Chapter 794 Target: Mainland America!

February 10, 1943, Oahu, Honolulu, Waikiki Beach.

A huge Type 2 longboat roared down from the sky and landed on the Pacific Ocean near Waikiki Beach, then glided on the water for a distance, and finally landed steadily next to a seaplane dock.

Two Japanese naval officers stood on the dock, one of whom was unkempt, sloppy, and a little old and ugly. He was the immortal staff officer Kuroshima Kameto who didn't like to take a bath. He now has the rank of rear admiral, and has become the commander of the air fleet under the promotion of Yamamoto Isoroku, but not the commander of the five main air fleets, but the commander of the 11th Air Fleet with two seaplane carriers Mizuho and Nisshin as the main force.

Another one who looks a little cleaner and younger is Colonel Minoru Genda, the former air staff officer of the Combined Fleet, now the chief staff officer, and has become the right-hand man of Admiral Koga Mineichi, who replaced Yamamoto Isoroku as the commander of the Combined Fleet.

This Koga Mineichi was a three-no admiral with no actual combat experience, no special merits, and he had not served in the main force of the Combined Fleet for a long time. The reason why he was able to become the commander was mainly because he had enough seniority, he was a member of the 34th class of the Marine Corps (Chūichi Nagumo was the 36th class), and his ship number was also high enough, he was the 14th of the 34th class of the Marine Corps and the 4th of the 15th class of the Marine Corps.

And before Yamamoto was promoted to the Minister of the Navy, he happened to be the chief of the Yokosuka Naval Prefecture - one of the five positions qualified to take over the commander of the Combined Fleet.

However, after taking office, this three-no commander still wanted to do something. After all, his predecessor Yamamoto Fifty-roku left him a Combined Fleet with extremely strong strength and extremely brilliant results.

And the first battle after Koga Mineichi took office was the extremely large and complex "Yama Plan".

In order to effectively command the Combined Fleet to implement the "Yama Plan", Koga Mineichi moved the anchorage of the main force of the Combined Fleet from Rabaul near Australia to Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian Islands in late January 1943.

The Type 2 longboat had already stopped at the dock, and the hatch was pushed open. Several sailors guarding the dock also put up the gangplank. Then a blond German naval aviation captain carrying a briefcase came out of the cabin. He was Rudolf, the son of Hessman.

"Rudolf, you've worked hard all the way!" Genda Minoru saw little Hessman and immediately went up to him and asked in fluent English.

"It's not hard work, it's just a few dozen hours of flying," little Hessman smiled, "Finally it wasn't a wasted trip!"

It didn't mean to be a wasted trip, of course, because the German High Command agreed to the joint combat plan proposed by the Japanese side - Germany's Ju288 will take off from Guyana to attack the Panama Canal, and the European Joint Fleet will also look for fighters near the Caribbean Sea. If the situation is favorable, it will also start a decisive battle with the US Navy.

"Great!" Kuroshima Kameto clapped his hands happily, "Now we can let the American people know how powerful our Axis powers are!"

"American people?" Little Hessman reacted quickly and immediately found clues from Kuroshima's words, "Are you going to attack the US mainland?"

This guess was not his own, but made by the German Wehrmacht General Staff. The people of the Wehrmacht General Staff believed that if Japan wanted to fully attract the attention of the United States, it would not rule out attacking its mainland. However, the German General Staff could not guess what method Japan would use.

Kuroshima Kameto seemed to have found that he had let the cat out of the bag, and looked at each other with Genda beside him.

Little Hessman said: "Our command hopes to understand the main content of your "Yama Operation" and send observers. In this way, we can cooperate more closely. In the document I brought, the request was formally made, and it has now been handed over to your country's naval headquarters."

"That's how it should be." Kuroshima Kameroshi smiled. He knew that since the German side had made a formal request, the headquarters would not refuse. However, he has not received the order yet, so he cannot reveal too much to little Hessman.

"We will attack the US mainland!" When Kuroshima pulled little Hessman into the car heading to Pearl Harbor, he said to him in a very low voice, "The targets of this attack will include American cities!"

"What?" Little Hessman was also shocked by the madness of the Japanese, "Are you really going to attack the US mainland!? Do you know how powerful the American P51 is?"

Genda Minoru, who was driving himself, smiled and said, "No matter how powerful their P51 is, the US mainland will be bombed!"

"All bombed?"

"Yes, we will attack in a way that the Americans cannot defend against!" Genda Minoru said, "If the Americans still want to keep their cities on the west coast, they must deploy a large number of advanced fighters on the west coast, so that their defense of the Panama Canal will become very empty."

