Chapter 581: Helpless

Thompson, who had walked through the gates of hell, kept his altitude at 7,000 meters and dared not climb any higher.

At this time, the German bomber formation had already swaggered over their heads, and they could only watch helplessly, depressed to the point of almost exploding.

"What should we do now?"

Thompson said helplessly. "What should we do? Follow them. If they want to drop bombs, they will definitely lower their altitude. We will teach them a lesson then." If they drop bombs at this altitude, even God may not know where the bombs will fall; no matter where their target is, they must lower their altitude to ensure the accuracy of the bombing.

"Haha, it's really interesting, these guys seem to be escorting us." The bombardier on the bomber saw the American fighter formation following below and couldn't help laughing.

Soon, they flew over Burlington, the largest city in Vermont. Although it is the largest city, it only covers an area of ​​40 square kilometers and has a population of less than 50,000. It is at best a small town.

As mentioned above, the United States has never been attacked by foreign enemies since its founding. Although the air defense alarm has been sounded in Burlington at this moment, many residents are still standing on the street, pointing at the fleet in the sky with curiosity.

"Aren't these our planes?"

"Why are there so many fighter planes suddenly?"

"It's just an exercise, why sound the alarm? Could it be that the Germans can fly over to bomb?"

A middle-aged man with a telescope stared at the fleet for a long time, and finally found the iron cross painted on the wings of those huge bombers in the sky, and couldn't help but screamed. "God, those are German planes!"

Someone next to him immediately retorted. "What are you talking about, those are clearly our fighter planes!"

"I'm talking about those bombers flying higher, those bombers have iron crosses painted on their wings!"

"What?" The people around were shocked. Did the Germans really come to bomb? "Why don't these bastards shoot them down?!"

"Run! The German bombers are about to drop bombs!" Someone shouted, and the surroundings were in chaos. Everyone was scared out of their wits and ran away screaming.

Thompson in the sky frowned more and more. It was about to fly over Burlington, but the bombers above did not lower their altitude. It seemed that the Germans looked down on the small town below?

If they continued to fly forward, they would enter the Northeast Industrial Zone (the three major industrial zones of the United States are: Northeast Industrial Zone, Southern Industrial Zone and Western Industrial Zone). The regional distribution of American industry is very uneven, mainly concentrated in the Northeast. There are heavy industrial sectors such as coal mining, steel, and machinery manufacturing here; most of the country's steel, automobile, chemical and other industries are distributed in this area, which is called the "manufacturing belt" of the United States.

Once these bombers bomb the industrial zone, how much damage will it cause? !

But the next second, a more terrible thought flashed through his mind. "Damn, they don't want to bomb Washington, do they?!" They just came from the capital of Canada, could the next target be the capital of the United States? !

"Don't worry too much." Just when Thompson was anxious, Deputy Squadron Leader Miller had a different opinion. "Maybe they didn't load bombs at all."

Thompson was stunned. "What do you mean?" He knew that Miller's father was an aircraft designer, and maybe Miller had some unique insights.

Miller explained slowly. "Think about it, they took off from Greenland to Ottawa, which is nearly 3,000 kilometers, and the round trip is 6,000 kilometers. If they go to Washington, the distance will increase to more than 8,000 kilometers. Whose plane has such a long range? I guess their cabin is full of fuel."

"And they didn't drop bombs in Ottawa just now. I guess even if their target is really Washington, they can't drop bombs. At most, they will go back after a few turns."

Thompson was puzzled. "Wouldn't they have made a wasted trip?" He couldn't figure out the point of the Germans making this trip, just to scare them?

Miller said angrily. "Maybe Roosevelt, that bastard, is colluding with the Germans. If they come here, Roosevelt will have an excuse to make peace with the Germans, right? Maybe he will even give Germany a large amount of compensation."

Thompson thought to himself that your imagination is too rich. "Aren't you exaggerating a little?"

Miller said disdainfully. "What's so exaggerated? My dad regrets voting for that cripple."

Just as Miller was complaining crazily, the White House and the Pentagon in Washington had already become a mess.

German bombers headed straight for Washington, and the cities along the way were not bombed.

If these Germans really came to bomb Washington, then the United States would lose face!

Not only was it the first time that the mainland was bombed, but also the first time that the capital was bombed!

"Is there no way to intercept them?!" The Vice President of Ghana was like an ant on a hot pot, running around in a hurry.

"Happy Arnold" looked worried at this time. "The German bombers fly too high, and our fighters can't reach that altitude at all."

"What about the air defense forces on the ground?" If the planes in the sky can't do it, what about the anti-aircraft guns on the ground?

"Most of the ground-based air defense forces are deployed near the coastline, with only a few inland." Let's not talk about whether the Germans will take the initiative to fly to these air defense areas. Even if they fly over, the United States at this time does not have anti-aircraft guns that can reach 12,000 meters. "We need new anti-aircraft guns."

The current main anti-aircraft gun of the US military is the M1918 3-inch (2 mm L/50) anti-aircraft gun. As the name suggests, it is an antique from more than 20 years ago and should have been eliminated. The junk goods.

The US military naturally knows that its own things are backward. As early as 1938, it was prepared to upgrade the anti-aircraft guns, but it was not until the beginning of this year that the design of the new anti-aircraft gun named M1 90mm was completed.

The Vice President of Ghana seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw and asked anxiously. "When will this anti-aircraft gun be put into use?"

Arnold shook his head. "Mr. Vice President, even if this anti-aircraft gun is put into use, it will be useless. Its theoretical maximum firing height is only 10,380 meters. In actual use, it may not even reach 9,000 meters. How can it shoot down enemy bombers at an altitude of 12,000?" Generally speaking, the effective firing height of an anti-aircraft gun is 80% of its theoretical maximum firing height.

"What should we do then?" The Vice President of Ghana was a little desperate.

"We can only develop 120mm anti-aircraft guns." Previously, it was thought that 90mm anti-aircraft guns were enough to deal with war, and the research on 120mm anti-aircraft guns was shelved. Now it seems that a 120mm caliber big guy is still needed. "But in order to achieve a good killing effect, I suggest increasing the caliber of the anti-aircraft gun to 150mm."