"Yes, Your Excellency Marshal, we will fight for the Führer until the end of the world!" replied, with his chin held high, and in a straight salute, "Long live Führer Accardo?"

"Long live the Führer!" Raeder replied with a smile as he looked at his men, "Believe me, one day, the German navy will be galloping across the ocean, not curled up in the harbor." ”

While Field Marshal Raeder was imagining the future for his men in the military port, a group of German technicians were working on a variety of equipment in a secret German air base.

A German officer in a white coat walked up to the two technicians who were whispering to each other, coughed softly, and then asked in a slightly hoarse voice: "Doctor, I heard that the recent progress is very good, but the data I have seen in the report are obviously not enough to describe it as very good." Can you ask how much these two hundred hours are so heavy?"

"Your Excellency, General. The old man, known as the doctor, turned back to the military personnel in charge of the research and development of Air Force equipment, and said: "Through our unremitting efforts, the working hours of the torch GKL-40-R have been increased from 510 hours to 790 hours. ”

The middle-aged technician standing next to the old doctor also nodded to the officer, and then replied: "Thanks to the technical support of the materials research and development department, we have finally made this jet engine run at the level required by the Führer. After testing, now the Torch 40 engine has a very high working stability and is already close to the level of a piston engine. ”

"So, this engine now meets the Führer's technical requirements for a new aircraft?" the general's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked. He knew the importance of such an aircraft for the Führer's army development program, which would become the standard armament of the Luftwaffe in the near future.

Comparing the Führer's requirements for the development of Luftwaffe weapons in the past decade, it is very clear that as long as the Führer has invested heavily in research and development, it can play a role in surpassing the opponent on the battlefield.

From the short-lived Messersmit 109 fighter at the beginning, to the current FW-190D fighter, the main equipment of the Luftwaffe, to the classic Ta-152 fighter. In short, the weapons and equipment ordered by the Führer to be put into production are all good equipment with a performance ahead of the opponent.

As for this engine, which was called the flare, the German industrial sector had been improving it for a whole year, and for various reasons, it could not meet the practical standard of more than 600 hours of work required by Accardo and has been stranded. It was not until recently that the German material technology department made a breakthrough in high-strength materials, and the blades inside the jet engine finally met the strength requirements.

It is precisely because of this that this "Torch" has really become an exceptionally reliable jet engine. So the Luftwaffe abandoned the material-wasting and unreliable twin-engine design, and designed a single-engine jet fighter with a single engine.

In secret German documents, the fighter was codenamed "Eagle", but in fact, the military's name for this aircraft can be described in a scribbled manner: according to the name of the manufacturer of this aircraft, this aircraft is called the ME-239 fighter.

The first number 2 indicates that the aircraft is not a piston fighter with the code name 1, and the subsequent 39 indicates that it has been in production for 39 years - don't expect a bunch of sophisticated mechanical engineering maniacs to have the ability to come up with names, they didn't pick a flea, dragonfly, owl or anything like that, which is already a very face-saving performance.

And today, the top generals of the Air Force are waiting anxiously outside the hangar to witness the birth of a super fighter for themselves. This could be the Luftwaffe's future workhorse, a single-engine swept wing fighter called the ME-239.

"In terms of speed, I heard that it has been reduced a lot for reliability, and it is much lower than the original maximum speed of 1,000 kilometers per hour?" looked at the busy staff, and the general in the white coat continued to ask.

The old man nodded: "Yes, Your Excellency General, in response to the reliability problem of this kind of aircraft, we finally adopted many methods to improve the reliability and reduce the working speed of the engine, which is one of them. The maximum flight speed of this aircraft is only 800 km. ”

In fact, just yesterday, during the last secret flight test, the plane flew at a maximum speed of 840 kilometers per hour, but to be on the safe side, the maximum flight speed was 800 kilometers per hour according to the usage data released by the military.

The aircraft was armed with four 20 mm cannons with 360 rounds of ammunition and was arranged behind the air intake tract to avoid the problem of gun exhaust being sucked in by the engine.

