The Rise of the Third Reich

On the outskirts of Buenos Aires, at a dark and quiet "grass airport", a Fokker 42D large transport aircraft has parked on the runway. The tail door of the aircraft was lowered and placed on the runway. Several young men wearing navy missile service uniforms were pushing a folded missile launcher out of the aircraft cargo bay. This is a large piece of equipment, a bit like a 170mm K18 gun mount, which can be folded into a four-wheeled vehicle. A Steyr 5-ton truck had been waiting by the runway for a long time. When the driver saw the missile launcher being pushed out, he drove the truck to the Fokker 42D aircraft. The car door opened, and little Hersman, who was wearing the uniform of a naval aviation major, got out of the passenger seat. A captain of the missile force walked up to little Hersman and raised his hand in salute: "Major, you must be Heinsby." Mr. G. Hersman?"

"Yes." Little Hersman took out his ID and handed it over. The other party took it with both hands, looked at it, and introduced himself: "I am Captain Friedrich von Oberhausen of the Naval Missile Corps."

The Naval Missile Corps is a new branch of the German Navy. The Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Missile Corps is General Hoffman (who was just promoted to General) who defeated Halsey in the Battle of Bermuda.

Although Hersman Jr. is not a missile soldier, the Air Force and Naval Aviation also have plans to equip air-launched missiles. So little Hersman received an order from the Naval Aviation Command to observe the actual firing of the W-10 "Waterfall" ship-to-air (surface-to-air) missile designed by Dr. ****** Till.

The W-10 "Waterfall" missile is a surface-to-air missile that can achieve supersonic flight. It was developed on the basis of the A-series rockets. Its guidance method is very interesting. It is a combination of three methods and is divided into three stages: in the early stage of launch, the missile speed is slow, and the ground controller visually controls the missile's general direction. At this time, the missile is controlled by the four graphite gas rudders of the nozzle.

In the middle of the flight, two large fire control radars placed on the ground are used to illuminate the target and the missile respectively. A computer is used to calculate the azimuth difference, and then a radio wave command is issued to the missile to make the missile fly along the radar beam illuminated by the target. At this time, the missile is controlled by the four control surfaces on the tail.

At the end of the missile's flight, a radio proximity fuze and an infrared seeker are used to control the missile. The missile does not need to hit the target, it only needs to be close to the target to explode.

The 250-kilogram warhead that the 3.5-ton missile body can carry is so powerful that even enemy aircraft will be blown to pieces even 50 meters away.

Another surface-to-air missile code-named R-3 "Rhine Daughter" developed by the German company Rheinmetall and managed by the Air Force Armament Bureau has also been shipped to Buenos Aires. The combat weight of this missile is similar to that of the W-10 "Waterfall", which is also developed on the basis of the A-series rockets.

However, the guidance method is much simpler. There is only one method, which is for ground personnel to control the missile to crash into the bomber through visual and radio control. Of course, there are also radio proximity fuses, so enemy aircraft can be shot down without a direct hit.

Because the guidance method is very simple, the reliability and hit rate of the R-3 "Daughter of the Rhine" surface-to-air missile during the test firing process far exceeded that of the technologically advanced W-10 "Waterfall".

However, the shortcomings of the R-3 "Daughter of the Rhine" are certainly obvious. First, because it relies solely on visual and radio guidance, the shooting height is limited (it is too high to see clearly), only 7,000 meters; second, at night and Limited use in climates with poor visibility - not impossible, but very limited. For example, there must be a searchlight to help search for the target at night, and the missile is launched after the searchlight is locked, so that the target can be hit accurately.

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On the coast of Chile, near Valparaiso Bay, at a "grass airport" used by the U.S. Naval Air Force, when night fell, 12 PB4Y-1 (Navy codename of B-24D) bombers were already lined up on the runway. .

These PB4Y-1 models have been modified with pylons installed under both wings. On each pylon, an ASM-N-2 "Bat" radar-guided glide bomb that looks like a glider has been hung.

Major Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr., who "jumped" from the Army Air Force to the Naval Air Force, had already taken his crew aboard the first PB4Y-1 bomber.

Because he is the first generation of "guided weapons operators" in the United States, and his father is likely to become the next Vice President of the United States, he has also had some "official luck" and is now a lieutenant commander of the naval aviation force.

"John," Kennedy Jr. turned to his navigator as the plane's engines began to cough, choke, and roar, "it's all up to you tonight."

