“Me163？”

Of course, Qin Chuan knew what Me163 was, but at this time, he should act as if he didn't know.

"Simply put!" Conrad replied, "It's a rocket-powered plane!" ”

Qin Chuan's eyes couldn't help but widen: "You mean to say that you want to apply the power of the V1 to the plane?" ”

"So to speak!" Conrad nodded, "Why not?" It's cheap to build and fast, reaching speeds of up to 950 kilometers per hour, which is much faster than any of our existing warplanes! ”

"But have you thought about its shortcomings?" Qin Chuan asked.

"Of course I did!" Conrad replied, "That's why we're going to test fly and get rid of these shortcomings!" ”

This Me163 should be said to be an attempt by Germany, or it can also be said to be a kind of helplessness.

Because, Germany was seriously short of resources and productivity in the middle and late stages, that is, the equipment produced by the rear industry could not catch up with the consumption of the front line, so Germany hoped to produce a cheap, short production cycle, and quite good performance of the fighter.

Inspired by the V1 missile and the test flight, the German military industry considered: why not transform the V1 missile into a fighter?

The idea is indeed good, because it is the first and only rocket-powered engine in human history that can be used in practical and combat at the same time, but its inherent shortcomings determine how useful it is on the battlefield.

"You just said it was a drawback?" Hannah looked at Qin Chuan suspiciously: "You just heard about it, and you haven't even seen it, how can you know its shortcomings?" ”

"Because its shortcomings are so obvious!" Qin Chuan replied, "Have you forgotten how long it takes us to refuel the V1?" And when we find a group of enemy planes, we should immediately take off and intercept them, and we don't have that much time to prepare! ”

"We can overcome this problem!" Conrad invited Qin Chuan to the other side and replied, "We have positioned it as an interceptor, that is, deployed on the route where the enemy's aircraft group may appear...... Because it's so cheap, we can do that! ”

In a way, Conrad is still right, because quantitative change will lead to qualitative change, and a large number can play a different role.

"And then?" Qin Chuan asked.

"And then ......," said Conrad, "just like any other plane, the pilot can shoot down the enemy's plane with machine guns and cannons!" As mentioned earlier, it reaches speeds of up to 950 kilometers per hour, which gives it a great advantage in air combat! ”

"Really?" Qin Chuan asked rhetorically.

"Why not?" Conrad's face was full of doubts: "Hannah didn't find a problem in this area after the test flight, did he, Hannah?" ”

"Yes!" Hannah agreed: "If anything, it was that the moment I took off, I climbed to an altitude of 9,000 meters in just 90 seconds, and the huge overload almost made me unconscious!" ”

"What weapons are you going to equip it with?" Qin Chuan asked.

"MG151 heavy machine gun, or MK108 cannon!" Conrad replied.

"What's the range?" Qin Chuan asked again.

"About four hundred meters!" Conrad replied.

This is especially true of the MK108 gun, which has a large warhead and can drop 41 meters at a distance of 1,000 meters, so it must be fired at a close distance if it wants to hit the target.

"Uh-huh!" Qin Chuan answered, and then stopped talking.

"What's wrong with that?" Conrad asked.

"Do you think that's okay?" Qin Chuan asked rhetorically.

"I don't think there's anything wrong!" Conrad's face was full of bewilderment.

Hannah suddenly seemed to think of something, and replied, "No, there is a problem...... At a speed of 950 kilometers per hour, it can fly 263 meters per second. That is, from the moment the target enters the pilot's range, it takes less than two seconds for the pilot to fly over the target. The pilot simply doesn't have time to aim and shoot unless he can do all the maneuvers in two seconds! ”

Conrad let out an "oh" when he heard this, and then fell silent.

After a pause, Conrad asked again: "Can we let the pilot aim in advance, that is, aim at the target, and only need to pull the trigger when the target enters the range......"

"It's theoretically possible!" Qin Chuan said: "But actual combat is another matter. Aiming in advance is not as easy as it seems, and it is not even easy to judge the distance of the target, especially on that kind of fast-flying aircraft...... You think it's 400 meters, but it could actually be 800 meters or more, and when you are sure to enter the 400 meters, the goal of blinking and hesitating is behind you. What's more, if the enemy and the enemy are flying in opposite directions, the reaction time left for the pilot is even shorter! ”

Conrad couldn't help but frown in annoyance.

What Qin Chuan said is the truth, sometimes it is not said that the faster the better, the speed of the Me163 will make it something irrelevant to the battlefield, that is, the enemy cannot hit it, and at the same time it cannot hit the enemy.

On the other hand, due to the danger of its fuel and its high failure rate, Me163 has become almost a suicide weapon...... Up to 80% of the lost Me163 crashed due to its own failure.

"Perhaps...... We can slow it down! Hannah said.

"No!" Conrad replied, "If you reduce the speed, it will have no advantage compared to other fighters at all!" ”

Conrad was right, if the speed of the Me163 was reduced to about 700 km/h, it would give the pilot time to aim, but if that was the case, why use the Me163 instead of the plane?

Cheapness may still be a good reason, but more important is the loss of pilots, and the Me163 has another fatal drawback...... It only had enough fuel to stay in the air for eight minutes.

After thinking about it, Conrad shook his head and said, "You should have told us this earlier, Major!" ”

"But...... How do I know? Qin Chuan spread his hands.

"I didn't blame you!" Conrad sighed, "I mean, you see, we've been researching for so long, we've wasted so much time and energy, especially Hannah risking her life several times......"

At this point, Conrad suddenly realized that he had slipped his mouth.

"So!" Qin Chuan looked at Hannah and said, "You guys just want to cancel this plan, it won't do any good except bring casualties to our pilots!" ”

"No!" Hannah objected: "We have paid so much blood, and we are ready to go to real combat......

"Continuing this plan will only cost us more!" Qin Chuan interrupted Hannah's words.

"Maybe we'll find something else to use it for!" Hannah cast an expectant glance at Qin Chuan.