Chapter 1223： Flight Instructor Roy (1/2)
At that time, Germany was preparing to cross the strait, and the fighter planes were coming every day. The Royal Air Force could not wait for a long time. After receiving military assistance from the United States, it immediately ordered 650 P-39 fighters, which were renamed P-39 after modification 400 (or ”flying snake in the air” MkI).
However, when the British sent pilots to test the aircraft in the United States, they immediately changed their minds.
The British quickly discovered that the P-39 was almost useless except for its powerful firepower. So the British quickly cancelled most of the ”flying snake” orders they had ordered, so that a large number of flying snake fighters were vacated.
The Bell Company was quite depressed. No one wanted this batch of planes. They ate dirt on the company's outdoor apron and became surplus materials.
This time, we took advantage of this opportunity to throw these surplus materials to the Soviet Union.
Can the Soviet Union not? Every choice of them.
Roosevelt’s words made many people nodded. They not only helped the Soviet Union but also emptied the surplus materials, and they were still leased to the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union would have to repay the debt in the future. This is absolutely multi-tasking.
”Then this matter is so decided.” Roosevelt said: ”Now the most important thing is to transport materials to the Soviet Union. In our current situation, we can only take the North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean routes to the former Soviet Union.”
The current situation in the United States is not good. As the situation in the Pacific deteriorates, it is difficult for the American fleet to sway in the Pacific and directly send it to the Soviet Far East.
The United States can only travel to the western part of the Soviet Union through the Arctic Ocean. Fortunately, summer is approaching, and the Arctic Ocean route is safer.
Compared with history, the United States provided support to the Soviet Union earlier, and this was entirely due to the bad changes in the situation.
When the United Kingdom, the only free radical site in Europe, fell, the United States could no longer get involved in Europe. Germany's strong military strength made the United States very jealous. Once Germany conquered the Soviet Union, the United States would not be able to stand alone in the New World.
The United States must help the Soviet Union!
Northwestern corner of the Soviet Union, ice-free port, Murmansk.
This is a strange place. Geographically speaking, it has been more than 300 kilometers deep into the Arctic Circle. It is an authentic Arctic port city.
Therefore, there are common phenomena in the Arctic, namely polar night and polar day. There are one and a half months of long night in a year and two months of long day.
Generally speaking, in the Arctic region, it should be covered with snow and ice, but because of the influence of the North Atlantic warm current, although the temperature is very low, the seaport never freezes throughout the year, even in the coldest months. At 3 degrees Celsius, it is navigable throughout the year.
Therefore, the excellent geographical conditions here have become a natural harbor in the north. The nearby North Morsk (later called Vaniga) is the headquarters of the Soviet Northern Fleet Headquarters.
Up to now, the Soviet Union's Northern Fleet was just an ordinary small fleet. Its scale was small. Due to its geographic location, the Northern Fleet participated in very few wars in this world war.
Although it doesn't freeze all the year round, after all, it is too far to the north and has little value. Especially when Petersburg is taken down and the Finnish army advances eastward, it will become an isolated island at any time and will not have much value.