Chapter 1236 Chapter 1268 Atomic Bomb Twenty-Five Chapter 1269 Atomic Bomb Finished
When the decisive moment of the "Battle of Fundy Bay" came at 4:35 p.m. on April 29, 1945, at 4:35 p.m., the northeastern time of North America, the U.S. military was actually in a very unfavorable and even desperate situation.
First of all, the U.S. Navy fleet on the sea could not form a relatively dense air defense formation as usual-because this was not a traditional sea and air war, but a nuclear war!
In fact, the emergence of nuclear weapons and their use in actual combat have eliminated conventional navies!
From now on, no conventional navy in the world can confront an enemy using nuclear weapons. No matter how many combat ships the United States has, they are all a pile of scrap metal in front of nuclear weapons.
Of course, if the Americans now also have nuclear weapons to form a corresponding deterrent to Germany, then their huge surface fleet can be used to bully weak countries without nuclear weapons, such as the Japanese Empire...
But the United States does not have nuclear weapons now, so under the threat of Germany's atomic bomb, the 56th U.S. Task Force cannot even form a dense air defense formation, and can only rely on carrier-based aircraft to prevent German aircraft with atomic bombs from approaching.
Secondly, although Germany already had and used atomic bombs, it did not mean that the Germans threw all conventional bombs and remote-controlled guided missiles into the sea. Among the German fighter planes that appeared over the Bay of Fundy on the afternoon of April 29, there were 82 Br.810s carrying Hs293 remote-controlled guided missiles!
If they were allowed to approach American ships that could not form an air defense formation, 82 Hs293 remote-controlled bomb missiles would be enough to sink all 10 American "Essex" class aircraft carriers.
So when 82 Br.810 carrier-based bombers were divided into two large groups and appeared under the cover of the same number of Fokker 636s, they immediately attracted the attention of all F6Fs and F4Us who were ordered to block the enemy aircraft from approaching.
Just as they swarmed up, first seized the height, and then launched a dive attack on the 82 Br.810s, four huge Me2264s suddenly appeared behind the two German aircraft groups that broke through from an altitude of 7,000 meters. They were divided into two double-plane formations, and each formation was guarded by hundreds of Fokker 636 regiments.
It turned out that these four aircraft were the real atomic bomb carriers and remote-controlled aircraft!
"Now, Thunder 3 and Thunder 4 start the assault, the target is the entrance of the Strait of Fundy! Go!"
Admiral Kolten, who was riding on a P-47 and P264H early warning aircraft that was being attacked by the US military, was now guarding the radar screen in the cabin. When he found that there were not many enemy aircraft blocking the two real atomic bomb delivery aircraft groups, he issued the order for the final assault without hesitation.
Before receiving Admiral Kolten's order, the two "atomic bomber groups" at an altitude of 7,000 meters had already begun to accelerate. Although the Me264K long-range bomber is several tons heavier than the ordinary Me264 (to install radiation-proof lead plates), its horsepower is also greater than that of the ordinary Me264. It is equipped with four BMW802K 18-cylinder air-cooled engines with turbochargers. The maximum power of each engine (after using the MW50 system to assist combustion) can reach 3,200 horsepower. The four high-power engines can provide up to 12,000 horsepower of surging power in 10 minutes. The best applicable airspace for the Fokker W803 18-cylinder air-cooled engine (this engine is improved on the basis of the British Sagittarius 15 18-cylinder air-cooled engine) is at an altitude of 5,000 meters, but it can still perform well at an altitude of 7,000 meters.
Most of the pilots of the Fokker fighters have participated in the previous nuclear strike operation in Conception Bay, and they can probably guess that the Me264 bombers they are escorting are equipped with super weapons that will bring them victory and honor.
Therefore, after receiving the order to attack, morale was boosted, and all the pilots pushed the fuel lever to the bottom. Large amounts of green smoke suddenly emerged from the exhaust pipes on both sides of the nose, and the engines began to roar violently. The flight speed of the two "atomic bomber groups" also increased to more than 700 kilometers per hour. Like lightning, they broke through the obstruction of dozens of American fighter planes in an instant.
"Damn it, we were deceived!"
Standing on the platform outside the island of the "Essex" aircraft carrier, Mitchell could see the German planes roaring in with a telescope, and even saw that two of them were Me264s that could carry atomic bombs!
"Turn the rudder, full left rudder! Get out of here!" Arleigh Burke's shout came immediately.
