Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

Before carrying out this mission, Paul Tibbetts had carried out more than thirty bombing missions and dropped over one hundred tons of various bombs.

The job of a bomber pilot is quite special. You will not face the enemy at close range. When you look at the ground from more than a thousand meters in the air, the cars are only the size of ants. Humans can't see clearly at all, so there is no psychological pressure.

Don’t be afraid of pressure.

When he joined the army, Paul Tibbetts originally hoped to join the Army. The purpose was to fight with the little devils with real swords and guns and let the little devils know how powerful the southern Africans were.

As a result, Paul Tibbetts joined the Air Force and became a bomber pilot. This made Paul Tibbetts regretful because he could not feel the enemy's fear up close.

The efficiency of killing enemies with incendiary bombs is definitely much greater than bullets.

But if you can't see it, you don't feel like you're participating.

You can definitely see it this time, so Paul Tibbetts has been in a state of excitement since he boarded the plane.

"Everything is normal, Enola Gayin is requesting takeoff." Paul Tibbetts signaled to the tower. "Enola Gayin" is the name of Paul's mother.

Pilots in southern Africa are accustomed to giving a nickname to the aircraft they fly. It can be the name of their mother, or the name of their pet dog, it can be anything.

Listing "mother" and "dog" together is not an insult to the mother, but a difference in habits. Many southern Africans regard their pets as part of the family. Many people even name their pets.

Refer to the people closest to you or those you miss the most.

"Requesting permission, good luck to you -" the tower also knew what Paul Tibbetts was carrying in the bomber, and couldn't help but say sourly after a routine reply: "-You are such a lucky guy!"

Very lucky indeed.

If you want to become a super bomb pilot, in addition to rich experience and excellent skills, luck is more important.

There are many skilled pilots in southern Africa. Experience is something that only comes once and becomes familiar twice. As long as you fly enough times, you will become an experienced pilot sooner or later.

Some people are lucky and some are unlucky.

In addition to the regular crew members, the Enola Gayon also has a special passenger, technical expert Colonel Parsons.

Paul Tibbetts and his crew had limited knowledge of the Superbomb, while Parsons was responsible for opening the Superbomb's safety and installing the detonator.

After the Enola Gayon took off, Colonel Parsons left the cab and went to the engine room to carry out his mission.

Paul Tibbetts and co-pilot Robert Lewis were concentrating on driving, and Paul had a small box containing cyanide in addition to a box of cigars and his favorite pipe.

In order to perform this mission, Paul Tibbetts has conducted more than thirty trainings and is familiar with every detail of the mission.

After the super bomb arrived in East Asia, the Southern African Expeditionary Force established the "509 Squadron" specifically to perform this task and conducted special training.

Like other bomber groups, the 509th Squadron also participated in air raids against Japan.

The difference is that the aircraft flown by the 509 Squadron have been specially modified and have removed all heavy weapons. Each bombing mission only carries one bomb. The procedures for each bombing mission are fixed, requiring a certain height to be maintained and efforts to increase the impact point of the bomb.

accuracy, and ensures that the bomb explodes within sight.

Not only the Enola Gayin is performing this mission, there are also five other Super Sky Fortresses, two of which are responsible for reconnaissance, and three of which report weather conditions at any time. If the weather conditions in Hiroshima are not good, the 509th Squadron is still prepared.

Choose a city.

Since this mission is highly classified, if Enola Gayin is forced to land, Paul Tibbetts, his crew members, and Colonel Parsons must keep it secret.

Only the dead can keep secrets.

The small box containing cyanide that Paul Tibbetts kept was prepared for suicide.

Today's luck was good. The weather over Hiroshima was clear. Paul Tibbetts did not need to adjust his course, and Enola Gayin continued to fly to Hiroshima.

Robert Lewis was also an experienced pilot, and suddenly he became visibly nervous.

Paul Tibbetts picked up the cigar and handed it over. Robert Lewis took it without saying thanks.

"No matter what the result is, this will be our last flight." Paul Tibbetts was as relaxed as he had been on previous training missions.

The last time indeed.

If Japan surrendered and the war ended completely, Paul Tibbetts would retire and go home to run his farm.

