Chapter 450 MI6
The periscope was quickly installed on the "target machine" according to Qin Chuan's idea, and conducted a series of data comparisons on the navigation system according to Hanna's comparison data.
So the second test flight was much smoother in a few days.
On the one hand, this is due to the fact that Hannah's artificial operation has greatly reduced the rate of dying, which shows that the "target machine" has increasingly met the requirements of unmanned driving.
Of course, it is almost impossible to adjust all the data in one test flight. Hannah recorded that during the second test flight, she had operated the "target aircraft" in a total of five times, and the amplitude was very small. During the first test flight, she performed more than twenty times, and more than half of them were operated largely.
In Hannah's words, it was: "I almost fell asleep inside. It was amazing. It could fly in the air by itself, just like something alive, I've fallen in love with it!"
This shows two points:
First, Hannah's correction control is very accurate, because the control she does is basic data, and if these data are wrongly adjusted, it will not be accurate.
Second, the regulation of scientific researchers is very effective.
In short, the Germans' serious and cautious work attitude played a great role in this, which is particularly important in this test flight that is a slight mistake.
On the other hand, the success was Hannah's successful and smooth landing in the second test flight. The "target aircraft" was not even damaged, and of course Hannah did not.
This inspired the morale of the entire clerk team and gave them great confidence.
"I think we can completely correct it if we try to fly a few more times!" said Von Braun.
"Yes!" Conrad agreed: "It's five times now, four times next time, three times... When it can fly to two hundred kilometers without making any mistakes, in principle, it can complete the task!"
"In fact, one hundred kilometers can play a role in the battlefield!" Qin Chuan said: "Because Sicily is only 90 kilometers closest to Malta Island, and there are also closer Banterella Island and Lampedusa Island. It is said that the Americans built another airport on Gozo Island!"
"That is to say..." Conrad said excitedly: "We can bomb the airports they built on these islands in Sicily, oh... I can't help but want to see how it looks like it bombs the enemy's airport!"
"I want to see their expressions when they are bombed!" Hannah interrupted, "They will definitely be frightened!"
The officers couldn't help laughing.
What Qin Chuan and others didn't know was that their experiments in Sarat had attracted the attention of the Allies.
Sarat is the hinterland of Algeria, and the original Allied reconnaissance aircraft would not be interested in reconnaissance here.
On the one hand, the distance is too far, and the Gabes defense line is more than 1,000 kilometers, and there is basically no reconnaissance aircraft that can fly to such a long distance before flying back.
On the other hand, it is a desert here and has no great strategic value to both the enemy and us.
The reason why the Allies noticed this was just because of an accident... A B17 bomber carrying out a bombing mission failed and left the bomber group, and then got lost Luffy and came here.
Then, because he could not distinguish his position, the B17 pilot decided to lower the altitude and confirm.
As a result, they saw a tall reflector in the abandoned village in the desert... This launcher seemed very abrupt in the dilapidated house, and German fortifications were arranged around them.
Bombers generally do not carry photo equipment, but a war correspondent happened to be on the bomber. He used his carry-on camera to take a few photos through the window.
Although the photos were blurry, they were still sent to the command of the 15th Army Group.
"This may be just a German being a mystery or something like a radar antenna!" Eisenhower looked down on this.
"No, Ike!" said Montgomery: "The slope it lays on will never look like a radar antenna, and if it is mysterious... they shouldn't be in such a secret position. If B17 hadn't mistakenly entered this area, we wouldn't even know the existence of this thing!"
Although Eisenhower felt that Montgomery was right, he still didn't take it to heart.
This is determined by the strong U.S. naval and air force and industrial system. Eisenhower does not think that the Germans can make anything to change this gap in strength.
"We can send B17 to bomb it!" Eisenhower said: "Although the hit rate of high-altitude bombing is not high, as long as we dispatch enough bombers..."
"No, Ike!" Montgomery opposed: "What if you blow it up? The Germans will soon build another such thing in another place, and then we still know nothing about it!"
After pausing, Montgomery said, "I think we should hand it over to the British Intelligence Agency, at least let them check what it is!"
Eisenhower did not object because the British Intelligence Agency was indeed more reliable than the US intelligence network.
The photos soon reached the UK.
Originally, the British Intelligence Agency was not very interested in this thing... In the eyes of people of this era, besides planes, warships, tanks, cannons, what else can show off their power on the battlefield?
This thing in the photo is obviously not a warship or a tank, nor a cannon, and the plane can be ruled out... Therefore, the British Intelligence Agency concluded that this thing would not pose much threat to the Allies.
But Churchill was overjoyed when he saw this photo.
During this period, he was worried that he could not find an excuse to continue to let the Allies stay in North Africa. The photos that suddenly appeared were like a life-saving straw.
"This should be worthy of our attention!" Churchill told Menzies with the photo: "It is likely to be some new weapon of the Germans. If we don't figure out what it is, we are likely to suffer heavy losses on the battlefield, understand?"
"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister!" Menzies replied.
Menzies is the director of the British MI6... The British Intelligence Agency is divided into MI5 and MI6. The former is mainly responsible for domestic intelligence security, while the latter is mainly responsible for foreign intelligence collection.
However, because Germany launched a blitzkrieg at the beginning of the war, it captured one country after another with lightning speed. The intelligence networks of MI6 were destroyed one by one without any precautions, so many foreign intelligence work must be carried out by MI5.
If it weren't for the fact that MI6 made great contributions to password decoding (the "super secret" was implemented by MI6), I'm afraid that MI6 would be laid off.
Chapter completed!