On June 30, 1941, 19 days after the end of the Anglo-German naval decisive battle, known as the "Battle of Shetland", Rudolph, who had just been promoted to captain. Feng. Heinsberg-Hersmann returned to Berlin. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

He went to Berlin for two purposes, one was to get the Order of Merit (Blue Max), in the naval battle that had just ended, he shot down a few more planes, and now with 26 shot downs, he can get the Order of Merit and become a real ace pilot.

The second mission was to report to the Chief of the General Staff, Imperial Field Marshal Hersman -- of course, as the acting captain of the carrier-based aircraft group that had witnessed the "dreadnought attack" to meet the Imperial Marshal Hersmann.

When Hersmann arrived in Berlin, the city was in a state of grief, not because of the unfavorable situation at the front, but because of the funeral that had just been held for Wilhelm II. The Emperor of the German Empire, the first citizen of the European Community, and the chief senator of the European Senate (the chief senator also known as the Führer) will be Crown Prince Wilhelm, known as Wilhelm III. The official coronation and succession ceremonies will take place on July 1 and 2, first at the official residence of the Imperial City in Berlin to be crowned Emperor of the German Empire, and then to Europaburg on the Rhine (formerly Strasbourg) to take over as the first citizen of the European Community and the first senator of the European Senate - Hitler originally wanted to seek the position of "first citizen" and "Führer" after the victory in the war, but now that Kaiser Wilhelm died too early, he had to be appointed by Wilhelm III...... Anyway, William III's health is not very good, and it is estimated that he will not live as long as his old man.

After Wilhelm III took the three thrones of Emperor of the German Empire, First Citizen of the European Community and Chief Senate of the European Senate, he had to go to Warsaw, Vilnius, Lviv, Bratislava, Ljubljana and other five capitals of the German Republic, and was crowned King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, Grand Duke of Galicia-Ukraine, Grand Duke of Slovakia and Grand Duke of Slovenia. In short, His Majesty William III will be very busy for the next 2 months.

However, this had nothing to do with the young Hersmann, who went straight to the small town of Tsosen when he arrived in Berlin. When he arrived at Cuosen, he did not go home to have a look, but first went to the General Staff building to wait for his father's reception.

Perhaps because the British "dreadnought" attracted the attention of Hersman, the younger Hersman did not wait long before being taken to Hersman's office. In this office, Hersmann Jr. also met Helmut. Lieutenant General Heyer and Franz. Colonel Hinze, and the commander of the 1st Aviation Division of the HNA Winger. Colonel Moldes.

"Rudolph, sit."

After the military salute by Hirschman Jr., Hirschman raised his hand and pointed down at an empty chair in his office. Then he smiled and pointed to a beautifully made wooden box on the table, and said with a smile: "Your blue Max medal, I'll put it on for you later." ”

"Thank you." Little Hersman glanced at the wooden box, and there was a smile on his face that still looked a little immature.

"Now, then, you should first talk about the British dreadnought attack." Hersman changed his mind and asked about the plane crashing into a warship.

The British were also celebrating their victory in the past two days - the British Wartime Cabinet declared that the Royal Navy had won the Battle of Shetland and repelled the German attack on Shetland. In the course of this naval battle, the aviation of the British Royal Navy also launched a "dreadnought" attack, sinking the German aircraft carrier "Seydlitz" with an SBD dive bomber loaded with bombs!

Moreover, the British also held a "victory parade" on June 22 (celebrating the victory in the Battle of Shetland), with a high-profile display of so-called "dreadnought weapons", which were in fact suicide weapons. Among them, of course, there is no Churchill bomb vest "invented" by Hersman. Churchill showed models of "high-value" dreadnought weapons, including dreadnought torpedoes and dreadnought attack aircraft.

And these "dreadnought" weapons that were displayed were naturally photographed by German agents lurking in Britain. Now, on Hersman's desk, there are some of these pictures.

Although Hersman himself did not believe that the British would follow the example of YSL Saint Seiya and the Japanese devils and engage in some kind of suicide attacks. But he still didn't dare to take it lightly, and immediately asked the relevant departments to conduct research. At the same time, a number of naval and naval personnel who had witnessed the "suicide attack" were summoned to Berlin.

"I think it was an accident." Hirschman Jr. shrugged and said, "Although I was also frightened by the behavior of this SBD dive bomber at the time, but in hindsight, I don't think it was a premeditated suicide attack." ”

"Why?" Hersman asked quietly.

