() A week after the airport construction started, Ron left China again. But this time, he did not go back to the United States directly, but went to Australia first.

I went to Australia mainly because the full simulation experiment of bat incendiary bombs was about to be carried out in Australia. It was already winter in the United States at that time, and the bats had entered a state of hibernation. But the experiment could not stop just because the bats were hibernating, so this experiment was

Drag it to Australia to do it.

According to the test plan, a bomber will take off from New Zealand, fly over a distance of several thousand kilometers, and finally drop several incendiary bat bombs in a desert in central Australia, attacking a simulated town that also has more than a thousand buildings.

What is different from the last experiment is that this time, the bat bomb will be fully tested for its high-altitude tolerance, geomagnetic effects caused by long-distance flights, and the impact of jet lag. If this series of experiments can be successful, the bat bomb can be put into production.

As soon as he landed, Ron's first feeling was that it was too hot. Contrary to the seasons in the northern hemisphere, it was summer here. Especially since the airport where Ron landed was a desert airport, and it was also noon, and the scorching sun was almost

The runway was roasted and melted. The moment the cabin door opened, a dazzling white light came straight in, piercing Ron and his entourage so hard that they couldn't open their eyes. A wave of heat also rushed over, almost making everyone stagger.

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"There's something wrong with this place." After getting off the plane, Ron said to Dr.

"Don't worry, General, it's not hotter here than in Japan in the early morning."

Deserts all have this characteristic, that is, the temperature difference between day and night is large, and early morning is the lowest time of the day. Early mornings in desert areas are always quite cool or even cold. Even in deserts above the equator like the Sahara

, at night, it can also make you shiver with cold.

After taking a short rest in the lounge, Ron and Dr.

Because this experiment requires multiple rounds to test the reliability of the Bat Bomb, the target town is different from the one in Nevada. This town is built with reinforced concrete.

In the last experiment, the destructive power of bat incendiary bombs on Japanese-style wooden houses was fully confirmed. Now, what needs to be proved is the issue of reliability, which requires repeated experiments. If it is tested every time, it will

Building a small town would be too extravagant and a waste of time. A reinforced concrete town would not be burned down by these incendiary bombs. Especially when these incendiary bombs are filled with

It's not white phosphorus or thermite, it's just napalm. Although the burning flame of this thing is not small, the temperature it can reach is quite limited. It's no problem at all to light a wooden house, but it is when used to burn reinforced concrete.

It's far from enough. At most, it just leaves some blackened marks between the beams and pillars of the house. And by checking these marks, you can know how many bat incendiary bombs have successfully fired.

In this way, there is no need to rebuild a town before the next experiment. All you need to do is repaint certain places. And when the experiment is completely over, this "town" can be ranked among other places.

Use. The Army also stated that this town can be used as a street fighting training base to prepare for future street fighting that may break out on Japanese soil.

"How are the preparations going in New Zealand?" Ron asked.

"The preparations over there have been almost completed according to the plan, Your Majesty General." The person who answered him was a young and beautiful female secretary of Dr.

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Two days later, the first round of experiments ended. The results of the experiment showed that the long-distance high-altitude flight had a certain impact on the state of the bats. The experiment proved that nearly one-tenth of the bats fell directly to the ground and died. But others

The bat is pretty normal and the ignition rate is quite good.

A large number of bats fell directly to death on the street, which may attract people's attention and discover the secrets of this bat. If the Japanese discovered it early and organized the response measures well, the lethality of bat bombs would be greatly reduced.

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"The dead bats have been retrieved and studied. The preliminary judgment is that these bats are of poor physical fitness. In the next round of experiments, we will use selected strong bats to see if we can reduce the proportion of falling deaths.

How much." Faced with this question, Dr.

"Okay, let's do a few more tests." Ron was also very worried, and even wondered if this was one of the reasons why this plan was ultimately rejected in history.

