Chapter 937 An Atomic Bomb Fell From the Sky
The news of the victory in the naval battle was quickly spread back to the country and became the biggest news of the day in Australasia.
Arthur was relieved and looked forward to the development of the war.
According to the plan of the General Staff, after destroying the joint fleet of the island country, Australasia did not have any large-scale battle plans.
Why?
Because there is only one war plan for the next war, which is to find the most suitable opportunity and then drop atomic bombs on major cities in the island country.
Because the resistance attitude of the island government is uncertain, the number of atomic bombs dropped is also uncertain.
If the island government is more sensible, perhaps Australasia will only drop one round of atomic bombs, and then consider how to control the island country economically.
But if the island government is not sensible, the General Staff is not without a plan to destroy this country.
Anyway, the cost of atomic bombs is not expensive for Australasia, and so far, Australasia's atomic bomb reserves have reached an astonishing 50 or more, and are still growing wildly at a rate of 20 per year.
According to such reserves and production speed, it is completely possible to drop dozens of atomic bombs on the territory of the island country.
Just as Arthur expected, the General Staff held a supreme meeting and formally approved the plan for the use of atomic bombs.
At present, the main task of the Australasian army is to attract the island army to the major cities of the island as much as possible, so that the air force can achieve a one-time strike.
In order to attract more island troops, it is necessary to pretend to launch a full-scale attack in the major cities of the island.
In order to defend the city, the islanders will definitely draw more troops, and naturally they can gather more soldiers.
Arthur also quickly agreed to the plan and instructed the General Staff to pay attention to the safety of the Australasian army when implementing the plan.
August 24, 1937, Ryukyu Islands Operation Command.
"How are you prepared, guys?" Chief of Staff Malone was sitting in the chair of the command center with a smile on his face, talking to the special operations team at the airport through the radio.
"The atomic bomb has been loaded, the atomic bomb deceleration device is normal, and the plane can take off at any time." The captain of the special operations team, Air Force Major Shel McKenzie, reported on the wireless line.
"Okay, don't be nervous, guys." Chief of Staff Malone nodded and continued with a smile: "Just think of this as a simple bombing mission. With the protection of the atomic bomb deceleration device, you will not be affected." "Yes, Mr. Chief of Staff." Shel Mackenzie nodded, and his face did not show any nervousness. "Let's go when you are ready. Good luck to you, warriors." Malone ordered. As soon as the words fell, at the military airport on the other side, a Falcon-6B bomber took off under the protection of two Raptor-6A fighters and headed towards the mainland of the island country in the north. This unusual-looking Falcon-6B bomber was modified by the Royal Aircraft Factory and equipped with the latest jet engine. The maximum speed can reach a terrifying 778 kilometers per hour, the maximum flight altitude reaches 5 kilometers, the maximum range is 2048 kilometers, and the climb rate is 1042 meters per minute. Why do we need to temporarily modify such a special bomber? Because this mission is too dangerous, the bomber's speed and flight altitude must be increased as much as possible to avoid being disturbed by the nuclear explosion.
In order to increase the bomber's speed as much as possible, this special bomber almost abandoned all weapons and only carried an improved uranium 235 atomic bomb code-named Mors-3.
This atomic bomb is loaded with 12 kilograms of uranium 235, and the estimated explosive equivalent can reach a terrifying 80,000 tons.
The estimated power of this atomic bomb has exceeded the sum of the two atomic bombs dropped by the United States on the island country in history, and its power can be imagined.
It is precisely such a terrifying power that Australasia has to be cautious in dropping atomic bombs, and even temporarily modified the bomber.
A few hours later, over the island country.
On the Falcon-6B bomber, the pilot of the plane, Shel McKenzie, the captain of this special operation, was operating the plane while slightly tilting his head to say to his teammates behind him: "What a sunny day, it seems that God is helping us."
Valentin Nkwile, his teammate behind him, nodded and responded: "It's a pity that our target is not Tokyo, otherwise, we can let those damn islanders taste the 5,000-degree high temperature."
"The General Staff naturally has its own plan." Shel McKenzie said with a smile: "Our mission is to be responsible for implementing the plan of the General Staff. Whether it is Tokyo or Hiroshima, it is only part of our plan."
Why was Hiroshima chosen as the first choice for bombing?
Hiroshima is located in the southwest of the island country of Honshu, and is very close to Shikoku Island and Kyushu Island.