"First of all, the SBD is a two-seat dive bomber. As a dive bomber, it is not flexible enough, has weak air combat capabilities, and is easy to shoot down. As a two-seater with 1 pilot and 1 machine gunner on it, two people would be killed in a single attack, which was completely unnecessary.

Secondly, the 1000-pound armor-piercing bomb carried on the SBD dive bomber could easily penetrate the armored deck of the USS Seydlitz. This is much better than using the aircraft itself for impact.

Thirdly, it is not easy to fly an airplane to make a dive from an altitude of 3000 meters and crash into a sailing aircraft carrier. Only very good pilots can do this, and it is a huge waste to use such pilots to carry out one-off tasks. If an ill-trained pilot were to go on such a suicide mission, I think the probability that he would succeed in hitting an enemy ship was only 1% at most. ”

Hersman Jr.'s analysis is very good, which shows that he has studied this issue seriously. Hersmann nodded in satisfaction, it seemed that the Heinsberg-Hersmann family was about to give birth to another great soldier.

"Take a look at the picture on the table." Hersman pointed to the photographs of the dreadnought and the dreadnought torpedo on his desk - he had studied it with Vice Admiral Heyer and Colonel Hinze, but both Haye and Hinze were authentic naval officers, and although they could fly airplanes, their skills were not outstanding, and they could not be compared with the ace of the blue Max like Little Hersman. So Hersman wanted to hear his son's opinion on the Dreadnought.

Little Hersman picked up a colorful photo of the Dreadnought, looked at it for a while, frowned, and said, "Propeller and engine rear...... The aerodynamics of such an aircraft will be very different from the current popular aircraft with a front-engined engine, and the pilots who fly it will probably have to undergo special training. In addition, the landing performance of such an aircraft is probably not very good, and it is difficult to land on an aircraft carrier. ”

"It is impossible for a massively equipped suicide aircraft to be carrier-based aircraft," interjected Vice Admiral Haye on the side, "because of the difficulty in training the pilots of carrier-based aircraft, and the limited number of aircraft carried on board the aircraft carrier, it is impossible to fit a few suicide aircraft." ”

"But if you don't get on an aircraft carrier, how far can this suicide plane fly?"

The captain of the "Seydlitz" Franz . Colonel Hince took up the question and said: "This plane may be carried by another four-engine heavy bomber near the combat area and then dropped. ”

Little Hersman nodded and said, "That's a solution...... However, the design of this aircraft is still not very reasonable. ”

"You still know about airplane design?" Hersman asked, looking at his son.

"Just knowing some common sense," Hersman Jr. said with a laugh, "for example, the plane was clearly shaped to facilitate a dive attack." But dive attacks are really difficult, and pilots like me have to undergo at least two months of rigorous training to become dive bomber pilots. ”

Beginning in July, Hersman Jr. will go to the Naval Aviation School in the port of Danzig to train as a dive bomber pilot. After three months of training, he will officially become the captain of the carrier-based aircraft group.

"But it's much easier to fly horizontally, and pilots with A2 certificates can cope with it. ”

At this time, German pilot training was graded (graded all over the world), with level A and B being primary flight training, and then C (advanced) training. It takes 14-20 months for a cadet pilot to complete C-level training, flying 200-270 hours before he can enter the supplementary training unit for a few more months.

And an elite group like Hirschman Jr., who entered the Air Force Non-commissioned Officer School as an alternate officer, and then became an elite carrier-based aircraft pilot, had at least 30 months of training time before and after.

If the British let an elite of his caliber fly "dreadnoughts", they would definitely want to lose the war quickly. And the training of a pilot who is qualified to fly a dive bomber (not a carrier) has to go through the C class, no matter how shrunken. In wartime, this is no less a huge waste.

"If the British really want to use suicide planes against us, the only reasonable way is to design a rear-mounted propeller aircraft that is relatively easy to maneuver and has good performance at low altitudes," Hesman Jr. pondered. It can be dropped by a medium or heavy bomber and then rammed a warship in a low-altitude horizontal flight. ”

"Striking the side side?" Lieutenant General Haye shook his head, "That's where the armor is thickest. ”

"You can hit the bow, stern and superstructure, and you can increase the charge, such as 500 kilograms of explosives," Hersman Jr. said. ”

Hearsman listened to his son's thoughts, and the idea of having someone design a special suicide attack aircraft popped into his head...... Although Germany did not need this weapon, Japanese friends might be able to use it. What they have to deal with is very murderous US imperialism! (To be continued.) )