Unable to defend? The Japanese are so awesome? Little Hessman couldn't believe it, but he didn't ask much. Because even if he asked, Kuroshima and Genda wouldn't say unless they received orders from above.

After staying in the luxurious and comfortable "Yamato Hotel" for three days, early in the morning on the 14th, little Hessman called Genda Minoru.

"Rudolph," Genda Minoru said, "Take your luggage, we are going to the Mizuho."

The Mizuho seaplane carrier is the flagship of the 11th Air Force commanded by Major General Kuroshima Kameto. In addition to the Mizuho, ​​the 11th Air Force also has two seaplane carriers, the Risjin and the Kamui.

Although a seaplane carrier is also known as a "mothership", it is completely different from an aircraft carrier. In the Japanese Navy, he is just a handyman, not the main force.

However, when little Hersman boarded the Mizuho with his luggage and Minoru Genda, he found that the seaplane carrier was already preparing to set sail.

"Genda-kun, where are we going?" Little Hersman asked Genda Minoru.

"Go attack the continental United States!"

"What?" Little Hessman was shocked when he heard this, "The combined fleet is going to attack?"

Genda Minoru shook his head and said with a smile: "No, only the 11th Air Force, 3rd Heavy Patrol Group, 4th Driving Patrol Group, 2 supply ships and 1 tanker will form the 1st Eastward Fleet. Attack on the West Coast of the United States."

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"Commander, the 1st Eastward Fleet has set off!"

The voice of Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Matoi Ugaki rang in the ears of Sanmu Commander Koga Mine. He was in his cabin at this time, looking down at two aircraft design drawings.

One of them was brought back from Germany by little Hersman. It was a Fury fighter developed by a British aircraft company. Now the German Fokker Company is cooperating with the company to transform the Fury into a Fokker 636 (the number 636). This means that there have been a total of 636 aircraft projects from 0-635 before it) carrier-based fighter (the British call it Sea Fury).

The other is the indicators and drawings of the "Seventeenth Test Ship Battle" modified by Fokker engineers.

Along with these two drawings, there was also a personal letter from the commander of the German Naval Aviation, General Richthofen.

Richthofen suggested that Japan abandon the "Seventeenth Test Ship Battle" and adopt the Fokker 636 (Sea Fury) as a new generation of carrier-based fighter jets. The meaning behind this statement is that Germany will abandon the "Seventeen Test Ship Battle" project and instead cooperate with the United Kingdom. This is of course, because the British aviation technology is not even a little bit ahead of Japan. Moreover, cooperation with the UK can revive a lot of British aircraft and engine companies, stimulate British employment, and secretly learn British technology, which has many benefits for Germany and the European Community.

"I got it." Koga Hoiichi's mind seemed not to be on the eastward fleet that was about to attack the United States - as if this was a mission without any risks.

"Ugaki-kun, have you seen the Fokker 636 aircraft plan?" Koga asked.

"I've seen it," Ugaki Matoi replied, "The requirements for the engine are too high. We plan to use the 2,400-horsepower BMW801FT (F-type plus turbocharger) or the British Sagittarius Type 2 engine with greater horsepower..."

"It seems that the Sagittarius 2 can also be used in strong winds, right?" Kogamine has a lot of knowledge about aircraft and can tell the difference between the British Sagittarius 2 and the German BMW 802.

Although the latter has greater horsepower, it is also larger in size and weight and is suitable for installation on bombers or shore-based heavy fighters, rather than on carrier-based fighters. So the Germans planned to use the 14-cylinder BMW801FT with smaller horsepower but a turbocharger to make up the numbers.

However, the 14-cylinder air-cooling engine has a power of 2,400 horsepower and a turbocharger. The complexity of this engine is beyond the capabilities of the Japanese aviation industry. If you insist on launching a horse, you may not be able to build it for several years.

"You can ask the United Kingdom to provide technology." Ugaki Matou reminded, "We are currently discussing a peace treaty with Britain, and the empire can make a request to obtain technology. If it can succeed, the Gale Project can definitely be accelerated."

"That's it." Koga nodded, "Oh, the 1st Eastward Fleet has set off?"

Matoi Ugaki said: "Yes, if everything goes well, we can enter the attack position on the night of the 22nd."

"It will succeed!" Koga Mineichi smiled and said, "The Americans have no way to defend themselves, unless they know the location of the 1st Eastward Fleet, but this is impossible! If they don't want to let bombs and burning If the bombs keep falling, then we will have to deploy a large number of aircraft on the west coast."

"Or... capture the Hawaiian Islands!" Ugaki Matoi said with a smile, "This is a once and for all solution."

Koga laughed, "This is also our chance to annihilate the U.S. Pacific Fleet!"