Chapter 708 Explosion
"The attack was successful?"
Yannick was a little bit incredulous when he received the news of the successful attack on Pearl Harbor. What surprised him even more was that only a few of the 50 A-1s sent out had some damage, and all returned safely without missing a single one. It was simply an incredible victory. He was worried that the raid would be intercepted by American fighters, so he sent so many attack planes to raid the oil depot at once. Even if it was intercepted, even if only one-tenth of the attack planes dropped bombs on the oil depot, it would cause a series of explosions. Unexpectedly, the Americans were so lax that not even a single fighter took off in time.
If he had known that he would be so lucky, he should have sent more fighters to attack the warships in the port. "Marshal Raeder, do you think there will be any gains if we launch a second wave of attacks now?"
Marshal Raeder shook his head. "Your Highness, I'm afraid there won't be any gains. I heard that the thick smoke from the fire covered the entire island. Even if we send out a second wave of attack groups, it's hard to say whether we can find the target. The smoke will affect the engines of the fighter planes."
"Forget it then." Although it was a little regrettable, there was nothing he could do. "Completely destroying the oil depot is also a great victory." The fire burning millions of tons of fuel oil is likely to sweep across the entire Oahu Island. The military base on the island is considered to be useless. It is unknown how much manpower and material resources will be spent to rebuild it.
At the same time, the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor also reached the White House in Washington.
"What?!" President Wilkie was shocked and almost dropped the coffee cup in his hand. When he learned that the German army sent not the kind of high-altitude bombers that could not be intercepted, but single-engine attack aircraft, President Wilkie was immediately furious and shouted angrily. "What is Commander Kimmel doing?! He is seriously derelict of duty! I will send him to a military court!!" After venting hysterically, President Wilkie took a breath and asked weakly. "What is the loss?"
"The fire on Oahu Island is still burning, and it is not clear for the time being. But the fleet has left the port and has not been affected."
Just when President Wilkie had nowhere to vent his anger, a report came from the border that a group of German bombers were found attacking.
"Damn it!" The 150mm anti-aircraft gun has been successfully developed, but only one has been built so far, and there is no time to test it. The Germans are coming? !
"..." President Wilkie paced back and forth anxiously, pondered for a long time, and finally made up his mind. "Contact the ambassador to Sweden."
The American ambassador to Sweden hurried to the German Embassy after receiving the order, but was told by the guard that the German ambassador would not see guests today.
After receiving the news from the ambassador to Sweden, President Wilkie slumped in his chair with a pale face. It seemed that the Germans did not want to make such a deal again.
The initiative was completely in the hands of the Germans. Since the Germans were unwilling to make a deal, he could only watch the German bombers drop bombs.
100 bombers dropped graphite bombs in 33 industrial cities in the northeastern industrial zone, southern industrial zone, and western industrial zone of the United States. These cities will not be able to clean up the carbon fiber filaments and restore power supply in one or two months.
It would be fine if it were an ordinary city, but these are heavy industrial cities, especially during the war when there was a power outage, the loss every day, every hour, every minute, every second can be described as an astronomical figure.
Those capital tycoons are no longer heartbroken, but their hearts are bleeding; they put pressure on the military through the parliament to let them find a solution quickly. But if the military has a solution, it is impossible to watch the German bombers leisurely circling over their heads and dropping bombs! They are really helpless! !
The next day, the German bombers came again, and 100 bombers dropped a large number of ordinary bombs in New York and Washington.
The air-raid shelter project in Washington has not been completed yet. Fortunately, a British man named Peterson invented the "family air-raid shelter" to solve the air defense problem of ordinary people staying in the city.
This family air-raid shelter is composed of 14 galvanized corrugated steel plates, of which 6 curved steel plates are used to construct the roof, 6 flat steel plates form the walls on both sides, and the last 2 steel plates form a closed space in front and back, and the front steel plate is installed with a door. The family air-raid shelter should be buried at least 2 meters below the ground, and then the entire air-raid shelter should be covered with thick soil, and flowers and plants should be planted next to it as a cover. This air-raid shelter can provide very effective protection, unless it is directly bombed by a bomb.
It is certainly not enough to have an outdoor air-raid shelter. Most families live in buildings, so "indoor air-raid shelters" came into being. This air-raid shelter is a set of indoor equipment that can basically be assembled by yourself. The main structure is a cage that is 8 meters long, 2 meters wide, and 75 meters high. The top and bottom are mainly made of steel plates, and the sides are metal mesh.
This small indoor air-raid shelter is mainly to prevent the collapse of ordinary two-story buildings during bombing and the harm to its residents. Similarly, if the house is directly attacked by a bomb, it will be powerless. People can sleep in this air-raid shelter at night and use it as a dining table by laying a tablecloth on it during the day. The US government has distributed more than 500,000 indoor air-raid shelters to ordinary citizens, but it is still far from being in short supply.
After dropping their bombs, the German bombers flew away, and the National Guard took to the streets to carry out rescue operations.
When a rescue team passed through downtown Washington, everyone couldn't help but stop and looked at the Washington Monument not far away in astonishment.
The Washington Monument, as its name suggests, was built to commemorate the first president of the United States, George Washington (construction began in 1833 and was not completed until 1885). It is a landmark building in Washington, D.C., and one of the tallest stone buildings and the tallest "obelisk" buildings in the world (0.45 meters high).
They saw several shocking huge cracks on the monument, and a few stones fell from time to time, looking shaky.
"Look there!" A panicked voice, everyone looked in the direction he pointed, and saw a huge aerial bomb lying under the monument!
"Shit, hurry, back off!" No one knew whether it was a dud or a delayed bomb, let alone when it would explode.
Everyone hurriedly retreated 200 meters away from the monument. When they were discussing how to deal with the bomb, a large stone that fell from the top of the obelisk happened to fall on the bomb body.
Boom!
With a deafening explosion, a shocking wave of air spread in all directions. The terrible shock wave knocked a group of people to the ground. Before they could recover, they heard a loud bang. The explosion of the bomb destroyed the last bit of strength supporting the monument. In this huge explosion, the monument collapsed and turned into rubble and ruins.