The Rise of the Third Reich

120 million European marks can be exchanged for 200 "jet aircraft" that can carry out suicide attacks, and can also train 220 elite pilots who can fly jet aircraft. This is definitely a great deal for Japan, which is eager to acquire jet aircraft technology. A very good deal.

After deciding to purchase the "Silver Death" at the Navy Ministry meeting, Yamamoto Isoroku and Navy Chief Nagano Shushen visited the Chief of Army Staff Marshal Sugiyama.

The purpose of the visit was to discuss the allocation of 84 Me264 long-range bombers - Hersman had planned it well for the Japanese. The 84 Me264s were excellent vehicles for launching the "Silver Reaper". This kind of aircraft has a long range, fast speed, high enough ceiling, and a large bomb load, enough to carry the 2.8-ton "Silver Reaper".

In addition, the Me264 long-range bomber sold to Japan is also equipped with the FuG300 sea search radar with a long detection range, which can theoretically detect targets 300 kilometers away. In combat, "beyond visual range" strikes can be achieved.

However, when Hirschman made this calculation, he ignored the relationship between the navy and the army with Japanese characteristics. The Me264 was sold to the Japanese Army, and it was the Japanese Navy that paid for the "Silver Death".

How can Navy missiles be launched at Army aircraft? This is not in line with Japanese practice!

Therefore, after Yamamoto Isoroku decided to spend 100 million European marks to purchase Rolls-Royce suicide missiles, he immediately consulted with the Army's Deer.

"What? Half of the Me264? Even the pilot has to be borrowed?"

When Sugiyama Yuan heard Yamamoto Isoroku's request, his face that was originally full of smiles immediately showed embarrassment.

"Why can't you give that 'Silver Death' to the Army?" Gen Sugiyama asked, "The Army can send 400 pilots to Germany for training."

Of course, Yamamoto Isoroku could not agree to Sugiyama Gen's request. If the Army's Malu learned anti-ship skills, how could the shameless Navy rely on it to achieve success?

"Otherwise," Yamamoto Isoroku had known for a long time that Sugiyama Gen would make such a request, and he also thought of the corresponding rhetoric, "the Silver Death will also be divided equally between the army and the navy. This will be a full cooperation between the army and the navy.

In addition, we can also take this opportunity to introduce two Me262 jet aircraft from Germany for research in the name of training missile pilots. In addition, we can also create our own Japanese jet engine by imitating the engine of the Silver Death.

As for the jet aircraft project, the army and navy should work together to develop it. It won't take long for us to establish a jet force... With advanced jet aircraft, Japan's hegemony in the Pacific will be unbreakable. "

Sugiyama Gen nodded repeatedly. The Navy now gives half of the credit to the Army, which is already a big concession. The army cannot have too high demands, otherwise it will be difficult for Yamamoto Isoroku and Nagano Osamu to explain themselves within the navy.

As for the research and development of jet aircraft, it seems to be an opportunity now. It should indeed be promoted by the navy and the army... Even if the current Jie-1 operation is successful, it can only temporarily suppress the United States. To allow Japan to dominate the Pacific for a long time, in the development of jet aircraft A breakthrough is necessary.

"So is the plan to raid San Diego proposed by the German Generalissimo (referring to the Imperial Marshal) Hessmann feasible?" After discussing the distribution of Me264 and "Silver Reaper" missiles, Sugiyama Gen turned the topic to "Operation Czech-1" superior.

"It's not feasible!" Yamamoto Isoroku shook his head, "We have too little ammunition, only 180. Even if we achieve a 50% hit rate, it will only severely damage 90 American ships, which is not enough to reverse the empire's unfavorable situation. … Operations in the Hawaiian Islands remain necessary.”

Yamamoto Isoroku's ideas were different from Hersman's. Hersman wanted Japan to achieve peace with the United States after handing over the Hawaiian Islands, Aleutian Islands, and Line Islands. From now on, the United States and Japan will face off in the Pacific, and Europe and the United States will face off in the Atlantic. And Yamamoto Isoroku and other senior officials of the Japanese military have no intention of handing over the Hawaiian Islands... because in their view, the Hawaiian Islands are the gateway to curb the United States' westward expansion.

Once the Hawaiian Islands, Line Islands and Aleutian Islands are handed over, what if the United States turns its back and refuses to recognize them? And even if the United States keeps its promise for the time being, they will pile up warships and aircraft carriers in the Pacific to engage in a cold confrontation with Japan. How can Japan maintain a fleet that can compete with the U.S. Navy for a long time?

Therefore, the peace between the United States and Japan cannot be a "fight in vain" but must be a "peace of defeat of the United States" with restrictions on the terms of the United States. The cession of the Hawaiian Islands is the price that the United States must pay - because Japan is occupying Hawaii. After establishing the islands, it has formed a strategic advantage over the United States and can use a smaller navy to confront the United States.

