Chapter 619 Assassination of the Head of State
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The Germans approved to participate in the national rally were carefully selected. They all had one common characteristic, that is, they were fanatical, and they were all fanatical Nazis.
Even under nuclear blackmail by the Allies, they did not shake their belief in the Nazis, so when they left the Bodhi Avenue under the Bodhi Avenue in the convertible car of the heads of state of Germany and Hungary and appeared under Brandenburg, the atmosphere on both sides of the Charlottenburg Avenue reached its peak.
Everyone raised their right hands and shouted "Long live Hitler" to show their loyalty and faith.
To protect the head of state, all high-rise buildings near Charlottenburg Avenue have been taken over by the SS. The roofs are equipped with guard posts, and all rooms facing the street are guarded by soldiers to prevent any sniping operations against the head of state.
All high-rise buildings within 500 meters of the avenue have been foolproof, and it is impossible to shoot at the convoy of the head of state from these buildings.
Safety measures are very strict, and even the car the head of state is riding in is followed by bulletproof cars. They are responsible for protecting the safety of the head of state's special car, and armed guards are also sitting in the car. If necessary, they will act as human shields to provide the head of state with the final protection.
However, strict safety measures do not mean that the head of state's convoy is absolutely safe. In fact, before the head of state's convoy passes through the Brandenburg Gate, two assassins have been lurking on the roof of a building for a long time.
Because the straight-line distance from Charlottenburg Avenue is more than 900 meters, this building is not under the surveillance of the SS troops.
The building where the assassin lurks is located on the south side of Charlottenburg Avenue, and is the Italian embassy in Berlin. After the coup in Italy, it quickly expressed its attempts to seek peace to the allies.
Therefore, the German government immediately expelled the Italian ambassador to Germany and closed the Italian embassy. The current Italian embassy was empty, which facilitated the infiltration of the two assassins.
For any assassin, it is almost impossible to shoot at the target from nine hundred meters away. At this distance, it is difficult to accurately shoot any traditional sniper rifle.
Moreover, even if it can be fired, it cannot penetrate the armor plate of bulletproof cars. Perhaps only cannons can destroy vehicles on Charlottenburg Avenue, but it is obviously an impossible task to get a cannon on the roof of the Italian embassy.
But the problem is that the weapon in the hands of these two assassins is a very special weapon. It is neither a gun nor a cannon, but an anti-tank missile that can guide the direction of attack. It is the latest secret weapon developed by the German Army.
Like the air defense missiles sold by China before, they are secret weapons that Germany has high hopes for turning the situation around the war. This new anti-tank missile has begun mass production, code-named "Hyperhammer".
It is hard to say whether the "Hydrobe" is the world's first wire-guided anti-tank missile. After all, since the team participated in this war, the German army has seen many new concepts of weapons and equipment from the Chinese.
In the research on weapons and equipment, China's enthusiasm is no worse than that of Germany, but in terms of weapons concepts, Germany is far inferior to China.
Therefore, "heavy hammer" may be the world's first wire-guided anti-tank missile, but there must be a prerequisite, that is, the Chinese do not have similar weapons.
However, as an assassin, Major Fabian von Schrabrandolf did not care what the "heavy hammer" occupies in the history of world military equipment. The only question he is concerned about now is whether the anti-tank missile launch system he is responsible for operating can work properly.
You should know that during the test launch yesterday afternoon, he and his assistant found that the "heavy hammer" launch frame seemed to have some problems. When the shooter pressed the launch button, the missile would stay on the launch frame for several seconds before igniting the rocket engine and flew towards the target at a speed of 150 meters per second.
Schrabrandolf tested four missiles at the field shooting range, and when these four missiles were launched, the delay time of each of them was different.
Due to the urgent time, it was too late to apply to the superior to replace the "heavy hammer" launcher, so Schrabrandolf could only hurriedly carry the missile system and sneaked into the Italian embassy with his assistant before the curfew last night.
To be on the safe side, he carried a total of four anti-tank missiles. If he missed one shot, he would launch the missiles continuously until all the missiles were shot. He was not afraid of exposing the target. The attack point was more than 900 meters straight away from the head of state convoy.
The missile's flight speed is 150 meters per second. The missile only needs a few seconds to fly to hit the target. Captain Busch, the assistant of Major Schrabrandolf, can make full use of these few seconds to reload the launcher, even if four missiles are fired in one breath and the target is exposed.
Schrabrandolf and Busch also had plenty of time to sneak out of the Italian embassy, then jumped on the two motorcycles and quickly disappeared into the streets and alleys of Berlin.
If everything goes well, Schrabrandolf will be the first person to use a "heavy hammer" in actual combat. Moreover, the first result of the "heavy hammer" was not an enemy tank, but a special car of the head of state.
