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Chapter 1058: Flashes on the Pacific Ocean (First update, please subscribe)
January 1th is the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month.

At around two o'clock in the morning, at the Nanyang Aerospace Industries Airport shrouded in darkness, under a sky full of stars, at the end of the runway, a large four-engine aircraft stood quietly beside the runway.

It looks a bit similar to the C707 passenger aircraft, but it is obviously different. Its slender straight barrel fuselage gradually tapers at the tail, and its wingspan seems to be larger.

It is the pride of Nanyang Aviation Industry - the XB-1 strategic bomber. On June 6, half a year ago, the first prototype completed its first test flight. Two months later, the second prototype with a partially modified design was tested. The second test flight stayed in the air for 18 hours and 2 minutes and finally landed at Kuching Air Force Base. Although there are still some faults that cannot be ignored, such as landing gear recovery problems, liquid oxygen system defects, engine oil valve leakage, etc., the test pilot still praised the aircraft and called it "too good to bear"

This bomber with the fuselage number X10006 is its sixth prototype. In the past few months, it has completed tens of thousands of kilometers of flight and has basically met the needs of the Air Force. Now it is like a sleeping behemoth, waiting for the moment to wake up.

The busy figures of the ground crew were dimly visible under the lights as they carefully carried out the final inspection of the bomber, meticulously checking every part to ensure that there were no mistakes.

Time passed slowly, and at 2:15 a.m., a green signal light came on at the airport tower. That was the signal for takeoff. The four large turbofan engines of the XB1 strategic bomber began to emit a low roar, like a giant beast taking a deep breath before waking up, shaking the surrounding air.

As the roar grew louder, the bomber's fuselage began to tremble slightly, as if accumulating strength, and then began to taxi. Finally, with a deafening roar, it was like an arrow from a bow, piercing the night sky and rushing towards the starry sky.

At that moment, the whole airport was shaken, as if the earth was trembling at its departure. The bomber disappeared in the night sky.

A few hours later, the bomber landed at Truk Airport. As soon as the bomber landed, the company staff who had arrived earlier on the transport plane began to inspect the bomber. While they were inspecting, the crew also entered the mission room, where they learned their mission.

"You will drop the first hydrogen bomb in the South Pacific."

As soon as the commander finished speaking, captain Zhang Huiqi felt his heart suddenly beat faster.

Nanyang has a hydrogen bomb!
But he did not say anything. As a crew who had carried out atomic bomb dropping tests, he and his crew were veterans in this area.

However, this mission is different from the past - first of all, he and his crew only started to come into contact with the XB-1 bomber three months ago. In the past, they flew B29. Although the cockpit of the XB-1 is somewhat similar to that of the C707, there are still many differences.

Now, they have not really completed the transformation of the aircraft, and, looking at the three British pilots sitting next to them, Zhang Huiqi vaguely feels that this mission is different from the previous ones.

"Because the hydrogen bomb was developed jointly by Nanyang and the United Kingdom, Major Adam and his team from the United Kingdom will participate in this mission."

Colonel Hong Dongsheng looked at Zhang Huiqi and said.

"As your deputy, do you understand? You have three days to get used to each other, do you understand?"

"Yes,"

Major Adam on the side stood up and said.

"Major, I have flown jet bombers, and I have also flown C707 and C717. I believe I can be your co-pilot."

Zhang Huiqi nodded and said.

"Happy cooperation!"

In the next three days, this crew composed of the best bomber pilots from the two countries began intensive training. As pilots with thousands of hours of flying experience, they quickly mastered the corresponding driving techniques.

At nine o'clock in the morning on January 1, the joint crew left the flight mission room. After they entered the cabin, the loader loaded a 24-ton hydrogen bomb code-named "Strength of Unity" into the bomb bay. As the XB10 bomber slowly glided, the final clearance was carried out at the test atoll hundreds of kilometers away, and all personnel on the atoll were evacuated by helicopter.

In order to obtain test data, they prepared more than 1300 measuring instruments for close monitoring, sensors were placed on concrete piles around the atoll, and the sensors were enclosed in special radiation shielding covers. Many military vehicles were also placed on concrete piles within the range to assess the impact of the explosion.

For Nanyang, which has no land test site, this is the only option.

"In fact, it would be safer to use a high tower to detonate the first test."

Liang Zhenhua said casually on an observation ship 100 nautical miles away from the test site, but his colleague next to him said.

"Cost... Let's not talk about the test equipment, the cost of making a hydrogen bomb is there. If nothing else, the price of deuterium and tritium is shockingly high. The cost of producing one gram of tritium is 71630 yuan, and one gram of 90% pure lithium-6 is 538 yuan. With such expensive costs, of course we have to complete the test in one go!"

As we all know, deuterium and tritium are the main sources of fusion. Deuterium can be extracted from seawater, while tritium is very difficult to obtain and almost does not exist in nature. It needs to be obtained by irradiating lithium with neutrons in a reactor, so it is very expensive.

In order to reduce the test cost, the two tests that were supposed to be carried out by tower explosion first and bomber dropping were changed to one test - the first test was dropped by bomber. Soon, the radar operator of the observation ship reported.

"The bombers are coming!"

