After finishing the business at hand, taking advantage of the free time of a few days, Tan Renhao went to find Lei Shaoqing, who was also living in the hotel, and it happened that Lei Shaoqing also had a few days of free time. As soon as the two discussed, they decided to go to Qingdao city for a walk.

Qingdao, which guards the exit of Jiaodong Bay, is the best deep-water port in the imperial mainland and one of the largest military ports in the imperial navy. Every winter, there will be a short ice period in Dagu, Qinhuangdao and other ports, and the First Fleet will be transferred to Qingdao Port, so Qingdao is also the second home port of the First Fleet, and it is the most important port base of the First Fleet in addition to Dagu Port.

Qingdao has a population of more than one million, and the urban area is very prosperous. Both of them were new to the city and were not familiar with this unfamiliar city at all, but with the help of the military uniforms they were wearing, a policeman led them to the seafood restaurant that General Liao Hanxiang had mentioned.

"Yes, the seafood in the north tastes different from ours!" Lei Shaoqing's eating appearance is very unelegant, and he will never notice this.

Tan Renhao doesn't have much appetite, he is not very accustomed to Lu cuisine, and he grew up by the sea in Wenzhou since he was a child, what seafood has he not eaten? However, this time Tan Renhao was still very generous, and ordered several signature dishes, anyway, Liao Hanxiang had already approved a large amount of funds for him, and those who ate public food did not need to be so polite.

"I heard that the three new types of ammunition you ordered have been finalized, and the experiment has been very successful." Lei Shaoqing said as he wiped the oil stains off his hands on the tablecloth. "This time, the Fifth Fleet is going to prepare for a major reload, right?"

Tan Renhao smiled and shook his head. "Both bombs were good, and the new torpedoes exceeded our highest expectations. However, now the Fifth Fleet does not have suitable aircraft to use these new munitions. ”

"Don't have the right plane?" Lei Shaoqing frowned slightly.

"Yes, the performance of the three bombers equipped by the fleet aviation is not enough to bring out the power of these three types of ammunition." Tan Renhao smiled bitterly, he had already recognized this problem.

There are four main fighters of the Fifth Naval Air Wing, one is the "Gull" carrier-based fighter, and the other three are the "Gannet" torpedo bomber, the "Pelican" dive bomber, and the "Big Ben Bird" horizontal bomber. These three bombers were all developed 15 years ago, and all of them have a two-wing structure, which not only has slow speed and poor maneuverability, but more importantly, their bomb load and range are completely unable to meet the needs of new ammunition. For example, the "Gannet" can only carry 800 kg of torpedoes, while the combat weight of the "Swordfish" torpedoes exceeds 1500 kg. The other two bombers could only carry 250 kg of aerial bombs, and could not hold 500 kg of bombs at all. Good ammunition alone is not enough, if it is not possible to drop these ammunition on the enemy's warships, then it can only be used as an ornament.

"However, this problem should be solved soon, right?" Lei Shaoqing laughed, "I heard that Marshal Sajeting has approved the design and construction plan of the new first-class aircraft carrier, and now the people in the equipment technology office are busy determining the technical requirements of the new aircraft carrier, and the four shipyards in Dalian, Qingdao, Songjiang, and Guangzhou are all in the order of the naval aircraft carrier." If the new aircraft carrier construction program has been determined, then the design of the new fighter is also definitely being intensified. Do you have any acquaintances in Shenyang? ”

Tan Renhao frowned slightly, then shook his head. Lei Shaoqing was referring to the Shenyang Aviation Manufacturing Company, the largest aircraft manufacturing company in the empire, which also provided combat aircraft for the imperial navy and army aviation.

"I also heard from others that last year, several of Shen Fei's engineers went to the British Empire and the United States of America respectively, and I heard that they felt very much, and after they came back, they accelerated the development of Feng 12. This year, the design of the Wind 12 is almost complete, and it is now being tested. Lei Shaoqing looked a little proud, he had more informed sources.

Feng 12 is a high-power aero engine developed by Shenfei Aero Engine, which began to be developed as early as five years ago, but in the end, because of problems encountered in the development of turbocharging equipment, its power has not been able to meet the requirements of new fighters. At present, the United States of America is the only country that has developed the first aero engine with a turbocharger, and the British Empire has made great progress in this area. If the Feng-12 can be successfully developed, then the empire will have the world's most advanced aero engine technology, and can build the world's most advanced combat aircraft based on this engine.

"Where did you get all this information?" Tan Renhao looked at Lei Shaoqing with a little surprise.

"I always have my own channels, and if you are willing to tell me about the First Fleet's exercises with the Japanese, I can consider ......"

Tan Renhao immediately smiled and shook his head. "You like to talk about it or not, anyway, I don't like it, I'm afraid that when I go back, I will know more in detail."

"Hey, forget it, I'll tell you!" The blackmail was unsuccessful, Lei Shaoqing shook his head a little helplessly, "Do you remember Shen Xiaohu in North Lane?" ”

Tan Renhao nodded, Shen Xiaohu was two years older than them, he was also from Wenzhou, he lived in Chengbei Lane, and he was very close to Lei Shaoqing's house.

"He went to Shenfei last year and was working on the engine. When I arrived at the Southwestern Fleet, he happened to be there dealing with a batch of faulty engines, and I talked to him about it, and I got the news. Lei Shaoqing lit a cigarette, "I heard that the Feng 12 will be finalized at the end of this year at the earliest, and several fighters powered by the Feng 12 have accelerated the design progress, if the action is fast, the Army Aviation will begin to test the new fighter at the end of next year, and the Hainan Airlines will be able to get the new fighter at the beginning of the next year at most." ”

If the information provided by Lei Shaoqing is accurate, then it won't be long before Hainan Airlines will have a new type of combat aircraft. The core of any new fighter is the engine, and with the engine, everything is easy to do!

"Now that I've told you what I know, it's time for you to give me some consolation prize, right?" Lei Shaoqing laughed again.

Tan Renhao sighed, feeling a little sorry for his friend if he didn't say anything. He pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "I can't tell you anything else, but now I'm more determined in my opinion, and soon, you'll see!" ”