The Rise of the Third Reich

Adolf Hitler, the sinner of all mankind and the number one devil in another time and space, has been troubled these days by the question of whether to use atomic bombs to massacre the American people, where everyone has a gun.

Contrary to what the democratic freedom fighters on the other side of the Atlantic imagined, the Nazi and fascist leaders here in Europe, because of their racist ideology, actually do not agree with dropping atomic bombs on Americans - unless the blacks and Jews in the United States Ken concentrated on a target area and waited for the atomic bomb to fall.

Therefore, when Hitler and his comrades (including Mussolini, Goering, Rudolf Hess and others) discussed the "nuclear peace issue", they mostly received opposing suggestions. Among them, Mussolini opposed it the most fiercely. He told Hitler that Washington, the capital of the United States, was almost an empty city, and there would be no point in dropping an atomic bomb. Although there are still millions of residents in big cities such as New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, most of them are blond and blue-eyed Aryans. Among them are many pure-blood Aryan women and children... How can we use atomic bombs to destroy them? What about bombing?

Those who support the use of atomic bombs are politically "neutral" professional soldiers like Hersman. The first thing soldiers should consider is victory, and then the YS form, so it is easier to accept the act of killing Aryans with atomic bombs.

But most of them also do not agree with bombing New York and Washington with atomic bombs, because these Junker military leaders consider themselves knights and are not willing to massacre civilians. They wanted to use the atomic bomb as a tactical weapon.

In addition, before Germany fully controls the Avalon Peninsula, launching a nuclear attack on the United States is actually a last resort option.

Because launching a "one-way nuclear air strike" based on the Azores Islands is only theoretically feasible. There are many problems in actual implementation. The main difficulty is that it is impossible to dispatch escort aircraft and it is impossible to dispatch a larger fleet. The long-range raids of a small number of Me264s are too easy to be shot down by the American interceptor fleet. If one of the Me264s carries an atomic bomb, it means that the precious atomic bomb is lost... There is even a possibility that the atomic bomb will be captured by the Americans!

The latter possibility means that all efforts to defeat the United States will be in vain.

What's even more troublesome is that once the plane carrying the atomic bomb is shot down, no one can guarantee that the atomic bomb will not be captured by the enemy.

The possibility that the atomic bomb was seized was related to its detonation design. According to the design, the fuze used in the Heisenberg device must be installed before the bomb is dropped. It has three insurances: "fixed height", "timing" and "trigger". As long as one fuze is activated, the Heisenberg device will explode. However, before the Heisenberg device is equipped with a fuse, this type of atomic bomb will not (in theory) be detonated, even if it falls from a high altitude, even if it is hit by a 20mm or 30mm cannon shell!

In addition, the shell of the atomic bomb is very strong (whether the shell is strong or not is directly related to the explosive power of the atomic bomb, because a strong shell can buy more time for the nuclear fission reaction). It is not something that bullets and artillery shells can penetrate casually, so the atomic bomb It is also less likely to be broken. If a plane carrying an atomic bomb is shot down over land controlled by the Allies, there is a high probability that the atomic bomb will be picked up by the Americans.

Therefore, the aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb must have a relatively tight escort, so that even if it cannot break through the Allied air defense, it can still buy some time to install the atomic bomb's fuse. Before Germany established a strong and reliable base on the west coast of Concepcion Bay, it was actually not safe to launch a nuclear attack on the United States.

"No," Hessmann knew the Nazi boss's thoughts, so he shook his head and said, "New York, Boston and Philadelphia are not our targets. They are actually hostages. If we kill the hostages, how can we ask for money? "

"Yes!" Hitler nodded, "We can't kill the hostages, otherwise we will lose money. Money is the goal, and killing is just a means to get money."

Hersman nodded and asked: "So... Mr. Prime Minister, will you approve the use of atomic bombs?"

The atomic bomb cannot be used in the United States, but this does not prevent it from playing a key role as a tactical weapon.

"Yes, I will approve it," Hitler waved his fist and said, "After all, victory is the most important. In order to win the war, of course, atomic bombs can be used. But the Wehrmacht must understand what is real victory?"

The real victory is to get enough money! Because now the European Community already exists, whether it can evolve into the United States of Europe depends on whether there is enough money. So the invincible Wehrmacht is now a kidnapper and extortionist, not a murderer.

"Understood, the Wehrmacht General Staff understands what victory is," Hessmann immediately replied, "So the strategic role of the atomic bomb will be to deter the enemy. At the same time, it is also a very important tactical weapon. In 'Operation Columbus', it will Mainly used as a tactical weapon."

