Chapter 665: A Transmuted Situation
As a result of the collapse of the U.S. stock market, investors who have suffered heavy losses have withdrawn their overseas capital, and a large number of French companies have become empty shells. And the French people of all walks of life, who depend on it to support their families, are like birds under the nest, and can only watch their wealth and jobs go to naught!
In just over half a year, the number of unemployed people in France has exceeded 15o, which seems to be nothing compared to the United States, but you must know that the total population of France is only 4ooo! Faced with this situation, the mediocre French government has no choice but to allow the capitalists to cut production and lay off workers under the pressure of the tightening market; The resulting unemployment and declining national income have exacerbated the demand for commodities in the market, creating a vicious circle. The French economy, which had finally recovered with great difficulty, suffered another severe setback, and the whole country was swept into a spiraling disaster by this economic crisis.
In the midst of the ongoing crisis, ultra-nationalist ideology, which had been suppressed for more than a decade due to the defeat in the war, has also quietly spread in France. They preached that the present predicament was caused by the servile French traitorous government and the ferocious German bandits: France in 1914 had not been completely defeated on the battlefield, and the fortifications in all parts were stronger than in 1913, but the traitorous regime had long been frightened by the fangs and claws of the enemy, and they were bent on suppressing the sincere enthusiasm of the French people who were willing to sacrifice their lives for the country, and they only wanted to withdraw from the war to preserve their own power. The German robbers took the opportunity to savagely rob France of a large amount of wealth through the "Peace of Amsterdam", and the payment of huge indemnities and the loss of a large number of colonies directly led the French economy into an ice river, and finally caused today's bitter fruits. France has a glorious history that has been passed down for hundreds of years, and when they began the Renaissance, the Germanic barbarians were still drinking blood in the jungles of Central Europe; By all accounts, the arts-loving French were ten times superior to the Germanic barbarians hatched from the shells. And today's France is also trying to regain the will of the past and regain its own glory!
Although this is not the first time this argument has appeared in France: in the past decade or so, the demobilized soldiers have formed organizations with different names but the same nature, and have widely preached them to all walks of life; But this time, the French people, who have a bleak life, are drawn to these arguments, which are both true and false. Out of dissatisfaction and disgust with reality. A large number of French people have become supporters of nationalism, eager to rewrite the current national fortunes and restore the glory of the British Empire, the most powerful empire in the world, more than a hundred years ago. Instigated by former professional soldiers, who were also unemployed, the French national sentiment grew: with nothing to do, they held huge demonstrations all day long, denouncing and accusing them, which in turn set the Parisian government, which was now advocating cooperation with Germany, on the stove.
In the midst of the ongoing economic crisis in France. A political party called the "Alliance of the French People" began to emerge. The leader of the party is quite young, a young man born in 189o: he served at the front as a lieutenant in the 6th Army during the war, and had a time with the former head of the 6th Army, Messimi. Unexpectedly, however, this young and promising soldier chose to be demobilized in 1917, at the height of his military career, and formed a political party of his own, plunging into the political game that had been in constant conflict since the founding of the Third Republic. Until now, this party, which has always preached nationalism and revenge against Germany, has been in obscurity. However, with the outbreak of the economic crisis, a large number of dissatisfied French people were attracted to the idea and joined the party, which led to a exponential increase in their numbers. The German government, which was always paying attention to the Western Front, naturally did not ignore this situation, but when he put an investigation report in front of Qingying, he was taken aback by the familiar name of the leader.
"Charles? De Gaulle entered politics so early? Looking at the report in his hand, Qing Ying muttered in disbelief. In his memory. This important figure in the history of France spent his early years in the army, and it was not until the end of the 50s of the 20th century that he really came to the forefront of politics. But after thinking about it, Qingying was relieved. Even the Austrian corporal who shook the whole world was changed because of his appearance, and now what is this change in France?
However, Qingying was stimulated by this news to greatly strengthen his vigilance on the Western Front. According to his original plan, he took advantage of this economic crisis to pull France into the dominance of Germany like Italy, so as to achieve his complete control over the big 6 in Europe; Now, it seems that he will not have a chance to achieve this goal again. The hatred of Germany brewing in the hearts of the French people still exceeded his expectations, as best illustrated by the rapid rise of the "French People's Alliance" in the midst of the economic crisis; Regardless of whether de Gaulle ends up in power or not, he should be prepared for the worst.