Schrabrandolf had been praying, hoping that all missile-conducting cables would be fine. During yesterday's test launch, he discovered that a missile-conducting cable had been deliberately destroyed.
When the missile flies to about 500 meters, the conductive cable will be disconnected because the cable has been damaged by someone, and only a virtual soldering point is connected to the damage of the cable.
The missile can receive signals at the beginning, but when it flies halfway, the missile will not obey the command, which is likely to be the Jews or Poles who are working in the arsenal.
However, Major Schrabrandolff could not have taken the missile body apart for inspection. He did not have this technology and time was very tight. No one knew when the "Hitler" would appear again after his public appearance today.
In any case, we must take a risk today, because it is only one day before the ultimatum of the Allies. After this ultimatum period, the atomic bomb will fall on Germany's land, and Germany will sink forever.
If it cannot succeed today, once the German peace talks leave Egypt, the Allies will likely immediately launch a nuclear strike against Germany. In this case, the superiors clearly instructed Major Schrabrandolf to "must" eliminate Hitler.
Of course, Schrabrandolf was also clearly informed by his superiors that the "Hitler" who is now swaying in Berlin is actually a fake, and he is just a vivid substitute for Hitler.
As for the real Hitler, it is now far away in the "Wolf's Knot" bunker in East Prussia, and it is difficult to get close to. Therefore, the task assigned by the superior is to kill this fake Hitler first and force the real Hitler to leave the bunker.
Because for the German people, if they see the car the "head of state" is bombed into pieces with their own eyes, it will definitely cause panic. In order to calm people and maintain order, the real Hitler will definitely leave the bunker and make an appearance in public.
At that time, it is naturally the best opportunity to assassinate him. More importantly, when the allies learn that "Hitler" was assassinated, they will definitely postpone their nuclear strike plan against Germany, hoping that the German "peace faction" will take power smoothly.
Therefore, Schrabrandolff was under great mental pressure. In order to relieve his tension, he had taken several tranquilizers before the rally began, which was obviously very effective. His hands that had been shaking since dawn were no longer shaking at all.
At this moment, Major Schrabrandolf was lying on the roof of the Italian embassy and looked at Charlottenburg Avenue through the "heavy hammer" observation mirror. His assistant Captain Busch held up a telescope and observed the movement of the target. Both of them were pretending well, and the position would not be easily exposed unless the "heavy hammer" was launched.
"The escort car driving next to it may block the target."
Captain Bushe was a little worried. Looking from here, the bulletproof car of the head of state guard on the left just blocked the "heavy hammer" advance passage.
Unless Schrabrandolff can guide the missile to attack the obliquely above the head of the special vehicle of the head of state with very precise accuracy, the first missile will definitely hit the escort vehicle on the left, and no one can be sure what will happen next.
After all, there are many streets on both sides of Charlottenburg Avenue. The head of state's special car can quickly hide in the alley as long as it turns, so it is even more impossible for the second "heavy hammer" missile to hit the target.
Therefore, the plan to launch four missiles in a row that Schrabrandolph envisioned may not work at all, and perhaps there is only one opportunity. The person who seized the opportunity was Major Schrabrandolph, but before yesterday, he had not even seen the "heavy hammer".
"As long as the attack angle is correct, I should be able to hit it. If the missile can detonate smoothly, the 'Hitler' will be bombed into the sky, and the Regent of Holtie may not be able to avoid this fatal attack."
Major Schrabrandolf confidently grasped the grip of the observation scope and ordered Captain Bushe to turn on the missile's power supply, and he would soon launch the missile.
"Okay, ready to launch"
Major Schrabrandolf placed his right hand on the joystick in front of him. When the missile flew away from the launch frame, the shooter relied on this joystick to control the missile's flight trajectory.
The cable dragged at the tail of the missile can ensure the range of the missile up to 1,500 meters. If the cable is not destroyed, then within this effective range, the missile can be controlled by the shooter throughout the entire range.
"Squeeze"
Five seconds later, the "heavy hammer" missile finally left the launch frame smoothly, and there was no delay in the launch time, which made Major Schrabrandolf feel relieved. At least, the issue of the launch frame is not necessary to be considered. Now, I can only pray that the missile's conducting cable is intact.
The guidance method of "heavy hammer" is actually very simple. It controls the flight trajectory by two sets of key equipment. One is the joystick, which the shooter uses to control the flight direction of the missile, and the other is the observation scope in front of the shooter.
The shooter relies on it to monitor the missile and the target at the same time, and continuously corrects the missile's course through the joystick according to the distance and direction of the target and the missile. If it is left, fly a little to the right, fly a little to the left.
Until the missile hits the target, the shooter's eyes cannot leave the eyepiece of the observation scope. In other words, there is no essential difference between manipulating a "heavy hammer" and manipulating a "sdkfz303" blasting vehicle. Moreover, the signal transmission is through a cable, but the "heavy hammer" is faster.
