Rise of Australia

Chapter 358 Fourth Generation Military Aircraft

As time came to October 1913, the Second Balkan War that broke out in the middle of the year had basically come to an end.

Before the outbreak of this war, both Bulgaria and the anti-Bulgarian alliance had enough confidence in this war.

But with the outbreak of the war, the obvious gap in strength between the two sides has made all countries in the world understand a truth, that is, countries with the support of great powers and countries without the support of great powers are really two extremes.

Bulgaria's citing fiasco in the war proved a truth, even the promises of the great powers are not so credible.

If you don't have too much strength, the great powers may go back on their word at any time and tear up their previous promises and agreements.

The Second Balkan War broke out on May 5, and less than five months later, on October 19, the warring parties signed a peace agreement that hastily ended the war.

As a defeated country in the war, Bulgaria suffered heavy losses in this war.

According to the Bucharest contract signed by the two parties, Bulgaria lost a large area of ​​land occupied in the First Balkan War, and also needed to pay a high sum of money to the Anti-Bulgarian Alliance.

Because the anti-Bulgarian alliance involved Romania, Serbia, Greece, Montenegro and other countries, Turkey also participated in this war.

This also led to as many as five countries dividing up Bulgaria's land, and Bulgaria's land has almost shrunk after this contract.

Serbia got Huada Macedonia, Greece got Aegean Macedonia, Montenegro got a part of the outer land, and Romania got Dobroja.

A part of Thrace was also divided up by Greece. Coupled with the contract with Turkey, Bulgaria almost lost all the land it occupied in the last Balkan War, and faced massive casualties and financial crisis.

The biggest loss in this war, besides Bulgaria, is actually another country, that is the Austro-Hungarian Empire that promised to assist Bulgaria before.

Breaking the promise made the reputation of Austria-Hungary less friendly among European countries, and also caused a certain loss to the reputation of the Allies.

Of course, this is not the main thing.More importantly, after the Second Balkan War, Serbia's strength has been greatly enhanced, and it has become the most powerful country in the Balkans.

Serbia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire themselves were in a state of hostility, which further hindered the expansion of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the Balkans.

In addition, the Balkan War promoted the national liberation movement in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the people in this area demanded to get rid of the rule of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and merge with Serbia.

The already serious national crisis in the Austro-Hungarian Empire intensified again, adding a bit of burden to the old empire.

In the long run, the strength of Serbia has exacerbated the situation of Russia's intervention in the Balkans, and the conflict between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Serbia will inevitably interfere with the two major military blocs of the Entente and Allies.

The Balkan War intensified the conflict between the two major military blocs, and also accelerated the arrival of the world war in disguise.

If he is in a neutral state, Arthur will have enough leisure to sit and watch the development of the situation in Europe.

But now that he has joined the Allied Powers, he has to make more preparations to ensure that in this world, the Allied Powers are also the final victors.

After signing the truck purchase order with Benz Automobile Factory, Arthur went to the aviation laboratory non-stop to visit the latest fourth-generation aircraft developed by the aviation laboratory.

The biggest disadvantage of military aircraft in this era is this, because the initial military technology is relatively simple, resulting in a very fast replacement of aircraft.

It has been less than ten years since the birth of the aircraft, and the fourth-generation military aircraft has been developed so far.

On average, it will be updated every two and a half years, which also makes it somewhat unrealistic to equip military aircraft on a large scale.

After all, according to the current update and iteration speed of aircraft, aircraft that cost a lot of money to build will become backward products in a few years.

Even the construction time of the aircraft will take more than half a year or even several years. Maybe the aircraft order has not been completed yet, and there are already new aircraft waiting for inspection.

The research and development progress of the fourth-generation military aircraft is different, but they are still reported to Arthur along with the manned passenger aircraft, and they are waiting for inspection.

Hearing the news that the aviation laboratory had developed the fourth-generation military aircraft, Arthur rushed to the aviation laboratory without stopping to inspect the most advanced military aircraft in the world.

Generally speaking, compared with the third generation, the fourth-generation military aircraft has undergone considerable changes, and the performance and data of the aircraft have also been greatly enhanced.

