Survive as a World War II Soldier - Chapter 75



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#075

Mitchell’s bomb-throwing tactics didn’t end with simply disparaging the skills of the Naval Air Corps.

“So, if you want to use that defective product that doesn’t explode, you have to drop it while flying at a low altitude of 20 meters above the water.”

“yes.”

“It also has to be slow. Then, isn’t the technology I developed better? At least the bombs they use are cheap. And they explode when they hit.”

Christie and other naval personnel lowered their heads at the words, “Unlike the dirty expensive defective products that pass under the ship, this one is cheap and has a high accuracy.”

But Mitchell’s persecution was just beginning.

Mitchell, who had been slamming the Navy with his tongue, walked up to the Army Air Corps, who were standing behind him with a proud expression, and broke the joint.

puck.

“Eww.”

“Director.”

The Army Air Corps soldiers groaned and clutched their legs at Mitchell’s sudden violence.

“What did you guys do to deserve that look?”

“yes?”

“Did you report that you completed something like that? Ha.”

Why do we insist on using torpedoes?

The faces of those gathered became solemn as Mitchell said that even if it was expensive, it was to ensure that the pilots could attack enemy ships at least a little bit more safely.

“The president is someone who says that our lives are more important than money. That’s why he insists on getting involved in the development of the torpedo despite all the criticism from those around him, and trying to do something about it. What about you? Finished? Are you saying that guy is a finished product?”

Those who bowed their heads at Mitchell’s shouting immediately resumed their research.

Thus, the conditions for dropping torpedoes just before the war gradually improved, making it possible to drop them from distances of 200 m or more.

In the future, future military scholars cited the Army’s intervention as the reason why the US military’s torpedoes boasted overwhelming performance compared to other countries, and cited it as an example of how important cooperation and collaboration between the Army, Navy, and Air Force are.

Of course, this is an outsider’s perspective, and within the SEALs it is known as the Philippine Disaster.

It would be several years before Mitchell would beat up not only the seals but also the Army Air Corps.

Just after I squeezed out the budget and threw it to my brother who had just woken up, another customer came looking for me.

It was none other than his second brother-in-law, Elliot.

“older brother.”

“Oh. Long time no see. Have you come to see Mary?”

“yes.”

He said he came to see his nephew, but why…

Elliot, whom I have known since he was a child, was a very assertive little boy.

Unlike his older brother James, Elliot refused to go to Harvard and chose to get a job, which shows how assertive he is.

Anyway, it seemed like he had another purpose in hanging around me, saying he came to see Mary.

“How are things going these days? Didn’t you say you work in radio?”

“Oh. Brother, you really···.”

When I casually asked him how he was doing, he seemed very happy, saying that he must be busy as the Army Chief of Staff and that he was taking care of me as well.

He was still a child, even though he was big. When I teased him and teased him, he started to open his mouth easily.

“I worked for the Hearst Radio chain.”

I worked. Since it’s past tense, it means I quit this…

“You know I’ve been interested in aviation for a long time, right?”

“Oh. I know.”

What boy wasn’t interested in airplanes when he was young? Of course, Elliot remained interested even as an adult.

As far as I know, Elliott was also active in the aviation field at the radio company.

“So, brother, could you please write me a letter of recommendation?”

“huh?”

This is my letter of recommendation as the Chief of Staff of the Army.

Even though he was my brother-in-law whom I had known since I was young, I couldn’t write it easily.

“What on earth are you going to use it for?”

“I, I mean, I want to be a pilot. Really.”

“If that’s the case, you can just enroll in an aviation school, but you really need my letter of recommendation…. No way, Elliot?”

“Yes. I’m going to China.”

“it’s crazy?”

Anna, who had been listening to the story, suddenly ran over and patted Elliot on the back.

Oh my.

“Ouch. Sister. Stop it. I’m going to die.”

“Just die. Die. Huh? Where are you going? You are now···”

In fact, it was easy to guess why Elliot wanted to go all the way to China.

Although Franklin was not yet president, he was still a strong candidate for the presidency. It means that he was not in a position to control his son who ran wild like a loach.

