Chapter 1568: Thermobaric Bomb for B-29
If the most feared weapon of this era, the Germans' bombs large enough to destroy an entire city, were definitely in the first place.
Hundreds of bombers were needed, but even incendiary bombs were not enough to blow up the entire city.
But the Soviets did it, and the same bomb was copied.
The United States was very interested in this bomb, and even did not hesitate to expose a few spies, but found nothing, and at the same time, the United States was looking around for duds, and also found nothing.
The vigilance of the Germans was very high, the factories that produced bombs were directly under the responsibility of the Gestapo, and the bomber units were the objects of strict protection by the Germans.
And now, before the destruction of the country, the Soviets finally imitated this kind of mass murder!
This kind of weapon is definitely a strategic weapon, and if the United States wants to have it, it will definitely not be willing to share it with other countries.
Actually, the Soviet Union did not want to, but they had no choice.
When they copied it, the bomb weighed ten tons, and then, after searching all their planes, they found that none of them could carry such a bomb, so they set their sights on the United States.
The Soviets didn't, the Americans did, and the Americans' newest B-29 bomber would certainly be able to carry such a heavy bomb, and it would be able to fly all the way to Berlin, because it looked almost identical to the Junkers 290 bomber.
The Americans needed bombs, and the Soviet Union needed bombers, so the two sides simply cooperated, and the Soviet Union took out the technology of this kind of mass killing weapon and dedicated it to the United States, so that the United States could master the manufacturing method of thermobaric bombs, and at the same time, the United States gave fifty B-29 bombers to the Soviet Union, so that the Soviet Union could fly this kind of bomber to bomb the cities of the Germans.
It's hard to choose.
For the United States, the B-29 strategic bomber is the magic weapon of the Americans, although the United States provided a large amount of military equipment to the Soviet Union, but almost all of them are backward, such as the aircraft only provides the P-39 that the United States does not need.
The strategic bomber is the most important thing, its large range and huge bomb load are destined to be a formidable threat, today the Soviets can fly the B-29 to bomb Germany, tomorrow the Soviets can still come to bomb the United States.
If Germany is defeated, then the United States and the Soviet Union will definitely return to hostilities, after all, the ideology is different, as the leader of the country, that must be long-term.
Now, offer the Soviet B-29, which in the past, everyone would have laughed and thought beautifully! But now, the Soviets exchanged such a big bomb for it, and it would be frothing in the mouth.
"The Soviets gave us a condition that we couldn't refuse." Marshall spoke: "For us, if we have thermobaric bombs, we can immediately return fire on the Germans, achieve a strategic balance with the Germans, and if the Germans continue to attack our ports, we will use thermobaric bombs to fight back, with the goal of destroying the German cities." ”
"At the same time, the Germans may respond in the same way, but in this case, it will definitely be a lose-lose situation, and the Germans may choose to refrain from attacking us again, at least until they have enough fighters to move away from the Soviet battlefield and protect their cities."
The Germans are very technologically powerful, but the number of fighters they have on their soil is insufficient, or, if the United States does not bomb the German mainland, it will bomb the big cities of the Germans' servant countries, which will be enough for the Germans to drink a pot.
Although it is a lose-lose style of play, it is also the only chance for the United States.
"Moreover, after the Soviets get their hands on these bombers, they will certainly be eager to attack the big German cities first and use a scorched earth policy against the Germans. Forcing the Germans back to the negotiating table. Marshall continued to analyze his judgment: "In this way, it may buy us more time." ”
Obviously, although valuable strategic weapons would be supplied to the Soviets, this was an inevitable choice, which would be beneficial to the whole situation of the war.
As for the threat to the United States after the USSR got the B-29, what will happen later, then let's talk about it later.
Finally, Roosevelt put down his cigarette: "It seems that we are going to make this agreement quickly." ”
"No, the Soviets are crazy, the Germans are even more crazy, if the Soviets get this kind of bomber, then they will definitely start a war for the destruction of the German cities, then the Germans will have no scruples, use this weapon in Moscow, destroy Moscow, the Soviet Union will directly perish, this tactic, is self-defeating, everyone, think about it, the Germans already have this kind of mass killing weapon, why don't they use it when attacking every city? Or even with such a weapon of mass destruction, forcing the Soviets to surrender? ”
At this moment, the veteran Nimitz spoke.
This is the most puzzling scene in the whole war.
The Germans obviously had a weapon of mass destruction, but they did not take it out and use it on every battlefield, and if they took it out, it would have easily ended the war, and even before the war began, they directly destroyed Moscow and quickly destroyed the Soviet Union.
The Germans still used the conventional way of fighting, and only used this weapon when they were fighting Petersburg, and from the analysis of these examples, it can be found that when the Germans used this kind of mass murder, they made diplomatic statements, and even let the citizens retreat in advance, and only used it after making a sufficient gesture.
The Germans did this for a reason, as long as the Germans did not commit genocide and killed every Soviet man, there would always be Soviets who would survive and live under German rule, and in this way, the Germans needed to occupy the moral heights.
If the Germans, as victors, are going to write history books, they have to write down the reasons clearly, right? Because of something, the Germans used this kind of mass killing weapon.
This is one reason, another reason, that is, there is probably some flaw in this weapon, and now, Nimitz has guessed in his mind what the flaw is.
Maybe the principle is not complicated, it is easy to imitate, if you use too much, it will be exposed, it will be imitated by the enemy, and once it falls into the hands of the enemy, it will pose a threat to the Germans.
Based on these ideas, the Germans did not use it on a large scale, and once the Soviets used it, then the Germans had no scruples and would use it everywhere, and at that time, who suffered?
It must still be the Soviets, because to use this weapon, there must be bombers, and the use of bombers is to seize air supremacy, do the Soviets have the ability?
The Germans blew up the Soviets' oil fields, and they nullified the Soviets' efforts to seize air supremacy!