Chapter 1245: The Atomic Bomb II

Adolf, the sinner and number one demon of all mankind in another time and space. Hitler, these days have been plagued by the question of whether to massacre the American people with guns with atomic bombs. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Unlike the pro-democracy and freedom fighters on the other side of the Atlantic, the Nazis and fascist bosses here in Europe, because of their racist forms, are not very in favor of dropping atomic bombs on Americans unless black Americans and Jews are willing to concentrate in a targeted area and wait for the atomic bomb to fall.

So Hitler and his comrades (including Mussolini, Goering, Rudolf. Hess et al.) discussed the "nuclear leveling issue", and most of the suggestions they received were opposed. Mussolini was the most vehemently opposed, telling Hitler that Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, was almost empty, and that there was no point in dropping the atomic bomb. New York, Boston, and Philadelphia are large cities with millions of inhabitants, but the vast majority of them are blonde Aryans, and there are many Aryan women and children of pure blood...... How can you use an atomic bomb to bomb it?

Those who supported the use of the atomic bomb were politically "neutral" professional soldiers like Hersmann. The first thing the soldiers thought about was victory, and then the YS form, so it was easier for them to accept the act of killing the Aryans with an atomic bomb.

But most of them were also not in favor of the atomic bombings of New York and Washington, because the Junkers considered themselves knights and were reluctant to slaughter civilians. They wanted to use the atomic bomb as a tactical weapon.

Moreover, until Germany takes full control of the Avalonian Peninsula, a nuclear strike on the U.S. mainland is a last resort.

Because launching a "one-way nuclear air strike" based on the Azores is only theoretically feasible. In practice, there were many problems, the main difficulty being the inability to send escort aircraft, nor the possibility of sending large fleets. And a small number of long-range raids of the Me264 are too easy to be shot down by the American interceptor group, and if one of the Me264s carries an atomic bomb on it, it means that the precious atomic bomb is lost...... There is even a possibility that the atomic bomb was captured by the Americans!

The latter possibility means that all efforts to defeat the United States will come to naught.

And what is even more troubling is that once the plane carrying the atomic bomb is shot down, no one can guarantee that the atomic bomb will not be captured by the enemy.

The possibility that the atomic bomb was captured had something to do with its detonation design. According to the design, the fuse used by the Heisenberg device must be installed before the bomb is dropped, and it has the three insurances of "fixed height", "timing" and "trigger", and as soon as one of the fuses is activated, the Heisenberg device will explode. However, until the Heisenberg device is fused, this type of atomic bomb will not (theoretically not) be detonated, even if it falls from a high altitude, even if it is hit by a 20mm or 30mm cannon shell!

In addition, the shell of the atomic bomb is very strong (whether the shell is strong or not is directly related to the explosive power of the atomic bomb, because the strong shell can buy more time for the nuclear fission reaction), and it is not at all that bullets and shells can penetrate casually, so the atomic bomb is unlikely to be broken. If the plane carrying the atomic bomb was shot down over Allied-controlled land, there was a high probability that the atomic bomb would be picked up by the Americans.

Therefore, the aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb must have a relatively close escort, so that even if it cannot break through the air defense of the Allied forces, it can buy some time for the fuse to install the atomic bomb. Until Germany establishes a solid and reliable base on the west coast of Concepson Bay, a nuclear strike on the U.S. mainland is not a safe one.

"No," Hersman knew what the Nazi boss was thinking, so he shook his head again and again, "New York, Boston, and Philadelphia are not our targets, they are actually hostages, and if we kill them, how can we ask for money?" ”

"Yes!" Hitler nodded, "We can't kill the hostages, otherwise we won't have money, money is the goal, killing people is just a means to ask for money." ”

Hersman nodded and asked, "So...... Mr. Prime Minister, will you approve the use of an atomic bomb? ”

The fact that the atomic bomb could not be used on the continental United States did not prevent it from playing a key role as a tactical weapon.

"Yes, I will approve it," Hitler said, waving his fist, "after all, victory is the most important thing, and in order to win the war, of course, the atomic bomb can be used." But the Wehrmacht must understand what is a real victory? ”

Enough money is the real win! Because now that the European Community already exists, whether it can evolve into a United European States depends on whether there is enough money. So the invincible Wehrmacht is now kidnappers and extortionists, not murderers.

