USSR 1941

  Chapter 784 Chain Reaction

   After a moment of surprise, Shulka asked, "Isn't this an airplane?"

  This is the brilliance of Shulka, because the German V1 missile looked like a small aircraft from the beginning, the difference is that its pulse jet engine is installed above the tail, so it looks a bit weird.

  At the same time, because this is a photo, and it is a photo of the V1 missile flying in the air, it is impossible to judge its size without a reference object, so at a glance, everyone will think that it is an aircraft, a new type of German aircraft.

   "No, no!" Akadyevich shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be an airplane, because its size is wrong... the length is about eight or nine meters, the height is less than two meters, and the wing width is about four meters!"

  Shuerka pretended to frown and asked, "Are you sure?"

   "Yes!" Akadyevich replied: "The intelligence officer who took this photo used to be an artillery observer. He is very good at estimating the size of the target using his knuckles and nearby reference objects!"

Akadyevich is right, because the size of the V1 missile is about the same as estimated. It is a flying object with a length of 7.9 meters, a height of 1.42 meters, and a wingspan of 5.37 meters. Among them, only the data of the wingspan is relatively different. But this is also because it is difficult to estimate the width of the wingspan when viewed from the side.

"If it's an airplane!" said Akadyevich, "then it's too small, I mean... if you add fuel and the flight control system, it can barely fit One person. Couldn't even carry a machine gun and bullets, let alone a bomb. So, what did the Germans produce such a small aircraft for?"

   "Maybe it's for reconnaissance!" Shulka was talking nonsense, he couldn't guess what it was, it would only make Akadyevich suspicious.

"It's also unlikely to be a reconnaissance plane!" Akadyevich said, "You know, Shulka. The Germans basically have air supremacy, and they can do reconnaissance very well with any aircraft. Task, there is no need to waste time and effort to develop this thing!"

  Akadievich's analysis is correct. The Germans have no need to develop such a small reconnaissance aircraft.

   Shulka asked back: "Where did you find it?"

   "Penamunde on the Baltic coast!" Akadyevich replied: "It's about you, Shulka! Remember Major Bauer?"

   "Of course!" Shulka replied.

   Major Bauer was the German officer who was deliberately let go by Shulka and Akadievich.

   "The information he got?" Shulka asked.

"You can put it this way!" Akadyevich explained: "It was he who discovered that the Germans had a project with a high level of secrecy in Penamünde. At the same time, there were a large number of scientific researchers and a scientific research base. ! That's why we sent intelligence agents there and found this!"

   As he spoke, Akadyevich shook the photo, and then said: "If it's just a small plane, they don't need to make it so mysterious!"

   Shulka nodded in agreement.

"It was Comrade Sisoy who suggested that I ask you!" said Akadyevich. "He has no idea about it, and neither do our scientists. Sisoy thinks what you might think! "

  Shuerka held the photo as a form of thinking, he was considering whether to say or not to say.

At this time, Shulka is more inclined to the former, because although this thing is important from a historical perspective, it even changed the mode of future warfare... Modern warfare, whether it is air combat, naval warfare or land warfare, is all about missiles, and even developed Strategic equipment such as nuclear missiles, and even aviation and aerospace to set foot on the moon rely on it.

   But that's in the future.

   Although Germany developed the V-series missiles during World War II, they were all in their infancy and appeared too late, so they could not change the outcome of the war.

   What's more, what should Shulka say if he wants to say it?

  So Shulka thinks that he just needs to act stupid in this matter.

   "Unfortunately, Comrade Akadyevich!" Shulka said: "I don't know what it is!"

  Akadyevich looked disappointed, then nodded and said: "It's okay, Shulka! After all, our scientists don't know, and we have too little information, only one photo!"

   "Yes!" Shulka agreed with Akadyevich's explanation.

   But then Akadyevich's words startled Shulka.

   "Then!" said Akadyevich, "the only thing left for us is the hard one!"

   "What?" Shulka asked, "You mean..."

   "Yes!" Akadijevic said: "We have already contacted the Polish guerrillas!"

  It is not surprising that the Soviet army had links with the Polish partisans, and Peenamünde is near the border between Poland and Germany.

   Of course, at this time Poland has been occupied by Germany and there is no junction at all.

   At this time, Shulka was in trouble.

  There is no such thing in history.

   You must know that Major Bauer was released by Shulka, and then Major Bauer found a clue, so the Soviet Union discovered the V1 missile research and development site.

   That is to say, everything is connected to Shulka.

   So what would happen if Shulka let it go?

   Shulka doesn't know because it hasn't happened yet.

  But Shulka was worried that there would be a series of chain reactions that would be unfavorable to the Soviet Union, although it seemed to be beneficial to the Soviet Union.

for example…

  The research and development of this V1 missile of the German army is mainly to hit the United Kingdom.

  Because Britain and the European continent are separated by the English Channel, there are only a few ways to conquer the island country of Britain:

  One: Fly through the air with an airplane.

  This method was tried by the Germans, but ended in disastrous failure.

  Two: Surround it from the sea.

  But the German navy was unable to confront the British navy, and could only use submarines to implement a limited blockade. Although this could make Britain run out of supplies, it could not make it surrender.

  3: Carry out amphibious landing warfare and land directly on the British mainland.

   This is basically impossible when the tactics of amphibious landing warfare in World War II are not yet perfect, especially Germany does not have sea and air superiority over the United Kingdom.

  Then the Germans have only one way, and that is to use the V1 missile, an ultra-long-range "missile" based in France, to hit the British mainland and bomb its capital, London.

  And this kind of bombing caused great panic among the British who didn't know what missiles were. To a certain extent, it also forced Britain to no longer sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight and actively join the war against Germany.

  Now...if the Soviet Union successfully destroys this research and development base, will it cause Britain to continue to "watch the fire from the other side"?