The Rise of the Third Reich

"It exploded, it exploded!"

"Oh my God, one of our planes was engulfed in flames. Oh my God...what happened?"

"What was that? What happened to that jet?"

"what happened?"

An exclamation came from Little Kennedy's earphones, and everyone was stunned by the scene that just happened. No one knew what happened. They only knew that a sturdy PB4Y-1 bomber was killed by a weapon that looked like a jet aircraft. It was blown into pieces and disappeared from the sky. All the crew members on it were killed. Impossible to survive.

Obviously, that is another brutal black technology secret weapon of the Germans!

"God, I'm caught!"

The screams reached JFK's earphones. It turned out that another plane was locked by the beams of several searchlights.

"Jet! It's coming again!"

Two more "aircrafts" dragging orange-red tail flames roared and rose rapidly, and the PB4Y-1 bomber locked by the searchlight did not care about maintaining the formation, but pulled up the nose and climbed upward, as if trying to avoid those Two "airplanes". However, the climbing speed of this PB4Y-1 bomber was too slow, and although the two German "jet planes" flew slower than the previous two, their climbing speed seemed to exceed 800 kilometers per hour, and it seemed that As if it had eyes, it changed its course in the air and locked onto the climbing PB4Y-1 bomber. Moreover, the speeds of the two sides were approaching rapidly. After just a few dozen seconds, one of the "jet planes" suddenly turned into a huge fireball. Flames, metal fragments and huge shock waves swept around the heavy PB4Y-1 bomber, tearing it into several pieces in an instant!

"The Air Force missile also hit the target!"

At this moment, on the ground 5,000 meters below the American pilot who was frightened by four German missiles, little Hersman just put down the telescope in his hand, and then looked at the missile soldier Captain Friedrich von Oberhausen next to him. Said: "It seems that the live fire shooting tonight has achieved very good results. Do we still have time to fire another round?"

Because Captain Oberhausen only brought two W-10 "Waterfall" surface-to-air missile launchers, he could only fire out two missiles at a time. Moreover, the W-10 "Waterfall" surface-to-air missile has a limited range, which is only 15,000 meters. The American fleet can easily fly out of the "Waterfall" combat range.

"It's too late, Major, but we can fight again when the enemy plane returns." Oberhausen shook his head, then reached out and took the phone receiver from the signal soldier beside him, and reported the news of the missile launch to Buenos Aires Air Defense Command.

A few minutes later, little Joseph Kennedy in the sky noticed the brilliant brilliance of anti-aircraft fire flashing around him. He actually breathed a sigh of relief and said to his navigator Tiny in a relaxed tone: "The anti-aircraft gun has finally started. To be honest, I can't wait any longer!"

As a veteran bomber pilot, young Kennedy was not very afraid of anti-aircraft fire - he might have been a little afraid 10 minutes ago, but now he has seen something more terrifying, so he is not afraid of anti-aircraft fire anymore. He knew that the anti-aircraft artillery fire only looked scary. In fact, the firepower was very dispersed because the sky was really vast. When he was in pilot school, the instructors told him that the results achieved by anti-aircraft artillery were not directly proportional to the shells consumed. According to Soviet battlefield statistics, for every German aircraft shot down, the Soviet army consumed 20,000 rounds of 85mm artillery shells! There are often embarrassing scenes where dozens or hundreds of anti-aircraft guns fire for several hours without even being able to bring down a single plane.

JFK Jr.'s experience in the Pacific Theater also proved this. Strong aircraft like the B-17 and B-24 are difficult to shoot down by ground fire... However, this understanding has to be confirmed after encountering the Germans. Completely changed!

"Major, I seem to have discovered the military port!" The words of navigator Tenny interrupted little Kennedy's thoughts.

It turned out that the flares had been dropped, and navigator Tiny could see the streets and buildings of the city below. He had long memorized the aerial pictures of Buenos Aires and could find the military port by identifying the locations of streets and buildings.

Under his guidance, the plane piloted by Kennedy quickly flew over an area with sparse anti-aircraft fire. His plane dropped another flare, and with the light of the flare, he discovered that there was indeed a large body of water below, with two rows of "small" boats moored on the water.

There were also little flashes of fire on these ships, which were obviously anti-aircraft guns firing. However, it is very sparse and poses no threat to aircraft in the sky. This is because the combat ships of the New Asbania Navy were all products before World War II, and no truly effective modernization was carried out later. Therefore, the anti-aircraft firepower is weak, and the heavy anti-aircraft guns on the ship are not equipped with radio proximity fuze shells.

