Chapter 944: A New Game (I)
Of course, Mrs. Song didn't make any demands on Little John because of this. On the one hand, she is leaving a bottom line for herself, and on the other hand, she is considering that if the Wehrmacht has other demands in the future, it will be difficult for the United States to refuse.
Last time, I understood your difficulties and didn't make excessive demands on you. nàme then I made a request that was not too excessive, and you can't refuse it, right?!
At least during Roosevelt's tenure, it worked. If the next president is replaced, it may not be easy to discuss.
"Thank you for your generosity, dear lady. Rest assured, we will not discredit the Wehrmacht with our drawings. Little John said, and directly took out three drawings and a few thick materials and said to Mrs. Song.
"This is our latest development of the B24 Liberator heavy bomber. It can carry up to 2.5 tonnes and is equipped with four Pratt & Whitney R1830 turbocharged star engines. It is even better in terms of range, which can reach 3400 km. ”
"At the same time, it's just as good at transitioning. In the case of an empty transition, it can fly directly 6000 km! I believe this is an excellent long-range bomber! ”
Little John said confidently to Mrs. Song, but Mrs. Song just nodded politely and smiled. This made little John a little depressed, could it be that this bomber Wehrmacht still looked down on?!
Little John didn't know that Mrs. Song liked this bomber very much. But she would not be too surprised by the carrying capacity of this bomber. The "Tiger Moth" produced by the Wehrmacht is not weaker than the B24 heavy bomber provided by John Jr. in terms of parameter performance.
Although in terms of defense, the tiger moth is not as strong as the b24nàme. There is also no more b24nàme in armament. However, in terms of flexibility, manufacturing cost and practicality, the tiger moth is not weaker than B24.
In terms of load, the highest record for the tiger moth can carry two tons. And on the voyage. An empty Steller's Moth can fly 1,800 kilometers non-stop with a fuel tank attached.
And in terms of cost, the tiger moth has completely exploded B24. The B24 cost nearly $300,000 to manufacture each, while the Steller's Moth cost no more than $100,000. That's a nearly three-fold difference.
"This is our latest P38 heavy fighter." Seeing that Mrs. Song didn't say anything, Little John could only take out a second drawing and say to Mrs. Song: "We use an Allison V1710 engine for this fighter, and a lot of new technologies have been added. ”
"For example, the use of stainless steel materials extensively, the use of teardrop shape in the design stage of the fighter cockpit design, the flight speed of more than 640 kilometers per hour...... Wait a minute. ”
Finally, Mrs. Song seemed to be a little interested. Little John breathed a sigh of relief, and finally attracted attention. Otherwise, he is a salesman!
"Because of the many new designs, this fighter can be used in various mission areas of the Air Force. Including long-range interception. Air supremacy and escort fighters, reconnaissance, ground attack. Dive bombing, horizontal bombing...... Wait a minute. ”
Mrs. Song finally smiled and nodded, this fighter is indeed stronger than the Tiger Shark in active service. In particular, it adopted a number of new technologies and processes, which were beneficial for the Wehrmacht in the development of its own fighters.
So. If the design and construction drawings and materials of this fighter are obtained, it will be a great gain for the Wehrmacht. In fact. Even if Tu Mengben is replaced, he will feel very full here.
The P38 "Lightning" fighter has been the most widely used and successful in the Southwest Pacific theater in history, and its most famous battle was the long-range interception mission on April 18, 1943.
On that mission, the P38 managed to shoot down the commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet, Yamamoto Fifty-six, and killed Yamamoto Fifty-six. And this fighter is also the first German aircraft meritorious fighter shot down by the US Army Air Force.
It was also the first fighter to reach the skies over Berlin on an escort mission, the first U.S. Army Air Force aircraft to land on the U.S. Army Air Force after Japan's surrender, and the only U.S. fighter aircraft produced from Pearl Harbor to the end of World War II.
What's more: it was the U.S. Army fighter that shot down the most Japanese planes, and its pilots alone shot down more than 1,800 Japanese fighters after the war. And the first ace pilot of the US Air Force, Richard . Bunge shot down a record of forty warplanes. Driving is the P38!
And this Richard. Bunge, on the other hand, was replaced by Mike. Arthur hailed him as "a man who dominated the sky between New Guinea and the Philippines." ”
Nénggou gets proud of Mike. This assessment of Arthur. You can imagine how brilliant Richard's record is. At the same time, it also proves that the performance of the P38 is excellent.
Finally seeing Mrs. Song's affirmation, little John breathed a sigh of relief. The number of Jews in China has now increased to nearly two million, and these are all contained by the Wehrmacht Tongguo through various channels.
In Germany, in particular, the Wehrmacht took in many Jews through its own channels in Germany. Of course, these Germanys were not provided to the Wehrmacht for free.
Their request was for the exchange of supplies. The supplies were supplied by Jewish companies in the three eastern provinces. The official justification given by the IDF was the need for manpower to mine and build infrastructure.
