The Rise of the Third Reich

At the naval base in Buenos Aires, the wind was blowing very hard, but the weather turned out to be very clear, making it a good day for high-altitude reconnaissance. The three battleships of the New Asbanian Navy, the Admiral La Torre, the Rivadavia and the Moreno, are all docked at the pier. From the mast to the bow and stern, a long string looks like a rainbow. signal flags fluttering in the wind. Because today is Sunday, there are many residents of Buenos Aires on the pier. They all come to visit their country's powerful naval fleet. Many people also brought cameras and took pictures of the huge warship. The New Asbanian Marines standing guard on the dock did not stop them - these New Asbanian Marines seemed to have never heard of the profession of American secret agents.

When the air raid sirens sounded, the visitors did not know how to hide. Instead, they raised their necks and looked at the sky. They want to see how the powerful new Asbanian Air Force defeats US imperialism!

What happened next did not disappoint the residents of Buenos Aires. Four BF109G-6 fighter jets of the New Asbania Air Force scrambled to take off and climbed to 11,000 meters with their very good high-altitude performance. high in the sky, and then detoured behind the F-13 that came struttingly for reconnaissance, and drove it away with a burst of gunfire.

When Garland and Gordon Grob drove to the European Allied Forces Command at the Buenos Aires Naval Base, Canaris and Falkenhorst had just finished observing the battle in the air.

"Adolf," Canaris frowned and asked when he saw Garland, an air combat expert, arriving, "Is the American B-29 so difficult to deal with?"

"It's very difficult to shoot it down with the BF-109G-6." Garland didn't see the air battle just now, but he knew the result even without looking. Because the most advanced fighters of the New Asbania Air Force are BF-109G-6 and Fw192 (heavy fighter aircraft provided by the Roman Empire to Peron), but the performance of these aircraft at very high altitudes is very average. Once the F-13 (made by If the B-29 modified) accelerates and flies, it will be difficult for them to catch up.

"But our Me262HG is enough to deal with them." Colonel Gordon Grob assured Canaris and Falkenhorst. "When necessary, our 80 Me262HG, 40 Fokker 636 and 40 Fw190 In addition, we also have 80 He21e410s. Under the guidance of the Me264H high-altitude early warning aircraft, they can severely damage the invading B-29s at night. "

The Me264H high-altitude early warning aircraft, like the Bv138E water early warning aircraft, is equipped with high-power S-band radar and a large number of radio communication equipment.

Moreover, due to the superior high-altitude performance of the Me264H, it can be used to command night fighters to resist the night penetration of enemy long-range bombers. It can also cover one's own high-altitude long-range bombers to conduct night assaults on the enemy.

The 10th Air Division of the German Air Force, which was deployed to the New Asbanian Federation, was assigned a high-altitude early warning reconnaissance squadron equipped with three Me264Hs.

After explaining that the 10th Aviation Division has enough combat power to defeat any enemy attacking from the air, Garland and Gordon Grob mentioned their speculations - the Americans probably have ships that can attack surface ships. guided weapons.

"William, do you have any information on this?" General Falkenhorst asked Canaris, who had been in charge of intelligence work for a long time.

"There are many," Canaris replied.

Although he is no longer responsible for intelligence work, according to Hersman's instructions, he can still regularly receive intelligence summaries from the Central Security Bureau and the Military Intelligence Bureau.

He told Falkenhorst: "There is a radio-television remote-controlled suicide aircraft that is currently used on the battlefield, which is modified from B-17 and B-24. It played a great role in the Hawaiian Islands War. Function. There is also a type of radio-controlled bomb that was used in the US's large-scale bombing of oil fields in Southeast Asia. It is said that the effect is not bad. There are also rumors of radar-guided bombs, but they have not been found on the battlefield."

"Perhaps we will find out soon." Falkenhorst said, "If the Americans want to bomb the New Asbania Fleet in the Port of Buenos Aires, then we will just take the opportunity to see it, maybe We can also pick up samples, which will be of great benefit to us in developing the same weapons."

Germany is of course also developing radar-guided weaponry, including surface-to-air (ship-to-air), air-to-air and air-to-ship (ship-to-ship) missiles. However, these radar-guided missiles under development are not as useful as TV-guided or "cat-eye-guided" missiles. That's why it has not been put into actual combat for a long time.

