Seeing Okamura Neiji's hesitation, Kono Shinta added: "General, what's more... the enemy's 'special bomb' has a range of only more than thirty kilometers, which means that even if we can't hit 100 The two airports on the west bank of the Yellow River kilometers away are also very likely to seize the 'special bomb'. I believe that if we can seize the 'special bomb', the benefits to the empire will be unimaginable. Of course, if we can, x1 can be seized It couldn’t be better!”
After hearing this, Okamura Neiji no longer hesitated. After all, seizing the "special bomb" and He really hoped to seize these two things. He wanted to see what kind of magic these things were. One could fly automatically and the other could change orbit.
What Neji Okamura didn't know was that Shinta Kono's suggestion actually contained selfish motives: if the "special bomb" was seized by the empire, it would be more likely that he would not be able to figure out the reason after studying it for a long time, because it is the most important and most important thing. The difficulty is in controlling the system's data rather than controlling the system itself.
Most people don't know this.
Therefore, after seizing the "special bomb", Shinta Kono believed that it was more likely that he first obtained the data and transferred it to Hans, and then destroyed the original data...
It can be seen from this that Hans and the Japanese are not monolithic, although they have common interests in the overall strategy.
In fact, the emergence of "special bombs" on the Chinese battlefield had already caused a stir in Hans, but Shinta Kono did not show it.
The reason is not only that the "special bomb" is very similar to Hans's V1 missile... This made Hans think it was an intelligence leak, so he checked the scientific researchers one by one.
The main reason for the commotion is that Hans scientists have never been sure whether this equipment can be produced. They moved forward step by step with skepticism, including Shinta Kono.
As a result, China not only produced it but also used it on the battlefield.
This made Han researchers frustrated and excited at the same time.
Frustrated because they are not the first country in the world to develop this kind of equipment, and the country that developed this kind of equipment is actually China...
This problem is serious.
Because China is in principle an ally of Yingjiang and Mao Xiong, if China has this kind of equipment, does it mean that Yingjiang and Mao Xiong will also have this equipment?
They were excited because they finally confirmed that this equipment was feasible and had practical significance.
In fact, this is not the only thing that excites them.
China's idea of using rocket engines to use "special bombs" against enemy artillery was something they had never thought of before.
This gave Han researchers an inspiration... Originally they only wanted to use v1 missiles to bomb the capital of the empire where the sun never sets, so now, can they also think about producing missiles with various ranges and then use them to deal with enemy artillery? Targets with tactical value such as warehouses, power stations, and barracks?
Especially Kono Shinta thought of something...
"If v1 can be used to attack tactical targets!" Shinta Kono suggested to his superiors: "Then why don't we use it to strengthen the Atlantic defense line?"
(Note: The Atlantic Defense Line is also called the Atlantic Barrier. Hans started building it in March 1942, mainly to prevent Allied forces from landing on the European continent)
To this end, Shinta Kono also prepared a special plan.
In this plan, Shinta Kono listed in detail the benefits of deploying short-range missiles on the Atlantic defense line.
To sum up, there are several main points:
First of all, the Atlantic Defense Line is too long, with a total length of 2,700 kilometers.
To build a defense line on such a long coastline, even extremely simple field fortifications will consume a lot of manpower and material resources. In the end, it is not sure whether they will work...
Facts have proved that Shinta Kono's guess was correct. This project was extremely large in history. At its peak, Hans employed 260,000 people, invested 13 million tons of concrete and 120,000 tons of steel, and built fortifications at 15,000 points. However, by 1944
When the Allied forces began to land in 2000, only 68% of the entire project was completed, and only 18% of the Normandy area where the Allied forces landed was completed.
(The reason why Normandy is only 18% completed is not an accident, but the principle of "offense is greater than defense" mentioned before. On the long 2,700 kilometers of defense line, the enemy will of course choose the weakest part to attack. Therefore,
All other fortifications along the entire line were in vain)
It can be seen from this that the Atlantic Defense Line is actually a passive defense of little significance, almost like another Maginot Line of Defense.
Secondly, although v1 missiles can only attack fixed targets...the missiles at this time do not have the function of actively seeking, so they can only attack fixed targets that cannot move. Attacking moving targets such as warships can only rely on luck.
Therefore, in principle, V1 missiles cannot be used as anti-ship missiles.
However, this is not the case in landing operations.
Hans can place heavy artillery on the Atlantic defense line and set up various obstacles outside the coastline to prevent enemy warships from approaching, such as mines, wooden piles, iron cables, etc.
At this time, the enemy will choose to lower the landing craft dozens of kilometers away to pick up equipment and troops to land.
At this time, the enemy warship is stationary and can be regarded as a fixed target.
Moreover, at this time, these warships are usually still outside the range of coastal heavy artillery, and Hans does not yet have full air superiority to bomb them from the air... At this time, Hans no longer has confidence in the Allies' air superiority, because they
It was only after he failed in the air battle with the Empire that the Sun Never Sets that he turned his target to the furry bears.
At this time, in principle, Hans was powerless against the Allied ships: heavy artillery could not hit them, aviation was not as good as the Allies, let alone a navy that had no sense of presence... Hans's navy was almost worthless except for submarines.
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If there are short-range v1 missiles, the situation will be different.
The V1 missile can play a role when the enemy warship anchors and lowers the landing craft, destroying the enemy warship on the sea.
All Hans has to do is reconnaissance, calculation, and then launch missiles according to the calculated data.
This method of missile defense should be both more effective and cheaper than building a fortress.
What's more important is that the missile defense can be moved... If the enemy concentrates its forces to attack a certain point, Hans can also concentrate the missiles at a certain point for defense, but the fortress and defense line cannot be moved.
Therefore, this defense method is obviously a more active and proactive defense method.
The superiors attach great importance to Shinta Kono's creative idea, which is one of the reasons why Hans sent Shinta Kono to China as a consultant.