Chapter 322 The Day of Judgment
Above the clouds, the Great Inventor B-29 bomber responsible for inspection and photography was adjusting its posture.
"Having entered Japanese airspace, communications will be silent in one minute! Repeat for one minute to enter communications silence"
Captain Frank Archibald put down the microphone in his hand, and suddenly the navigator's call came to his ear, "Boss, according to my observation, the Ibonawa seems to be slightly deviated from the intended direction."
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Archibald's eyelids twitched and he immediately asked, "Did they yaw?"
"It's not a yaw, it's probably just a little off, and it's within the error range." The navigator thought about the reply, and then added, "If they follow the current trajectory, they will probably pass from the outskirts of the target city. Go over and remind them?”
The captain just wanted to give the order to inform Ibonawa, but the red communication light on the side lit up, which meant that he had reached enemy airspace, and the flight team implemented communication silence.
Archibald hesitated for a moment and confirmed with the navigator again, "Are you sure they are just a little off course?"
"Yes, the deviation within the range of gyroscope positioning can be corrected by visual inspection." The navigator affirmed.
"Then there is no need to communicate. I believe they will handle it by themselves." Feeling that the situation was not serious, Archibald finally decided to abide by communication security disciplines.
At this time, the Ibonawa also discovered a problem.
"Paul, there seems to be something wrong with the gyroscope. We seem to be a little bit off from the expected positioning direction." The first officer said from the side.
Tibbetts glanced at the scenery outside the window, and then said through the communicator, "Ford, is it necessary to calibrate our current route?"
After shouting twice, there was no reply. At this time, the co-pilot, Major Ray, had to get back into the cockpit to see what was going on. What he saw was the navigator, Walter Ford, who was rubbing his face with his hands. .
His eyes were bloodshot.
"Hey, man, what's wrong with you? How are you feeling?" Ray ran over to help his companion.
"Sorry, sir, there seems to be something wrong with my eyes. Everything in front of me is blurry and I can't see clearly." Walter Ford tried to open his eyes, but soon failed.
"Are you feeling any other discomfort? For example, nausea? Dizziness?" Lei is most afraid of cerebral edema caused by changes in air pressure, which is usually fatal.
"No, I don't feel any discomfort except for the impact on my vision."
The major was relieved to hear that Ford was fine. He just lost his eyesight temporarily, so that wasn't a big problem.
He then got back into the cabin "There is something wrong with Ford's eyes. There is no way to correct it manually. Either we have to rely on ourselves or we need radio navigation..."
At this moment, an English broadcast from a female voice was received at the airport:
"This is Kokura City Radio Channel 5, and the short poem "IfIWereaBird" is playing now"
"WhenIjustcan'tfindmyway"
"Youarealwaysthereforme"
"WhenIamoutofmyway"
"Youarealwaysthereforme"
……………
“Likeabirdinthesky”
"Yousetmefree" (too many lyrics are suspected of being hydrological, excerpted from the song of the same name.)
Captain Tibbetts took out the piece of paper from his pocket and quickly read it, "The code is exactly right, it's this direction, use radio navigation."
So in Miyoko's clear voice, the Ibonawa was guided to accelerate towards due north.
Twenty minutes later, Tibbetts discovered that Kokura City appeared on the right side of his plane—not on their flight path. Directly ahead, he spotted a building with what appeared to be a radio station antenna and metal reflections.
what to do? The so-called broadcasting center does not seem to be in the urban area, and the effect of such bombings does not seem to be guaranteed. Adjust the route, turn around and then bomb the city of Kokura?
Or was it a direct attack on the radio station at Marshall's behest?
While he was struggling, Tibbetts discovered that there were dozens of houses that looked like military camps next to the radio station, and there were more than a dozen large jar-like objects placed there.
A very suspicious target. Perhaps this is the purpose of the military deliberately adjusting the detonation point of the atomic bomb.
The balance in my heart instantly tilted to the other side.
"Everyone, wear goggles!"
"Target! Broadcast station and suspicious building ahead!"
"Unlock the safety and prepare to drop the bomb!"
The bomb hatch opened and the little boy took his place.
Under the crosshairs of bombardier Thomas Philby's bombsight, a group of suspected military buildings were about to enter the red circle.
"Guys, everything that follows is going to be taped, so if there's anything you want to leave in the history books you can say it now," Philby said in a joking tone.
Everyone in the cabin looked at each other and shrugged, indicating that they had nothing to say.
Suddenly, Engineer Battelle, who had been silent, suddenly said something
"This is the day of judgment against the devil."
Philby looked at his partner, a little surprised, but quickly said, "OK! This is a cool line, then it's time to kick off."
The little boy was unsafe, the lead was pulled out, and the timer was started!
The next second, the first actual atomic bomb fell from the plane, and then fell front-end downward.
The B-29 bomber suddenly became 4 tons lighter and suddenly rose up. Tibbetts pulled the control stick, causing the entire aircraft to turn sharply.
Someone glanced behind them and saw that there seemed to be a crowd of ants gathering on the playground in the military camp, seemingly looking toward the sky.
Suddenly, the whole sky began to become dazzling, and the terrifying sound came after a while!
With a high temperature of 6,000 degrees, the little boy exploded in mid-air!
The dazzling light filled the entire cabin, and everyone could still feel the heat even if they were wearing protective goggles. There was a crackling sound behind the cabin, and the plane began to shake. This was the result of the shock wave.
Everyone looked back again. The location of the previous target location seemed to be punished by the apocalypse. Not only the impact point, but also a radius of about three kilometers, including a part of the suburbs of Kokura City, had instantly changed its appearance.
The city was obscured by a terrible cloud of smoke... like water boiling.
The shock wave spread and a huge mushroom cloud rose!
Humanity has officially opened their Pandora's box.
No one in the cabin spoke for a while, there was only the sound of machinery running.
Finally, Commander Tibbets turned around and said, "Gentlemen, the mission has been completed. Let us go back..."
Boom, boom, boom! ! ! Click! ! Click! ! Click! !
Suddenly there was an inappropriate noise in the plane, and then the entire aircraft began to shake.
Tibbetts hurriedly turned around to grab the control stick, but the experienced Air Force colonel was horrified to find that their altimeter began to drop continuously.
(End of chapter)