Chapter 592: Height

In fact, Yanik had no intention to continue bombing the United States, because the chromium-nickel-manganese superhard aluminum alloy must be supplied to fighter jets first. The production of the ME264D high-altitude bomber is quite limited. So far, there are less than 50 of them, except for the refurbished aircraft. , there are only about 30 aircraft that can be dispatched.

These thirty bombers were equipped with a total of less than one hundred tons of bombs. Bombing at an altitude of 10,000 meters would not have much effect other than scaring people. Unless like the original B29, hundreds of them were dispatched at a time to bomb a city overwhelmingly.

But not long ago, the weapons research and development department successfully built the carbon fiber bomb he mentioned once before.

Carbon fiber bombs, also known as "graphite bombs," are specially designed to attack enemy power grids and paralyze them. This kind of graphite fiber is made by grinding with special fluid energy and chemically cleaned. After these two processes, the conductive performance of the graphite fiber is greatly improved. Due to the special material of graphite fiber, it can be adsorbed on the surface of any object, which is very scary. Graphite fibers spread out in the air and intertwine with each other to form a network. Because graphite fiber has strong conductivity, when it is placed on a power supply line, a short circuit will occur and the power supply facility will collapse.

This kind of graphite bomb can destroy the enemy's high-voltage power grid in the range of 100 kilovolts to 330 kilovolts in the area.

In addition, when graphite fibers cause overcurrent short circuits, they will vaporize due to heat and generate arcs, causing the conductive graphite fibers to be strongly adsorbed on electrical equipment, thus destroying their original insulation properties, causing long-term damage to power facilities and making it difficult to repair. .

A 250kg aviation carbon fiber bomb contains 147 submunitions, each containing 32 bundles of carbon fiber. When the bomb's main body is detonated and the submunitions are released, the carbon fiber is thrown out in clumps, covering a large area. When carbon fiber encounters high-voltage current, it can short-circuit the wires. Each carbon fiber is 30 meters long, and a bomb can cover an area of ​​approximately 6,000 square meters.

In the later Gulf War, graphite bombs made their debut during Operation Desert Storm. At that time, the United States dropped graphite bombs on Iraq and attacked its power supply facilities, paralyzing 85% of Iraq's national power supply system.

With such a good thing, Yannick had the idea of ​​attacking the American industrial area.

After hearing Bentrop shouting on the radio that he would bomb the United States again, Queen Elizabeth asked in confusion on the hospital bed. "You are so stubborn about the United States, aren't you afraid that the Soviet Union will take advantage of it?"

Yannick smiled. "Her Royal Highness, you haven't understood the situation yet. It's not that I'm fighting against the United States, it's that the United States is being beaten unilaterally. As for the Soviet Union, with its pitiful fighting power, if I don't bother him, he should burn incense. Now, you still want to stab someone in the back?" He also knew that both the United States and the Soviet Union were in crazy troop-destruction mode, but even if the Yankees built 100 battleships, 1,000 aircraft carriers, and 100,000 fighter bombers, there would be no way for Britain to lead to Europe. In the case of a springboard, I can only stare.

As for the Soviet Union, he also received intelligence. After the last bombing of the United States, the Soviet Union was gearing up to send troops to Iran. However, he found that the United States relented and handed over the seized French gold, causing the Soviets' plan to invade Iran to come to nothing.

Queen Elizabeth shook her head slightly. "But what's the point of your bombing like this? It can't cause substantial harm to the mainland of the United States. At most, it will harm some innocent civilians."

"Innocent? I don't think so." Yannick sneered. "I don't know if Her Royal Highness the Queen has read Voltaire's works. There is a classic saying, 'When an avalanche comes, no snowflake is innocent.' There are no innocent civilians in war, everyone is Participating in the war in a certain sense, such as paying taxes, paying food, producing and manufacturing certain equipment and materials, serving as hostages, etc.; is it possible for the army to exist without the support of civilians? "

"And I haven't violated the laws of war of the Geneva Convention, have I?" There are only some scattered provisions on the protection of civilians in the annexes of the 1899 Hague Convention 2 and the 1907 Hague Convention 4. It was not until August 1949 that the provisions on wartime protection were concluded. Civilian Terms. "Besides, it took several hours between the time our bombers were discovered and when they flew over the target. If there are civilian casualties, it can only be said that the US government is too incompetent and cannot protect its own citizens."

"As for what you said will not cause substantial harm to the mainland of the United States, indeed, it did not happen before, so I did not continue the bombing, but now a super weapon has been put into production. This super weapon can destroy most of the United States. Paralyzed."

"..." Queen Elizabeth was about to say something when Margaret and little Elizabeth ran in. "Brother Yanik, do you recognize your younger brothers and sisters as your son or daughter? Then can we still call you brother in the future?"

Yannick smiled. "Of course, you can continue to call me brother, and your younger brothers and sisters can call me godfather. It's up to you."

After a long flight, the bomber formation taking off from Greenland finally flew into the sky over the continental United States. The airborne radar quickly discovered the U.S. fighter jets coming to intercept.

"Enemy plane! 50 kilometers ahead, altitude 9,000, still climbing!"

The bomber formation commander said calmly. "The intelligence is indeed correct. The Americans have put into service a new type of fighter jet. Attention everyone, we have climbed to 14,000 meters and let these Americans see what high-altitude flight is!"

"Oh my God!"

The oncoming P-38 fighter squadron soon spotted the bomber formation. The current flight altitude was 12,000 meters. The aircraft was very difficult to control, just like flying bricks with no maneuverability. However, the enemy's bomber formation was still climbing, and the altitude was obviously over 13,000 meters!

"Damn, what's going on? Didn't they say that the German bombers were flying at an altitude of 12,000 meters?!" After cursing, the squadron leader could only report to the headquarters helplessly. "Command center, command center, the German bombers are flying at an altitude of 14,000 meters, and the interception failed!"

"What?!" Arnold in the Pentagon's Army Aviation Operations Room was shocked. He was stunned for a long time before picking up the phone and calling the White House. "Mr. President, the German bombers have risen to an altitude of 14,000 meters, and our fighters can't intercept them."

"..." President Roosevelt, who was already weak, looked even uglier, and could only helplessly issue an order to sound the air defense alarm.

The shrill air raid sirens resounded over Washington. Fortunately, most people had already fled the city last night, and there were not many people left in the city.

But soon, the fighter squadron sent another message. "The German bombers have separated! They are flying in groups of three in different directions!"