blood feud

Because of the "advanced fighting theory" explained by Bai Shujie, the aviation division went down from the commander Zhang Nianzu, as if his vision was suddenly opened, and he saw many things that he hadn't seen before.

In the following days, because the little devil was going to spend the winter, the surroundings were calm.

The aviation division seized this favorable opportunity to conduct war games in the cave during the day, and flew the plane into the air at night for frontal confrontation exercises, familiarizing themselves with various formation combat methods.

The little devil's plane was originally not suitable for night combat.The main reason is that there is no radio communication equipment in the plane of the little devil.

Friends who are familiar with the military know that the little devils' fighter planes fly in formation and they all sign to each other, because the little devils' planes in this period did not have radio walkie-talkies.

Without a walkie-talkie, the most direct consequence is that the theory of aerial combat explained by Bai Shujie is simply useless for the little devil.

During the fierce air battle, when you find your teammates in the huge and chaotic fleet, and then make gestures with your own people, it is really "everything is cold".

Shi Liancheng's special forces captured Changmaozi's three shallow-water gunboats, and later raided Heixiazi Island, Laiqixinsk, Progles, and Hailanpao, and seized 237 walkie-talkies.

Bai Shujie took back 205 copies in stock at one time, no matter how much the people shouted, he didn't send them out.In addition to taking out 5 units and handing them over to relevant technicians for dismantling and "reverse design", the remaining 200 original goods finally arrived at Zhang Nianzu's aviation division.

To be honest, although things from the former Soviet Union are rough, they can withstand beatings, so they are durable and easy to maintain.

Therefore, Zhang Nianzu and the others have had walkie-talkies as standard equipment from the very beginning.Moreover, the Soviet walkie-talkie covers a range of more than 35 kilometers on flat ground, and the connection between the flight formations is not disturbed at all.

The air force that can have the advantage of direct dialogue in the air is currently only available to the Soviets and Americans.For Bai Shujie, these two countries are not his enemies for the time being.

The Air Force's training was developing to a deeper level, so Bai Shujie naturally didn't continue to ask.After giving the radar technician an order to further improve the details, he has brought Zhao Jinxi back to the headquarters of Guangfa Temple, and the more important strategic planning requires him to make the layout.

It turned out that Bai Shujie sent 3000 people to the United States for a deeper purpose besides the most basic study.

The book explains that the Americans had a famous strategic bomber at home and abroad during World War II, and that was the famous b-17, known as the "air fortress".

This is a heavy bomber designed by Boeing, with a height of 5.82m, a length of 22.7m, a wingspan of 31.7m, and four Wright r-4 piston engines with 1820 horsepower.

The flight range is 2979 kilometers, the cruising speed is 270 kilometers per hour, and the maximum level flight speed is 480 kilometers per hour; the practical ceiling is 10667 meters, the maximum take-off weight is 25 tons, and the maximum bomb load is 8 tons.

Not only does it have a large take-off weight, a large ammunition load, and a long range, but the improved version has unprecedented self-defense capabilities. It is indeed called the "air fortress".The point is that at an altitude of 10000 meters, anti-aircraft guns are almost useless.

This guy's weapons and equipment include: the top aviation turret, the belly aviation turret, each with a dual 20mm cannon; the lower jaw of the nose has a 13mm dual aviation machine gun pod (this is only for modification and upgrading, the bomb sight Here), there is a twin aviation machine gun at the tail; there is an aviation machine gun on the left and right wings of the fuselage.

Because of the large number of weapons, the crew needs 10 people.Among them, the captain, co-pilot, mechanic, bombardier, and communicator each, plus 5 gunners. The price in 1937 was about $18.

After this toy was made by the Americans, many countries wanted to obtain authorization to produce it for play during World War II, but the American devils refused to do it.

However, the birth of b-17 was not all smooth sailing.

The predecessor of the b-17, the y1b-17, last year, on December 1936, 12, had a brake failure due to brake overheating during a landing, and the plane turned over.

At the beginning of this year (1937), the improved first prototype fell into a big fireball during the verification flight participated by the military.Angry congressmen clamored to deny payment and to suspend the entire project.

Because of this, the Ministry of Defense and the Navy Command canceled all orders on the spot.In the end the guys at the War Department were smart enough to order 13 of them reluctantly.Even these 13 planes were divided into multiple batches before they barely paid for the delivery.

It can be said that the current Boeing Company is a bit downcast, and the b-17, which will shine in the future, not only has not attracted the attention of the US high-level, but may be interrupted at any time.

Because after the completion of a huge research and development plan, only 13 finished aircrafts will be produced for the Ministry of the Army. It is impossible to recover the cost, and the installment payment for three years is still delayed.

On December 1937, 12, a telegram that Bai Shujie was looking forward to finally arrived: Wang Xinlan entrusted Payne to send a telegram that the tanker of the Texas Oil Company had arrived at the port of Texas City, and the next stop should be Head to Houston.

Bai Shujie did not neglect, and hastened to send a guiding work telegram:

First, with Payne's assistance, establish an office in Texas City or Houston, register a company as soon as possible, and go through relevant legal procedures.At the same time, buy a high-power radio station that can communicate across oceans as soon as possible, so as to facilitate future communication at any time.

