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As time went on, tensions became more and more intense around the world: France reverted to its pre-World War I military service system, and Britain began a massive purge of its three services. In North America, Franklin D. Roosevelt also took advantage of the economic crisis to become the president of the United States, enacting a series of new policies to save the crisis, and at the same time began to increase defense spending on the army and navy. Although a White House spokesman claims that this move is to bail out the relevant heavy industries that are critical to national defense and provide some jobs, it is clear to any senior decision-maker in power that the only way to reap the rewards and output of the money invested in the military is to wield a big stick in his hand to intimidate the imaginary enemy, or even to start a war!

In the face of the dark clouds of war that gradually swept from the sky, Germany also began to make corresponding preparations. The proportion of national defense spending in government expenditure has increased year after year, and the military has been continuously strengthened in many aspects, such as equipment production, weapons research and development, and reserve personnel training. Compared to 20 years ago, Germany today has undoubtedly undergone a radical change in national power, with a gross national income four times that of that year; When this economic base begins to pour into the army, the amount of money it can share can only be described as terrifying. In 1933 alone, the Luftwaffe received an injection of more than 3 billion marks, an achievement achieved by a low tax rate in which German government revenues accounted for less than 7% of national income. You must know that even the latest 38,000-ton battleship of the Navy is only a little more than 130 million marks per ship! With the accumulation of so much money over the years. The strength of an efficient air force dominated by Sickert. It has undoubtedly swelled to an extremely alarming level.

In aircraft research and development. The enthusiasm of German aviation designers was greatly stimulated, and it took just over two years to complete the design leap of the BF-109 fighter from the original flight test model to the balanced production type. From 1930 onwards, the improved BF-109F began to be equipped on a large scale: its maximum level flight speed was increased from 470 km/h to 630 km/h in one fell swoop, its firepower was increased from two 7.92 mm machine guns to one 20 mm cannon and two 12.7 mm heavy machine guns, and an additional 250 kg and one 500 kg bomb could be mounted under the belly of the aircraft during ground support missions. In terms of protection, this type of aircraft is also a big breakthrough compared to the historical BF-109, in addition to the self-sealing fuel tank, its cockpit and engine also have armor or tempered glass that can withstand machine gun fire. Greatly improved its survivability in air combat.

Although the aircraft can be equipped with two additional fuel tanks under the wings, increasing the range from 800 km at cruising speed to 1,800 km, its air combat performance is obviously not fully utilized. Considering the long-range needs of the British operation, the German designers developed a twin-engine long-range fighter: its maximum speed maintained the 630km/h of the BF-109F, but the range was greatly increased to 2300km, its firepower was two 20 mm machine guns and four 12.7 mm heavy machine guns, and the armor defense of its important parts was also improved compared with the single-shot light battle. Since the aircraft was still being developed by the Bavarian Aircraft Factory, it was only natural that it was named the BF-110C. Although it has the same name as the historical twin-engine heavy battle, its performance has taken a huge leap forward: Germany's achievements in the aviation industry in this plane are even better than those of the United States and Britain!

And on the bomber. The Luftwaffe, for its part, established three types of aircraft for different purposes. The JU87, a dive bomber for precision ground support, was still on the Luftwaffe stage, but with some improvements over its predecessors: only part of the belly bomb area was inside the fuselage. This reduces the structure required for the body and increases the bomb load. After improvement, the aircraft can carry bombs with a total weight of 1500kg, and there is room for further upgrades; Thanks to the optimisation of the engine technology and aerodynamic layout, the maximum speed of the aircraft has been increased to 450 km/h. In addition, because its landing gear is quite strong, the take-off distance after bombing is not far, so that this type of aircraft can be directly selected by naval aviation, and at the same time become the main attack aircraft on the aircraft carrier.

In addition to the single-engine dive bombers with purely tactical support, double-engine medium bombs and four-engine heavy bombers have also entered the active service sequence of the Luftwaffe. Among them, the twin-engine bomber is an enhanced version of the historical JU88, and the total bomb load and fuel load in the aircraft have been increased to 5 tons; Its self-defense firepower has also been increased to 12 machine guns, and the armor defense of important parts is also designed to resist 12.7 mm large-caliber machine guns. Thanks to improved engine technology, the aircraft still has a maximum speed of close to 400 km/h. When loaded with 2800kg bombs, it has a maximum range of 3500km, which means that the combat radius of this type of aircraft is enough to cover the entire territory of Britain and France.

