Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 55: After meal

"What's today's main course? Eric. (Baidu search network update is the fastest and most stable)" Xu Jun picked up the napkin and wiped his hands.

"Roasted venison with butter potatoes, my head of state." Major Disenhofen commanded the orderly to remove the soup plate from the table, and then replaced it with a new plate. The chef waiting by the side took a large tray and placed it on the dining trolley next to the table, opened the cover of the plate, and the compartment suddenly filled with a wonderful scent of oil and spices. The smell alone made the index finger move. .

The chef used a sharp kitchen knife to cut a large piece of roasted venison, and then handed it to the plate in front of Xu Jun with the meat fork. The orderman stood beside Xu Jun holding a tray with a big bowl of buttered potato cubes. Xu Jun picked up the big silver spoon in the bowl and filled himself with a full spoon. After putting back the spoon and nodding to the orderly, the orderly walked towards Weierle who was sitting next to Xu Jun holding the tray.

Xu Jun picked up a knife and fork and cut off a piece of venison. The chef sprinkled a lot of rosemary and thyme on it, and the meat showed a beautiful pink color. Putting the venison in his mouth, Xu Jun felt relieved: "The taste is very good, Mr. Hendrick, the heat and seasoning are perfect, and your technique is amazing."

"Thank you very much, my head of state. It is my honor to be satisfied with you." After the head chef bowed to Xu Jun, he backed a few steps and turned to leave the dining car. The guard outside closed the car door smoothly.

Putting down the knife, Xu Jun picked up the Louis XIV wine glass, and the orderly soldiers went up to fill the glass with French red wine.

"Gentlemen..." Xu Jun looked at the guests at the table. "For our cause, for the ultimate victory!"

"Hi, Reinhardt!"

The guests all stood up and raised their wine glasses to greet them. Seeing Xu Jun putting the wine glasses to their mouths, all the guests immediately raised their heads and drank. After everyone was back in their seats, the orderly pours red wine in their empty glasses again.

After the desserts were removed, everyone was full of food and drink, and the host and the host enjoyed themselves. Xu Jun proposed to smoke a cigar in the viewing car, so he went with him regardless of whether he smoked or not.

"There is a problem with our air force bombing tactics. In fact, the following wing and squadron have already reflected this. Many reports directly pointed out the defects in the formation and escort, many of which are fatal, especially some. It's about the mistakes in tactical formulation. In my opinion, it is really problematic, but Goring has always been reluctant to pay attention to these. He firmly believes that the order he signed cannot be wrong. If there is an error, then it is also on the side of the execution of the order. , Because they didn't understand and implement his thoughts." Kesselin said to Xu Jun while adding sugar cubes to the coffee.

"I discovered these problems as early as a year ago. But because of what you know... the situation at the time did not allow me to intervene in these areas, which led to the air force in the French campaign suffering from those things that should not have been suffered. Loss. Fortunately, everything is getting better now. Under my leadership, similar absurd things will never be allowed to happen again." Xu Jun struck a long cigar with a match, and then lit the cigar in his mouth.

"Able to fight under your leadership, the Luftwaffe will definitely be able to win the final victory for you and complete the great rejuvenation of the empire, my head of state." Kesselin said, leaning on the sofa.

"I believe the Air Force will not let me down, General. Milch’s organizational skills are very strong, but his tactical thinking is still in the 1920s. As a result, the development of equipment has fallen behind with current and future enemies, so the command will take over You know how to manage the development and procurement of air force equipment. Some of these issues also involve you, but since you are now a military commander, I will not pursue those issues before.

I’m going to tell you the basics. Soon there will be a batch of new fighter jets entering the Air Force. The performance of these aircraft is completely different from the old models we used before, so the Air Force must prepare a batch of the best. Of fighter pilots to receive these aircraft and conduct special tactical training. I am going to hand over this task to the Second Air Force and hope you can make arrangements as soon as possible. "

"New model fighter? My head, is FW190?" Kesselin put down the coffee cup in his hand.

"Yes, my general. It's FW190." Xu Jun breathed out a puff of smoke, and then raised his hand to make a gesture to Disenhofen. The adjutant, who was waiting to be summoned at any moment, came over immediately with a file bag.

"Thank you, Eric." Xu Jun took the package, pulled out a file from it and handed it to Disenhofen.

"I have heard of this aircraft last year and read some introductions from Milch. From the point of view of flight test performance, it is much better than BF109, but it’s not that there were serious accidents during the R&D work. The key issue is not resolved, has the research stalled?"

"Ah, all the problems have been solved. Now Fokker Wolfe has begun to put into mass production. The first batch of fifty will arrive in France next week." Xu Jun dusted the ashtray in the ashtray. , And then put the cigar in his mouth and took a puff.

