"This is natural, the flight speed and agility can be reduced, after all, this kind of aircraft is used for ground attack rather than air combat, what I need is range and stability when flying at low altitudes and bomb load, and other indicators can be adjusted appropriately. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info," said the prince.

"If we were to work on two projects at the same time, we would need more people than just money, especially the test pilots of the aircraft. In addition, as the person in charge of the whole project, I must remind you that everything you are working on now is not of much value in civilian terms, because airships can do a better job of atmospheric observations, and transporting people and goods by plane obviously does not outweigh the benefits, and the biggest use I can think of at the moment is probably to send some urgent documents. After half a ring, Lilinthal said honestly.

"I took this into account when I was working on this project, and to be honest, it's the only one of my projects that has lost money and won't be thinking about making money for a long time to come. All the money and manpower I have invested are not expected to be financially rewarded, the only requirement is that you can provide qualified products! The prince said very generously.

"But you can now work on this project with the Prussian government, and I don't doubt the determination and financial resources of the Kingdom of Bavaria in this project that will help humanity to free itself from the constraints of the earth, but I have always thought that it would be better if someone was willing to share it." Baron Daimler thinks about this from an economic point of view.

"Well, I've already discussed this matter with General Moltke Jr., and he will report it to the Kaiser soon, but His Majesty the Kaiser is not interested in this, and now the Quartermaster Department under the German General Staff is running the matter, and they can't help much." The prince said with a strange face.

First of all, it is important to be sure that the German top brass is not very interested in this, or rather cautious, and this is not only a problem of the Kaiser alone, but also a problem of the German top brass as a whole, at least until Moltke Jr. ascends to the throne of Prussia as Chief of Staff, this form cannot be changed! The Kaiser was far less sensitive to aircraft than he was to machine guns.

This kind of thing that swayed when it came up with an airplane did not see any military value now, and even the relatively mature balloons did not receive enough attention, and even their later situation was even worse than that of airplanes, and when formulating the battle plan, the German General Staff considered whether to include the balloon unit in the mobilization system, because this thing seemed to be insignificant .......

Historically, the Luftwaffe only purchased the first batch of aircraft in 1907, a total of seven, and then began military training. And all this was made possible by Moltke Jr. Therefore, there is a lack of interest in balloons and airplanes at the top of the German hierarchy. This is true, but if you want to say that the prince has no selfishness, it is also impossible, he could have personally persuaded the Kaiser, relying on his influence and status, this is still certain certainty, after all, the prince's vision has been recognized by the German high-level, even if there have been conflicts with Count Schlieffen and Tirpitz and other important ministers, but when it comes to strategic issues, these people will still listen to the prince's opinion, not to mention that the Kaiser now trusts the prince very much in this regard.

The fundamental reason why the prince chose to remain silent was to ensure that the Bavarian air force could have a large scale! That's right, it's on a larger scale. As long as the Prussian General Staff does not establish a national aviation management department, then how Bavaria operates the air force is completely its own business, I have money, I am willing to get 500 planes, then it is okay, anyway, you Prussia don't care, then the air force is not a regular establishment in the German army, and as long as it is not a regular establishment, then, how much do I care about your Prussian bird affairs?

In fact, the formal establishment of an independent aviation department in Germany began on September 26, 1912, and the creation of a combat unit of real significance began in October. And at the very beginning of the creation of the troops, the German aviation department already limited the size of the aviation units, as well as the proportion of each kingdom! Among them, the Kingdom of Bavaria, as the second largest mountain in Germany, naturally has an aviation force, and the Bavarian Military Flight Office is in charge. And because of this system, the quota of aviation power that Bavaria can allocate is far from meeting the needs of the prince!

At the time of the general mobilization of the German army on 1 August 1914, there were 254 trained pilots and 271 aviation observers. These pilots formed 30 Prussian Army Flying Corps, 4 Bavarian Army Flying Corps, 6 Prussian Fortress Flying Corps and 1 Bavarian Fortress Flying Squadron.

And in terms of logistics, Prussia has 8 ground support units, Bavaria has only 1. Prussia had 4 aircraft maintenance detachments, while Bavaria had only one. In terms of size, Bavaria's aviation capacity is only about one-sixth that of Prussia, which is not only a terrible low percentage, but also a pitiful actual number! You know, at that time, the army flying team had only 6 planes each, and the fortress flying squadron only had 4 planes! The combined aviation of the entire Bavaria is only the size of a large flying squadron in World War 2, which is not enough to even carry out reconnaissance missions! The most important thing is that there is a serious shortage of reserve personnel!

So if you wait for Prussia to take the lead and start doing it, then the daylily will be cold, after all, Bavaria is not the prince alone, let alone Prussia. So the prince decided to start working on the plane in advance, and to make Bavaria bigger before Prussia decided to establish a unified German aviation system. And once the scale is up, Prussia can't force you to downsize, right? I have 150 planes, and you're forcing me to compress them to 25? What do you think? Do you pay for those planes that are cut down?

If Prussia wants to ensure the suppressive power of the air force, then it is okay, you can expand the scale, Bavaria has 150 aircraft, then you can get 900 aircraft yourself. If you don't have the money, then well, you can reduce the size a bit, anyway, it is impossible to eliminate the new Bavarian planes. In fact, this was also a disguised increase in the number of aircraft available to Germany at the beginning of the war.

However, the prince estimated that if nothing else, Prussia's aviation capabilities would not be crushed, because from an economic point of view, Bavaria's military budget was far greater than that of Prussia, and Bavaria used one-sixth to one-fifth of Germany's total economy to feed a force that was only a little more than one-seventh the size of the entire German army. When it comes to government finances, Bavaria has an advantage, because so far all state industries have high profit margins. Without more than 50% of the profits, the prince was not interested at all. Coupled with the diamond mines in Namibia, Bavaria has plenty of money!

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