February 10, 1943, Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Oahu. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

A massive Type 2 roared down from the sky, landed in the Pacific Ocean near Waikiki Beach, and then glided some distance above the water before finally landing firmly at a seaplane dock.

There were two Japanese Navy admirals standing on the pier, one of whom was unkempt, looked sloppy, and looked a little old and ugly, it was the immortal staff officer Kuroshima Kameto who didn't like to bathe. He has now attained the rank of rear admiral, and has also been promoted by Yamamoto Isoroku to become the commander of the air force, but not the commander of the five main air forces, but the commander of the 11th air force with the two seaplane carriers Mizuho and Nisshin as the main force.

The other one who looked a little cleaner and younger was Minoru Genda, the former chief staff officer of the Combined Fleet Aviation, who was now the chief staff officer, and became the right-hand man of Ichichi Koga Mine, who replaced Yamamoto Isoroku as commander of the Combined Fleet.

This Koga Mine is a three-no general who has no actual combat experience, no special merits, and has not served in the main force of the United Fleet for a long time. The main reason why he was able to become a commander was that he was old enough, he was in the 34th phase of the Navy (Nagumo Tadaichi was in the 36th phase), and the gondola was also high enough, and he was the 14th in the 34th phase of the Navy and the 4th in the 15th phase of the Haida 15th period.

Moreover, before Yamamoto was promoted to Minister of the Navy, he happened to be the governor of Yokosuka Town, one of the five positions qualified to take over as commander of the Combined Fleet.

However, after taking office, he, the commander of the three nos, still wants to make a career. After all, his predecessor Yamamoto Isoroku left him with an unusually powerful combined fleet with extraordinary results.

And Kogamine's first battle after taking office was an unusually large and complex "mountain plan".

In order to effectively command the Combined Fleet to carry out the "Mountain Plan", Koga Mine moved the anchorage of the main force of the Combined Fleet from Rabaul, near Australia, to Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian Islands in late January 1943.

The Type 2 was already anchored at the dock, the hatch was pushed open, and several sailors guarding the pier set up the gangplank. Then I saw a blonde German naval aviation captain carrying a briefcase and getting out of the engine room, he was none other than Rudolph, Hersmann's son.

"Rudolph, it's been a hard trip!" When Minoru Genda saw little Hersman, he immediately greeted him and asked in fluent English.

"It's not hard work, it's just dozens of hours of flying," Hirschman Jr. smiled, "I didn't run in vain!" ”

Naturally, the German High Command agreed to the joint operation plan proposed by the Japanese side -- the German JU288 would take off from Guyana to attack the Panama Canal, and at the same time, the European Combined Fleet would also look for fighters near the Caribbean Sea, and if the situation was favorable, it would also engage in a decisive battle with the US Navy.

"Great!" The Black Island Turtle Man slapped happily, "Now we can let the American people know how powerful our Axis countries are!" ”

"The American people?" Little Hersman reacted quickly, and immediately found clues from Kuroshima's words, "Are you going to attack the continental United States?" ”

This guess was not his own, but was made by the General Staff of the Wehrmacht. The General Staff of the Wehrmacht believed that if Japan wanted to fully attract the attention of the United States, it was not excluded to attack its homeland. However, what method Japan will use, the German General Staff cannot guess.

The Black Island Turtle Man seemed to notice that he had slipped his mouth, and looked at each other with Genda beside him.

Hirschman Jr. said: "Our high command wants to know the main content of your side's 'Mountain Operation' and will send observers. In this way, we can cooperate more closely. In the document I have brought, the request has been formally made, and it has now been handed over to the command department of your navy. ”

"That's how it should be." Kuroshima smiled, he knew that since the German side made a formal request, the Military Command Department would not refuse. But he hasn't been given the order to reveal much to Hersman Jr.

"We're going to attack the continental United States!" When Kuroshima pulled little Hesman into the car driving outside Pearl Harbor, he said to him in a very low voice, "The targets of this attack will include American cities!" ”

"What?" Little Hersman was also taken aback by the madness of the Japanese, "Are you really going to attack the American mainland!?" Do you know how powerful the P51 is for the Americans? ”

Minoru Genda, who drove the car himself, smiled and said, "No matter how powerful their P51 is, the mainland of the United States is going to be bombed!" ”

"All going to be bombed?"

"Yes, we're going to attack in a way that Americans can't defend against!" "If the Americans still want to keep their cities on the west coast, then they have to deploy a lot of advanced fighter jets on the west coast, so that their defenses along the Panama Canal will become very empty," Minoru Genda said. ”

Defenseless? The Japanese are so awesome? Little Hersman couldn't believe it, but he didn't ask much. Because even if they asked, Kuroshima and Genda wouldn't say it unless they received an order from above.