The chief of staff of the 56th Task Force now knew that he had guessed the wrong target, and the entire fleet was about to face a catastrophe. However, he had not given up his efforts at this time, and was loudly ordering the aircraft carrier to turn - the Essex was originally heading east at full speed, but Arleigh Burke had guessed that the Germans would drop bombs at the entrance of the Bay of Fundy. Because it was high tide, there would be a high tide in the Bay of Fundy (because the terrain of the Bay of Fundy is special and shaped like a trumpet, so the tide is very large), plus the power of the atomic bomb, it is likely to cause a tsunami.
To avoid this tsunami, the only way is to let the Essex go to the east of Grand Manan Island (located at the entrance of the Bay of Fundy). In this way, perhaps they can use the island's shelter to escape.
So the Essex must now change direction, from east to north at full speed. The aircraft carrier with a displacement of more than 30,000 tons turned rapidly at sea at a speed of more than 30 knots, which immediately generated huge inertia. The aircraft carrier tilted sharply to one side, and the people on it could hardly stand without holding the handrails.
Admiral Mitchell almost fell on the platform outside the aircraft carrier island. Fortunately, an adjutant quickly supported him. Before he could stand firm, he heard someone shouting: "Catfish! Catfish is coming!"
Of course, it couldn't be a real catfish, but a French twin-engine carrier-based bomber Br.810 that looked a bit like a catfish. It turned out that some Br.810 had gotten rid of the entanglement of F4U and F6F and began to approach the American ships on the sea.
"Smoke! Release the smoke bomb quickly..."
In the bridge of the Essex aircraft carrier, the captain of the aircraft carrier had issued an order to release smoke over the phone. The smoke launchers installed on both sides of the aircraft carrier's flight deck were ready, and they immediately began to fire smoke bombs over the aircraft carrier. The smoke bombs exploded, releasing a large amount of thick smoke, completely covering the aircraft carrier.
The smoke tactic seemed to have some effect. The Br.810 bombers in the air did not drop bombs, but instead pulled up and rushed to an altitude of seven or eight thousand meters.
"Major General, the German planes are climbing up, and they seem to have given up the attack."
The electronics officer on the Essex immediately reported the latest radar findings to the fleet chief of staff Arleigh Burke.
"What? Give up the attack?" Arleigh Burke felt very strange when he heard the report.
Although the smoke can cover the aircraft carrier, the German pilots can still determine the approximate location of the aircraft carrier. The role of the smoke is only to reduce the hit rate of the missile. At the same time, the smoke will also block the sight of the anti-aircraft gunners on the aircraft carrier, making the German planes in the air less vulnerable to attack.
So it is impossible for the German planes to give up the attack when they see the smoke. And according to common sense, aircraft cannot land with missiles, otherwise, if an accident occurs, the missiles may explode, and that is nearly one ton of missiles! Therefore, the HS293 missiles they carry must be thrown out anyway.
"Sir, all the aircraft have climbed to more than 8,000 meters."
After hearing the report from the electronics officer, Admiral Gunther Kolten nodded, picked up the communicator and began to issue orders to the two atomic bomber formations: "Thunder 3, Thunder 4, I am Admiral Gunther Kolten, I order you to start implementing the "Odin Plan", I order you to start implementing the "Odin Plan". Over!"
"Odin Plan" is the code name for the combat operation of dropping atomic bombs. Starting to implement the "Odin Plan" means to start dropping atomic bombs!
And all German and French aircraft in the air suddenly increased their altitude to avoid being accidentally injured by atomic bombs-although the atomic bomb exploded after being thrown into the sea, it is almost impossible to threaten medium and high altitude aircraft, but it is also good to have more safety factors.
Two Me264K long-range bombers loaded with atomic bombs had already prepared for bombing, and the hydraulic fuses and time fuses were installed. At the same time, the two planes also reached the scheduled bombing positions, and their altitudes were about 9,000 meters. There were two moving smokes near them directly below them - these were two small aircraft carrier formations, consisting of an Essex-class aircraft carrier, an Oakland-class anti-aircraft cruiser, and two Fletcher-class destroyers.
If they hadn't released large clouds of smoke, they could have used anti-aircraft guns to fire at the four Me264s (two loaded with atomic bombs and two with remote control equipment) at an altitude of 9,000 meters. If they were particularly lucky, they might have been able to shoot down one or two, but this would not have prevented the atomic bomb from exploding, because the time fuses had been installed on the atomic bombs.
At 4:55 p.m. on April 29, 1945, two atomic bombs with red lights on their tails were dropped from an altitude of 9,000 meters. When the two atomic bombs fell to an altitude of 700 to 800 meters, their tails each opened a pair of huge red parachutes with swastika marks.
At the same time, all German and French planes in the air flew eastward at all costs to stay away from the center of the atomic bomb explosion. About 2-3 minutes later, two plutonium 239 atomic bombs codenamed "Heisenberg Device No. 4" and "Heisenberg Device No. 5" fell into the sea water at the entrance of the Bay of Fundy.
