The V1 missile shot down by Ron during this test flight was the first German cruise missile shot down by the Allies. But on this day, more V1 cruise missiles were not intercepted. How many missiles the Germans fired on this day, the Allies do not know exactly. But the attack on London is a certainty. On that night, a total of 32 explosions were reported in the city of London. The situation in the suburbs and other areas has not yet been counted, but it is certain that many areas have been hit by unidentified aerial bombs.

Thirty-two bombs fell into the city in one night, which is nothing compared to the amount of bombs dropped by the Germans during the Battle of Britain in 40 years. However, the damage caused by these 32 bombs was not small -- in addition to causing damage to more than 60 buildings of varying severity, 82 people were killed and 110 were injured of varying severity.

There are many reasons why just 32 missiles can cause such a large number of casualties. First of all, the absolute air superiority of the past three years has caused the Allies to lose their vigilance to a certain extent. In addition, some technical characteristics of missiles, a new type of weapon, cannot be overlooked.

The first is that the V1 missile flies at low altitudes, which greatly reduces the probability of radar detection of it. A flight altitude of 600 meters is not undetectable for radar, but the detection range is significantly reduced. In addition, in order to save costs, many parts of the V1 missile are made of wood. This also reduces the reflection of radar waves. Moreover, the V1 missile has a high speed of 640 kilometers at an altitude of 6 meters, which also greatly reduces the early warning time of the interceptor. So, when the missiles fell, the citizens of London were not given warning, and the air raid sirens were not sounded. People are staying in their houses, unprepared. And 40 years ago, before the bomb fell, most of the citizens were already hiding in bomb shelters.

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Grod Wolfshance Forest.

A monorail stretches deep into the dense forest. If you walk along the railway - which is impossible, of course, because the SS troops stationed here will kill any intruder - you will find that deep in the forest there is a very inconspicuous single-platform station called "Görlitz". When you get off from there, you will see two special towers erected in the middle of the forest, which are communication towers. In the middle of the two towers, in a small clearing, a huge entrance made of boulders and concrete can be seen. From there, you'll find the famous Wolf's Lair. Compared to the Chancellery, this is Germany's true home base.

After the bombing of Berlin, Hitler left the Chancellery and returned to the command center of the Wolf's Lair. Now he is here to hear a briefing from the Air Force general on the situation with the V1 missile.

"My Führer, yesterday, we fired 400 new cruise missiles at London, all of which accurately hit the target, and London suffered heavy losses!"

"Are you sure! Did the British lose a lot? Hitler asked.

"Yes, my Führer." The Air Force officer replied loudly, "I'm sure!" ”

Hitler turned his head to look at another man in SS uniform.

"Führer, our spy officers confirmed a number of explosions in London last night." The man explained to Hitler.

"That's true." Hitler suddenly rejoiced, "I have long said that attacking, attacking, only attacking is the way to win." But there are always some stupid people who want to drag us into strategic defense. If you want me to say, it is far better to spend money on defensive fighters than on offensive missiles! ”

Hitler clenched his hands into fists and slammed them down.

"How many missiles does the Air Force have now? Why did you hit so much this time? ”

"Führer, the Air Force now has 2000 missiles, but we don't have enough launch positions."

"Then go build more missiles and launch positions!" Hitler turned around and said to a man dressed in civilian clothes with a high forehead: "Speer, I would like you to personally supervise the production and equipment of this cruise missile. I hope that soon we will be able to fire thousands of missiles at London! ”

"Good Führer, your will is the command!"

"By the way, does this weapon have a name now?" Hitler asked.

"Not yet."

"And what should you name him?" Hitler put his hands behind his back and paced. Then he stopped and said to one of the chamberlains: "Call Minister Goebbels at once, and ask him to give a good publicity and, by the way, a good name for this weapon." ”

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As the first pilot to shoot down an enemy special weapon, Ron is being cross-examined by a group of American and British experts.

"General Ron, can you describe the process by which you shot down this new German weapon?"

"I'd love to," Ron replied, "here's how it ......"

"General, can you describe the flight characteristics of this thing?"

