Chapter 1744: Still a glider
Iceland.
Although it was already eleven o'clock in the evening, it was still a little cloudy and there was no sun to be seen, but the sky was such a scene, and in the northern sky, there would occasionally be a bright colored line, which was the characteristic Arctic aurora phenomenon.
At this time, inside the Icelandic air base, two large Junkers-290 bombers, were preparing to take off, and behind them, each had a giant glider.
On the glider, there sat a determined imperial soldier, and at this time, their whole body was wearing the standard military uniform of the US army.
Yes, it is the equipment of the US military, and even the weapons in their hands, they have replaced the 6.8mm assault rifle that they use most easily, and replaced it with an American-made M3 refueling gun.
The battle plan was approved at Skorzny's insistence, so although it was only a small operation, Skorzny decided to lead the team himself.
At this time, Skorzny was wearing the uniform of an American major, and his scarred face looked extremely hideous.
Fighting behind enemy lines, sometimes wearing enemy clothes and posing as enemy soldiers, the advantage is that they can move freely in the enemy's territory, but the disadvantage is that such actions are not protected by the Geneva Conventions, and once they are discovered, they will not be left prisoner, and they will all be killed.
Die? No one present was afraid.
The fighters of the Griffin Special Forces are the most determined fighters selected from the whole army, and they are all top-notch in military skills and ideological pacesetters.
Skorzny leaned against the side of the glider, slowly closed his eyes, and seized precious time to rest.
They sat outside in circles, and in the middle of the glider was an American-made Universal truck, which was their means of transportation after they got there.
Although they already have helicopters, they can use helicopters for vertical landing at any time, but helicopters have sound after all, and now, Greenland must be very well defended, and if the helicopter flies over, it will be discovered first.
Or this kind of glider is the most realistic, there is no sound, the load capacity is still large, it is simply a weapon for special operations.
With a slight flutter of the fuselage, the glider began to take off.
Next to Skorzny, Morris also sat quietly, his eyes closed, while recalling the plan for this battle.
Landing near Gotthob, the capital of Greenland, impersonating the U.S. military to enter the city, find the U.S. Army Headquarters in Greenland, which is set up on the government building, just killing the local garrison commander, the governor of Greenland, and so on, leaving the entire island group leaderless. (After checking the information, it was later called Nuuk after Greenland's independence, and in this era, it should be more appropriate to call it Gothob)
It's a thrilling mission. In the early days when the special forces were just created, there was such a thing as a decapitation operation, but it has not been practiced for a long time, and today is the first time.
If you can fly to Washington in the future and go directly to the White House to behead you, that's the most anticipated.
Thinking of this, Morris opened his eyes and looked around, everyone else had their eyes closed, and now, they were all the most experienced old birds.
Grab the last time to rest!
The Junkers-290 towed the Giant glider and took off over Iceland, and when it climbed to 5,000 meters, it had already flown to the predetermined airspace, where the hook was detached, and the Giant glider glided towards Greenland.
The wooden Giant glider, which will also not be displayed on the radar screen, is the most suitable tool for sneak attacks, and if there is a disadvantage to it, it is that it is not easy to land.
Greenland, in particular, is full of mountain peaks, and even the capital has very little flat land nearby, which is the most challenging for glider pilots.
At the end of World War I, Germany had only 100,000 troops left, and could not have a navy and air force, which was a humiliating time for Germany, and at the same time, Germany would never be reconciled.
The most direct way for the air force is to carry out extensive glider sports among the people and train a large number of pilots through gliders.
Many pilots in Germany today started with gliders, and at the same time, due to the popularity of gliders, the German public has learned to fly.
For example, now, Captain Nestor, who was in charge of driving the glider in the front, had been playing with gliders for five years before entering the army, and by mistake, he did not enter the Air Force, but entered the Wehrmacht, and then was recruited to the Griffin Special Forces.
After joining the army, Captain Nestor continued his profession as a professional glider pilot.
Now the sky was cloudy, Captain Nestor was gliding over the sea with ease, and thanks to the excellent work of the meteorological team, the timing they had seized these days was quite good, with almost no bad weather, no complicated air currents.
In the fickle Arctic, such meteorological conditions are all too rare.
Ahead, you can already see the land.
"Attention, we are about to reach the skies over Greenland." Nestor shouted to the back.
Coming soon!
Greenland is a long strip from north to south, and the capital Gothob is located in the southwest corner of the island, and their flight is from the southeast corner of the island.
The first to fly was Sheron, a small seaside city where low houses could be seen scattered around, and most of the people were asleep without disturbing anyone.
To the south of here is the island's most important long-range navigation station, Kudlek, where a huge ground-based radar is used to search for signals from the east, especially planes taking off over Iceland, and they will be the first to spot them if they pounce on it.
The radar's antenna was still rotating, faithfully guarding its position, but unfortunately, its radar wave passed directly through the wooden plane, and almost no reflection was reflected, and the glider, which it completely ignored, continued to fly forward.
At this time, the altitude had dropped to two thousand meters, and for Captain Nestor, the next flight had to be careful, he had to carefully look for landmarks on the ground, and compare them with the flight map strapped to his knees, and he must not fly wrong.
In the past, operating a glider at night was a self-defeating one, but in the Arctic, it is in the polar daylight period, and even if you are not in the Arctic Circle, you can see clearly.
Passing through the mountains on the edge of Greenland, then rolling hills in between, and a huge ice sheet in the north, two gliders were gliding towards their goal.