After discussing the matter of infantry reorganization, Zhang Wei ordered again: "The Kingdom of Lu and the Kingdom of Han should do a good job of defense in the direction of the Atlantic, and they must not let the European countries have the opportunity to fish in troubled waters. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Li civilians said: "Your Majesty, according to intelligence, German submarines often enter and leave the coastal areas of the Lu State and the Han Kingdom, and the former Venezuelan President Gomez was secretly taken to Germany by German submarines, so the empire must strengthen its defense against German submarines. “

Chen Yifeng said: "Your Majesty, the coastline of the Lu Kingdom and the Han Kingdom is too long, and the strength of the few frigates to be anti-submarine alone is too thin, and the frigates cannot equip the navy in a short period of time, so I propose to increase the number of reconnaissance aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft to strengthen patrols on important seaways and coastal areas." ”

Lu Chuanya said: "Your Majesty, strengthening the strength of the Atlantic Fleet, at the beginning, it was only a restriction on the two countries of Qi and Lu, not a restriction on the Han Kingdom, we can strengthen the strength of the navy in the name of the Han Kingdom, and I am very satisfied if we can attack and protect ourselves." “

Lu Weimin said: "Your Majesty, the empire can launch reconnaissance satellites, communication satellites, etc., right?" ”

Zhang Wei said: "It's a pity that although it has been unlocked to the ultimate state, the aerospace aspect has not been unlocked, and it seems that it can only wait to upgrade to the hegemonic empire." At present, it can only be equipped with reconnaissance aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft, let's see which type of aircraft is suitable? “

Air Force Commander Zhou Liquan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I have thought about it, and I will choose the P-3 anti-submarine patrol aircraft that is cheap and affordable and has various functions for patrolling anti-submarine aircraft; Originally, I wanted to choose other aircraft with more advanced performance, firstly, because it was not necessary, and secondly, because of the operating costs. “

Zhang Wei looked at the performance of 2 types of aircraft from the system:

P-3 anti-submarine patrol aircraft parameters and armament:

Length: 35.61 meters

Height: 10.27 meters

Wingspan: 30.37 metres

Wing area: 61.13 sq.m

Volume: 120.6 cubic meters

Propeller diameter: 4.11 meters

Empty weight: 27890 kg

Maximum fuel weight: 28350 kg

Maximum take-off weight: 64410 kg

Normal take-off weight: 61235 kg

Maximum landing weight: 47119 kg

Maximum level flight speed (altitude 4575 m): 761 km/h

Economic cruising speed (altitude 7620 m): 608 km / h

Patrol speed: 381 km / h

Stall speed: 208 km/h

Maximum rate of climb (height 457 m): 9.9 m/s

Practical ceiling: 8625 meters

Take-off and running distance: 1290 meters

Landing distance (from a height of 15 meters, design landing weight): 845 meters

Maximum radius of activity: 3835 km

Transit range: 8,945 km

Weapons: a 3.91 × 2.03 × 0.88 m bomb bay in front of the wing, 10 pylons under the wing, which can carry torpedoes, (nuclear) depth charges, bombs, sunken mines, mines, rocket launch nests, anti-ship missiles, air-to-air missiles, etc., and can also carry various sonar buoys, water buoys and flares, "Harpoon" anti-ship missiles, etc.

Zhang Wei asked: "His radar can be used, but can the navigation and data processing center be used?" “

"Your Majesty, these devices are completely usable, and they are different concepts from satellite navigation." Zhou Liquan explained.

Zhang Wei checked again, the aircraft is equipped with AN/APS-115 all-round radar, LTN-72 inertial navigation and AN/APN-227 Doppler navigation system, Omega long-range navigation system, AN/ASW flight control system, AN/ASQ-114 general data computer and AN/AYA-8 data processing equipment and computer control display system, AQS magnetic anomaly detector, ASA-64 underwater anomaly detector, ARR-72 sonar receiver, etc. It was the most advanced reconnaissance aircraft in this era, and I was very satisfied with its performance. said: "Okay, the four fleets are each equipped with 4 P-3 anti-submarine patrol aircraft, and the Han Kingdom and the Qin Kingdom are each equipped with 2 aircraft. I'll look at the reconnaissance plane again. “

I felt that the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft was fantastic, so it was decided to equip 2 each in the Northern Theater and the Qin State under the jurisdiction of the Air Force Command.

