Chen Dao looked at the small helicopter in front of him, and then looked at the manual in his hand. [ads:This site has a new URL,Shorthand method:,.]

The FI-282 "Hummingbird" helicopter has a net weight of 760 kg, a maximum altitude of 3,300 meters, a maximum speed of 150 kilometers per hour, and a range of 300 kilometers.

It is really surprising that Germany still has such an artifact as a helicopter, and it seems necessary to conduct a thorough investigation of how many good things the research department of the Luftwaffe has hidden.

Chen Daozheng pondered, Goering walked up to him and said: "Since you told me that science and technology are the first combat effectiveness, I asked the Air Force Command to urge major aircraft manufacturing companies to accelerate the research and development of various new models in their hands, FI-282 is one of the recent research and development results, do you want to see what potential this aircraft has?" ”

"It's called a hummingbird, and it's really a small hummingbird that can only take one driver. Looking at its volume, I am afraid that the load is also limited, and it is barely used for transportation, and at present, it can only be used for reconnaissance purposes, and then it is to make technical reserves for the development of more powerful helicopters. Chen Dao said.

"We also have a more powerful helicopter, what is it called, let me think, it is called FA-223, it seems to be the name. It was much larger, far surpassing the FI-282 in terms of speed and load. ”

"Oh? Where is that kind of plane? I want to see it. Chen Dao asked in surprise.

Goering pointed to a hangar in the northeast corner of the No. 4 training ground and said: "In that hangar, the folk-wolff company is debugging and will soon be driven out for test flights." ”

It wasn't long before a giant twin-rotor plane slowly pulled out of the hangar and onto the runway.

Chen Dao took the product manual sent by the staff of Fokker Wolff, and was happy when he saw the first line of words.

FA-223 Dragon twin-rotor helicopter.

Compared to the Hummingbird helicopter, which is more than two meters tall and six meters long, the twelve-meter-long FA-223 can indeed be called a giant dragon.

The maximum altitude is 7,500 meters, the load is 2,000 kilograms, and the cruising speed is 200 kilometers per hour.

Although the FA-223 may seem primitive, it is an essential artifact used by paratroopers and special forces to kill people and set fires.

Chen Dao watched the two huge propellers rotate violently and slowly rise vertically in place, and excitedly shouted to Goering: "I want FA-223." Tell Focke Wolf to accelerate research immediately and put it into production as soon as possible. ”

"What about hummingbirds? What can it be used for? Is there a need to continue researching? Goering asked.

"Of course it's necessary, you tell Flett to find a way to expand the interior space of the hummingbird. At least two people must be able to be put down, so that we can use it both as a reconnaissance aircraft and as an artillery calibrator, and I will order fifty of them on behalf of naval aviation. ”

"Since you say and use, it's useful. Listen to you in this matter, I will let the staff supervise their research and development, and strive to finalize and put into production as soon as possible. Goering said.

During the "Hummingbird" and "Dragon" air shows, a morning flew by.

On the way home, Goering suddenly said: "Sure enough, you said it, Mussolini's bald man really can't figure out his position, and he is not afraid that his appetite will be too big to support himself?" It's really not greedy. ”

"Whatever he does, I don't wonder what the hell he's trying to do. I also learn to learn. Chen Dao said after snorting a few times contemptuously.

"I'll talk about it when I get home."

Back at home, after some talk from Goering, Chen Dao finally knew how big Mussolini's appetite was.

Mussolini's son-in-law, Italian Foreign Minister Ciano, officially presented Mussolini's plan for restructuring the Middle East to Germany:

Egypt and Sudan: Italy will replace Britain politically, militarily and legally.

Abolition of the Suez Canal Company. Establishment of an Italian-led special regime in the Canal Zone.

All British rights in Palestine and Jordan were to be transferred to Italy, and Germany could establish military bases there.

The islands of Cyprus, Aden, Perin and Socotra, to be occupied militarily by Italy.

British Somaliland and Djibouti were to be ceded to Italy.

Most outrageously, Mussolini also proposed to seize Syria and Lebanon under the control of Vichy France, after which Italy would take over Vichy France, and Germany could also set up military bases in both countries.

After listening to Goering's explanation, Chen Dao couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

After getting over the initial surprise, Chen Dao said with a smile: "We all made a big mistake. We overestimated Mussolini's IQ. What does Germany get by following his method of distribution? We had been fighting in the Mediterranean for nearly three months, and had we come to rebuild the Roman Empire for the Italians?

