Chapter 1167 Elections and Wars IV
At the naval base in Buenos Aires, the wind was blowing heavily, but the weather was very clear, which was a good day for high-altitude reconnaissance. Three battleships of the New Asbanian Navy, Admiral Latorre, Rivadavia and Moreno, were docked at the dock, and a long list of rainbow-like signal flags fluttered in the wind from the mast to the bow and stern. Because it was Sunday, there were many residents of Buenos Aires on the dock, all of whom came to visit their country's powerful naval fleet. Many people also took cameras and took photos of the huge warships. The New Asbanian Marines standing guard at the dock did not stop them, such as the New Asbanian Marines, who seemed to have never heard of such professions as American spies.
When the air defense alarm sounded, the visitors did not know how to avoid it, but instead raised their necks to look at the sky. They wanted to see how the powerful new Asbanian Air Force defeated American imperialism!
What happened next did not disappoint the residents of Buenos Aires. Four new Asbanian Air Force b109g-6 fighter jets took off urgently. With their own good altitude performance, they climbed up to a height of 11,000 meters. Then they detoured the -13 behind the swagger, and fired a lot of guns and cannons, driving it away.
When Garland and Gordon Grobe drove to the European Union Command at the Naval Base in Buenos Aires, Canaris and Falkenhorst had just finished watching the battle in the air.
"Adolf," Canaris frowned and asked, "Is the American B-29 so difficult to deal with?"
"It is difficult to kill it with the b-109g-6." Garland did not see the air battle just now, but he knew the result without looking. Because the most advanced fighter jets of the New Asbanian Air Force were the b-109g-6, 190a-4 and sm.92 (heavy fighters provided by the Roman Empire to Peron), but these aircraft have very average performance at extremely high altitudes. Once the -13 (modified from the b-29) accelerated flight, it would be difficult for them to catch up.
"But our me262hg is enough to deal with them," Colonel Gordon Grobe assured Canaris and Falkenhorst, "When necessary, our 80 me262hg, 40 Folk 636 and 40 190 can cause the invading b-29 to suffer a heavy blow. In addition, we have 80 he219s and 40 me410s, which can severely damage the invading b-29 at night under the guidance of the me264h high-altitude early warning aircraft."
The me264h high-altitude early warning machine, like the bv138e type water early warning machine, 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 me264h, it can be used to command night fighters to fight against enemy long-range bombers' night attacks, and can also cover one's own high-altitude long-range bombers to carry out night assaults on the enemy.
The 10th Air Division of the Luftwaffe Air Force, which was deployed to the New Asbania Federation, was equipped with a high-altitude early warning reconnaissance squadron equipped with three me264h aircraft.
After explaining that the 10th Aviation Division has enough combat power to beat any enemy invading from the air, Garland and Gordon Grobe mentioned their speculation that the Americans may have guided weapons that can attack surface ships.
"William, do you have any information on this?" General Falkenhorst asked Canalis, who had been in charge of intelligence for a long time.
“There are a lot,” Canaris replied.
Although he is no longer responsible for intelligence work, according to Hessman's instructions, he can still obtain intelligence summary from the Central Security Bureau and the Military Intelligence Bureau regularly.
He told Falkenhorst: "There is a kind of wireless TV remote-controlled suicide aircraft that has been used on the battlefield, which is modified with B-17 and B-24. It has played a great role in the Battle of the Hawaiian Islands. There is also a wireless remote-controlled bomb used in the United States to bomb Southeast Asian oil fields, and the effect is said to be quite good. There are also rumors of radar-guided bombs, but they have not been found on the battlefield."
"Maybe it will be discovered soon," Falkenhorst said. "If the Americans were to bomb the new Asbanian fleet in the port of Buenos Aires, we would take the opportunity to see it and maybe we could pick up samples. This would be of great benefit to us developing the same weapons."
Of course, Germany is also developing radar-guided weapons and equipment, 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 "Maoyan-guided" missiles. Therefore, they have not been put into actual combat for a long time.
