In Ye Chen's expectation, Chief Master Lei began to explain the gas turbine to Ye Chen. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"When it comes to gas turbines, we have to mention Germany." Chief Master Lei was a little surprised.

If others heard this, it would be very strange, what does the gas turbine have to do with Germany? Ye Chen is a military fan, of course he knows this relationship, but he is not surprised.

"Germany was defeated in World War II, but Germany left behind two technologies that had a great impact on the post-war period, one was missiles and the other was jet aircraft." Commander Lei continued: "Missiles, which Germany called V bombs at the time, were used by Nazi Germany to bomb London, preparing to raze London to the ground in order to force Britain to surrender. It did not achieve its goal, but it also caused huge casualties to Britain, and then British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had to order war insurance by the state. ”

Speaking of this, Chief Master Lei smiled and said: "We all know that war is without insurance, and no one wants to do war insurance, so it can be said that this is the first of its kind in Britain." Churchill was very proud of this, and even wrote it into his memoirs. ”

War is too destructive, and no one has that much wealth to do war insurance, unless the state acts.

"Although the V-bomb was used by Germany in actual combat, the destructive power caused by its technical reasons was not large, so it did not achieve the expected purpose." Chief Master Lei said again.

At the beginning of the advent of missiles, it can only be said that they can be used in actual combat, and it is really difficult to say how great the results will be. If the missile technology at that time could reach the current level, only Germany had missiles, and Britain did not, it is really hard to say whether Britain would surrender.

At the very least, those strategic institutions in Britain, the heads of government, will certainly be in big trouble.

"Despite all these shortcomings, all countries are very optimistic about the future of missiles, and after the war, they have invested heavily in research. Until now, which great power has no missiles? Chief Master Lei smiled, a little disdainful, and said: "The United States occupied West Germany and captured a large number of German scientists, and with the help of these German scientists, the United States missiles advanced by leaps and bounds. If it weren't for the help of so many German scientists, would the United States have made such tremendous progress in missiles? ”

The answer is obvious, the United States paid special attention to this group of German scientists in those years, and forced these German scientists to serve the United States.

Now, it can be said that missiles are flying all over the sky, and countries with a little bit of strength have missiles. If you can't make it, won't you buy it? It can be said that missiles are one of the most important things right now.

"Jet aircraft also appeared in Germany, and the reason why it is said to be the most important scientific and technological legacy left by Germany is that it is powered by gas turbines. This is the world's first gas turbine to enter the practical stage. Chief Master Lei said again.

Gas turbine, in fact, is a general term, which refers to a rotating power machine that uses continuously flowing gas as a working fluid and converts heat energy into mechanical work. This kind of machinery is divided into many types according to different uses, aircraft use aeronautical engines, and ships use ship gas turbines.

The theory of gas turbines was proposed by the Englishman Barber as early as 1791, and since then, different types of gas turbines have appeared one after another. However, due to technical defects, either the energy consumption is too high, or it is not applicable, and it has not entered the practical stage.

It is Germany that really uses gas turbines for practical purposes. Before World War II, Germany was very advanced in science and technology, and it can be said that it was the most technologically advanced country in the world at that time, which was far from being comparable to the United States and the United Kingdom.

This can be seen in the number of scientists who have won the Nobel Prize.

Before World War II, German scientists were the country with the most Nobel Prizes. After World War II, it became the United States.

It is precisely because of so many excellent scientists that Germany was the first to put the gas turbine into practical use, which is the jet aircraft.

The emergence of jet aircraft can be said to be a milestone in the history of aviation, and one of the most important reasons is the use of gas turbines.

Chief Engineer Lei paused, told an anecdote, and said: "Although Germany has built jet planes, it can also be said that this is a nightmare for Germany. Because Germany has devoted a lot of manpower, material and scientific and technological strength to the research of jets, it has neglected nuclear weapons. ”

It is intriguing what the outcome of World War II would have been if Germany had mastered nuclear weapons.

What the Germans did not expect was that although Germany mass-produced a large number of jets, it was difficult to use them in the war, because Germany lacked oil, and these jets could not go to the sky and were bombed on airfields in large quantities. If Germany had not lacked energy at that time and could have allowed so many advanced jets to take to the skies, the outcome of World War II would have been worth pondering. Chief Engineer Lei looked thoughtful and said, "You must know that jets were the most advanced fighters at that time. ”

The jet was the most advanced fighter aircraft of its time, and was known for its outstanding performance, which was far from being comparable to the aircraft of the Allies at that time.

However, Germany is oil-poor and does not have enough fuel to allow these advanced planes to take to the skies, so they can only watch such advanced jets being blown up on the airfield.

