Chapter 1220 Atomic Bomb 2

In another time and space, Adolf Hitler, the sinner of all mankind and the number one devil, has been troubled by the question of whether to use atomic bombs to massacre the American people, who all have guns.

Unlike what the democratic freedom fighters on the other side of the Atlantic imagined, the Nazi and fascist leaders in Europe, because of their racist YS form, actually did not agree to drop atomic bombs on Americans - unless the blacks and Jews in the United States were willing to gather in a target area and wait for the atomic bomb to fall.

So when Hitler and his comrades (including Mussolini, Goering, Rudolf Hess and others) discussed the "nuclear peace issue", most of the suggestions they received were against it. Among them, Mussolini opposed it most fiercely. He told Hitler that the current US capital Washington has almost become an empty city, and there is no point in dropping atomic bombs. Although there are still millions of residents in large cities such as New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, most of them are blond and blue-eyed Aryans, and there are many pure-blooded Aryan women and children... How can they be bombed with atomic bombs?

Those who supported the use of atomic bombs were politically "neutral" professional soldiers like Hessmann. Soldiers first considered victory, and then the YS form, so they were more likely to accept the use of atomic bombs to kill Aryans.

But most of them did not agree to bomb New York and Washington with atomic bombs, because these Junker warlords thought they were knights and were not willing to massacre civilians. They hoped to use atomic bombs as a tactical weapon.

In addition, before Germany completely controlled the Avalon Peninsula, launching a nuclear strike on the US mainland was actually an option of last resort.

Because launching a "one-way nuclear air strike" based on the Azores is only theoretically feasible. There are many problems in actual implementation. The main difficulty is that it is impossible to send escort aircraft or a large fleet. And a small number of Me264 long-range raids are too easy to be shot down by American interceptor fleets. If one of the Me264s carries an atomic bomb, it means that the precious atomic bomb is lost... There is even the possibility that the atomic bomb is captured by the Americans!

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

What is even more troublesome 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 of the atomic bomb being captured is related to its detonation design. According to the design, the fuse used by the Heisenberg device must be installed before the bomb is dropped. It has three insurances: "fixed height", "timing" and "trigger". As long as one of the fuses is activated, the Heisenberg device will explode. However, before the fuse is installed on the Heisenberg device, this type of atomic bomb will not (theoretically) be detonated, even if it falls from a high altitude, even if it is hit by a 20mm or 30mm machine gun shell!

In addition, the shell of the atomic bomb is very strong (the strength of the shell 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 easy for bullets and shells to penetrate it, so the atomic bomb is unlikely to be broken. If the plane carrying the atomic bomb was shot down over the Allied controlled land, there was a high probability that the atomic bomb would be picked up by the Americans.

Therefore, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb must have a relatively tight escort, so that even if it could not break through the Allied air defense, it could buy some time to install the atomic bomb fuse. Before Germany established a solid and reliable base on the west coast of Conception Bay, it was not very safe to launch a nuclear strike against the US mainland.

"No," Hersman knew the Nazi devil's mind, so he shook his head and said, "New York, Boston and Philadelphia are not our targets. They are actually hostages. If we kill the hostages, how can we get money?"

"Yes!" Hitler nodded, "We can't kill the hostages, otherwise we won't get the money. Money is the goal, and killing is just a means to get money."

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

The atomic bomb cannot be used in the US mainland, but it does not prevent it from playing a key role as a tactical weapon.

"Yes, I will approve it," Hitler waved his fist and said, "After all, victory is the most important thing. In order to win the war, of course, atomic bombs can be used. But the Wehrmacht must understand what is the real victory?"

To have enough money is the real victory! Because now the European Community already exists, whether it can evolve into the United States of Europe depends on whether there is enough money. So the invincible German Wehrmacht is now a kidnapper and extortionist, not a murderer.

"I understand. The Wehrmacht General Staff understands what victory is," Hessmann answered immediately, "so the strategic role of the atomic bomb will be to deter the enemy. At the same time, it is also a very important tactical weapon. In Operation Columbus, it will be used mainly as a tactical weapon."

