Chapter Ninety-Four: The Other Side of the Ocean
Rubber! This is a resource that Germany lacked throughout World War II!
Because of the lack of resources, Germany has been vigorously developing various synthetic technologies, such as using coal to synthesize gasoline, and at the same time, Germany is also synthesizing styrene-butadiene rubber by itself. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
However, the synthesis of rubber requires petroleum as raw materials, and Germany is already short of oil, and the synthesis of rubber is also limited. On the other hand, there is a certain gap between the quality of synthetic rubber and natural rubber, which is used on the load-bearing wheels of tanks and does not have a long life.
Therefore, in the later period, the Germans really had no rubber, and the hundreds of tanks in the later period simply did not hang glue and used all-steel load-bearing wheels.
All steel does not use rubber, the rolling resistance is small, but the noise is large, and there is no shock absorption effect, except for the use in the high temperature zone of the Middle East, other places, there is no need, the only advantage is to save rubber!
It is peacetime, and Germany can import rubber from other countries, but once it comes to wartime, the source of rubber will probably be cut off!
Therefore, rubber is also a difficulty that Ciric needs to overcome!
Fortunately, Shirek is ready! In addition to synthetic rubber, in fact, there is also a rubber technology!
The last time I went to the UK, I messed up the Merlin engine, and the later progress was taken care of by others, and Ciric has once again set his sights on the distant other side of the ocean.
Actually, Germany, the real adversary, is the United States!
The biggest advantage of the United States is its geographical location! Both sides are oceans, and the two world wars could not burn the war in the United States, on the contrary, the war in Europe made a lot of wealth, personnel, and technology flow to the United States, and the United States is the real beneficiary of the world war!
Even now, the United States already has terrible industrial capacity!
If the United States had not entered the war in World War II, Germany would have won! The United States provided a lot of resources to Britain and the Soviet Union, and without the support of the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union would not be able to bear it at all!
The United States can launch hundreds of escort aircraft carriers on the water within a few years! The Pacific Fleet was destroyed by the island nation, and it quickly recovered, and this terrible industrial capacity is the capital to win the war!
And now, in Ciric's mind, there is no complete plan to deal with the United States, this trip to the United States, Ciric has planned a lot of actions, but he always feels that it is just scratching the surface.
Moreover, after this trip to the United States, the burden on Ciric's shoulders will be heavier, because the formation of the Waffen-SS has begun! After this return, Ciric will be the head of the Waffen-SS!
Time has crossed into 34 years, and when Ciric returns, there is not much time left for him, because, two years later, there will be a Spanish civil war! And in this war, both Germany and Italy will intervene!
It was even said in later generations that the Spanish Civil War was a small World War II, and all countries put their most advanced weapons and equipment into the Spanish Civil War for testing!
At that time, it will definitely also be the stage for the Waffen-SS, and Germany will organize a group of personnel to go to Spain!
Thinking of the blood-pumping battle, Ciric's heart actually swelled with anticipation, he knew that in his bones, he was eager to fight!
The American continent is Ciric's first, and probably last, visit! In the future, Ciric will rarely have time to come back!
This time, Ciric didn't bring Hannah with him, because Hannah's stomach was bulging again.
Ciric, set an example for the people of the whole country, have more children! Germany's population must grow!
As a result, Ciric could only take a few retinues and personal guards to embark on the road to the United States.
Every day, the sun rises and sets.
Life in the sea is quite boring.
No way, in this era, there are no long-range passenger aircraft across the ocean, and now the most advanced passenger aircraft is Douglas's DC-1, which has a range of less than 2,000 kilometers.
So, for intercontinental travel, cruises are the only option.
If you don't have money, you can only take an economical ship, which is similar to the green car of later generations, crowded with people, and if you have money, you can take a high-end luxury cruise ship.
Although the Titanic has sunk a long time ago, the pursuit of luxury cruise ships in various countries is undiminished, after all, there are still many rich businessmen and aristocrats in this era, they will not take a green car, they have to take the first class seat of the motor car if they want to sit.
Now, Shirek is also on a luxury cruise ship.
Ciric doesn't like to socialize much, so, after entering the cruise ship, Ciric locks himself in his room, and his table has drawings one after another.
Do?
Idle is also idle, Ciric really wanted to draw the strategic bomber in the impression of later generations, but, somehow, those impressions in his mind, it seems to be there, but it is incomplete, and he has drawn many drawings in a row, and none of them look good.
And, what if there are drawings? The incident of the last tank has made Ciric realize that in addition to the drawings, more importantly, there must be various industrial bases that are in line with this era!
At most, my own design is just an inspiration for engineers, and in the end, it depends on the efforts of engineers!
Strategic bombers! What's the use of this thing? In addition to being able to fly to the continental United States to bomb, what is more important is that it can carry an atomic bomb! The miniaturization of nuclear weapons is a long-term path, nuclear bombs have just been created, they are quite large in size and weight, and only strategic bombers can carry them!
"Minister Cirek, there's a dance on the ship today, would you like to go and see it?" Seeing that Ciric was at a loss, the guard Graff spoke to Ciric.
A long sea voyage is like a tour, and this is also the same as in later generations, although airplanes have become popular, there are still luxury cruise ships in operation. On this cruise ship, there are dance parties, swimming pools, all kinds of entertainment facilities, singing and dancing play, there are things on land, there are all here!
Ciric shook his head, "Forget it. ”
"I heard that there are a lot of celebrities on our ship, as well as many American celebrities and movie stars." Graff said, "Minister Cirek, you've been locked up here all day, it's boring, and it's time to find a woman." ”
On cruise ships, single men and women are also very likely to have something.
In an instant, Ciric was speechless for a while, this subordinate of his own actually wanted to pimp himself! However, there are many celebrities, who maybe, will meet their own goals?
"Okay, let's take a look."