Among the many heavy weapons developments, the German government has significantly paid more attention to the development of aircraft.

After all, tanks have too many terrain restrictions, but airplanes are not affected by the terrain, only by the weather.

Moreover, all types of aircraft can complete such tasks as transportation, air support, airborne behind enemy lines, long-distance bombing, etc., and are the most effective weapons in the ranks of all heavy weapons.

For the research and development of military aircraft, one aircraft manufacturer stands out, and that is the local military-industrial enterprise, which is now called the Bavarian Aircraft Plant.

The aircraft factory may not be well-known, but their new name, the Messerschmitt Aircraft Factory, a few years later, was a big name in World War II.

As early as last year, the German government privately tendered for the design of a new generation of fighters, and the German government chose the Be109 single-engine, single-seat, single-wing, all-metal piston fighter designed by Messerschmitt, a designer of the Bavarian Aircraft Plant.

The concept aircraft was designed, also known as the Bf109. This may be very strange to say, because the Bavarian Aircraft Factory changed its name to the Messerschmitt Aircraft Factory a few years later, the Bf 109, also known as the Me109, was the main fighter in the history of Germany in World War II, and remained in service until the end of the war, from Europe to Africa, participating in all the battles fought by Germany.

Just from the length of the aircraft's service, you can judge how good the design concept of this aircraft is.

It is precisely because of the optimism about the design of this aircraft that after the announcement of the vigorous development of the military industry, the Bavarian aircraft factory immediately received the attention of the German government and regarded it as a military industrial enterprise that was vigorously supported.

With the support of the German government, the Bavarian Aircraft Factory soon built the first prototype of the Be109 single-engine, single-seat, monoplane, all-metal piston fighter, and officially began testing the advanced German fighter.

While the Germans were concentrating on the development of fighter jets, a very violent aerial encounter was breaking out over Madrid, Spain.

For the Spanish Republican Government, the capital city of Madrid must not be lost. Once the capital falls, it will be a heavy blow to the morale of the Spanish government, and it will also cause frustration among many people.

And for the Spanish National Army, the capture of the capital Madrid has become the most important thing at this time.

Although Spain is a large country in Europe, the size of Spain mainland is not large, and the capital, Madrid, is located in the heart of Spain.

This also means that whichever side controls the capital region will be able to exert significant influence over the rest of the surrounding area.

The reason why the Spanish republican government was able to stalemate with the national army and the German and Italian armies for so long was because of the defense of the Madrid area and the support of the people for the republican government.

If the capital region is lost, it will be uncertain for the Spanish republican government whether the Spanish people will be able to continue to support it.

In the Madrid offensive and defensive battles, the air battle between the two sides became crucial.

Either side, having the advantage in the airspace, is able to pose a great threat to the enemy's ground forces. More importantly, both Spain and Germany and Italy, the armies on the Spanish battlefield lacked anti-aircraft weapons, and the ground forces posed little threat to the Air Force.

Under such circumstances, both sides attach great importance to air supremacy, and even do not hesitate to plan a large-scale air battle for this purpose.

On March 27, 1935, a large-scale air battle broke out between more than 200 planes over Madrid, and more than 100 planes crashed on that day, making it the largest air battle in human history since World War I.

The result of this air battle ended with a crushing victory for the Italian Air Force. Of the 120 planes that France had supplied to Spain, more than 60 had crashed, and more than 30 had been seriously injured and needed major repairs.

On the Italian side, more than 50 of the 225 planes sent to Spain crashed and nearly 40 were seriously injured.

After this air battle, the Spanish Republic had no strength to resist in terms of air force.

Even France, which was backing them, could not come up with hundreds of planes to support Spain in a short period of time.

However, it is precisely because of this large-scale air battle that European countries have seen the importance of aircraft and the importance of developing aircraft-related technology.

According to intelligence sources, since the end of this air war, European countries have begun to research new fighter jets and have invested a lot of money in their own domestic aircraft manufacturers.

The butterfly reaction caused by the battle of Madrid Arthur was not clear, and when the fighting over Madrid was fierce, Arthur was also very excited, waiting for the news of the second nuclear test in Australasia.

At this time, nearly 10 months have passed since the last nuclear test. During this period, under the leadership of Albert Einstein, the nuclear weapons research and testing team discussed the design of the new atomic bomb many times and simulated a large number of relevant data, and then decided to start a new round of nuclear weapons testing.

