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World War I | The Spring Offensive | 3

2024/4/17
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参议员：对政府的军事建设工作表示强烈不满，认为其进展缓慢且效率低下，生产效率低下，价格上涨，以及秋季军事与制造商之间的竞争导致货运列车短缺，东部铁路交通混乱。 纽顿·贝克：反驳参议员的批评，强调军队规模在九个月内从212,000人增加到150万人，是美国历史上规模最大、动员速度最快的军队。承认在步枪选择上存在失误，但坚称每个士兵都已获得武器。同时，承认机枪、飞机和先进火炮的短缺，以及新火药厂的建设滞后。 参议员：继续追问战争部的效率问题，指出报告显示训练营的枪支数量不足，并质疑政府选择新步枪的决策，认为这导致生产速度下降，影响了士兵的训练。同时，指出五个月前订购的机枪至今仍未到位，以及飞机和先进火炮的短缺，以及新火药厂的建设滞后，质疑战争的胜算。 纽顿·贝克：为政府的决策辩护，强调选择更优良的武器装备对军队至关重要，可以挽救生命并提高胜算。承认步枪生产能力下降，但坚持认为这是为了提高武器质量。

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In January 1918, after months of preparation and planning, American troops finally started to arrive in Europe in significant numbers. But the U.S. was still far from combat ready. Its economy was struggling to adapt to the demand for war supplies and the U.S. forces in Europe were still heavily reliant on British and French support. But America and the Allies were running out of time. Germany was preparing to launch an all-out assault on the Western Front in the hope of finally securing victory for the Kaiser.

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