Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 46



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#46. I will give you faith.

After experiencing a slight mental aberration caused by the title, Admiral Halsey abandoned his high-handed attitude and began to reason with him step by step.

“Admiral Kim, the title is not important. First of all, what on earth are you thinking, using voice communication like this instead of using encrypted telegraph? “Are you out of your mind?”

– You do not need to worry about communication security. Even if the Japanese army dies and wakes up, they will not be able to eavesdrop on our communications.

“What do you mean? How can you expect the Japanese military to pass by without knowing while using such an open frequency? “The Japanese military is not stupid.”

– bull···. No, Admiral. The communications we use involve frequency jumps of thousands or more times per second. No need to worry.

“what? Frequency hopping? “What is that?”

“oh my god! “Is that really feasible?”

The response came from a communications officer who was awkwardly seated in the last seat.

“ok? “What do you mean by that?”

“S-sorry.”

“No, it’s okay, explain.”

“Frequency hopping is a communication method invented by Hedy Lamarr…”

“Who, who? Hedy Lamarr? “Is this the Hedy Lamarr I know?”

“you’re right. That’s Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr.”

“That pretty and sexy actress invented communication? “Really?”

Halsey asked back as if she couldn’t believe it.

It was inevitable that Hedy Lamarr was a Hollywood star actress of her time.

She was so incredibly pretty and sensual that she was described as the most beautiful woman in the world. If you were to search the rooms of the sailors on the battleship New Jersey on which Halsey was aboard, you would be hard-pressed to find a room without a picture of her.

But did she invent a method of communication?

What kind of absurd thing is this?

In modern Korea, it would be the same as saying that Kim Tae-hee or IU invented cutting-edge military communication technology, so it was natural for Admiral Halsey to not believe it.

“What nonsense? “It can’t be like that, right?”

“No, Admiral. Hedy Lamarr is also an inventor, although not many people know about it. Frequency hopping has even been patented.”

“Wow, this is amazing. Anyway, it doesn’t matter who invented it. So what is it?”

“Frequency hopping is literally a technology that continuously changes the main frequency used for communication in real time to prevent the other party from eavesdropping.”

“Is that possible?”

“Yes, theoretically it is possible. However, I don’t know if it’s actually possible this way. Moreover, transmission and reception need to be synchronized, but I don’t know how to communicate. And that leaps thousands of times per second? “This is a bit…”

As the communications officer answered with an embarrassed expression, Admiral Halsey’s expression changed strangely.

“Admiral Kim, did you hear? “They say it’s impossible with current technology?”

– Well, that’s the story. We can. And we solved the synchronization problem in a different way, so you can understand it that way.

“What nonsense are you talking about? “You say this kind of communication is impossible even with our American technology?”

– Mr. A, why are you so picky?

“What did you say? “It’s not English since AC?”

– Oh, no. I spoke Korean for a while.

“Why does it sound like an insult?”

– So you’re saying no?

“…”

It felt like an insult, but since no one in the current fleet knows Korean, I had no choice but to ignore it.

“Let’s only speak English.”

– I’m sorry. That’s what I do. Anyway, I can’t tell you because even if I explain it, you won’t understand it and it may expose our technology. Just think of it that way.

“…”

The expeditionary force’s method of communication is that Albatross, located 24km above the 3rd Fleet, receives digitally encrypted frequency hopping communications, controls the entire fleet area and transmits them back in analog form.

So I couldn’t tell you this.

“Then I don’t trust you.”

– I guess Washington told you to believe it?

“The field commander is flying! “What do you mean you don’t believe me?”

– Are you mad at me now?

“this person···. Ha, I’m not angry.”

– I think it’s okay to be angry, right?

“I said no!”

Halsey shouted no, but desperately held back from exploding.

It seemed like that damned human was determined to test his patience today, so he wasn’t sure how long he could hold out.

– Well, I don’t think so, but I’ll believe you.

“Ugh…”

– In return, I will give you faith. Anyway, if you want to work together, you have to have trust.

“How do you give faith?”

– Admiral Halsey’s flagship New Jersey is currently located at 18 degrees 55 minutes 16.8 seconds north latitude and 128 degrees 56 minutes 30.6 seconds east longitude. Is that correct?

“What?”

Although Halsey was embarrassed, he gave a glance to the staff, and several of them quickly went outside.

This was to measure their exact location.

– Don’t get angry at your subordinates for no reason, but tell them to measure things slowly.

“Keuung!”

The staff member who had left at that time came in.

“you’re right! It is exactly 18 degrees 55 minutes 16 seconds north latitude and 128 degrees 56 minutes 30 seconds east longitude!”

“oh my god! Nonsense···.”

Admiral Halsey could not close his mouth.

Since there was no GPS in these days, even the U.S. military in the world had to measure it with a sextant and various other devices to know the exact current location.

Even he couldn’t guarantee that the hardness was 100% accurate.

But how can people next to Japan know their real-time location down to the decimal second?

– If you still don’t believe me, I will tell you the location of Admiral Kincaid of the 7th Fleet. Admiral Kincaid’s flagship AGC-9 Wasatch is currently passing 14 degrees 36 minutes 42.3 seconds north latitude and 129 degrees 56 minutes 43.7 seconds east longitude. She’s exactly 323 miles from New Jersey. Please confirm it. All communications near the Philippines are under our control, so you can communicate with confidence.

“…”

This time too, the staff reported while shaking in Busan.

“Admiral, I say that is correct. “I’m asking how on earth you know…”

“This is it.”

A chill went down the spines of not only Admiral Halsey, but all the staff members in the room.

Those unlucky talkative Korea Ones really know exactly where they are.

I don’t know what happened after being ruled by Japan, but it is a new country that has finally become independent.