"Don't worry," said the sergeant named John Tenney. "There are radio signals to guide the direction. We won't get lost."

"What's going on? Can you tell me?" Joseph Kennedy Jr. was curious about the "radio signal" and asked.

"Of course." Teni said, "The Argentine democratic fighters are helping us...but they can only help us find Buenos Aires. We have to find the location of the military port ourselves."

Juan Peron's authority in Argentina is not yet very solid, and there are still many people and organizations who oppose him. Some of them cooperate with the Americans and have established large radio stations that can guide bombers.

"This is great!" When JFK was heartily praising the Argentine democracy fighters, a signal for a plane to take off came from the airport tower. Little Kennedy began to control the plane to taxi on the dimly lit runway, the motor thundered, and the plane took off. , flying into the misty sky under the moonlight.

The plane rumbled through the cold night sky and flew over the tall and steep Andes Mountains. Kennedy Jr. and his crew members sat in the dark, rickety cabin.

Before the plane crossed the Andes Mountains, the plane's intercom kept buzzing. Some people kept talking about some relaxing topics. Some people mentioned JFK's father, saying that he used a pistol to shoot missiles in New York. He looked like a man and said he would vote for Truman and Kennedy in the presidential election.

However, when the plane crossed the Andes Mountains, the pilots of Kennedy's bomber group (there were about 40 PB4Y-1s) fell silent. Little Kennedy felt the air in the cabin become tense.

Because the Andes Mountains are the dividing line for air supremacy between the two sides, to the west of the Andes Mountains, air supremacy is in the hands of the US military, while to the east it belongs to the European-New Asbania coalition. Although it is night, everyone knows that the Germans have very powerful night fighters.

"Didi-di-di..." A series of "di-di" sounds sounded from the communication machine. This was the navigation wave sent by the Argentine freedom fighter's radio station. As long as the aircraft can receive this "beep" sound, it means it has not deviated from the course.

"We are looking in the right direction," said navigator Teni. "We will arrive in Buenos Aires in about an hour and a half."

The plane continued to fly forward, because the German He219 would appear at any time, so everyone was on tenterhooks - tonight's night air raid would not be fully escorted, because the P61 fighter jets responsible for the escort mission had a limited range and could not reach Buenos. Ellis. Moreover, in night air combat, the role of escort fighters is not very great, because most of the night fighters are twin-engine heavy-duty aircraft, and they have no fighting ability. They all use energy tactics that can leave in one blow. There is no way for P61 and He219 to fight against each other. possible. In this case, the role of escort is very awkward, while the task of interception is easier to complete.

"You should have seen searchlights and anti-aircraft fire." After an unknown amount of time, navigator Tiny's voice rang. It turned out that the plane had already arrived over the city of Buenos Aires.

"Nothing," Captain Kennedy Jr. said. "It's pitch black... John, are you going astray?"

"Impossible, we are flying along the radio signal." Tiny said.

The sound of "didi-didi" kept coming.

"Perhaps the German radar is broken?" Taini added, "We didn't receive any attacks along the way. This is not normal."

"Maybe the Germans have transferred their night interceptors and radars back to Europe." Co-pilot Victor Killen said.

"Will it?" As soon as Little Kennedy finished speaking, dozens of bright and dazzling beams of light suddenly flashed on the ground.

"Searchlight!" Tiny shouted, "Looks like we've found Buenos Aires!"

"Drop flares!" Kennedy Jr.'s plane was the leader of the entire brigade, so it carried flares in the bomb bay and could determine its specific position through bomb lighting.

At the same time that the flare was dropped, a PB4Y-1 on the right side of Kennedy's plane was locked by the searchlight beam.

"Now Anderson is going to be in trouble!" Little Kennedy was very familiar with the pilot of the plane. When he saw his plane being locked by the beam, he felt nervous for him.

But after a while, the extremely violent anti-aircraft artillery fire that I imagined did not start. When little Kennedy was wondering, his co-pilot shouted again.

"Enemy planes! Two jets were spotted at 9 o'clock on the lower left!"

jet plane?

Little Kennedy was startled, and quickly turned his head to look down, only to see two orange-red flashes rising at an extremely fast speed and rushing towards the PB4Y-1 bomber piloted by Second Lieutenant Anderson.

"Oh my god, this speed..." Just when Kennedy was surprised by the high speed of this "plane", they were quickly approaching the target. One of them was very close to the PB4Y-1 bomber driven by Second Lieutenant Anderson. Suddenly It turned into a huge fireball!