"Does that mean it's necessary to force the Americans to the Hawaiian Islands for a decisive battle?" Sugiyama Gen asked.

"Yes!" Yamamoto Isoroku glanced at Gen Sugiyama, "Once a war breaks out with the United States, we must have plans to carry the war to the end. It is not a good idea to fight to the west coast and sign a treaty in San Francisco. It is best to sign it in Washington, the capital of the United States. Armistice treaty. If we can’t, we should also have a trump card to deter the United States.”

"We have a trump card!" Sugiyama Yuan said, "but if we use it, it may have unimaginable consequences..."

Navy Commander-in-Chief Nagano Shushen said: "If it exists, it should be used! Only by using it will the enemy be afraid and know that the Japanese Empire is invincible."

"So... the Navy supports the use of ceramic bacterial bombs?" Sugiyama Gen's face became extremely solemn.

The "ceramic bacterial bomb" he was talking about was a bacterial weapon jointly controlled by the Army General Staff Headquarters and the Kwantung Army! The biological and bacterial weapons unit, whose full name is the 731st Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply Unit of the Japanese Kwantung Army in Manchuria, is responsible for the development and production!

The bacterial weapons developed and produced by this force are the last trump card of the Japanese Empire.

Slightly different from the historical situation, Unit 731 is not stationed in Heilongjiang, but is located in the Japanese leased territory of Kanto Prefecture. However, they still secretly conduct extremely evil experiments on human bacterial weapons.

It also achieved great success, developed the "Ishii ceramic bacterial bomb", and also produced a large number of plague, cholera, anthrax, injury and tuberculosis bacteria.

In the "Operation Jet-1" plan, the Me264 was used to drop Ishii ceramic bacterial bombs on the west coast of the United States. The so-called idea of ​​using bombing to force the United States to actively attack the Hawaiian Islands was based on the dropping of Ishii ceramic bacterial bombs.

However, the top brass of the Japanese navy and army also hesitated on whether to actually use Ishii ceramic bacterial bombs. Some people worry that the United States may develop similar weapons to retaliate against Japan, while others believe that using bacterial weapons to attack the United States may cause dissatisfaction among Europeans...

So someone proposed using white phosphorus incendiary bombs to bomb large cities on the West Coast of the United States.

However, the Battle of the Aleutian Islands, which began in early October and continues to this day, made Yamamoto Isoroku, Sugiyama Gen and others realize that it was not feasible to use Me264 to attack large cities on the west coast of the United States.

Because the American P47 showed very superior high-altitude performance and heavy firepower in the operation of escorting B17 to bomb Amakonak Island and Unalaska Island. If the Me264, which has weak self-defense firepower and does not have much armor, attacks the big cities on the west coast of the United States without escort, there will only be one result: a 100% success rate by the P47!

Therefore, after Japan obtained the Me264, the only way to use them to successfully raid the United States was to disperse its operations and bypass the tightly defended large cities to bomb small towns on the west coast of the United States.

However, the population density on the West Coast of the United States was not high at this time. There were still some people in the big cities, but there were not many residents in the small towns. The white phosphorus bombs thrown down might not be able to burn people. Even if a few people were burned to death, Roosevelt would not necessarily be forced to give up the method of victory and rush to attack the Hawaiian Islands.

Therefore, using germ weapons is the only way to make Americans jump over the wall.

"Use it!" Yamamoto Isoroku nodded, "Since the war has begun, we must win, and to win, we can only kill a large number of Americans... No matter what method is used!"

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"Mr. President, the 58th Breakthrough Fleet and the 70th Task Force have met in the North Pacific waters north of the Aleutian Islands."

Just when Isoroku Yamamoto, Osamu Nagano, and Gen Sugiyama agreed to use bacterial weapons to attack the United States, President Roosevelt had just received some pleasant news.

The 58th Interaction Fleet, which had been wandering at sea for some time, finally joined forces with the 70th Task Force, which was sent to respond.

"Where are the Japanese?" Roosevelt asked. "Where are their fleets?"

"There are three squadrons in the Pacific waters south of the Aleutian Islands." Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff William Leahy replied.

"Oh, we know their whereabouts?" Roosevelt raised his eyebrows in interest, "What? Submarines or seaplanes?"

"It's the B-29." William Leahy said, "We now have the first B-29 squadron that can perform reconnaissance missions."

The B-29 is a major project that began in January 1940. It took almost three and a half years until the first service test aircraft rolled off the assembly line in April this year. However, this large aircraft, which was originally planned to bomb the German mainland, now has no use for the time being. Therefore, the first to be officially equipped with the B-29 was not the bomber unit of the Army Air Force, but the reconnaissance aircraft unit of the Navy.