Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

Chapter 271 Heavy losses

The bombs dropped by the Germans did not cause earth-shattering explosions, but thick white fog slowly drifted down from the sky, and there seemed to be a pungent chemical smell in the air.

"what's the situation?"

Before most people could react, they heard someone yelling in panic. "Poison gas, this is poison gas!!"

World War I ushered in the use of chemical weapons. The chemical weapons used at that time were mainly asphyxiating poisons and blister poisons. Among them, the asphyxiating agents are mainly chlorine and phosgene, while the caustic agent is mustard gas; it is estimated that at least 50,965 tons were used in the war.

According to official figures, there were approximately 1,176,500 non-fatal casualties caused by chemical weapons agents in World War I, and at least 85,000 people died.

A writer described the horrific scene after interviewing witnesses: "The yellow-green gas up to 30 feet high was slowly pushed forward by the east wind. This deadly gas burned the eyes and lungs of the Allied soldiers, making them Vomiting and falling to the ground in agony. Hundreds died after vomiting blood and green foam at the mouth. The soldiers' silver badges and belt buckles also turned black and green."

After the brutal poison gas war of World War I, the 1925 Geneva Agreement once again reiterated the prohibition of the use of poison gas. All countries also know that the use of poison gas bombs can only trigger the same retaliation from the other party. Therefore, during World War II, although major countries such as the United States, Britain, the Soviet Union, and Germany made preparations for poison gas warfare, large-scale poison gas wars did not break out among them.

Now these pungent-smelling white gases instantly remind some people of their horrific experiences 20 years ago, causing them to scream hysterically.

But they guessed wrong. The bombs dropped were not gas bombs.

Yannick, who claims to be a soldier of justice, has no intention of using such a cruel and anti-human weapon that is opposed by the whole world.

This is the latest cloud explosive bomb developed by Germany.

In 1982, a big explosion occurred in the grain warehouse of a malt factory in Metz, a city in eastern France. Four reinforced concrete grain warehouses tens of meters high were destroyed, 18 people died, and the entire factory was paralyzed. The surrounding residents were also greatly affected. frightened. After investigation, it was proved that no explosives were brought in. So how did the explosion occur? It turned out that the explosion was caused by a staff member striking a match, and the "explosives" were flour particles floating in the air in the grain depot. Ignite flour in the air and it will burn slowly and not explode. But when the air is filled with tiny particles of flour, each particle of dust is surrounded by air. When the dust reaches a certain amount, once it touches an open flame, the ignited dust quickly releases heat and ignites the surrounding dust. In a short period of time, all the flour particles in the air burned, and the large amount of gas produced by the combustion expanded rapidly, forming an explosion.

Such explosions will also occur from time to time in later generations. Flour dust in flour mills, coal dust in coal mines, sawdust in wood processing plants, etc. are all prone to dust explosions.

It was inspired by dust explosions that led ordnance experts to invent fuel-air bombs (cloud bombs). The main charge of cloud explosive bombs is cloud explosive, which is a fuel rather than explosive. When the detonation reaction occurs, the explosive relies entirely on its own oxygen supply, while the cloud explosive bomb makes full use of the oxygen in the atmosphere in the explosion zone: under certain detonation conditions, the cloud explosive agent is thrown away, mixes with the air, and explodes violently. , called cloud detonation. A large amount of heat energy is released in an instant, forming a high-temperature and high-pressure fireball. Its temperature is usually around 2500°C, and it rapidly expands at a speed of 2000 to 2500 meters per second to achieve the purpose of damaging the target.

The panicked people did not notice that a weak flame suddenly burst out in the center of the fog. Then the fog suddenly turned into a dazzling flame. The flame quickly rose into a small dark red mushroom cloud, and a powerful shock wave swept across instantly. Everything around.

The ship at the center of the explosion was instantly torn to pieces by the terrifying shock wave, including its crew and crew. Ships in the distance also spontaneously combusted under the impact of high temperatures of thousands of degrees, and the sailors on the ship were instantly scalded to death by the high temperature. Even far away from these fire balls, there were many people covering their necks in pain, looking like they were drowning, with hideous and terrifying faces.

The destructive effect of fog detonation on targets is mainly due to the overpressure and temperature field effects generated by the detonation, as well as the scouring effect of high-temperature and high-pressure detonation products. Because the cloud explosion will consume the surrounding oxygen, it can form an anoxic area within the scope of action, causing organisms to suffocate to death.

Because it does not require its own oxidizer, the cloud bomb is several times more powerful than a traditional bomb of the same weight. It is also called a sub-nuclear bomb, which shows how insanely powerful it is.

The response speed of the air force defense force at the port was not unsatisfactory. When the cloud bomb exploded, it had already rushed to the sky above the port. Unfortunately, the speed of the mosquito bomber formation at this time had exceeded 640 kilometers per hour. Not to mention it was a hurricane, it even breathed fire. They couldn't catch up and could only look at the mushroom cloud rising over the port in horror.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, Your Excellency Prime Minister!"

Prime Minister Churchill is physically and mentally exhausted these days. There were too many things to worry about and too many problems to solve, which made him exhausted. He also worked all night yesterday and was about to take a short break early in the morning when the secretary's scream came from outside the door.

Churchill couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling in his heart. Such shouting must be some kind of bad news, right? Sure enough, the secretary who rushed into the office brought him bad news. "The six ports of Sheerness, Magath, Dover, Newhaven, Folkestone and Ramsgaard have just been bombed by German aircraft!"

Churchill's heart suddenly felt as if someone was grabbing him, but he ignored his physical discomfort and asked hurriedly. "How many bombers did the Germans send?!"

"There are about twenty in each port, and the total should not exceed 140!"

Churchill couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. There were only twenty of them. Even if the Germans sent Stukas with high bombing accuracy, they wouldn't be able to blow up a few ships. "What about losses?"

Looking at the secretary's face, she was almost crying. "Heavy losses! Most of the ships in the six ports have sunk, and the ones that haven't sunk are also scarred, making it impossible to sail!"

"What?!" Churchill was shocked and said with a look of disbelief. "Twenty of them wiped out all the ships in a port? How is that possible?!"

"I heard that the German army used a new type of bomb. Moreover, all the civilian ships anchored at the port are not as protective as warships."

Another new type of bomb, a new type of weapon! The Germans seem to have endless levels of new weapons, and these new weapons were all invented by that damn German crown prince. I don’t know where he got so many ideas!

Churchill gritted his teeth bitterly and continued to ask. "What about the civilian casualties?"

"Those ships are preparing to leave the port." In other words, those people are staying on the ship. Since the ship was destroyed, it is impossible for people to survive.

Churchill's eyesight went dark, and he slumped down on the chair.

He vowed on the radio that the British Navy would protect the safety of civilians, but now? But those innocent civilians lost their lives in vain. Before he could blame himself, the Imperial Chief of Staff, Sir John Greerdier, hurried in. "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, Commander Gott called. The German artillery fire was extremely fierce, and our army suffered heavy casualties. Commander Gott requested to send fighter jets to disperse the German attack aircraft group."

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