The Rise of Australia

Chapter 937 An atomic bomb fell from the sky

The news of the victory in the naval battle quickly spread back to the country and became the biggest news of the day in Australasia.

Arthur was relieved and looked forward to the development of the war.

According to the plan of the General Staff, after destroying the joint fleet of the island country, Australasia did not have any large-scale battle plans.

Why?

Because there is only one war plan for the next war, which is to find the most suitable opportunity and then drop atomic bombs on major cities in the island country.

Because the resistance attitude of the island government is uncertain, the number of atomic bombs dropped is also uncertain.

If the island government is more sensible, perhaps Australasia will only drop one round of atomic bombs, and then consider how to control the island country economically.

But if the island government is not sensible, the General Staff is not without a plan to destroy this country.

Anyway, the cost of atomic bombs is not expensive for Australasia, and so far, Australasia's atomic bomb reserves have reached an astonishing 50 or more, and are still growing wildly at a rate of 20 per year.

According to such reserves and production speed, it is completely possible to drop dozens of atomic bombs on the island country's territory.

Just as Arthur expected, the staff held a supreme meeting and formally passed the plan for the use of atomic bombs.

At present, the main task of the Australasian army is to attract the island country's troops to the major cities of the island country as much as possible, so that the air force can achieve a one-time strike.

In order to attract more island country troops, it is necessary to pretend to launch a full-scale attack in the major cities of the island country.

In order to defend the city, the islanders will definitely draw more troops, and naturally they can gather more soldiers.

Arthur also quickly agreed to the plan and instructed the staff to pay attention to the safety of the Australasian army when implementing the plan.

August 24, 1937, Ryukyu Islands Operations Command.

"How are you prepared, guys?" Chief of Staff Malone was sitting in the chair of the command center with a smile on his face, talking to the special operations team at the airport through the radio.

"The atomic bomb has been loaded, the atomic bomb deceleration device is normal, and the plane can take off at any time." The captain of the special operations team, Air Force Major Shell McKenzie, reported on the wireless line.

"Okay, don't be nervous, guys." Chief of Staff Malone nodded, and continued with a smile: "Just think of it as a simple bombing mission. With the protection of the atomic bomb deceleration device, you will not be affected."

"Yes, Mr. Chief of Staff." Shell McKenzie nodded, and his face did not show any nervousness.

"Let's go when you are ready. Good luck to you, warriors." Malone ordered.

As soon as the words fell, at the military airport on the other side, a Falcon-6B bomber took off under the protection of two Raptor-6A fighters and headed towards the island country in the north.

This unusual-looking Falcon-6B bomber was modified by the Royal Aircraft Factory and equipped with the latest jet engine. Its maximum speed can reach a terrifying 778 kilometers per hour, the maximum flight altitude reaches 10.5 kilometers, the maximum range is 2048 kilometers, and the climb rate is 1042 meters per minute.

Why do we need to temporarily modify such a special bomber? Because this mission is too dangerous, the bomber's speed and flight altitude must be increased as much as possible to avoid the bomber being disturbed by the nuclear explosion.

In order to increase the speed of the bomber as much as possible, this special bomber has almost abandoned all weapons and only carries an improved uranium 235 atomic bomb code-named Mors-3.

This atomic bomb is loaded with 12 kilograms of uranium 235, and the expected explosion equivalent can reach a terrifying 38,000 tons.

The expected power of this atomic bomb has exceeded the sum of the two atomic bombs dropped by the United States on the island country in history. Its power can be imagined.

It was this terrifying power that forced Australasia to be cautious in dropping atomic bombs, and even temporarily modified the bombers.

A few hours later, over the island country.

On the Falcon-6B bomber, the pilot of the aircraft, and the captain of this special operation, Shell Mackenzie, was operating the aircraft while slightly tilting his head to say to his teammates behind him: "It's a sunny day. It seems that God is helping us."

Teammate Valentine Enkwile nodded and responded: "It's a pity that our target is not Tokyo, otherwise, we can let those damn islanders taste the high temperature of 5,000 degrees."

"The General Staff naturally has its own plan." Shell Mackenzie said with a smile: "Our mission is to be responsible for implementing the plan of the General Staff. Whether it is Tokyo or Hiroshima, it is only part of our plan."

Why was Hiroshima chosen as the first choice for bombing?

Hiroshima is located in the southwest of the island of Honshu, and is very close to Shikoku Island and Kyushu Island.

