Chapter 1459 Arnold's Suggestion
After a long time, the tank soldier who fell into the crater climbed up in disgrace. It was really a pit!
The beach here was supposed to be flat, but who would have thought that the sudden shelling just now made bomb craters all over the place, and the fireboats in front were not paying attention. In the dark, it was not easy for them to see, let alone the tanks The field of vision was even narrower, and just like that, it actually fell.
Fortunately, the emergency brake at the back went around, otherwise it would go down in a series.
When they climbed up, the other fireboats were already firing, aggressively attacking the American troops gathered on the beachhead.
The bullets flew horizontally. Like the German amphibious infantry fighting vehicles, the armor of this inner fireboat was extremely weak, just within the range that could carry machine gun bullets, so they could ignore the American machine guns and rushed forward bravely .
At the same time, the infantry who followed behind also charged forward with the spirit of not being afraid of death. Some of them were shot and fell, and those behind followed up, stepping on the corpses of their companions and running forward.
Under such circumstances, it was impossible for the defenders to last long, and it was almost certain that they would be killed.
Fortunately, the radio waves have already spread.
The main force of the U.S. Pacific Fleet wandering in the waters near the Aleutian Islands immediately realized what they had been deceived. Just when they thought the islanders were going to attack the Aleutians, the islanders actually attacked Midway.
The most terrifying thing this time is that the islanders actually landed on Midway Island! Once the islanders gain a firm foothold on Midway, they will immediately push eastward, threatening the entire Hawaiian Islands, and the U.S. Navy will not even be able to gain a foothold in the Pacific!
The task force that got the news immediately drove at full speed and headed south. At the same time, in the White House, it was already early morning, and everyone was sleepless.
Nimitz was not here, he had already returned to Pearl Harbor, and now, Roosevelt looked at his think tanks and said lightly: "We were deceived, we fell into the tricks of the islanders, and now, Midway has fallen into In the hands of the islanders."
If you are familiar with the Chinese art of war, you will know that this move is called Tiaohu Lishan.
"Damn, the islanders must know that we have deciphered their code, and they used their telegrams to confuse us!" Marshall was also extremely angry. Who would have thought that deciphering the code would be a trap.
Complaining is useless. The most important thing now is how to deal with it. The most dangerous scene has already ushered in the Pacific Ocean.
"Our troops in Hawaii are very empty, and almost all air power has been mobilized to the Aleutian Islands." Marshall continued: "It may take a day or two until our navy returns at full speed. It is very likely that The islanders have already occupied many islands, and their navy may even ambush us during our navy's return, causing us heavy losses."
To estimate the worst situation in advance, almost all strategists present, knowing that the worse the situation, the less anxious it is.
"I have an idea." At this moment, General Arnold, who rushed to the meeting urgently, spoke: "Send our 58th Bomber Wing to set off from the base and wait until dawn to fly halfway. Island waters, and then carry out a bombing of the island nation's aircraft carrier formation."
Arnold, now a member of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, was involved in the study of strategic issues in the Great War, particularly the combat use of U.S. and British Air Forces, and later on, he was the founder of the U.S. Air Force. It is believed that the air force will be the decisive factor in future wars; air superiority is a prerequisite for victory in any land or naval battle. Emphasizing the role of strategic bombing, advocates that the US Air Force should take the strategic air force as the core; attaches great importance to technological advantages, and proposes that "excellent research work is the first element of the Air Force".
In this era, Arnold single-handedly promoted the production of the most powerful bomber, the B-29, which was able to appear a few years earlier than in history. Arnold has contributed greatly.
Hawaii's troops are empty, and the range of local fighter jets is limited. Now the only one that can quickly get to the battlefield and return home is the B-29 bomber, and the 58th Bomber Wing is the first unit equipped with B-29. .
"No, it is dangerous to use only bombers without escorting fighters." Someone immediately refuted his suggestion: "Besides, bombers are mainly used to bomb land, and it is best to use torpedoes and torpedoes for warships. Dive bombers."
Use strategic bombers to carry out ship-to-ship bombing missions? This is just joking!
Arnold is very solemn: "The island countries mainly imported Stuka dive bombers from Germany, and the main German fighter jets did not enter the island country's aircraft carrier formation. The island country's air fighters are mainly the Zero, and this fighter cannot fly at an altitude of 10,000 meters. When flying, its effective combat altitude will not exceed 5,000 meters, and the anti-aircraft artillery of the island nation’s fleet cannot hit 10,000 meters, so we are very safe at an altitude of 10,000 meters.”
In the new agreement between Cyric and the island country, the BF109 was only exported to the island country. Now the main fighter of the island country is the Zero. Due to the technical and material limitations of the island country, they do not have a suitable supercharger, and the ceiling is only five kilometers. That's it.
"At an altitude of 10,000 meters, bombing the ship?" Someone was still refuting him: "Are you sure you can hit it?"
"If a normal bomb, even if we use Norton sights, can't achieve accurate bombing, so we have to use the latest bombs." Arnold said: "You may not know, we have successfully developed a radio-guided bomb. "
When it comes to guided bombs, it is generally believed that Germany's unrestricted guided bombs are the originator. The Fritz-X series of guided bombs were widely used in the late World War II and achieved a lot of records.
However, it is absolutely wrong to think that other countries have no guided bombs. Now the United States has gathered a large number of scientists who fled from Europe. Their arrival has greatly promoted the development of American technology. .
Guided bombs in the United States have also developed very quickly. In history, in 1942, the US Army Aviation Equipment Command began to develop VB (Asson) series of guided bombs, using radio command guidance, and it was successful in 1943. , into military service.
Moreover, the Americans, relying on their leading position in technology, are not interested in this backward radio guidance. They are already developing new radar guidance methods, and there are several projects launched together.