Chapter 1782: The Lupine Project

Baffin Island is the largest island in Canada and the fifth largest in the world. An integral part of the Canadian Arctic archipelago. It is separated from Greenland by Baffin Bay and Davis Strait to the east.

The terrain here is complex, with mountains rising above 8,000 feet. The ridge runs through the eastern part of the island and is covered with glaciers. The Midwestern Fox Bay coast is lowland, with a winding coastline and many fjords.

Most of the island is located within the Arctic Circle, with long and bitter winters and cool summers, with only a few Inuit living on the island.

This island is across the strait from Greenland, and it is said that the Germans took Greenland, and the next target should be here, in fact, as long as you analyze it carefully, you know that there is no need.

Because it's so cold here.

The German occupation of Greenland was to use Greenland as a springboard to land across the sea to the Americas, these alpine areas, no matter how vast the territory, are not of much use, and besides, the island is full of mountains, and the Germans occupied this place, and there is no value.

So, it makes sense to pounce south from Greenland, either directly to the continental United States, or to the warmer island of Labrador.

At this time, in the southern part of Baffin Island, in Frobischebe, a man came to the outside of an ordinary house.

Frobishebei is one of the main settlements on Baffin Island, with about 1,000 inhabitants living here, and because it is so cold, there are no tall buildings, almost all of them are bungalows.

The door was opened, and the man was welcomed into the room, and he went straight to the place of the fireplace, and hurried to bake the fire, and all the way over, he froze to death.

A limping man walked over and sat down next to him, and then he reacted: "Colonel! ”

Colonel Eddie nodded and gestured, "What did you find?" ”

"We looked near the unfinished air bases, and sure enough, after the Germans finished them, they began to station German fighters, and in particular, a jet brigade was transferred to the H3 base in it." The man said.

Jet Brigade! Hearing this, Colonel Eddie's eyes lit up, and after waiting for a few days, he really waited for good news!

At the same time, he was pleasantly surprised by Donovan's judgment that the Germans had indeed deployed the jet force to Greenland.

Since Greenland had just been occupied, a large number of American intelligence officers could easily stay on the island, and because it was freezing there, it was impossible for the Germans to carry out a perfect personnel screening, so their personnel could operate normally, and now they finally had a harvest!

"At the same time, we also used radio equipment to receive their radio navigation signals, and handed them to the personnel in the rear, which should be able to simulate the information in them." The man continued.

The Germans already used advanced radio navigation equipment to send radio signals to navigate, and this system was actually very easy to replicate, as long as the signal was obtained, it could be simulated.

Colonel Eddie nodded: "Well, our simulation site has also been built, and now, our lupine program has officially begun!" ”

Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed, and now that the fighters of the Germans are in place, then, the next move, is finally about to begin.

Stealing fighter planes is skillful, but it is not possible to steal them directly.

Autumn is coming to an end, winter is coming, the days are getting shorter, and the nights are getting longer.

The whirring cold wind is blowing non-stop, and in many weather, even the take-off and landing of planes will be dangerous, and the wind will directly blow the planes over when they take off and land, which is the terrible climate of the Arctic region.

The base is still busy.

"In recent times, the focus of our training has been on the use of rockets to intercept bombers." "The good news for everyone is that we have reported on the improvement of the aircraft, and soon we will have a 30mm cannon and our fuselage will be reinforced," Novotny said. ”

The last interception experiment showed that in order to deal with large targets such as B-29 bombers, the rocket is effective, as long as the accuracy is enough, but the 20 mm cannon is not powerful enough.

In World War II, Mauser's MG151 series 20mm cannons, known as the most suitable cannons, have been used from the beginning of the war to the present, and have encountered the B-29, which is finally insufficient.

Therefore, the development of a new 30 mm cannon continued, the original MK101 type, the weight was too large, it was not suitable, until now, the improved MK108 type finally came out, light weight, compact structure, high lethality, just the first to equip the jet, after all, this aircraft is the easiest to place a cannon.

At the same time, suggestions on reinforcing parts of the fuselage with fewer bullets were also carefully absorbed.

When I heard that it was going to be equipped with a 30mm cannon, many people became excited, especially those who had experienced the last battle, and after coming down, analyzing the data of the artillery and dealing with the B-29, at least 30 rounds of 20mm shells were needed!

Now, it's time for a new gun, which is good news.

However, Ted on the side asked: "Shall we change one door or three doors?" ”

Among the flying troops, Ted is the most thoughtful person, although within a few days of coming here, Novotny was most satisfied with Ted.

Now, he has a very important question to ask.

The trajectory of the 20 mm cannon is different from that of the 30 mm cannon, if you only change one, and the other two still use 20 mm, the sight cannot be adjusted, the trajectory of the 30 mm gun is more curved, and the 20 mm straight, if you only adjust it to the middle, there will be a result that the 30 mm shell will fly away from below, and the 20 mm shell will fly away from the target, and no one will be able to hit.

If all 30 mm cannons are used, it will lead to a reduction in the amount of ammunition and low durability.

It was also a tricky question, and Novotny was just about to answer when he heard a shrill air raid siren outside.

Not good, there is a situation!

When he heard the voice, Ted immediately picked up his flight cap from the side and rushed out, today, it was he and his long plane, Carl Snow, on combat readiness duty.

Carl also rushed out, and the two of them rushed to the top of the plane almost at the same time, jumping in, and the cold coming from the seat made his ass feel cold.

Flip the various electric doors, start the engine, when the roar of the engine came from the tail, the voice of Novotny running to the tower also came from the earphones: "Attention, in the southwest direction, a target is flying from the direction of the Labrador Peninsula, with an altitude of 8,000 and a speed of 500, which may be an American reconnaissance plane." ”

There is only one target, and that is certainly a reconnaissance aircraft, and this is a time of war, shoot it down without hesitation, of course!