After sending Nimitz away, Chen Jiliang and Lin Xianxin fell into a concern that the Naval Aviation Agency banned the export of F5F carrier-based fighters. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Lin Xianxin just wanted to say that the F5F is a model developed by the Chinese Navy, even if the US Navy wants to use it, it cannot be banned from being used by the Chinese Navy, Li Kongrong stopped him just now, he felt that it was meaningless to say this, and it would arouse the disgust of the officers and men of the US Naval Aviation Agency, for the Americans, equivalent exchange is the most appropriate means.

"Hansheng, if it's ......" Chen Jiliang couldn't help but speak, he was worried about the F5F export problem.

"It's a big deal that we produce new aluminum alloys in Switzerland and then export them to the United States to equip only our carrier-based aircraft." Li Kongrong was a little unimpressed, and then he explained the reason, "In fact, the favorite aircraft of the Naval Aviation Administration is the F4U Corsair fighter, which changed the traditional approach, not only using the R-2800 engine, but also putting the carburetor air intake and lubricating oil radiator on the wing, which has the advantage of greatly improving the propeller efficiency, which is also the reason why the F4U Corsair propeller has a diameter of more than four meters." ”

"You're saying the U.S. Navy doesn't look down on the F5F?" Lin Xianxin grasped the key.

"Yes, I guess I won't like it." Li Kongrong said that he was a little weak-minded, he didn't understand airplanes, but he read a lot of articles. "I heard from Grumman that the prototype of the F4U Corsair won the bid last year, and it scored 86 out of 100 in the test. It's just that the aviation bureau is dragging its feet, and the Chanceswater company is also dragging its feet, and the prototype has not been tested until now. ”

"And what's going on with F4F?" Lin Xianxin knows another thing, that is, the US Navy is ready to place an order for F4F.

"F4F is just an alternative to F4U. It received very few orders, less than a hundred. Li Kongrong recalled F4F, "It's just a substitute for when it's not in turn." In fact, if the existing carrier-based aircraft are to be replaced, the order of the Aviation Administration will reach a thousand, otherwise the existing aircraft carriers under construction will simply not be enough. It's a pity that the Corsair is not suitable for service on aircraft carriers. Its nose is too long, which affects the pilot's vision, the propeller is too large, and the airflow makes the plane prone to stall and flip, and it has some other minor problems, but the two problems I mentioned earlier are unsolvable. ”

"The U.S. Navy doesn't know any of this?" Chen Jiliang roughly understood what Li Kongrong meant.

"The prototype will be tested next year, and then it will have to be modified, bargained, and dragged back and forth to be tested on the ship, and the time will definitely drag on until 42 years." Li Kongrong said. "In addition to the quid pro quo, our advantage is that the F5F, like the 4F, is just an emergency item before the pirates were not put into service, which is why I didn't ask Grumman to modify it like the pirates."

The two of them nodded when Li Kongrong said, but the two didn't understand the meaning of his last sentence - F5F is the historical F6F, and the successor model of F6F is F8F. The difference between the F8F and the F6F is in the carburetor intake, whether the lube oil radiator is mounted in the nose or wing roots, and the F8F has dozens of gallons less fuel on board than the F6F, which makes the fuselage smaller in diameter and lighter in weight. Since Moneywater can put the vaporizer air intake and radiator at the base of the wing, Grumman can do the same, after all, the American company is not a Japanese company, and the higher level of craftsmanship will not be a mess of lubricating oil leaks like the Japanese.

This means that the F8F, which did not even catch up with the tail of World War II, could have appeared before Pearl Harbor, but Li Kongrong did not dare to do so, once this is the case, the F8F will definitely be used by the US Navy first, and the best time for the F8F to appear should be after Pearl Harbor, of course, it can be tested before, after Pearl Harbor, at this time the US Navy is unlikely to prevent itself from obtaining F8F. There are always such and such troubles under the fence, but the fence is better than the domestic engine project of the national government, the former is just a hurdle, there is always an end, and the latter is the wasteland plough, and there is no end in sight.

Li Kongrong's explanation reassured Chen Jiliang and Lin Xianxi, but at this time he was determined to start the turbojet project, and the direction was determined to be axial, and he had to do everything possible to snatch another ready-made jet engine from the Germans.

"Hansheng, it's the first time we've come, and we've prepared some gifts." After the business talk, when Xu Peipei came up to change tea for everyone, Chen Jiliang and Lin Xianxin suddenly took out a gift, and the gift was for Xu Peipei, which made her a little flattered.