If Germany had enough fuel to get these advanced jets into the sky, it is hard to say whether the outcome of World War II would have changed, but it would have delayed the end of World War II for a long time.

From the beginning of World War II, air supremacy was particularly important. Germany's "blitzkrieg" is not yet based on air supremacy? In order to launch an offensive, the German army first sent a large number of bombers to carry out indiscriminate bombardment and destroy the enemy's targets of great value. When the time is almost up, a large number of elite armored units will be put in.

These armoured units do not necessarily have advanced tanks and armored vehicles, but they are well-trained, flexible in command, capable of fighting well, tactically advanced, and brave and good at fighting.

So, the enemy's army would soon be overwhelmed by a large number of German armored forces, attacking Poland, attacking France, and attacking Hairy Bear, all with such tactics.

If Germany's jets could take to the skies and regain air supremacy, it would certainly cause great trouble for the Allies.

In order to solve the fuel problem, the Führer and his general Guderian fought for several years, but no one could convince anyone.

Guderian is known as the father of modern armored warfare, and Germany was able to have a large number of elite armored forces, and he contributed a lot. Of course, the other part of the credit goes to the Führer. was not optimistic about the prospects of the armored forces, but the head of state was optimistic, and he also reused Guderian, made Guderian the director of the armored forces, and formed the world's first large-scale armored force.

At that time, there was opposition in the German military circles, and the Führer was furious and dismissed all the generals who opposed it, even the chief of staff, which cleared the way for Guderian.

It is with this special cooperative relationship between the two that Guderian can say a lot of things bluntly, and if others dare not say it, he can say it, and the Führer has to endure it.

At the time of the defeat of the German army, Guderian proposed that the army could be concentrated and formed into a powerful assault group to deliver a devastating blow to the enemy. The Führer disagreed, repeatedly vetoing such an opinion.

The Führer's reason for retorting was: My dear general, do you know what is being fought in the war? It's resources, it's oil. If there is no fuel, will the tank still be able to drive? Can airplanes still go into the sky?

Guderian's reason cannot be said to be unreasonable, but the Führer's reason cannot be said to be wrong, and in this way, the two fought for several years, and no one could convince anyone.

The reason for their argument boils down to one thing: Germany is poor in resources.

"After the war, gas turbines were no longer limited to aircraft, and Britain was the first to use them for ships. The British improved the aviation gas turbine. This has greatly inspired various countries, and the United States has come from behind, and the gas turbines manufactured by GE are praised for their good performance and good stability. Chief Engineer Lei was very emotional, and said: "Our country imported gas turbines from the United States, built two warships, and the use of gas turbines has been very stable for more than ten years. ”

In the seventies and eighties of the last world, the Celestial Empire and the United States had a common enemy, and the relationship was quite good, which was called the "honeymoon period", and advanced equipment could be imported from the United States. Gas turbines are one of them.

This friendly relationship did not exist for a long time, and it did not take long for relations between the Celestial Empire and the United States to take a sharp turn for the worse, and the United States banned the export of gas turbines to the Celestial Empire, which led to the fact that our country's warships of this type could not be rebuilt.

"When it comes to gas turbines, a lot of us are always saying that our country made a mistake and that Rolls-Royce should not be left out. Otherwise, after the embargo imposed by the United States on our country, it can also be purchased from the United Kingdom. Ye Chen took over the conversation, shook his head, and said, "People who hold this view are very naïve, and they are not rare to refute them, and there are still many people who believe it." Don't they know that Britain is the little brother of the United States, and the boss of the United States has spoken, and the little brother of Britain dares to disobey? Do you still dare to risk provoking the United States and sell us gas turbines? ”

"That's right." Ye Chen's words resonated with Chief Master Lei.

The entire Western world is led by the United States, and the United States is the boss. The United States wants to ban the export of things to our country, will the little brothers of the United States dare to sell them?

Just look at the European arms embargo on our country.

European countries are very eager to sell to our country, but the United States does not allow it, and until now, the arms embargo has not been lifted.

On several occasions, European countries have held meetings to lift the arms embargo on our country, and the United States has thrown down a strict order.

"Our country attaches great importance to gas turbines, but due to the lack of national strength, lack of funds, and low investment, the progress is not very fast. With the improvement of the country, the country has invested much more in this area, and our life is finally better. "Chief Master Lei was moved.

"I've heard that our country has purchased a lot of this technology from a certain Western country, is it true?" Ye Chen asked a little gossipy.

This news has been circulating for many years, but I don't know if it's true or not.

"You can't say no, and you can't say there is." Mr. Lei's words are a bit intriguing.

Ye Chen is not happy, why do you talk like an old monk, and start a meditation machine, is there or not? (To be continued.) )