Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 103



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#103. Because he should have died in the first place

July 14, 1947.

Finally, U.S. Ambassador to Korea Joseph P. Kennedy submitted his credentials.

“I heard a lot. “I hope that you will work to make our country and the United States a stronger alliance.”

“ha ha ha! “I’ve heard so many amazing stories that I have high expectations.”

“There is a saying in our proverb that there is nothing to eat at a feast full of rumors. There are many things said about our country, but they are greatly exaggerated. “Don’t expect too much.”

“haha! I am originally an investor. He’s also a pretty famous investor. In my senses, the signal that this place is real is ringing fiercely. “It’s truly the first time since the Great Depression.”

“… … .”

This man did not come to perform his duties as an ambassador, but spoke as if an investor had come to inspect the site.

That had to be the case because this person was a truly big-time investor.

Joseph P. Kennedy (Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr.).

While his father, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, was born into a very poor family and achieved great success in the whiskey business, laying the foundation for the Kennedy family, Joseph is the person who made the Kennedy family one of America’s leading families.

In particular, he showed great distinction in investments, and even during the Great Depression of 1929, he actually made a lot of money.

When a shoe shine boy asked him for investment advice, he thought the American stock market had gone as far as it could go, so he sold off all his stocks a few months before the Great Depression hit in October.

And he invested the funds from selling stocks into short positions, which of course hit the jackpot.

His wealth multiplied dozens of times, and Joseph rose to the ranks of tycoons who moved the American economic world.

This anecdote became so famous that it was later commonly referred to as the ‘shoeshine boy signal’ when the stock market was overheated.

Of course, there was no way a tycoon of this magnitude would have made money just cleanly.

For example, in order to get a movie theater chain he had his eye on, he bribed an actress to sue the movie theater chain owner for rape. In the end, the movie theater chain owner’s life was ruined, and there was also an anecdote in which he acquired the movie theater chain at a low price. .

Joseph P. Kennedy, he was that kind of person.

After all, big guys were big guys.

Although his humanity was highly questionable.

“Ambassador Kennedy.”

“Yes, Mr. President.”

“I know very well that the Ambassador is a heavyweight in the American business world, but he did not come here as an investor. So, I hope you don’t damage the friendly relationship between the Republic of Korea and the United States by taking unnecessary actions.”

“ha ha ha! Could that be possible? “This is not my first time serving as an ambassador.”

“… … .”

Lee Kang-cheol was about to shout that he was even more anxious.

I don’t like him at all, but he is the father of John F. Kennedy, who is an ambassador to the United States and who may become the future president.

There was absolutely nothing good about losing.

It’s time to respond with a friendly chat and then send it off.

Joseph Kennedy suddenly called out, gesturing to one of the men who followed him.

“junior! “Come this way.”

“hmm?”

“haha! “I didn’t mention it when I said hello earlier because it was an official position, but my eldest son came with me when I took office this time.”

“yes? “You’re the eldest son.”

“Say hello to Mr. President. President, this is my eldest son, Junior.”

“It is an honor to meet you. “My name is Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.”

“Not John, but Joseph?”

No matter how you looked at it, it was not the face of John F. Kennedy, a familiar face.

“ha ha ha! You seem to know something about my family. John is my second son. “This child is my eldest son.”

“Huh… … .”

“hmm? “Why are you doing this?”

“… … .”

Lee Kang-cheol was greatly embarrassed.

Because in the original history, people who should have died were alive and well.

Likewise, Ambassador Kennedy and Junior also had puzzled expressions, and Kim Gyu-sik, who was present, also had a puzzled expression.

Anyone could see that Lee Kang-cheol’s reaction was strange.

Because he looked like he was looking at a ghost.

“Oh, no. I guess I was momentarily mistaken. “I apologize.”

“Ah yes. haha! Anyway, our junior is a war hero. “I was active while serving as a pilot of the PB4Y-1 maritime patrol aircraft.”

“great.”

“Uh-huh! Awesome! “We will do great things in America in the future.”

“I also think so. But what about our country?”

“When I heard that I was being appointed as an ambassador to Korea, Junior asked me to come with him. “I heard it’s a very interesting country.”

“So you’ll be heading back soon?”

“Yes, I have to go back. “I won’t be around for long because I was elected in last year’s House of Representatives election.”

“Congressman?”

“I told you, right? “A kid who’s going to be big?”

“yes yes… … .”

After Ambassador Kennedy boasted about his son for a while and then returned, Kim Gyu-sik asked Lee Kang-cheol.

“Mr. President.”

“Yes, Teacher Usa.”

“Why did you do that when you saw Ambassador Kennedy’s son earlier? “You’re acting like you’ve seen a ghost?”

“Because he was a person who should have died in the first place.”

“yes? then?”

“you’re right. It is known that the Kennedy family’s eldest son died in an explosion while on a special operation in 1944, and his body was never recovered. however… … .”

“History has changed.”

“I guess so.”

“Huh… … .”

Operation Aphrodite or Operation Anvil.

It was a joint operation between the U.S. Army Air Corps and the Naval Air Corps, and was called Operation Aphrodite by the Army and Operation Anvil by the Navy.

In this operation, the pilot took off a B-17 bomber that had been modified to be remotely controlled by a TV camera, and the pilot disarmed the bomb’s safety device in the air and jumped out using a parachute.

Afterwards, the bomber, which became an unmanned aircraft, was remotely guided by other bombers that followed, and was able to eliminate high-value targets such as the V-3 cannon, an ultra-long-range cannon with a range of 165 km.

It is a type of early drone bomb.

However, Joseph Kennedy Jr. supported this dangerous operation.

