Chapter 1713 Meteorological Investigation

There are many sayings in history. Some say that the balloon bombs of the island countries are useless and cause no harm to the United States. They are a failed combat plan. It worked, and in the end it was over.

In short, now that the island nation has this idea, Cyric will definitely support it to the end, no need to spend money or effort, just stand by and shout.

Look, there are hundreds more people killed there, balloon bombs, mighty! Let the island country throw it at the United States vigorously, so that the United States will definitely panic, even if it is psychological warfare, this is a success.

Cyric responded calmly to these emergencies, and then, Cyric still focused on the recent military operations.

Operation Ice, the first step, captures Greenland.

No matter how smooth Mexico's action is, Greenland is also to be occupied. The Americans can take off bombers to bomb Europe at any time. Instead of waiting for interception every day, it is better to kill their base directly. Offense is the best defense. The sentence is absolutely correct.

Most of the interior of Greenland is covered with snow all year round and inaccessible to people. There is no value there, except for some coastal ports near the south.

Among them, the most important is the capital Nuuk.

Nuuk Greenland's largest port city and seat of local government. A quarter of the entire island's population lives here, and in Danish and Norwegian it is also called Gotthob, which means good hope.

Nuuk faces Canada and is affected by warm ocean currents. The nearby sea water does not freeze in winter. It is suitable for the development of fisheries, but it is not suitable for the development of agriculture due to the influence of temperature. This is a great place to observe the aurora, which is beautiful in winter against the snow and attracts countless explorers and tourists.

The German attack on Greenland also started from Nuuk.

Now, the battle plan formulated by the naval department has been placed in front of Cyric.

Overall, it can be said to be a replica of the Icelandic landing battle. There are landing ships, hovercraft, helicopters, etc., and the establishment of beachheads and vertical landings is a complete example of modern landing battles in later generations. From the perspective of the whole plan, there is nothing Improper.

"Iceland is still too small. If we only rely on the help of the air force on Iceland, it will not work. So this time, we plan to dispatch six offensive aircraft carriers to seize air supremacy and ensure our landing." The navy. Commander Ryder said.

Now, the German navy is already the most powerful navy in this era, enough to make all the enemies frightened. If nothing else, the number of attack-type aircraft carriers alone exceeds ten, and the more advanced Moscow-class aircraft carriers are also coming soon. Equip troops.

In this operation, the use of six ships can not only ensure that there are sufficient carrier-based aircraft to seize air supremacy, guard against any enemy coming from Canada, but also show off the force of the Imperial Navy, which Raidl has long wanted to do.

In addition to the six offensive aircraft carriers, there are more than 20 Goethe-class escort aircraft carriers, and hundreds of amphibious landing ships. This is almost a rehearsal for the cross-sea landing in the United States, even if it is directly landing on the west coast of the United States, they also have Adequate grasp.

Cyric nodded: "Our biggest threat is the opponent's land-based fighters, and Nuuk's position is not good for us. In particular, the Americans have always been looking for opportunities to destroy our naval power, the Imperial Navy, You cannot suffer heavy losses in naval battles, you must be cautious."

This is different from Iceland. When they captured Iceland, the Americans did not react at all, and Iceland was taken down. Now, the Americans are on guard.

Although the imperial navy is very large, it cannot withstand consumption. As long as a naval battle suffers heavy losses, it is likely to be sluggish in the future.

Raedl nodded: "In this operation, we also transferred some of the French warships to form a joint fleet with us."

Cyric is very satisfied. In the recent wars in Europe, France has hardly performed any decent performances. It did not send troops into the Soviet Union. Now, there is a naval battle. When France surrendered, it was still a complete navy and had to follow Out for activities.

"I'm generally satisfied with this operational report, but we have one last key issue to address before proceeding with combat operations," Cyric said.

When Cyric said this, Redl immediately held his breath, took out his pen, and waited for Cyric's instructions.

"Meteorological conditions, whether we can win this battle, the weather conditions are the key. If our fleet passes by, it happens to encounter bad weather and our carrier-based aircraft cannot take off, then we will encounter failure."

"We have weather reconnaissance planes," Raeder said.

The climate of the Arctic is complex and changeable. Most of Greenland is in the Arctic, and the meteorological conditions are more important.

"It's not enough to just send weather planes, you have to send people to northern Greenland to get first-hand weather data." Cyric continued: "When our weather personnel send out the exact news from northern Greenland, the fleet will be dispatched. time."

This matter should have been prepared for a long time, and Cyric had forgotten such an important premise in his busy schedule. Fortunately, it was not too late to think of it now.

Cyric also has a feeling of fear, a carefully planned action plan must take into account every precondition.

Weather information is very important for war decision-making. When will armies on the swampy front attack; when divisions across the strait will land; will troops expected to be moved by rail to another front next week will be affected by the blizzard; will an escort be able to cross the Arctic Ocean under cover of bad weather …These decisions require reliable long-term weather forecasts as a reference.

For Greenland, the weather is even more important. Most of the areas here are close to the North Pole. The weather in the North Pole is notoriously changeable. If a 12th-level wind blows, the mighty fleet may be Will be killed, this is Tianwei.

The battlefields of World War II stretched a few kilometers from the North Pole. There is no territorial contention here. Rather, the contention is for control of intelligence.

The Arctic region from Novaya Zemlya to Greenland is the largest cold source in the northern hemisphere climate, and has a pivotal impact on the western hemisphere climate north of the equator. Almost all the cold cyclones sweeping across North America and Europe are produced here.

In simple terms, the weather in Greenland is the weather in Western Europe and the North Atlantic in two days; the weather in Spitsbergen is the weather in continental Europe in three days.