I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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Chapter 721 The Horn of the Great Battle (1)

Compared with the submarines of later generations (from the late 50s), the submarines before and during World War II are both one of the main combat ships of the navy, but both have different advantages in terms of strategic position, war role, and military value. Significant difference.

Due to the rapid development of science and technology, submarines of later generations have nuclear power systems, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, nuclear warheads and other equipment, thus becoming a strategic weapon in nature, while submarines before and during World War II were purely tactical weapons , the two are completely different. Some super submarines of later generations can not only fight against an enemy aircraft carrier fleet alone, but even have the terrorist power to destroy a country in a short period of time, while the submarines before and during World War II were at best It is "Sea Assassin".

At this time, whether it is the submarine of the Allied Powers or the submarine of the Allied Powers, they are essentially the same: the defense is weak, and their maneuverability and speed are not as good as those of surface warships. Cruisers, even destroyers, have a failure rate of more than [-]% in battles with submarines. Unless submarines attack them first and sink or severely damage them in one fell swoop, they will be close to death, but the probability of accomplishing this is very small and the risk It is very large, so submarines cannot face-to-face with surface warships.

Lurking, sneak attack, and feigning death are the three major means of submarine warfare. If the sneak attack is not successful, the submarine will not be able to run away, because it cannot run away from the enemy's surface warships at all. Running away at full power will make a lot of noise, and then Expose your position to the enemy surface warships, and finally usher in the depth charges. The only way is to turn off the engine, hide in the water and pretend to be dead, but this method has a low probability of saving the submarine from danger. To a certain extent, they are waiting to die. Therefore, the submarines at this time are not powerful. Enemy transport ships and merchant ships without the escort of enemy warships are the ideal targets for submarines at this time; on the other hand, the displacement of future submarines can exceed [-] At this time, the displacement of submarines is generally only about [-] tons. Because the tonnage is not large, the internal space of submarines is very precious and must be fully utilized. For example, two submarines share one bed, and only the submarine Only when you are long can you enjoy relatively ample space.

Represented by the U-boat in Germany, the captain will have a separate small dormitory. In addition to a bed that only the captain himself can use, there are talking tubes, washstands, writing desks, lockers and other items. Open the door curtain, the captain can close the door curtain to separate himself, but most captains will not close the door curtain, because his subordinates need to see the calm expression on his face.

It should be noted that the submarine will be in a very dangerous state during the battle. The morale of the army is an important guarantee to ensure the victory and the survival of the personnel. In the victory, anyone can get carried away, except the captain. Vigilant vigilance, so as not to be paralyzed by the victory and then ignore the deadly killing intent that follows immediately after the victory or hidden in the surrounding tranquility. When in danger, anyone can panic, except the captain, the crew You will see the calm and unhurried expression on the captain's face, so you can gain firmness and encouragement in your confidence, and believe that you will return home safely under the correct command of the captain.

Never closing the door curtain is exactly the style of the fifth ace captain of the German Navy Submarine Force, Günther Prin. In the words of his subordinates, "Our captain is our personal safety insurance card, even if we encounter Let us all feel the danger of despair and loss of confidence, as soon as we see Captain Pring's unfazed, only relaxed face, we immediately get a kind of confidence that we can't doubt, we have How could such an excellent captain not be out of danger and return home safely?"

But this time, the subordinates were all surprised to find that their Captain Günter Prin, who was always moody and angry when performing missions, was uncharacteristically. From time to time, Captain Lin had a strange expression on his face. This strange expression was a kind of excitement that was forcibly suppressed, and even mixed with a very weird pleasure.

Out of the high respect for Captain Prince, the crew dared not ask him the reason in person, and it was inevitable to whisper in secret. , They finally knew the real reason.

After turning off the engine, the submarine quietly floated in the darkness. The ocean below was pitch black, and the sky above was also pitch black. It was so black that people lost their reference visually and psychologically, just like a darkness And the deep void.

In the main cabin of the submarine, all the crew members gathered here from all parts and positions of the submarine, and looked at Captain Prin with reverent eyes.

"Time!" Pullin said succinctly.

“柏林时间（1944年）1月23日5时17分，华盛顿时间（1944年）1月22日22时17分!”部下精确地回答道。

"Location!" Pullin said concisely again.

“西经74度6分13秒，北纬42度38分20秒!”部下再次精确地回答道。

"Very good!" Prince nodded slightly, and then he looked at the assembled subordinates in front of him with blazing eyes, "I know that many of you have had several problems in your mind since you left Germany.

