The generals of the Imperial Army were actually no strangers to airplanes. On the contrary, many people know that the Reich was carrying out the development of aircraft. It's just that seeing dozens of planes flying in the sky at once still shocked them when they saw this situation for the first time.

In the sky, there were a total of thirty-six aircraft, divided into two types. One is a single-engine fighter and the other is a twin-engine bomber. It's just that compared with the planes of later generations, whether it is a fighter or a bomber, it looks so simple.

After the planes flew to the hill where the tanks had previously conducted exercises, their show began. Twenty-four fighters began to circle downward, and the aviation machine guns in the nose began to strafe, hitting the ground dusty and leaving deep bullet holes. These fighters fired indiscriminately in the sky, and the dense bullets strafed down, giving people a feeling as if pouring rain.

The generals of the Imperial Army, after seeing this situation, couldn't help but feel their scalps tingle. If it had been for the soldiers who had been strafed by the fighters, they might have collapsed long ago. The caliber of the aviation machine gun is 12.7 mm, and if such a powerful bullet hits the human body, it is enough to break the human body in two.

"If our planes continue to strafe and suppress the enemy's positions during the battle, it will be impossible for the enemy to hold out." Admiral Shi Qingshan said very firmly.

Admiral Zhao Tianlong, who was standing beside Admiral Shi Qingshan, nodded again and again. Indeed, this kind of blow from heaven is impossible to guard against.

The show of twenty-four fighters soon ended. Next, it was the performance of the other twelve bombers. These bombers, under the watchful eye of China and Japan, began to descend in altitude. After flying over the mountain, the bomb bay door in the belly of the plane opened. Aerial bombs fell from the sky and exploded on the mountain.

Dense explosions continued to sound, fires splashed everywhere, gunpowder smoke filled the air, and the entire mountain was covered by smoke and dust. Compared to the previous fighter scannels, this bomber dropped aerial bombs. The blows and damage inflicted on the enemy are undoubtedly superior.

After all the 12 bombers had dropped their bombs, all the planes formed up and left the sky over the training ground.

"Ladies and gentlemen, do you have any thoughts on the performance of the Imperial Air Force just now?" Wu Haoxuan said with a smile on his face. Although, in his eyes, these fighters and bombers were still too rudimentary. But given the current level of science and technology, it is possible to come up with such fighters and bombers. That's already a precious thing. This includes the hard work of Feng Jiuru and the entire team he led over the past few years.

"Your Majesty, the good attackers mentioned in the ancient book written by Qu Yuan moved above the Nine Heavens, and there is no one more than the Imperial Air Force that he refers to. Who can resist this kind of blow falling from the sky! Imperial Prime Minister Yang Du said.

Everyone else nodded, though, airplanes weren't new. But this is undoubtedly the first time that aircraft have been applied to warfare. No matter how you look at it, the performance of the Imperial Air Force. All excellent, perfect.

"General Feng. It seems that your hard work over the years has not been in vain! You've already agreed with your results. Wu Haoxuan said with a smile.

"Thank you Your Majesty for your support! If it weren't for His Majesty's support, how would we have been able to develop an aircraft that could be used in real combat? Major General Feng Jiuru was also excited.

This is the first aircraft to be equipped with by the Imperial Air Force, the non-standard is the F1 fighter and the H1 bomber.

F1 fighter with a length of 7.3 meters and a wingspan of 9.5 meters. It is 2.4 meters high and uses a newly developed W-4 four-cylinder engine with an output of 120 horsepower. The fighter has a maximum take-off weight of 500 kg, a maximum flight speed of 120 kilometers per hour, and a maximum ceiling of 2800 meters. The battery life is 1.5 hours. The armament is a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun with 200 rounds of ammunition. In addition, there are two hardpoints that can carry two 25-kilogram aerial bombs.

The H1 bomber, with a length of 12.5 meters, a wingspan of 16.9 meters and a height of 3.2 meters, uses two newly developed W-5 four-cylinder engines with an output of 320 horsepower. With a maximum take-off weight of 1500 kg, it is possible to carry bombs weighing up to 300 kg. The maximum flight speed is 100 km / h, the maximum ceiling is 2500 meters, and the maximum range is 200 km. Armament is two 12.7 mm heavy machine guns with 400 rounds of ammunition. The bomb bay can carry six 50-kilogram aerial bombs or twelve 25-kilogram aerial bombs.

This kind of performance can basically be applied to actual combat. Of course, because the range is too short and the ammunition carried is too small, the combat effectiveness will not be too high. The empire will not put these two aircraft into real combat in a short period of time.