Chapter 1269 The Atomic Bomb is Over
The dim lights once again illuminated the lifeless White House bunker conference room.
Admiral Ernest King's voice was trembling and low, like an old man who had just lost all his relatives in a disaster and was telling his suffering. Everyone felt that what they heard was not a combat report, but a eulogy from the United States of America.
"…The Germans dropped two atomic bombs at the entrance to the Bay of Fundy at once. The two atomic bombs landed about 7,000 meters apart, creating two water walls 2,000 meters high, more than 700 meters wide, and nearly 100 meters thick. The two Essex-class aircraft carriers, two Oakland-class anti-aircraft cruisers, and four Fletcher-class destroyers located near the center of the explosion were immediately overturned by the water wall!
Later, the sea water, sea sand and water mist forming the huge clouds that formed the two water walls ran out of kinetic energy and all fell back to the sea, first forming a giant waterfall hundreds of meters high. According to reports from surviving ships, this waterfall fell from the sky and stirred up a huge tide that flooded all the surrounding ships and overturned 8 of the smaller ships (in fact, the ships that were not overturned included 2 The Essex-class aircraft carrier was later scrapped due to severe radiation pollution, but William Leahy doesn't know it yet). Then there was a tsunami on the sea with a maximum height of tens of meters, spreading outward from the center of the explosion.
Since the atomic bomb explosions occurred simultaneously in two places about 7,000 meters apart, all ships between the two explosion points were squeezed by two tsunami waves. All were only seriously damaged, and at least 6 light ships were damaged. The cruiser or destroyer was overturned on the spot. One of the Essex-class aircraft carriers was seriously damaged.
Because the atomic bomb exploded at the time of high tide in the Bay of Fundy, the spring tide and tsunami waves combined to form a huge tsunami wave sweeping eastward. When the sea wave reached a distance of 6,000 meters from the two atomic bomb explosion points, it was still as high as 7-8 meters. At least 9 ships of various types were overturned, and another 21 ships were damaged to varying degrees.
These are preliminary statistical results 30 minutes after the atomic bomb exploded. Since the German carrier-based aircraft group has not left, there may be fierce sea and air battles later, so the losses may increase..."
Admiral William Leahy put the telegram on the table, his face ashen. Two Essex-class aircraft carriers were overturned, one Essex-class aircraft carrier was severely damaged, more than 20 light ships were overturned by sea waves, and the hulls of twenty or thirty ships were seriously damaged due to the compression of tsunami waves. damage!
Such losses did not seem to be unbearable, but Germany's act of dropping two atomic bombs on the Bay of Fundy at once made everyone shudder.
If you include the atomic bomb dropped in Concepcion Bay, the Germans dropped three atomic bombs with a yield of approximately 200,000 tons (actually all of them were 20,000 tons) in one day! This shows that the Germans have so many atomic bombs that they can drop a few at will in a day.
William Leahy said in a trembling voice: "We have lost. The war has entered the atomic age. The weapons we have are completely outdated and cannot fight against the German army armed with atomic weapons..."
"Is this a formal recommendation from the Joint Chiefs of Staff?"
Before William Leahy finished speaking, he was interrupted by US President Truman. Although William Leahy had made a suggestion to stop the war in the meeting just now, it was not a formal suggestion from the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the president.
Admiral Leahy looked at Chief of Naval Operations Ernest King who was present. King sighed: "We are indeed defeated. There is no other way."
"George, what do you think?" General Leahy asked Army Chief of Staff George Marshall.
Marshall shook his head: "We can't fight at all, we really lost..."
"Henry, what do you think?" Leahy asked General Henry Arnold, commander of the Army Air Forces. "Is it possible for us to stop German bombers from entering the skies over America's major cities?"
"If Germany gains a foothold in Newfoundland, it will be difficult for us to prevent their bombers from visiting New York and Boston." Henry Arnold shook his head and said, "In addition, judging from the three atomic bombings that occurred today, the Germans will The atomic bomb was used as a tsunami weapon, and since New York and Boston are both located on the seaside, the Germans could use submarines to transport the atomic bomb..."
William Leahy was not interested in listening to General Arnold's continued analysis and asked directly: "Henry, do you also think that the battle was lost?"
"Yes, we have lost the battle." Henry Arnold nodded painfully.
William Leahy let out a long sigh. He was about to tell the President in the name of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that the war had been lost and suggested peace. This was the official report and recommendation of the highest staff organization of the U.S. military, and it was the official report and recommendation of the U.S. President and the An important basis for Congress to make decisions-but it was preempted by Secretary of War Wallace.
