Struggle in Soviet Russia

Talking to Comrade Beria behind him, Comrade Malenkov walked into Viktor's carriage. When he turned his head, he saw Viktor standing by the table and said directly, "Is there a map of Northern Europe? Viktor."

Victor nodded, didn't say anything, just turned and walked to the right side of the carriage, placed it next to a safe in the corner, crouched down and fiddled with it for a while, opened the cabinet door, and took out a black file folder from inside.

"Why, the negotiation with the Danes didn't go well?" Holding the file folder, Victor turned back to his desk. He opened the seal on the file folder, took out a folded kraft map, and spread it out on the table. , asked with a smile.

What Victor took out was a detailed map of the Nordic region. There is no such thing as satellite surveying and mapping these days. Therefore, maps like this are more valuable. Before the Great Patriotic War, the alliance's main focus was on the country and surrounding areas. To be honest, the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean were not the areas that the alliance focused on at that time. Therefore, the corresponding military maps were also relatively scarce. And with the end of the war, the alliance's vision finally jumped out of the once narrow area and began to look to the world. Therefore, the collection of various maps was also carried out accordingly.

But mapping a map is not an easy task. In addition to drawing, it also requires on-the-spot verification and correction, which itself is a relatively tedious and complicated work, and the map that Victor is using now is not led by the alliance itself. , but from the intelligence services, to be more specific, it was stolen from the hands of the British.

"No negotiation can go smoothly," Comrade Malenkov smiled and said casually, walking to Victor's side and looking down at the map.

Victor first nodded towards Comrade Beria, and then turned his attention to the map on the table.

Because of the memory of the previous life, based on a common sense, Victor actually has a world map in his mind. Of course, it is just a very basic world map. On this basic map, the basic composition of the European continent is relatively clear. However, if it is specific to the details of each country, it is very vague. The most important thing is that, similar to the identity of Victor's previous life, the maps he can access are basically flat maps, which explain the geography and practicality. The situation is somewhat different.

Take Denmark, for example. For those familiar with flat maps, it is too far away from Russia, and there shouldn't be any connection between the two. And in practice? From Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, to Leningrad, the straight-line distance is only 1,143 kilometers, which is nearly 100 kilometers closer than from Beijing to Shanghai.

The map Victor put on the table is a military map. From this map, it is very intuitive to see the importance of Denmark to the alliance. It can be said to be clear at a glance.

As the outlet of the Baltic Sea, the entire Baltic Sea strait is strangled by Denmark. At the entrance of the strait lies Bornholm Island. As long as a military base is established on this island, the entrance and exit of the entire Baltic Sea can be blocked. The real one husband is the one who is in charge of ten thousand people.

In addition, the entire Danish territory is like a pair of open arms, which pours the entire Kattegat Strait into its arms, and this strait is the extension of the Baltic Sea Strait, from the North Sea into and out of the Baltic Sea. Ships must pass through this strait, and the Kiel Canal across Jutland is the only shortcut to bypass this strait.

During the Great Patriotic War in the past few years, the Union felt the importance of the Baltic Fleet to the Union's northern security. Therefore, after the war, a large number of Army units will be abolished in the Union's army building program, but the aviation and navy will be abolished. It is the part that needs to be focused on construction, and among them, the strengthening of the Baltic Fleet is a top priority.

From a geographical point of view, despite the vast territory of the alliance, the entire territory spans Europe and Asia, the vast territory provides a superior buffer area for the alliance's military defense, and the alliance has been able to defeat the aggressor's attack on Moscow twice in history. , All because of the vast geographical area, but geographically speaking, the geographical location of the alliance is not superior, especially in terms of naval construction, the conditions are very unfriendly.

From the perspective of the Far East, the scope of activities of the Pacific Fleet is restrained by Japan. The fleet entering and leaving the Pacific Ocean, whether it is the Tsugaru Strait or the Soya Strait, is a "chicken neck" that is easy to guard; from the south, the Black Sea The range of activities of the fleet is restrained by Turkey, and the Bosphorus and Dardanelles are restrained from entering and leaving the Mediterranean Sea; from the north, the range of activities of the Baltic Fleet is restrained by Denmark, The restraint of Sweden, Norway and other countries, among them, especially Denmark's restraint force is the strongest.