Now, I can tell you the answer.

First, according to the longitude and latitude just now, you already know where we are now. Yes, we are now about 300 kilometers due east of Washington, the capital of the United States, off the eastern coast of the United States; The mission of the nine submarines this time is to launch an attack on the mainland of the United States and the capital of the United States, Washington! "

The subordinates stared at the vigorous Prince with dumbfounded expressions.

"Very surprised, right? I was also extremely surprised when the head of state issued this order in person, but immediately, all I felt was extreme excitement and pride!" Prin's face flushed, "You must be surprised, because you are hard Believe how we use submarines to attack the homeland of the Yankees? The homeland of the Yankees has a unique natural advantage, living alone on the North American continent, with the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean as two major barriers, because of this, the Yankees think they are standing They believe that their homeland is absolutely safe. They can attack other countries without scruple, but other countries cannot cause threatening attacks on their homeland. Although the Chinese and Japanese coalition forces captured Hawaii, our special forces have also sneaked into the United States. There was a series of sabotages in the territory, but none of them posed any real threat to the American mainland, and no real fear for the Yankees.

From a conventional point of view, if we really want to hit the homeland of the Yankees, we have to go by sea and air. Our fleet cannot break through the interception of the US-British combined fleet in the Atlantic Ocean, and the Sino-Japanese combined fleet cannot cross the Pacific Ocean. , take the empty road, we, China, and Japan do not have an aircraft that can meet such an ultra-long range. Therefore, we have long felt helpless and helpless towards the homeland of the Yankees.

However, it is different now!We finally have the weapons to launch a powerful assault on Yankee homeland!It's our submarine and the nine other submarines that came here with us!As you have seen, the tonnage of our ten submarines is very large, with a standard displacement of more than 4000 tons and a full load displacement of more than 7000 tons!It can be called a cruiser under the sea!You have never known what kind of weapons are in the arsenal of our submarines. Some people speculate that they are bombers. Yes, put the bomber in the submarine, drive the submarine quietly to the coastline of the enemy country, and finally take off the bomber. It can indeed attack To the enemy's country, but the efficiency and strike force are too low, so our scientists gave up this idea and chose another way of thinking.

I can tell you now that the weapons in the arsenal of our submarine are..." Prince paused for a while, and then announced loudly, "Missile missiles! "

In the midst of the turbulent wind and waves, a round water splash appeared on the dark sea surface, and near this round splash, more round splashes appeared one after another like mushrooms after rain, ten in total, in an orderly manner , arranged in a straight line, the ten groups of water splashes boiled as if being boiled, and slowly turned into ten groups of huge eddies.

In the roaring vortex of the water, ten huge black streamlined objects slowly floated to the surface of the sea, like ten black dragons roaring out of the water from the bottom of the sea, majestic and majestic.

If a U.S. patrol ship passed by here at this time, the U.S. military who saw this scene would not believe their eyes, because although these ten behemoths that floated from the sea surface were clearly submarines, they were as huge as cruisers, so huge The submarine is really incredible.

After the sea water was rolled away, the ten giant submarines floated motionless on the sea surface, and then, the breathtaking mechanical roar sounded like muffled thunder, and the steel decks of the hulls of the ten submarines located in front of the conning tower were like bombers. The door of the bomb hatch was opened, and then, ten high-voltage wire iron-like launchers were slowly erected from the inside of the submarine, standing upright among the waves, piercing the sky, and swallowing mountains and rivers.

Inside the launcher, a huge missile is ready to go.

"Los!" Following the order given by Gunther Pryn over the radio, ten dazzling lightning bolts flashed instantly on the dark sea, and ten missiles were ignited together, with volcanic flames ejected from their tails, a huge The shock wave shook the sea around the submarine, and the high temperature quickly vaporized a large amount of seawater around the submarine, forming a cloud-like water vapor mass. In the cloud and flames, ten missiles roared on the launch pads and flew into the sky like ten meteors. Flying through the sky and heading west quickly.

Washington, White House, President Roosevelt's office.

There was a knock on the door, and Roosevelt, who was in his office, was engrossed in the pile of documents. He put down his pen and said, "Please come in!" After looking up, Roosevelt saw Situ Meitang appearing at the door, and at the same time there was a young man Follow Situ Meitang.

"Mr. President, we meet again!" Situ Meitang smiled.

Roosevelt smiled: "Mr. Situ, please sit down!"