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

"1-2," Hessmann replied, "You need to prepare 3 backups."

"3? Okay." Hitler paused, "By the way, how many atomic bombs do we have now?"

"6," Hessmann told Hitler, "We currently have a total of 150 kilograms of propellant (plutonium-239 with an enrichment of more than 92%), which can be equipped with up to 6 atomic bombs."

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

The meeting in the White House bunker is still going on. Admiral William Leahy, the President’s Chief of Staff, is speaking. What he is proposing now is the conclusion reached by the Pentagon after research. He told Truman: “Because there is not enough air force, the Allied forces on Newfoundland can only attack at night and in bad weather, but the Germans have night vision equipment, which puts us in a very disadvantageous position at night.”

There are planes during the day and infrared night vision goggles at night... It’s really hard to fight!

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

"It's not completely certain yet." William Leahy said, "So the air force on the Bermuda Islands must be maintained, and 1,000-2,000 fighters can be transferred to the Caribbean. However, the redeployment of a large number of air forces takes time. This is not just about transferring the aircraft to Newfoundland or Nova Scotia."

Military aircraft cannot fight alone without a huge ground support system. If 1,000-2,000 combat aircraft are to be transferred from the Caribbean to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, the number of ground crews who need to follow the transfer will be as high as tens of thousands. The materials and equipment that need to be transferred are an astronomical number. Even when water and air traffic are unimpeded, working for a few weeks is considered fast.

"So we can only use carrier-based aircraft!" William Leahy saw Spruance, the joint commander of the Pacific-Atlantic Fleet, sitting in the conference room, raised his hand, "Raymond, do you have any questions?"

"Yes!" Spruance asked, "What is the fleet's target? Newfoundland? Or the German fleet?"

Hearing his question, the Chief of Naval Operations Ernest King said: "Raymond, Newfoundland is undoubtedly the most important!"

Secretary of War Wallace interrupted and said: "Admiral, the gains and losses of Newfoundland are related to the survival of the United States! Even if the navy defeats the European Combined Fleet, it cannot recover the losses caused by the fall of Newfoundland."

Spruance couldn't help frowning. He didn't dare to agree with this view - if the European naval combined fleet failed, how could the German army on Newfoundland win?

President Truman asked Spruance at this time: "Admiral, how sure are you that you can defeat the powerful German naval fleet in the North Atlantic?"

Confidence? Not much.

Spruance then remembered what the president said to him when he entered the bunker just now - it seems that Truman meant to defend Newfoundland to the death!

"Not very sure." Spruance's answer hit Truman's heart.

The president asked: "So... is it possible to lure the German fleet away from the vicinity of Newfoundland?"

"Yes." Spruance replied.

"How to do it?" Secretary of War Wallace asked.

"Advance to the Azores." Spruance said that he and the staff of the Pacific-Atlantic Fleet Joint Command had already studied the relevant issues. "The Azores is the base camp of the German invasion. The Germans cannot afford the losses caused by the large-scale bombing of the Azores by carrier-based aircraft and fierce bombardment by naval guns."

His suggestion made everyone present brighten up - the conclusion they reached in the previous meeting was to let the 56th Task Force use carrier-based aircraft to bomb the main force of the German fleet, and then lure them towards the Bermuda Islands.

This idea can only be said to be a wishful thinking at best, and the Germans are likely to ignore it.

But the plan proposed by Spruance was different. The Azores must be rescued by the German army! If the Azores were attacked by the US military, the German fleet in the North Atlantic would certainly be dispatched to rescue them. Once the German fleet left, the battle on Newfoundland would be decided.

"Is the entire 56th Task Force dispatched?" Chief of Naval Operations Ernest King interrupted.

"No." Spruance shook his head, "There is no need to put all the forces into it... The German radar is not much more advanced than ours. They can't tell what kind of ships the huge surface fleet on the sea is made up of?"