Chapter 1184 American Patriot

April 8, 1945, 6:10 in the morning. Atlantic Ocean, about 1,000 nautical miles west of the Azores, heavy aircraft carrier Adolf Hitler.

Lieutenant Colonel Hersman Jr., the aviation operations officer of the 201st Carrier Group, turned his head and looked at the middle of the flight deck. Two Me262T jet carrier fighters had been pushed onto the hydraulic catapult. Two metal baffles stood up behind the two Me262Ts, and the jet engines began to roar, spitting out hot tail flames. A flight commander waved a red flag violently, and the hydraulic catapult suddenly started and generated huge thrust together with the jet engine, quickly accelerating the aircraft from a standstill to a speed of nearly 250 kilometers per hour. The high-speed forward aircraft collided with the oncoming sea breeze, generating huge lift. At this moment, the two Me262T jet aircraft with a full weight of more than 10 tons were as light as seabirds. One in front and one behind, they shook their wings and suddenly flew into the sky.

The four jet engines of the two aircraft continued to make thunderous sounds, spewing hot gas backwards, pushing the aircraft upwards to accelerate the climb. The aircraft's climbing speed was not fast, not as fast as the climbing speed of the Fokker 636 after taking off from the aircraft carrier. This was caused by the slow acceleration defect of the jet engine - the current turbojet engine has just started, and in many aspects it cannot be compared with the fully mature piston engine.

However, little Hersman believed that the future sky must belong to jets. Because he witnessed the whole process of the step-by-step improvement of the Me262 from its birth to the present - the specific model of the two Me262s that are now climbing is T-4, which is the fourth improved version of the carrier-based model. The performance is much better than the original Me262A-0 jet fighter! Whether it is climbing, top speed, diving, range, ceiling or firepower, there have been great improvements, almost two different aircraft.

And all these improvements, in addition to more reasonable aerodynamic performance, are due to the rapid progress of jet engines. The thrust of the Jumo005 jet engine and the BMW020 jet engine currently under test has exceeded 23 kilonewtons! Moreover, the deadweight of these two engines is only about 750 kilograms, and they are both practical engines that can be installed on the Me262 series of jet aircraft. Once they complete the test and enter the actual installation, the climbing performance of the Me262T will also reach the level that can be comparable to the Fokker 636. At that time, the Adolf Hitler-class aircraft carrier equipped with the Me262T fighter will not need the Fokker 636 on the Zeppelin-class aircraft carrier to provide direct cover.

Standing on the island platform of the Hitler aircraft carrier, Little Hessmann withdrew his eyes from the two Me262Ts that were undergoing routine training, and then glanced at the stern flight deck of the Hitler aircraft carrier. There was no trace of the Br.810, but there were more than a dozen Me262T jet fighters and several vehicles - not the low aircraft carrier-specific vehicles, but Chris brand four-wheel diesel tractors and Steyr brand fire trucks. The former is used to tow aircraft, while the latter is used to put out fires. The wide deck and huge internal capacity of the Hitler class make this large vehicle useful on aircraft carriers, but these civilian vehicles are a bit uncoordinated when placed on aircraft carriers.

"Lieutenant Colonel," a lieutenant of the naval aviation force came behind little Hirschmann at some point and handed him a telegram copy. "A telegram from the Azores Command."

Little Hirschmann immediately took the copy and glanced at it, then turned around and walked quickly to the fleet joint command center on the second floor of the island.

Because the 20th Task Force is now 650 nautical miles away from Newfoundland and nearly 900 nautical miles away from the Bermuda Islands, and there is no sign that the fleet has been discovered by enemy aircraft. So the officers in the command center all looked relaxed, and the staff went in and out, passing on all kinds of intelligence and orders. General Helmut Heyer, commander of the 20th Task Force, Major General Franz Hinze, commander of the 201st Squadron and captain of the aircraft carrier Hitler, and Major General Christiansen, chief of staff of the 20th Task Force, all gathered in front of the chart table and talked in a low voice. Among them, Christiansen saw little Hersman and waved at him, "Rudolf, come here quickly, we will have work soon... The bombers in the Azores are taking off."

The bombers taking off from several large airports in the Azores are all long-range Me264 series bombers. They are also the main models equipped with the Reaper series missiles. Previously, most of these Me264s that can launch missiles were stationed in Belem and Cayenne, responsible for launching missiles at Trinidad Island to cover the Ju188 taking off from the Georgetown Island base to perform mine-laying missions.