Of course, all this also depends on Diesel's improvement of aircraft-specific engines.The fourth-generation military aircraft all use Diesel, and the improved new aircraft engine has increased the speed of the fourth-generation military aircraft by more than [-]%.

The first is the Eagle-4 reconnaissance aircraft, currently the fastest aircraft flying in Australasia.

In terms of structure, it is not much different from the third-generation reconnaissance aircraft, but its size has increased slightly.

The maximum range of the Eagle-4 reconnaissance aircraft without auxiliary fuel tanks can reach 750 kilometers. After carrying two auxiliary fuel tanks, the maximum range of the Eagle-4 reconnaissance aircraft can even reach 1250 kilometers.

This is not over yet. The improved aircraft engine allows the Eagle-4 reconnaissance aircraft to reach an average flight speed of about 250 kilometers per hour, and the fastest flight speed can even reach 280 kilometers per hour.

As for the flying speed, it crushes all current airplanes and airships. It is not even an exaggeration to say that this is currently the fastest means of transportation in the world.

As an ally of Britain, France and Russia, Australasia can also obtain aircraft data from Europe.

Although airships are the mainstream of research in European countries, this does not mean that European countries will give up research on aircraft.

Both Britain and France have their own aircraft research centers, and they have achieved certain results.

However, the current achievements of Britain and France are somewhat insignificant compared with Australasia.

If the information is correct, the most advanced and fastest aircraft in Britain and France will not exceed 130 kilometers per hour.

The Australasian Eagle-4 is nearly twice as fast as this aircraft, creating an unbridgeable gulf between the two aircraft.

The changes in weapons are not big. After all, the Eagle-4 is a reconnaissance aircraft in the true sense. Its role is to detect intelligence, not to participate in air combat as a fighter.

Of course, judging from the MA-4 Maxim heavy machine gun currently carried by the Eagle-107 reconnaissance aircraft, the combat capability of this reconnaissance aircraft is estimated to not be weak.

It is not even an exaggeration to say that the weapons of the Eagle-4 reconnaissance aircraft have surpassed most of the British and French aircraft, which is one step ahead and one step ahead.

But this also represents bad news, that is, the development of the fifth-generation military aircraft is not so easy, and it may even be normal to have no news for four or five years.

After all, due to the improvement of aircraft engines, the performance of the fourth-generation military aircraft has been greatly improved compared with the third-generation military aircraft.

However, the improvement of aircraft engines is not so easy. The improved version of aircraft engines carried by the fourth-generation military aircraft is the crystallization of Diesel's efforts for several years.

It is even possible that throughout World War I, Australasian military aircraft would not see the next generation.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Arthur decided to start equipping fourth-generation military aircraft on a large scale.

In terms of reconnaissance aircraft, this kind of aircraft, which is the fastest and can perform reconnaissance tasks well, is the most important for warfare.

Combined with the financial situation of the Australasian government, Arthur waved his hand and placed an order for 500 Eagle-4 reconnaissance aircraft.

You know, the cost of an Eagle-4 reconnaissance aircraft is as high as 28493 Australian dollars, and 500 are a full 1425 million Australian dollars.

Fortunately, Australasia's financial situation is very good. On the premise of sufficient funds, it also has a loan from the United States, so it was able to sign this order without blinking an eye.

In terms of fighter jets, the improvement in the combat effectiveness of the Wild Tiger-4 is not small.

After the Yehu-4 fighter jet is equipped with the latest aircraft engine, its average flight speed can reach 215 kilometers per hour, and its maximum flight speed is 245 kilometers per hour, which has very excellent performance.

In terms of weapons, the Yehu-4 fighter jet is equipped with two MA-107 Maxim heavy machine guns, and the fuselage also has good armor protection capabilities. This is why the Yehu-4 fighter jet is equipped with the latest aircraft engine. Compared with the previous generation of fighter jets, the reason for the improvement is not large.

However, this speed is actually enough.After all, on the premise that the speed is far faster than that of other countries' aircraft, only with stronger firepower and armor protection capabilities can the combat capability of fighter jets be greatly improved.

Even the aviation laboratory has gone through many tests, and other people's heavy machine guns occasionally sweep the fuselage of the Yehu-4 fighter jet, which does not have much impact on the fighter jet.

