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    Hannah has no objection to reducing the naval tonnage to half that of Britain after the war. Now Germany's biggest threat is the terrifying armored cluster of the Soviet Union in the east.  Halfway through 1945, the historical Soviet-German war was over even at this time.  After such a long period of dormant development, Hannah did not know how many thousands of T34 tanks the crazy Stalin had piled up in the country.  It is inevitable that Germany must shift most of its military expenditures to the army.

    Regarding the issue of the proportion of British and German navies, Hannah¡¯s bottom line was actually even lower. She even decided to reduce the tonnage of the navy to less than 40% of that of the British in order to free up more military spending for the army.  It was just the lowest bottom line she kept in her heart. She would not say it to the British so that she could control the fluctuations in the future.

    And after 1941, the German Navy has intentionally slowed down its equipment speed. The total tonnage of active warships is only about 60% of that of the United Kingdom, and there are even fewer warships under construction than the United Kingdom. With a little trimming, it can easily meet the requirements of the agreement.  The era of aircraft carriers has arrived, and the missile era has also begun to take shape.  After the war, Germany wanted to drastically reduce its navy. The first step it took was to cut down on the four battleships currently in service. It was actually very easy for Germany to reduce the size of its navy.  In Hannah's plan, the Shane sister ships, which had made great contributions in the One Year War, were the first to be dealt with.  If possible, she would like to sell the Gneisenau to China.  When too many aircraft carriers are to be abolished in the future, another buyer that Hannah envisions is Italy, but the poor Italians may not be able to afford much money by then.

    During the rapid rapprochement between Britain and Germany, another German gesture of "goodwill" was the secret return of five British submarines captured during the One Year War to Britain as a "show of goodwill".  During the One Year's War, the German navy relied on ship intelligence to sink and capture a large number of British submarines.  Throughout the war, as many as nineteen British submarines were captured.

    After the war.  Since the Germans themselves had too many submarines, these British submarines seemed useless, and the supply of parts was even more of a big problem.  In order to deal with these submarines, the Germans sold one to their "old friend" Norway and one to the Finns at a low price, and sold two to the Italians in exchange for oil for warships.  The Soviets also bought one for research, and at the same time sold five to Japan at half-sale and half-free prices for scrap metal to deceive the Americans.

    Of the remaining nine ships, four of the older models were dismantled, and the five with the best performance were mothballed because they were newer, while new buyers were searched for internationally.  The Germans originally wanted to sell these submarines to China, but because the parts and accessories of the British-made submarines were not matching, it was difficult to obtain the accessories. Nowadays, China's naval equipment mainly follows the German route.  They are unwilling to add another British brand to bring maintenance troubles - after the one-year war, German-made submarines are also being sold around the world because there are too many of them. China is buying German submarines.

    Now that Britain and Germany have become friendly, the Germans have returned the last five useless British submarines to Britain as a sign of "British-German" friendship.

    In 1945, there were still two other significant naval powers in the world, one was the Soviet Union and the other was Italy.  As for the French Navy, poor French.  There is now only one battleship Richelieu, and three "antique" battleships.  As for the other battleship Jean Bart, which only completed one turret, due to France being split into two by Hannah's clever use of redization, Southern France, whose main industrial base was in the north, was unable to complete the remaining projects.  The ship was eventually leased by the Americans at a high price in 1943. The Americans did not add the remaining turret to the ship. Instead, they took advantage of the ship's large platform and piled a bunch of anti-aircraft guns on it.  Use it as a large anti-aircraft battleship.

    As for the Soviet Navy, in 1945, in addition to several "antique" battleships left over from the Tsarist era, the Soviets also owned two battleships, two battlecruisers and three aircraft carriers.  In addition, a fourth aircraft carrier is under construction.  After completing the militarization of the Soviet Red Army, he "accidentally" received a big gift from Hannah - the Icelandic Naval Base. Stalin's "Red Navy" feelings in his bones were also aroused.

    During this period, the Soviet Union still built battleships and battlecruisers for many reasons.  First, Germany "enthusiastically" helped the Soviet Union build ships in the past. Second, the German Navy's fantastic performance during the One-Year War caused Stalin to misjudge.  As for Hannah's "conspiracy", the Icelandic military base was leased to the Soviet Union. In addition, the Soviet Red Army took Turkey lightly during the one-year war and forcibly "leased" an area of ??50 kilometers on the east coast of the Dardania Strait. The Soviet Union  The passage for the Black Sea Fleet and the Red Navy to enter the Mediterranean Sea has also been completely opened.

