Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

Thompson, who had walked through the gate of hell, remained at an altitude of 7,000 meters and did not dare to climb any further.

At this time, the German bomber formation had flown swaggeringly over their heads, but they could only watch helplessly, feeling so depressed that they almost exploded.

"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 height. Then we will teach them a lesson." If a bomb is dropped at this height, even God will not know where the bomb will land; no matter where their target is, , if you want to ensure bombing accuracy, you must lower your altitude.

"Haha, it's so interesting. These guys seem to be escorting us." The bombardier on the bomber couldn't help laughing when he saw the formation of American fighter jets following below.

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

As mentioned earlier, the United States has not been subject to foreign air attacks since the founding of the country. Although Burlington has already sounded the air defense alarm at this moment, there are still many residents standing on the street, curiously pointing at the fleet of aircraft in the sky.

"Isn't this our plane?"

"Why are there suddenly so many fighter jets?"

"A drill is just a drill. What kind of alarm are you raising? Could it be possible that the Germans can still fly over and bomb?"

A middle-aged man with a telescope stared at the fleet of aircraft for a long time, and finally noticed the iron crosses painted on the wings of those huge bombers high in the sky. He couldn't help but scream in surprise. "God, that's a German plane!"

Someone next to him immediately retorted. "What nonsense are you talking about? That's clearly our fighter jet!"

"I'm talking about those bombers that fly higher. Those bombers have iron crosses painted on their wings!"

"What?" The people around were shocked. Are the Germans really coming to bomb? "Why don't these bastards knock them off?!"

"Run! The German bombers are about to drop bombs!" I don't know who shouted, and the surrounding area instantly became a mess. Everyone was out of their minds and ran away screaming.

And Thompson in the sky frowned more and more. Now we are about to fly over Burlington, and we don't see the bombers overhead lowering their altitude. It seems that the Germans don't like the small town below?

If you continue flying forward, you will enter the Northeast Industrial Area (the three major industrial areas in the United States are: Northeast Industrial Area, Southern Industrial Area and Western Industrial Area). 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 known as the "manufacturing belt" of the United States.

Once these bombers bombard industrial areas, how much damage will be caused? !

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

"Don't worry too much." Just when Thompson was worried, deputy squadron leader Miller had a different view. "Maybe they weren't loaded with bombs at all."

Thompson couldn't help but be stunned. "How do you say this?" He knew that Miller's father was an aircraft designer, and maybe Miller had some unique insights.

Miller explained slowly. "If you think about it, they have already traveled nearly 3,000 kilometers from Greenland to Ottawa. The round trip is 6,000 kilometers. If they go to Washington, the distance will increase to more than 8,000 kilometers. Whose plane is so big? Range? I guess they have all the fuel in the cabin.”

"And they didn't drop bombs in Ottawa just now. I guess even if their target was really Washington, they wouldn't be able to drop bombs. They would just turn around a few times and go back."

Thompson said a little puzzled. "Then wouldn't their trip be in vain??" He couldn't figure out the meaning of the Germans' trip in vain, just to scare them?

Miller said angrily. "Maybe that bastard Roosevelt colluded with the Germans. If they come to fly, Roosevelt will have an excuse to make peace with the Germans, right? Maybe he will also pay a large amount of compensation to Germany."

Thompson secretly thought that your imagination is too rich. "Isn't that a bit exaggerated?"

Miller said disdainfully. "It's no exaggeration. My dad regrets voting for that damn cripple."

While Miller was complaining crazily, the White House and Pentagon in Washington were already in chaos.

The German bombers headed straight for Washington, and none of the cities along the way were bombed.

If these Germans really came to bomb Washington, the United States would be humiliated!

Not only is the mainland being bombed for the first time, but the capital is also being bombed for the first time!

"There's no way to intercept them?!" The Vice President of Ghana was like an ant on a hot pot, moving around anxiously.

"Happy Arnold" now looked sad. "The German bombers flew too high, and our fighters couldn't reach that height."

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

"Most of the ground air defense forces are deployed near the coastline, and there are only a few in the interior." Let's not say whether the Germans will take the initiative to fly to these air defense areas. Even if they flew over, the United States at this time would not be able to hit 12,000 meters of anti-aircraft guns. "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. Just look at the name and you will know that it is an antique from more than 20 years ago and should have been eliminated as junk.

Naturally, the U.S. military knew that its own equipment was lagging behind. As early as 1938, it was preparing to update its anti-aircraft guns. However, it was not until the beginning of this year that the design of the new anti-aircraft guns named M1 90mm was completed.

The Vice President of Ghana asked anxiously, as if grasping at straws. "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 not help. Its theoretical maximum shooting height is only 10,380 meters. In actual use, it may not even reach 9,000 meters. How can it shoot down an enemy bomber at an altitude of 12,000 meters?" General said. Now, the effective shooting height of an anti-aircraft gun is 80% of its theoretical maximum shooting height.

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

"Only 120mm anti-aircraft cannons can be developed." Previously, it was thought that 90mm anti-aircraft cannons were enough to cope with the war, so the research on 120mm anti-aircraft cannons was shelved. Now it seems that a big one with a caliber of 120mm is still needed. "But to get a good killing effect, I suggest increasing the caliber of the anti-aircraft gun to 150 mm."