The second important issue is that the three groups should carry out activities at the same time.The most important problem is to widely publicize the curative effect of the new drug through the patent application of "Feilong Antibiotics", so as to cause a certain social impact in the local area, and then take this opportunity to arrange the affairs of the students.

Regarding the placement of naval cadets, in principle, it is placed at the US Naval Academy, also known as the "Annapolis Military Academy" in history, which is a key school for the US Navy to train junior officers.

The school system was changed to 4 years, mainly to train junior officers of various specialties for ships, naval aviation, and marine corps.

As for aviation cadets, it is best to place them separately. They are the flight training school of Douglas Aircraft Company, which is to find out as much as possible about the DC-3 medium-range transport aircraft; the other is the flight training school of Boeing Aircraft Manufacturing Company. bomber.

Regarding technical cooperation and weapons procurement, we must get in touch with Boeing as soon as possible, and make contact with the b-17 project that had a major flight test accident.

If possible, you can order 20 at a time at a price of 20 US dollars per frame.In order to show our sincerity, a 50% deposit can be paid first to ensure the production progress.The only requirement is to be able to install a 13mm twin machine gun pod on the lower jaw of the nose.

Because we have our own gyro sighting system, we don't need to install the "Norton Bombing Sight" that Americans regard as a treasure, but we have to reduce the purchase price by 1 US dollars.

For the technical barriers of radio communication set up by the American Radio Association, it can also satisfy the vanity of the other party's "self-preservation" and does not need to be installed.

You can directly tell the other party that we have a more advanced communication system and do not need to install American patented equipment, but we need to reduce the price by 2 US dollars.

At the same time, it is necessary to communicate extensively with the U.S. Department of the Navy to try to order 1 North Carolina-class battleship, 2 Atlanta-class light cruisers, 2 "Gridley"-class destroyers, and 4 "Sommers"-class destroyers.

If possible, you can negotiate with the U.S. Naval Equipment Department to order a "Hornet" aircraft carrier.Can be delivered by the end of 1941, but cannot be restricted by the Washington Naval Treaty.

要求标准排水量不低于36000吨，满载排水量不低于48000吨，装甲敷设重量不低于17000吨。最大航速28节，续航力不低于18000海里/15节，7500海里/25节。

除了12座连装127mm高射炮、12座410mm舰炮、24座四联装40mm“博福斯”高炮、反潜鱼雷发射架24具以外，需要携带72架舰载机，并且要加装弹射器。如果x波段雷达有技术壁障，则可以不用安装。

Seeing Bai Shujie send out a "ultra-long overseas telegram", Zhao Jinxi was a little skeptical: "Brother, even if the Americans agree with you to purchase these things, how much money will it cost? How many people will it take?"

Bai Shujie smiled slightly: "If all these things are paid according to this year's price, it will cost 6500 million US dollars. However, I am not prepared to pay all of them, hahaha."

"If you don't pay, who will do business with you?" Zhao Jinxi was like listening to the scriptures: "Pay the money and deliver the goods, this is the most basic principle. The money you let Wang Xinlan and the others take out is more than 3000 million in total. Isn't it a fantasy to make a business worth 6500 million US dollars?"

"You are wrong. I made a plan based on 3000 million US dollars." Bai Shujie smiled as always: "If all these ships are in place, I still need to send [-] people to the United States for training, otherwise I won't be able to drive them back at all. You see Well, one day, the Americans will send things over, and not much more.”

"What I'm worried about is not the warship, but the B-17 heavy bomber. Now the Americans are still sleepwalking, and they haven't discovered its value at all. If Wang Xinlan can't understand what I mean, it will take a long time to get it. As far as the B-17 bomber. Now it doesn’t cost more than 20 dollars, and when the Americans wake up, they won’t be able to buy it for 40 dollars.”

"In addition, having surface ships and aircraft does not mean that we have a navy. Because there is no strong submarine force, surface ships are all iron coffins, which are still useless. However, the Americans will certainly not sell submarines to We still have to wait a few years."

Zhao Jinxi shook his head: "I always hear you talking about submarines in private, what exactly is a submarine?"

"You always think that ships should float on the water, but that's not the case." Bai Shujie knows that many Chinese people in this era have never seen a submarine: "Submarines should be called submarines. Floating on the surface of the water, but sinking at the bottom of the water. Think about it, you may not be able to find things sinking at the bottom of the water, what will be the consequence?"

"Whether the ship is not on the surface of the water, can it still get up when it sinks to the bottom?" Zhao Jinxi was really surprised: "If the powerful firepower of a warship is not discovered in advance, it will cause a huge disaster."

Bai Shujie nodded: "Today's submarines don't have any offensive power against inland areas. But they can carry a large number of torpedoes, and they are designed to hide underwater and attack surface ships, making them hard to defend against. Therefore, the Navy must first complete three tasks. Only then can we talk about participating in combat.”

Zhao Jinxi is very shrewd and a talent of a generation, and soon entered the role: "Tell me, what tasks should surface ships accomplish first? This is really a brand new subject, and the headquarters must relearn."

After all, what happens next, let's see the breakdown in the next chapter.