Chapter 467: Intimidation

In fact, the Germans also had radio guidance technology at that time, but they did not use it on missiles, but on bombs.

This bomb is the "Fritz X" bomb, which has four radio-controlled rudders on its tail. When the bomb is thrown from the bomb bay of the bomber and falls towards the target, the radio operator can use radio to control the tail to make the bomb as close to the target as possible.

Through this operation, the bomb dropped from the bomber can be corrected within 500 meters before and after and 350 meters to the left and right of the impact point.

This greatly improves the hit rate of the bomb, which is said to be more than 80%. The later type of this bomb even developed television guidance... You should know that the American television-guided bomb did not appear until the Vietnam War, which can also be said to be a manifestation of Germany's innovation ability.

At this time, the German army can completely transplant this radio remote control system to the V1 missile.

Of course, this way of correcting the trajectory is still very error-prone, but at least it will not deviate by more than ten or even dozens of kilometers when bombing an airport of several square kilometers.

"This may increase costs a lot!" said von Braun, "because we need to control these missiles by range!"

"So we need both types of missiles!" said Qin Chuan, "The cheap one is used for indiscriminate bombing, and the more expensive one is used for precision bombing!"

"It may be interfered by the enemy!" Conrad added, "We know that it is radio, and we will lose control of the missile after being interfered with!"

"The problem is that they don't know that we use radio control!" said von Braun, "and we mix the two types of missiles, which will make them suspicious of the interference!"

Von Braun was right, because radio interference obviously does not work on cheap, unguided V1. If a few wireless guided missiles are mixed in, it will be mixed with the enemy and make them wonder whether the interference is successful.

Conrad nodded in agreement.

In fact, von Braun and others did not need to be so self-deprecating, because although the two V1 missiles deviated from the intended target, that is, the Malta airport, they hit the auxiliary vehicle by mistake and it was considered a hit.

The first V1 hit the radar antenna when it hit the ground... In order to fully control the air, the British army set up many radars on Malta, and these radars were often built very high to detect more targets farther away. When the missile hit the antenna, it knocked down the entire antenna frame on the spot. At the same time, the missile also rolled and fell into the radar station, triggering the fuse and causing a violent explosion.

You should know that the V1 missile is equipped with 830 kilograms of explosives. This explosion turned the entire radar station into a big pit.

The other one did not hit the target, but hit the high ground and blew a big hole in the high ground.

But the deterrent effect it played was no less than the other one...

Major General Barry stationed in Malta reported this situation to Montgomery as soon as possible.

"What? Bombed by new weapons?" Montgomery was still a little unconvinced when he heard the news: "Tell me more clearly, what new weapons are they?"

"General!" Major General Barry replied: "We don't know what new weapons they are. Our radar detected them. At first, we thought they were two small planes, but they were obviously not. They flew straight to the island and exploded... They are bombs, General!"

"You mean... their warships entered our waters?" Montgomery thought it was a naval gun.

"No, General, it's not a warship!" Major General Barry replied: "We think it was launched from Sicily!"

"You're crazy!" Montgomery said: "Sicily is at least 90 kilometers away from Malta!"

"I know!" Major General Barry replied: "I don't understand what's going on, but they did it!"

After Montgomery hung up the phone, he remembered the rumors that the Germans were developing new weapons, but he didn't think it was possible... because Churchill meant that it was probably a weapon related to "poison gas".

After thinking about it, Montgomery called Major General Barry and asked him to make a detailed report on the whole thing.

The report was sent to MI6, and Menzies immediately realized that this was most likely the new equipment they had been investigating, so he found Churchill as soon as possible.

"Mr. Prime Minister!" Menzies said: "I think our judgment may be wrong. It is not a flying machine that drops poison gas bombs!"

"Are you talking about the Germans' new weapons?" Churchill answered absent-mindedly while holding a cigar and reading the newspaper.

"Yes!" Menzies replied: "I think they used this new weapon to attack Malta!"

Churchill was startled: "What? Are you saying that Malta was attacked by poison gas bombs?"

"No, Mr. Prime Minister!" Menzies handed over a few photos: "That is not a flying machine, I think... that flying machine itself is a bomb!"

"Why do you think so?" Churchill asked.

"Because of its tail flame!" Menzies said, handing over another picture: "Someone happened to take a picture of its tail flame, and this tail flame is almost exactly the same as the tail flame taken by the 'Airborne Commander'!" "This is impossible!" Churchill said: "If it is a bomb, then the pilot?" "I don't think it has a pilot!" "No!" Churchill said: "'Commander' saw the pilot!"

"Maybe it was just a test!" Menzies said: "All signs show that the Germans have successfully developed a flying machine that can carry hundreds of kilograms of bombs across hundreds of kilometers to our island. What's more terrifying is that it hit the target accurately..."

"What did they hit?" Churchill was still a little out of shape.

"The first one destroyed a radar station!" Menzies explained: "Although the second one didn't hit, I believe their target was the arsenal on the other side of the highland, but it was blocked by the highland because it was dark!"

Then Churchill realized the seriousness of the problem: "You mean... they can accurately hit the radar station hundreds of kilometers away?"

"It is likely to be more than hundreds of kilometers!" Menzies replied: "Because...'Airborne Commander' detected that they set up tracking points two hundred kilometers away, which means that its range is likely to be more than two hundred kilometers!"

Churchill's face turned pale when he heard this, because London is only two hundred kilometers away from France, which means that if the Germans want, they can even hit this bomb to the head of state's office.