Chapter 263: The Oil Problem (Addition, Subscription Requested)

Historically, when the Navy was preparing for the aircraft carrier Count Zeppelin, there were also two carrier-based aircraft in the plan. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Among them, the model improved by Mercedesschmidt is the Bf 109T, which increases the wing area to improve lift, lengthens the wing by 60 cm, installs a hinge on the outside of the middle section of the gun, which can be folded upwards, adds a landing hook on the belly in front of the tail wheel, installs a catapult contact near the front wheel, and strengthens the corresponding structure.

In addition to this carrier-based fighter, the other carrier-based bomber, the Stuka, based on the Ju 87B, was modified with folding wings, catapult contacts, landing hooks and landing gear for emergency landings on the water, becoming a carrier-based aircraft that could be used on aircraft carriers.

And now, due to Goering's rude non-cooperation, the BF109 is no longer playful on the ship, and Ciric took advantage of this opportunity to develop the FW190, which fully meets the needs of the Navy, and has been modified compared with the historical aircraft, focusing on increasing fuel reserves, and becoming a long-range fighter.

However, the Navy is still short of attack aircraft.

He51 will definitely not be able to adapt to future wars, in fact, if you let Ciric choose, Ciric prefers to be the HS129 with the title of tank opener, but unfortunately, this aircraft is still in the stage of program demonstration.

On the battlefield in Spain, the pilots experimented with the effect of ground attack, and the conclusion was that an air-to-ground attack, even if there were no bombs, and an attack with aerial artillery, was effective, but the aircraft had to add additional protection and become a flying tank.

Now it's just a program demonstration, and there is still a long time before the prototype is manufactured and really mature, after all, the historical HS129 was made under the stimulation of the I-2.

Therefore, if you want to equip an aircraft carrier with attack aircraft now, Stuka is a good choice, especially when carrying bombs to attack ships.

Now, since Goering has proposed it, of course Shirek will not refuse.

"Well, I'm really glad to see that our navy and air force can work together to make new contributions to our national defense." Ciric said.

Goering was extremely unhappy to hear it, now, in terms of military rank, Ciric is not as good as Goering, but in terms of status in the party, Shirek has been ranked second, and he is almost Hitler's designated successor!

Therefore, although Ciric's tone made Goering very unhappy, Goering could only passively accept it.

"Great Führer, I have to remind you that now, although our army is growing stronger day by day, our advanced mechanized army needs a lot of fuel as a basis, but now, our fuel reserves have always been in a minimum warning position."

After returning to Berlin after returning to Berlin after the inspection of the navy, at the first meeting attended by Ciric, Albert Speer made a serious warning.

Ever since Speer became the Reich's Minister of Armament at the suggestion of Ciric, he immediately showed his strengths, and in a short period of time, he almost doubled all aspects of Germany's weapons production! This is quite an achievement!

Now, Germany does not have to worry about mineral resources for the time being, and through cooperation with the Soviet Union in previous years, Germany has obtained mountains of ore, which can be used for at least 40 years according to current calculations.

At the same time, there are also mineral resources after the conquest of Austria, as well as various minerals from Spain, and in a short period of time, the issue of minerals can be ignored.

However, the issue of energy is already imminent.

Germany's oil production is very small, and even after getting Austria, plus Austrian oil, it is far from enough for Germany to spend.

The war in Spain showed the combat power of mechanized units, and now, in the German Army, there are constantly infantry divisions transformed into armored divisions, and they all need more oil.

At the same time, the Navy, the Air Force, also need oil. Now, the oil problem is quite serious.

It can be said that although Germany has a large amount of equipment now, once it enters a state of war and Germany's oil supply is cut off, all Germany's existing equipment will become scrap metal, and Germany's oil reserves will not be able to support it for even half a month.

Oil, this black gold, is the basis of all advanced equipment!

Hearing Speer's warning, Hitler looked at Hillek.

Libya has a lot of oil, it is still a secret, and at the top, no more than five people know about it!

Over the years, the Libyan engineering team has remained in Libya, all of them are the most loyal personnel, and with a message from Berlin, they will be able to produce 10,000 barrels of crude oil per day within a week, and 100,000 barrels per day within a month! In this case, one Libya would be enough to support the entire German war machine!

After all, over the years, the engineering team has drilled all the oil wells in Libya, and there are 12 mega oil fields with proven total reserves of more than 1 billion barrels, and many of them are fairly easy to exploit!

Moreover, over the years, the oil pipeline has also been laid in the desert of Libya, so to speak, waiting for the day when the stone will break the sky!

Now, Germany is short of crude oil, and Libya has enough oil to support Germany to win the entire World War II!

What to do? Do it now?

The temptation was too great, and even Hillek thought about it for a long time before he could control it, and he calmly said to Hitler: "Our secret cannot be exposed yet." ”

It can't be exposed, it can't be exposed until France is laid! After defeating France, after gaining control of the Mediterranean, it can be transported by land, from Libya, across the Mediterranean to Spain, from Spain to France, and then to Germany!

Although it is possible to transport directly from Libya to the ports of northern Germany by sea, it is necessary to master the sea power in the eastern Atlantic, that is, after landing on the British mainland, it is enough!

The oil fields there were only available after the start of the war, but now, no. Moreover, Italy is still playing the role of big brother, and if it knew that there was an endless supply of oil, it would definitely tear up the original agreement and not admit that it had been given to Germany.

So, how to solve Germany's existing dilemma?

"I thought of two ways." "First, use our abundant gold reserves to defeat Britain and France, and expand our share of oil imports from Romania!" ”

"Second, we imported in large quantities from the USSR!"