The bombers are coming!
At 10:27 a.m., an XB-1 strategic bomber piloted by a South British joint crew led by Zhang Huiqi and Adam dropped bombs at an altitude of 12000 meters and dropped a parachute over Kaping Amarangi Atoll. Under the red and white parachutes was a ten-ton hydrogen bomb.

Although according to the requirements, everyone had to be in the observation ship when the hydrogen bomb was detonated, Zhou Zhenhua insisted on watching the test explosion outside the cabin instead of inside the shielded chamber. Having read the U.S. "Black Book on Nuclear Explosion Protection", he knew that he did not need to wear protective sunglasses at a safe distance, and thus was able to witness the real scene of the hydrogen bomb explosion.

The hydrogen bomb was detonated at an altitude of 1550 meters. When the hydrogen bomb exploded, Zhang Huiqi saw a dazzling yellow-white fireball appear in the sky, and it was like two suns shining brightly at the same time above the silent sea. It instantly turned orange-yellow, and then bright red; a huge gray-white cloud appeared at the lower end of the fireball, gradually connecting with the earth to form a mushroom cloud; milky white shock wave rays also appeared in the sky, gradually extending into a cone; everything was silent at first, and a huge explosion was heard a few minutes later, followed by a strong shock wave...

The heat wave and shock wave completely destroyed all equipment used to test the power of the explosion within a few nautical miles, but the testing instruments still obtained accurate data.

The test equivalent is 1200 million tons!

……

The hydrogen bomb test in Nanyang was successful!

When the news reached Chang'an, who had the most complicated feelings?

It's Fedorenko!
The Soviet ambassador to Nanyang was one of the few foreigners in Chang'an who knew that Nanyang would conduct a hydrogen bomb test in the near future. In order to avoid misunderstandings caused by the nuclear test, which would further strain the already sensitive relationship between the two countries and affect the negotiations in Hungary.

Therefore, Nanyang not only notified the United States of the news of the nuclear test in advance, but also notified the Soviet Union, telling them that this was just a normal nuclear test and had nothing to do with the current situation.

Although Nanyang said "I hope for understanding", Fedorenko, as an ambassador, knew very well that this was definitely not an ordinary nuclear test. Although on the surface it seemed that they were conducting the first nuclear test between Nanyang and Britain according to the plan, this was a sign that hydrogen bombs were no longer weapons unique to the United States and the Soviet Union.

"...Not only that, according to the information they provided, although it was the first test, a bomber was still used for the drop, which also means that Nanyang's XB-1 bomber has already acquired combat capability. This long-range strategic bomber will soon be officially put into service..."

Colonel Alexander, the chief of the KGB intelligence station in Chang'an, has been paying close attention to the XB1 bomber that is undergoing test flights. Nanyang did not keep strict confidentiality about this bomber, which has world-leading performance. It even made this strategic bomber public on the day of the successful test flight. The XB1 strategic bomber was even publicly displayed at last year's Chang'an Defense Exhibition, with no sense of confidentiality at all.

In fact, as an intelligence officer, Alexander knew very well that this lack of confidentiality could be a deterrent. In fact, it was used to tell the world that Nanyang not only had nuclear missiles, but also strategic bombers.

The Soviet Union has the Mya-4 bomber, the United States has the B52 bomber, and what about Nanyang?

They have the XB-1 bomber!
Moreover, they also used this long-range strategic bomber to complete the hydrogen bomb dropping test, which undoubtedly told the world that their bombers can grow mushrooms!
"According to currently available intelligence, this strategic bomber from Nanyang may be the most advanced bomber currently available. Its maximum take-off weight exceeds 200 tons, its range exceeds 15000 kilometers, and its bomb load exceeds 30 tons. Mr. Ambassador..."

Alexander said as he walked over to the world map and pointed at the entrance to the Gulf of Aden.

"According to the agreement reached between Britain and Nanyang, Britain has transferred Socotra Island to Nanyang. Nanyang only spent 100 million pounds to obtain this forward base. After their bombers take off from here, their combat radius can cover the entire Soviet Union! From Moscow to Leningrad, they are all within the strike range of their strategic bombers..."

After that, Colonel Alexander said in an almost helpless tone.

"Perhaps this is exactly why the British transferred Socotra Island to Nanyang. With Socotra Island, Nanyang not only guarded the Gulf of Aden for Britain, but also threatened the heartland of the Soviet Union. From the Caucasus to Central Asia, all our cities will be under their atomic threat."

Then, Captain Alexander breathed a sigh of relief, with some worry in his eyes. However, he was obviously overthinking it. At least at the beginning, Nanyang had never thought of using Socotra Island as a base for the deployment of strategic bombers.

But this did not prevent the navy and air force from expanding local airports and ports. After all, it was not easy to get an Indian Ocean stronghold, and it would be a waste if it was not used properly.

How to use it?
It is definitely not just a stronghold for controlling the Indian Ocean. As Colonel Alexander said, it can also be used as a bomber base to make the Russians feel what it is like to be threatened from all directions!

"This is the British conspiracy! The British are a group of real imperialists. They are a troublemaker and always stir up trouble around the world."

Just as they were discussing the British conspiracy, the office door was pushed open and Fedorenko's secretary brought in a telegram. After taking the telegram and reading it, Fedorenko said somewhat excitedly.

"Haha, those damn imperialists have brought France into our arms!"

(End of this chapter)