Chapter 594 tit for tat
Washington.●⌒,
The Pentagon was in chaos.
"Bastards, these bastards!"
Kennedy roared angrily, projecting the photos Yang Feng had just sent him on the big screen in front of him. It was obvious that the resolution of the Ming army's reconnaissance satellite camera was much higher than that of the United States. Missile launchers stood on the ground without cloud cover. Even though they were not so clearly seen, they could still roughly distinguish the outline.
Moreover, there are not only missile launchers, but also various supporting facilities.
"President, this is a photo of an ss4 missile base in the Soviet Union they sent. It is obvious that the two are very similar. This photo was taken by our U2 reconnaissance aircraft at the time, and this photo was taken by our reconnaissance satellite. Although the four photos are different, the layout is very similar. If we do not consider that they did like Yang Feng back then, we can confirm that the extra SS4 missile base in Cuba is, and it can be used for actual combat."
McNamara quickly posed three other photos in front of him and said.
Kennedy calmed down suddenly, and it is not certain whether it is true. After all, there is Yang Feng’s past lessons. Last time Eisenhower was regarded as a joke for a long time.
"Have our reconnaissance plane returned?"
He asked with a gloomy face.
"I've come back and the technicians are working on the photos."
McNamara said.
After receiving Yang Feng's notice, they immediately sent u2 to Cuba. The pilot could also visually confirm that there was a missile base on the ground, but the photos had to be processed before they could be taken.
As soon as he finished speaking, an officer walked up to him with a dozen photos that had just been washed out and handed them to him. McNamara quickly looked through the assistant next to him, who then put them in the slide projector, and the big screen quickly appeared much clearer than what Yang Feng provided. This time there was no need to doubt it. Trucks dragging missiles on the ground, launching missiles on standby, barracks, and even seeing people walking. In other photos, there were even fighter jets arranged at air bases, and all this clearly confirmed that the Soviets had placed nuclear bombs under the nose of the United States.
“This is not ss4.”
An officer suddenly stared at several missiles that had not been erected in the photo.
"This is the SS5, the SS5 with a range of 4,000 kilometers, and the number of missiles we took on was also more than the photos taken by the Ming army."
He continued.
"It's very simple. The Ming army's reconnaissance satellite was a return capsule that was released after shooting all the film. It took several days. During this period, the Soviets transported more missiles, which means that their missile transport has not been completed. The Soviet merchant ships heading to Cuba were still transporting more missiles."
McNamara said.
Kennedy stood there gritting his teeth
The SS5 with a range of more than 4,000 kilometers can easily hit Washington, New York, or even Chicago, and almost 90% of the important cities in the United States. Then, with the 500,000-ton equivalent nuclear warheads it carries, it erases hundreds of millions of Americans from the earth. What's more important is that the missile early warning system built by the United States, including those fixed large phased array early warning radars, are all set to defend against attacks across the Arctic, and it is impossible to adjust the steering behind it. To deal with Cuba's missiles, it must spend huge amounts of money to rebuild a warning system, and it can be calculated in years to complete. Before that, they had no countermeasures to the attacks behind them. It can be said that as long as these missiles are launched, they can only wait for them to destroy the United States.
This is no longer a simple provocation, it is almost a half-declaration of war, and at this moment his anger soared into the sky.
"Summoned the Soviet ambassador!"
He said almost gritting his teeth.
"Also, order the fleet to block Cuba!"
Then he added.
With Kennedy's order, the US Second Fleet of the Norfolk Military Port came out in full swing, including eight aircraft carriers, which had just been in service, leading a huge fleet to attack Cuba. In less than 24 hours later, the small country was surrounded and formed a dense blockade line at sea. At the same time, the US government disclosed the news that the Soviet Union deployed medium-range ballistic missiles in Cuba, and announced that it would impose an indefinite blockade on Cuba, prohibiting any ships carrying weapons from passing through the blockade line.
The whole world was panicked.
Everyone understands what this means. After the Berlin crisis just ended, the United States and the Soviet Union once again stood on the brink of war. Unlike the Berlin crisis, this time the United States has no room for weakness, and this time it will not be just a contest of conventional means. Once the war begins, it will be a nuclear war. Once the two countries press the nuclear bomb launch button to each other, they will never just fire nuclear bombs at each other.
And at this time, the only thing people hope is that both sides can maintain restraint.