Canaris knew the bottlenecks encountered by the German military industry in this regard. He agreed with Falkenhorst's opinion, nodded and said: "That's it... Anyway, the battleships of the New Asbania Navy are all Old-fashioned products, let them finally make some contribution.”

He paused and then said: "We must quickly send a report to the superiors and ask the military industry department to send some missile experts to Buenos Aires. This may be a rare opportunity to verify the performance of the missile in actual combat."

Experts were quickly dispatched to Buenos Aires, including not only missile experts from the Luftwaffe and Naval Armaments Office, but also air combat experts from the Luftwaffe and Naval Aviation, including Rudolf von Heins. Major Berg-Hersmann and Major Walter Novotny.

In addition, the Navy and the Air Force Armament Bureau each dispatched a surface-to-air missile experimental team to prepare to deploy two sets of surface-to-air missile systems that can be used in actual combat in Buenos Aires for actual combat shooting.

The ground-to-air, ship-to-air and air-to-air missile systems being developed by Germany have a variety of guidance methods, including radio remote control - controlled by visual observation by operators on the ground; radar guidance and infrared guidance. In addition, in order to increase the missile's lethality range, all anti-air missiles currently under development are equipped with radio proximity fuzes, and all have powerful warheads. Therefore, the missile does not have to hit the target directly. As long as the enemy aircraft is within 50 meters of the missile, it can detonate the warhead and shoot it down.

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William Leahy and Ernest King arrived at the White House in such excitement that even Wallace was startled by their expressions.

"William, Ernest, any good news?" Wallace asked.

"Yes." Admiral Ernest King placed several black and white photos on the desk in front of the president.

Wallace lowered his head and saw that what appeared in the photo seemed to be a military port. There were several rows of large and small warships moored on the sea surface of the military port.

"This is...the German fleet? Where are they?" Wallace asked.

"It's the naval fleet of New Asbania," Ernest King answered. "These photos were taken by an F-13 ultra-long-range reconnaissance aircraft at the Buenos Aires military port."

William Leahy added: "President, our ASM-N-2 'Bat' radar-guided glide bomb has just passed live-fire target acceptance and can be used in actual combat. The Pacific-Atlantic Fleet Joint Command recommends the use of ASM-N -2 'Bat' radar-guided glide bombs attack the fleet in Buenos Aires harbor."

"Using radar-guided gliding bombs?" Wallace heard the rather lofty name and was very satisfied. "Can it destroy the enemy's fleet?"

"It may not be eliminated...most likely it cannot be eliminated," William Leahy said, "but it can ensure a victory...before the general election voting day on November 6!"

Election Day for the President of the United States is the first Monday in November of the election year. In 1944, this day was November 6. If the US military can achieve some good-looking victories before this day, it will undoubtedly be a huge benefit to the Democratic Party's election.

"Very good!" President Wallace was very satisfied with the Navy's attitude - it is an attitude to achieve a bragging victory for the Democratic Party before November 6! It's a butt problem!

Wallace continued: "I hope that the Navy and Army Air Forces can achieve an inspiring victory as soon as possible."

"Of course," Ernest King and William Leahy replied simultaneously.

William Leahy added: "B-24 bombers equipped with ASM-N-2 'Bat' radar-guided glide bombs are currently deployed and ready to conduct air strikes at any time."

Wallace nodded: "What about the situation on land? Is the attack on Santiago going well?"

"It went very smoothly." William Leahy said, "General Eisenhower reported this morning that his troops have now advanced outside the city of San Diego."

"Oh?" President Wallace laughed, "This is great... I think the American soldiers will be able to liberate Santiago, the capital of Chile, before November 6, right?"

"This may be difficult." William Leahy frowned slightly. Although the president of the United States does not necessarily need to be well versed in military affairs, Wallace was too amateur.

Santiago is the capital of Chile! How could the Germans give up so easily? The reason why the US military is making good progress now is that the Germans are shrinking their defenses. After the Germans shrink their defenses, Santiago will become difficult to conquer.

Moreover, it is already October 23rd, and it is only two weeks until November 6th. This time is not even enough to complete the siege deployment. How can it be possible to liberate Santiago?

"Well, siege is fine." Wallace did not insist on his request. "I hope to hear good news from the navy and army before November 6."