The design of the fighter and the thicker armor give this fighter a good defense capability.

After all, in the sky, machine gun fire is not that accurate.The firing of many British and French aircraft still relies on the driver to aim the machine gun. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for the aircraft to be accurate.

The Tiger-4 fighter jet has been greatly improved, and there are two machine guns with ammunition.

The ammunition capacity of the two machine guns is as high as 4500 rounds, which greatly improves the fighter's continuous combat capability and firepower output capability.

Since the accuracy cannot be guaranteed, the output intensity of the firepower must be guaranteed.Since there is no guarantee that every bullet will hit, then if you increase the number of ammunition crazily, there will always be some bullets that will hit the enemy, right?

But there is also a bad news, that is, the weight of the Wild Tiger-4 fighter jet with increased armor and ammunition has also increased a lot.

This also caused the maximum range of the Wild Tiger-4 fighter to be much less than that of the reconnaissance aircraft.Without auxiliary fuel tanks, the maximum range of the Yehu-4 fighter jet is 600 kilometers.

Even if two auxiliary fuel tanks are installed, the maximum range of the Wild Tiger-4 fighter jet will not exceed 900 kilometers.

But in any case, this kind of performance is already far ahead of the aircraft of other countries, even compared to the various aircraft in the original history of World War I, it is not too much.

However, as far as the current situation is concerned, the role of fighter jets is the smallest of the three military aircraft.

After all, there are not many air defense methods in the world at present, and the research and development of aircraft does not pay much attention.

As for the airship, which is highly valued by all countries, there is not much room for fighting back in front of the plane.

It has also led to reconnaissance and bombing aircraft that are not very capable, even when facing enemy aircraft or ground forces, they can calmly carry out reconnaissance and bombing missions without worrying about their own safety.

Even the fighting power of the reconnaissance plane itself is enough to fight against various enemy planes without losing the wind.

Under such circumstances, it is only natural for fighter jets to lose their strategic value.

However, in order to guard against a possible technological explosion in Germany during the war, Arthur decided to order 100 Wild Tiger-4 fighter jets.

According to the powerful combat capability of the Wild Tiger-4 fighter, even if it faces several times the number of enemy fighters, it is not without hope of victory.

The cost of the Yehu-4 fighter jet is higher than that of the Eagle-4 reconnaissance plane, which is about 29857 Australian dollars.

However, because only 100 are ordered, the cost is actually not too high, less than 300 million Australian dollars.

In terms of bombers, this improvement should be the largest of the three military aircraft.

To be honest, after Arthur saw the specific data of the Specter-4 bomber, he couldn't bear the urge to equip the bomber on a large scale.

In terms of flight speed, the Ghost-4 bomber has also improved to a certain extent, with an average flight speed of 215 kilometers per hour, which happens to be the maximum flight speed of the previous generation of bombers.

The maximum flight speed of the Ghost-4 bomber has reached 245 kilometers per hour, and it is not an exaggeration to call it a fast-moving turret.

Of course, the biggest improvement of the Ghost-4 bomber is the various ground bombs it carries.

The types of bombs that the Ghost-4 bomber can carry have been updated to four types: 45-pound small-scale bombs, 75-pound small-to-medium-sized bombs, 120-pound large-scale explosive bombs, and 155-pound giant explosive bombs.

The first two bombs are mainly aimed at the enemy's ground troops, and can deal a devastating blow to the enemy when the enemy's position is relatively concentrated.

The latter two bombs are mainly aimed at the enemy's ground forts and fortresses, especially under the premise of dropping bombs from the sky, they can cause unexpected blows.

Of course, both types of bombs can also be dropped on the enemy's ground forces.This kind of bomb has higher casualties, but it looks more like a cannon hitting mosquitoes.

In terms of bomb load, the Specter-4 bomber has also undergone a comprehensive upgrade, greatly enhancing the bomber's bombing capability.

There are four types of bombs with 90 bombs, 70 bombs, 28 bombs and 12 bombs respectively.

The launch method is still the same as before, press the launch button once, and two bombs will be released automatically.

However, the Ghost-4 bomber currently has a shortcoming, that is, it cannot flexibly choose the type of bomb it carries, and can only choose a certain type of equipment.

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