In any case, it was a testament to their abilities that even the world’s most powerful people had no choice but to raise their hands.

– Do you have faith now?

“It’s really unbelievable, but I have no choice but to believe it. I admit it and believe it. But how on earth do you know?”

– Hey, you shouldn’t try to eat other people’s trade secrets like that, right? It’s not even a robbery.

“What, what? Day robbery? hey!”

-…

Even if I believed in Korea One’s abilities, I felt like I couldn’t trust that damn Admiral Kim’s personality.

He is a person who is completely crooked.

In any case, Admiral Kim Jong-woo was able to gain the trust of Kincaid and MacArthur of the 7th Fleet only after going through a similar process as Halsey.

October 22, 1943, 11 p.m.

Expeditionary Force Headquarters Command and Control Room.

“President Kim, are you going to just let that pass by?”

“Yes, Commander.”

Lee Kang-cheol asked Admiral Kim Jong-woo while watching the Gurida fleet passing through the Palawan Strait.

“Wouldn’t we normally be attacked by a submarine over there?”

“Originally, that’s true. So Kurida abandons Atago and transfers her flagship to the battleship Yamato.”

“But why? “Wouldn’t it be a waste?”

“Sometimes you have to be patient to clear everything out.”

“Hoo? okay?”

“sure. One shot, one shot! I plan on clearing it out in one shot. Everyone will burn in hell! Hahaha!”

“…”

“…”

Lee Kang-cheol and Go Seok-man looked at each other and shook their heads.

Admiral Kim Jong-woo.

I am a single person who got divorced a few years ago because his wife cheated on him while he was on an overseas cruise training. I don’t know if it was originally that way or if he was just a crooked person, but there was a surprisingly dark side to him.

Still, his ability was so outstanding that he was appointed president.

“Anyway, it’s truly spectacular! Battleship Yamato, and Musashi!”

“Really. “I heard the full load displacement is over 70,000 tons, so it’s really enormous.”

The majesty of the Japanese fleet in the video sent by Albatross was truly heartbreaking.

Not to mention the Yamato and Musashi, which had a full load displacement of over 70,000 tons, and the majesty of the Nagato and Kongo-class battlecruisers, which had a full load of over 40,000 tons, were truly amazing.

A man’s sincere dream is to become a battleship.

In addition, escorting them were about 10 heavy cruisers, light cruisers, and 9 destroyers.

It was literally enormous.

However, it was even more surprising that this large fleet was merely the fleet directly under Gurida of the 1st Guerrilla Unit, called the Gurida Central Fleet.

“Anyway, it’s in my hands. We will do everything we can to make it a great scuba diver destination in the Philippines in the future. Hehehe!”

“…”

“…”

Admiral Kim Jong-woo was definitely a person who was off somewhere.

06:00 on October 24, 1944.

Luzon Island, Philippines.

The Clark 761st Naval Air Squadron, subordinate to the Japanese Navy’s 1st Air Fleet, and the nearby Mabalacat 201st Aviation Squadron were diligently preparing for sortie.

This is because Commander Vice Admiral Takijiro Onishi ordered to find and attack Halsey’s 3rd Fleet in order to support the Kurida Central Fleet.

“Oh! Hurry!”

“under!”

“Pagaya! How can you handle a bomb like that? no way! Anyway, the newcomers…”

Gunzo Tanaka grumbled because he didn’t like the workmanship of the new recruits, but he had no choice but to work with them at least.

Those with skills left their ranks for one reason or another and were transferred to other units or died.

But that’s the moment.

Oooooh!

“What does this mean… uh? uh! Oh, it’s an air raid! “It’s an air raid!”

Eeeeenn~~

The air raid siren sounded later, but it was already too late.

Sooooooooooo! Quack! bang!

Dedddddddd! Boom! Boom! Quack!

“Kwaaaak!”

“Aaaahhh!”

The airfield, where weapons and fuel were scattered here and there for the sortie, instantly turned into a flaming hell.

However, roughly 100 F6F Hellcat fighters and SB2C Helldiver dive bombers showed no mercy and persistently attacked.

However, that was only for a moment. It was probably too much power to bomb the two bases, which had less than 100 units left in total, and within 3 minutes of starting the air strike, it was devastated and flew leisurely west.

This prevented the sinking of CV-63 St. Lo on October 25, the following day, which was originally recorded as the first kamikaze sinking in history.

October 24, 1944, 08:53.

Gurida’s central fleet sailed smoothly without any interference and was just before the Strait of San Bernandino.

“It’s really smooth sailing, Your Excellency!”

“Well, I see. But it’s so smooth.”

On the bridge of the flagship Atago, Vice Admiral Kurida answered the staff’s words while trying to erase his anxious expression.

“haha! Isn’t this all because of His Majesty’s blessing?”

“well···.”

The staff was happy that they had come this far smoothly, but Gurida was not.

It was smooth, but it was too smooth.

This is not the US Navy that will allow them to come this far safely.

“At last we are in the Strait of San Bernandino, Your Excellency!”

“Okay. “Advance carefully…”

“under!”

Gurida’s central fleet gradually entered the San Bernandino Strait.

Much faster at the cost of not having to go through the submarine attack in the Palawan Strait and the Battle of Sibuyan, which would have been the case originally.

Until then, they had no idea.

When you pass through the San Bernandino Strait, there is a huge hell spread by a devil named Admiral Kim.

At the same time, the command and control room of the Expeditionary Force Headquarters of the Government General.

“Hahahaha! I am the king! Hell is king!”

“…”

“…”

Lee Kang-cheol and Go Seok-man felt their hair stand on end as they watched Kim Jong-woo talking strange things and bursting into laughter.

Regardless of whether he is divorced or not, that guy is inherently a crooked guy.

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