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This new engine is simply a revolutionary invention of military weapons. This engine can allow ME-109 to fly at a super speed of 570 kilometers, which can throw off all fighters in active service and give ME-109 an unparalleled climb. speed. So Luftwaffe Commander Catherine called his new weapon the King of Climbs. No one thought his words were too exaggerated. On the contrary, Colonel Dick's evaluation of this was only four words: it deserves its name.
The more compact engine makes the configuration of the weapon more advanced. This super fighter is equipped with a powerful 20mm cannon on the nose to ensure the penetration and damage of heavy firepower. In addition, two 13mm caliber heavy machine guns are equipped to maintain the density and continuity of firepower. These weapons ensure that the ME-109 will have no firepower problems for the next five years.
Of course, there is another alternative, that is, the ME-109 fighter can be equipped with two additional 20mm cannons on the wings. This modification will give the aircraft terrible firepower, but unfortunately after this modification aircraft will lose some range and maneuverability. The most terrible thing is that the 20mm cannon on the wing can only be loaded with 60 rounds, and frankly speaking, it is very frustrating.
The more trendy place is the cockpit design of the ME-109. Although the cockpit of the ME-109 fighter has a very narrow field of view for various reasons, this cockpit is indeed a fully enclosed pressurized cockpit. This ensures that the ME-109 fighter can fly to a high enough place for it to throw off opponents or attack high enemy targets.
The biggest problem comes from the compressed landing gear, which makes the landing of the ME-109 fighter the most dangerous maneuver. Pilots can only master the habit of landing this aircraft after a lot of training. Even so, the operating manual still repeatedly emphasizes the need to avoid taking off and landing the aircraft in strong winds.
The high-speed dive and climb brought a slight loss of low-altitude performance of the aircraft, so the aircraft did not consider the mission of ground attack at all. This is also a minor flaw of this aircraft. Even in the role of a cameo bomber, the ME-109 fighter looked very unqualified. This kind of aircraft can only carry a bomb without carrying a fuel tank. The bomb cannot be dived and can only be thrown horizontally by the pilot in level flight - you can refer to driving with your eyes closed for accuracy.
Of course, this new type of aircraft was designed to dominate the sky, and it did so with its own excellent performance. When the pilot of the ME-109 fighter jet got off the plane, he was very concerned about all and his The designers who shook hands swore it was the most powerful fighter he had ever flown.
The data shows that this kind of aircraft can kill all active fighters. Whether it is speed, low-altitude turning or spiral climb, the ME-109, which was gradually mass-produced in 1931, is better than its opponents at the same time in all aspects. And only a few key engineers at Messerschmitt knew that the world speed record was completely broken in 1930.
In order to make up for the lack of the ME-109's ground attack, under the auspices of Arkado, the German aircraft manufacturer also provided the Luftwaffe with a new equipment called the Stuka dive bomber. On the other hand, Germany has designed a twin-engine long-range bomber, which will be the main type of ground attack for the Luftwaffe in the future.
Arcardo is now in a similar situation to what Goering and Hitler faced. The Luftwaffe started from nothing, and there has always been a lack of aircraft. Choosing to prioritize the development of fighter jets is undoubtedly the fastest move to catch up with the world's air forces, but doing so At the expense of the long-range attack of the Air Force,
That is to become the regrettable short-legged air force in the previous life.
In order to avoid Germany's lack of long-range attack means, Hitler's approach was to make up for it with the impractical V2, while Arcador decided to use long-range strategic bombers to improve the short-legged situation of the Luftwaffe.
Although Akado's family was stronger than Hitler's, he found that it was still not enough to satisfy the simultaneous development of the Air Force's long-range bombers and air fighters. From a practical point of view, Akado still chose to give priority to the development of ME. -109 fighter jet project.
But the difference is that he has redrawn an ambitious future Air Force strategic bomber plan from the design level: this plan is to use the current technology to design and develop an excellent four-engine large multi-role aircraft, and use this large aircraft in Germany. development of civil aviation.
This design was then improved and developed, and the aircraft was improved into a military transport aircraft, serving German paratroopers and important military airlifts. In this way, in the design and production of large aircraft, Germany will not lag behind the world level in technology and experience, and as long as it does not lag behind, it will not suffer from lack of experience and technology in the near future.