Situ Meitang calmly sat on the sofa opposite Roosevelt. He was calm and composed. His expression made Roosevelt feel a little uneasy in his heart.

Roosevelt knew that Situ Meitang was actually Jiang Weiguo's personal representative in Washington, and also the mouthpiece between Jiang Weiguo and Roosevelt. Dealing with Jiang Weiguo was not a pleasant thing. Roosevelt deeply understood this. That young man was too smart , Too clever, too shrewd, flawless in doing things, not only good at playing tricks, but also good at playing tricks.

In terms of capital and strength, Roosevelt is more than ten times that of Jiang Weiguo. However, in the many struggles with him, Roosevelt had to admit that it was difficult for him to take advantage of Jiang Weiguo. On the contrary, his advantages were constantly being taken by Jiang Weiguo. , and was also occupied unable to resist.

After lighting a menthol cigarette, Roosevelt looked at Situ Meitang: "Mr. Situ, let's get straight to the point!"

Situ Meitang smiled slightly: "Mr. President, we know that you are busy with official duties and take care of everything. Your time is very precious and cannot be wasted. However, you also know that General Jiang Weiguo is just like you. I don't like to beat around the bush, after all, you are all big shots.

Yes, as you guessed, Xiao Dai and I... Oh, I forgot to introduce, the young man next to me is named Dai Anguo, who is a good friend, confidant and sworn brother of General Jiang Weiguo. Mr. President, Xiao Dai and I I came to see you tonight, of course I was ordered by General Jiang Weiguo.

First of all, please allow me to say some seemingly useless nonsense!" He looked at Roosevelt with meaningful eyes, "Mr. President, if there are two people, one is two meters tall and weighs one hundred kilograms, and there is no If there is any disease, a strong man is 1.5 meters tall and weighs [-] kilograms, and the other is a thin man who is sick. If these two people fight hand-to-hand without the intervention of a third person, who will win? "

Roosevelt took a puff of smoke lightly: "The answer is self-evident, of course the strong man will win!"

Situ Meitang smiled and nodded: "What if both of them have knives?"

Roosevelt narrowed his eyes: "Of course the strong man will win!"

"Yes!" Situ Meitang nodded again with a smile, "Please allow me to ask again, what if both of them have guns?"

The expression on Roosevelt's face seemed to change a bit. He looked at Situ Meitang sharply, and vaguely understood the inner meaning of what the other party said. After a long while, he said: "The probability of a strong man winning may be slightly higher, but Winning or losing is hard to say!"

Situ Meitang chuckled: "Mr. President, why?"

Roosevelt showed an unclear smile: "You must already know the answer.

Of course I am also very clear.

A strong man, a thin man, two people fighting with bare hands, what is the comparison?The comparison is physical strength. The strong man has an overwhelming advantage, so of course he will win. When both of them have knives, the comparison between the two is actually physical strength. However, when both of them have guns, the comparison between the two It is not physical strength, or rather, it is not entirely physical strength. Physical strength only accounts for a small part of the strength of the two to win. Whether it is a strong man or a thin man, they will die if they are shot. There is no difference between the two. A strong man can It is easy to kill a thin man with a single shot, but a thin man can also easily kill a strong man with a single shot. In this kind of contest, the difference in physical strength has little effect on winning or losing.

Although guns and knives are both weapons, there is an essential difference. Killing people with a knife requires physical strength, but killing people with a gun does not require physical strength. A child can shoot an adult with a gun!"

Situ Meitang nodded, his expression became serious and solemn: "Yes, people are like this, and the country is also like this.

What is a big country?What is a small country?What is a strong country?What is a weak country?Does a big country have to be a strong country?Is a small country necessarily a weak country?not necessarily.

Take a look at China. Before the Opium War, China had a vast land and resources, the second largest land area in the world, and the largest population in the world. How big is Britain and how many people are there?But it beat China powerless.

There is also the Sino-Japanese war. Japan is much smaller than China, and the Japanese are much less than the Chinese, but the Japanese brazenly launched a war of aggression against China. Why?Because Japan is small but strong, and China is big but weak!"

Roosevelt put out the cigarette butt in his hand: "Mr. Situ, didn't we just say we were going to cut to the chase?"

Situ Meitang smiled: "Mr. President, I am not talking nonsense.

OK, let's get straight to the point.

