Chapter 41: The Last Judgment (2)
"FΓΌhrer, the commandos have sent information, they have successfully reached a place about 20 kilometers around the target, but the US military is very closely guarded, and they are still looking for opportunities to break into the restricted area, so far everything is going well."
Hoffman nodded: "I didn't expect them to be able to do this, it's really amazing, what is the situation in Bermuda?" β
"The rocket carrier is fully ready, ready to be launched according to the command, Bermuda airport has also completed emergency repairs, can take off and land heavy bombers, yesterday 24 have been mobilized from the Azores, and today another 24 can be mobilized, but due to the limited range of Bermuda airport, plus the need to settle other aircraft, the maximum is this number."
"Didn't the Americans carry out air strikes on Bermuda?"
"Not for the time being, but a reconnaissance plane arrived and was shot down by our troops. At present, our army has 140 combat aircraft on the island of Bermuda, all of which are carrier-based aircraft that have been replaced from the two Yunlong Gai, and the other two Yunlong have completed the covering mission and are ready to be divided into the fleet, and only let the giant-class cover the main force retreat to Cape Verde," Keitel reported, "so our army probably has 280 combat aircraft in Bermuda, not including the additional 48 heavy bombers." According to General Garland's suggestion, a total of 200 fighter jets are arranged in it, and there are 32 aircraft on board the supply ship, all of which are TA152 high-altitude fighters, which can be put into use after being assembled today. At present, Bermuda's radar station and anti-aircraft artillery positions have been completed, and it has about 1,400 marines and warships and naval guns. If the U.S. Atlantic Fleet is really as close to being destroyed as the Navy says, we can hold it in the short term. β
Hoffman nodded: It is impossible to hold Bermuda for a long time, and the Americans will never let go of this thorn under their noses, but he wonders why the US military does not come to the air attack, the US Navy has suffered heavy losses, and their army aviation cannot be withdrawn?
This guess is really correct, because it is busy dispatching planes on the front line of the Caribbean, the US Air Force simply cannot spare a large number of bombers to carry out air raids on Bermuda, and small-scale air raids can only be to find death. Another point that cannot be ignored is that due to the huge setbacks and losses on the front line, Arnold, the head of the Air Force, suffered a sudden myocardial infarction and was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment, and now the Air Force is Spatz's temporary agent, and the shadow of the fiasco of the strategic air raid on Germany has also restrained his hands and feet to a certain extent, and he does not dare to challenge Bermuda easily, which has bought time for Germany to consolidate its defense.
MacArthur proposed the idea of using airborne troops for operations, but this idea was not accepted by the conference, and Clark was particularly opposed:
First, the two commanders of the Airborne Forces, Ridgway and Taylor, are currently in Recife, and it is not safe to send others into battle to participate in the Joint Coalition;
Second, the navy was newly defeated, and it was impossible to mobilize forces to support the army, and the thought of the 406mm naval guns of the Lion battleship made people's scalps tingle;
Third, the Bermuda sub-fleet of the German Navy still has a certain strength, and the German army can continue to draw forces to the island, and if it is not good, it will be turned into a meat grinder;
The fourth and last most important reason is that now the large transport planes of the Air Force dare not guarantee flight safety, and what if a large number of airborne troops are shot down in the air?
In view of this consequence, the Joint Chiefs of Staff had no choice but to postpone the launch of the counteroffensive campaign, and the Navy said that the two newly completed aircraft carriers would not be operational until May, but in view of the larger number of German aircraft carriers, they suggested that it should be postponed until late June, when not only the four fleet carriers were available, but the Casablanca class could also make up another 56.
Dewey felt desperate about this mess, but Marshall's words gave him a shot in the arm, if the Manhattan project was successful, he could try his might in Bermuda first. This made his face look much better, and now that the Manhattan Project was Dewey's only spiritual support, he had been looking forward to this magical weapon appearing on the battlefield as soon as possible and playing a decisive role. The project is also very encouraging, and it is expected that enough nuclear material will be produced in early April, and with the necessary time for rectification, assembly and transportation, it is expected to be put into testing as soon as late April to early May, which is about two months faster than in history.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff did not yet know that Hoffman had set his sights on their killer weapon and was deliberately trying to sabotage it.
The Stone Town anchored in the river and did not attract too many people's attention, and when they saw the boat, they knew that it was not in a good state, but after a delay of 2 hours, there was no movement, and people noticed something unusual, and the US patrol officers and soldiers drove the motorboat to ask if they needed help, but Alfred politely and politely refused, and it happened that the diesel engine also made a normal sound at this time, and the patrol officers and soldiers nodded and continued to let go. Skorzny believed that if the delay had been any longer, the Americans might have forced them onboard to inspect the ship, which would have been much more tricky to deal with: it was easy to deal with a few patrolmen, but it was not easy to slip away in the middle of the day.
"Good Risk"
Skorzny suddenly laughed: "I think this is a good opportunity!" β
"How?"
"See that motorboat?"
The crowd nodded.
"With this thing, we can easily mix ashore, and we don't have to find a dock to dock; As long as we don't find a dock near the dock and other road checkpoints, we can get through the blockade and get ashore," Skoltsny smiled slightly, "have you noticed the American officers and soldiers and the heavy machine guns?" It's just enough to make up for our shortcomings. β
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then nodded subconsciously: Although the Americans are very tightly defended, it is impossible to really deploy them along the entire river, and the artificial defense line, there are still very large loopholes that can be exploited here. Capturing a motorboat and acquiring heavy weapons is a key part of this
"But how do you get an airboat?"
Skorzny smiled, "I've come up with a solution, but I need to improve it, and I suggest listening to what Wolf and Lisa have to say first." β
"Captain, I almost jumped out of my heart when the American motorboat pounced just now." Wolf said with a sigh of relief, "It scared me to death." β
"Be careful, don't call me captain anymore, call me Otto or the big guy or else"
Wolf nodded, and as soon as he was nervous, he forgot.
The three of them began to introduce: the entire Oak Ridge area with Oak Ridge as the core, with a radius of about 30 kilometers are classified as military restricted areas, the original residents in the vicinity have basically been moved, only there are some residents in the periphery, they usually provide services for the garrison, the overall garrison strength is as high as 3 divisions, but not limited to the 60-kilometer radius of the area, in the farther periphery there are also other troops deployed for inspection, relying on the Tennessee River to advance, in fact, has passed through a lot of defensive lines and control points.
Of course, it is impossible to find out how the specific forces are distributed, how they are deployed, and how they patrol to find out that this is a secret for the Americans.
"The three divisions were guessed, we can't be sure," Wolf explained, "I muttered when the motorboat pounced just now, why are the police responding so quickly now?" The boss laughed and said, "Young man, now there are three divisions here, not those idle policemen." β
"Are these motorboats patrolling?"
"That's right, in addition to the river checkpoints, they are also responsible for conducting waterway patrols, which is the basic regulation of the control area."
"Control Zone? What do you mean? β
"30 kilometers away is the warning zone, everything is business as usual, but there are troops stationed to raise the level of defense; Between 30 km and 5 km is the control area, which is strictly controlled, and it is basically difficult to enter and exit without a special pass; It is said that it is a forbidden area within 5 kilometers, and no one knows what is there, but the boss himself thinks it is very mysterious, otherwise he would not have said so. "By the way, the boss said that these motorboats will also be dispatched at night, and there will always be a time every night when he will be so noisy that he can't sleep!" β
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