What's even more terrifying is that the range of this aircraft is quite long, when carrying auxiliary fuel tanks, it even reaches a combat radius of 870 kilometers, and the transition range can reach 2,500 kilometers, which even exceeds the American F-86 fighter that was born 8 years later in another time and space. This is also a concrete manifestation of the Luftwaffe's move from pursuing fighter performance alone, but looking to other aspects.

"Boom!huh!" The experimental ME-239 fighter began to glide slowly down the runway of the airport amid the roar of the huge engines. A huge tail flame erupted from the tail, propelling the fighter towards the end of the runway.

Just as the Kursk was about to start, over the experimental airfield in the rear of the Luftwaffe, the Luftwaffe's first practical jet fighter jumped from the runway and flew into the clear blue sky. Then the plane began to climb rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it became a small black dot in the blue sky and white clouds.

"The climb is very fast, and most of our pilots are used to using the climb to get rid of the enemy, so to speak, it is very suitable for our pilots. A major general of the flight unit who rushed back from the front line introduced to his acquaintances: "When intercepting the opponent's plane, the climb speed is also a very important data. ”

"It's faster than the Ta-152 fighter, and I don't know how fast we're flying is the end. Another Air Force general exclaimed: "I heard that the flight speed is at least 750 kilometers, which is already the fastest flight speed in the world." ”

Many people were smiling, and the high-tech department of the Air Force began to worry about the defense and safety of the skies over the German mainland since they heard that the British had mass-produced a jet fighter called the Meteor. The phrase "the enemy has a faster fighter" was stuck in the throat of all Luftwaffe technicians.

Now, looking at the ME-239 fighter jets soaring through the sky, everyone is relieved. After all, this aircraft has been lying in German warehouses for many years, and in terms of maturity, it is possible that even the British Hurricane fighter has not undergone such a long and repeated demonstration.

"Naval aviation will have to wait a little longer on this side. After all, the glide distance of this kind of aircraft is really exaggerated, and whether it can get on an aircraft carrier or not can only be known after the technical department improves it. An Air Force officer had a heated discussion with a Navy technician on the side, and the Navy officer looked reluctant and seemed eager to equip the aircraft on the aircraft carrier as soon as possible.

"The engine is working, there is no overheating, the vibration of the plane is very subtle, and I feel good now. "The clear voice of the test pilot came from the loudspeaker of the radio station on the ground, and both the ground observation post and the feedback from the pilot proved that there were no problems with the aircraft now.

"Very good! Here's your free time, good luck!" The technicians at the ground command center gave a very amateurish order to the test pilots after discussing with each other. They were quite confident in their aircraft, at least they felt that after such a lengthy argument and effort, there should be no problems with the reliability of this aircraft.

In fact, the Luftwaffe jet did tactical maneuvers such as somersaults and rolls in the sky, and at one point increased its flight speed to 800 kilometers per hour, without any problems. "This is a very mature aircraft. -- said an Air Force officer who had watched the entire flight.

"If it had gone to the sky a few months earlier, now on the Kursk front, our ground forces would not have to be so embarrassed. "When the plane landed, people who had no intention of watching the air show began to discuss the situation on the front line. The plane did not have any accidents because no one was paying attention, and it was safely parked in the center of the airport runway.

"I heard that the Soviets are attacking with all their might this time, and they want to open the way south and reinforce Stalin......grad," the commander of a fighter unit who had just returned from the front brought back the latest battle situation, surrounded by generals from the rear. Everyone was worried about the distant Kursk, and this mood diluted the joy of the successful test flight of the aircraft.

But good news, after all, is good news. In a round of applause, everyone closed their mouths of gossip, and the whole test flight process ended successfully. After a long period of hard work, the Germans finally introduced a new weapon that could change the situation on the battlefield. The general, who wore the white coat, together with General Catherine's aides, signed a huge order, and Messersmitt began mass production of the aircraft to equip all German fighter units as the next generation of the Luftwaffe's main fighter.

If Field Marshal Raeder of the Navy had good reason to be complacent, then it was all the more time for the Luftwaffe Catherine and his technical officers to celebrate with a party.

Long Ling originally wanted to add more today, but the family reunion came back very late, and in desperation, he had to owe another chapter here, and he would make up for it tomorrow, so stay tuned.