In the late autumn of 1942, the 28th World Aviation Exposition opened in Dublin, Ireland. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

With the collapse of the British Empire, Dublin, a huge naval fortress, has long lost its original significance, the deployment of the Irish Navy and Air Force has been transferred from the east coast facing Britain to the west coast facing the Atlantic, the troops stationed in Dublin have been reduced by four-fifths, the aircraft and ships have been reduced by more than ninety percent, and the once heavily guarded military port has also been reopened to civilian ships in 1940. The sturdy barracks and anti-aircraft artillery bunkers scattered throughout can still give people a sense of the solemn atmosphere of the time when they were fully prepared for war.

Although the turmoil in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the oil dispute between Italy and Turkey were not enough to affect the peaceful life of the Irish, the anxiety of the Japanese-Soviet War, the burning of the "Civil War" in Hindustan and the rekindling of the war in Australia shook the world order again. Many countries, either for the purpose of self-preservation or because they are spying on the territories of their neighbors, have taken advantage of the war to expand their armaments on a large scale, and the booming international arms market is the best proof of this!

In the international arms market in the early 40s, "Made in Germany" still firmly occupied the top spot in the international arms market. The Germans sold the army's obsolete weapons and long-standing equipment at relatively low prices, although the performance of these arms was no longer first-class, but in view of the consistent reliability of the German army's standard weapons, its cost performance was still favored by many countries.

If you want to acquire technologically advanced weapons and equipment, then Ireland, Austria-Hungary, Italy, and the United States are undoubtedly ideal in certain areas.

In this air show, the IK-40B four-engine ultra-long-range heavy bomber jointly developed by Germany and Ireland was also grandly unveiled, this extraordinarily large aircraft can carry up to 8.5 tons of aerial bombs soaring at an altitude of 10,000 meters, its practical combat radius reaches 2,500 kilometers, the maximum transfer range is 8,600 kilometers, and has been nicknamed "Flying Fortress" for its solid fuselage structure and strong self-defense firepower. Correspondingly, the export price of an IK-40B is more than 3 million marks, which is equivalent to 25 IR-39A or a large destroyer of 3000 tons! Because the price was too high, the wealthy Luftwaffe only purchased 50 planes, organized a bomber group and a training group, but the Irish Air Force was very supportive of this kind of super killer developed and manufactured by its own military industrial enterprises, and they ordered 88 planes in four years, so as to form a very deterrent strategic bomber wing.

Due to the impact of the war, the number of visitors to the Air Expo in Dublin was much lower than in peacetime, and in a few days it was less than the number of visitors on the first day of the 26th Air Expo held in Berlin in 1938. The most eye-catching fighter at this year's aviation fair was none other than the Irish-made IR-39A, which was claimed to be the ultimate improved version of the Me-50, setting a number of records for a piston single-engine aircraft, and is said to have defeated the German-made Me-55 by a large margin in joint exercises between Germany and Ireland, and the R-IV air-launched rocket tailored for the IR-39A is also comparable to the German-made X-3A. However, the German-made Me-55 is currently only accepted by a few allied countries to buy, while the Ai-made IR-39A is basically sold publicly, and the number of countries that have reached a deal has reached 11, including Soviet Russia, the Indian Federation and the Chinese army have been supplied and put into use on the battlefield, and an Irish volunteer pilot even created an amazing record of shooting down 18 Japanese fighters in 20 days in the 1941 Lanzhou Air Battle! However, although the Japanese army shot down the IR-39A in both Northeast and South Asian theaters, and it was rumored that they had obtained a very well-preserved trophy, no matter how sincere the Japanese side was and how good the conditions were, Ireland never sold even a single IR-39A to Japan. The official reason for rejecting the Japanese contract is still the same old: Ireland is unwilling to trade advanced equipment with a country like Japan with strong imitation capabilities and poor patent awareness, and they believe that Japan only needs to buy two complete IR-39As, and in a few months, Mitsubishi or Nakajima will launch imitations with similar performance, and then squeeze and seize the market share of Irish fighters at a lower price.

In order to counter the Hindustan regime that Japan and the Hindustan State had cultivated, the Indian Federation not only purchased hundreds of Fokker G-51s and Me-50Es from Germany in the form of loans, but also ordered 48 IR-39A from Ireland at any cost. As a condition of the deal, the Irish military will train 60 pilots for the Indian Federation free of charge until they are able to fly these Iché-made fighters against the powerful Japanese air force.