"I made some suggestions for the design of this aircraft, and also gave BMW some suggestions for engine modification. You know that I have always been interested in mechanical design, but I didn’t expect that these suggestions were responded to. This aircraft is now fully operational. The German aviation industry is still unable to compare with some established European and American manufacturers, especially in terms of engines. We are actually lagging behind. I have ordered our intelligence department to increase its strength in this regard. I believe that we will soon be able to obtain the latest foreign aviation technology and apply it to our aircraft. Not only that, but we must continue to invest more efforts to develop our technology. We must let the Luftwaffe's aviation technology stay forever. At the forefront of the world's air force, all enemies who dare to challenge the Luftwaffe will be stepped under their feet." Xu Jun said to Kesselin with a passionate expression.

"The Luftwaffe will always follow your will, my head of state." Kesselin stood up excitedly and greeted Xu Jun. The people chatting around did not know what it meant, so they all stood up and stood at attention.

"Please sit down, my general. Feel free, everyone." Xu Jun sat on the sand room and waved his hands to the surroundings. Kesselin lowered his head embarrassedly and sat down and picked up the document again.

"FW190A4? This is the determined model? My head, why is it A4?"

"Because the drawings I drew are written in A4, those guys dare not change it." Xu Jun murmured, but said to Kesselin: "This is to confuse the enemy intelligence personnel. Let them make a wrong judgment on the design process of our aircraft.".

"Oh, it really is a good way. This method can be used in future aircraft research and development. Um... The speed of sea level reaches 540 kilometers per hour and the speed of 5000 meters is 640?!!! How is this possible? Amazing. Now, four 20mm cannons with sufficient firepower and a range of 980 kilometers... This aircraft can completely crush the Spitfire, no... it can crush all the known fighters in the world. Wait a minute, the bomb , It can carry bombs? Then it can also attack the ground. Sub-fuel tank? It can also carry sub-fuel tank?" Kesselin said excitedly.

"I have always been puzzled about this question, but I don’t know who to ask. Why does the Air Force’s suggestions for improvement of the BF109 contain no questions about the range? What you first consider is to equip the fighter with bomb racks, but not Considering the suspension of the auxiliary fuel tank, did the Air Force not calculate the distance when making the combat plan?" Xu Jun raised an eyebrow and stared at Kesselin.

"The 700-kilometer voyage of BF109 is enough for the current combat, my head of state." Kesselin looked at Xu Jun suspiciously.

"Indeed, for take-offs from French airports, especially after I ordered the construction of those coastal bases, when fighter jets took off to fight in the southern coast of England, they could get a lot of time in the air. But once the target extends inland, For example, to reach the northern area of ​​London, such as Coventry or Nottingham, the base of the British 12th Air Force is in that area. The range of the BF109 is somewhat insufficient. And you have to consider the new tactics we have developed for fighter escort. It will cause the aircraft to consume more fuel. Once intercepted by an enemy aircraft, the consumption will increase exponentially after entering the air battle. At this time, every liter of gasoline will give the pilot more hope of victory. I don’t want to watch it. Until those brave fighters fell into the cold North Sea because they ran out of fuel, or had to make an emergency landing on the enemy’s land. I have ordered Messerschmidt to produce auxiliary fuel tanks and modified parts, which are now being transported to the French front. The aircraft must be modified as soon as possible."

"According to the head of state, I will order the aviation team to immediately prepare for modification. We have also studied the issues you mentioned. If it is planned before, the fighter jets will take off from the French inland and the airports of the Netherlands and Belgium. So the range is indeed a bit reluctant, and now we have enough forward positions, range issues no longer cause much trouble in combat, but if there is a secondary fuel tank, our aircraft can get more space for movement~ IndoMTL.com~The blow to the British army will be even greater."

"It is true. That’s what I think. The Air Force’s current goal is very clear, and that is to defeat the British Air Force and completely seize air superiority over the Strait and the South Coast of the United Kingdom. The first phase of operations has already begun. I think the British Air Force is very They will soon be unable to withstand the consumption. They may take the initiative or set traps to lure us into a decisive battle. How to deal with you must be cautious and strive to achieve strategic goals in one or two decisive battles." Xu Jun pointed his finger at the coffee table and said To.

"We will act strictly in accordance with the plan made by the command, my head of state. In addition, I want to know, if FW190 arrives, when are you going to put it on the battlefield."

"This time there will be a test flight squadron coming with the aircraft. Twelve excellent pilots who are already proficient in operating this type of fighter will go directly into combat, and then verify the capabilities of the aircraft itself and our Whether the tactics developed are effective. The pilots of the Second Air Force can fully master this aircraft in the shortest possible time under the guidance of these instructors." Xu Jun put the cigar on the ashtray and raised his hand to take over the Tyson. The tea cup that Fen handed over.

"Then, use the whine of the enemy to achieve its glory, my general." (To be continued.)

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