There probably wouldn’t be any flight school in the United States that would accept him.

Knowing that, Elliot didn’t bother to apply to aviation school.

Then suddenly that guy is Chinese···.

“A duel between men in the sky. Isn’t it cool?”

Even if it was right, it was cheap.

If you’re bored, you’ll go to China, where real battles take place?

Even though you don’t know how to fly a plane yet?

Anna must have had similar thoughts as she was about to turn Elliot’s back into a rag again.

“Oh, stop hitting me. After giving birth and becoming a housewife, you are so···.”

“Shut up and get hit. Can’t you see your brother-in-law’s face? He’s acting ridiculous.”

It was Mary’s cries for her mother that saved Elliot.

While Anna was away to comfort Mary, Elliot gave a passionate speech about why he was going to China.

“I know what you’re thinking, but it can’t be done.”

“older brother.”

Elliot, who had tried to convince me several times, finally gave in and grumbled.

“Tch. Okay. But do you think I’ll just give up like this?”

I couldn’t help but sigh at the sight of Elliot insisting that he, as an adult, couldn’t go to China or anywhere else without a letter of recommendation.

I don’t think he’ll give up on that guy’s personality.

Of course, if I contacted him, whether it was the Philippines or China, he would be caught as soon as he arrived and be returned to the US.

The problem is.

“Are there only aviation schools in China? There are also some in Europe, and even in Japan…”

Yeah, that was the problem.

It seems like he won’t give up on becoming a pilot. Unlike the 21st century, there are countless flight schools all over the world.

I’d rather keep that potential bomb within my reach and manage it.

“Okay, I’ll write you a letter of recommendation. But no, not China. Let’s go to the Philippines.”

“Ha, but···.”

I showed Elliot a magic photo with a look of discontent on his face.

It was a picture of East Frisianland split in two with a splash of water.

“You’ll remember this too.”

“I know. Ah!”

“Yes. I’ll also send a message to Director Mitchell to take special care of him.”

“Yes!”

I quietly shook my head as I watched the guy making a fuss as if he was going to die from joy.

Because I knew very well how much of a tiger instructor Mitchell was.

In any field, geniuses tend to have a hard time understanding ordinary people.

That guy over there jumping up and down in excitement is far from ordinary.

‘It’s not something that catches Mitchell’s eye, so it’ll be a bit difficult.’

Of course, I didn’t think about the pain of someone who would actually have to manage the brother-in-law of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and, in a few months, the son of the President.

It’s true. Maybe.

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“Ha. Maybe that would be better.”

Roosevelt sighed when I told him that I had sent Elliott to the Philippines.

“He’s my son, but I don’t know how he turned out like that.”

“I bet you had a tough time too?”

“Ha. I don’t expect you to be as good as James. I just want you to be quiet.”

Unlike Elliot, James was a model student and a talented person who graduated from Harvard and Boston Law School. He also diligently helped his father, Roosevelt.

“But he’s not the kind of guy who would think big or anything like that. This time, honestly, he’d rather go to China alone. No, China would be better. What would have happened if he had just run away to a place like Europe or Japan?”

It wouldn’t be impossible to catch them, but it would certainly be a hassle in many ways.

“I see. But it’s not really dangerous, is it?”

“What, is there anything in the world that isn’t dangerous? Look at you.”

Roosevelt nodded and burst into laughter at my glance that was glancing at his legs.

“Yeah. Who would have thought that swimming would lead to this? By the way, Mary is talking now?”

“Haha, what’s he talking about when he’s not even a year old yet? He’s just babbling. But he can crawl pretty well. You can tell how fast he can crawl···.”

The conversation that began with stories about Elliot and his family quickly turned to politics.

1932. This was a presidential election year.

The time finally came for Hoover to prepare to vacate the White House.

The Republican Party fought hard for the election, saying that it may be the 31st or 32nd presidential election.

But the Democratic Party didn’t even bat an eye.

There were many changes due to my intervention, such as the Bonus Army incident and the start of public works projects, but they were nothing more than a drop in the bucket.

Even President Hoover remained opposed to government intervention in the economy.

