The fourth update

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As the world's first swept-wing jet to be put into practical use, the ME262 was already a big innovation in its own right, but again, researchers, including designer Willie Messerschmidt, only kept the angle of the swept wing to a very conservative standard, a far cry from the design of mainstream fighters of the 21st century.

In 1943, the research team of the German Junkers company was commissioned to develop a heavy bomber that could surpass any Allied fighter, and the first point of view was the combination of swept wing + jet engine, but this design scheme has the disadvantage of not being easy to maneuver when flying at low speeds, and then the design team proposed a scheme of the swept wing.

Due to the limitation of the technical level at that time, the technical problem of the swept wing could not be completely solved, so it was not further developed, and the swept wing after the end of World War II, there was a great development, and various swept wing aircraft appeared successively, showing a blowout development.

Most of the improvements made by the researchers to ME262 are based on the premise of the original design, and do not involve fundamental changes, so it is relatively easy.

The caliber of the Me262 is larger than that of conventional fighters, reaching 30mm and 80 rounds per minute. Before the advent of the ME262, the caliber of the BF109's cannon was mainly 15mm and 20mm, and even the excellent FW190 was mostly 20mm caliber.

With the high speed of the ME262, it is not suitable for grappling. They often run away after shooting, and under the attack of large-caliber machine guns, the B17, known as the "Flying Fortress", has suffered a huge threat. The previous 20mm cannon could not completely incapacitate the B17, but the ME262 changed the trend and created a new threat.

The P51 Mustang of the United States was the most outstanding fighter in the late stage of World War II, and it had its own advantages with the ME262, and the pilots of the ME262 often used the tactics of "dive-attack". Hit and go, and do not engage in dogfights with other aircraft, in such conditions. The high speed of the ME262 itself prevails and can throw off the P51.

But comparatively speaking, the technology of ME262 is not mature, because of mechanical failures and ground losses of ME262. More than being shot down in battle.

Of course, these things were unknown to Colonel Film. Although he doesn't think me262 is omnipotent, that doesn't stop me262 from giving him a lot of confidence. The same is true of Hitler, this kind of high-speed jet plane, once it falls into a dive, it is very likely to cause disintegration, so the plane is not allowed to dive to drop bombs, only allowed to drop bombs in flat flight, so that the error of bomb delivery can reach 1 to 2 kilometers. It's just miserable.

"Sir, I think you should be a little more daring. Look at his graceful body, he will surely be a nightmare for the Allied bombers! ”

Seeing Colonel Fei Lin like this, the researcher had no choice but to compromise and say no more, and Zhang Yang asked him for the text in his hand at this time, which recorded a large number of jù, including the comparison of the number jù before and after the improvement.

Colonel Filmin acquiesced to Zhang Yang's actions, while Bucky, on the other side, watched Zhang Yang's actions in shock, he knew that this information must be detailed information about this aircraft, but Zhang Yang actually took it directly in his hand, which made him a little embarrassed.

With a good marksmanship and knowledge of German, Bucky's gaze at Zhang Yang had a faint love called worship.

It's no wonder that after staying on the battlefield for a long time, Cheng Dù can feel more and more about personal powerlessness, and a guy with strong combat effectiveness is very eye-catching. The super soldier program formulated by the U.S. government also has this intention, after the appearance of the U.S. team, the U.S. government printed a large number of Captain America cartoons and sent them to the soldiers on the front line. (There is a plot in the movie)

After carefully reading the information, Zhang Yang wrote down the things on it, and then returned it to the white coat.

"How does it feel?"

Fei Lin looked at Zhang Yang, obviously very interested in Zhang Yang's opinion.

"Well, it's powerful, especially fast, and I'm looking forward to the day it takes to the sky." Zhang Yang praised a few words.

Colonel Filin laughed twice: "Major, I have no doubt about this! According to calculations, even the American P51 will not be able to catch up with it, and we are ahead of the Americans in this regard. ”

Zhang Yang nodded and agreed with this, both the German army and the US military are fighting for technology and talent, and whoever can take the lead in developing cross-era technology will have the first opportunity.

Historically, the Americans launched the Manhattan Project in 1942, recruited a large number of Allied scientists, and finally succeeded in creating the atomic bomb, which opened the era of human nuclear weapons. The two atomic bombs, "Fat Man" and "Little Boy", were dropped on Japanese soil.