Mussolini really went out of shit luck, with his political ability. How on earth did he gain control of Italy? ”

Goering's face also had an expression similar to Chen Dao's.

"The Führer agrees with you, he says that Mussolini is the illegitimate son of God, but when he came to earth he landed first and broke his brain."

"What was the Führer's reaction to the demands of the Italians?" Chen Dao asked.

"The Führer said that according to the plan of "Santa Claus" that you submitted, deal with the Italians, and make Mussolini sober."

"Good. We're waiting to see the excitement of the Italians, and I guess it will take at least half a month to a month to produce results, and in the meantime I'll have to do my duty as an advisor to the Army and the Waffen-SS for a good job, and then"

"And then loot all their military dollars into our bank accounts."

Goering laughed wildly and raised his hands into tiger claws and clawed them in the air, as if there were countless gold bars floating in the air.

"The Air Force also needs to cooperate with me, so that our money-making plan can be realized." Chen Dao said.

"You can rest assured, the Air Force will absolutely fully cooperate."

The brother-in-law and brother-in-law happily plotted to make a fortune at home, but Hitler and Mussolini were unhappy because of the uneven distribution of the spoils in the Mediterranean.

On 1 November, following Hitler's order, the German army completely ceased offensive operations in the Middle East.

First Herman. The Goering Panzer Division was stationed in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, and refused to move south to participate in the offensive against Kenya and British Somalia.

Rommel's 7th Panzer Division and the Greater German Motorized Rifle Regiment, which were stationed in Palestine and Jordan, did not continue their offensive against Iraq, but instead began to build airfields and stockpile supplies.

Under German pressure, the Vichy French government agreed to open the passage of passage to the German army in Syria. The German 10th Panzer Division, the 90th Light Division, and the 22nd Airborne Infantry Division were then loaded from Yugoslavia and moved to Syria and Palestine in batches, and the Second Air Force combat aircraft were stationed at Syrian military airfields.

After the German army and air force units were stationed in Syria, they still did not launch an attack on Iraq, but only greatly expanded airfields, built warehouses, and hoarded all kinds of military supplies.

In contrast to the German conservatism, the Italian army attacked aggressively in various parts of the Mediterranean and East Africa.

On 3 November, Italy occupied Cyprus, which had been abandoned by the British, without firing a single shot.

In the Balkans, the units of the Italian Albanian Army Group proudly advanced into Greece for fifty or sixty kilometers, and did not stop the offensive until they encountered the main force of the Greek army in the area of Vovusa, and the two sides were gearing up for a decisive battle.

Due to some force majeure intervention, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia, both members of the Axis bloc, only mobilized heavy troops to exert coercion in the border area with Greece, and did not participate in the attack on Greece.

In the East African theater, after joining up with the southbound Tenth Army, the Italian army in Ethiopia gained momentum.

Under the command of the Duke of Aosta, the Italian governor in Ethiopia, the Italian army invaded British Somalia from Ethiopia and Italian Somalia in two directions.

After stubborn resistance, the British army, which was outnumbered by only 3,000 men, was forced to evacuate by sea to Kenya to join the main force of the Eighth Army, and the entire territory of British Somalia fell.

The first half of November 1940 was destined to belong to Mussolini, and the victories of the Italian army on all fronts fueled Mussolini's arrogance and made him even more invincible.

On 11 November, the vanguard of the Italian 24th Infantry Division arrived in Palestine by ship, becoming the first Italian army to enter the east bank of the Suez Canal.

Hitler just watched Mussolini's bravado, waiting to see Mussolini's jokes with the vicious mind of standing higher and falling harder, and waiting for Mussolini to kneel and beg him to be the savior.

At the Naval Aviation Command in the port of Kiel, Chen Dao just threw it aside after reading the battle reports on the southern front sent by Goering one after another.

Looking at the pile of blank paper on the table, Chen Dao's face was full of a sense of accomplishment.

"The plan for the integration of the three services has been drawn up and will be implemented tomorrow. If anyone dares to stop my plan to make a fortune, God will block and kill God, and Buddha will block and kill Buddha. ”

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There are two kinds of pictures of helicopters in the top post of the post of the same name, and interested friends can take a look. (To be continued.) )xh118