But the Germans were not stupid either, they naturally knew that the Wehrmacht did not need so many manpower. However, Germany felt that it was still cost-effective to exchange the useless Jews for the supplies they needed.
Yes, they didn't mention this either. Anyway, if someone gives it to you, you can give me the supplies. As for what you want these people to do, Germany doesn't care at all.
Forcing sperm is when these people are locked up in concentration camps, and you send men, weapons, and food to feed them. Rather than this, it is better to sell them all directly.
"This is the plan we promised you for the aircraft carrier, which is based on the aircraft carrier Essex, which we are currently building and is expected to enter service at the end of the year."
Little John solemnly took out a large drawing, spread it out and placed it on the table. And Mrs. Song's face also began to be solemn. This is what the Wehrmacht lacks most!
"Before Pearl Harbor. The keel of the Essex has already been placed. However, construction did not progress quickly at that time, and after Pearl Harbor, Congress began to announce the start of war, and the pace of construction accelerated. ”
Little John smiled at Mrs. Song and said, "At the end of the year, it will be galloping across the ocean to fight for us!" ”
Mrs. Song nodded. But it is not evaluated. A naval officer beside her stepped forward excitedly and looked at the blueprint carefully.
Little John said, looking at Mrs. Song apologetically and smiling. Originally, the United States agreed to sell an aircraft carrier to the Wehrmacht, but now the United States itself has to prepare for war on the basis that aircraft carriers are not being sold.
This design drawing can be regarded as a heart-to-heart expression.
"You need not feel guilty, honorable Mr. Rockefeller." As if to see what Rockefeller was thinking, Mrs. Song smiled and said, "The Japanese raided Pearl Harbor. The United States will no longer sell aircraft carriers for its own security, which we understand. And you've already given us design drawings and materials to study, haven't you?! ”
Little John nodded and said no more. Mrs. Song smiled and made a gesture of invitation to Little John, inviting the minister to sit down at the table next to her.
Now that the general direction has been decided. The question of how to deliver and how to transport the nàme is left to the subordinates of the two people.
"Ma'am, how is Albert's life in China?!" When the two of them sat down, little John began to make tea. Under Roosevelt's leadership, most of the cabinet members liked to make tea.
After research, it was found that the Pu'er tea provided by Situ Meitang has the effect of lowering cholesterol and blood lipids. Drinking tea has changed from a fad to a way of wellness. Some people who originally did not accept Pu'er tea. I also started drinking Pu'er tea because of health factors.
The tea began to officially spread among the upper class of the United States. Of course, it makes sense that the Wehrmacht has an extra income.
Most of the Pu'er tea sold in the United States is represented by Situ Meitang. Tongguo is shipped to the United States in various ways to sell. This period of rape was temporarily interrupted due to the fact that Japan and the United States had already started a war.
Fortunately, Situ Meitang had foreseen the war between the United States and Japan before, and it was because of the large amount of tea that he had stocked up. After the study, the United States found that the fiber content of Pu'er tea is very high, especially in the coarse old leaves. It even reached 35%.
Therefore, the United States is also considering incorporating this tea into military supplies and using it as food.
It is extremely difficult to supplement vitamins on the battlefield, and at this time, if Pu'er tea nénggou has this effect, why can't it be purchased and incorporated into military supplies?!
"Mr. Albert is now lecturing at Imperial Capital University in China. Life is very comfortable. If it weren't for the disruption of the route, I believe he would have come to the United States to visit you. ”
Mrs. Song smiled. At the same time, I couldn't help but feel a little emotional. The Commander-in-Chief's hand in containing the Jews was very beautiful, and he not only brought in a large number of workers, technicians, and engineers, but also obtained top scientists like Albert.
You know, the Imperial Capital University has never had a scientist as famous as Albert visit before. Not to mention teaching, now under the successive victories of the Wehrmacht, the students of those imperial capital universities have burst into great enthusiasm and devoted themselves to learning.
They hope that their knowledge will be transformed into productive forces as soon as possible and contribute to the war of resistance in their homeland.
"Hahaha...... Albert should have had a good time, and the last time he wrote to me, he told me that the coalition government takes education very seriously. A large amount of money and equipment were allocated to him for the experiments, and the students were the most diligent he had ever met. He believes that some of these students will surely become famous in the future! ”
Mrs. Song smiled and nodded in agreement, but what she had in mind was the current situation in China. Madame Song knew that once the negotiations were over, she would soon end her trip to the United States and return to China.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Song couldn't wait. The last time Lin Sen sent a telegram mentioning the rebuilding of Shanghai, now the coalition government is struggling with it.
There is still a lot of infrastructure to build and weapons for the army. R&D requires investment, and none of these items can be missing.
But there is a lot of money. You're assigned here and can't take care of that. This is a huge headache for the coalition government. Shen Honglie pulled the big Buddha of Sa Zhenbing everywhere to fight the autumn wind, and had to force the coalition government to pay for his aircraft carrier.
For fear that the coalition government will stop its aircraft carrier because of financial problems. Fortunately, the coalition government has already agreed on the matter of aircraft carriers. This made Shen Honglie breathe a sigh of relief.