Joseph Kennedy Jr. originally served as a pilot on the maritime patrol aircraft PB4Y-1, completing 25 combat missions to qualify for return home.

Nevertheless, he volunteered for this operation, but while disarming the bomb’s safety device, the bomb exploded and he died in an explosion.

It was a truly unfortunate death, and for his actions he was awarded the Navy Cross, the highest rank after the Medal of Honor, but what good was that?

His father, Kennedy Sr., had high hopes for his eldest son, Junior, considering him to be the future president.

In other words, the ace of the Kennedy family was not John F. Kennedy in the first place, but his older brother, Joseph Kennedy Jr.

“No, then what happens now? “You originally said your younger brother would become president?”

“That’s why I was embarrassed. “Because the guy he thought was dead came out of nowhere.”

“Hmm, what do you think? “What if my older brother becomes president instead of my younger brother?”

“I don’t know, but my younger brother became president and was very well received. “I don’t know if it’s because he went through the tragic experience of being assassinated in the middle of it.”

“Then what about you, brother?”

“Because he died so young, there is not much basis for judgment, but he went to Germany under his father’s instructions before the outbreak of World War II and had a history of praising Hitler. “Especially ethnic cleansing.”

“Huh! “Is there such a thing as a human being?”

“The atmosphere in that corner of the house is very anti-Semitic, and since I made the comment in my early 20s, I don’t know what it’s like now. But honestly, it doesn’t look good for either father or son.”

“Of course.”

“I will also tell National Intelligence Service Director Cho Tae-hyun and Minister Ko Seok-man, but Mr. Woosa will have to keep a close eye on that rich man. “In particular, my father, Ambassador Kennedy, is a man who will do anything to achieve his goals.”

“Well sir.”

“Anyway, I’m really curious about the future. “I wonder what will happen.”

“I just want to be your little brother.”

“… … .”

Only God knows what will happen.

Because history has completely changed.

* * *

August 28, 1947.

Pocheon’s promotion training center.

Quack! bang! bang!

The shell flew out with a loud noise, and then hit exactly the target marked with powdered ash on the ridge.

Clap clap clap clap!

“wow! “It’s a hit!”

“ha ha ha!”

As successive hits were made, applause erupted from the audience.

“It fits pretty well?”

“That’s right.”

Lee Kang-cheol and Ko Seok-man also couldn’t help but be impressed.

The field gun fired now is the KH-178 new 105mm towed artillery, which was originally successfully developed in the late 1970s in the future, but was pushed out by the 155mm and was only mass-produced in small quantities and not properly deployed. Now, it has been successfully produced here.

“Director Seo Jeong-su, is this exactly the performance of KH-178?”

“That’s right. Because I made it according to the blueprint. Well, there are some minor improvements, but you can think of it as being almost the same.”

“Then what is the range?”

“We achieved a range of 15 km with No. 7 charge, and using rocket auxiliary propulsion (RAP) ammunition, the range is about 18 km.”

“Hoo? “Is this worth using?”

“ha ha ha! Of course, it is a 105mm towed artillery that will be ridiculed as a piece of shit only in the future, but in today’s world, it will be very useful for at least 30 years.”

“ha ha ha! Thank you for your effort “Then, can I put this on the Wind-wing self-propelled howitzer later?”

“Yes, it is entirely possible. “We tried to upgrade this in the future, but due to cost issues, we just used M101.”

“Then please push for that too. And, in addition to Pungik, if we mass produce these and put them on trucks like Pungik, they will be much more useful.”

“Everything is underway.”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“thank you.”

“When will 155mm KH-179 be developed?”

“It’s almost over, too. “We will be able to start mass production in two months.”

“I’m looking forward to that.”

“You don’t have to worry. As the industrial base is established, production can now be done easily. To put it bluntly, I brought all the blueprints and technology, but if I can’t do those things, it won’t work.”

“ha ha ha!”

As the head of the headquarters said, as the industrial base was established, weapons with blueprints were being developed one after another.

It was not something to be ignored as a towed cannon.

In modern times, it is a weapon system that is subject to extinction because it eats up a lot of manpower, but it was still useful in those days.

Especially since the range was so long, it was virtually no different from a gangster.

The KH-179 155mm towed gun alone has a maximum range of 30km.

Therefore, in this era where the maximum range is only 19km even when using extended ammunition such as the M114, it is no different from a rifle.

After seeing the demonstration shooting of the KH-178, various K series rifles were introduced.

“This is the K3 squad support light machine gun.”

“… … “Is this by any chance?”

“ha ha ha! Do not worry. The name is K3, but it is actually the K15 light machine gun. “Don’t worry, it won’t get jammed or anything.”

“Oh, yes. I had a lot of trouble with K3. Honestly, is that a machine gun? “It’s no different from a bolt action rifle.”

“… … .”

The K3 light machine gun was notorious for its defects.

Have you ever heard the sarcasm that it is a bolt-action rifle that fires one shot at a time?

“ah! “Is this a K14 sniper rifle?”

“you’re right. But the method is a little different.”

“How?”

“Yes, it was originally a bolt action type, but this time we changed it to semi-automatic.”

“Then your accuracy will drop a bit, right?”

“There was a request from the military to make it semi-automatic even if the accuracy rate was slightly lower.”

“is it so?”

“Yes, they said they plan to mass produce it and use it as a sharp shooter as well. “Considering the battle in Manchuria, they say we have to spray it in large quantities.”

“Oh, I see.”

“And you don’t have to worry because we plan to produce it separately in a bolt-action version for precision sniping purposes.”

“ha ha ha! okay.”

Lee Kang-cheol was in a very good mood.

This is because it seemed that the foundation for independent national defense was now slowly being laid.