Chapter 1559 The New Manhattan Project

On the one hand, they planned to set up their positions, just like the experience of many years in the past. On the other hand, they planned to use a new method to solve the problem by relying on air power. Now, Eisenhower's words made everyone present feel a sense of loss. Feel.

The Germans have always been eclectic in wars, leading the trend of the entire era. Although there were various political factors in the failure of Britain and France, in the military, the Germans dominated military technology and promoted military reform, which is also an important aspect. , the French clung to the Maginot Line, but were completely defeated in front of the German Blitzkrieg.

If the Germans attack the United States, they will definitely adopt this new tactic. If they just defend their homeland in the past, they will die miserably.

The solution proposed by Eisenhower is a low-cost and high-efficiency solution.

The American civil society has been carrying out extensive flying activities for a long time. There are a large number of pilots and various flying clubs in the civil society. The American way of doing this is to hide the soldiers in the people.

It's as if guns cannot be banned in the United States. On the surface, it is a symbol of freedom and democracy. In fact, it is to prepare for war. Once it really develops into a war of annihilation, every American will be a soldier. Guns can be used to fight, while other countries need training.

This will undoubtedly allow them to have a strong counterattack ability when necessary.

The same goes for aviation.

In this era, the cost of building a fighter jet is very low. Building a fighter jet is similar to building a tank, so the aircraft of various countries are often tens of thousands of aircraft, as dense as locusts.

This will not be the case in later generations. Aircraft is a high-tech product with low output and high cost. Moreover, a large amount of funds will be consumed for one rise and fall. Even a strong country will maintain a scale of thousands of aircraft, while a small country is only a few hundred. Just a rack.

It's the best way to use planes to defend against enemy aggression.

When the German fleet arrives, it will face the attack of tens of thousands of American fighter planes. Even if the Germans have a huge aircraft carrier formation, it is impossible to compare with the aviation power on land.

Imagining the scene where his own fighter jets went to meet the enemy fleet, Roosevelt actually smiled.

During this period of time, the haze loomed over Roosevelt. The Soviets did not know how long they could hold on, and how much force they could consume from the Germans. When the Germans turned around and attacked the United States, how much deterrent would they have on the United States? For the first time there was a terrible war.

Roosevelt couldn't sleep many times. Thinking that the United States was about to face the overwhelming German fleet, he felt anxious in his heart, and today, for the first time, he was calm.

Fight for aviation ability, maybe you can beat them, this is the only chance for the United States to defeat the Germans!

"Let our staff argue again," Roosevelt said. "I personally think it would be better to use the power of the Air Force."

After finishing speaking, Roosevelt said: "Marshall and Groves, you stay, the others, you can go."

Roosevelt's words did not arouse any suspicion. Since Marshall's plan was rejected, Roosevelt always wanted to comfort Marshall, and Groves, who was the deputy secretary of the US Department of Construction, was responsible for the large-scale construction of the Atlantic Defense Line. pipeline.

But the two of them understood, of course, it had nothing to do with this matter.

After everyone had left, Roosevelt said slowly, "How is our project going?"

Hearing Roosevelt's words, Groves said: "Our project is progressing slowly. After losing a large number of scientists, we have regrouped a small number of experts, and so far, the design of the nuclear reactor has not been completed. "

Groves was in a hurry.

He was the head of the Manhattan Project.

At the beginning, for some unknown reason, the Germans actually knew about the Oak Ridge Base and carried out a terrible bombing that almost wiped out all the experts in nuclear physics in the United States. Even those who were not in the Oak Ridge Base were also assassinated. .

The Manhattan Project suffered a terrible blow and was almost brought to a halt, but Roosevelt, determined to move forward, decided to go ahead.

The Germans did not hesitate to dispatch long-range bombers to destroy their own Oak Ridge base and assassinate nuclear physics personnel. This shows that the Germans are afraid. That kind of terrible weapon that can destroy an entire city can be created.

So, under the impetus of Roosevelt, Groves continued to preside over the Manhattan Project. The location was more secretive, and fewer people knew about it. Moreover, the local weather conditions determined that it was not suitable for air raids at all, and it was fog all the year round.

However, now it seems that progress is not fast.

"We can already confirm that the German submarines that appear in the Arctic Ocean and are active must be nuclear powered. They have unlimited endurance and can hide in the ice for a long time. We can even guess that they have no To go elsewhere is to go directly through the sea below the North Pole, from German ports directly to the Bering Sea." Marshall also said: "The Germans have overcome many technical difficulties, and we are far behind in this regard. "

The United States is behind, and the backward United States means that it will be left far behind by the Germans. Once the Germans detonate the nuclear bomb, the United States has no choice but to surrender obediently.

Unlike cloud bombs, cloud bombs can blow up a city, but hundreds of them must be dropped at the same time, and this kind of terrible nuclear bomb only needs a bomber to drop one.

Our side is far behind, because the main nuclear physics scientists have been killed.

Roosevelt's brows reappeared dark clouds, he silently lit the cigarette pot, smoked, and the conference room was filled with smoke again.

When the smoke pot went out, Roosevelt finally made up his mind: "Since we can't do it ourselves, why don't we invite more scientists to come."

Hearing Roosevelt's words, the two people present were embarrassed. In order to regroup the team, they even pulled those students who had heard the Fermi report once to make up the number. Where would they go to find scientists in nuclear physics? From the Germans?

"From the Soviet Union." Roosevelt said: "I don't believe that there are no nuclear physics experts in the Soviet Union."

Hearing Roosevelt's words, the two were even more shocked. What happened to the president? Brain short-circuited?

The Manhattan Project is a project that requires extreme secrecy. The fewer people know about it, the better. Now, do you want the Soviets to join in?