Canaris knew the bottleneck encountered by the German industrial department in this regard. He agreed with Falkenhorst's opinion and nodded and said, "That's it... Anyway, the battleships of the New Asbanian Navy are old-fashioned products, so let them make some contributions in the end."
He paused and said, "We have to send a report to the above immediately and ask the military industry to send some missile experts to Buenos Aires. This may be a rare opportunity to verify the performance of missiles in actual combat."
The experts were soon sent to Buenos Aires, including not only missile experts from the Luftwaffe and Naval Armament Bureau, but also air combat experts from the Luftwaffe and Naval Air Force, including Major Rudolph von Heinsberg-Hersmann and Major Walter Novotney.
In addition, the Navy and Air Force Military Preparation Bureau each sent a surface-to-air missile experimental team to prepare to deploy two surface-to-air missile systems that can be used for actual combat in Buenos Aires for actual combat shooting.
There are many guidance methods for the ground-to-air, ship-to-air and air-to-air missile systems under development, including radio remote control by visual observation by the manipulator on the ground; radar guidance and infrared guidance. In addition, in order to increase the kill range of missiles, all air-to-air missiles under development are equipped with radio near-blasting fuzes, and they also have powerful warheads. Therefore, the missile does not have to hit the target directly. As long as the enemy plane is within 50 meters of the missile, it can detonate the warhead and shoot it down.
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William Lech and Ernest King arrived at the White House excitedly, and even Wallace was shocked by their spirits.
"William, Ernest, is there any good news?" Wallace asked.
"Yes." Admiral Ernest King placed several black and white photos on his desk in front of the president.
Wallace looked down and saw that what appeared in the photo was a military port, with several rows of warships of all sizes anchored on the sea surface of the military port.
"This is... the German fleet? Where are they?" Wallace asked.
"It is the naval fleet of New Asbania," Ernest King replied, "these photos were taken by the -13 ultra-long-range reconnaissance aircraft in the military port of Buenos Aires."
William Leach added: "President, our Asm-N-2 ‘Bat’ radar-guided gliding bomb has just passed the live target acceptance and can be used for actual combat. The Joint Pacific-Atlantic Fleet Command recommends using the Asm-N-2 ‘Bat’ radar-guided gliding bomb to attack the fleet in the port of Buenos Aires."
"Use radar guided gliding bomb?" Wallace heard the rather tall name and was very satisfied. "Can you destroy the enemy's fleet?"
"It may not be eliminated," said William Lexi, "but it can ensure a victory...before the election vote on November 6!"
The election day of the US president is the first Monday of November in the year of the election, and in 1944, it is November 6. If the US military can achieve some good-looking victory before this day, it will undoubtedly be a huge benefit for the Democratic Party's election situation.
"Very good!" President Wallace was very satisfied with the Navy's attitude to win a victory for the Democratic Party before November 6 that can be bragged about is an attitude! It's a butt issue!
Wallace then said: "I hope the Navy and Army Air Force will achieve an inspiring victory as soon as possible."
"Of course," Ernest King and William Leach answered at the same time.
William Lexi added: "The B-24 bomber equipped with the Asm-N-2 ‘Bat’ radar guided glider bomb has been deployed and can be carried out at any time."
Wallace nodded: "So what about the situation on land? Is the attack on San Diego still going well?"
"Very smooth," said William Lexi. "General Eisenhower reported this morning that his troops have now advanced outside San Diego."
"Oh?" President Wallace laughed, "This is so good... I think American soldiers will definitely liberate Santiago, the capital of Chile, by November 6, right?"
"This may be difficult." William Lexi frowned slightly. Although the US president may not have to be proficient in military affairs, Wallace is too a layman.
Santiago is the capital of Chile! How could the Germans give up easily? The reason why the US military is progressing smoothly now is clearly that the Germans are shrinking their defenses, and after the Germans shrink their defenses, Santiago will become difficult to conquer.
And it is October 23rd now, and it will only take two weeks to November 6th. This time is not enough to complete the siege deployment. How can it be liberated from Santiago?
Chapter completed!