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The Third Empire - Chapter 1457

Published at 19th of October 2021 11:28:37 AM


Chapter 1457: 1457

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Half a day, the tank soldiers who fell into the crater climbed up with a disheartened face. It's really a pit!

The beach here should have been flat, but who would have thought that the sudden shelling just now spread craters all over here. The internal fire boats in front didn't pay attention. It was not easy for them to see it in the dark, not to mention the narrower field of vision in the tank. In this way, they actually fell down.

Fortunately, the emergency brake at the back bypassed, otherwise it would go down.

When they climbed up, other internal fire boats were already firing and attacked bravely towards the American army gathered on the beach.

Bullets fly everywhere. Like German amphibious infantry fighting vehicles, the armor of this internal fire boat is extremely weak, just within the range of carrying machine gun bullets. Therefore, they can ignore American machine guns and rush forward bravely.

At the same time, the infantry behind also charged forward in the spirit of fearing death. Some fell after being shot, and the others followed up and ran forward on the bodies of their companions.

In this case, it is impossible for the garrison to last long, and it is almost inevitable to be killed.

Fortunately, the radio waves have been transmitted.

The main force of the US Pacific Fleet wandering in the waters near the Aleutian Islands immediately realized what they had been cheated. Just when they thought the islanders were going to attack the Aleutian Islands, the islanders actually sneaked into Midway Island.

The most terrible thing this time is that the islanders actually landed on Midway Island! Once the islanders have a firm foothold in midway, they will immediately push eastward and threaten the whole Hawaiian Islands. The U.S. Navy can't even stand a firm foothold in the Pacific!

At the same time, it was early in the morning in the White House, and everyone was sleepless.

Nimitz was not there. He had returned to Pearl Harbor. Now, Roosevelt looked at his think tanks and said faintly: "we have been cheated. We have been tricked by the islanders. Now, Midway Island has fallen into the hands of the islanders."

If you are familiar with the Chinese art of war, you will know that this move is called luring the tiger away from the mountain.

"Damn it, the islanders must know that we have decoded their password and used their telegram to confuse us!" Marshall was also very angry. Who could have thought that breaking the code was a trap.

Complaining is useless. Now the most important thing is how to deal with it. The Pacific has ushered in the most dangerous scene.

"Our forces in Hawaii are very empty. Almost all our air forces have been transferred to the Aleutian Islands." Marshall continued: "when our navy returns at full speed, it may take a day or two. It is likely that the islanders have occupied many islands. Even, their navy may ambush us during the return of our navy, causing us heavy losses."

We should estimate the worst situation in advance. Almost all the strategists present know that the worse the situation is, the less we can worry.

"I have an idea." At this time, general Arnold, who rushed to attend the meeting, said: "send our 58th bomber wing to start from the base, wait until dawn, and then fly to the sea area of Midway Island, and then bomb the aircraft carrier formation of the island country."

Arnold, now a member of the United States Joint Chiefs of staff, participated in the study of strategic issues in the war, especially the operational use of American and British air forces. In later generations, he was the founder of the United States Air Force. It is believed that the air force will be the decisive factor in the future war; Air superiority is a prerequisite for winning any land or sea battle. He emphasized the role of strategic bombing and advocated that the US Air Force should take the strategic air force as the core; It attaches importance to technical advantages and puts forward that "excellent research work is the first element of the air force".

In this era, Arnold is promoting the finalized production of the most powerful bomber, the B-29. It can appear a few years earlier than in history. Arnold has made great contributions.

Hawaiian forces are empty and the range of local fighters is limited. Now the only one who can quickly get to the battlefield and return is the B-29 bomber, and the 58th bomber wing is the first unit equipped with B-29.

"No, it is dangerous to use only bombers without escort fighters." Someone immediately refuted his suggestion: "moreover, bombers are mainly used to bomb land. It is best to torpedo and dive bombers for warships."

Using strategic bombers to bomb ships? This is just kidding!

Arnold was very serious: "the island country mainly imported Stuka dive bombers from Germany. The main fighters in the front line of Germany did not enter the aircraft carrier formation of the island country. The air control fighter of the island country is mainly type zero. This fighter can not fly at an altitude of 10000 meters. Its effective combat altitude will not exceed 5000 meters. The air defense anti-aircraft guns of the island fleet, We can't hit 10000 meters, so we are very safe at 10000 meters. "

In the new agreement between Chirac and the island country, BF109 was exported to the island country. Now the main fighter of the island country is the zero type. Due to the technical and material limitations of the island country, they do not have a suitable supercharger, and the ceiling is only 5000 meters.

"Ten thousand meters high, bombing the ship?" Someone is still refuting him: "are you sure you can hit?"

"If ordinary bombs, even if we use Norton sight, can not achieve accurate bombing, so we should use the latest bombs." Arnold said, "you may not know that we have successfully developed a radio guided bomb."

When it comes to guided bombs, it is generally believed that Germany's unrestricted guided bombs are the ancestors. Fritz-x series guided bombs were widely used in the later stage of World War II and achieved many achievements.

However, it is absolutely wrong to think that other countries do not have guided bombs. Now the United States has gathered a large number of scientists who have fled from Europe. Their arrival has played a great role in promoting the development of American science and technology.

Guided bombs in the United States have also developed rapidly. In history, in 42 years, the U.S. Army Aviation Equipment Command began to develop VB (asun) series guided bombs, using radio command guidance, and successfully entered the army in 43 years.

Moreover, Americans, relying on their leading position in technology, don't care about this backward radio guidance. They are already developing new ways of radar guidance, and many projects are launched together.




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