"These missiles are equipped with no chemical weapons and bacteriological weapons, right?" Roosevelt looked unusually worried. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Biological and chemical weapons are the trump card in the hands of the United States, and the only bargaining chip that the United States can use to deter Germany!

But this kind of deterrent weapon has the best deterrent effect only if it is not used, and if it is really used, it will be the case. The Japanese dropped bacteriological weapons on the western part of the United States, and the United States also dropped chemical and bacteriological weapons on the Japanese mainland with submarine rocket artillery. The resulting casualties were not light, but they were not to the point where they could force the opponent to submit. On the contrary, it has further intensified the contradictions and made it difficult for the United States and Japan to negotiate peace.

"No...... There are currently no reports of this. Army Chief of Staff Marshall said.

Roosevelt breathed a sigh of relief, "So, do we know what these missiles were fired from?" ”

"It was supposed to be launched from an airplane." Chief of Naval Operations Ernest Murphy. "There is a blockade between Nova Scotia and Bermuda, consisting of reconnaissance aircraft, surface ships and submarines, and if the German fleet were near there, it would certainly be spotted," King said. Unless......" he frowned, "unless the Germans have a missile range of more than 700 kilometers." ”

"700 km?" Roosevelt frowned bitterly, "If you can build a missile with a range of 500 kilometers, 700 kilometers shouldn't be a problem, right?" Even if it doesn't now, it will certainly be this time next year. And the warhead that the missile can carry will definitely get heavier and heavier! ”

Hearing this, there was silence in the Oval Office, and the atmosphere had become very oppressive.

"Mr. President, a missile with a range of more than 700 kilometers may be possible for the Germans to build, but the cost will be high, the weight of the warhead will have to be reduced, and the hit rate will be reduced."

Admiral Arnold, commander of the Army Air Forces, explained to Roosevelt: "So we judged that the missiles attacking Boston and Cambridge were fired from airplanes. And the plane that launched the missile should be 200-700 kilometers from Boston. ”

"Can that be defended?" Roosevelt asked.

Admiral Arnold and Admiral Marshall looked at each other, and the latter said: "Mr. President, judging from the attacks on Boston and Cambridge today, the German missiles are extremely fast, reaching speeds of 900-1,000 kilometers per hour, which are difficult to intercept by our fighters and anti-aircraft artillery, and the anti-air balloon has played a certain role. However, the most effective way to defend against missile attacks is probably to destroy the planes used by the Germans to carry missiles. ”

"How?" Roosevelt asked again.

"The first thing is to strengthen the Nova Scotia-Bermuda cordon." Admiral Arnold said, "More destroyers and reconnaissance aircraft need to be deployed to ensure that approaching German bombers can be detected early."

This was followed by the deployment of more long-range interceptors in Nova Scotia and Massachusetts. Considering that the Germans are likely to use the cover of night to send out bombers, the fighters deployed should be mainly P61 or F7F night combat models.

Then the air defenses of Boston and New York were strengthened, and more anti-aircraft artillery and anti-aircraft balloons were deployed.

Finally, we should also strengthen air defense training and long-range radar warning systems for Boston and New York citizens......"

"Night interception, or in the Atlantic," Roosevelt looked at Arnold, "Admiral, how many missile-carrying German bombers do you think were shot down by us?" ”

Intercepting bombers at night is already very difficult, and now it is necessary to place the interception site on the vast ocean -- there is no place to build a radar station on the ocean, and the detection of targets depends entirely on the radars and patrol planes of surface ships (mainly destroyers). It is also impossible to build airfields everywhere at sea, and it is certainly too late for night fighters to take off from Nova Scotia until a destroyer or patrol plane has discovered a target. The most feasible way is to maintain a large number of night fighters in the air at all times, and the number of troops that need to be invested is unimaginable!

"Mr. President," said Admiral Marshall, "although it is difficult to intercept enemy aircraft and missiles, the cost of a German missile attack is also high. Taking into account the speed and reliability of the missiles that struck the cities of Boston and Cambridge, they were supposed to use expensive jet engines or liquid rocket engines. And the aircraft carrying them should be Me264 long-range bombers, and the place where the aircraft took off should be the Azores. In order to deliver less than a ton of explosives to our homeland, the Germans not only used expensive missiles, but also burned more than ten tons of high-quality aviation fuel. Such a cost should be quite high for Germany! ”

"This is actually a war of attrition, and we have enough national strength to fight the Germans to consume!" War Secretary Stimson chimed in, "And it's not like we're without the power to fight back." ”

Roosevelt nodded, knowing that a dozen missiles would not be enough to convince the American people to accept the reality of losing the war.