I stayed in the luxurious and comfortable "Yamato Hotel" for three days, and early in the morning of the 14th, little Hessman screamed Minoru Genda.

"Rudolph," Minoru Genda said, "take your luggage, let's go to the Mizuho." ”

The seaplane carrier Mizuho is the flagship of the 11th Air Force under the command of Rear Admiral Kuroshima Kameto. In addition to Mizuho, the 11th Air Force also has two seaplane carriers, the Nisshin and the Kamui.

Although a seaplane carrier is also called a "mothership", it is not the same thing as an aircraft carrier at all. In the Japanese Navy, it is also a miscellaneous existence, not the main force.

However, when Little Hersman boarded the Mizuho with Minoru Genda with his luggage, he found that the seaplane carrier was ready to set sail.

"Gentian-kun, where are we going?" Hirschman Jr. asked Minoru Genda.

"Attack the continental United States!"

"What?" Little Hersman was shocked when he heard this, "The Combined Fleet is going to attack?" ”

Minoru Genda shook his head and said with a smile: "No, only the 11th Air Fleet, the 3rd Heavy Patrol Team, the 4th Drive Patrol Team, 2 supply ships and 1 tanker will form the 1st Eastward Fleet to attack the west coast of the United States." ”

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"Commander, the 1st Eastward Fleet has departed!"

The voice of the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Ugaki, sounded in the ears of Commander Kogamine, who was in his cabin at this time, looking down at two copies of the aircraft blueprints.

One of them, which Hersmann Jr. brought back from Germany, was the Fury fighter developed by the British Hawker Aircraft Company - now the German Fokker Company is working with the Hawker Company to prepare to transform the Fury into the Fokker Type 636 (the designation 636 means that there were already 636 aircraft projects from 0-635 before it) carrier-based fighter (the British called it the Sea Fury).

The other is the indicators and drawings of the "Seventeen Test Ship Battles" modified by Fokker engineers.

Along with these two drawings, there was a personal letter from the commander of the German naval aviation, Colonel Richthofen.

Richthofen suggested that the Japanese side abandon the "seventeen test ship battles" and adopt the Fokker Type 636 (Sea Fury) as a new generation carrier-based fighter. The implication behind this statement is that Germany will abandon the "17 Test Ship Battle" project and instead cooperate with Britain -- this is a matter of course, and Britain's aviation technology is not a little ahead of Japan. Moreover, cooperating with Britain would save a large number of British aircraft and engine companies, stimulate British employment, and steal British technology, which would be of many benefits to Germany and the European Community.

"Got it." Koga Mineichi seemed to be on his mind not thinking about the eastward fleet that was going to attack the continental United States—as if it were a riskless mission.

"Ugaki-kun, have you seen the Fokker 636 plan?" Koga asked.

"Yes," Ugaki replied, "the engine requirements are too high, and it is planned to use a 2,400 hp BMW 801FT (F plus turbocharger) or a more powerful British Sagittarius 2 engine......

"Sagittarius Type 2 seems to be able to be used for gale as well, right?" Koga knew quite a bit about aircraft and was able to tell the difference between the British Sagittarius 2 and the German BMW802.

Although the latter has more horsepower, it is also larger and heavier, and is suitable for installation on bombers or shore-based heavy fighters, rather than on carrier-based fighters. So the Germans were going to make up the numbers with a 14-cylinder BMW801FT with less horsepower but a turbocharger.

However, the 14-cylinder air-cooled to 2,400 horsepower and a turbocharger are also available, and the complexity of this engine is beyond the control of the Japanese aviation industry. If you insist on getting started, it is likely that it will not be built in a few years.

"The UK can be asked for technology." Ugaki reminded that "a peace treaty with Britain is now being discussed, and the empire can make a request for access to technology." If successful, the Gale project can be accelerated. ”

"That's all." Koga nodded, "Oh, the 1st Eastward Fleet has departed?" ”

Ugaki said, "Yes, if it goes well, you can enter the attack position on the night of the 22nd." ”

"It's going to work!" Koga Feng smiled and said, "The Americans have no way to defend themselves at all, unless they realize the location of the 1st Eastward Fleet, but this is impossible!" If they don't want bombs and incendiary bombs to fall endlessly, then they can only deploy a large number of aircraft on the west coast. ”

Or...... Capture the Hawaiian Islands! Ugaki said with a smile, "It's a one-and-done method." ”

Koga laughed, "This is also our chance to annihilate the U.S. Pacific Fleet!" (To be continued.) )