Last year (1943), China's GDP was 360 billion US dollars, Germany's GDP was 630 billion US dollars, Japan's GDP was 120 billion US dollars, as for the United States, it was as high as more than 2500 billion US dollars. The difference is really big!The combined value of China, Germany and Japan is only more than 1100 billion US dollars, which is less than half of that of the United States.

In terms of comprehensive national strength, the United States has an overwhelming advantage over China, Germany and Japan.

We are very aware of this point, and we admit it. We have never lied to ourselves or deceived ourselves on this matter.

If this war continues like this, it will be us who will be unable to hold on in the end.

The United States is a strong man, while China, Germany, and Japan are three skinny men. Together, they are no match for the United States.

But, unfortunately, President Roosevelt..." He looked at Roosevelt with blazing eyes, "The strong man still has a knife in his hand, and the thin man already has a gun in his hand!"

Roosevelt was lighting his second cigarette. After hearing what Situ Meitang said, his movements froze.

"What do you mean?" He looked at Situ Meitang sharply.

Situ Meitang didn't speak, but looked at Dai Anguo beside him.

Dai Anguo looked at Roosevelt arrogantly: "Mr. President, the Allies have long lacked strike weapons that can pose a substantial threat to the United States. Although the Chinese and Japanese coalition forces captured Hawaii and the German special forces sneaked into the United States to carry out destructive attacks, But it is not a substantial threat to the United States, but now it is different.

Mr. President, during the British war, the Allied forces should have discovered that the German army repeatedly used a kind of "high-speed flying bomb" to attack the British mainland on the European continent. This weapon is called a missile, also called a rocket or a missile. The mainland launches missiles to Britain. The missiles are installed on land bases, called land-based missiles. Now, the German army has successfully developed a large submarine that can carry missiles and sail into the coastal waters of the United States before attacking the United States. Large local cities launch heavy missiles called submarine-launched missiles.

Mr. President, it is true that the naval fleets of the Confederate States cannot cross the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean to reach the coastline of the United States, and the air force fleets of the Confederate States cannot cross the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean and fly into the airspace of the continental United States. However, we now have submarine-launched missiles!First of all, let’s talk about submarines. Germany’s submarine technology is the number one in the world. The U-shaped submarine made the British frightened. Not only that, the Germans have also developed a more advanced submarine with epoch-making significance. Known as the 'Type 21 Submarine', this submarine is the world's first real 'submarine' boat. Although it is only second-rate in the world as a whole, there are several world-class products, such as their 'I-400-class submarine', which is the largest submarine in the world, with a full load displacement of more than 6500 tons It can be allowed to sail around the earth for a circle and a half. I have to say that although the Japanese are small in stature and in a small country, they have great ambitions and are very successful in everything they do. Whether it is an aircraft carrier, a battleship or a submarine, they all like to be the largest in the world. The 'I-400 class submarine' is essentially a large aircraft-carrying submarine originally designed by the Japanese to attack the locks of the Panama Canal and coastal cities in the western United States. One submarine of this type can carry three attack aircraft.

Regarding this submarine, the Allies believed that although it was advanced in thinking, it was not practical. There were too few three aircraft, and the strike and deterrence were too low. Therefore, the German Navy spent a lot of money to buy the technology of this submarine from the Japanese Navy. Combined with the Germans' own 'Type 21 Submarine', the 'American Type Submarine' was finally successfully developed.

Mr. President, you are surprised that the latest submarine developed by the Germans using German and Japanese submarine technology is actually named after the United States. This is not surprising, because the latest German submarine is aimed at attacking the continental United States.

The full-load displacement of the "American submarine" can reach more than 7000 tons, and one can carry a heavy missile; secondly, let's talk about missiles. The original missile developed by the Germans is called V1, and the V2 and V3 were later used to attack the British mainland , the U.S. submarines carry the V4. This missile is very mature and advanced in technology. The maximum range of the missile is 400 kilometers, the maximum firing altitude is 90 kilometers, and the maximum firing speed is 5 times the speed of sound. It is fast without compromise. Like Lightning, the missile has a total length of 16 meters, a diameter of 2.3 meters, a total weight of 18 tons, a warhead weighing 3 tons, and 1.5 tons of high-energy explosives inside.

Mr. President, at this time in the world, there is no aircraft or anti-aircraft gun that can intercept this missile.