    "The Western Front is peaceful", the army has completed its armaments, and the international strategic environment is very good. With many "favorable" situations, how could Stalin not increase investment in the navy.

    When the Holy Impact began, the Soviets finally understood that the aircraft carrier was the king of future naval battles, but the two battleships and two battle cruisers they had were either completed or were about to be completed.If you work hard, you can only admit that you invested the wrong money.  During this period, the Americans, who lacked battleships, had considered purchasing Soviet-class battleships. However, Stalin, who was accustomed to taking advantage of others' dangers, asked for too high a price. The Americans themselves had a plan to build the Montana class, but in the end they still could not reach an agreement.

    In 1945, the overall strength of the Soviet Red Navy had surpassed the Italian Navy. However, due to the special geographical environment of the Soviet Union, its main naval force was separated by the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea. In the Mediterranean, the Italians still had the upper hand.

    If possible, the Lin Han family very much wanted to drag the Soviets into the water and participate in the siege of the Americans.

    But neither Hanna nor Arturia dared to bet everything on Stalin.

    Stalin was an extremely shrewd and cautious man. His favorite thing to do was to sit on a mountain and watch tigers fight to seek the best interests for himself. Historically, even to defeat Finland, he had to make a deal with Germany, and he asked the Soviet navy to go halfway around the world to the Pacific to defeat the United States.  People, it is completely unrealistic - in fact, even in Germany, Hannah was able to mobilize the German navy to the Pacific to fight the US Navy, but she encountered a lot of opposition within Germany.  Many Germans also can't figure out why they should bleed for the British. Wouldn't it be better for Germany to watch the conflict from the other side of the border when Britain and the United States are at odds?

    Only a few people with strategic vision support Hannah's point of view: The United States is too powerful. If we do not take this last opportunity to hit it hard, in the next hundred years, both the British and the Germans will be defeated on the oceans.  Americans were overwhelmed.  If it weren't for Hannah's mother and daughter's alter ego "Hitler", their prestige would be unstoppable among Germans.  This trilateral alliance between Britain, Germany and Japan in the Pacific could not be formed at all.

    As for the last country that is "barely" qualified to participate in the Pacific Naval War, Italy.  After the one-year war, Italy's domestic economy has not improved so far. No new large warship has been launched into service. It can still only repair a lot of old ships and continue to serve. The only two aircraft carriers it owns are German goods, and  All are escort carriers.  One was an escort carrier "sent" by Germany to Italy before the One Year War.  The other ship was mortgaged by the Germans under an oil-for-warships agreement after the war.  The Pacific battlefield has long been in the era of aircraft carriers. It is just a joke to bring these "bathtub fleets" of the Italian Navy to the Pacific.

    Facing the increasingly terrifying U.S. Navy, in the first half of 1945, in addition to wooing the Germans and finalizing through negotiations that Japan, Britain, and Germany would join forces to deal with the Americans, another explicit thing the British did was  Sniping at the United States in financial markets.

    After the outbreak of the Pacific War, the United States issued a large number of war bonds around the world.  After the naval battle of Guam broke out.  Although the U.S. Navy was completely wiped out by the Japanese, the U.S.'s huge industrial strength was there. When the U.S. Congress launched a huge shipbuilding plan, the sales of its war bonds sold around the world were promising. Everyone was optimistic about the U.S.'s gains.  The final victory of the war is very confident.

    After the Holy Impact began and the world discovered that Americans were enemies of "gods," the U.S. national debt began to fall.

    But after the second half of 1944, one after another Essex-class aircraft carriers and "Weekly aircraft carriers" poured out of the slipway.  The world's confidence in the United States is once again rising.

    But around New Year¡¯s Day in 1945, people in the British financial industry were prompted by the government.  Begin selling U.S. Treasuries on the New York and London stock exchanges, while shorting the U.S. dollar.

    Then with the "Three Gods Gathering", Britain and Germany openly showed their support for Japan. Investors and speculators around the world once again no longer looked at the United States. Some smart people even thought of the Russo-Japanese War.  At that time, the whole world joined forces to deceive Russia.  It's just that this time the target of everyone's harm has changed from Russia to the United States.

