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Chapter 466 Telephone Transmission (400 Monthly Tickets in June)

Prism Building, 7:22 AM Xinxiang Time

There are less than 2 hours left until the 168-hour deadline.

Rams has good news and bad news:

Good news, no response.

Bad news: no response.

"How dare you ignore the voice of the Empire!"

Even more heartbreaking than insults is the indifference. For the past seven days, the IAA has been on high alert, but hasn't heard a single response from the Second Fleet.

At least Assam said a few harsh words, but do you Hans have no shame?
Rams, in a fit of impotent rage, immediately said upon seeing Wayne:
"Marun has completed the investigation of the suspected locations, right?"

Huai En mumbled something, but nodded, which probably meant he agreed.

This punitive bombing operation is a show of force. The Imperial's officially announced lineup is enormous, including B-52s and B-1Bs, as well as F-117s, a large number of support and escort fighters, totaling more than 160 aircraft.

In reality, the estimate will be significantly reduced, with 34 B-52s and 12 B-1Bs expected. The B-52s will be used for actual bombing, while the B-1Bs and F-117s will be used for show bombing and will not participate in actual operations.

This was not only for economic reasons, but also to mislead the Second Fleet, making them believe that the Empire truly had accurate figures and that was why they were bombing so relentlessly, thus forcing them to intervene.

The 34 B-52s that were actually deployed carried only cheap iron bombs, as well as a lot of herbicides prepared for Annan 20 years ago, which made for a spectacular propaganda film.

That's it.

As for the suspicious target points provided by Ma Run?

Thinking about them makes Huai En curse those heartless bastards. They approved a huge budget of 1600 people, but so far only three small teams of a little over a hundred people are stationed there. It's obvious to anyone with a brain that they can't possibly conduct any meaningful reconnaissance.

Those so-called suspicious target points were marked in Portuguese on the map, which most likely means they were done by Bassin!
But since Rams asked, it must mean everything is in order.

Now, all that remains is for the time to come, for the Grand Commander to give the order, for all machines to be launched simultaneously, and for the invincible Imperial Air Force to be deployed to Antarctica...

An air force intelligence officer pushed open the door and entered:

"Sir, Hans has just sent a global telegram!"

……

a few hours ago

Due to the time difference, Tang Wen always had to work overtime when things involved the Second Fleet.

While Li Ka-shing was busy looking for external assistance, he continued to discuss the tiered plan with the interim general staff.

The ladder plan and the nine-stage invitation method are similar, but the ideas are different.

The ultimate reason for the ninth-dan player's challenge is that he lacks the strength to do so. He hopes to set up a trap in front of his own tower so that by the time his opponent gets there, he will have already been severely injured and can be easily suppressed.

The Ladder Plan also focuses on gradually weakening opponents, but its core is different. The final core of the Nine-Stage Invitation Strike is meaningless to the Ladder Plan, and the destruction of the Crystal Tower has no impact.

The Imperial Navy would have to go through several stages to destroy the Antarctic air defense towers:
Establish an Antarctic landing base → station a fleet → station an air force → penetrate deeper into the interior. From its own perspective, the Empire is climbing the ladder to victory, but in reality, it is descending into an unfathomable abyss.

Each level requires a corresponding boss:
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During the base establishment phase, vulnerable supply lines must be harassed by submarines, and harassment is also necessary at various transit bases along the way;
During the fleet's deployment, the Second Fleet would not "retreat with utter losses" until after at least several battles;
In the final breakthrough phase, various bizarre post-apocalyptic blueprints and aircraft designs will be miraculously reborn, engaging in an aerial battle across the icy plains.

In reality, the three stages are basically implemented simultaneously, so now we need to set up specific challenges.

The Air Force challenge was left to Changbus and Tang Wen to handle themselves, while the fleet plan was still to be executed by the captains.

Halsey gave his report first:
"Currently, we have the following German submarines:"
The fleet comprises 329 old U-boats, 27 U2501 submarines, and 1 U4501 submarine, totaling 357 submarines. This number fully meets the needs, and additional vessels can be added as needed; there is no need to excessively increase the fleet size.

Tang Wen nodded, considering the resurrection mechanism, so many submarines were more than enough.

In reality, apart from a handful of powerful players, the U-boats of other villagers on the planet can freely enter and exit the sea, fully demonstrating what an industrial disparity looks like.

Yamamoto Takano also stood up:

"Antarctica, being the former stronghold of a lost empire, should rightfully possess a powerful fleet. The Bismarck-class, being merely a Tier VIII warship, is no longer sufficient for its role. Since you need to advance your technology tree, I suggest developing the following new flagship: -"
Tier X battleship: Schlief-class;
Tier IX battleships: Prince Rupprecht class; -
Class VIII aircraft carriers: Graf Zeppelin-class;

以上2型战列舰各建造4艘，然后以1艘X级和一艘1艘IX级作为战列核心，另搭配4艘希佩尔级重巡洋舰、8艘搭载超空泡鱼雷的空想级驱逐舰、2艘齐柏林伯爵级航母，以及4艘U2501潜艇作为辅助。

This adds four new main fleets, A, B, C, and D, each with 16 warships and 4 submarines, which can also be temporarily split and flexibly assigned!

Bismarck's fleet, however, remained stationary as a symbolic representation.

Yamamoto chose the Schlieven-class and Prince Rupprecht-class battleships because of their high speed, with base speeds of 34.1 knots and 32 knots respectively. With a level 10 captain, they could easily reach speeds close to 40 knots.

By making good use of smoke generators, it is easy to achieve the effect of a large number of warships rushing forward amidst the smoke.

The four main fleets consist of eight battleships and eight aircraft carriers, all of which are high-level warships. Even including materials, it would cost a lot of silver coins. The cost of building 32 new VIII-class ships would also be quite high.

The total number of surface warships to be built is expected to be 64, with a tonnage exceeding 100 million tons... It seems that simply salvaging sunken ships will not be enough, and it will be necessary to recover some old warships that are not used much.

The advantage is that all four fleets don't need to be deployed at once; steel can be collected and manufactured gradually.

"PASS"

The commander decided to approve it.

"These are the coordinates for the camouflaged defense positions and semi-underground structures in Antarctica, drawn based on the topographic maps we surveyed by aircraft. However, the specific construction methods may require further discussion."

The following is a plan for the deployment of outposts in the Amazon rainforest, envisioned as 20 deeply recessed, arc-shaped air defense towers.

Lütjens provided several maps showing a series of concentric defensive zones around East Antarctica, with numerous adjustments made based on the terrain.

He also added information about the location of the Nanmei air defense tower, which pleased Tang Wen.

If we wait for the aircraft on the blueprints of Chöbus, the step plan will be officially formed.

He checked the time; there were still a few hours left until the 168-hour deadline, so he could choose to provoke the Empire.

"Prepare for global electrification. The content... Lütjens can write it. The core content has three points: -"
The reason for the no-fly zone over Antarctica is that there are too many holes in the ozone layer. The Lost Empire is repairing the ozone layer, and their aircraft would disrupt the repair progress and damage the environment.
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We must deny the existence of any so-called air force bases in the Amazon rainforest and condemn the empire's abuse of innocent people;
Finally… Hans will never surrender; he is merely holding out on the ice plains for now, but one day he will return to his homeland!

(End of this chapter)