Chapter 1711: Meteorological Reconnaissance
There are many theories in history, some say that the balloon bombs of the island countries are useless, did not bring harm to the United States, and are just a failed combat plan, while others say that it is because the United States has tightly sealed the news, so that the people of the island countries think that their actions have not worked, and in the end they will not be able to do so.
In short, now that the island country has this idea, then Ciric definitely wants to support it to the end, no need to contribute money or effort, just stand by and shout.
Look, hundreds of people were killed there, balloon bombs, mighty! Let the island countries throw it at the United States with all their might, so that the United States will definitely panic, even if it is a psychological warfare, this is a success.
Ciric calmly responded to these unexpected situations, and then, Shirek's eyes were still on the recent military operations.
Operation Ice, the first step, to occupy Greenland.
No matter how smooth the Mexican operation is, Greenland is also to be occupied, the Americans are here, they can take off bombers to bomb Europe at any time, instead of waiting for interception every day, it is better to directly kill their bases, and the offensive is the best defense, this sentence is absolutely true.
Much of Greenland's interior is snowy and inaccessible, and there is no value there, only some coastal ports close to the south.
Among them, the most important is the capital city of Nuuk.
Nuuk Greenland's largest port city and seat of local district government. A quarter of the entire island's population lives here, and at the same time, in Danish and Norwegian, it is also known as Gotthob, which means good hope.
Nuuk faces Canada, has warm ocean currents, and the sea does not freeze in winter, making it suitable for fishing, but it is not suitable for agriculture due to the influence of temperature. It's a great place to spot the Northern Lights, which are beautifully covered with snow in winter and attract explorers and tourists alike.
The German attack on Greenland was also to begin with Nuuk.
Now, the battle plan drawn up by the Navy department has been put in front of Ciric's eyes.
On the whole, it can be said that it is a copy of the Icelandic landing warfare, with landing ships, hovercraft, helicopters, and so on, and the establishment of a beachhead and a vertical landing is a complete example of modern landing warfare in later generations.
"Iceland is still too small, and if we only rely on the help of the Icelandic air force, it will not work, so this time, we plan to dispatch six offensive aircraft carriers to seize air supremacy and ensure that our landing proceeds normally." Navy Commander Raeder said.
Now, the German Navy is already the most powerful navy of this era, enough to terrify all enemies, not to mention that the number of attack aircraft carriers alone exceeds ten, and the more advanced Moskva-class aircraft carriers are also about to be equipped with troops.
In this operation, six ships were used, which would not only ensure sufficient carrier-based aircraft to seize air supremacy and defend against any enemy coming from Canada, but also show off the strength of the Imperial Navy, which Raeder had wanted to do for a long time.
In addition to the six offensive aircraft carriers, there are also more than 20 Goethe-class escort aircraft carriers and hundreds of amphibious landing ships, which is almost entirely a rehearsal for a cross-sea landing on the United States, even if it is a direct landing on the west coast of the United States, they have full certainty.
Ciric nodded: "Our biggest threat is the opponent's land-based fighter, Nuke's position, which is not good for us. In particular, the Americans are always looking for opportunities to destroy our naval strength, and the navy of the Reich, which cannot suffer heavy losses in a naval battle, must be cautious. ”
This is different from Iceland, when Iceland was captured, the Americans did not react at all, and Iceland was taken, and now, the Americans are waiting for it.
Although the Imperial Navy was large, it could not withstand attrition, and if a naval battle suffered heavy losses, it was likely to languish later.
Raeder nodded: "In this operation, we also transferred some French warships to form a joint fleet with us. ”
Ciric was very satisfied, in the recent war in Europe, France had almost no decent performance, did not send troops into the Soviet Union, and now, there was going to be a naval battle, when France surrendered, that navy was still complete, and it had to come out to carry out activities.
"I am generally satisfied with this operational report, however, we have one last key issue to solve before conducting combat operations." Ciric said.
As soon as Ciric said this, Reddell immediately held his breath, took out his pen, and waited for Ciric's instructions.
"Meteorological conditions, whether we can win this battle, meteorological conditions are the key, if our fleet passes by, it happens to encounter bad weather, and our carrier-based aircraft cannot take off, then we will suffer defeat."
"We have weather reconnaissance aircraft." Raeder said.
The climate of the Arctic is complex and changeable, and most of Greenland is in the Arctic, and the meteorological conditions are even more important.
"It's not enough to send weather planes, you have to send people to the north of Greenland to get first-hand weather information." Ciric continued: "Once our meteorologists have sent out the exact news from north Greenland, it will be time for the fleet to be dispatched. ”
This matter should have been prepared a long time ago, and Ciric forgot such an important premise in his busy schedule, but fortunately it was not too late to think about it.
Ciric also has a feeling of fear, and a well-planned plan of action must take into account every prerequisite.
Meteorological information is very important for war decision-making. when the army group on the swamp front will attack; when the division on the other side of the strait will land; It is expected that the troops transferred to another front by rail next week will not be affected by the blizzard; Can a convoy use bad weather cover to cross the Arctic Ocean...... These decisions require reliable long-range weather forecasts as a reference.
For Greenland, the weather is even more important, most of the area here is close to the North Pole, the weather in the Arctic, is notoriously changeable, if there is a force 12 wind, the mighty fleet may be killed, this is Tianwei.
The battlefields of the Second World War, stretched all the way to a few kilometers from the North Pole. There is no territorial contention here. It's about controlling intelligence.
The Arctic region, from Novaya Zemlya to Greenland, is the largest source of cold for the Northern Hemisphere climate and has a significant impact on the climate of the Western Hemisphere north of the equator, where almost all the cold cyclones that sweep across the North American continent and Europe originate.
In simple terms, the weather in Greenland is the weather in Western Europe and the North Atlantic two days later; The weather in Spitsbergen is what it will be on the European continent three days later.
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