After the first "heavy hammer" missile was launched, Major Schlabrandolf kept staring at the eyepiece, and at the same time controlled the joystick with his right hand, and occasionally pulled it to the left and then to the right.
Every time you pull the joystick, you observe the missile in the scope and shift it to the left or right a few degrees. From a distance, it looks like a well-trained hunting dog, following the whistle of the owner. However, its "running" speed is too fast and it must rely on the tracer at the tail of the missile to guide the direction, and the shooter must also be very focused.
Just a few seconds later, the distance between the "heavy hammer" and the head of state car was very close. At this time, Major Schlabrandolf also completely held his breath, controlled the missile very carefully, and gently pressed the joystick down.
The "heavy hammer" missile came in a "dive" in the air very close to Charlottenburg Avenue, and jumped over the escort vehicle on the left side of the head of state's special car very accurately, and accurately hit the convertible sedan that the head of state and the Regent of Holtie was riding.
In just a moment, a ball of flame exploded in the car, accompanied by black smoke. Because the distance was too far, the explosion only reached the ears of Major Schrabrandolf and Captain Busch more than two seconds later.
The head of state's special vehicle was hit by this fatal blow and immediately caught fire. It is hard to say whether the passengers in the car had been killed. After all, the "heavy hammer" is an anti-tank missile. It uses an energy-gathering warhead, which has a huge armored lethality to the tank.
But on the contrary, it is hard to say the lethality of personnel in open spaces. This is the first time this missile has been used in actual combat.
The head of state special car was attacked, and Charlottenburg Avenue immediately fell into chaos. The escort car quickly leaned forward, and the guards sitting in the car jumped out of the car and rushed towards the head of state special car for rescue.
At the same time, the SS soldiers in charge of the guard mission also began to look around nervously, trying to find the place where the assassin was. The scene just now was so horrifying that people didn't know what weapon hit the head of state's car.
Because apart from the explosion, no sound of shells or rockets was heard. Only a few people heard a strange "swoosh" sound because they were very close to the flight route of "Little Red Riding Hood", which was the sound of the rocket engine.
Do you still need to fire a second "heavy hammer"?
Major Schrabrandolf quickly decided to fire a "heavy hammer", and at this time, his assistant Captain Bushe had installed a second "heavy hammer" missile on the launch frame.
This kind of missile is very heavy. If it weren't for the strong and strong cloth, and there was a pulley hanger to help, he would not be able to reload the missile by his own strength.
A few seconds later, the second "heavy hammer" missile flew away from the launch frame, and this time, the SS soldiers who were looking around finally saw the strange little thing flying over the sky. People began to yell, and at the same time, they used rifles to shoot at the strange little thing with obvious tail flames and tail smoke.
However, the rifle alone cannot intercept the "heavy hammer". In just a few seconds, the second "heavy hammer" missile pierced from the sky towards the special car of the head of state that had been surrounded by the crowd and detonated smoothly.
After this explosion, the guards and Nazis surrounding the head of state's special car lay down. They were shocked by the sound of the explosion. Many people had not even realized what exactly happened to the explosion.
Some even shouted "time bombs". They subconsciously believed that someone installed a time bomb in Hitler's car, and there were two, and now the second one exploded.
Seeing that the SS troops on the other side of Charlottenburg Avenue were already rushing towards the Italian Embassy in armored vehicles and trucks, Major Schrabrandolf quickly gave the order to retreat to his assistant Captain Busch.
The two immediately followed the tied rope and descended from the roof of the embassy to the ground, then stepped on two motorcycles, quickly started the motorcycle, rushed out of the Italian embassy, and quickly disappeared into the streets and alleys of Berlin.
Only the wreckage was left everywhere, and the terrifying Nazi SS.
In broad daylight, the car of Nazi German head of state Hitler was attacked, and two consecutive explosions were exploded, killing the highest authority of the Nazi party on the spot.
The Hungarian ruler Holtie, who was "invited" to visit Germany, died together. According to the forensic's on-site identification, both died of fatal wounds caused by shrapnel in the violent explosion.
The news spread rapidly throughout Berlin. People were surprised and seemed to see the dawn of the end of the war. However, on the surface, all the Germans still had to make a sad expression to avoid being regarded as the suspect by the Gestapo.
The operation to hunt for assassins was already underway, but the assassin fled. It took half an hour for the SS to search for the Italian Embassy and found the "heavy hammer" launcher and the remaining two anti-tank missiles on the roof of the embassy building.
Apart from that, there are no valuable clues.
Perhaps the "heavy hammer" itself is the most valuable clue. The SS officers present could not recognize such a strange weapon. Their first suspects were China and the United States.
Especially China, such a delicate remote-controlled missile bomb, I'm afraid the United States does not have such technical capabilities.
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Chapter completed!