Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 360: Haiphong Port (Part 2)

This kind of aircraft is currently Germany’s strongest rapid and long-range delivery tool. In the plan of the imperial head of state, on the basis of this kind of aircraft, in the future, stronger, newer and more efficient improved models will be developed and become Germany An indispensable and important force in the intercontinental strategy. In this era, due to technical constraints, no country has developed the concept of strategic air transport. Xu Jun is determined to let Germany lead everyone.

BV222 still has a lot of potential to be tapped. Blomfors can guarantee this. Xu Jun also has many special ideas and plans to use this giant aircraft as a platform for testing. The current performance indicators of this aircraft have surpassed the historical prototypes. Because of the fear that the structural changes will affect the speed of finished product production, Xu Jun did not directly come up with the final improved drawings, but chose to fully mature the technology. The basic standard type.

Blomford did not let him down, especially after learning that Xu Jun took over as the head of state, they put all the most elite of the company into this project. They tried to use this Way to win the favor of the new head of state.

The thinking of the upper management of this company is very clear. So far, most of Blomfoss’ performance is based on the good relationship between the company’s senior management and Hitler’s Nazi Party. Otherwise, there are so many old shipyards in Germany. Why would he give preference to him alone?

Now the company’s future has been firmly tied to the German tank. If you want to keep the increasingly competitive naval ship market, you must make a performance that the new head of state can be sure of, so that you can successfully change the door. . This is the case for U1001 and BV222. Blomfoss has exhausted his thoughts and created the best products to prove that he really has the strength worthy of the head of state and the empire.

In the end, they did succeed and were affirmed by the head of state. Not only did they get a large number of orders for new U-boats, they also signed a contract with the Navy to manufacture the latest first-class heavy cruiser. Some of the company’s shipbuilding experts were also absorbed. The technology research and development team of the Imperial Navy’s new aircraft carrier was established. In the eyes of the company's top executives, this represents a super-luxury big order that can be compared with the Bismarck. Thinking about the profits involved, it will make people coveted.

The BV222 seaplane that appeared over Haiphong is the third of the four initial editions manufactured by Blomfors. Let’s just point out that this is a prototype and sent her to Asia. The purpose is to conduct a series of tests, and the data obtained in actual application will affect the improvement of subsequent models.

Xu Jun believes that this kind of aircraft is very useful in Southeast Asia. The colonial islands in Southeast Asia are far apart, and many areas lack airport runways and auxiliary facilities, but these islands are surrounded by the sea, and some are empty and calm. In such places, seaplanes are the fastest and most convenient means of transportation.

What Xu Jun values ​​most is the amazing range and load capacity of the BV222. After the new engine is installed, the top speed of this aircraft has increased to 360 kilometers per hour. This transport aircraft can carry a payload of eighteen tons at a time, and the space in the cabin can carry ninety-six fully armed soldiers or sixty-four stretchers.

Because of the use of new materials and structures, the weight of the aircraft has been effectively controlled, and the range has been increased to 5,600 kilometers accordingly. If the auxiliary fuel tank in the aircraft is added, the ultimate flight distance of 7,400 kilometers can be reached. This is enough for it to fly back and forth from the east coast of the Indian Peninsula to French Indochina. If it is based in Singapore, the range of this aircraft can easily cover the entire South Pacific colony, and if it is deployed to Australia, its range can cover the entire Southwest Pacific region. , Both military and civilian use have very huge development potential.

During a short stay in Mumbai, the local British Royal Navy was able to take off from Cairo directly on this huge plane, crossing the Gulf of Aden along the Red Sea and crossing the Arabian Sea. The whole journey was more than 5,000 kilometers without a break. The record of this is totally incredible, not to mention that in addition to more than 20 German officers and soldiers, this aircraft also carried more than 30 British and Indian military officers stranded in Cairo and five tons of locally needed medicine.

This amazing record has made the British have a strong interest in this magical aircraft. The Royal Navy has even proposed cooperation with the German side. Their existing Sunderland seaplane is indeed very good, but In terms of range and load, it is completely difficult to expect the Viking behemoth's back. The British wanted to order three aircraft for trial evaluation, and directly asked whether the Luftwaffe could be as much as the British in the products they ordered earlier. Put it out.

