Chapter 494 Mutual Learning (Part 2)

"Can this be understood as a necessary wartime control measure, like a food rationing system?"

"You can think of it this way, or you can normalize it. In the final analysis, it is a matter of adaptability. It is no big deal for more than 90% of people. As for the other 10%." Edgar Hoover made the decision with confidence, " Who cares what they think? And even they, most of them, will change after witnessing the reality that, at the end of the day, bread, jobs, security, and order outweigh other myths.”

He emphasized the word "reality", and Roosevelt suddenly shuddered. He knew what was behind this word: concentration camps, secret police, censorship of communications and newspapers, loyalty review regulations...

“How many resources are needed to achieve this goal?”

"An additional 150,000 to 200,000 federal employees are needed, more than 90% of whom must be of Anglo-Saxon descent, and the remaining informants, agents, and press censors can be filled by other ethnicities, and an additional $500 million to $1 billion is needed. "Budget." Hoover seemed confident, "But it cannot be budgeted through public channels, otherwise it will cause an uproar in Congress. Some regulations are not easy to promote in the form of legislation. It is more dignified to implement administrative regulations. All in all, this is an unspeakable matter." , but actions go far beyond words in national policy.”

Roosevelt was silent: Pandora's box is easy to open, but it is troublesome to take it back. He didn't know whether he should make this move, or whether he should make such a determination when the election was still more than a year away.

"What if someone accuses the government of abuse of power or other criticism?"

"It's very simple..." Hoover already had a countermeasure. "If this is just a person with a bad mind and too naive, we will use appropriate methods to 'educate' him; if it is a person with ulterior motives who is trying to criticize politics, Our dissidents, who are obviously traitors or traitors, can be dealt with in various terms; if a big shot is dissatisfied, then some interests must have been harmed, and we can make adjustments and compensations - to the capitalists For a politician, there is no difference between making a dollar here and making a dollar there; for politicians, there is nothing that cannot be traded and coordinated.”

"If..." Hoover lowered his voice, "There are still people who are ignorant, we have many ways to deal with him, economic, political, legal, administrative, public opinion, and even..."

"Even" Hoover quietly made a motion of slitting his throat with his hand, and the subtext was self-evident.

Roosevelt only felt a cold air coming directly from his back. He was very hesitant about this, but soon the balance of his belief was shaken: Admiral King called and informed him that the Axis Army, Sea and Air Force Group was attacking Madagascar.

"Can they fly? Didn't the enemy fleet that participated in the Battle of Panama just return to the Azores?" Roosevelt was so shocked that he almost jumped out of his chair.

"It's another group of troops, which includes the Japanese super battleship, the three Veneto-class battleships of the Italian Navy, and the German Gneisenau. Who knows when this guy slipped into the Mediterranean, and they launched an attack on the landing site. After heavy shelling, the British deployed few aircraft on the island, posing no real threat at all, and the enemy also had aircraft carriers. They took the lead in bombing the airport, port and air defense positions. "Admiral Jin said in a very sad tone, "The enemy. The number of aircraft is slightly less than ours, but they are completely overwhelmed in terms of technology and performance. The army is already landing, including many tanks. The defenders are retreating steadily. It seems that it is only a matter of time before the island falls. The British hope that we will be in Central Africa. Those four-engine bombers can help."

Roosevelt shook his head dejectedly: Are you kidding me? During this period, Guderian had been fighting fiercely in the African theater. Eisenhower's troops were unable to withstand the aggressive offensive of the armored forces of the African Army and retreated from Mombasa to Nairobi. These heavy bombers and transport aircraft were of great significance to maintaining the front. How could they Sent rashly to support Madagascar?

"If the British really can't hold on, let them evacuate their most important personnel to South Africa..." Speaking of South Africa, Roosevelt couldn't help but look up at the map. Madagascar is only 1,500-2,000 kilometers away from South Africa. If the Germans If they attack South Africa again, the Allies will really have no foothold on the African continent. But he has nothing to do now. Apart from getting some escort aircraft carriers to cover merchant ships transporting aircraft and supplies to South Africa, he can't mobilize a fleet to fight the Germans head-on.

If Roosevelt knew that the three Axis aircraft carriers attacking Madagascar were only light aircraft carriers with a capacity of no more than 30 aircraft, he would probably faint from anger.

Putting down the phone, he said solemnly: "I agree with your ideas and suggestions, and will find a way to provide all necessary resources, but I cannot use any legal or written things to dictate the truth, and..."

He paused for a long time: "In the final analysis, this is a temporary measure. We and the Nazis are two different people after all. We should immediately withdraw from our radical stance after we achieve victory and peace in the future, right?"

