"Didn't the folks at Skeeter say that their new radar components are effective in avoiding false alarms caused by weather interference? Hum! They should have taken a good look, it's no different from before! ”

The low-ranking non-commissioned officer sitting in front of the radar screen in charge of operation monitoring muttered very dissatisfiedly, Alexanderson didn't have the energy to pay attention to this, he walked quickly to the communication phone, grabbed the crank and shook it violently a few times, and picked up the microphone with a resolute expression: "Pick up the Supreme Air Defense Command, quick, emergency!" ”

After a while, the line asked for by the captain was answered on the other side of the phone, and he did not hesitate to report the base, the number of the unit, and the name and position, and indicated that he would report the situation to the senior officer on duty.

In such extraordinary times, the duty officer of the air defense command met Alexandersen's requirements.

“… ・・・Colonel Anderson, I'm Captain Alexandersen from the Gävle Land-Based Radar Warning Station, I'm sorry to report to you in this way, we just detected an unidentified aircraft coming in from the north, and it was very fast, and this has happened in the past, but I don't think it's a disturbance caused by a weather phenomenon, but a real aircraft・・・・・・ it's traveling at more than 1,100 kilometers per hour, sir, I know it sounds incredible, But a lot of the cutting-edge technology of the great powers is beyond the imagination of ordinary people, such as the atomic bomb・・・・・・ right, sir, I am very sure, it must be extraordinary, you can ask other radar stations about the situation. In the case of meteorological interference, radar equipment in different directions should not detect targets in the same direction at the same time, on the contrary, it is very likely that it is an entity with metallic reflections... After all, the Skester company is a production enterprise, and our soldiers, commanders, ...... Okay, sir! ”

Putting down the phone, Captain Alexanderson realized that the two operators in the radar control room were looking at him with strange eyes, and he opened his mouth to explain, thinking that it would be better to wait until the matter was confirmed. After this toss, the mood for dinner was gone, and he simply made a cup of coffee and sat down, his eyes fixed on the rapidly moving point of light on the radar screen. Its trajectory still seems to be undefined, but if it is the electrostatic energy caused by the clouds, it should not be active for so long, and the range of movement cannot reach hundreds of kilometers. It's like a mischievous elf, sometimes going straight ahead, sometimes writhing on the radar in a crooked trajectory. More than ten minutes later, it flew more than fifty kilometers north of Gävle, and at this time, Alexandersendo wanted to contact his colleagues stationed in the area, let them hold up the binoculars and stare at them with wide eyes, but he thought that the clouds were low and the sky was gradually darkening, and suddenly there was a sense of helplessness - this thing always picks cloudy weather to appear, and there are more than a dozen times a year, could it be that natural weather causes radar misjudgment?

"Yo, I really didn't go to dinner, afraid of losing that week's vacation? It's too late to regret it! ”

Lieutenant Stenman swaggered into the radar control room, provocative, but with a glass of juice and a paper-wrapped meatloaf in both hands, he put them on the table next to Alexandsson, and turned to leave. At this time, Alexandersson asked: "Do you think that the Third Reich of the Germans has completely disappeared?" ”

Although Alexanderson did not name who he was asking, Sternmann paused and thought about it, and turned his head sideways and said, "With Hitler's terrible magic, there will still be people who will worship and carry forward his faith in a hundred years." In this sense, his Third Reich did not and will not die, but when it comes to political entities and organizational structures, it should cease to exist. ”…,

Alexanderson lowered his head and continued to dwell on his contradictory thoughts, and Stmann turned to look at the radar screen: "Flying youkai?" ”

The more mysterious things tend to arouse curiosity, and Swedish officers and soldiers have given many nicknames to such things that repeatedly appear on radar screens and are tracked by planes that never work, such as summer thunderstorms, circular lightning, and flying monsters.

"I just called the Air Defense Command and said what I had been wanting to say." Alexanderson seemed a little sluggish when he said this, and even gave people a sense of frustration and loss.

"To be honest, I don't believe Skeeter's explanation, maybe they deliberately ignored this discovery out of technical or other considerations, lest the military cut orders for their company and even affect export sales." Lieutenant Stenman's words were not necessarily intended to be comforting, but they did have a comforting effect on Alexandersen.

"If it is really some kind of high-speed reconnaissance plane that we do not know, then it has frequently invaded our airspace for more than a year, and I am afraid that what it has done is not as simple as flight tests and sightseeing and photographing, but I am afraid that there are very bad intentions behind it." Captain Alexanderson said as he reached out and rubbed his temples, "I hope I'm not in the chaos before I had a nervous breakdown." ”

"Maybe you're just thinking too much." One radar operator comforted his boss and said, "You just need to eat and rest now, and I'm sure you'll be fine soon." ”

Alexanderson shook his head bitterly.