"Understood, the Wehrmacht General Staff understands what victory is," Hessman replied immediately, "so the strategic role of the atomic bomb will be to deter the enemy." It is also a very important tactical weapon, and it will be used primarily as a tactical weapon in Operation Columbus. ”

"Okay, that's good!" Hitler thought for a moment and asked, "How many atomic bombs are you going to use at most?" ”

"1-2," Hirschman replied, "3 need to be prepared." ”

"Three? All right. Hitler paused, "By the way, how many atomic bombs do we have now?" ”

"Six," Hersmann told Hitler, "we currently have 150 kilograms of charge (plutonium-239 with an abundance of more than 92 percent), which can be used to assemble up to six atomic bombs." ”

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“…… The Pentagon believes that the main difficulty we are currently facing on the battlefields of Newfoundland and Labrador is the lack of air forces, and as long as this difficult problem is solved, victory can still be expected. ”

The meeting in the White House bunker continued, and the President of Staff, William Brown, was speaking. Admiral Leahy. What he is presenting now is the conclusion that the Pentagon has reached after research. He told Truman: "The Allies on Newfoundland could only attack at night and in bad weather because they did not have enough air forces, but the Germans had night vision equipment, which put us at a great disadvantage at night." ”

There are airplanes during the day and infrared night vision devices at night...... It's really hard to fight!

"Then send more planes to support!" Truman said, "Is it now certain that the main direction of attack of the Germans is Newfoundland?" ”

"It's not entirely certain yet." William. "So the aviation on Bermuda must be maintained, and 1,000-2,000 fighters can be drawn in the Caribbean direction," Raisi said. However, the redeployment of a large number of air forces will take time, and it is not enough to transfer aircraft to Newfoundland or Nova Scotia. ”

There is no way for military aircraft to fight alone from the huge ground support system. If 1,000-2,000 combat aircraft were to be transferred from the Caribbean to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, tens of thousands of ground crews would need to follow the transfer. And the materials and equipment that need to be transferred are even more astronomical. Even when water and air traffic is unimpeded, a few weeks of busy work can be considered fast.

"So we can only use carrier-based aircraft!" William. At this time, Leahy saw Spruance, the joint commander of the Pacific-Atlantic Fleet, who was sitting in the conference room, and raised his hand, "Raymond, what is your problem?" ”

"Yes!" Spruance asked, "What exactly is the goal of the fleet?" Newfoundland? Or the fleet of the Germans? ”

Hearing his question, Chief of Naval Operations Ernest Murphy. "Raymond, Newfoundland is undoubtedly the most important," King said. ”

Warsecretary Wallace interjected: "Admiral, the gains and losses of Newfoundland are at stake in the very existence of the United States!" Even if the Navy defeated the Combined European Fleet, it would not be able to recover the losses caused by the fall of Newfoundland. ”

Spruance couldn't help frowning, he didn't dare to agree with the view that if the combined fleet of European navies had failed, how could the Germans on Newfoundland win?

President Truman then asked Spruance: "Admiral, how sure are you that you can defeat the powerful naval fleet of the Germans in the North Atlantic?" ”

Grasp? That's not much.

Spruance then remembered what the President had said to him when he had just entered the bunker - it seemed that it was Truman's intention to hold on to Newfoundland!

"I'm not too sure." Spruance's answer hit Truman's heart.

The president asked, "So...... Is it possible to divert the German fleet away from the vicinity of Newfoundland? ”

"Yes." Spruance replied.

"How?" Secretary of War Wallace asked.

"Advance to the Azores." Spruance said that he and the staff of the Pacific and Atlantic Fleet Joint Command had studied the issue for a long time, "The Azores were the stronghold of the German invasion, and the Germans could not afford the losses of the Azores from massive bombardment by carrier-based aircraft and heavy naval artillery bombardment." ”

His suggestion brightened the eyes of all present - they had previously met and had come to the conclusion that Task Force 56 should bomb the main German fleet with carrier-based aircraft and lure them in the direction of Bermuda.

This idea was, at best, wishful thinking, and the Germans most likely ignored it.

But Spruance's plan was different, the Azores were the salvation of the German army! If there was an American attack, the German fleet in the North Atlantic would inevitably come to the rescue. And as soon as the German fleet left, the battle on the island of Newfoundland was equal to a winner.

"Is the entire Task Force 56 dispatched?" Chief of Naval Operations Ernest Murphy. Kim interjected.

"Nope." Spruance shook his head, "You don't need to put all your strength into it...... The Germans were not much more advanced in radar than ours, and it was impossible for them to distinguish what kind of ships the huge surface fleet on the sea was made of? ”