In the event of an emergency landing, the cyanide in the small box would allow Paul Tibbetts to leave this world without any pain.

Of course regret is inevitable.

"Fortunately, you are the one to perform it. I'm not sure I can do it." Robert Lewis shook his head and smiled bitterly. This task indeed requires a high level of mental endurance for the pilot.

"Never doubt yourself, I believe you can do it -" Paul Tibbetts is determined, he is not a weak person: "We people also have feelings, but you have to put these feelings into a larger context

Here, I know this will cause many deaths, but in order to end the killing as soon as possible, this is the best way."

There are more than 200,000 people in Hiroshima.

Although Paul Tibbetts kept saying "There are no innocent souls in Hiroshima," there must be innocent souls among the more than 200,000 people.

Paul Tibbetts would not give up on his mission because of innocent people. He caused killings to prevent more killings. From this perspective, he was simply doing a good deed.

Colonel Parsons completed his mission and returned to the cockpit at this time, which was even more heartless.

"My mission is accomplished, now it's up to you -" Parsons was not used to the loud noise of bombers and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Thank you for your hard work!" Paul Tibbetts handed the cigar, and Parsons happily accepted it.

"Our current flight altitude is only 8,000 meters, and we must raise it to more than 10,000 meters." Robert Lewis also began to enter the state.

The power of the super bomb is terrifying. In order to gain more time to escape, the throwing height must be more than 10,000 meters, so that Enola Gayin can escape from the killing range before the super bomb explodes.

"No problem. When Enola arrives in Hiroshima, the altitude will definitely be over 10,000 meters." Before Paul Tibbetts finished speaking, several fighter jets suddenly came over from a distance.

No need to ask, I discovered the 509th Squadron and came here for routine maternity leave.

In fact, there is no need at all. The Japanese Air Force has been completely wiped out and is completely unable to threaten the Super Sky Fortress.

Forty minutes passed by in a flash, and just like the results of the early reconnaissance, the weather over Hiroshima would indeed be clear and the bomb could be dropped at any time.

If there are clouds, the explosion within the visual range will not be possible.

If the super bomb fails to explode and falls into the hands of the Japanese, Japan can still buy the super bomb at a good price even if it is unable to develop it.

There are many buyers, and the United States and Russia are very curious about what the southern African super bomb looks like.

In fact, it’s nothing to look at. It’s a 5-ton big guy, short and fat, and looks like a winter melon. It’s really not worth the 10-ton bomb load of the Super Sky Fortress.

"About to fly over the target, prepare for thirty seconds, 30-29-" The navigator's countdown came from the headset, and now the Super Sky Fortress has reached an altitude of 10,000 meters.

Looking at a car from a distance of one thousand meters, it looks like an ant.

Looking down from an altitude of 10,000 meters, even the buildings can no longer be seen clearly, and the bombing procedure is also fixed. When Enola flies over the target, the automatic bomb launcher will drop the super bomb, and then Enola will fly as fast as possible

escape.

The target is a bridge in Hiroshima.

When Enola flew over the bridge, Paul Tibbetts looked at the time, nineteen fourteen in the morning.

The plane suddenly rose at this time. Paul Tibbetts knew that the automatic bombardier had dropped the super bomb, but he did not increase the speed immediately.

"Quick, quick, quick -" Colonel Parsons was extremely anxious. From now on, for Enola, every second is crucial.

The power of the super bomb is too great. If it cannot fly outside the attack range of the super bomb within a safe time, Enola will be at risk of crashing.

Once it crashes, no matter what the outcome, all the crew members on the Enola will commit suicide immediately.

For Enola, the safe time is only 45 seconds.

Under normal circumstances, in order to leave enough time for bombers, super bombs must use parachutes to delay the explosion of the super bomb.

In order to ensure the bombing accuracy, Enola did not use a parachute on the super bomb. After careful calculation, the time from the bomb drop to the explosion at an altitude of 10,000 meters was only 45 seconds——

Now there are only 40 seconds left.

Paul Tibbetts woke up as if from a dream after receiving the reminder, quickly turned the nose of the aircraft 155°, and accelerated at full speed.

