Radar is a detection method. If the radar wave returns to the launch antenna, it is an ordinary detection radar. If the radar wave returns to the seeker of a bomb or missile to provide guidance information to them, it is radar guidance. In later generations, a large number of missiles, especially air-to-air missiles, were all radar guidance systems.

This requires the accumulation of technology. The fact of the early Sparrow Air-to-air missile has shown how difficult it is to mature an advanced technology.

Germany has developed transistors and has not taken the path of semi-active radar guidance, because Cialek knows that this technology is immature, and it is not too late to consider it after it has developed into microelectronics and integrated circuits.

But the United States does not.

Historically, in addition to developing radio command-guided bombs, Americans also developed semi-active radar-guided bombs, among which

The sod-7 Pelicans semi-active radar-guided bomb was a radar-guided anti-ship gliding bomb for the U.S. Navy in 1942. The project was terminated in 44 because it had congenital defects.

(sod, special weapons and ammunition device.)

In the same year, for the sake of backup, the US Navy also developed an active radar guided gliding bomb parallel to the Pelican. Its vehicle is similar to an aircraft and its warhead is a 1,000-pound bomb. Since the detection signal of this bomb is sent by itself, it is called a bat. In fact, the principle of active radar missiles is similar to the location of bats in nature using ultrasonic echoes.

The bat was originally named -57, but later, in order to unify, it was changed to sod-9. At the end of 1944, the bat was successfully thrown in the test and entered combat preparations in January 1945.

Now, this era is very different from history. Because Germany has made rapid progress in guidance technology and has shown its power in anti-ship operations many times, the United States has also increased its research and development efforts and launched multiple projects. Until now, anti-ship bombs can be used.

The Americans are under great pressure. Seeing that the German warships were built like dumplings, they would soon dominate the Atlantic Ocean. If the United States did not have some countermeasures, could the United States defend the last territory of the free world?

The development of these projects is secret, so many people present didn't know it at all. Now, Arnold suddenly proposed it because it was already at the critical moment.

Using the B-29 bomber, carrying special anti-ship bombs, flew over the island fleet, and blew up the island's warships to pieces. At least they had to ensure that they would blow up their aircraft carriers. In this way, they could still reverse the situation of the war. When their aircraft carrier formations came back, they would beat the remaining island navy. This was their only choice!

It must be fast. The faster they react, the less time they will leave for the islanders. Once the islanders consolidate their base on Midway Island, it will be difficult for them to take action.

"Well, dispatch the 58th Bomber Wing immediately, hoping it will surprise us." Roosevelt said: "We can't stand the failures again and again."

In the battle between the Soviet Union and Germany, the Soviet Union continued to fail and its territory was eroded. Now, in the siege of Kiev, hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops were eliminated. Everyone was not optimistic about the Soviet battlefield. Once the Soviet Union was defeated by Germany, Germany would definitely pounce on the side of the United States. If the United States could not defeat the island country now, the United States would be forced to fight on two fronts.

Now, the situation is absolutely unfavorable to the United States, and the United States must use a victory to boost morale.

Arnold nodded.

In history, the 58th Bomber Wing was also well-known. After its establishment, this wing was secretly deployed to China under the insistence of Roosevelt, and used China as a base to attack the island country. The United States finally could fly directly to the top of the island country without using the aircraft carrier to throw bombs.

Now, after this wing was established, what the United States needs to do was to use it to bomb the island's aircraft carrier formation!

With the order issued, the 58th Bomber Wing's station immediately entered a tense preparation. The pilot who was resting got up in a drowsy mood and was summoned into the pilot's preparation room.

"Many people may not know yet. Let me introduce it here. Just an hour ago, the island nation's navy came out and occupied our Midway Island. This time, the island people landed directly on our Midway Island." Major General Kenneth-b-Ulf, the commander of the bomber wing, said: "Now, the President has signed the order in person. Our entire wing takes off and immediately go to the Midway Island waters to find the island people's aircraft carrier formation and blow it up!"

中途岛被占领了,这个消息,立刻就在飞行员之中展开了讨论,他们的脸上的表情都是义愤填膺的,同时他们也知道,夏威夷危在旦夕,他们必须要为美国贡献自己的力量!

"The 444th Bombing Team and the 40th Bombing Team set out first, carrying the VB-1 bomb. The bombs are loading now. Note that there are only five channels to guide at the same time, so it may take a long time for you to drop all the bombs, and first blow up the island's aircraft carrier!"

"I understand!" shouted the captains of the two brigades.

"The 462nd and 468th bombing brigades set off half an hour apart. You carry bat bombs and sank the remaining warships of the islanders, so that the islanders can know the power of our bombers!"

"clear!"

"In order to avoid being intercepted by fighters from the islanders, our bombing altitude is preset at 8,000 meters. If we find that the fighters from the islanders can fly to our altitude, it will be increased to 10,000 meters." Major General Ulf continued: "This bombing is related to the fate of our United States, and we will fight for our national destiny!"

"I understand!" All the pilots replied loudly: "The interests of America are above everything else!"

A pilot left the flight preparation room and ran towards their plane.

Captain William Omolei, the navigator, climbed down the gangway into the navigator's cabin in front of the B-29 bomber, holding a navigation map in his hand.

Although this time it was a temporary flight or at night, he had no psychological pressure. They flew more than once from the base to Hawaii. This was a very normal route. When he flew B-24, he flew dozens of times back and forth.

He knew that the difficulty was not to reach Midway Island, but how to find the island aircraft carrier formation. It was too difficult to find the formation on the vast sea.

Major General Ulf also got into the cabin and sat in the cab, and he also wanted to participate in the bombing.
Chapter completed!