According to the latest intelligence from the Australasian Military Intelligence Agency, the island nation has deployed at least 700,000 troops in Hiroshima and recruited at least 600,000 troops in the surrounding areas.

There are currently nearly 1.3 million troops stationed and trained in the area around Hiroshima alone, accounting for about a quarter of the total number of the island nation's army.

Dropping an atomic bomb here can not only effectively kill the 1.3 million troops, but also cut off the connection between Honshu Island and Kyushu Island.

At the same time, dropping an atomic bomb is also a threat to the island government. If the island government does not know what is good for it, then the next atomic bomb will not be dropped one by one.

A large number of island recruits are stationed on a piece of land more than ten kilometers away from the city of Hiroshima.

This is the largest training ground in Hiroshima, and the number of recruits currently accommodated is close to 300,000. And within a few kilometers around this training ground, there are more than five training grounds of various sizes, accommodating a total of more than 600,000 recruits.

On the other side of the city of Hiroshima is the temporary military camp built by the island army. It is closer to Honshu Island, which can facilitate the army to quickly support Honshu Island.

There are more troops stationed here, and in terms of scale, the number is more than 600,000 recruits.

In clear and cloudless weather, a large number of island soldiers are training in bayonet fighting. This is one of the training items that island soldiers must train, and it played a huge role in the former island-Russia war.

In the heavily protected urban area of ​​Hiroshima, it is still quite busy. Because of the outbreak of the war, foreigners are rarely seen on the island.

Most of the people on the streets are islanders, and many girls in beautiful clothes are going out shopping in groups, seemingly unaffected by the war.

"Captain Sher, we have arrived at the designated location. How are you?" When Sher MacKenzie was about to arrive over Hiroshima, he heard a question from the pilot on the fighter next to him in his headset.

"Not bad." Sher MacKenzie replied with a smile: "Is the camera ready?"

This operation is different from usual. This is the first time in human history that an atomic bomb has been used in a war, and it is also the first time that a city has been mass-killed.

In order to commemorate the release and explosion of the first atomic bomb, the staff specially equipped a camera on a fighter next to it.

"Ready, Captain. Just a reminder, the filming will start now, and all our words will be recorded." The voice on the fighter next to him replied.

"Great." Sher MacKenzie smiled and nodded. For the pilots participating in this operation, it is definitely an honor to have their voices recorded.

"Valentin, target Hiroshima, lock the target immediately." Shell Mackenzie ordered his teammates behind him.

"Hiroshima has been locked, repeat, Hiroshima has been locked." Valentine Enkweile carefully locked the city below and replied.

"Great, everyone, do you have anything to say? As long as the atomic bomb explodes successfully, it may become a sentence that will be remembered by history." Shell Mackenzie asked several of his teammates with a smile.

"Nothing to say, Captain. If I have to say the last sentence, then I hope Hiroshima is not the last target." Valentine Enkweile behind him joked with a smile.

"You guy." Shell Mackenzie laughed and scolded: "Don't worry, if there is a next target, you will definitely be involved."

While everyone was talking and laughing, three planes had successfully arrived above Hiroshima.

Because of the high altitude from the ground, the islanders in Hiroshima city did not find that there were three planes above their heads.

But the pilots in the plane, with the help of various technological means, have been able to determine that they are over Hiroshima.

"Everyone, count down to three, three, two, one, drop!"

As Shell Mackenzie counted down to three, the Falcon-6B bomber located in the middle of the three planes quickly opened the bomb bay, revealing the atomic bomb that had been prepared in the bomb bay.

"Goodbye Hiroshima, goodbye, damn islanders." As Shell Mackenzie whispered softly, a huge atomic bomb fell from the cabin of the bomber and fell directly towards the city of Hiroshima below.

Bang!

A special parachute opened above the atomic bomb, which slowed down the speed of the atomic bomb's crazy fall, and even the direction of the atomic bomb almost deviated.

Fortunately, due to the huge inertia, the direction of the atomic bomb was corrected again. However, because of the parachute behind it, the descent speed was much slower than before.

"It looks like everything is going well, guys." Shell Mackenzie was nervously observing all this. After seeing the atomic bomb's parachute open smoothly and successfully slow down the speed, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and had the mind to joke with his comrades.

"Target Ryukyu Islands, guys, return home!"

The purpose of the atomic bomb's parachute is to slow down the speed of the atomic bomb and buy enough time for the bomber to escape.

Shell Mackenzie naturally understood this principle. He would not waste the precious time to escape, and issued the order to return home without any hesitation.