A light flashed in Zhang Yang's mind, and he suddenly remembered something!

"Atomic bomb, atomic bomb ......"

These words kept jumping and colliding in Zhang Yang's mind, and finally burst into dazzling sparks.

"I said I forgot something, it turned out that I forgot this, and that was the atomic bomb!" Zhang Yang's eyes burned.

As mentioned earlier, the United States launched the "Manhattan Project" in 1942, and a team of scientists led by Oppenheimer did their best to take the lead in creating the atomic bomb and won World War II.

However, under the technical conditions at that time, it was not only the United States that could build the atomic bomb, but also the United States' adversary, Nazi Germany.

Don't forget, the level of scientific research in Germany in World War II is quite advanced, not much worse than the United States, the biggest difference between the two sides is the opposition between morality and justice, after the United States began the Manhattan Project, Germany is also carrying out a similar program, the same is to carry out nuclear weapons related research.

At that time, German scientists Hahn, Heisenberg and others, on a par with Einstein, coupled with the industrial production capacity of the whole of Europe, the Germans could have developed the atomic bomb. Therefore, in order to find out the progress of Germany's nuclear weapons research, at the end of 1943, the US military set up a special spy team codenamed "Althos", whose members came from the US Army and Navy intelligence systems, and the leader was Colonel Pasch.

After gathering personnel, the U.S. military set up three combat missions for "Artos": first, to capture German nuclear physicists; the second is to seize uranium metal and ore from the hands of the Germans; The third was to take the opportunity to sabotage a Qiē industrial facility that Germany might use for the atomic bomb program.

Along with the Althos spy team, there is also the Danish physicist Goldsmit, because Goldsmitt not only has the above conditions, but also speaks French and German fluently, especially since he knows many German scientists, and is quite good with the German nuclear physicist Heisenberg, whom the Americans want very much. And Goldsmitt did not participate in the "Manhattan Project", so that even if he was captured by the Germans, he would not tell the secret of the American creation of the atomic bomb.

In December 1943, "Artos" sent Major Calvert to London. He first consulted all recent and expired physics journals in Germany, and interviewed all European physicists who had fled to the United States, such as Albert Einstein and Fermi, before drawing up a list of 50 scientists who might be involved in Germany's nuclear development.

When the U.S. 5th Army captured Rome in June 1944, the members of the "Assos" were gathered there, each of whom had in their hands a list of German scientists' biographies, addresses, and places of work. However, due to the continuous bombing by the Allied forces, many German scientists disappeared, so finding out where Nazi Germany was hiding these scientists and what they were doing became the biggest problem facing "Assos".

Soon after, "Assos" received information that, according to a Swiss scientist, Germany's most famous nuclear physicist, Dr. Heisenberg, lived near Helsingen and that other German scientists were hiding in the area.

In March 1945, in the Heidelberg neighborhood of the town of Helsingen, Assos captured Hahn and Laue, Germany's leading scientists in atomic research. However, Heisenberg had not yet been caught, which was what "Artos" feared the most, and on May 2, "Assos" secretly entered the town of Ulfeld, and Heisenberg was captured in the house. The next day, the spy team brought an infantry battalion and rushed to Heisenberg's residence to take the scientist away. So far, the "Arthos" spy team has successfully captured more than 20 German nuclear physicists one by one. Only then did the Americans breathe a sigh of relief. Because in their opinion, the capture of one Heisenberg was much more important than the elimination of ten German divisions.

By the end of World War II, the "Assos" spy team had brought thousands of scientists and engineers from Germany and Italy to the United States by various means. In October 1945, "Artos" was officially disbanded. Those scientists who were "snatched" by "Assos" played an immeasurable role in the development of atomic physics, nuclear physics, chemistry and mathematics in the United States.

And this Althos is something that Zhang Yang almost ignored before, because the task of the Hydra officer he replaced was to protect a Nazi physicist from entering Germany.

Physicist, 1943, Secret Weapons Program...... These words are linked, and Zhang Yang is almost certain that this physicist named Rolf may have something to do with the fact that Germany is secretly conducting nuclear weapons research at the moment! And the so-called threat of the Americans, I am afraid that the Americans' special spy team "Assos" has already started in advance, which will arouse the vigilance of the Germans. (To be continued......)