Of course, the nuclear weapons research and development experiment team did not only discuss the design of the atomic bomb during these ten months, but also looked for another element that could be used for nuclear testing, plutonium-239.

According to the speculation of the Nuclear Weapons Development and Testing Team, plutonium-239 should be a more reactive element than uranium-235, which means that an atomic bomb using plutonium-239 will have a greater explosive yield with the same weight of nuclear material.

To test this hypothesis, the Nuclear Weapons Development and Test Team built a total of two atomic bombs, known as the Death Scythe and the Death Whip.

As for the specific type of atomic bomb to build, it depends on which element exerts greater power when the test bombs of the two atomic bombs explode.

On April 1, 1935, April Fool's Day, Australasia's second nuclear weapons test began in earnest.

Still in the desert interior of Western Australia, the familiar lockdown is still the place to close the roads and evacuate all foreign visitors.

Because this was done a year ago, it can be said that there are no foreign tourists in the whole of Western Australia.

This also facilitates the testing of nuclear weapons, and also ensures that there are basically no foreign spies within 100 kilometers of the nuclear weapons test site.

"Guys, once we've checked the equipment one last time and confirmed that it's correct, our second nuclear test is about to begin." As Einstein's deputy, Szilard was actually the person to direct the nuclear weapons test.

"The data has been established and accurate, and the nuclear test can begin." Enrique Fermi, who was on the side, nodded to Einstein and Szilard after making sure that everything was fine.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I announce that the Australasian Nuclear Weapons Test and Development Group, the second nuclear test, begins!" Albert Einstein nodded and announced to the crowd.

"Countdown, 3, 2, 1, detonate!" Silard slowly counted down, and after the countdown was over, he pressed the button in his hand without hesitation.

Rumble!

With a loud detonation sound, on a desert dozens of kilometers away, a mushroom cloud that was even bigger than before instantly rose.

The terrifying heat melted all the yellow sand within a few hundred meters, and the yellow sand several kilometers away was engulfed by the shock wave, creating a huge crater within a few kilometers of the explosion site.

"How? Do you have any observations? Fermi asked impatiently.

Compared with the last test explosion, this test is far more dynamic than the previous test in terms of movement and static.

As a scientist involved in this project, Fermi is looking forward to what kind of power the new round of test explosions will exert and whether Arthur will be satisfied.

"The forward observation team has completed the observation, and within ten minutes, the observation data will be brought back." Silard said with a smile.

Ten minutes later, the nuclear weapons research and development experimental team made various calculations on the test bomb based on all the data brought back by the observation group.

"What about the final data?" Szilard asked Fermi.

"Some of the data is still being calculated." Fermi said with a smile: "But according to our calculations, the explosion power of this atomic bomb is at least five times more than that of the previous one, which means that we have succeeded." ”

"Keep doing the math, I want to get the most accurate and comprehensive data." Einstein nodded, but there was not much excitement on his face: "The next atomic bomb test is scheduled for a week later, we need to choose the more powerful of the two atomic bombs, and I hope our guess will not disappoint us." ”

The atomic bomb that has been tested so far is an ordinary atomic bomb that uses uranium-235 as a nuclear material, and it is also the atomic bomb that was first produced by the nuclear weapons research and testing team.

The difference from the first atomic bomb is that the design of the atomic bomb has been replaced, and the utilization rate of uranium-235 has been improved.

In fact, all members of the nuclear weapons development and testing team are clearly more interested in another atomic bomb, the latest atomic bomb that uses plutonium-239 as nuclear material.

The new atomic bomb, which has undergone major changes in both nuclear materials and design, clearly has greater potential than ordinary atomic bombs.

On the premise that all ordinary atomic bombs have been successfully tested, all scientists, including Albert Einstein, have begun to look forward to the test explosion of the second atomic bomb.

"Does the data for the explosion need to be sent to Fort St. Arthur?" Fermi asked.

In general, data from nuclear weapons tests need to be sent to Fort St. Arthur's desk.

This is not only Arthur's access to the progress of nuclear weapons development, but also a kind of supervision of the members of these nuclear weapons development teams.

"Not yet." Einstein shook his head and said, "Wait until the second atomic bomb test is over in a week's time, and send all the explosion data of the two atomic bombs to Fort St. Arthur."

I believe that the plutonium-239 atomic bomb is what we are really looking for compared to this uranium-235 atomic bomb. ”

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