As for recording the moment when Hiroshima was bombed by the atomic bomb, it would have to wait until the bomber escaped to a safe place.

If it was directly above Hiroshima, although it was not within the explosion range of the atomic bomb, the shock wave generated by the explosion would still spread to the sky at a very fast speed, and it is very likely to have an impact on the bomber.

Although it is also possible to parachute, parachuting to Hiroshima where the atomic bomb had just exploded at this time is no different from seeking death.

Although the falling speed of the atomic bomb has been slowed down, it is still very fast overall. Although the parachute is specially made, it is impossible for it to last for a long time.

The good news is that no matter whether it is the bomber or the fighter responsible for dropping the atomic bomb, they are very fast.

It takes about 36 seconds for the atomic bomb to be dropped from an altitude of 10,000 meters to reach the expected explosion point at an altitude of 550 meters. With the parachute to slow down the landing speed, this time can be increased to about 45 seconds.

This also means that the escape time of Sher and his party is within these 45 seconds. If they cannot escape the killing range of the atomic bomb within 45 seconds, they will be forced to bear the impact of the atomic bomb explosion wave.

However, the good news is that, judging from the current speed of fighters and bombers, 45 seconds is enough for them. Escape to 7.5 kilometers away.

As long as they escape the explosion radius of the atomic bomb, they can basically ensure the safety of the entire special operations team. After all, it takes time for the shock wave to spread. During the diffusion time, the aircraft can completely escape to a farther place.

At this time, an atomic bomb was slowly falling down over Hiroshima.

The parachute lasted for more than 20 seconds, and finally broke because it could not withstand the huge pressure. This performance was better than the prediction of the General Staff. The remaining 20 seconds was the free fall time of the atomic bomb.

As the atomic bomb got closer and closer to Hiroshima, some citizens in Hiroshima also discovered the black spot in the sky that was getting bigger and falling rapidly.

The black spot slowly turned into a black stick-shaped object, and it was getting closer and closer to Hiroshima.

Many citizens stopped and looked up at the object falling from the sky.

"What is this?"

Most people had the same question in their hearts. Out of curiosity, many people stared at this unknown object.

Bang! Boom!

At an altitude of 550 meters, the unknown object in the eyes of the Hiroshima citizen suddenly burst into an orange-yellow light, and a dazzling white light burst out in the middle, accompanied by two consecutive loud noises.

Then, an indescribable heat wave came. The speed of this heat wave was so fast that people could not react at all.

It was like a gust of wind, but the people who were blown by the wind disappeared in the storm in an instant. People who were far away from the explosion were lucky, and they at least left some black marks.

But the citizens who were closer to the explosion point did not feel anything at all, and left nothing.

A few seconds later, an extremely gorgeous mushroom cloud appeared over Hiroshima. The mushroom cloud was very large, and there were basically no complete buildings within three or four kilometers around it.

In particular, the buildings within one or two kilometers were definitely not more than three meters high. The shock wave and the power of the explosion completely destroyed the buildings within several kilometers around it, and took away the surrounding people without leaving anything.

"Wow, what a beautiful mushroom cloud." Valentine Enkwilai, who was in the back seat of the bomber, looked at Hiroshima, which was very far away, with a telescope and couldn't help but exclaimed.

"Did you record it? This is really a beautiful scenery." Shel Mackenzie also asked with a smile.

"Absolutely no problem." A voice came from the fighter plane next to him again, and one could clearly hear the smile and ease in it: "This is much more exciting than a movie. If it can be sold as a movie, then wouldn't we also be famous?"

Under the camera lens, with the appearance of the mushroom cloud, the red flames engulfed most of Hiroshima, and an invisible shock wave enveloped the entire city and spread towards the training camps and military camps on both sides of the city.

As the shock wave spread, several people in the sky also saw the invisible shock wave. Because with the spread of the shock wave, the entire Hiroshima was turning into a ruin at a very fast speed, which is why the shock wave was visualized.

"It's so spectacular. If we drop atomic bombs on every city in the island country, then this war doesn't have to be fought?" Continuing to look at the spectacular scene in front of him,

Valentin Enkwilai couldn't help but ask out loud.

"You are such a devil, Valentine." Shell Mackenzie said with a teasing tone: "If you do this, I am afraid there will be only a few of the 70 million islanders left.

I would rather see all the islanders treated as slaves. 70 million people can create a lot of wealth. If we can enslave them, it will not be in vain for our investment in this war."