"Colonel," Kennedy Jr. opened his throat communicator and reported to the air commander, "I am Joseph Kennedy, the captain of the pilot aircraft. We have arrived over the port of Buenos Aires, and below is the enemy's fleet."

"Well done, Joseph." A calm and slow voice came from the earphones, "I order the large formation to be disbanded now and attack with a 3-machine formation. The attack altitude is 2,800 meters. Guys, go find your targets. Bar."

The radar on the ASM-N-2 "Bat" radar-guided glide bomb cannot be compared with the radar used by the "Waterfall" missile. The latter is a high-power fire control radar placed on the ground. It is very accurate and can guide the missile in the direction of the missile. Target found in the air. The radar used by the "Bat" bomb has very small power, poor detection accuracy, and very short detection range. If the aircraft carrying the "Bat" drops the bomb from a relatively high altitude, the "Bat" will most likely not be able to find the target. Therefore, the "bat" release height was set at 2,800 meters.

The plane circled towards the sea and soon dropped to an altitude of less than 2,800 meters. Major Kennedy Jr. ordered: "Open the magazine and prepare to drop flares." What followed was a smell of salty sea water and pungent gun smoke. Cold air rushes into the cabin. The navigator Tiny stared intently at the radar display on the plane and kept issuing instructions to correct the course: "To the right, to the right... too far... to the left... straight ahead, okay, okay, throw flares!"

The remaining flares stored in the bomb bay were thrown away, and several small suns with dazzling white light suddenly appeared above the sea, illuminating a large area of ​​the sea.

"Battleship!"

Little Kennedy heard the bombardier shouting: "One battleship found, oh, no, three! Now we are going to win!"

The disastrous defeat the U.S. Navy suffered in Bermuda has not yet been made public, so most Americans do not know that their navy has just lost nine of its best battleships. So after discovering three Chinese battleships anchored in the port, the bombardier thought of victory in the war.

At this moment, several beams of light swaying back and forth suddenly focused on the plane driven by Kennedy Jr., and a blue light shrouded the outside of the cabin. Everyone's heart was in their throats at once.

"Quick, drop the bomb!" Little Kennedy hurriedly ordered.

The plane shook, and Kennedy saw a "Bat" glide bomb detached from the pylon under the right wing and fly forward precariously. Then he looked to the left again. The pylons under the wing were also cleared. He quickly pulled up the nose of the plane, accelerated the engine to its fastest speed, and the plane flew upwards.

Two other PB4Y-1 bombers following Kennedy Jr.'s plane also successfully dropped "Bat" glide bombs. 6 "bats" began to circle down. The radar inside the "Bat" bomb started to activate, searching for a battleship on the water, and guided the "Bat" to slide downward. Then, in the blink of an eye, two orange flames rose like waves from a huge battleship, which looked very spectacular.

"Take pictures, take pictures quickly!"

As JFK Jr.'s shout rang out, navigator Tiny had already raised a camera loaded with Kodachrome film and started snapping pictures - the photos taken now were to be shown to the American people, so the timing of the shooting was very important. Capture the moment when the fireball rises, otherwise the effect will not be good. Because the "Bat" glide bomb does not have an armor-piercing warhead (the head is equipped with a radar), and the speed is too slow, it will not cause fatal damage even if it hits a battleship, but the explosion looks better.

"It's done, it's done!" Tiny reported loudly.

At this time, several bright fireballs rose on the sea. It was another New Asbania Navy warship that was hit, and then there were several more fireballs!

Although these "Bat" bombs are not powerful enough, the US military's air strike was still successful tonight - at least proving the great value of radar-guided gliding bombs in night bombing. Next, as long as the U.S. military industry manages to improve the destructive power of the "Bat" or use it to attack unarmored surface ships, it will be able to achieve ideal results.

I don't know if it was because the explosion woke up the casual New Asbanian naval officers and soldiers, but the anti-aircraft fire from the water suddenly became fierce. Many orange and red fireballs rose from the sea, floated up towards JFK's plane, flew faster and faster, exploding in all directions, spreading a rain of fire. Little Kennedy shuddered, heard the motor change its sound, and heard a terrible clicking sound. A gust of cold wind blew in, and debris flew everywhere inside the plane. The plane tilted to one side and dived precariously towards the sea...