    Since then, the U.S. dollar and U.S. Treasury bonds have been falling.

    During a war, it is definitely not a good thing for the U.S. dollar and U.S. debt to fall, and in recent years.  Due to the increasingly extreme policies of the United States, political and religious persecution has intensified, and domestic capital outflows have become increasingly serious.  And these circumstances are gradually hollowing out the roots of the big American tree.

    By 1945, after the attitudes of Britain and Germany towards the United States became clear internationally, the situation in South America, which was regarded as its backyard by the United States, also changed.

    After the end of the European War in 1941, instigated by Lin Han¡¯s bribery, the United States took advantage of Britain¡¯s weakness and the power of the ¡°world¡¯s largest navy¡± in an attempt to replace the British pound as the settlement currency for world trade.

    However, due to the joint resistance of several major powers, this policy finally came to nothing.  But in the process, the United States still persuaded the three small South American powers: Brazil, Argentina, and Chile to agree to settle trade in US dollars.  In the following years, the United States increased its investment in South America, especially in Brazil. The steel plant it built in Brazil later became the basis for Brazil's departure from the plantation economy.??, a sign of embarking on the road to industrialization.

    But the economic and trade relations between the United States and the three South American countries also began to run into trouble after 1945.

    After the "Three Gods Gathering", these three countries all invariably sold US dollars in exchange for other countries' currencies.  For the United States, which is facing a sniper attack from the old Europe in its financial market, this is simply a tragedy that comes when the house leaks and rains all night.  However, due to the terrifying strength of the current U.S. Navy, the leaders of the three countries still have some sense and dare not blatantly abandon US dollar settlement in international financial trade. However, they have used various means to test the attitude of the United States and want to end the current transactions with US dollar settlement.  status.

    Being attacked by various countries in the financial industry has caused the international exchange rate of the US dollar to plummet, and the consequences have been very serious.  Although the United States in 1945 could produce almost all goods in the world, it was also inseparable from imported raw materials and some goods that it was not good at - such as steam turbines and boilers made in Britain, transistor radios made in Germany, and imported from South America.  Various types of rare ores, etc.

    The sharp depreciation of the U.S. dollar has made it more expensive for the United States to obtain these resources.  Because they are worried about the defeat of the United States, these countries often do not want U.S. dollars when conducting transactions with the United States, but require the United States to use hard currency such as gold or other equivalent items for transactions.

    The war between old Europe and the United States had quietly begun in the financial market at the end of 1944.

    In 1944, the intelligence received by the Americans in the Pacific was that since the outbreak of the Pacific War, the British had been increasing their defense efforts in the South Pacific, especially the many island groups in Oceania.  Among them, the British spent great efforts on the island of New Guinea.  Entering New Guinea and its surrounding islands, we will build relevant infrastructure and various immigration sites on those plains and islands suitable for farming and living.

    Not only New Guinea, but also East Timor and many other islands in northwest Australia that were snatched from the Dutch. The British also increased their investment here.

    ¡°The place where British people invest the most is Australia.  They invested in steel plants, aircraft manufacturing plants, and tank workshops here. By 1945, Australia was able to produce many military supplies, including Spitfires and cruise tanks.

    After the United States and Japan went to war in the Pacific, the British became increasingly afraid of the United States annexing Australia during the war.  Increasing investment in Oceania and increasing the weapons self-sufficiency rate here are of extraordinary significance to ensuring Australia's security.

    And inside the British High Houses, another wild idea is now proposed by Artoria, which is to transfer the core of the British Empire from Europe to Oceania.

    The current rhetoric of "American threat theory" is just a convenient cover for transferring some domestic industries to Australia.

    The plan to move Britain to Oceania is a bit like a fantasy. Arturia's fantasy has many supporters among the British upper class.  Comparing this with the current arrogance of the United States, many elites in the upper echelons of the United Kingdom have realized, like her, that the single bed in Europe is too small and cannot be squeezed in here anymore.  The future of the British empire is to jump out of the dirty quagmire and move the core of the country to Oceania, a large island isolated in the ocean.

    In order to achieve this strategic goal, in early 1944, according to Artoli's opinion, a fictional novel was published in the UK called "If Napoleon Landed in England".  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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