What Hessman mentioned was the b-29 long-range bomber!

In history, Japan's defeat in the Pacific was of course a huge gap in national strength. The tactical reasons, in addition to the defeat of Midway, the consumption of the South Pacific and the success of American submarines in the battle, were probably the B-29's strategic bombing that hit Japan's last blow. The one who dropped the atomic bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki was also the B-29!

At present, it is impossible to bomb the Japanese mainland with a B-29. The United States cannot find an airport that can obtain Japanese mainland unless the Soviet Union declares war on Japan. However, Stalin, who has long been a "mud-loving father", has no time to compete with Japan?

But this does not mean that the terrifying B-29 bomber has no place to use. The B-29 can take off from northwestern Australia to bomb oil fields in Southeast Asia! With the high-altitude and high-speed performance of the B-29, it may be difficult for Japan to defend.

Once Japan's oil fields in Southeast Asia are destroyed by American bombers, Japan's war potential will decline rapidly.

"Is it a long-range aircraft with performance no less than me264?" Kesselin frowned deeply. He had been having a headache about this kind of aircraft. "Although I don't know how efficient they are as bombers, they can also greatly improve the combat efficiency of American submarines as long-range reconnaissance aircraft. Once deployed to Australia, the Japanese oil tankers may suffer heavy losses!"

The tactic of using reconnaissance aircraft and submarines to cooperate was invented by the Germans and has achieved good results in the North Atlantic Ocean.

At that time, the Germans used the F-200 modified reconnaissance aircraft. Not only was the speed, ceiling and combat radius not as good as the B-29. Even the airborne electronic equipment was worse than the B-29. It was not a little bit worse than the B-29. At that time, the German airborne radar was the first generation, but there was no high-performance airborne sea-on-sea search radar that could detect hundreds of kilometers.

But the f-200, which has not been very satisfactory in performance, also played a very critical role in the North Atlantic.

Because the ideal submarine tactic is to set up a cluster of ambushings, using Japan's anti-submarine capabilities to escort destroyers (the number of Japanese destroyers is too small, and most of them are concentrated in the main fleet), if they are ambushed by dozens of submarines, they will definitely suffer heavy losses.

The difficulty of cluster ambushing is of course to discover the enemy's escort fleet in advance. If the enemy cannot be discovered early enough, we can only set up ambush in a few key sea channels (Taiwan Strait, Bashi Strait). However, Japan still has a certain number of anti-submarine patrol aircraft (most of which are modified with land attack aircraft and seaplanes, but there are also some "East Sea" anti-submarine patrol aircraft with good performance), which is enough to block key sea areas. Patrol submarines are not without resistance in the face of superior anti-submarine patrol aircraft. There are anti-aircraft artillery on the submarines, and there are also specially designed air defense submarines on the Atlantic battlefield (invented by the British in this time and space, and the Americans now have this thing), and have knocked out many German anti-submarine patrol aircraft (modified with the F-200), and Germany has also used the same means to attack American aircraft on the East Coast of the United States...

However, when facing aircraft, submarines are relatively weak. Therefore, once the b-29 (reconnaissance type) appears in the South China Sea, it will be a huge threat to Japan's anti-submarine operations!

"Now our Japanese friends are in trouble." Marshal Keseling is the commander who has been fighting on the front line of anti-American combat for a long time. He knows how difficult the United States is to deal with, so he is also very clear about Japan's value. "Ludwig, we cannot let the Americans destroy the oil fields in Southeast Asia, nor can they let their destructive battle succeed."

Hessman nodded, not saying anything.

Keseling also said: "The f-190c/d model can be provided to Japan for high-altitude interception operations."

Although Germany has not been strategically bombed in this time and space, under the instructions of Hessman, Germany has always attached great importance to the development of high-altitude high-speed interceptors. Now the main high-altitude high-speed interceptor of the Luftwaffe is the f-190c/d series. In addition, the me262 jet aircraft that has not been mass-produced is actually a high-altitude high-speed interceptor.

It is impossible for Germany to provide a large amount of me262 to Japan, and Japan cannot afford it (2 tons of high-quality aviation kerosene in one hour, and 2 super expensive jet engines in 100 hours), but the f-190c/d series high-altitude interceptors can still be used in Japan.

"Not available," Hessman thought for a while, but rejected Kesseling's suggestion. "It's better to let our air force and radar enter Surabaya... let the Japanese hand over Surabaya Port to us, and we will block the American bombers for them."

