As soon as this conversion plan was formulated, Germany's supply pressure was suddenly reduced a lot, and Speer also stuffed some Italian tanks on it to make up the numbers, including:

67 KV-1\KV-2, which they combined with another 89 T-70 and T-60 tanks, converted into 134 units;

47 Churchills and 61 Matilda (not distinguishing between types 1 and 2), which were combined with another 98 Crusader and Valentine tanks, converted into 216 tanks;

34 French B1 tanks, 51 M3 General Grant tanks combined with 28 38T, 39 Italian M13, 37 M3 Stuart tanks, converted into 170 units;

330 T-34 tanks, which are the only ones that are not converted;

214 German No. 3 tanks, converted into 150 - this was the last winter when the German units were re-equipped, and all the gaps were filled with this one, except for some that were given to the Axis brothers.

In addition to these complete bodies, some of the parts, accessories, and artillery pieces that had been dismantled from the damaged vehicles were also stuffed into Japan, and with the shrewdness of the Japanese, it was not difficult to piece together dozens of tanks from them.

After Speer's scheduling, almost all of the tanks captured from other countries in the existing inventory of the German army have been released, of course, the T-34 can not be completely captured, the current Czech production line managed by Skoda can produce 300 T-34 a month, Hoffman believes that the T-34 is very suitable for the Japanese, he summarized the advantages of 4 aspects: first, the Japanese soldiers are small, and they will not feel crowded when squeezed into the T-34 car; Second, most of Japan's existing combat vehicles use diesel engines, and they are relatively satisfied with the diesel opportunity of the T-34, and Japan is not short of diesel; Thirdly, Japan and the USSR were neutral and fought mainly against Britain and the United States, and the adoption of the T-34 would not create identification problems; Fourthly, the combat effectiveness of the T-34 was enough to compete with most of the tanks of the Allied forces, including the Sherman, which was enough for Japan.

The only captured tank captured by Britain and the United States that Germany was eye-catching and willing to keep was the Sherman, and several major armored commanders did not look down on its combat level, but they all admitted that this was a relatively mature and easy-to-use tank, which was very suitable for transforming into logistics vehicles, and a large number of Shermans were transformed into rescue tanks, bridge tanks, bulldozers, cranes, etc.

It was more difficult to capture enemy aircraft than tanks, so the 1000 aircraft were mainly of German origin, and the main distribution was as follows:

200 Bf-219s;

120 He-218s;

80 Ju-98s;

147 captured P-40s, Hurricanes, P-39s and Handsome Fighters;

150 Italian MC-202 and RE-2001, ready to be exchanged for Bf-109 and Italians, so that the leader can get a little cheaper;

100 Fw-190A;

70 Stukas;

79 Do-17, 54 Ju-52.

Originally, the Do-17 and Ju-52 could be converted into 2 aircraft according to the agreement of both parties, and considering that they were old models, this was not bad. After this toss, the Do-17 in the Air Force was completely withdrawn.

After reading it, Hoffman nodded with satisfaction: "The plane is to be distributed between the Japanese army and navy, you handle it properly in this way, can the three new carrier-based aircraft be given to the spot?" ”

"It will all be completed by the 15th of this month." "You're going to deliver it all at once?" I thought it would take at least a few batches. ”

"With these, Japan dares to fight India with confidence and boldness, so don't drag them out, that's a waste of our own time, as for steel and ships, we are also nervous, let's deliver them in batches." Hoffman asked, "Have the experts seen the captured American Liberty Wheel, how is it compared to our Wheel of Will?" ”

"Ours is stronger, regardless of speed and carrying capacity, of course, the level of construction is not as good as that of the Americans - the speed at which the Americans build ships is too fast." Speer added, "But the United States still has an upgraded version of the Victory Wheel, which is stronger than the Wheel of Will, so will we continue to upgrade as well?" ”

"No, reduce the man-hours and costs first, and then consider upgrading when it is mature."

Early the next morning, Horikichi, accompanied by a trio of Liude, watched with great interest the live drill of the new aircraft.

"Sir, it's so good, it's too good to believe." With the help of German naval pilots, Takashi Egusa, the number one critter fighter of the Japanese Navy, quickly mastered the operation of the He-218, and immediately began to conduct exercises on the ship after several tests at the land airfield on Socotra Island. According to the German side, the biggest difficulty for the He-218 is landing, and novices can easily fall on the deck if they do not grasp the speed well. But there was no difficulty with an elite like Takashi Egusa, and he stopped steadily on the deck of the Hayabusa—not even the Hayabusa, nor the Shozuru and Zuizuru, which were larger and wider than the Hayabusa.

