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Chapter 55 Bad News from Model

Me262 jet fighter, a new type of fighter with turbojet engine, can reach a maximum speed of 870 kilometers.

It can also climb to an altitude of 9,000 meters within 7 minutes. Such combat performance is far beyond the reach of the current piston fighter jets in 1943, let alone comparable.

Moreover, the front of their airport is equipped with 4 MK108 30mm air cannons. Such heavy firepower can definitely destroy the heavy bombers of the United Kingdom and the United States.

Therefore, it is precisely because of its superior performance and heavy firepower that German pilots like and attach importance to it.

They also threatened that three Allied fighters could withstand a Me262 jet fighter.

In addition to the above advantages, the Me262 jet fighter also has a semi-blister canopy cover in the middle of the fuselage, which can be opened to the right; the front windshield glass is 90 mm thick and the chair back is covered with 15 mm steel plates, both of which are bulletproof.

Finally, the EZ-42 gyro sight or the Lebby 16B sight can also be used for launching and aiming of cannons and rockets.

If used as a fighter and interceptor, the Me-262 can perform very well.

However, as a new power plant, Me262 uses the Jumo004B-4 engine of Juncker Company, with a sea level stationary thrust of 850 kg, a fuel consumption of 1,650 kg/hour, a self-weight of 720 kg, a thrust-weight ratio (thrust/weight ratio) of 1.181, and a renovation life of 50 hours.

These are the Me262 jet fighters that Chen Yanlong redeems through the mall, but it also inherits the various shortcomings of the early Me262 jet fighters.

For example, their engines will not last more than 10 hours, and frequent engine failures will occur, and even fire problems will not be completely solved.

Therefore, during training, although the pilot is easy to control, the engine is very easy to stop fire, or it may cause fire due to overheating.

In addition, when pilots are ready to land, they must also shrink the throttle; if they suddenly abort the landing procedure and reopen the throttle, the engine will respond so slowly that the engine may re-increase the thrust, which puts the jet at a high risk of touching the ground, so for inexperienced pilots, the Me262 jet fighter is not easy to get started.

And there is also a very fatal disadvantage that the dive speed of Me262 can reach Mach 0.84 to Mach 0.86, which was already a very terrible speed at that time. However, once this speed exceeds, the aircraft will lose control. The whole body of the fuselage vibrates, and the huge negative G force causes the fuselage to disintegrate.

But even with so many shortcomings and high failure rates, it is still one of the most successful models of early air jet engines in the history of World War II aviation.

Moreover, these redeemed Me262 jet fighters also carry a large number of R4M rockets.

Therefore, when flying these jets, Chen Yanlong, pilots who were flying these jets, they had to use Me262 to carry a large number of R4M unguided rockets, at least 34 R4M unguided rockets, approaching from the side of the bomber formation; and fire rockets outside the range of the bomber's 0.5-inch caliber machine gun. The power of one or two rockets was enough to shoot down the B-17 bomber, which was famous for its sturdy strength.

Moreover, every time an attack is launched, two to three Me262 jet fighters must attack together. This attack method is a famous version of the Luftwaffe Wolf Pack in later generations.

"Wow! The speed of these jets is so fast! I was sitting in the cockpit and just started them, I was able to rush out of the airport several kilometers."

"So too! And they also have strong climbing ability and diving ability! And very fierce firepower! Look! We will definitely be able to completely fight the Allied forces such as the P-51 Mustang this time! I really want to have an air battle with those enemy fighters and bombers soon!"

"Tsk! You! Ton Hildanston! You should be careful about its shortcomings! Don't forget that once the dive speed is too fast and exceeds the critical value the engine bears, our plane will easily cause it to lose control."

"Hahaha! Just give me one hundred thousand people to rest assured! My flight experience is stronger than that. Don't forget that I have destroyed 35 Soviet fighters on the Eastern Front! Kenneth Branagh! And I believe that if I drive this Me262 jet fighter and encounter those British, American and Soviet bombers without escort, they will definitely be slaughtered!"

"Hi! Indeed, look at our 4 MK108/30mm air cannons, which will definitely beat the 7.92mm and 12.7mm machine guns of Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union. Even the 5 to 6 30mm air cannons bombed by the Allied B-17 and B-25, there is no way to compare with ours! And we are also equipped with R4M rockets! Hahaha! I am very excited when I think of this. Really, I really want to find those enemy troops immediately!"

During training, the main pilot Ton Hildanston and the pilot Kenneth Branagh were talking on the plane's radio, excitedly and noisy commenting on the Me262 jet fighter they were flying in the air.

Under the temporary jet airport, many pilots are flying the Me262 jet fighter to practice taking off and landing.

As for their instructors, they were surrounded by a large group of novice pilots, and tried their best to explain the advantages and disadvantages of these fighters.

Of course, these things were told by Chen Yanlong, so they were quite unfamiliar and busy to explain them. For this reason, they also taught these novice pilots while following other experienced pilots to practice these new products, Me262 jet fighter.

There is no way, because Chen Yankong is very restrictive in the time they give them; so he was also driven to train the pilot of the Me262 jet fighter.

While these flight instructors and pilots were training desperately, Chen Yanlong, who had calmed down, had already taken out a piece of white paper and a pen, and wrote down some of the things he was about to do.

These things are:

First: He wants to build a powerful long-range strategic aviation force and a powerful combat aviation force.

The second: It is to build a strategic rocket force.

The third: build a powerful tank group

Fourth: It is the aircraft carrier group

Fifth: The powerful army

Sixth: It is to use helicopters to form an air cavalry army

Seventh: It is necessary to use the exchange system to exchange and store a large amount of oil, because the German army was extremely short of fuel and oil, and there was also a lack of other resources and spare parts for weapons and equipment.

As the saying goes, no matter how advanced a single weapon is, it requires a large number of auxiliary equipment and personnel to play a role.

Otherwise, even if the German army is equipped with the Chinese J-20 fighter jet, and the US F-22, if the German pilots are seriously lacking in fuel and ammunition spare parts, they will not be able to achieve any good combat results, and it may even be a big problem for takeoff operations.

After Chen Yanlong wrote down his new military formation ideas, he continued to write down his ideas on how to rise a great power for his future construction purposes.

He is very clear that the important support for a country to rise must have the following characteristics:

First: The political system leading the times

Second: A developed education system

Third: Strong economic strength

Fourth: Strong armed forces

Fifth: Vibrant cultural radiation

Sixth: Advanced Science and Technology

These points are also the most prominent features of the rise of major powers in later generations, and many books about the rise of major powers are also written in this way.

After writing about the reforms he was about to start in Germany, he stretched to go to bed.

But the next day, the sun had just come out, and Model's anxious knock on the door woke him up.

"First of the First Nations! The night bombing team of the British and American Allied forces bombed Berlin and Ruhr Industrial Zone again last night! There are heavy losses now! Moreover, Commander Kesseling sent the air force and navy to rescue the defeated German and Italian troops on the Bangkok Peninsula, and also suffered heavy losses!"

As soon as they opened the door to meet, Model reported solemnly and worriedly.

"What!"
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