However, starting a few days ago, these large aircraft have been transferred to the Azores one after another. By April 8, the number of Me264s concentrated in the Azores had exceeded 300.

And the landing operation in North America will be started by these Me264s!

Little Hersman raised his wrist, checked the time, and said calmly: "There are at least 6 hours before the air battle begins... If everything goes well, around 1 pm, the American planes on Newfoundland will be in big trouble."

"Major General Molders will be the commander-in-chief of today's air battle!" General Helmut Heyer raised his head from the chart table at this time, "You are the deputy commander-in-chief, get ready to go."

"Yes, General." Little Hersman quickly stood up, saluted, and then turned to leave the command center.

As the deputy commander of the air combat, little Hersman will take a Bv138E seaplane early warning aircraft to the front line. However, this type of aircraft is not available on the Hitler aircraft carrier. He must bring his staff and communication team to board the seaplane carrier (D aircraft carrier) that also belongs to the 20th Task Force, and then board the Bv138E seaplane early warning aircraft to be on standby at any time.

Before little Hersman boarded the Bv138E seaplane early warning aircraft on standby, another 9 Bv138E seaplanes (belonging to 3 D aircraft carriers) had taken off first and rushed to Newfoundland Island and Nova Scotia Peninsula for alert patrols, so as to use their S-band radar to first detect the large-scale attack of American fighter groups.

Just as the Germans attached great importance to the reconnaissance of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, the Americans also attached great importance to the surveillance of the Azores. Just as hundreds of Me264 bombers rumbled and took off from various airports in the Azores, the S-band radar on an F-13 reconnaissance aircraft hovering at an altitude of 10,000 meters nearby had already made a discovery.

"What? A large fleet is gathering over the Azores?"

The atmosphere in the Pentagon suddenly became tense, and Secretary of War Wallace immediately took charge of the intelligence command center.

"How large is the fleet?" Wallace asked.

Immediately, a staff officer of the Army Air Force replied: "It has exceeded 150, and it is still increasing!"

"150..." Wallace took a breath of cold air. Most of these 150 aircraft are Me264! At least 150 missiles can be mounted on them!

The German fleet on the sea is still unknown? So many bombers have been dispatched to the Azores. Are they going to blow up New York and Boston with missiles?

"Mr. Minister," Wallace was still recovering from the shock when another staff officer reported loudly, "We just received a report from a submarine that the German fleet in Belem has been dispatched!"

"The fleet in Belem has also moved?"

Wallace and William Leahy looked at each other - the fleet in Belem is the main force, including 8 aircraft carriers and several battleships, as well as a large number of landing ships and transport ships!

In addition, Belem is also the base of the EEC Expeditionary Force! According to reliable intelligence, there are two or three armored divisions equipped with E-50 tanks outside Belem.

So once the German fleet in Belem moves, it basically means that the landing on Trinidad and Tobago is about to begin!

And the battle on Trinidad and Tobago will also be directly related to the fate of the United States!

"Great!" Wallace suddenly clapped his hands, startling a room of heavy-hearted American soldiers, and all eyes were attracted to him.

"This is good news!" Wallace glanced around, his clenched palms were full of sweat, but his expression looked relaxed. "Everything is under our control now! We have deployed a large number of interceptors on the east coast, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, which can definitely give the German bomber group a head-on blow. The Germans will pay a heavy price for their crimes.

In addition, we have accurately determined that the main attack direction of the Germans is Trinidad and Tobago. Therefore, we know that the missile attack they are about to launch on the east coast of the United States is just a means of diversion. So we can formulate a targeted counterattack plan to ensure that victory belongs to the United States under God's blessing!"

"Yes, everything is under our control now!" William Leahy responded immediately, and then cast his eyes on General Arnold, commander of the Army Air Force, "Henry, send out your fighters to stop the Germans as much as possible. Bombers." Then he said to Wallace, "Mr. Secretary, let's go to the White House to report to the president. Just in case, I think we should suggest that the president and the cabinet go to Catoctin Hills. In addition, major cities such as New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Providence and Baltimore should also be under martial law and start evacuation plans when necessary. At the same time, it is necessary to ensure that all non-combatants can enter the underground bunkers when German missiles and bombers attack.

We must prepare for the worst now, so that we will not be scared by the atomic bomb at any time in the future!"

Wallace nodded, and said in a deep tone: "There are also counterattacks! The Patriot Project can be started now. If the Germans dare to use atomic bombs on our big cities, we must fight back resolutely!"