"Surabaya?" Keseling didn't understand Hessman's intention for a moment, or was the admiral Canaris reacted quickly and immediately asked: "Marshal of the Empire, do you want to help Britain recover Australia?"

Situated in the eastern part of Java, the Port of Surabaya is only more than 1,600 kilometers away from the northwest coast of Australia, and is a springboard for attacking Australia from Southeast Asia.

For the current British government in London, Australia is a "occupied area" controlled by the United States and must be recaptured. Of course, Germany also wants to turn Australia and New Zealand into the territory of the European community. This is a very large piece of land, and there are also abundant coal mines, iron ore and uranium mines!

Therefore, after Leningrad turned back to Petrograd, the German General Staff began to plan the battle to "recover" Australia and tested Japan's attitude. However, without a positive response, Japan is of course not active. If Germany takes Siberia and the Far East in the north, India in the west, and Australia in the south, it is easy to imagine what the future situation of Japan will be.

Now Hessman plans to take advantage of the opportunity of the US B-29 to enter Australia and force Japan to allow Germany to occupy the Surabaya base.

In this way, the German and British troops can use Surabaya as a springboard to "recover" Australia.

"I'm afraid Japan won't agree, right?" Canaris shook his head and said. He was not a pure soldier, but an old spy. He also knew very well about the bumps and bumps between Japan and Germany.

"But Australia and New Zealand must also be recovered," said Hessman. "How can you not recover such a large territory? There is no room for negotiation. If you don't take advantage of the difficulties of the Japanese, it will be even more difficult in the future."

He paused and said, "We can reveal the news that the United States may launch strategic bombing on Southeast Asian oil fields to the Japanese side to see their reaction."

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Now the Japanese military delegation to Germany has evacuated, but the channels for high-level exchanges between the two armies are still open.

Therefore, on February 12, Tokyo time, the Japanese base camp learned that the United States might transfer to Australia through Midway Island.

"Strategic bombing of the Nanyang oil field? Is there such a possibility?" asked Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo.

"Yes." Takeo Yasuda, the head of the Army Aviation Department, immediately gave a positive answer, "The German me264 can perform such a task. Americans have attached great importance to the development of long-range bombers for a long time. It is entirely possible to have the same product."

"So do we have fighter jets that can shoot down me264?" Hideki Tojo asked again.

"Yes," Yasuda Takeo replied, "The third-type 'Flying Swallow' fighter with imported German engines has enough high-altitude performance to fight the me264. At present, Kawasaki is counterfeiting and upgrading the German Mercedes-Benz's db601e engine. I believe that in the near future, domestic models with better high-altitude performance will be able to come up with domestic models."

In fact, the db601e is not an engine suitable for extremely high altitudes, but an engine for medium and high altitudes. However, its high altitude performance is better than any Japanese engine, and there is still room for improvement. For example, the use of a supercharger that is more suitable for extremely high altitude environment and the installation of a laughing gas combustion system will increase the weight of the three-type "Flying Swallow", but it can be reduced by reducing the fuel tank.

In addition, the Japanese Army Aviation Headquarters did conduct comprehensive testing of the me264, including "interception test".

The final conclusion was that the third-type "Flying Swallow" fighter can occupy high-altitude positions in advance under the command of radar, and then use dive attack and powerful firepower (2 20mm cannons and 2 12.7mm machine guns) to smash the me264.

Tojo thought for a while and said, "Since that's the case, the aviation headquarters will take out a batch of improved 'Flying Swallow' that can be used for high altitudes for air defense of Paleonia oilfield... and can also concentrate a batch of Type 3 120mm anti-aircraft guns in Paleonia. This will give the invading B-29 an annihilation blow, so that it will not dare to peek into the South China Sea anymore."

The third-type "Flying Swallow" two has now been produced, but they have been transferred to the Hawaiian Islands. Now Midway Island is occupied by the US military, and Palmyra Atoll is also being attacked by the US military (31st special mixed) and cannot be used as a transition airport for the third-type "Flying Swallow" two.

Therefore, it is difficult to transfer the second-type "Flying Swallow" from the Hawaiian Islands now, but the Army Aviation headquarters still has dozens of DB601 engines to use, and dozens of second-type "Flying Swallow" can be assembled immediately.

"There is also another way to intercept US long-range bombers," Takeo Yasuda proposed another method at this time, "using jets to intercept!"

"Jet?" Tojo was stunned. "We have such a plane?"
Chapter completed!