"The elders give it, and they dare not resign." Li Kongrong didn't expect them to give gifts, so he had to let Xu Peipei accept them.

"It's a pity for the girl of the Zeng family." After Xu Peipei left, Lin Xianxi whispered, making Li Kongrong embarrassed. However, Lin Xianxin quickly changed the topic, and he asked: "Hansheng, is it certain to return to China to participate in the war?" ”

"Yes, whether you want it or not, you have to go back to your home country next year to fight. No matter how unbearable a person is, he is also the recognized leader of the entire country, and if the rear is bombed by Japanese planes and is powerless, it will not only greatly reduce the morale of the military and the people, but also cause dissatisfaction within our navy. Li Kongrong said. However, we didn't go back to shoot light, and for the Japanese bombing, we attacked and harassed, otherwise it would not be enough for all the pilots in the first four phases to throw in. ”

"If the Navigation Commission, the Military Commission, or ...... Do you want us to go to war constantly? "Chen Jiliang said, his 'or' is Chang Kaishen, and this is very likely.

"Then we will learn from the Soviet Volunteer Air Force." Li Kongrong also thought that Chang Kaishen would command indiscriminately.

"How?" Lin Xianxi became interested.

"Self-contained system, only listen to the command of Moscow, not the command of Chang Kaishen." Li Kongrong said. "Of course, they never fought badly."

"Shengmien fights against Mi, the Soviet Union is a volunteer air force, if we want to do this, it must be full of infamy." Chen Jiliang sighed.

"It's not 'Shengmi En's fight against Mi'," Li Kongrong shook his head, "but that the people of the country are so virtuous." If you are a Caucasian, even if you are a Japanese prisoner of war, you can be treated with courtesy and preferential treatment, and you will have eggs and rice to eat. But if you're your own person, I'm sorry, I have to step on you. Speaking of which, Li Kongrong pulled Xu Peipei and said with a smile, "Do you two know how much this meal costed?" ”

Li Kongrong didn't mention dinner, and he smiled when he mentioned Chen Jiliang, but he was embarrassed to say it bluntly, so he only said: "Although the materials are ordinary, they can be made very carefully, and Xiao Man has spent a lot of thought." ”

Li Kongrong pulled Xu Peipei and made her feel very embarrassed, especially when she said that the ingredients for dinner - they bought all the bargains, braised tofu and stir-fried pork intestines became the main dishes. Li Kongrong said: "Tonight I said that I should not buy more than ten dollars." Why? Nimitz is not his own, why invite him to eat so well? Chinese people, every time a visitor spends money, usually, the wife and children are dazzled and hungry when they don't see the meat. I don't want to be like this, my wife and children must be the first to eat well, what about outsiders eating green vegetables and tofu?

Therefore, ......" felt that his topic was too far, and Li Kongrong had to change the topic back, "As long as we are our own people in the eyes of the Chinese people, unless the air force is all exhausted, it will definitely be scolded." Our Great Republic of China has its own national conditions here, what can we do? Speaking of the navy, if the navy does not love its own people and does not treat its own people as its own, but if public opinion says whatever it is, vainly seeks great justice, or is suspicious of each other, how can the officers and men be united and have the same faith? ”

Li Kongrong seemed to have something to say, thinking of his words at the aviation school last month, Lin Xianxi said: "But what if some people have different dreams in the same bed?" ”

"If it's really the same bed, then kick it out immediately!" Li Kongrong did not hesitate at all, "But you can't treat others with yourself, although there is the friendship of fellow villagers, but there is also the love of comrades, the righteousness of comrades-in-arms." I think that the military should promote brotherhood in an organized way, unite people from other provinces with brotherhood, and then prohibit the mention of other provinces in the army.

On the other hand, once you join the navy, the original social relations must be cleaned up, and the brothers will always come first. And the navy should also ensure that my brother's parents are my parents, and my brother's children are my children, otherwise the cohesion of the army will not be enough. ”

"What are you ......" Chen Jiliang wanted to say that this was a brother's worship, but the brotherhood has always been a minority or part of the group, like the Elder Brothers' Association and the Heaven and Earth Society.

