Chapter 1202 BF-110 Fighter (Eleventh Update)
"Albert? Marshal Kesselring, I authorize the Imperial Air Force, from the beginning of the war, to seize the time and seize every opportunity to carry out a strategic bombing of the Russian Federation. We will blow up all the big cities, industrial bases, important transport nodes and railway lines in Burussia! Let the Burussia lose the strength to manufacture weapons and equipment and develop industry! Let them no longer have the strength to confront us in this war. In this way, we will be able to completely destroy Burussia before the arrival of next winter at the latest! Qin Tian said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Albert? Marshal Kesselring replied excitedly. Although, he knew that with the current strength of the Imperial Air Force, especially the strength of the Strategic Air Force, it was still very difficult to achieve Qin Tian's requirements. However, from Qin Tian's order, he could feel Qin Tian's attention and support for the strategic air force. He firmly believed that as the Luftwaffe's strategic forces grew stronger and stronger, they would soon have enough strength to fulfill Qin Tian's requirements.
After Qin Tian's order was issued, the strategic forces of the Luftwaffe immediately became operational. Long-range fighters and heavy bombers were transferred to airfields in Belarus and Ukraine. Next, strikes on important cities in Burussia will take off mainly from these airfields. As the German army further advanced into the depths of the Russian army, the take-off airfields of the strategic air force could also further advance into the hinterland of the Russian country. That way, they'll be able to drop bombs farther away. After all, in order to prepare for German bombing, the Burussians had long planned to move many important factories to the vicinity of the Ural Mountains and even to the Western Siberian Plain.
It's just that what the Russian government doesn't know is that the location of these factories of ours has long been leaked and has been targeted by the Luftwaffe. In the next strategic strike, the Luftwaffe will gradually destroy all these important factories in Burussia in order to further deal a blow to the war potential of Burussia.
The Luftwaffe command specially created the Office of Strategic Strike, headed by the new Field Marshal Eduard Edward? Milch became commander and was specifically responsible for developing a plan for a strategic strike on the Russian side.
After the Royal Council, Albert? Field Marshal Kesselring made a special trip to the Office of Strategic Strikes to meet with Edward? Marshal Milch discussed a plan for a strategic strike against the Russian Federation.
"Marshal Milch, Your Majesty has given the order, and in a week a week a strategic strike will begin on the Bu-Russia. This will be an excellent opportunity for the Imperial Air Force to prove our capabilities. I hope that we will be able to impress everyone in this strategic strike! "Albert? Marshal Kesselring said.
The Luftwaffe was the latest to be founded, and there is no record other than the air raid on the Russian Air Force at the beginning of the war. This made the status of the Luftwaffe controversial. In particular, the construction of a huge strategic strike force requires a lot of military spending. Some people in the army and navy have long been quite subtle about this. Although with the support of Emperor Qin Tian, all those discussions were suppressed. But the Luftwaffe was holding back their strength, and they needed to prove to everyone that they were not wasting money. In the war, they were also able to show great strength, which allowed Germany to gain a greater advantage in the war, and even win the war in advance.
Edward? Marshal Milch nodded: "Your Excellency, a week of preparation is enough. The only thing to worry about is probably being intercepted by the Russians. Although the Russian Air Force was heavily damaged by us before, it has regained a lot of strength in the past few months. Although, the performance of the I-16 combat and I-15 fighters of the Russian Air Force is still not enough, they received a batch of P-40 fighters from the Americans. Although the performance of this type of fighter is still very poor, it will also pose a great threat to our bombers. Moreover, the number of our escort fighters is still not enough. ”
The Luftwaffe's long-range fighters, which were designed to escort heavy long-range bombers, were designated BF-110 fighters. However, unlike the twin-engine BF-110 fighter of the Führer of another time and space, the BF-110 fighter of the Luftwaffe in this time and space was single-engine, and used a powerful fighter with a power of 1,600 horsepower. In addition, a large amount of aviation aluminum is used on the fighter to reduce the weight of the fighter, ensuring that it can carry a large amount of aviation fuel to further increase the range. At the same time, the speed of the fighter reached 720 kilometers per hour, which is faster than the BF-109 fighter. The climb rate and dive performance are also outstanding. Although in combat effectiveness, it cannot be compared with the F-190 fighter. But the combat performance is still very strong. At least, for now, no country's fighters are capable of confronting it, except for Germany's own fighters. Because of the use of a large number of new materials, the BF-110 fighter is very expensive to build, and it is more expensive than the F-190 fighter. But precisely because of this, the maximum range of the BF-110 fighter is able to reach two thousand eight hundred kilometers (carrying drop tanks). Of course, although it is not as perverted as the Zero fighter for more than 3,300 kilometers, it is already a little better than the P-51 fighter. For the Luftwaffe, such a range was barely enough. As long as they take off from the front-line airfield, they will be able to escort the H-11 bombers and H-21 bombers taking off from the rear airfield.
With the advancement of technology, the range of German long-range fighters will certainly be further improved. At that time, it will be almost possible to provide full escort for heavy bombers.
Now the Luftwaffe only has a total of 600 BF-110 fighters, which is still working overtime to squeeze out part of the production capacity of F-190 fighters.
"I'm going to say hello to the aircraft factory and ask them to ramp up production of BF-110 fighters. Wait a few more months, and we won't be short of long-range fighters. In addition, after the arrival of spring, the army will launch a large-scale offensive. Tactical fighters will also be dispatched in full force to fight for air supremacy. When the time comes, the Russian Air Force will definitely suffer further heavy losses. When we carry out strategic bombing, the threat is much smaller. "Albert? Marshal Kesselring said.
Edward? Marshal Milch nodded, although the current escort force is somewhat insufficient, but the heavy bomber is not only solid in structure, but also equipped with powerful self-defense firepower. Combined with the protection of long-range fighters, it is barely enough.