To deter the U.S. mainland, the Luftwaffe also developed a four-engine heavy bomber: similar in appearance to the stillborn ME-264 bomber in history, but with an exciting leap in performance. It has a maximum combat range of an astonishing 6,000 kilometers and has a 20mm cannon and 12 12.7mm heavy machine guns for self-defense, and can even withstand direct frontal fire from 20mm guns in key areas. It has a theoretical bomb load of up to 8 tons, and has the same delivery capacity as a heavy airship during World War I; And according to Qingying's estimates, this payload can already carry a nuclear bomb to carry out the ultimate bombing!

At the same time, the Luftwaffe also developed a large number of reconnaissance planes, transport planes, trainer planes, and other auxiliary aircraft to fill the gaps in missions other than air combat and ground bombing. Among them, the two airborne divisions of the Air Force, with a total of 17,000 men, all relied on transport planes and gliders for delivery: they were not only equipped with heavy machine guns, mortars and other equipment, but also could accompany the gliders to transport artillery and light combat vehicles. In the event of war, they can fly directly over their targets from the air, and control bridges, railroads, and communication passes before the enemy can react; If this can happen, it will not only cause the enemy's movement to be completely chaotic, but also seize the conditions and opportunities for one's own armored forces to drive straight ahead.

After years of development and accumulation, the Luftwaffe now has more than 9,000 active fighters, most of which are new models with advanced performance; Compared with these technical equipment, the more than 100,000 active and reserve crew members piled up with countless marks are the more valuable wealth of the Luftwaffe. Taking into account the needs of the current situation in the future, Qingying will further expand the number of reserve crews in order to provide sufficient losses to replenish the losses in a possible war. On the other hand, Japan just doesn't pay attention to the training of successor pilots, and in the end the director has to send a group of novices to the battle, which is a typical tragic representative of being interfered with by the other side; Although the situation in Germany was better, it had exhausted the little backbone blood that had accumulated before the war in the years of brutal war. Looking back on the past, Qingying is determined not to repeat the mistakes of history, from the very beginning of the training of pilots as a top priority, with super national strength as the support, now his achievements are enough to cope with the situation!

In order to be able to remove France, the bridgehead of Germany, before the United States intervened in European affairs on a large scale, the German Army also made great strides during the war. The standing army under the command of Ludendorff consisted of 56 divisions, including 8 armored divisions, 10 motorized infantry divisions, 32 infantry divisions, as well as independent heavy artillery units and fortress garrisons. Since the German Army has a tradition of building the same number of reserve forces on the basis of active forces, this means that this force will be multiplied once the wartime mobilization is completed. The potential of the original IV medium tank and V heavy tank has also begun to be fully exploited, and the firepower and armor of the subsequent models have been increased to a certain extent compared to the initial models. Including various derived assault guns and self-propelled guns, the German Army currently has a total of up to 4,700 armored combat vehicles of various types. Considering the tragic composition of the German armored corps in history, Qing Ying undoubtedly had absolute confidence in the victory of the Western Front.

In the naval field, a large number of orders for new ships have also been issued to various shipyards. Having determined that the States would no longer renew the agreement on naval disarmament, the German Navy had no more concerns. According to Raeder's "Z Plan" for expanding the fleet, the German Navy will start construction of 24 large armored aircraft carriers, 36 air defense cruisers, 160 destroyers, and 88 submarines in the next five years, thereby gaining absolute combat superiority over the imaginary enemy British Navy and the American Atlantic Fleet. Eight King-class battleships and four Bavarian-class battleships were docked and refitted one after another, and the power, fire control, air defense, and artillery shells were upgraded and reborn. According to Qingying's original conception, these old ships were to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the battle line today, 20 years later; In this way, the German Navy did not have to build too many new battleships, so as to ensure the number of aircraft carriers built.

However, in order to conceal its true intention to develop an aviation navy, the German Navy deliberately launched a plan for a giant battleship codenamed H-44, and announced the start of construction in 1934. The shipyards responsible for the construction of this giant ship have built a high fence next to its slipway to cover all the construction inside, which also adds a layer of mystery to this giant ship. (The novel "Reborn Second Empire" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued......)

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