Unfortunately, the Soviet government immediately responded with the same toughness. They will continue to aid Cuba in accordance with the agreement signed with the Cuban government, firmly rejecting the interception of the US Navy, and will launch the most fierce counterattack against the threat from the US government. What is more direct is that the three aircraft carriers of the Black Sea Fleet that were ordered to sail to the Baltic Sea to participate in the exercise will escort Soviet merchant ships to Cuba.
It is obvious that they are prepared for this.
This news made all those who were looking forward to a peaceful solution suddenly sink to the bottom.
Soon a huge fleet on the Atlantic Ocean was in the attention of the world, sailing towards Cuba. The core of this fleet was an ordinary ocean-going cargo ship, which was loaded with a batch of SS5 medium-range ballistic missiles. The merchant ship was escorted by three heavy aircraft carriers, Ukraine, Belarus and Armenia. In addition, there were more than 30 surface warships of various types. It included six Sverdlov-class cruisers and eight Krupni-class destroyers. This destroyer was different from the original history. Its anti-ship missiles became four twin-mounted Styx, and there were six Kanin-class anti-submarine destroyers and two Kasing-class that were served earlier than in history. These two were also equipped with the Styx. As for the rest, they were all old-fashioned artillery destroyers.
Although this fleet is not as advanced as it is even very small in number of ship-to-air missiles, this is the most powerful lineup that the Soviet Navy can piece together.
This fleet also allowed people to see He Tuzi's determination to fight at all costs. After all, he took out all the elites of the Soviet Navy. The eight latest Krupni-class Kasing-class ships were in full swing. But it was precisely because of this that the panic in the Western world has also intensified, because once this fleet arrives in Cuba and breaks through the American blockade, war will inevitably be inevitable.
Once a war broke out between the United States and the Soviet Union, the main battlefield would definitely be Europe. Although the fuse was ignited on the Caribbean Sea, it would definitely burn across the Atlantic Ocean in less than a second and detonate the fire barrels in Europe. Although European countries are actually innocent in this way, the problem is that their position can only be sandwiched between the United States and the Soviet Union to do this unlucky. So in this case, Western European countries thought of the only person who could help them. When the United Nations held a meeting to discuss the Cuban crisis, at the invitation of European countries, Yang once again acted as the savior of Europe.
"What the hell do you want to do?"
Yang Feng asked He Tuzi very frankly, of course he asked through the hotline. Now he is fine and often dials this phone number, chatting with He Tuzi opposite him for ten yuan.
"His Excellency, you won't even want to take care of America's affairs?"
He Tuzi said sarcastically.
"Well, I am not interested in the affairs of America, but I don't want you to press the nuclear missile launch button together and pull the whole world to bury them together. My good life surrounded by delicious wine, food and beauty is different from those like you who sacrifice your life for your ideals."
Yang Feng said.
"That's very simple. As long as the Americans withdraw all their ballistic missiles in Western Europe and the country chickens with a range of more than 300 kilometers, then I can also withdraw our missiles in Cuba."
He Tuzi said.
"That is to say, you're doing so much to get the Americans to withdraw their missiles from Western Europe and native chickens?"
Yang Feng said suddenly.
“You can understand this way.”
He Tuzi said.
"Okay, I'll convey it to you."
Yang Feng said.
However, his relay did not receive a comforting result. Kennedy clearly refused, because once he accepted this condition, it was actually equivalent to the United States surrendering to the Soviet Union. During the Berlin crisis, his weakness had been criticized by domestic public opinion and also seriously damaged the image of the United States. From the subsequent expansion of military forces by European countries, it can be seen that they no longer believe in the strength of the United States. If they still surrendered to the threat of He Tuzi this time, then the United States' face would be completely wiped out.
And Cuba is not Berlin either.
America is their territory. If you extend your hands to their territory, you still have to take the initiative to admit defeat. So where is the dignity of the United States?
When others break into their backyard, they have to serve tea, water and delicious food with others with smiles. The United States is too cheap. Since America is their territory, of course they have the final say. Aren’t the Soviets coming? Let’s see who has a strong fist. In Europe and the United States are indeed afraid of millions of troops in Eastern Europe, but when they arrive at sea, the United States will be the dominant one. If they want to pretend to be a three aircraft carrier, it would be too overestimated.
Chapter completed!