Just then, the phone rang. The captain hesitated a little before standing up, and Lieutenant Stenman took a step to the side, and with an arm span of nearly two meters, he easily reached for the village microphone and handed it to Alexandersen.

"The Gävle ground-based radar warning station...... Yes, sir, I'm Captain Alexanderson...... Really? That's great! Uh, I didn't mean that, I just wanted to send out danger... Do you contact via Channel 9? Okay, got it, thank you very much! Thank you so much! ”

Waiting for Alexandesson to make a gesture, the radar operator quickly turned on the radio communication equipment on the side, which was the first military communicator produced by Siemens after the war, which was purchased by the Swedish military and handed over to the Skart company for modification, so that it could be used in conjunction with the company's radar system - the biggest role was to use ground radar to guide combat aircraft to find and attack targets, which was also a new air warfare method born during World War II.

After a while, the number of light spots on the radar screen increased by two, and after a few minutes it increased to four. According to the radar's own mechanical calculators, the operator measured their speeds at 530 kilometers per hour, the former apparently the Swedish Air Force's regular propeller fighters, and the latter faster than any known piston aircraft, judging from their location, it goes without saying that they are also the "Black Ghost" developed and produced by Saab, although there are only 3 test aircraft and 6 pre-production models, but their excellent performance has long been eye-catching to the Swedish military.

Alexandsson came to the communication equipment in high spirits, put on a headset and picked up the microphone: "This is the Gävle land-based radar early warning station, I am ordered by the air defense command to provide you with ground guidance, please report your identity!" Please self-declare your identity! ”

The voices coming out of the headphones were inaudible to Lieutenant Sternmann and the two radar operators, and they could only guess the general content based on the captain's words.

"The Sea Eagle squad that has taken off from Fallon, the target is about 150 kilometers southwest of you, it is now flying south, at a speed of more than a thousand kilometers per hour, it is better for you not to pursue it directly, but to outflank its flight path to the north and raise the altitude to more than meters. The Kraken team that took off from Timro is 200 kilometers northwest of you, and if it keeps its current course, you have a chance to intercept them west of Stockholm, but its trajectory is elusive...... It is recommended that you fly west at full speed. ”…,

While Captain Alexandersen was communicating with the two teams of Warhawks, all four pairs of eyes in the control room were glued to the radar screen. The equipment technology and personnel quality of this radar early warning station is second to none in the Swedish army, it is equipped with a total of three sets of radar systems, high-power long-range radar, short-range warning radar and backup radar, the detection range of long-range radar can reach 320 kilometers, and the detection accuracy of precision radar within KC kilometers can be controlled within 100 meters, both of which are the best radar products of the Scrut company.

On the screen of the long-range radar, the fastest moving spot of light is still flying south, and it will be able to reach the Swedish capital in a few tens of kilometers, which is only a matter of two or three minutes for its ultra-high speed, but judging from past experience, the "flying monster" seems to not want to cause panic among the citizens of Stockholm, and has never approached within 50 kilometers of the city, and this time may not be an exception. As for the other four spots in a group of twos, the faster one doesn't seem to be much slower than the "Flying Youkai", while the latter group is not moving as efficiently as it could be.

"Hey, what is it about the four of you that is so engrossed?" The officers on shift walked into the radar control room somewhat out of place.

Hearing the voice of a colleague, Alexanderson said, "Shh・・・・・・h ”

The officer and Lieutenant Stenman were clearly not the same kind of people, and he shouted, "Catch the flying monster? It's just thunder and lightning in the clouds! Instead of lightning rods, use airplanes to catch lightning? It's hilarious! It must have been in vain again. ”

Alexandsson was a little angry: "Why is it that we are the only radar in the world that encounters strange moving lightning here?" Is it just because Sweden is a magical country, or is it because there are inherent technical problems with the equipment of the Skete company? We have to figure this out, otherwise we have to let foreign aircraft whose performance we don't yet know how to move freely over Sweden, what face do we have as soldiers? ”

"Okay, okay!" The officer on duty had to honestly close the door, and then a set of light spots appeared on the radar screen, which appeared to be as many as twenty or thirty, and the flight path was similar to that of the large Allied fleet before. Entering Sweden from the Norwegian border, the nearest route to Leningrad would pass north of Stockholm, and although the secret agreement was signed voluntarily by the Swedish government, the air defense alert of the Swedish capital has been raised to the level of war in recent days.

At this moment, several sets of light spots reflected on the radar screen seemed to interfere with each other, but when the mysterious "flying monster" suddenly changed direction and flew towards the incoming Allied group, Alexanderson suddenly felt that something was wrong.

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