Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

In the German fleet, seeing that the floating dock in the distance was put into operation, a staff officer on the bridge of the flagship suggested to Commander Hellman. "Commander, it is only a matter of time before we completely capture Oahu. Should we divide our forces and go to Midway Island?"

Midway Island, with an area of ​​only 7 square kilometers, was discovered in 1867. It has been under the jurisdiction of the US Navy since 1903. A submarine cable connection station was built in 1905, and an air station and submarine base were built in 1939. Become one of the important naval bases of the United States.

When most people think of Midway Island, they will think of the famous Battle of Midway Island during World War II. In World War II, countless battles, large and small, took place. Many of these battles had an important impact on the entire battlefield of World War II. The Battle of Midway was the most important battle on the Pacific battlefield. The turning point will be recorded in history.

For this war, the Japanese army can be said to be quite well prepared. Almost the entire navy was used in this battle. A total of almost two hundred ships were used, including eight aircraft carriers, 11 battleships, and 22 cruisers. , 65 destroyers, 21 submarines, and more than 600 aircraft assisting them. However, the United States has barely concentrated a total of 76 ships, of which nearly one-third belongs to the North Pacific. The troops did not participate in the battle at all.

In the early morning of June 4, 1942, the Japanese first attack group of thirty-six dive bombers, thirty-six level bombers, and thirty-six Zero fighters began to take off simultaneously from four aircraft carriers. One hundred and eight carrier-based aircraft set off to attack Midway Island together. All U.S. fighter jets stationed at Midway Island also took off to meet the invading Japanese fighter planes. U.S. bombers, including B-17 bombers, also launched counterattacks against the Japanese fleet.

In this way, this mighty war began. Although the Japanese army deployed much more combat power than the US military, the course of the war was unexpected. The US military relied on its tenacious combat capabilities to forcefully The battle was won and all the Japanese troops were pushed back to Midway Island.

The battle ended on June 7. In this five-day war, the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties. A total of 3,500 people were killed in this war. Four aircraft carriers were sunk and a heavy cruiser was sunk. In addition, nearly 280 fighter jets were lost in the sinking. Compared with the Japanese army, the losses of the US military were much smaller. The US military only lost 307 people killed in action, and lost one aircraft carrier and one destroyer. In addition, There are also one hundred and forty-seven fighter jets.

The Battle of Midway was of extremely great significance, because in this battle the Japanese army suffered heavy losses and began to gradually lose the strategic initiative on the Pacific battlefield. The battle situation began to turn in favor of the Allies, and it set the stage for later A solid foundation was laid for the Allied forces' final victory.

Commander Hellman looked at the others. "What do you think?"

The other staff officers all agreed to send troops to Midway Island. After all, the battle on Oahu was already in sight at this time. With so many warships gathered here with nothing to do, they might as well take the opportunity to capture Midway Island as well.

Seeing this, Commander Hellman nodded and ordered. "Deploy three battleships and four aircraft carriers to Midway Island."

"Ah?!" The staff were suddenly shocked. They have a total of five battleships and six aircraft carriers. Is it a bit risky for the commander to transfer so many battleships at once?

Commander Hellman smiled. "Maybe this will attract those timid Americans."

The staff suddenly realized this and immediately executed the order, dispatching three battleships, four aircraft carriers and several cruisers and destroyers to Midway Island. Commander Wilson on Oahu also discovered something strange about the German fleet. Although he did not know the German fleet's intentions, he still passed the news back to the Pacific Fleet Commander.

At this time, Nimitz was discussing with a group of staff officers the construction of Pacific defenses.

Yesterday, he was deeply worried after learning that the German army had a hovercraft with a powerful carrying capacity. This morning, he received the news that the German army had actually built two docks overnight, which made this worry even worse. . If the German army wants to attack the United States in the future, relying on these hovercrafts and the technology of quickly building docks, they only need to find a flat landing point to deliver a large number of troops, making the US military unable to defend itself.

He couldn't sit still, and immediately summoned his staff to start formulating Pacific defense fortifications.

What's interesting is that Nimitz's defense plan is somewhat similar to the German Atlantic Fortress plan in the original time and space. The German Atlantic Defense Line began construction in March 1942. It was mainly used to prevent the Allied forces from landing on the European continent. It was built by the Fritz Todt Organization, Fritz Todt and Albert Speer, and was later strengthened by Rommel. , Mustache and Goebbels once strongly advocated it, calling it the "unbreakable line of defense."

The total length of the defense line is planned to be approximately 4,000 kilometers, and the planned project volume is very large. At the peak of the project, the German army mobilized a total of 260,000 manpower, invested 13 million tons of concrete and 120,000 tons of steel, and built projects at 15,000 locations. By the time the Normandy landings began on June 6, 1944, only part of the defense line had been completed. Only 68% of the engineering plan along the Pas de Calais was completed, and only 18% of the engineering plan on the Normandy coast was completed.

The Atlantic Barrier is a linear position engineering system with no depth echelon configuration. Several independent and strong fortification areas are constructed on areas expected to be Allied attack targets. They are equipped with heavy weapons and can accommodate up to several battalions. The garrison troops are stationed, and the smallest ones can only accommodate squads and platoons. In most parts of the entire line, field fortifications were relatively weak. Paying more attention to the installation of obstacles along the entire line, it was planned to bury 60 million mines in the vast area along the coastline. By June 1944, only 6 million mines had been laid.

On the beaches where landings are expected to be most likely, several strips were set up combining explosive obstacles with fortification obstacles, and the combination of obstacles and firepower was considered. Before the Normandy invasion, the Atlantic Wall was once promoted as impassable. On the one hand, this was because the German high command wanted to use propaganda to confuse the enemy; on the other hand, the British and American high command, in order to create excuses for delaying the opening of the second battlefield, also echoed the statement that the Atlantic Wall fortifications were indestructible. The Normandy landings proved that the Atlantic Wall was not an insurmountable barrier.

While everyone in the conference room was having a heated discussion, Nimitz received a message from Oahu.

"The German fleet has separated? Only two battleships and two aircraft carriers are left?" After reading this message, the first thought that flashed in Nimitz's mind was that the Germans had dug a hole for them to jump into.