"Ah, this thing flies quite fast, it can fly at a speed of 630-640 at about 600 meters, but the flight method is very monotonous, basically flying in a straight line at a uniform speed, for fighters, as long as it is discovered, and the speed can keep up, it is not difficult to shoot down this thing."

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After a long time, the experts finally left. Ron was told by General Doolittle to come to him to discuss his next move.

When Ron arrived at Doolittle's office, he found that in addition to Doolittle, Lee May, and a British general with the rank of general were also present.

"Ron, this is Arthur, Chief of Staff of the Royal Air Force?? General Ted. ”

"Arthur?? Hello, General Ted. Ron raised his hand in a salute.

"Now that everyone is here, let's get started." General Doolittle said, "Let's take a look at this material first. ”

Ron took the information handed over by the staff officer. It was not so long ago that the translation of Goebbels's speech, which was broadcast on German radio. In his speech, Goebbels declared that the end of the British had come, because Germany had developed a superweapon, the Vengeance missile, which had successfully attacked London yesterday. This was a response to the despicable bombing of Berlin by the British and Americans. Such weapons would win the war for Germany, and if the British did not surrender, they would immediately be attacked by tens of thousands, if not millions, of missiles. Britain will be completely razed to the ground!

"Goebbels is bragging." Ron disdainfully tossed the document aside.

"We all know that Goebbels is bragging. It's his profession. But in any case, this weapon is also a threat. "Arthur?? General Ted said, "This morning, our reconnaissance aircraft took some of these pictures. ”

So a few photos were put in front of everyone. A kind of long slide rail can be seen from these photos.

"The rails all point to London. And the French Resistance also confirmed that yesterday afternoon, residents in the area heard a strange roar. ”

"We can go and blow up these things. However, this thing should be worthless, and it should be easy to create a fake target that looks exactly like this one. Li Mei looked at it and said.

"What kind of explosive head does this thing have, with the accuracy of this thing, aiming at London, it is estimated that it can deflect dozens of kilometers."

The main reason Ron said this was that he did not want to see the targets of strategic bombing diverted. In his opinion, the Germans threw this thing at this time in the hope of diverting the attention of the Allies. So that the air force, which is already about to be defeated, can be relieved. And Ron said that the V1 missile can deflect dozens of kilometers, which is not an exaggeration. In order to reduce costs, the guidance system of the V1 is extremely simple, and the navigation gyroscopes used are low-end goods. Therefore, it is common to deviate from tens of kilometers, or even hundreds of kilometers.

But Arthur?? General Ted doesn't think so. In his opinion, the Yankees such as Li May and Ron did not suffer at all about the fact that British cities could not be bombed. Of course, they can face the V1 missile and put on a posture of not caring about it. If New York was next to such a few guys, these two guys would definitely not behave like this.

"The accuracy of this thing's hit is really not good, but because it is difficult to warn, it is impossible to evacuate people in advance, and once it hits, the casualties will be very large. As the guardians of the British people, we must clear such threats. To this end, we do not wait or reduce the bombing of German cities. "Arthur?? General Ted said so.

"It's a shame, but we can understand that. We are also willing to provide some help in our capacity. "General Doolittle knew that the British would definitely transfer the main bombers to deal with the V1 missiles. It wasn't what he wanted, but he said, "Ron, you're the only one of us who has shot this thing down. Do you have an idea on how to defend against it? ”

"First, we can deploy more manpower observation posts, while keeping a group of fighters patrolling at an altitude of 1,000-1,500 meters, and once an alarm is received, we can direct the fighters patrolling in the air to intercept enemy missiles. Of course, doing so will take up a lot of fighter resources. I think it's better to leave this kind of thing to the Royal Air Force's Spitfire and Meteor. ”

Ron couldn't afford to do such a thing with his long-legged planes that could escort bomber groups. John Bull's fighters are short-legged and can't escort bomber groups, so it's not bad to stay and do this.

"Secondly, we also need to deploy more anti-aircraft guns, because the target will not maneuver to dodge, so as long as we can get timely warning, even large and medium-caliber anti-aircraft guns, when using VT fuse shells, should also be able to get a good kill rate."

"I think if you bomb, it's not just about bombing the launch base, it's about the nearby transportation hubs." Li Mei also spoke.