At this time, it is a good time for our generation to show their talents! Mrs. Song was thrilled to think that she was about to participate in the construction of a powerful kingdom when she returned to China.
At this time, it was not only Mrs. Song who was excited. And the German Admiral Erich? Marshal Raeder. The old man was now standing on the bridge, looking at the undulating waves below.
This is a newly built German aircraft carrier, which was named "Peter. Strassel". In memory of the Commander-in-Chief of the German Airship Fleet in the First World War, Peter Anderson. Strassel.
"Your Excellency Marshal, our battleship is ready to set sail!" Talking. It was the former captain of the armored ship Admiral Scheer, Theodore. Crankey.
"Excellent! My Captain. Raeder nodded and said, "Nàme, let's anchor now!" Only truly sail on the sea. Defeated enemy warships are called warships! ”
"Yes! Your Excellency, Marshal! "Theodore. Crankie replied loudly, then turned away and the lieutenant passed the order down.
Back in Peter. When the Strassel was finally built, Theodore. Crankie and the others had already gone to the Count Zeppelin to begin their training.
These trainings include the use and maintenance of various facilities of the aircraft carrier, as well as the coordination of aircraft carrier operations. And Peter. The Strassel was originally a sister ship of the Count Zeppelin. The controls on both sides are almost identical.
Theodore and the others got on the battleship. It is already possible to operate this large warship with a total length of 262.5 meters and a displacement of up to 33,500 tons.
"Woo~~~" With the roar of the whistle, the anchor of the battleship was pulled up from the bottom of the water with a clatter. Then the battleship slowly rowed out of the harbor and rowed into the deep sea under the escort of a large number of battleships and cruisers.
After leaving the port for a long distance, one after another warplanes began to be pushed out of the deck. Those commanders also began to direct the fighters on the deck, Peter . The Strassel was about to embark on its first shipboard takeoff as a battleship.
Amid the roar of "buzzing ......", a modified Messerschmitt BF109 began to glide slowly down the deck and into the runway.
After testing the wind direction and speed, the commander began to order the plane to take off.
Then there was a loud roar from the BF109 engine. The plane sped up to the end of the flight deck under the constant rotation of the propeller.
A whimper. The fighter plane detached from the deck and rose! Peter. The Strassel suddenly burst into cheers, and then everyone stared at each other and began to command one fighter plane after another to take off from the aircraft carrier.
These pilots were selected by Hitler himself from the Air Force, and most of them had their own outstanding track record, and after training in take-off and landing on the Count Zeppelin, they were already familiar with how to take off and land on aircraft carriers.
However, I saw one fighter plane after another lined up, accelerating and suddenly rising under the command of the ground crew of the aircraft carrier. Leap from the aircraft carrier into the sky, and then circle around the aircraft carrier battle group below.
and Count Zeppelin Yi Yan G, Peter. The Strassel was also designed to be a maximum of fifty fighters. Germany's arrangement was to place 30 Messerschmitt BF109 fighters and 20 Junkers JU88 dive bombers on the aircraft carrier.
The supply ships behind are ten BF109s, which are used to supplement combat attrition. After the last battle, the German Navy submitted a report on the war to Hitler.
It emphatically mentions the issue of the number of aircraft carriers, and it is very difficult to form an absolute superiority without a sufficient number of carrier-based aircraft. It's a pity that Peter. The Strassel has been built 85% of the time, and there is no way to make it into the H Ang modification.
Therefore, this design had to be pushed to the next aircraft carrier. Of course, in order to strengthen the number of fighters, part of the fighters were loaded on the supply ships of the aircraft carrier convoy.
"Good! Very good! Keep it that way! Raeder excitedly watched the fighters soar directly into the sky from the aircraft carrier, and couldn't help but be extremely excited.
saw him beside him and said to Crankai: "Theodore, you only have a short month of training to get acquainted with the traitor." The Führer is very demanding of us, and I hope that you will take advantage of this period of treachery to form your own fighting power. In order to ensure that we will realize our strategy for the British Isles by then. ”
"Yes! Your Excellency, rest assured! Krankt looked at the old marshal of the navy solemnly and said loudly: "We will do everything we can to win the victory for Germany!" ”
The British did not know that the second German aircraft carrier had been launched, and even that they would launch a full-scale attack on the British after a month of intensive training.
The present Britain, after several searches of the Atlantic, has almost given up its attempt to find a German aircraft carrier. For the sake of the safety of the British mainland, the British organized warships into several fleets to patrol the vicinity of the British Isles.
A large number of shore artillery and anti-aircraft weapons were erected in the tidal flats and harbors where various operations were landed. A large number of young men began to be conscripted into the army for training, and the British royal family's plan to evacuate the British Isles in a critical moment was quietly released. The whole of Britain was ready to meet the German challenge.
Compared to the tensions in Britain, the situation in China is simpler. The Japanese put a large number of the Imperial Allied troops in Southeast Asia on the front line, and after leaving a certain number of overseers, they withdrew most of their troops.