The biggest advantage of submarines is concealment, elusiveness, and missiles. The biggest advantage is that they are extremely fast and cannot be intercepted. When the two are combined, the U.S. military has no way to deal with them, unless the U.S. military can deploy ships in every sea area of ​​​​the U.S. coastline, otherwise , Germany's missile submarines will quietly sneak to the vicinity of the continental United States batch after batch, and then launch missiles to attack the mainland of the United States with a hundred shots! (See Baidu for specific information on Germany’s Type 21 submarine and Japan’s Yi-400 class submarine.

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Roosevelt continued to light his cigarette, but it took two consecutive attempts to light it.

Dai Anguo showed a high-spirited expression: "This missile submarine is currently impossible for the US military to deal with. It combines the concealment of submarines and the speed of missiles. Of course, it also has shortcomings. It has two main shortcomings. One is that the accuracy of the missile is not high, but it doesn’t matter, because its target is not a military facility, but a city! Seattle, San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, San Diego on the west coast of the United States, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Jackson on the east coast of the United States Vail, Miami, New Orleans, Houston, the above twelve large coastal cities in the United States, and Washington, are all within the attack range of this missile submarine! When the V4 missile is fired from the submarine, you can do nothing, I can only watch the bombs fall from the sky! No matter how low the accuracy of the missiles is, it is impossible to miss a target as big as a city. The city is so big, and the missiles will definitely hit a hundred shots after falling from the sky. The population of the city is so dense. It is blood and flesh! Of course, Mr. President, you are also a person who has experienced countless storms, and you will definitely not be fooled by our empty words, so please wait and see!" He raised his wrist and looked Looking at the watch, the expression on his face turned into a sarcasm, "The time is coming, you can open the window!"

Roosevelt turned his head to look at Dai Anguo, his eyes were majestic, with a heavy threat.

Dai Anguo may have forgotten that the seemingly weak white old man who can only sit in a wheelchair is actually the most powerful person in the world, ruling the most powerful country in the world, although Roosevelt has always shown an approachable and friendly style , but his powerful aura as a master still has enough deterrent effect.

Although Dai Anguo was psychologically sure of winning, being stared at by Roosevelt made him feel a little guilty. However, soon, he was relieved from this mental pressure, and even overwhelmed the other party, because Washington outside the window Suddenly there was a dull loud noise in the silent night. It was a violent explosion in the distance.

Dai Anguo stepped forward quickly and opened the office window.

The three of them saw together that a dazzling shooting star was whizzing past somewhere in the night sky outside. The speed was extremely fast, and it had already fallen firmly into a certain place in the city. Then, an earthquake-like shock wave roared, and in other parts of the night sky in Washington, several similar fire meteors were falling from the sky.

Roosevelt watched this scene motionless, his whole body froze.

Roosevelt was awakened by the piercing sound of the telephone on the desk.

Roosevelt reached out to pick up the phone, and the rare nervous voice of Admiral Marshall, who has always been "a mountain avalanche without changing his face", came from the receiver: "Mr. President, urgent report..."

"George, I know what's going on!" Roosevelt interrupted Marshall before hanging up.

"Is this the first submarine-launched missile attack by a German missile submarine on the United States and Washington?" Roosevelt looked at Dai Anguo with a stern expression.

Dai Anguo nodded: "A total of ten missile submarines, but there will be more in the future, and this is only the first attack!"

There was no panic, tension, or fear on Roosevelt's face, only sternness: "General Jiang Weiguo asked you to tell me this to intimidate me?"

Dai Anguo smiled and shook his head: "Of course not, in fact, Mr. Situ and I are not only the representatives of General Jiang Weiguo, but also the representatives of Führer Hitler.

How can we tell you the details of Germany's latest secret weapon without the permission of the Fuehrer?Mr. President, General Jiang Weiguo said that war is only a means, not an end. The purpose of war is the redistribution of interests.

If both warring parties can get a satisfactory distribution of benefits, the war can end.

Mr. President, General Jiang Weiguo and Fuehrer Hitler want to stop the war with the United States and restore peace!"

Roosevelt lit his second cigarette, and slowly exhaled a smoke ring: "I admit that your unprecedented missile submarine and missile submarine attack methods are indeed beyond the ability of the US military at the moment, but you seem to have underestimated the US government. and the American people.

Your missile submarines attacking major coastal cities in the United States will indeed cause great casualties and property losses to the United States. However, the U.S. government and the American people are not so easily intimidated. The British are persisting in resistance, even if Their country has been covered with scorched earth, and they are still insisting on resisting. You Chinese also suffered heavy losses and countless casualties during the Sino-Japanese War, but you still persisted until the end.