"Yes!" Roosevelt said, "We still have the power to fight back!" He glanced at Admiral Arnold, "Our B-29s are going to continue to bomb Ireland and Iceland, and we must let the Germans know that we have the strength to fight back!"

Also, when will our airport expansion in Valparaiso Bay be completed? ”

"A week," replied Admiral Marshall, "is now well underway, and will certainly be completed in a week." In early October, our B-17s will be able to be stationed there. ”

"Good!" President Roosevelt nodded, seemingly pleased with the progress of the project, "Then start the air raid on Buenos Aires as soon as possible...... If it can be prompted by the Argentines to put Juan. Peron's ouster will surely lead to a decent peace. ”

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"According to the U-4001 submarine, at least 18 missiles were fired in Boston and the neighboring city of Cambridge. It is clear that the navigation of the Reaper-1B missile is very effective. ”

On 20 September, on the third day of the first air-launched missile attack on Boston, Air Marshal Kesselring and Air General Jeshunek flew back to Berlin. It also brought back the good news of the success of the missile strike.

And Hersman had learned about the missile attack on the city through agents lurking in Boston a day earlier. The missile attack, which lasted almost an hour, destroyed some buildings and caused certain casualties. But compared to a big city like Boston, the damage is actually insignificant. After all, the more than 18 missiles that hit only had 14.4 tons of charge (explosives), and most of them had not yet hit any vital targets.

However, the navigation system of the Reaper 1B cruise missile was indeed successful, and half of the 36 missiles fired that day landed in the Boston and Cambridge metropolitan areas. It's not too far from MIT - all cruise missiles are aimed at MIT. And most of the 18 missiles that did not land in the Boston and Cambridge metropolitan areas also landed on the outskirts of Boston and Cambridge.

If the information provided by the missile's radio transmitter and location equipment (in fact, it is a transmitter), U-4001, and the information provided by the lurking German agents can be used for correction, the accuracy of the missile will certainly be further improved in the future.

"But the Americans will not pay 500 billion euromarks in reparations for those 18 missiles."

Hirschman shook his head and said, "We have to launch more, more effective and less costly attacks." Enough missiles had to fall on New York, Philadelphia and Boston for them to feel the pain of war and the invincibility of the German Empire.

In addition, we must make the illusion that we are going to attack the Caribbean Sea in order to confuse the Americans. In this way, favorable conditions can be created for the seizure of the island of Newfoundland. ”

It is impossible to defeat the United States with cruise missiles alone, unless they can be equipped with nuclear warheads. But the miniaturization of nuclear weapons cannot be achieved overnight, and it will require multiple nuclear tests. The prerequisite for multiple nuclear tests is that there is enough weapons-grade plutonium-239 or uranium-235.

It is not easy to produce sufficient quantities of plutonium-239 or uranium-235, and it will take time to improve plutonium production reactors or build large-scale isotope separation plants. At present, the German U Engineering Committee does not have enough uranium-235 in its hands, but there is some high-purity plutonium-239 that can be tested several times. Hersmann recently approved a second nuclear test aimed at miniaturizing the Heisenberg device, which is planned to reduce its weight from 4.5 tons to 3 tons. But whether it could succeed or not, Hersmann had no bottom in his heart, and Heisenberg did not give Hirschmann any promises.

So an attack on the Caribbean and Newfoundland still seemed inevitable. Hersmann listened to Guderian's advice and was ready to use Newfoundland as a springboard for an attack on North America. However, the intent to attack Newfoundland must be carefully concealed and not revealed until the last moment.

Attacking the US mainland with missiles and attacking the Caribbean Sea is a means of confusing the United States.

"Reich Marshal," said the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Yeshunek, "if the cost of the attack is to be considered, then the use of missile carriers to take the V1B cruise missile is certainly the best option." However, in order for the missile carriers to approach the continental United States, the airfields in Bermuda must first be destroyed. ”

Hersman glanced at Raeder, "Where are the Xaffy and the Banville?" ”

"About 700 nautical miles off the coast of Guyana." "If you need to, you can get to the vicinity of Bermuda in 30 hours." ”

Hersman nodded, "Let's develop a long-term combat plan for attacking the continental United States with missiles, and the name is ...... Tomahawk program, with the 2nd Fleet exclusively responsible for conducting missile attacks.

In addition, it is necessary to develop a new plan for attacking the North American continent, which is called the Gochburg plan. ”