,000 US troops; the Brazilian coup brought with him the Army deputies stationed in Brazil and related aviation coups, especially the latter - Germany's support for the Duterla regime seriously broke the worst expectations of the Joint Conference, forcing them to jump directly to the front desk, which led to the introduction of Nimitz's attack plan.

Now I finally got the opportunity to attack, but the target I was about to attack disappeared again, which made Nimitz feel as disgusting as if he had eaten a fly.

"If the enemy doesn't come, we'll go." Nimitz thought for a long time, made up his mind and ordered, "Take a batch of landing crafts to fit them, let's take a look at Santos landing, and see if the Germans come. I don't believe he can hide in the ends of the world!"

"Sir, General Patton sent a telegram."

"George? Why did he send me a telegram?"

"Dear Admiral Chester William Nimitz: I am very happy and relieved to hear that you led the Atlantic Fleet to Brazil to fight..."

The title and content at the beginning are quite normal, but what is said later makes people exaggerate: "... Can you find me a batch of ships and send me and the First Division of the Dahong, and the First Cavalry Division to Rio? We have been squatting in Guyana and Venezuela for more than half a year, and we are almost calendered under our butts. We are here in South America to fight, not in Venezuela to bask in the sun. If this continues, I will go crazy. I want to beat the Germans in Rio! I will go wherever there are Germans!"

Seeing such "vulgar" words, Smith suddenly turned red and scolded: "This George is so inappropriate..."

Nimitz didn't care about Patton's swear words - this guy is a gangster, whoever is serious with him will lose. What he cares about is why the Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Joint Army. What he would rather have Patton squatted in Venezuela than let him come to Rio to fight?

"Send a telegram to General Turner and ask him tactfully to ask the Army why not let George come to war?" Nimitz said carefully, "This is not necessarily consistent with the handling opinions we discussed at the beginning."

"Where is George?"

"Call him back, we are unloading the goods, let me think of a solution and reply him tomorrow or the next day."

Turner, who received a telegram inquiry from Nimitz, did not dare to neglect and directly asked Marshall for the situation. Who knew that Marshall was also very angry about it and said, "Who won't let him fight? He was himself disobeying orders and was messing around!"

After in-depth inquiry, Nimitz finally understood the whole story: Marshall did intend to transfer Patton to the Recife region to command the troops, but Patton proposed to let the Red First Division and the 1st Cavalry Division go with him, which Marshall also agreed. However, the two divisions are equipped and supplies are not complete, so he wanted Patton to take office first, and then transfer the supplies from the two divisions to Recife or El Salvador.

But Patton thought there was no need to be such a trouble. He used planes to transport troops from Venezuela and Guyana to El Salvador. As for equipment - "It's good to use the batch on the Hewitt ship." The problem is that this batch of equipment is equipment for other divisions. Patton thought it didn't matter and asked others to wait a little longer. "We have been waiting in Venezuela and Guyana for so long, even if we come first and then arrive, it's our turn! Besides, the combat effectiveness of the Dahong First Division and the Cavalry First Division has been strengthened by South America's adaptability, which is obviously more suitable for the first batch to enter the battle."

If Patton's request was done, he would certainly be happy, but other troops should be crazy. After careful consideration, Marshall, who was afraid of instability in the army, did not dare to adopt Patton's suggestion. Even the order to transfer Patton to Recife was put into his hands, and only Eisenhower would coordinate.

I thought this thorn would retreat and restrain myself, but I didn't expect that Patton, who was unchanged, would hit Nimitz with one blow. If Nimitz dared to agree to his request, Patton would really dare to lead the troops to Rio to land tomorrow.

The Army can still play like this? A bunch of naval staff in the Atlantic Fleet looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

"Nonsense!" After holding back for a long time, Chief of Staff Smith finally squeezed out a word from his teeth - he thought this was the most appropriate evaluation of Patton's move.

"I don't think so. Although George's temperament is a little anxious, he is not bad by nature. He is a rare army general who has ideals and dares to fight. He also has experience in dealing with the Germans." Nimitz sighed, "Do you know how the army's group of people who were attending the Joint Conference temporarily remained in Brazil?"

"How to explain?"

"The German army has a strong combat effectiveness. We should concentrate more than three times the advantage of troops, and at the same time we must obtain air supremacy to launch an attack calmly."

Smith was drinking water. When he heard this, he almost sprayed out the water from his mouth and swallowed it with difficulty. He said with a strange expression: "This... the Germans have at least 6 million troops. According to the army's meaning, they can win by three times the advantage. They want to recruit 18 million troops?"

Nimitz spread his hands: "So you also saw that yesterday I solicited the volunteer army troops who went to Rio to land. No general signed up and said he had to wait for the orders of his superiors - who is their superior? Isn't it Clark?"

"But he didn't make any statement, he just said he wanted to discuss further."
Chapter completed!