Fortunately, in subsequent experiments, this problem was alleviated to a certain extent. After using selected strong bats, the proportion of falling deaths was reduced to less than one percent. Although such a falling death rate is still possible

This led to the enemy discovering the secret of the bat, but the chance of discovery was much smaller after all.

After staying in Australia for nearly two weeks, while following the progress of the experiment, Ron gradually outlined the outline of the "Counter Cross" reform plan. As for more details, you need to return to the United States and "Counter Cross"

After discussion with other people, the final decision can be made.

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Speaking of which, Ron left "Reverse Cross" for almost half a year. But he still held the title of "Reverse Cross" commander. When Ron returned to "Reverse Cross" again, he discovered that the current "Reverse Cross"

"It seems that it can still run smoothly without him. In fact, even when not only the chief officer, but also the deputy chief officer is absent, the "Reverse Cross" still has no problem of running smoothly. This reminded Ron.

A joke:

In IBM, there are two ogres lurking. They eat one IBM employee every month for ten years without being discovered. But one day, they were exposed and caught. In court

, Ogre A scolded Ogre B: "I told you before that you can only eat executives, but you just don't listen! You see, we have eaten executives for ten years, and no one has ever found out about the company.

We are short of people. But you refused to obey. You killed the cleaner two days ago, and now we are here!"

Ron felt that if he was eaten by the ogre, the staff in the "Reverse Cross", although it would not take ten years, they would not notice that he was missing as the chief officer, at least half a year.

In fact, in some units where the working methods have been stabilized, the presence of senior management is sometimes really weak. Ron's feeling also shows that the operating mechanism of the "reverse cross" has become quite mature.

However, as soon as Ron comes back, the stability of the "reverse cross" will be broken immediately. In the company, long-missing executives suddenly appear, usually bringing about huge changes. In the military, the same is true.

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It was lunch time when Ron returned to the "Reverse Cross". He also went to the cafeteria to get a lunch, casually said hello to the pilots whom he had not seen for a long time, and then ate with everyone.

Unlike some armies in the East, the US Air Force does not have many rules in the canteen. It is not a big deal to talk while eating. Therefore, there will always be someone who suddenly stops when passing by.

, and then said something like: "Sir, are you back?" "Is it fun outside?"

And Banger even said: "What a coincidence, sir, that you are back. Didn't you come here specifically to see the beautiful woman?"

"You came here specifically to see beauties?" Ron was stunned. "Reverse Cross" is a Shaolin Temple. Since when did there be beauties?

"It seems you really don't know." Banger smiled, swallowing a chicken leg hard into his stomach, and said vaguely, "Recently, a Russian ballet company is touring the United States. It is said that the level is very high.

Especially the standard of beauties is very high. It is said that you can't find many so beautiful and elegant in Hollywood. Two days ago, this ballet company moved to Nevada. We all discussed finding a weekend to go and see it.

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"Ballet company? Could it be that Nadya and the others have been in the United States for almost two months and haven't returned yet?" Ron thought, but considering that there are dozens of states in the United States, it does take a lot of time to tour.

"General, there's something very troublesome..." Banger said, "We didn't prepare your ticket."

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The ballet company that performed was the same one that arrived in the United States with Ron. They would stay in Nevada for another week. During the war, the theater took good care of the soldiers. The seats of the "Reverse Cross" pilots were all in the theater.

Even Ron, who came to buy tickets at last minute, found a good seat in the front row. From here, you can see the dancers' dancing postures most clearly.

This performance is the most classic ballet piece "Swan Lake". It is adapted from a well-known fairy tale and is a classic piece of ballet. However, this work is quite difficult to perform, and it places high demands on the male and female protagonists.

Especially the heroine, who needs to play two characters with very different personalities, the white swan Odette and the black swan Ogelia, is very difficult.

Ron knew that this work has two endings, one is a happy ending where the prince and princess live together happily, and the other is a tragedy where the prince and princess both die in the storm. I don’t know about this performance,

Which ending does the director intend to stage?

But for the pilot of "Reverse Cross", these are not important. What is important is that the actress must be beautiful.
Chapter completed!