Parsons was sweating profusely, looking at his watch and praying.

Robert Lewis did not dare to speak for fear of affecting Paul Tibbetts' operations.

Paul Tibbetts' mental quality is truly outstanding. Every movement is precise and he doesn't forget to wear sunglasses when he reaches the extreme speed.

Robert Lewis and Colonel Parsons also changed their sunglasses to cope with the glare of the super bomb.

45 seconds is very short, but for Enola, every second is very long.

The Super Sky Fortress can still be trusted. After reaching its maximum speed, it can reach 600 kilometers per hour, and 40 seconds is enough for Enola to reach a safe distance.

Accidents always happen. When the time came to 40 seconds, the expected explosion did not happen.

For a moment, Colonel Parsons' heart stopped.

If it doesn't explode, it means the mission has completely failed.

As a random technical expert, Colonel Parsons is responsible for this.

The key is that Colonel Parsons really cannot afford this responsibility.

Paul Tibbetts and Robert Lewis didn't say anything either. The pilots' psychological quality was somewhat better than that of the technical experts.

Colonel Parsons' heartbeat did not stop for long. About two seconds later, a dazzling light suddenly lit up from behind. Although he was protected by sunglasses, Colonel Parsons still felt like he was going blind.

Then a huge mushroom cloud rose into the sky. Although it was already five kilometers away, it was still clearly visible.

This is the power of the super bomb——

Everyone, including Colonel Parsons, was stunned.

Paul Tibbetts and Robert Lewis were both senior bomber pilots. They had thrown countless aerial bombs with their own hands and knew the power of aerial bombs.

How much explosives are needed to form such a large mushroom cloud?

Maybe the explosion in the arsenal wouldn't make such a big noise.

Such a powerful explosion must have become a hell on earth compared to Hiroshima.

It is indeed purgatory on earth.

The super bomb dropped by Enola exploded about 600 meters above the ground. The strong light waves produced by the explosion blinded thousands of people; the high temperature of more than 6,000 degrees turned everything into ashes; radiation

The rain caused some people to slowly die over the next 20 years; the shock wave caused by the shock wave destroyed 60,000 houses within a radius of 14 square kilometers.

The super bomb directly caused the deaths of 65,000 people in Hiroshima. As a result, another 75,000 people died in the following three months. You must know that the entire Hiroshima only had 265,000 people at this time.

Paul Tibbetts had no time to appreciate the spectacular mushroom clouds. The Enola he drove was inevitably affected by the shock wave of the super bomb, just like leaves in a storm, extremely fragile.

"We did it. We completely destroyed Hiroshima and the confidence of the Japanese!" Colonel Parsons was extremely excited. Now even if the Enola crashes, he will die without regrets.

The anxiety before was due to the fear of not being able to complete the task, not the fear of death.

"Shut up, we're not out of danger yet -" Paul Tibbetts struggled to control his flight attitude.

"Colonel, why don't you pray for us." Robert Lewis was also working hard.

"God bless - and Bodhisattva can do it -" Colonel Parsons was always good-hearted. Southern Africans are like this. Regardless of whether it is God or Bodhisattva, as long as they can help, they are good gods.

The super bomb hit not only the confidence of the Japanese.

Long before Enola Gayin took off, Rock informed Bearded Man, Truman, and Attlee that Southern Africa would use super bombs in East Asia to attack Japan.

Although Southern Africa regards the super bomb as a top secret, rumors about the super bomb have long been flying. To the Allies, the existence of the super bomb is not a secret.

The real bomb is the power of super bomb.

The heaviest bomb now is the British ten-ton Grand Slam, and the Super Flying Fortress can only carry one at a time.

The weight of the super bomb in Southern Africa should not exceed ten tons, because after it exceeds ten tons, there will be no aircraft that can carry it, unless Southern Africa develops a bomber with a larger load capacity.

Since it is named "Super", its power must be far more than ten tons. It's hard to say the upper limit. Rumors range from a thousand tons to ten thousand tons.

Tens of thousands of tons is not scary, the key is the quantity. If there is only one, the threat is not great.

So on August 6th, many people around the world are paying attention to Japan.