On the orders of Qingying. The German General Staff then began to develop a plan for a preventive war against France. After more than ten years of post-war exhibition, the strength of the German team is no longer what it used to be, and it is fully capable of fulfilling this mission. With the full support of the Central, Sickert's air force has swelled into a behemoth of 20,000 active officers and men, not far behind the Imperial Navy that Tirpitz had worked so hard to build. And because of the German scientific and technological inheritance in this plane and the attraction of talents by the Royal Wilhelm Academy. This made Germany's aviation technology a leap forward compared with the same period in history: in May 1928, the chief engineer of the Bavarian aircraft factory, Willy ? A fully metal-enclosed cockpit fighter developed by Messerschmidt has successfully flown with a maximum of 47 OKMs/h, which is very close to the early model of the famous BF-1O9 fighter in history. It is expected that within two years, the Luftwaffe will have a mainstay in the field of fighter aircraft.
If nothing else, the Luftwaffe will also introduce the BF-1O9 in large numbers, as it has historically done, and use it as its absolute main core for a period of time. In addition to its agility and superior climb, which are essential for a fighter, another attraction to the Qing Ying was its extremely low cost: even if the motivation was counted, this was the number of World War II figures after the mark's significant devaluation. Before the advent of the information age, quantity was definitely a crucial factor in determining the victory or defeat of a war: in history, Germany's Haw Par tank overwhelmed the giants of the same era, but its final production of less than 8ooo vehicles was only hated in the face of the torrent of 10,000 T-34s and Shermans!
In a certain sense, the BF-1O9 fighter, which fought the entire war for the Third Reich in history, can also be said to be a rare weapon in Germany that really pinpointed the pulse of war. Adhering to the spirit of "44 chariots" where quantity is king, Qingying also decided to inherit it. However, this aircraft still has a number of irreparable shortcomings, that is, the lack of range that has been widely criticized by later generations: the invincible Luftwaffe in the early stage of World War II was defeated in the Battle of Britain, a great reason is that the BF-1O9 has a very limited range, and there is not much time to fight after flying through the channel. The Spitfire, which was also short-legged but had excellent performance, was waiting for its own efforts on its own soil, and there was no pressure at all to defeat the German bombers that lacked the ability to defend themselves. As for the dual-battle BF-11O, although this cargo has enough range in the European theater, its low degree makes it not an opponent of the Spitfire in air combat at all, so that in the end, there was a tragic situation that the BF-11O, which originally escorted the bombers, also had the BF-1O9 escort it.
In view of this, the development of a long-range fighter is a task that must be completed by the German aviation industry at present. Since it is difficult for a single fighter to achieve a large range under the current technology, Qingying has taken advantage of his own influence and focused the development of long-range fighters under a dual framework. Although Germany does not have excellent long-range fighters in history that can compare with the P-51 and P-47, Qingying still has full confidence in achieving this goal in the face of Germany's greatly enhanced scientific and technological strength. Like the single fighter, this long-range fighter also puts degree and climb performance in place. As for the design of the Japanese Zero fighter to pursue the flexibility of dog fighting, it was completely a helpless product of the sword under the extremely tragic motive, when the Americans used high-powered fighters to make a grand appearance, the Zero was completely reduced to a situation of being hunted like a turkey!
Out of consideration for the integration of production, Qingying also made a key instruction for the Air Force's project bidding: as long as the purpose and nature are the same, then in addition to the upgrading due to technological innovation, there can only be one type of aircraft in service in the Air Force. Historically, the Luftwaffe's performance in this field can be described as a disaster, and the Ju-88, DO-217, and He-111, three twin bombers with similar performance and the same purpose, appeared in the Air Force's lineup, which not only greatly caused a waste of production capacity resources, but also increased the maintenance burden of logistics personnel. If this situation is changed in the plane, then Germany's aviation production is expected to reach a new level. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation!
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