Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 183: Golden helmet (middle)
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The leader bomber began to circle around the periphery of the airport, waiting for subsequent aircraft to join the formation. The entire take-off procedure went smoothly. The first team took ten minutes to complete the air formation of each team. Net..∏∈,
Because of the favor of the German head of state, the ju88 bomber has become the absolute main force in the British air battle. As a product of the Germans's twisting of the technology tree, its speed and maneuverability have completely surpassed the heavy and sluggish Heynck Er, it is very outstanding in terms of survivability.
Fortunately, Xu Jun took control of the development of the Air Force, which brought back the already-defunct thinking of the Aviation Department ahead of time. Those projects that had reached the sky were cut mercilessly. He would only choose to be history. Prove a promising design plan.
Xu Jun's decision is full of purpose. Now the primary goal of the German army is to expand its armaments and prepare for war. Every force must be spent on the cutting edge, and there are no extra resources for the group of talented designers to defeat.
In the early days of World War II, the German Nazi government's attitude towards domestic military enterprises was always balanced and compromised. Before Hitler completely mastered the national armed forces, he had always been detached from the blood-sucking capitalists. He needed both of those people. Financial and personal help, and worried that he would be held hostage by the opponent's anti-customers. He despises those arms dealers who have no morality and bottom line, but if he wants to get the support of Germany, he must get the support of these military-industrial families.
In order to maintain the operation of those companies, Germany has been playing the trick of sharing benefits on the issue of arms procurement. Unless it is particularly noticed by the head of state or a real power leader, weapons manufacturing companies that have basically supported the Nazis will be in the Nazis. The party is rewarded. The policies of the Nazi Party were related to the domestic situation in Germany at that time. In fact, these companies had already formed a huge network of interests. Any break in any link would trigger a small-scale social crisis.
On the surface, the Nazi government’s finances have been profitable, and it seems that Hitler’s economic policies are indeed effective. But what actually works is the push behind the re-emergence of the arms oligarch, Hitler and his Nazi party have long been tied into this system.
Hitler was admired by the German people not only because of the Nazi ideology he preached and his personal charm, but also because of his ability to bring visible benefits to every German.
A look at the Luftwaffe’s equipment table shows that it is very clear that a large number of models with ambiguity in performance are the result of compromise between the two sides. Of course, some behind-the-scenes transactions must be involved. From the perspective of Europe and America, this may be a product of free competition. But anyone who understands the nature of the Nazi system can see the trickiness at a glance.
Now Xu Jun is ready to reverse these ills in domestic military production and procurement. He has enough confidence and strength to eliminate all obstacles. On these issues, he has been fully supported by the army, navy, and air force. He has an advantage over Hitler. He not only has sufficient contacts and wealth, but also holds a large number of advanced technologies and patents to exchange benefits with those companies.
The restructuring of Junkers is the simplest in comparison. At this time, the company has been fully taken over by the Nazi government, so it is much more convenient to turn around than Krupp and Rheinstein. The 501 bomber wing used one of the achievements after Xu Jun intervened in the production of Junkers. In history, this model only produced 10 trial production models, which is known as the most beautiful one in the ju88 family. Based on her, ju188 with excellent performance was finally born.
Sitting in the cornerless egg-shaped cockpit, Lieutenant Colonel Maike looked at the scenery outside the window leisurely. Now that the plane has climbed to an altitude of four kilometers, the edge of the English Channel can be vaguely seen.
"Course 030, turn to 035, the strait ahead, switch to frequency 3. We should be able to communicate with the Calais Navigation Station." The lieutenant colonel issued an order through the microphone in the mask. He is used to speaking into the microphone instead of pressing the throat communicator, and the sound quality of this new microphone is clearer than the latter.
"Understood." Lieutenant Firme adjusted the radio FM button. Start an outgoing call.
The Luftwaffe has improved their navigation procedures at this time, and no longer continues to use the civil navigation technology that is easily disturbed as in history. The improvement of radar equipment has improved Germany's ground monitoring capabilities, and the upgrading of radio equipment has made it possible for the entire ground guidance.