Of course, this large aircraft took less of the detours that many Germans bypassed at the beginning. For example, connecting the engines in series hopes that a large bomber can have the performance of a dive bomber. As soon as this request was made, it was completely rejected by Arkado. Arkado wrote a big red X after the request of the Air Force report. , and then wrote his own comment: more than worth the loss.
So the German bomber embarked on a four-propeller design similar to the American B-17 from the beginning, because during the experimental flight, it was found that the single vertical tail design was not stable enough in flight, and was stubbornly changed by German designers. It has become a double vertical tail design at both ends of the tail.
Although slightly affected the range of the defensive machine guns behind the aircraft, the more stable and aesthetically pleasing design of the Luftwaffe generals was retained. Because Arcardo is not a professional aircraft designer after all, when faced with a lot of inquiries mixed with technical terms from engineers, he had to cough and nod to cover up his guilty conscience.
In addition, Arcardo did not give up the development and manufacture of air-cooled engines. On the contrary, he also supported the development of air-cooled engines. There are many reasons. Some of the advantages of using air-cooled engines for naval aviation were mentioned during the meeting.
The FW-109 specially designed for the Navy has about 15% of the parts that can be used in the Army-type ME-109. It uses an air-cooled engine and a redesigned aerodynamic shape. Although it looks thicker, it is more durable and in line with the Navy aircraft carrier. harsh conditions of use.
Carrier-based fighters with air-cooled engines can save precious fresh water for the aircraft carrier, and they do not worry about scrapping the fighters due to leakage of coolant due to slight battle damage, and aircraft carrier operations do not require high-altitude interception and air defense, so a more suitable fighter design is used.
As a result, Germany is only designing and producing as many as four types of aircraft, including two fighter jets, a dive bomber, and a family of multi-purpose large aircraft. Although it seems to increase the burden on the aviation industry, in fact, most of these things are still in the stage of verification and test flight.
Compared with the German Air Force, the development of the German Navy is more blatant. In the "Naval Clause" in the "New Versailles Peace Treaty" signed with the United Kingdom, the German Navy's tonnage control of destroyers and light cruisers is very loose. In other words, Germany could build many new destroyers and light cruisers.
In this context, the German Navy's X-class cruisers successfully joined the active service, which enhanced the strength of the German Navy. Germany now has 41 ocean-going destroyers, 5 cruisers and 23 large submarines, fully equipped with offshore defense capabilities.
On the other hand, the aircraft carrier code-named "Blue Whale" is already on the drawings. Based on Germany's ability to build battleships, this aircraft carrier has no technical difficulties at all and can be built immediately when needed. Moreover, one-tenth of the parts of this aircraft carrier can be used in common with the German Hercules-class transport ship. German ship designers are very familiar with the entire construction process.
Germany has procured relevant patents in Japan and the United States for the technical difficulties in designing the entire aircraft carrier that cannot be solved for a while. It can be said that as long as an order is given, the German aircraft carrier can start construction, and within a year It is easy to launch, and this aircraft carrier is the main aircraft carrier enough to take off 60 various fighters.
The training of naval aviation has also been systematically carried out, and now the reserve of German pilots has exceeded 1,100 people, and the scale of naval aviation and air force can be expanded at any time. These people are now serving in aviation flying clubs scattered all over Germany, with unified militarized management, and have undergone systematic military training.
In addition, Germany has also achieved results in radio technology, and the communication distance and call quality have made great progress. Because of the late manufacturing, many Leopard tanks are still equipped with old-fashioned radios, but the Ministry of Defense Equipment is trying to increase the The number of new radios produced to meet the needs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
Near Berlin, the Wehrmacht secretly built a base for a new type of equipment with a huge steel antenna array and a fancy name for it called radar. Arcador's confidant, Catherine, as well as his chief of staff, Weaver, and the deputy commander of the Air Force, Dick, are improving the air defense radar system in Germany little by little. Combined with anti-aircraft guns and fighter jets, they were confident that the entire German airspace would be completely secure.
The test of the radar made all the German technicians involved in the development of this equipment very happy. With this advanced electronic equipment, the sky over Germany can be on 24-hour uninterrupted alert. If this equipment is used to command aircraft operations , it can be described with two words against the sky.
Thinking of so much good news, Akado's mood calmed down a little, and he sat back in the chair with a tired expression on his face.
"Now we can only wait! Waiting for Stressman to bring back the good news from England!" Arkado said helplessly.