Chapter 974: Operation Swallow
India.
At this time, India was not yet partitioned, and it belonged to a vast South Asian subcontinent, and Churchill, King George VI, and some of his subordinates, who had fled here, were discussing American intelligence.
The Germans want to make a terrible weapon, which requires heavy water to produce, and blowing up the heavy water factory can greatly slow down the Germans' manufacturing process of this terrible weapon.
If this weapon is made, then even the United States will not have to fight, and the war will be over.
So, the consequences are severe.
"What we can use is Greenland, and if a bomber takes off from here, we can reach Norway's Vimok." Colin Binges, the head of the Special Operations Department, who had fled, said to the people present: "However, the Vimok factory is surrounded by mountains, and if the planes fly over, it will not be possible to carry out accurate bombing. This requires the use of a large number of bombers, and Greenland cannot take off and land too many aircraft. ”
Greenland, originally part of Denmark's territory, was occupied by Germany almost effortlessly in last year's war.
Later, Greenland was handed over to the United States under the administration of the United States under the agreement of exchange of weapons for bases with the United States.
If you look at the map alone, Greenland is a good base, and with Greenland as a springboard, it is easy to attack the German mainland, but this is only a matter of course.
Because most of Greenland is within the Arctic Circle, the whole island is cold all year round, which is a typical cold climate, with summer temperatures in coastal areas reaching above freezing, and inland parts freezing all year round.
In such an area, the activities of personnel are very scarce, the entire huge area of Greenland, the total population is less than 50,000, this is completely a world of ice and snow, it is not at all ordinary people can bear, if the American bomber unit is stationed here, it will be an absolute nightmare for ground crews.
At the same time, the take-off and landing of planes on the ice is also full of risks, so it is possible to send one or two planes to fly by specialized personnel, but it is impossible to send a large number of bombers to bomb.
It could not accommodate more fighters here, which is why Germany would have allowed the United States to occupy Greenland, which was not of great strategic significance, and now Germany did not want to have a head-on conflict with the United States.
Now, it's time to use Greenland as a springboard for your own people to get through!
"The Vimok chemical plant is located on Mount Barron, so we can parachute a few commandos into Mount Barron, and when these commandos are near the plant and make the corresponding preparations, we can send a team of commandos to meet them in a glider, so that the plant can be blown to ashes in one fell swoop." Stevenson, head of the Security Coordination Bureau, said from the sidelines.
His idea is to copy the special operations of the Germans in the past, no matter what they do, the Germans do the best! It's really depressing.
"We're going to pick Norwegians to do it, preferably those who have lived there, so it's most convenient." Churchill said.
Norway also obeyed Germany, which did not affect the lives of the Norwegians too much, and the locals were still locals, so it was easy for them to get local support if they sent familiar people back.
"The plan of action, let's call it a swallow, should be completed beautifully." Churchill said.
Compared with last year, Churchill looks even more old, and there is a lot of gray hair on his forehead, but until now, he has not given up his ideals.
The swallow plan of action began soon, because they couldn't wait for a long time, but unfortunately, they didn't know that their plan, which seemed to be extremely strict, was actually full of loopholes.
The DGA-15 Nightingale, is a small and nimble single-engine aircraft.
This was manufactured by Howard's Hughes Aircraft Company, and after it was put on the market, it was well received by all sides, and the production was good. Now, the plane has been equipped with a sled in the snow underneath, which is specially prepared for taking off and landing in the snow.
The P&Whitney R-985 "Hornet" engine, which has been improved to use oil pipe heating technology to prevent gasoline from solidifying at low temperatures, is now at night when the plane takes off from Greenland.
Although it has not yet entered the summer, but in the Arctic Circle, there is less time at night and a lot of time during the day.
The cabin is not very large and can accommodate five members, four passengers except for the pilot.
Björn-Eric, a Norwegian who has lived in the Vimok region since he was a child, signed up for Operation Swallow without hesitation and became the captain of the first team to enter.
The other three people around him, all Norwegians, wandered with the King of Norway after he was forced to flee, and eventually ended up in India, and now, they can finally return to Norway again on a major mission!
Eric was excited, he closed his eyes, and thought about his task again, which seemed like a simple task to him.
It was cold in the cabin, and in order not to be detected by the Air Force on the territory of Norway, the plane lowered its altitude and flew almost on the sea.
Germany already had radars, and in Norway, although Germany did not have a large military station, there were air and naval forces stationed, and on the coastline, there were certainly detection radars.
Therefore, they have to use small planes, and they fly at ultra-low altitudes to avoid being detected by radar, which is quite important and is related to their life and death.
You can see patches of ice floe on the surface of the sea, drifting with the currents, and finally, the land is hazy in front of you.
The pilot pushed the joystick, and the small and nimble Nightingale plane burrowed into the mountains, because Norway is a long and narrow country, so almost after drilling into land, it can reach the target.
"Get ready to skydive!" Eric shouted, "Throw our gear down first." ”
As the first team to enter, they also need to bring some things, such as food to eat, for example, a radio to communicate with the rear, for example, a strong flashlight to guide the follow-up entering plane, and so on.
These pieces of equipment are big bags with parachutes, and several people work together to push these things down, and then, holding their heads, jump down from the cabin door one by one.
Below, is their homeland.
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