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Chapter 327 Low-profile version of the Star Wars plan (third update, please subscribe)
Battleships in the air!

This bragging is big enough!
Stop bragging, can the British, the French, and those European powers invest a lot of money in the research and production of airships?
Spaceships are expensive!
£[-] a ton of rubber, rubberized airbags are rubber reinforced with silk fibres, what are these?
But it's all money!
"Sky Battleship!"

Zuo Zongtang opened his eyes wide in astonishment. He had visited battleships when he was in Europe. There are still no such giant iron-clad ships in Nanhua until now.

The airship is actually on the same level as the battleship!This was definitely beyond his expectations.

"This, this... is it so powerful?"

Faced with Zuo Zongtang's suspicion, Zhu Xianhai smiled.

"Ji Gao, let me tell you that the power of the airship has not been fully revealed yet. Do they think that the airship can only throw darts? They are simply a bunch of idiots. I will tell them later that the airship can not only throw darts, but also throw darts." Bombs, dropping bombs is its job, and it can drop giant bombs!"

If you want to scare people, you must use big ones. Almost subconsciously, Zhu Xianhai thought of those "big guys" weighing several tons. If they were used on the battlefield, how spectacular would the scene be?

Not just spectacular, but shocking!
More importantly, after the British and French were stunned by the power of the airship, they would definitely invest a lot of money in the airship.

Maybe in the end, no one would be embarrassed to go out and say hello to their neighbors without hundreds of airships.In the past, the criterion for evaluating a big country was how many battleships they owned. Maybe in the near future, the criterion for evaluating a country's strength is how many airships they have in total!
But then?
The airship will definitely be eliminated in the end!
Because it is too easy to destroy!
Although the current machine guns and rifles have no effect on it, at most they just open a few holes in the airbag, which will not cause any damage to the airship at all.After all, those lead bullets had no effect on the airship at all.

But what if a new type of bullet is researched?

For example - tracer bombs, the temperature of the tracer bombs is very high when they emit light, and they will cause combustion when they are injected into combustibles. To a certain extent, they can be used instead of incendiary bombs. As early as during World War I, it was proved to be effective against German Zeppelin airships Ammunition species.

For people in this era, they have no concept of tracer bullets at all, but Zhu Xianhai is different. The technology of tracer bullets is extremely simple.Tracer bullets combined with pointed rifle bullets loaded with smokeless gunpowder are born to hit airships.

With tracer bullets, the machine gun can not only shoot more accurately when correcting the trajectory, but once that kind of bullet hits the airship, it will definitely be a fire that destroys the airship!
During World War I, I don’t know how many Zeppelin airships turned into burning torches under the tracer bullets. The scene was spectacular!

In the face of tracer bullets, what is the huge airship army that the great powers have spent billions of dollars to build?
They are huge torches!

Thinking of this, Zhu Xianhai couldn't help but feel a little proud. What is the final result of this airship arms race?
It is to release huge fireworks in the sky!
"Drop a giant bomb?"

Zuo Zongtang said in surprise.

"right,"

Zhu Xianhai, whose thoughts were interrupted, nodded and said.

"Our airship has a cut-off weight of 2.8 tons, and we can drop a 2.5-ton bomb!"

"2.5 tons...about 5000 catties...if that's the case, then the spaceship is really an "air battleship"!"

In an instant, Zuo Zongtang was dumbfounded, if that thing fell from the sky, it would really scare people to death!Not only is it scary to death, even those warships are vulnerable in front of it. If a bomb falls on it, the ship may be destroyed!

Thinking of this, Zuo Zongtang immediately said seriously.

"My lord, since this is the case, we should keep it secret and never let foreigners get our spaceship!"

If you don't let them get it, how can you let them carry out the "air battleship" arms race!

Zhu Xianhai directly vetoed it.

"Although our airship is currently the best, we have not actually monopolized its technology. We have only taken the lead in certain technologies. From the triangular airship structure to the internal wiring, these seem to be our original creations. technology, but those experts will definitely be able to crack the secret by studying our airship photos."

What is the biggest secret of the Nanhua airship?
Its large size is entirely due to the use of internal wiring and triangular cross-section, which not only increases the overall strength of the airship, but also helps to better disperse the weight of the airship by wiring cables inside the airbag.Paved the way for its large-scale.In terms of technical details, Nanhua's airship also uses silk-reinforced rubber, which is similar to the raincoat cloth of later generations, which not only increases safety but also allows the airbag to withstand greater pressure, which is why it has a huge load capacity.

Although these technical details are difficult to decipher for a while, it is only a matter of time to solve them. The big deal is that they are slightly inferior in technology, even if it is the most difficult gasoline internal combustion engine. As long as you invest enough time and financial resources, you can solve it. Not difficult?
However, Zhu Xianhai didn't intend to make it so difficult for them.

"So, instead of waiting until they crack our secrets, it's better to be generous and sell them, and export the airship to other countries when you can earn a fortune."

"But my lord, if this is the case, our advantage will be gone!"

Zuo Zongtang said anxiously.

"Even if we do everything possible to keep it secret, the advantage we have gained is only temporary. One year, two years? After one or two years, maybe their airship is not as advanced as ours, but it will definitely break our monopoly. We will sell the airship to them. It will take a year or two for them to master our technology and produce it on a large scale. In a short period of time, we can even restrict their exports through technology transfer contracts, such as banning exports to South American countries, to ensure our South American advantage."

In another world, this is what the United States is good at. As long as your machine contains American parts and American technology, the United States can directly restrict your exports. This method can be used by Nanhua.

Moreover, the most important thing is that Zhu Xianhai very much hopes to use the airship to distort the technology trees of Britain, France and other countries, just like the big hair in another world. What is the result of the technology tree being distorted?
It is the collapse of the country!

By distorting their aviation technology tree, at least they can buy Nanhua [-] years to develop aircraft!

Airplanes may be small...but airplanes are the future!
As for the airship... it's just a big, useless piece of junk!

Of course, in an appropriate timeline, it can still play a certain role. If you make good use of it, what Zhu Xianhai can guarantee is that the whole world will enter the arms race of "air battleships" in full swing!

In the end?

That's just the target of the South China Air Force!

That being the case, why do these airships need to be kept secret?

Instead of keeping secrets, exports should be expanded to provoke an arms race.

What kind of arms race is this? It is clearly the 19th century version of the "Star Wars" plan.

No, it should be "Star Wars Project"!
If this plan can be successful, then the aviation science and technology books of me, France, the whole of Europe and even the whole world will be pointed out.

Where will this technology tree crooked in the next few decades?Zhu Xianhai can't predict it, but what is predictable is that this plan will definitely lead those countries like Da Mao to a wrong path like the "Star Wars Plan".

It doesn't matter what fruit they reap on that line.The important thing is that it must be a road of no return for aviation technology!

"My lord, this..."

Facing Zuo Zongtang's puzzlement, Zhu Xianhai smiled.

"Of course, we did this not for air superiority, but for peace! You know, Nanhua loves peace!"

(End of this chapter)