Hoover nodded: "This is the price that must be paid to ensure the war and achieve final victory. The United States can only have one voice and one will!"

Roosevelt sighed: "I don't know how the American people will view us and this matter in the future..."

Hoover stood up: "History will have a fair conclusion on this. Maybe someone will be ruined, but that can only be me. I am using my power to do whatever I want, and you will be the greatest president - enduring humiliation and enduring hardships." Hard work led the American people to ultimately win the war."

Roosevelt looked at Hoover, his eyes slightly moist - he had worked with Hoover for more than ten years, and he knew that these words were not lame expressions of loyalty, but sincere words from the heart. No matter what little calculations the other party had in mind, at least the two parties had a consensus on this point. He held the other party's hand and whispered softly: "Let go and do it. Don't worry too much. I have everything!"

Berlin is 6 hours ahead of Washington. It was 9 a.m. when Roosevelt and Hoover talked. It was exactly 3 p.m. in Berlin. At the Chancellery, Hoffman received a call from Air Force Chief of Staff General Jeshunek: "Führer, the United States The Dutch radar station shows that the US military has dispatched at least 1,000 bombers and nearly 400 escort fighter jets, which have now entered Germany. We are maintaining close monitoring and all air defense forces are on standby. "

"Have you found out their final destination?"

"We can't tell yet, but it's probably Berlin. A total of 500 Fw-190 high-altitude fighter jets have been prepared in the Greater Berlin Air Defense Zone and are taking off one after another."

"Further monitoring will be carried out according to the predetermined plan."

"If the enemy attacks Berlin in a vacuum, to ensure nothing goes wrong, I request that the Storm Birds special aviation team be used as well. I ordered them to prepare for battle 10 minutes ago."

After thinking deeply, Hoffman said: "Okay, it's time to show Americans something different."

Putting down the phone, Jeshunek breathed a sigh of relief - after learning that the mobile fleet successfully bombed New York, he knew that the Americans would retaliate with their urinary nature. He had been prepared accordingly since yesterday, and it happened to happen today. Right on.

"The head of state has agreed to use the Storm Bird. It's up to you next..."

"Yeah!" Fighter Director Lieutenant General Garland jumped up happily and waved his fist, and Air Defense Director General Kamhuber also looked happy.

After Field Marshal Hugo Speller was removed from his post and stepped aside, the Air Force made another round of personnel adjustments. Jeshunek's prestige and management authority further increased, while Kamhuber and Garland were also recognized for their long-term Their merits were promoted to one level each. The former is responsible for the overall air defense on the Western Front, but focuses on night force management. The latter is responsible for daytime air defense and directly manages the Stormbird Special Air Force. The Imperial Air Force stationed in the mainland and responsible for air defense is directly managed by Jeshunek.

"But I have to say yes, the Storm Bird can be dispatched, but you can't go up to the sky, guards..." Jeshunek drawled his voice, "pass my order, if General Garland wants to fly the plane into the sky later, you can Detain him on the spot and put him in solitary confinement!”

"Okay." Garland deflated like a popped balloon, and everyone else couldn't help but laugh.

The Stormbirds Special Air Force is a jet fighter aviation team that was established not long ago and is personally managed by Garland. All the top air force aces serve as instructors. The person with the lowest score has more than 50 kill records, and the top person has more than 50 kill records. There are more than 200 aircraft, and the famous African Star Marseille is also among them.

According to the arrangements of the Ministry of Armaments, Messerschmitt will mass-produce the Me-262 in July, with the model Me-262C. It has previously produced a batch of pre-production Me-262C and 262B. They are jointly equipped with economical equipment. The improved Jumo-004C engine, the Stormbird Special Air Force is equipped with this batch of pre-production models.

Compared with the historical Me-262A, the new model has been greatly improved. The thrust of a single engine has increased from 8.8 kN to 10 kN, the weight has dropped by more than 30 kilograms, the average time between failures has increased to 250 hours, and the maximum speed has exceeded 930 km/h, with a maximum range of 1,250 kilometers (1,500 kilometers after adding auxiliary fuel tanks), a maximum ceiling of 12,500 meters, and is equipped with four 20mm MG213 cannons (each can carry 200 rounds of ammunition) and 48 rounds of R4M rockets.

The aircraft actually has the ability to install four 30mmMK108 cannons. Based on the different types of cannons, the Me-262C has two sub-models, one is called the instructor version and the other is called the student version. These two versions are derived by veterans after many tests. They believe that although the power of MK108 is huge, there are always problems with the ballistics. It would be better to use MG213 when attacking BZ, but for novice students, it is better to use high power. The MK108 performs head-on attacks better and easier.