Wallace said: "I disagree with the analysis of the Chief of Staff of the Army and the Commander of Army Air Forces, because we have countermeasures. It is time for the Germans to know that we have such means, and they are very effective! So that they will not dare to attack Atomic bombs were used in our big cities!”
"Henry, are you crazy?" President Truman said to Wallace angrily, "If you want to resign, just say so. You can take your people to join the Bolshevik Party, but don't say such crazy things!"
"President!" Wallace's thoughts were revealed, and his face turned red and white, but he still said seriously, "It is my suggestion to launch the Patriot Project. If you don't accept it, I will resign as Secretary of War. !”
"I approve your resignation!" Truman glared at Wallace, "Mr. Wallace, on behalf of the U.S. government, I would like to thank you for everything you have done during this difficult time in the past. But it is very regrettable that our efforts It will not allow the United States to win the war, or even win a decent peace. I hope that after you leave, you and your comrades can make important contributions to the recovery of the United States in the future."
Wallace exhaled. Launching the "Patriot Project" and using plague weapons and anthrax spore bombs to retaliate against Germany was just talk. Now the Germans just want money, not to destroy the United States. If the "Patriot Project" angered the Germans and the atomic bombs really flattened New York and Boston, then the United States would not pay money to settle the matter, but would surrender unconditionally, which was not the result Wallace wanted.
"Mr. President, I will remember your words." Wallace stood up, "Before leaving, I have one last suggestion. The United States must not give up the Patriot Project and the Manhattan Project... Otherwise, the United States will never, ever have a day of revival!"
The so-called "Patriot Project" is to use a one-way B-29 or other long-range bomber equipped with powerful bacterial weapons to bomb the European mainland. And the Manhattan Project is of course the United States' own atomic bomb plan!
In Wallace's view, as long as the United States has the Patriot Project, the Germans will not dare to push it too far. At most, they will pay money, which is bearable for the United States. Once the Manhattan Project is completed, the United States will immediately become a powerful country that can compete with Germany.
So no matter what kind of temptation or pressure it faces, the United States cannot give up these two plans.
President Truman nodded and said, "Henry, your suggestion is very good... The United States will never give up the Patriot Project and the Manhattan Project. This is our bottom line and the cornerstone of the United States' future revival. As long as I am still president, it will not change. But now, we must admit defeat and seek peace!"
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"Imperial Marshal, report from the 10th and 20th Task Forces, we have just won a great victory in the Bay of Fundy! It is currently certain that two US Essex-class aircraft carriers were overturned by atomic bombs, one Essex-class aircraft carrier was severely damaged, and another five Essex-class aircraft carriers were severely damaged by Br.810 carrier-based bombers with Hs293 missiles..."
Almost at the same time when Truman decided to pay money for peace, in the joint intelligence command center of the German General Staff, Admiral Raeder was reporting to Hersman the battle report he had just received.
The Fundy Bay Operation, launched by the 10th and 20th Task Forces and the 802nd and 803rd Bomber Groups, has now ended. A total of 8 Essex-class aircraft carriers were sunk (actually capsized) or severely damaged (two of them were seriously contaminated by nuclear pollution and were later abandoned).
"What is the situation in Conception Bay? Has Marshal Alexander arrived there?" Hersman interrupted Raeder's report. He was not interested in the losses of medium and light ships of the US Navy.
In the era of atomic war, they did not play a big role. The reason why there is still room for various surface ships in later generations is mainly because under the balance of terror of nuclear deterrence, countries dare not use nuclear weapons easily. Otherwise, with the power of underwater explosions of nuclear weapons, it is completely feasible to use ballistic missiles to attack aircraft carrier formations. As long as an atomic bomb with an equivalent of hundreds of thousands of tons explodes underwater, the entire aircraft carrier formation will be destroyed immediately.
Now Germany is the only country with atomic bombs, and there is no need to worry about enemy nuclear retaliation. In this case, it is absolutely feasible to use nuclear weapons as tactical weapons and use underwater nuclear explosions to deal with the US Navy.
So the question that Hersman has to consider now is whether the "Columbus Plan" can succeed. As long as an airport for Me2219G takeoff and landing can be obtained on Newfoundland Island, the US mainland will be under the threat of German atomic bombs.
Then, as long as another atomic bomb is dropped at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York to create a terrifying scene of an underwater nuclear explosion of an atomic bomb, the American people should pay obediently.
Just when Hersman was making a wishful calculation in his mind, a senior staff officer of the General Staff suddenly walked in quickly and saluted Hersman: "Imperial Marshal, the Prime Minister just called, please go and answer it in person."