The plane took off from Mumbai, made a short stop in Singapore, unloaded some British naval personnel who had taken the wind turbine, and loaded a batch of supplies urgently needed by the German task force in French Indochina, and A group of British officers stationed in Myanmar who returned from vacation in Singapore.

Immediately, the plane took off from Singapore, flew north along the Malay Peninsula, and finally landed outside Bangkok Port. This was to familiarize the crew with this most important port and base in Southeast Asia. After dismissing the British officer there, everyone rested in the Bangkok port for one night, and only took off from the port early the next morning to start the final voyage. The original planned destination was Saigon, but because the task force had moved to Tokyo (Hanoi), the destination was changed to Haiphong Port.

BV222 spent most of the time flying along the coastline, even directly passing through part of the Thai territorial waters. On the way, two Boeing 218 fighter jets of the Thai Air Force were also attracted. The two brightly painted birds wanted to get together at first to strike up a conversation, and waited until the Thai pilots could see the huge iron cross and the line of machine guns on the huge body. After sitting, he never dared to keep closer. After the sneaky companion flew for a distance, perhaps because the range had reached the limit of the Boeing fighter jet, the other party took the initiative to retreat and the two sides broke away from contact.

"The ground reporting channel has been cleared, sir." The radio operator reported to the captain via internal communications.

"There is enough open water here for us to land. The only thing I worry about is the hidden sandbanks. It is located at the mouth of the river and the siltation will be more serious than other places." Major Oheim held the rudder firmly with his left hand. Lever, free up his right hand and put it on the throttle stick.

"The speed is two hundred kilometers....One hundred and ninety....One hundred and eighty..." The co-pilot announced the parameters loudly.

"Pay attention to the height and stabilize the rudder." Major Oheim's tone was very relaxed. In addition to the current progress is indeed smooth, he does not want to put too much pressure on his subordinates.

"The height is five hundred and the speed is one hundred and six." The first officer reached out and put his hand on the flap lever.

The aircraft has reached the critical speed for landing. Under the technical conditions at the time, after this size of seaplane entered the final landing procedure, the state was almost irreversible. Looking out from the cockpit window, the slightly turbid sea surface in Haiphong Port was rushing towards the plane at high speed, and the white waves on the sea seemed within reach.

"Put down the flaps." The captain ordered.

"Flaps down." The first officer quickly pulled down the joystick, and then replied loudly.

"Keep your speed, make contact..." Before Major Mannheim's words fell, the huge fuselage shook violently, and all the unfixed objects on the table jumped up.

The sturdy fuselage began to tremble regularly, and the passenger door could clearly feel a strong sense of deceleration~IndoMTL.com~The seatbelt around the waist tightened the body tightly, firmly fixing the crew members in the aviation seat Chair.

Major Oheim is very skilled, and the plane is very light and stable when entering the water, without bounce or deflection. The huge BV222 is like a speedboat, galloping forward in the channel of Haiphong Port. All the air brakes are opened, the throttle starts to retract, and the speed of the aircraft slowly drops. After a full one kilometer of taxiing forward, it is huge. The German seaplane finally stopped steadily, and the fuselage was painted in dark green and gray-green polyline camouflage, floating steadily on the calm sea outside Haiphong Port.

"Finally arrived, our destination." With the help of the crew, Captain Binz Horn opened the hatch at the rear of the fuselage, and he stood at the hatch that was two meters above the water. , Stretched out his arms and took a strong breath of sea-smelling air.

"It looks like other cities. That's our ship." Captain Staufenberg took out his binoculars from his leather case.

"Which one?" Captain Horn asked.

"It's the one with a submarine parked next to it. Huh? The group of people above is waving to us." Staufenberg held the telescope in one hand, and the other hand extended out of the cabin and waved in return. .

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Today's chapter was almost finished. The computer crashed. Fortunately, I saved it five minutes before it crashed. This was a disaster.

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Thank you all. (To be continued.) ()