He went to Horiyoshi in three steps and two steps to report on the advantages of the dive bomber that the Japanese side called the "Comet Change": first, it was fast, and due to the use of a built-in magazine, the speed could reach up to 580 km/h, even exceeding the maximum speed of the Zero Battle; Second, the load is high, and it can carry 500 kg of aerial bombs, which is twice as high as the level that the 99 ship explosion can only carry 250 kg; Third, the body is sturdy and has good defensive performance, and the German designers have strengthened the defense and structure of the body, which greatly exceeds the defense level of the 99 ship explosion, and is also greatly improved compared with the comet prototype; Fourth, the range is good, under such a transformation, the maximum range still reaches nearly 1,300 kilometers, which is only 200 kilometers less than the original comet, and is basically close to the 99 ship explosion.

"If you really want to talk about the shortcomings, it is difficult to land on the deck and it is difficult for novices to master it, but it should be no problem for veteran pilots with more than 1,000 flight hours." After Jiang Cao Takashi finished speaking, he said in a pleading tone, "Sir, let me fight with a new plane on the way home." ”

Hori Yoshichi smiled: "Don't worry, let's take a look at the performance of Zero War Reform." ”

When he said this, the Bf-219 piloted by Saburo Sakai, Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, and Toshio Ota had taken off from the Dragon and Phoenix one after another.

At this moment, the voice of Rear Admiral Kakuharu Tsunoda, the captain of the Hayabusa, who was known for his bravery, reached the ears of the three of them through the radio: "Hey...... You three work hard, the commander and the allied generals are watching from below, hurry up and take out the cleaning trio......"

The three of them smiled helplessly, since that performance over the US military airfield, the name of the "cleaning trio" is officially launched, the three of them used the radio to contact each other and were ready to start, speaking of which they felt the most about the German aircraft is that the radio communication level is several streets away from Japan, and even more than the feeling of the performance gap of the aircraft, after using German goods, after experiencing the clear and natural voice of the throat intercom, and then looking at the original plane, the radio station that failed 8 times out of 10 times was eager to smash it all at once. When they think so, they must not know that the German side is also in love with the wireless intercom of Motorola in the United States, and there are a large number of copycats in China, Rommel forgot about most of the trophies in Alexandria, but two things were directly packed and taken away by him, one is the Motorola wireless intercom, and the other is the Dodge's ten-wheel card.

Soon, the three planes that were still performing the combat show just now immediately formed a dense formation, and first made three small radius rolls at an altitude of 3,000 meters, and the overall time was perfectly coordinated, as if one person was flying. Immediately after level flight, the three planes dived at a high speed of nearly 700 km/h, and then leveled again after rushing to an altitude of 1,400 meters.

"Beautiful!" At this time, the pilots of the German HNA including Richthofen all stood up and applauded, and it was already quite difficult for them to do these maneuvers alone, and the three planes performed on the same stage, and they cooperated so exquisitely that this group of pilots were extremely impressed, and they knew the inside story -- these pilots had mastered the new plane in less than three days.

Horikichi also smiled and clapped his hands, and when the three of them landed, he summoned them to him and asked, "The new plane is good?" ”

"Yes, sir, it's much stronger than it used to be."

"The set you just performed is called the Sweeping Trio?"

"Yes......" Saburo Sakai was so embarrassed that his face turned red, and the other two lowered their heads in embarrassment.

"Interesting, interesting." Horikichi laughed, "I've heard Tsukahara-kun mention the names of the three of you, it seems that it hasn't been long since you were transferred from the base air force?" Will you be able to get on board so quickly? ”

"Sir, you're right." The thought that his name was still remembered by the commander of the Combined Fleet made him feel terrified.

"There is a task entrusted to you, and the commander of the German naval aviation has proposed to me that he wants to send a few pilots to help them train, and he specially named the three of you."

"Sir, I've seen their techniques, and each one of them is very good, and they don't need us!"

"We are all transferred from the Air Force pilots, and the flying skills should be fine, but we have only been training at the training base for a long time, and we have not really been on the ship...... In 10 days, the aircraft carrier Zeppelin will be delivered, and the Führer hopes that we will be able to form combat strength as soon as possible. Richthofen said sincerely, "We would like to learn how to get on board quickly, so please advise you." ”

I got acquainted with the trio of Liude, and even Richthofen learned a little bit of Japanese sophistication.

"Rest on the spot for four days, wait for the return of the 1st guerrilla detachment, and all the pilots change planes and go to the ship...... Then the fleet went first to Alexandria, and then to Italy. ”

"Still going to Italy?" Cao Lu thought he had misheard, "Sir, didn't you say that you should rush back as soon as you get the supplies and get the supplies?" ”

"Don't worry, go to Italy first." Horikichi smiled slightly, "The radar that the German Führer promised to support us has been sent to the Italian shipyard, we will go there for refitting as soon as possible, and the injured Zuizuru also needs to be repaired, let's talk about it after the New Year." (To be continued.) )