Another high-profile military aircraft at the Dublin Air Fair also came from Ireland, and it was the first full-scale model of the jet fighter to be presented to the world - because it has not yet been officially put into production, there is still only one development designation, K-254, but even so, this project that brings together many of Ireland's aviation elites has already attracted a lot of attention from the international aviation community. In the case of piston engine technology becoming more and more perfect, it has been difficult for engineers to achieve a significant improvement in the main performance of the engine volume, energy consumption, output, torque, etc., and the flight performance of the aircraft is also facing a bottleneck that cannot be broken through because of the constraints of engine technology, and the new engine that is completely different from the past has also brought people new hope and vision.

In the "not for sale" display area, Me-55D, He-121, Ju-60 and many other well-known German-made fighters are also listed. Among them, the He-121, a high-altitude and high-speed reconnaissance plane dressed in silver paint, is particularly eye-catching, its practical ceiling is beyond the reach of the vast majority of fighters, and the ultra-high-precision optical camera equipment it is equipped with is comparable to gold......

"That is the Führer of Scotland, Alex Chaguez Barriol, known as the 'Uncrowned King' and the 'Napoleon of Britain', who ruled power in a manner and speed comparable to that of Napoleon I.

Natsuki's words were addressed to Christian von Oldenburg, his best friend in his youth, who is now the commander of the German Atlantic Fleet and the commander of the Allied 1st Fleet. Although the words and deeds of this former heroic and reckless boy were not as calm and steady as those of his older brother, his frank and funny personality made him the most beloved German admiral of the moment. Although this guy got married late, his combat effectiveness was vigorous, and he gave birth to 4 sons and 3 daughters in a row.

Scotland is a close neighbor of Ireland, and it is only natural that their head of state should come to Dublin to attend a world-class exposition, but in Natsuki's opinion, Barriol's keen attention to these weapons is a bit excessive, and he takes the trouble to observe the details of the fighters and bombers, and the officer corps that follows him also tries to obtain detailed information about these fighters from various arms dealers, especially the technical information that has not been made public at the aviation fair, and according to the information they negotiate with the arms dealers, The Scottish military is only willing to buy models that can be used to set up production lines in Scotland.

Christian nodded slightly: "Oh, he does look very young, he has an extraordinary temperament, his words and deeds can make many simple-minded ordinary people fascination, think that he is a savior, just as the Irish respect you." ”

The headquarters of the German Atlantic Fleet and the Allied 1st Fleet were based in the Azores, and Christian was an admiral who was keen to maintain the combat effectiveness of the fleet through training exercises, so he spent most of his time busy at his post, and the rest of the time was spent with his family and chattering with old friends. His return to Berlin was both a debriefing and an opportunity to ask the new emperor to be transferred to the commander of the Allied 4th or 5th Fleet, or to lead the powerful 1st Fleet to the Indian Ocean, but all his suggestions were rejected, and his role remained that of the Azores and the Atlantic.

From Berlin to the Azores, Christian stayed in Ireland for a short time, and coincided with the opening of the Dublin Air Expo, so he accompanied Natsuki to attend.

The Scottish Führer was two years younger than Christian, and I don't know if it was because of his talent or if he was well-maintained, and he looked like he was only in his forties. He is not tall, thin, dressed simply, his eyes are bright, if he has black hair, combs three or seven points, and has a mustache, he will look quite like the head of the empire in Natsuki's impression.

"Some people say that he is a dangerous person who is likely to bring a catastrophe to the population if he introduces the country into war, and I strongly agree with that." Natsuki Road.

Christian apparently didn't think the tiny Scotland could make a big splash: "If I'm not mistaken, Scotland has a population of less than four million, and who can his army invade?" England has a population of nearly 30 million, Ireland has 9 million, Norway has only 3 million, but it is separated from Scotland by the North Sea, and its territory is so vast and cold that it seems that there is only Wales? But as long as you reign for a day, Ireland won't ignore the safety of Wales, will it? If Ireland gets involved in the war, Germany won't stay out of it, will it? ”

Chen Fang shrugged slightly: "Of course, invading Wales will only bring him trouble and burden, and he should be very aware of this, so I don't think his target will be Wales." With the size of the Scottish Navy, it was impossible to carry a large number of troops across the sea to attack the inhospitable and cold Norway. So ......"

Christian looked at him: "England? ”

(End of chapter)