Zhang Wei said: "There are four U-2 reconnaissance planes, which are under the direct jurisdiction of the Air Force Command; Both aircraft must be used in strict secrecy and must not fall into the hands of the enemy, otherwise there will be unpredictable losses to the Empire. “

Zhou Liquan said: "Your Majesty, it is enough to have four U-2 reconnaissance planes, but the number of P-3 anti-submarine patrol planes is too small, and it is difficult to meet the patrol mission of such a large ocean. “

Zhang Wei said with a smile: "Even these planes can't be used by you for the time being, have the airports been built?" Are the security facilities in place? Can the ground handle meet the service requirements? “

Zhou Liquan said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, the headquarters of the general staff and fleet headquarters of the empire's theaters are all located with a length of 4,000 meters with 2 first-class shells, the provincial air bases are 2 second-class runways, and the airports in other important cities and strategic places have at least one second-class runway. In terms of secrecy, please rest assured that all the engineer battalions and the Praetorian Guard and Wehrmacht will be built. The ground staff is fully equipped with service facilities, but there are no ground staff. “

Zhang Wei was surprised by Zhou Liquan's words and asked, "I didn't invest much money, what did you rely on to build up?" “

Zhou Liquan explained: "Your Majesty, it is common to hire external personnel to build other buildings at the airport first, and the builders have no idea what they are for; After the infrastructure is in good condition, the hired workers will level the land, and finally build runways, oil depots, and air defense facilities, etc., and the engineers will work in cooperation with the local garrison; Therefore, the expenditure required was only the cost of materials and the salaries of the external personnel, which were spent in the armaments fund of the General Staff and the funds allocated to the army in the reparations of Japan and the United States, and a part of the funds were supported by various localities, so that no separate expenditure was made to His Majesty. Now any aircraft provided by His Majesty will meet the conditions for take-off and landing. “

Zhang Wei asked: "Then I have arrived at Shangjing Airport many times, why didn't I find the first-class runway you mentioned?" “

"Your Majesty, Shangjing Airport is only used as a future civilian airport and a temporary airport, and a secondary runway has been built, how can a military airport in a state of secrecy be built so close to the sea? Two first-class runways of the Shangjing military airport have been built, and the airport is located at the foot of the mountain 80 kilometers south of Shangjing, which has not yet been put into use. Lu Weimin explained.

Zhou Liquan said: "Your Majesty, many airports built by lakes and seasides are mainly to facilitate the take-off and landing of seaplanes, and these airports can be used as civil airports or flight training grounds in the future. ”

Zhang Wei thought about it for a while, and felt that the P-3 anti-submarine patrol aircraft had been used for decades and was not outdated, not only capable of patrolling, but also had strong combat effectiveness, and since it could now meet the requirements of use, it would be equipped with more strength, so he said: "Then give the Air Force 40 P-3 anti-submarine patrol planes and 8 U-2 reconnaissance planes." “

The number of aircraft equipped has doubled, and Zhou Liquan said happily: "Thank you Your Majesty for your support, but should fighters, bombers, etc. also be equipped?" “

"I don't need it for the time being, I will equip you when necessary according to the needs of the situation." Zhang Wei said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhou Liquan hurriedly replied that he was very happy to be equipped with P-3 anti-submarine patrol planes and U-2 reconnaissance planes this time.

With the presence of this aircraft, it will not only be able to fight against submarine, but also reduce a large part of the workload of the navy's patrol fleet, and the effect will be better, so that the security of the imperial territory will be greatly improved.