All in all, as a continental country, the alliance is different from maritime countries such as Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom. It lacks open military ports. If the navy wants to enter the ocean, it must break through certain island chain blockades. Therefore, in Victor In the past life, the alliance did not lack strategic vision, nor did it know the importance of developing the navy, but it was inherently insufficient in the conditions for developing a blue water navy, and finally had to give up.

At present, the alliance has obviously not formed a unified opinion in the ideological field of future military development. The main reason is that the geographical restrictions on the development of the navy have not been clearly manifested. Secondly, rocket technology has just entered the stage of live ammunition launch tests. , its future development potential has not yet been reflected, but it is foreseeable that once the performance of these two aspects becomes more and more obvious, the alliance will definitely have a final shape in terms of military development. In the development of the aerospace force and missile force, large-scale investment in the naval surface fleet was abandoned, and instead, the development of the submarine fleet was concentrated.

In just a few minutes, Viktor stared at the map and thought a lot, until Comrade Malenkov spoke, his thoughts were pulled back.

"Victor, you have actually presided over the research and development of rocket technology for a period of time, and you should have a certain understanding of this aspect," Comrade Malenkov stared at the map on the table, he put his hands on the edge of the table, and thought for a long time , then exhaled and asked, "In your opinion, is it possible for Comrade Sergei Pavlovich's task to be accomplished?"

He raised his right hand, made an inexplicable gesture in front of him, and emphasized: "Is it possible that a rocket that can be launched directly from Moscow to London will appear in our arsenal?"

The distance from Moscow to London was less than 2,500 kilometers, and Victor understood what he meant by just listening to Comrade Malenkov's question.

This is the latest order issued by the Central Committee to the rocket technology research and development department after previous discussions, that is, it is required to develop a rocket with a range of more than 3,000 kilometers and a payload of more than 3,000 kilograms. Such a rocket can weigh three tons. nuclear warheads, dropped directly from Moscow to London.

Today, there are two departments in the Alliance for rocket technology research and development, one is the research and development team of Comrade Korolev, and the other is the research and development team led by German Grotrop. is "G".

In general, the research and development team led by Comrade Korolev has maintained a leading position in the research and development progress. This time, the experiment in Kapuskin Yar is the "R-3" rocket developed by this team. The range is 900 kilometers, and the payload exceeds 1,500 kilograms. As for the research and development team led by Grotrop, the rocket they developed is code-named "G-4" and has not yet been tested.

And by Comrade Malenkov, Comrade Sergei Pavlovich was referring to Korolev.

"The goal that Comrade Sergei Pavlovich wants to achieve is not a range of 3,000 kilometers," Viktor smiled and said, "His goal is to launch a rocket into outer space, So, 3,000 kilometers is just a conservative goal, not our ultimate goal."

Comrade Malenkov looked at him with a bit of reproach in his gaze—yes, in these days, even though Comrade Korolev has, through a series of gazes, proved the superpowers that rocket technology can bring Long range, but the concept of launching rockets into outer space is still unacceptable to most people. In their view, this is more of an ideal than an achievable future.

With a straight face, Victor's tone suddenly became serious, he said: "Also, I think his goal is achievable, after all, he has proved it with actual success, and he has taken the first step. A reality that we must see is that since the rocket's range can reach 900 kilometers, it can reach 3,000 kilometers, 5,000 kilometers, or even 10,000 kilometers. In other words, what we are after should not be From Moscow to London, but from anywhere in the league, you can successfully hit the United States."

"You're always so optimistic, Victor," Comrade Beria, who was standing beside him, smiled after hearing his words, and then put a hand on his shoulder and said, "However, optimism does not solve any problem. practical issues."

Victor smiled, without arguing, he believed that the future would prove everything.

"At least it doesn't solve the Danes' problem now," said Comrade Malenkov, frowning slightly, "and, even if we agree with Comrade Sergei Pavlovich, we have no more resources to allocate to He is."