According to the latest intelligence from the Australasian Military Intelligence Agency, the island country has deployed at least 700,000 troops in Hiroshima and recruited at least 600,000 troops in the surrounding areas.
There are currently nearly 1.3 million troops stationed and training in the area around Hiroshima alone, accounting for about a quarter of the total number of the island nation's army. Dropping an atomic bomb here can not only effectively kill these 1.3 million troops, but also cut off the connection between the island nations of Honshu and Kyushu.
At the same time, dropping atomic bombs is also a threat to the island government. If the island country's government is ignorant, then the next atomic bombs will not be dropped one by one.
A large number of island country recruits are stationed on a piece of land more than ten kilometers away from the city of Hiroshima.
This is the largest training ground in Hiroshima, currently housing nearly 300,000 recruits. Within a few kilometers of this training ground, there are more than five training grounds of various sizes, accommodating a total of more than 600,000 recruits.
On the other side of the city of Hiroshima is a temporary military camp built by the island country's army. It is closer to Honshu Island, making it easier for the army to quickly support Honshu Island.
There are more troops stationed here. Judging from the scale, the number is greater than the 600,000 new soldiers.
Under clear and cloudless weather, a large number of island soldiers are undergoing bayonet training. This is one of the mandatory training items for island soldiers, and it played a huge role in the former island-Russia war.
In the heavily protected urban area of Hiroshima, it is still a relatively busy scene. Because of the outbreak of the war, foreigners were rarely seen on the mainland of the island country.
Most of the streets were filled with islanders, and many girls in beautiful clothes were going shopping in groups. They seemed not to be affected by the war.
"Captain Schell, we have arrived at the scheduled location. How are you doing?" When he was about to arrive over Hiroshima, Schell Mackenzie's earphone came from the inquiry of the pilot on the fighter jet next to him.
"Not bad." Shel McKenzie replied with a smile: "Are the cameras ready?"
This operation was different from usual. It was the first time in human history that atomic bombs were used in war, and it was also the first time to cause large-scale damage to a city.
To commemorate the dropping and explosion of the first atomic bomb, the staff specially equipped a nearby fighter jet with a camera.
"Ready, captain. Just a reminder, the filming will start now, and all our words will be recorded." The voice on the fighter jet next to him replied.
"Great." Shel McKenzie smiled and nodded. For the pilots involved in this operation, it was definitely an honor for his voice to be recorded.
"Valentin, target Hiroshima, lock on target immediately."
Shell McKenzie ordered to his teammates behind him.
"The target has been locked on Hiroshima. Repeat, the target has been locked on Hiroshima." Valentin Nkwele carefully locked the city below and then replied.
"Great, everyone, do you have anything to say? As long as the atomic bomb explodes successfully, it may become a sentence that will be remembered by history." Shell McKenzie asked several of his teammates with a smile.
"Nothing to say, captain. If I have to say one thing, I hope Hiroshima is not the last target." Valentine Nkwele behind him joked with a smile.
"You guy." Shel McKenzie laughed and scolded: "Don't worry, if there is a next target, your participation is absolutely indispensable."
While everyone was joking, the three planes had successfully arrived over Hiroshima.
Because of the high distance from the ground, the islanders in the city of Hiroshima did not realize that there were three planes above their heads.
But several pilots in the plane, relying on various technological means, have been able to determine that they are above Hiroshima.
"Everyone, count down to three, three, two, one, put it in!"
As Schell McKenzie counted down by three, the Falcon-6B bomber located in the middle of the three aircraft quickly opened the bomb bay, revealing the atomic bomb that had been prepared in the bomb bay.
"Goodbye Hiroshima, goodbye, damn islanders." As Shell McKenzie whispered softly, a huge atomic bomb fell from the bomber's cabin and headed straight towards the city of Hiroshima below. fall.
boom!
A special parachute opened above the atomic bomb, which stopped the atomic bomb's crazy falling speed, and even the direction of the atomic bomb almost deviated.
Fortunately, due to the huge inertia, the direction of the atomic bomb was corrected again. However, due to the parachute behind him, the descent speed was much slower than before.
"It looks like everything is going well, guys." Shel McKenzie was observing all this nervously. After seeing that the atomic bomb's parachute opened smoothly and successfully slowed down, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and was able to think about it. Comrades joked.
"Target Ryukyu Islands, guys, return!"
The purpose of the atomic bomb's parachute is to slow down the falling speed of the atomic bomb and buy enough time for the bomber to escape.