"I talked to the instructors at the aviation school, and although they didn't say anything, I could tell that they were worried that they would be excluded as much as they were in the Air Force." Li Kongrong mentioned the question he had been thinking about for a month. "To break the concept of the region, what we can do is to respect brotherhood, and to put it in a more civilized way, that is, the love of comrades-in-arms and classmates. It's just that it's not a few individuals, or individual units, but the Navy as a whole. ”

"This is a big matter, we have to think about it." Lin Xianxin understood what Li Kongrong meant: At present, not only are the instructors of the naval aviation from other provinces, but many of the cadets are also from other provinces, and in the future, the commanders of the Marine Corps will all be from other provinces. These people are likely to come into conflict with the original naval officers and men, especially the pilots of the aircraft carrier fleet, who have the highest treatment and status.

The second week of the dinner was the end of July, and on the afternoon of that day, Rear Admiral Nimitz, director of the Navigation Bureau, met the U-38 off the coast of New York, where Li Kongrong had just sent his wife and sister-in-law away, and he was going to lead the U-38 across the Pacific Ocean with the Jiankang after Nimitz's visit to carry out the cruise capture plan.

Because the snorkel is usually transverse, the U-38 is no different from when it was driven out of Germany. The U.S. officers who Nimitz and he boarded with were amazed at the simplicity of the U-38 as soon as they saw it, and they did not immediately enter the cabin, but walked out on deck.

"Two deck guns, and a 20mm machine gun?" Nimitz took a few breaths, and he could tell that he was a little excited.

"Yes, the foredeck gun caliber is 105mm, which is quite powerful against ordinary merchant ships." Li Kongrong smiled and stood aside. "The aft deck gun 37mm can only be a supplement."

"Perfect." The submarine did not sail, but only floated in the waves, but the seaworthiness represented by the towering conning tower made Nimitz nod his head. "Shall I give it a height?" The officer he brought with him pleaded.

"Absolutely." Lin Zhun was a little discolored, but Li Kongrong agreed, and he also said: "The whole submarine is 76.5 meters long, 6.5 meters wide, and 9.4 meters high, and its displacement is 1,000 and 30 tons up and 1,150 tons when it is down. ”

The people brought by Nimitz measured the height of the command platform while recording the submarine data told by Li Kongrong, and the last engineer-like person picked up the camera around his neck and said, "Mr. Colonel, can you allow me to take pictures?" ”

"Of course...... OK. Li Kongrong looked at Nimitz and smiled, and gave an affirmative answer.

"I'm very grateful for that." Originally, it was just to board the boat for a visit, but after boarding the boat, he began to measure and take pictures, and Nimitz couldn't help but be ashamed - he and the head of the Naval Aviation Bureau, General Henlita, did not talk about the issue of carrier-based aircraft. Henrita, first, did not believe that there was a threat to Japanese aircraft, and second, he was not sure whether the new aluminum alloy that Li Kongrong was talking about really existed. Fortunately, Li Kongrong drove out the Germans' new submarine, which is a real thing, so he did not completely refuse, but frankly admitted that he must first see the new aluminum alloy that Li Kongrong said before he can consider the carrier-based aircraft.

"No thanks, I've heard that you're one of the most important submarine experts in the U.S. Navy, and maybe you can help me get to know this submarine better." Li Kongrong said politely, and when the words of praise came to Nimitz's heart, he smiled and bared his front teeth.

"Captain on the bridge." Lin Xiangguang, the third officer who was on duty, saw Li Kongrong climb the control tower, and immediately announced aloud that the new crew members who had just come from the Netherlands also immediately stood upright.

"Let's get started." Li Kongrong did not give a direct order, but ordered Lin Xiangguang. "Just slow down."

"Engine room, two forward two." When Li Kongrong took Nimitz and others into the boat, Lin Xiangguang gave an order.

"Two forwards." Everything was business as usual in the control compartment, and the roar of the diesel engine was powerful and powerful. Nimitz, who descended the suspension ladder, watched everything in the cabin with interest, and finally his eyes fell on the depth gauge. Unfortunately, the shipyard has changed a scale, although the style and color are exactly the same, but the maximum scale on it is 150 meters, and it is located in the red area, which means that the maximum depth of the submarine is 120 meters. Nimitz and others were also taken aback by this shrinking figure, and the Saar-class under construction by the US Navy was only 250 feet, or 76 meters.

"Can we ......, can we test this depth?" Nimitz's embarrassed plea, he was so shocked, even one hundred and twenty meters, almost twice the depth of the American submarine.

"Of course............ OK. "This time, Li Kongrong hesitated for a while before agreeing - Colonel Russell, who visited the U-38 before Nimitz, made the same request, and he vetoed it." Who made us friends? He said with a smile. (To be continued.) )