In fact, the Democratic Party was similar.

Roosevelt took a keen interest in the so-called “public works” program I had introduced in the process of dealing with the Bonus Army crisis.

New York, once a mecca of finance, was struggling with an overabundance of unemployed people as the Great Depression began.

“I heard that the bonus army in Washington also did things like picking up trash and catching rats?”

“Would you want to do something like that?”

“If I don’t do it? I’ll starve to death?”

At first, there were mixed opinions.

But the weight of the eldest is heavier than anything else.

Those who used to sit in the office and just play with their pens started picking up trash and catching mice without hesitation, along with a few cups of flour.

And these public works projects had unexpected effects:

“The city is getting cleaner.”

“The news is that the incidence of the disease is decreasing, albeit slightly.”

Roosevelt then expanded the policy more boldly.

Naturally, Anna and the Rainbow Foundation actively shared their know-how during the process.

As a result, in the Democratic presidential primary, Roosevelt was able to build on his achievements in New York by promising to implement a nationwide New Deal.

However, there were many who opposed Roosevelt’s policy of modifying unrestricted liberalism and calling for the government to actively intervene in the economy to regulate the economy.

A representative figure was John N. Garner.

John Garner, a Southerner, was the undisputed favorite among Southern Dixies in the Democratic presidential primary.

He was vehemently opposed to Roosevelt’s New Deal policies.

“Roosevelt says that if he becomes president, he will extend the policies he implemented in New York to the whole country. But why should he do that? There is an invisible hand in economics, and depressions will eventually end.”

And his argument has long been welcomed by the Dixies of the South, a diehard Democratic base.

“Fuck, fucking Dixies.”

“Aren’t you Dixie too?”

“No. Don’t treat me like that conservative idiot.”

Unlike the 21st century, the conservative backbone of today’s America is none other than the Democratic Party, and the Dixies of the South at that.

Of course, since the overall situation was favorable for Roosevelt, there would be no problem with him becoming the Democratic presidential candidate.

But what Roosevelt was worried about was what came next.

“Everyone is telling me to stand with Garner, but I don’t want to do that.”

“hmm.”

“So, is there no good way?”

Perhaps what Roosevelt wanted to hear was a slick plan to kill Garner or a recommendation for a vice presidential candidate to replace him.

however,

“Keep your friends close, your enemies closer.”

“The enemy is closer.”

“Okay. Just bring him here and make him the Vice President and have him sit next to you.”

At my words, Roosevelt sighed deeply.

“I guess you have no other choice than that.”

Well, there’s no way Roosevelt wouldn’t know what I’m thinking.

And how many staff members are standing by him?

“But Garner, that author is so horrible.”

I don’t know for sure, but seeing Roosevelt gritted his teeth like that seemed like a really bad thing.

But, isn’t that what politics is all about?

No, everything in the world was like that. How could I only do what I wanted and only spend time with good people?

And anyway, the Vice President of the United States was a totem.

I didn’t think it was a big deal, especially since I knew that it didn’t matter to Roosevelt who became his vice president.

however,

“Honestly, if I were as healthy as you, who would care? Whoever would be the Vice President? No, as you say, it would be great if someone I don’t like was put in that position.”

Not to Roosevelt, who did not know the future.

There seemed to be nothing that worried him more than the possibility that, if he did something wrong, the next vice president would not be able to properly carry out his political beliefs and policies.

In the end, I too had no choice but to join Roosevelt in his serious concerns.

Even if I tell you that you don’t need to worry about unnecessary things since you’ve been healthy for four years, you won’t even eat a single grain of rice.

‘But I don’t know much about the Vice President.’

All I remember about American politics is that Roosevelt was in charge all the way until the end of World War II.

Few memories came to mind of the inconspicuous vice president.

Except for Truman, who eventually succeeded Roosevelt.

‘He’s still too young, so it won’t work···.’

It was then that a certain person suddenly came to mind.

“ah.”

“Speak quickly. Someone.”

Maybe it was because we had been together for a long time. Roosevelt noticed my condition even with a small change and started nagging me.

Pigs and dogs in the controversy over real power