"Okay, that's good!" Hitler thought for a moment and asked, "How many atomic bombs are you prepared to use at most?"

"1-2 pieces," Hessman replied, "You need to prepare 3 spare pieces."

"Three? Okay." Hitler paused, "By the way, how many atomic bombs do we have in total now?"

"Six bombs," Hessmann told Hitler. "Currently we have a total of 150 kilograms of stored charges (plutonium-239 with an abundance of more than 92%), which can be used to assemble up to six atomic bombs."

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"...The Pentagon believes that the main difficulty we currently face on the Newfoundland and Labrador battlefield is the lack of aviation forces. As long as this problem is solved, victory is still possible."

The meeting in the White House bunker is still going on, and Admiral William Leahy, the President's Chief of Staff, is speaking. What he is proposing now is the conclusion reached by the Pentagon after research. He told Truman: "Because there is not enough aviation power, the Allied forces on Newfoundland can only attack at night and when the weather is bad. However, the Germans have night vision equipment, which puts us at a very disadvantageous position at night." ”

There are planes during the day and infrared night vision devices at night...it's really hard to fight!

"Then send more planes to support!" Truman said. "Is it now certain that the Germans' main attack direction is Newfoundland?"

"It's not completely certain yet," William Leahy said, "So the aviation force on the Bermuda Islands must be maintained, and 1,000-2,000 fighter planes can be deployed in the direction of the Caribbean Sea. However, it will take time to redeploy a large number of aviation forces. This is not a matter of sending aircraft Just transfer to Newfoundland or Nova Scotia.”

There is no way for military aircraft to operate alone without the huge ground support system. If 1,000-2,000 combat aircraft are to be transferred from the Caribbean to Newfoundland and the Nova Scotia Peninsula, tens of thousands of ground crews will need to follow the transfer. The amount of materials and equipment that need to be transported is astronomical. Even when water and air traffic is free, a few weeks' work can be considered fast.

"So we can only use carrier-based aircraft!" William Leahy saw Spruance, the joint commander of the Pacific-Atlantic Fleet sitting in the conference room, raised his hand, "Raymond, what's your problem? ?”

"Yes!" Spruance asked. "What is the target of the fleet? Newfoundland? Or the German fleet?"

Upon hearing his question, Chief of Naval Operations Ernest King said: "Raymond, Newfoundland is undoubtedly the most important!"

Secretary of War Wallace interjected: "Admiral, the gain and loss of Newfoundland is related to the survival of the United States! Even if the navy defeats the European combined fleet, it cannot undo the losses caused by the fall of Newfoundland."

Spruance couldn't help but frown. He didn't agree with this view - if the combined European naval fleet failed, how could the German army on Newfoundland win?

President Truman then asked Spruance: "Admiral, how sure are you that you can defeat the Germans' powerful naval fleet in the North Atlantic?"

grasp? That's not much.

At this time, Spruance remembered what the president had said to him when he entered the bunker just now - it seems that Truman meant to defend Newfoundland!

"Not too sure." Spruance's answer hit Truman right.

The President asked: "So... is it possible to divert the German fleet away from Newfoundland?"

"Yes," Spruance replied.

"How?" Secretary of War Wallace asked.

"Advance to the Azores." Spruance said that he and the staff of the Pacific-Atlantic Fleet Joint Command have long studied related issues. "The Azores are the base camp of the German invasion. The Germans have to endure The Azores cannot afford the losses caused by large-scale bombing by carrier-based aircraft and heavy shelling by naval artillery.”

His suggestion lit up the eyes of everyone present - they had reached the conclusion in the previous meeting that the 56th Task Force should use carrier-based aircraft to bomb the main force of the German fleet and then lure them towards the Bermuda Islands.

This idea is wishful thinking at best, and the Germans are likely to ignore it.

But the plan proposed by Spruance was different. The Azores Islands were a must-have for the Germans! If there is an attack by the US military, the German fleet in the North Atlantic will inevitably dispatch to rescue. As soon as the German fleet left, the battle on Newfoundland would be decided.

"Will the entire 56th Task Force be dispatched?" Chief of Naval Operations Ernest King interjected and asked.

"No." Spruance shook his head, "You don't need to put all your strength into it...The German radar is not much more advanced than ours, and it is impossible for them to distinguish what the huge surface fleet on the sea is made of. Made of ships?”