Chapter 1007 Decapitation Operation (4)
"Your Highness, this is the photo taken by the bomber team." A few hours later, Yannick in the Berlin Palace got the photo taken by the bomber team after dropping the bomb. Although the photo taken at an altitude of 17,000 meters is not very clear, and it can't be compared with the high-definition camera of later generations, it can still be seen that the bomb just drilled into the open space in the center of the base.
"Your Highness, this is the structure map of the underground fortifications." Reinhard handed over another document. If the US top leaders saw this document, they would definitely be shocked; the structure of the underground fortifications they were in had long been clearly understood by the Germans, and every corner and every screw were marked in detail. "According to the comparison of this fortification structure map, this bomb just drilled into the top of the center of the underground fortifications. According to the experts' estimates, the energy wave generated by the explosion is enough to collapse the underground fortifications."
Yannick flipped through the document with interest. "So these guys are definitely dead?"
Reinhard said confidently. "Yes, Your Highness. Even if someone managed to hide in the corner, they would not be able to wait until they were rescued. The explosion was enough to destroy the passage leading to the underground. Even if the Americans wanted to dig it out, they would not have enough time. Moreover, the deeper the Americans dug, the more serious the nuclear radiation they were exposed to. When they dug to the center of the explosion, ordinary people might not be able to hold on for even a few hours."
Yannick nodded slightly. If the Americans knew that they had dropped a ground-penetrating nuclear bomb, the smartest way would be to immediately seal off the site and not let anyone get close. Even if they really wanted to dig it out, they would have to wear thick protective clothing before they could start.
Unfortunately, Americans knew very little about the hazards of nuclear radiation, let alone these nuclear eggs that would produce terrible radiation. "These poor guys, wouldn't it be better if they surrendered earlier? Now they have even given up their lives, why bother?" After mocking them, Yannick called his secretary Anne and ordered. "Inform Dr. Goebbels that our 'decapitation operation' has been a complete success. A group of American senior officials, including Vice President Truman, have been wiped out."
"Yes!"
That night, major German media rushed to report the news that American senior officials were wiped out. It was shocking to the world. The shock brought by this news even exceeded the power of nuclear weapons. After all, the wartime shelter of a country's government senior officials must be the safest place in the country, but it was so easily wiped out by the Germans. Then, wouldn't it be easy for the Germans to get rid of the heads of other countries' governments? !
The news also spread to the United States, and the country was in chaos. States sent telegrams and phone calls to Washington to find out. Of course, they could not get any valuable response, at most they would get a reply that they were in emergency rescue.
"Have you contacted Washington?" Commander Williams asked anxiously in the Columbia Command. When he heard the German broadcast, he almost fainted and immediately called the communicator to call Washington.
The communicator shook his head in panic. "Commander, we can only contact the Washington City Government. They said they are in the process of emergency rescue. There is no other news."
"Oh my God!" Commander Williams sat down on the chair dejectedly, his face full of despair. If the top government officials were really wiped out, how could the war be fought? The army's logistics supply alone could not be guaranteed. Could it be that the soldiers were left to fight the Germans with bare hands and hungry stomachs?
"What can we do? What can we do?" Listening to Commander Williams repeating this sentence, the chief of staff comforted him. "Commander, didn't they say they were in the process of emergency rescue? Maybe they can rescue people in two days, and everything will be fine then."
Commander Williams still had a sad face. "What if what the Germans said is true?" Even if everyone in the underground fortifications is still alive, if the Germans come to bomb, the excavation work will not be able to proceed normally. If they delay for a few more days, they will still die when the underground fortifications are cut off from water and food. And the most important thing is the air in the underground fortifications. They can survive for a few days without water and food, but once the air is consumed, they can't even survive for a few minutes.
At this time, a soldier rushed into the command room, pointing outside in panic and shouting incoherently. "Commander, planes, planes, German planes!"
Commander Williams stood up. "What? Where?!" If the German planes are coming, wouldn't it be a report from the radar station? From the time the radar station discovered the enemy planes to the time the enemy planes flew over their heads, there was plenty of time for them to hide in the basement. What was his reaction?
Commander Williams didn't know that in order to avoid the American radar, the German army's 20 Mosquito bombers and 20 A-1 attack planes flew at ultra-low altitudes, and even made a detour to avoid the American sentries deployed in the front, and attacked from the northwest.
"The German planes have..." Before the soldier finished speaking, everyone in the command room had heard the roar coming from outside.
Commander Williams' face changed wildly and he roared. "Everyone, hurry up and defend..." Explosions sounded one after another outside, and a heat wave hit them. The last thought in everyone's mind in the command room was that it was so hot.
20 Mosquito bombers and ten A-1 attack aircraft dropped dozens of tons of napalm bombs on the headquarters, and the other ten A-1 attack aircraft carried bunker-buster bombs. Although they were not bunker-buster nuclear bombs, they were more than enough to deal with the air defense fortifications here.
After a round of bombing, the Columbia Command was engulfed in flames. Before the ground air defense forces could react, the German aircraft had already left. Such attacks also occurred in the neighboring states of North Carolina and Georgia, instantly destroying the headquarters and government agencies of the three states.
On the other hand, the German troops occupying North Charleston continued to advance to Charleston as planned.
However, at this time, they actually received an order from the Supreme Command to take Charleston intact. This was because Yannick casually said two days ago that he wanted to visit Charleston in the future, and the Supreme Command immediately decided to take Charleston intact.
The division commander discussed with several divisional staff officers. "How can we take Charleston intact?"
"This is a bit difficult, right? Those defeated soldiers have fled into the city. If they resist stubbornly, we have to fight back." Of course, airplanes and artillery must be used to fight back, but if a bomb is dropped, the city will definitely be in ruins or even a ruin.
The chief of staff spoke. "Actually, this is not too difficult. We just need to send some troops to block the northern part of Charleston and trap them to death." As mentioned earlier, Charleston is a peninsula surrounded by water on three sides. As long as they defend the northern part of the city, these guys will have nowhere to escape, unable to come in or go out. If they do not surrender, they will be trapped to death in the city.