The latest website: www. The Republic of Cuba was the country in this war that Ming Dynasty launched an attack on the day the war started. The reason why it launched the attack first was not just because there are tens of thousands of Chinese and Chinese descendants living here.
The more important reason is...it's very close to the United States!
Although the northern territories of the empire bordered the United States, Cuba was closer to the prosperous eastern region of the United States. It was the backyard of the United States and the frontier of the empire's attack on the United States.
After "liberating Cuba", the empire began to carry out some corresponding plans in order to turn Cuba into the front line of the empire's attack on the United States.
"This is the real strategic bombing!"
Standing on the hillside near the airship field, Di Shangwen said softly. After a while, hundreds of airships on the airship field will take off from here, dropping hundreds of thousands of tons of bombs on New York!
This will be the first truly strategic bombing in human history!
With the emergence of airships, the term "strategic bombing" has appeared in front of the world again and again. As early as during the "Battle of Brazil", the Imperial Aerial Forces used large airships to bomb Brazilian cities. During the entire campaign,
The number of bombs dropped on cities such as Rio de Janeiro exceeded 400 tons.
It was at this time that some supporters of the air power theory imagined the prospect of strategic bombing: "Strategic bombing will destroy the enemy's large-scale industrial centers and populous cities, causing it to lose its war capabilities and morale, thereby playing the leading role in the war.
, and the former naval and army battles will also be reduced to secondary or auxiliary battles."
Although people have some foresight about strategic bombing, and even from the 1970s to the 1990s, European countries invested a lot of money in developing airship forces, but strategic bombing has always remained theoretical.
Even after the war broke out, France, which owned a large number of airships, failed to carry out strategic bombing against the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom deployed a large number of anti-aircraft airships and anti-aircraft artillery in London and other places, which posed a serious threat to the airships.
The emergence of airplanes has made airships become a yesterday's flower. This flower is withered at the sight of it! It seems that it has become vulnerable.
"When the whole world thought that the airship had lost its role, we unexpectedly used the airship again. Is it because we wanted to give the airship a final show before it came to an end?"
Looking at the huge airships at the foot of the mountain, Lieutenant General Li Du couldn't help but sigh. As the Viscount of Versailles in the Ming Dynasty, his title was obtained by commanding aircraft to bomb Versailles.
The airship once created miracles in his hands, but now?
Now that the era of airships has come to an end, it may even be just its death throes now.
It only took a few decades from the invention of a weapon to its elimination. When he bombed Versailles and when he received the title of knighthood in high spirits, he never thought that such a day would come.
Thinking of these giant beast-like airships ending like this, Li Du felt a little sad. The era of airships was over.
Perhaps, they will create brilliance today, but what about in the future?
"Chief Li, without airships, what will we use for bombing in the future... in the future?"
Di Shangwen's rhetorical question made Li Du speechless for a moment. After thinking for a while, he said.
"Plane! I heard that companies are studying large long-range bombers. In the future we should use real large bombers for bombing,"
"Large long-range bomber? Is it better than an airship?"
"Maybe it's not as good as airships now, but in the future, with the development of technology, bomber technology will definitely become more and more advanced. In the end, it will definitely surpass airships. I am very sure of this. After all, the advantages of aircraft are something we cannot ignore."
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The officer's words made Di Shangwen sigh. He took a puff of cigarette silently and then said.
"Since the curtain call is coming, let's give a beautiful curtain call performance!"
Perhaps, for them, this is a very lucky thing, at least they have the opportunity to have a farewell performance when they leave this stage.
Today's bombing will be the largest bombing operation organized by the Imperial Air Force. One hundred and eighty-three airships took off from multiple airship fields in Cuba, carrying more than one thousand tons of bombs and pounced on New York!
They will spread death and destruction to New York. In the next few days, such continuous bombing will continue uninterrupted. The purpose is not to destroy New York, but to destroy cities including New York and disintegrate them.
Its war confidence.
Of course, this is the official statement. As the person who planned this bombing, Li Du knew very well that this bombing plan was personally formulated by His Majesty. Its purpose was to tell the Roman Empire through bombing and the destruction of New York.
——The power of the empire was stronger than he imagined. Through a bombing with obvious strength contrast, the Roman Empire would not make a misjudgment.
"Okay, get ready to perform!"
At this time, at the airship field, the engines of the heavy-duty airships suspended in the air have begun to warm up. The airship field is full of busy ground crews and airship officers.
"Based on the flight route calculation, we should arrive over New York around 8 p.m., which is around 20 o'clock New York time."
Before taking off, Cheng Kunpeng's navigation chart once again calculated the flight distance and time.
"Although it is night, New York is a city that never sleeps. When the time comes, the lights of New York will indicate our target."
Vice Captain Shao Wei said somewhat nonchalantly.
"It's not easy for planes to take off at night. We basically don't need to consider the threat from planes."
Cheng Kunpeng nodded and said.
"This is also the reason for carrying out night bombing. It is not easy for aircraft to take off and land at night. As for combat, it is even more difficult. However, we must be careful about the airship gun unit. Don't forget what is clearly stated in the mission book - in order to avoid being hit.
, we are going to drop the bomb at an altitude of 6,000 meters. After the bomb is dropped, the flying height will reach 8,000 meters, 8,000 meters. Not to mention the airship cannon can’t reach us, even the American planes can’t fly that high. The maximum lift of Sea Holly
The limit is only 6,000 meters!”
Combat is a science and requires careful planning. In order to carry out this bombing, the aeronautical troops can be said to have considered everything. In order to make the airship fly higher, they reduced the water in the water tank by several
After tons of water are used as counterweights, the airship can fly to more than 7,000 meters. When the weight is reduced after the bomb is dropped, it can fly even higher.
As long as it reaches above 7,000 meters, the plane...can't reach it at all!
If you can't reach it, of course you don't have to worry about their threats.
Just when Shaw Wei wanted to say something, the signal light on the side of the airship field ready to take off came on.
"Quick, get ready to take off..."
In this way, with the dim morning curtain, airships flew into the sky one after another. In just half an hour, nearly two hundred airships slowly took off at the airship field. The airships that rose into the air were in the northern waters of Cuba.
They formed a formation, and then they flew towards the north, towards New York without hesitation.
When the airship troops attacked, Li Du, the "Viscount of Versailles" of the empire, silently stared at the spectacular scene in front of him. His heart was filled with some special emotions. I am afraid that such a spectacular scene will never happen again in the future.
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