Shell Mackenzie naturally understood this principle. He would not waste the precious escape time and issued the order to return without any hesitation.
As for recording the moment when Hiroshima was bombed by the atomic bomb, that would have to wait until the bombers escaped to a safe place.
If it were directly above Hiroshima, although it would not be within the explosion range of the atomic bomb, the shock wave generated by the explosion would still spread to the sky at an extremely fast speed, and it would very likely have an impact on the bomber.
Although you can also parachute, parachuting to Hiroshima where the atomic bomb has just exploded is no different from seeking death.
Although the falling speed of the atomic bomb has been slowed down, it is still very fast overall. Although the parachute is specially made, it cannot last long.
The good news is that both the bombers and fighters responsible for dropping the atomic bombs are very fast.
It takes about 36 seconds for the atomic bomb to be dropped from an altitude of 10,000 meters to reach the expected explosion point at an altitude of 550 meters. With the parachute to slow down the landing speed, this time can be increased to about 45 seconds.
This also means that the escape time of Shell and his party is within these 45 seconds. If they cannot escape the killing range of the atomic bomb within 45 seconds, they will be forced to bear the impact of the atomic bomb explosion wave.
However, the good news is that, judging from the current speed of fighters and bombers, 45 seconds is enough for them to escape to 5 kilometers away.
As long as they escape the explosion radius of the atomic bomb, they can basically ensure the safety of the entire special operations team. After all, it takes time for the shock wave to spread. During the diffusion time, the aircraft can escape to a farther place.
At this time, an atomic bomb was slowly falling down over Hiroshima.
The parachute lasted for more than 20 seconds and finally broke because it could not withstand the huge pressure. This performance was better than the prediction of the General Staff. The remaining 20 seconds was the free fall time of the atomic bomb.
As the atomic bomb got closer and closer to Hiroshima, some citizens in the urban area of Hiroshima also discovered the black spot in the sky that was getting bigger and falling rapidly.
The black spot slowly turned into a black stick-shaped object and was getting closer and closer to Hiroshima.
Many citizens stopped and looked up at the object falling from the sky.
"What is this?"
Most people had the same question in their hearts. Out of curiosity, many people stared at this unknown object.
Bang! Boom!
At an altitude of 550 meters, the unknown object in the eyes of the Hiroshima citizen suddenly burst into an orange-yellow light, and a piercing white light burst out in the middle, accompanied by two consecutive loud noises.
Immediately afterwards, an indescribable heat wave came. The speed of this heat wave was so fast that people could not react at all.
It was like a gust of wind blowing, but the people blown by the wind instantly disappeared in the wind and waves. People who were far from the explosion were lucky, as they at least left some black marks.
But the citizens who were closer to the explosion point did not feel anything at all, and left nothing behind.
A few seconds later, an extremely gorgeous mushroom cloud appeared over Hiroshima. The mushroom cloud was very large, and there were basically no intact buildings within three or four kilometers around it.
In particular, the buildings within one or two kilometers were definitely no more than three meters high. The shock wave and power of the explosion completely destroyed the buildings within several kilometers around it, and took away the surrounding people without leaving anything behind.
"Wow, what a beautiful mushroom cloud." Valentine Enkwilai, who was in the back seat of the bomber, looked at Hiroshima, which was very far away, with a telescope and couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Did you record it? This is a really beautiful scenery." Shel Mackenzie also asked with a smile.
"Absolutely no problem." A voice came from the fighter plane next to him again, and one could clearly hear the smile and ease in it: "This is much more exciting than a movie. If it can be sold as a movie, then wouldn't we also be famous?"
Under the camera lens, with the appearance of the mushroom cloud, the red flames engulfed most of Hiroshima, and an invisible shock wave enveloped the entire city and spread towards the training camps and military camps on both sides of the city.
As the shock wave spread, the few people in the sky also saw the invisible shock wave. Because with the spread of the shock wave, the entire Hiroshima was turning into a ruin at a very fast speed, which is why the shock wave was visualized.
"It's so spectacular. If we drop atomic bombs on every city in the island country, then this war doesn't have to be fought?" Continuing to look at the spectacular scene in front of him,
Valentin Enkwilai couldn't help but ask out loud.
"You are such a devil, Valentine." Shell Mackenzie said with a teasing tone: "If you do this, I am afraid there will be only a few of the 70 million islanders left.
I would rather see all the islanders treated as slaves. 70 million people can create a lot of wealth. If we can enslave them, it will not be in vain for our investment in this war."