Compared to the Imperial Army and the Imperial Navy, the Imperial Air Force was established for a short time and was too small in size. In addition, the performance of the aircraft currently equipped by the Imperial Air Force is too poor, which seriously restricts the development of the Imperial Air Force. Of course, on the basis of the Empire's heavy investment, soon the Imperial Air Force will develop rapidly. In the future, it will become one of the most important branches of the empire.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the two weapons you see today are the latest new weapons developed by the Empire. Although, as it stands, the performance is still rudimentary. However, the Empire will continue to improve until its performance is significantly improved. Soon, the Empire will be equipped with these weapons on a large scale. The principle of confidentiality is well known to everyone, so I won't say more. Okay, get ready to return to Yanjing. Wu Haoxuan said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The generals all replied in loud voices.

The appearance of two new weapons, tanks and airplanes, has made the generals more confident. Although, the scale of the war that is now breaking out in Europe has exceeded everyone's expectations. However, they are now so big that the empire is not without any progress. On the contrary, the empire has gone ahead of the West in terms of new weapons. Westerners have their own civil wars, just let them fight. If they dare to provoke the Empire, the Empire will definitely make them pay a greater price.

On the return train, the generals talked with great interest about the performance and power of the two new weapons, and how much impact they would have on future wars. It can be seen that they are all excited and proud. Because their country, which is developing rapidly, will become stronger and stronger.

In Wu Haoxuan's carriage, Wu Haoxuan was also talking with the military's top officials.

"Tank No. 1 is still too weak, the armor is weak, and the power of the artillery is weak. Strive to be able to develop a powerful tank within ten years. The weight should be more than twenty tons, armed with a 75 mm tank gun, and the thickness of the front armor should be more than 50 mm. Wu Haoxuan said.

"Your Majesty, the bottleneck that restricts the development of our tanks now is mainly the engine. The performance of the engine is not good, and if the tank is too heavy, it will not move at all. General Zhao Lei, the head of the decoration department, said with a bitter face.

"There's no way around it. The development of the engine is not a matter of one or two days, it requires a long period of accumulation. However, I believe that within ten years, we will definitely be able to come up with a qualified engine. Wu Haoxuan said.

The No. 1 tank used a gasoline engine, and Wu Haoxuan plans to use a diesel engine on the main tank in the future. Compared with the gasoline engine, the diesel engine has more torque and is not flammable, and an external fuel tank can be added to the outside of the tank to further improve the maximum stroke. Although the German tanks in World War II were powerful, short legs were a common problem. On the other hand, the T34 of the Soviets had a much longer maximum travel.

"In the Air Force, we need fighters that are faster and have more firepower. Bombers also need to be faster, have a larger bomb load, and have stronger firepower for self-defense. Only in this way can the Imperial Air Force be qualified to truly form an independent branch of the armed forces. Wu Haoxuan said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Major General Feng Jiuru nodded again and again. The bottleneck of the Air Force's aircraft is also in the engine. Only with more powerful aero engines can these aircraft be developed.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the size of the Air Force is still very small. However, in the future, the Air Force will become the same branch of the army and navy. The struggle for air supremacy will have a direct bearing on the future battle situation. Wu Haoxuan said solemnly.

The military magnates were silent, neither the Minister of War nor the Minister of the Navy spoke. Although, they have known about the existence of the Air Force for a long time. But I didn't care about it before. However, with Wu Haoxuan's current tone, it is presumable that the distribution of military spending in the future empire will be seriously tilted towards the air force. And this will inevitably affect the army and navy. However, what Wu Haoxuan had already decided, of course they didn't dare to object.

"Your Majesty, the Air Force's ability to attack from the sky is indeed very strong, but deciding the outcome of the war is a bit too exaggerated, right?" Marshal Cheng Biguang was a little unconvinced.

"The current aircraft is too poor in performance, what if it is possible to develop an aircraft that carries a bomb weighing several tons and has a range of several kilometers? Hundreds of such planes are enough to blow up the other side's industrial area into ruins. The industrial zones are gone, so what zones are there to fight? Wu Haoxuan asked rhetorically.

"This, how is this possible? How could there be such a powerful aircraft? Marshal Cheng Biguang didn't believe it.

"Technology is advancing, and in a maximum of twenty years, such an aircraft will be available. The Navy is also able to apply to aircraft. Aircraft carrying heavy aviation armor-piercing shells and heavy aviation torpedoes, launching attacks on the enemy's fleet. Whether it is a capital ship or a light warship, it cannot be compared with an aircraft in terms of speed. Under the siege of a large number of aircraft, will these battleships be able to escape? Wu Haoxuan continued.

Marshal Cheng Biguang was stunned for a moment, and he immediately realized what a terrible consequence this would be.

"Therefore, in the future, the empire must firmly hold air supremacy in its hands, which is the basic guarantee for the empire to win in future wars!" Wu Haoxuan said categorically. (To be continued.) )

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