Originally, the long-range radio technology of the Luftwaffe has always had various defects, coupled with the chaos in the air force command system, and the misunderstanding of the development of technical equipment, resulting in most of the German air force being unable to receive ground command after taking off. control. After the pilot took off, he basically became a broken harrier. The reason why the air force behaved like a mess in the early days of the Norwegian campaign was mostly due to this.
Historically, the Luftwaffe suffered heavy losses in the British air battle because of this. Due to the limited performance of the radio station, the German aircraft could no longer receive any ground instructions after flying over the center line of the strait, whether it was navigation or warning. I can only rely on my own eyes. So most of the planes suffered only minor injuries, but because they lost their way, they had to make an emergency landing on British soil.
The navigation problem in Germany has always been criticized by pilots. The number of navigation stations is scarce, and the signal is easily interfered by the outside world. It is often intermittent, especially in rainy weather, which is a life-threatening thing. Once the compass appears again. If it fails, the pilot can only follow his feelings and resign.
The arrival of Xu Jun exposed these issues to the command. Historically, because Goering concealed all this, it led to unanimous misjudgments by the command. However, due to time issues, Xu Jun was too late to completely solve all the defects, but the Air Force pilots could clearly feel that the problem had begun to be alleviated.
A series of navigation stations have been established along the French coast, and some high-power communication base stations have also been set up. Pilots can already use the old model of radio to receive immediate instructions from the command center. It is no longer the same as before. With the warning of the German radar, it is impossible for British aircraft to launch a sneak attack like in history.
At the same time, the Luftwaffe's **** fighters are allowed to freely choose whether to attack or not when encountering an enemy plane. With the technical strength of German fighter pilots, they can easily take the upper hand in air combat after they are released. Air force fighter units have become remote-controlled aerial killers. They can easily find the enemy as long as they follow the instructions of the radio station. At the same time, their air combat tactics have also been improved. The pilots who have obtained the latest performance information of the enemy aircraft are now well aware of the **** of British fighters, and will no longer be as short as they did in history.
Towards noon, there were already groups of bombers flying towards Britain over the Strait, and the largest group contained at least three complete wing groups. The square aviation array of the 53rd Bomber Wing is particularly conspicuous. Their he111 bomber sprays a gray, white and black tricolor zigzag camouflage. This is the latest paint replacement to match the gray steel runway of the field airport.
The ju88b bomber group did not join other bombing formations. This time their mission was somewhat special, so the aviation team organized them separately.
At this time, a fighter squadron of jg26 has already joined them. These 109s have abandoned the yellow nose painting~IndoMTL.com~ but sprayed black and white two-color identification strips on the wings, and the 26th Wing on the side of the cockpit The black s shield on white background shone coldly in the sun.
These aircraft are the latest modification based on the 109e. If they pass the test in actual combat, they may be put into mass production. However, there is news that the Führer has new plans. This may also be the last AI Mir is a transitional model of the new model.
The appearance of the engine cowlings of these aircraft has been significantly changed, and it seems to be more slender and smooth, and more particularly, the wing ends of their wings have been modified to be curved, rather than the full-featured right angles that they are used to.
"I don't know how they perform, they look a lot more beautiful than Amir." Lieutenant Colonel Maiko tilted his head and looked at the **** fighter jet dangling about seven or eight meters above his head. Even being able to see the serial number on the auxiliary fuel tank outside the belly of the plane, that guy obviously wanted to show off his control skills.
"Gentlemen, now we are the United Kingdom. For many of you, this is the first actual combat since enlistment, so I hope you will always be vigilant and accept instructions from the lead plane at any time." He rested on the throttle stick lightly, adjusted the engine speed to the cruise standard, and the bombardier moved to the top of the nose. He knelt on the leather cushion, holding the g81 machine gun on the nose gun holder and starting to raise his head around. Look around. (To be continued.)