Chapter 1004 Decapitation Operation (1)

After receiving the river crossing operation report from North Charleston, Yannick frowned slightly. "The fighting spirit of these American soldiers is indeed not to be underestimated."

He had been mentally prepared for this. There is no need for knowledge from later generations. In the American Civil War alone, the two groups of Americans fought against each other and fought the most casualties in American history. There were many troops that could still stand on the front line with casualties exceeding 70%; the bayonet charge of the 20th Maine Infantry Regiment, Pickett's suicide charge; during the Civil War, there were many troops that rushed forward in neat rows under artillery shells and volleys.

And the fighting spirit of the US military in the original time and space during World War II was also greatly reflected. In the Pacific, on Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, in the Marianas, Leyte Gulf, and Okinawa, the Japanese army, which was known for its fearlessness of death, was eaten up by the other side in the contest with the US military, and eventually went to the road of defeat.

The fighting spirit of the American soldiers is indeed admirable, but now that Germany has even developed the atomic egg, it still has to pay a lot of casualties to achieve the final victory, which makes Yannick quite unwilling and unacceptable. "Reinhard, are the American top leaders still hiding in the underground fortifications of that military base?" When the indiscriminate bombing of Washington was carried out, the American top leaders collectively moved to the underground fortifications of the military base outside Washington. Because it is deep underground, no matter how many bombs are thrown, it will not cause any damage, so the German Air Force bombed it once and then let it go.

Reinhard said respectfully. "Yes, Your Highness. But the underground fortifications of that base are 120 meters deep, and our army's ground-penetrating bombs will not work. Moreover, they store a large amount of high-pressure air underground, even without the air supply on the ground, they can last for about a week. And the stored food can be eaten for a month."

Yannick sneered. "Of course, ordinary bunker-buster bombs are useless. This time we use bunker-buster nuclear eggs."

The destructive effect of bunker-buster nuclear explosions on underground targets is generally 20 to 50 times higher than that of ground explosions of nuclear bombs of the same power, and the radioactive pollution formed in the air is much less. To destroy a target 200 meters underground, it only takes a 300,000-ton equivalent nuclear warhead to drill 3 meters into the ground.

During the Cold War period in the original time and space, in order to defend against possible nuclear attacks, both the United States and the Soviet Union built a large number of underground fortifications. These facilities were built tens or even hundreds of meters underground and could withstand the explosion of a million-ton hydrogen bomb on the ground or in the air.

In order to destroy enemy underground facilities, the United States developed nuclear bunker-buster bombs in the 1940s; the first nuclear bunker-buster bomb MK-8 was put into service in 1951. Later, in 1962, the B53 nuclear bomb was equipped. It is the most powerful bunker-buster bomb equipped by the US military, with an explosive equivalent of 9 million tons of TNT.

After being thrown, it hits the ground, first drills into the ground through the ground-penetrating warhead, and then detonates, using the huge shock of the nuclear explosion to further kill deeper underground targets - 9 million tons of equivalent, which is not comparable to the light ground-penetrating nuclear bombs with hundreds of thousands of tons of equivalent. Even air explosions can blow a crater of terrifying depth on the ground, not to mention drilling. According to calculations, even the super-anti-nuclear fortifications at the level of the headquarters hidden 300 meters underground cannot survive in front of the B53.

B53 has become the trump card weapon of the United States in the nuclear arms race against the Soviet Union. The Soviet army has always been known for its expertise in building underground bunkers. Its submarine caves in the Sevastopol area and the underground command posts of leaders in Moscow and Kuibyshev are all said to be able to withstand large-yield nuclear bombs. But the destructive capability of the B53 can still ensure the destruction of these fortifications with strict protection or deep underground. The United States claimed at the time that it could carry out nuclear point elimination of Soviet leaders within an hour after the war and completely eliminate their head departments.

Although Germany had not yet developed hydrogen eggs, it was still possible to produce a nuclear bomb with a yield of hundreds of thousands of tons, and one had already been produced.

"Since those stubborn guys refused to surrender, let's carry out a decapitation operation to eliminate all of them in one fell swoop. If the next batch still refuses to surrender, we will continue to behead them."

"Draw up a targeted decapitation plan for the government agencies of each state." The shelters of these local officials could not be at the level of the White House, and ordinary bunker-buster bombs could easily destroy them. When these high-level officials are gone, even if the soldiers at the bottom fight hard, they will be disorganized and headless flies.

"Yes!"

The next day, three B52 bombers took off from St. Pierre and Miquelon and flew to Washington.

The American high-level officials, who were having a headache about the German army landing in South Carolina, were stunned when they heard the news from the radar station.

The distance between South Carolina and the Bahamas is less than 1,000 kilometers, and even ordinary bombers can reach it. Why did the Germans deliberately take off bombers from St. Pierre and Miquelon?

When they learned that three jet bombers took off, everyone's faces suddenly became ugly. "Are the Germans going to drop a nuclear bomb again?!" The last time they dropped a nuclear egg on San Antonio, it was also three jet bombers. Which city are they going to destroy this time? !

After a while, the radar station in front sent news that the German bombers were heading straight for Washington.

"Oh my God!" Everyone was shocked. "Are the Germans going to bomb here?!" Although this underground fortification was less than 100 meters, they knew that even the Germans' super bombs could not endanger this place. But thinking about the energy that could easily destroy a city being released above their heads, anyone would feel terrified.

Vice President Truman quickly called his secretary. "The Germans may drop a nuclear bomb, prepare to activate the backup air tank."

"Yes." Seeing the secretary rushing out, Truman smiled awkwardly. "Don't worry, everyone, we are safe here." According to the previous report on the Battle of Moscow, although the Germans had bunker-buster bombs, they could only drill through a depth of 20 to 30 meters, and the maximum could only drill to 50 meters.

Marshall asked. "Mr. Vice President, how is the discussion on the relocation of the capital going?"

"The place chosen by the congressmen is Kansas." Kansas is located in the geographical center of the 48 states of the continental United States. It can be said that it is far away from the coast, and there is no need to worry about the Germans using nuclear bombs to create super waves to drown them. "But there are no underground fortifications there, and it will take time to build them." No one had thought that the mainland of the United States would be invaded before, and there were not many backup shelters.

Marshall nodded slightly. He also knew that this kind of underground project could not be completed in a short time. It seems that they can only stay here until it is completed. If they rashly move to other places, the German bombers may come to bomb them in a few hours.

Everyone smoked silently, waiting for the arrival of the German bombers.