.Chapter 278: Japanese version of "Sleeping on firewood and tasting gall" (I)

During this period, if you want to talk about which person has lived the most glorious life, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Jiro Horikoshi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have been responsible for the design and research of advanced fighter jets.

The first flight of the "Nine Trials Single Battle" (as) experimental aircraft coincided with another shameful defeat of the Imperial Air Force. Whether it is the Navy or the Army, there is unprecedented eagerness to suppress the Chinese Air Force with a high-speed and high-fire single-wing fighter jet to suppress the Chinese Air Force, and they undoubtedly caught up with a good time!

When Akiyoshi returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to hand over the task and was comforted by Hirota Hirota, a group of generals from the Navy Department and the main aviation commanders visited the three floors of their institute and praised Mitsubishi's contributions at critical moments.

In the temporary venue on the third floor, there were many relevant people. The commander of the First Air Fleet, Yamamoto Iroku, who was in charge of the speech, had a big belly, his eyes shining, his hands danced, and his saliva flew everywhere and shouted for half an hour!

"... From the winter of the sixth year of Showa, the attack in the Yellow Sea in China began, to today's three air battles, our heroic naval fleet suffered the losses of nearly 200 fighters, and 150 soldiers sacrificed their lives! What caused such a heroic and fearless sacrifice? The key is that we do not have an excellent fighter that can completely defeat the Chinese Air Force! How can the Great Japanese Empire, the excellent Yamato nation, defeat a group of stupid nations who even lost their ancestors?! The empire has countless smart and wise men to create the most powerful and advanced fighter jets in the world, completely and mercilessly overwhelmed them, and let the flying wings of the imperial naval aviation force cover the entire Asian sky! This is your mission, and you must complete it without compromise and resolutely without hesitation!"

Speaking of this, it took a long time to shout, and his throat changed a little. Yamamoto Iroku had to stop temporarily, pick up the teacup and "gududu" and take a big mouthful.

At this time, among the researchers of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries who were straightened down and trying to make a scrupulous attitude, Junji Fukao, the team leader in charge of engine research and development, curled his lips, trying to suppress his impatientness, and secretly looked at another hero named Hiroyuki Jiro, but saw that guy's eyes wandering and absent-minded look, and he couldn't help but feel funny.

Yamamoto Iroku didn't notice it, and healed his throat and continued: "It is gratifying that after arduous efforts over the past two years, you have finally made impressive achievements! Today's successful test flight of the 'Nine Test Single Battle' will be the beginning of a new history of the Imperial Air Force's combat! I sincerely hope that you will continue to work hard and take out a mature and powerful fighter jet in the shortest time and give it to our warriors to ride! Those warriors who were broken due to insufficient fighter jets will also be relieved!"

Looking at the group of people below, Yamamoto thought that his speech made them feel shocked from the heart, and nodded with satisfaction. Sasebo Naval Air Force Commander Takijiro Oshiki then stood up, staring at the group of engineers below with fierce eyes, his voice was like a jackal, and he shouted dryly: "Commander Yamamoto has already said it very specifically! I have made another requirement here. The fighter jets we need must be able to reach a maximum speed of 500 kilometers, a range of 1,500 kilometers, at least two 20mm machine guns, and can carry at least two 50 kilogram bombs! If this is not enough to compete with the Chinese fighter jets, can you do it?!"

He stared fiercely at Hattori, the section chief of Mitsubishi's specific responsible company, and made a cold war all over his body. He stood up with a bit of hesitation: "This... we will do our best!"

Takijiro Oshiki waved his hand violently: "No! We don't need such an uncertain excuse, you must do anything! There is no discount to say! If you do it, you are the heroes of the great cause of the empire. If you can't do it, you are the sinners of the empire!"

"Hi!" Hattori nodded repeatedly, and Junji Fukao lowered his head and kept sneering, secretly sneering. He was simply an unreasonable bastard! How can he act like a battle-like mess when doing research and invention? It is a guarantee that such things will definitely cause trouble.

Takijiro Oshiki's mouth sagged and said, "Don't think this is a embarrassment for you! You must figure out that there is no order from the Admiralty Department, and there are your job opportunities there! This is an important business that concerns the future of the Empire and the future of your company, so don't miss it! Japan can produce fighter jets, but you are not the only one!"

In addition to Mitsubishi, there is also Nakajima. So far, the main fighter jets served by the Nakajima are all Nakajima products. Although they are still beaten in the Chinese battlefield, they are much better than the old models before, right?

Hattori Yoshiji nodded again: "Hi! We will try our best to seize this opportunity! Please rest assured, Commander!"

"Hmph, don't just say it, you have to make it! So since the prototype has been successfully tested, the formal products should be produced soon, right?! Our naval aviation force is waiting to completely attack the arrogance of the Chinese people!"

Hattori Roji quickly thought about it and replied: "If everything goes well, he should have a completely successful fighter plane within two years..."

Before he could finish his words, Takijiro Oshiki steeply raised his tone, and the veins on his neck suddenly roared: "Two years!? How can you delay like this! Do you think that in two years, a new opportunity for the Chinese people will not appear? The thousands of warriors who died in the empire can't wait for that long! One year! You will have to take out formal fighter jets at most, and at the end of this year at the earliest, this is undiscussable!"

His arm was waving hard and looked like a sharp sword. His posture seemed to be about to split the person in front of him in half. Hattori made him frightened.

It was difficult for the Hattori section chief to understand why Commander Oshi was so anxious and out of control. He didn't know that just a few days ago, Takijiro Oshi, as the deputy captain of the "Kaga" aircraft carrier, followed the fleet to attack Zhu Bin's task force. As a result, more than 50 fighter jets that took off in the first wave were wiped out in four hours! However, no casualties were found on the other side.

The next day, the group attacks were even worse. After being attacked by the opponent's various strange weapons, more than 20 more aircraft were hung, so when they returned, the deck of the entire aircraft carrier was empty, looking so bleak and shabby.

Such a shame is a stain of his life for the arrogant Takijiro Oshiki. If he doesn't wash it off quickly, he will be unhappy when drinking flower wine!

Hattori didn't know what to say, so he kept nodding and saying "Hi" repeatedly. In short, he dealt with the scene first. After all, he fooled the group of birds away, the Hattori section chief looked at everyone with a puzzled look and sighed: "You all saw it, so what should we do?"

Jiro Hiroyuki could not help it anymore, so he immediately stood up and sneered, "If you want to create the world's most advanced fighter jets, these guys dream about it! Don't they know that our starting time and investment are much worse than that of Americans, Germans and even Chinese?!" In his heart, he also said a word that didn't dare to say was revealed, "These guys in the Admiralty are all bastards!"

Aircraft invention is a job that has a lot of investment and slow results. Jueyuejiro worked in the JUX and Curtis in Germany for quite some time and is very clear about the difficulties. From the previous year to now, it took only two years to come up with a relatively mature test machine. They have worked very hard and successful. In terms of the results alone, they are even better than those in the United States such as Boeing, Grumman, and Lockheed!

Junji Fukao, who has been in charge of the engine research team, said lazily: "It is impossible to complete the design of the most advanced fighter jet within one year. All engines, even the latest guy in Nakajima, have less than 850 horsepower, while the "Venus 3" we studied ourselves only has 800 horsepower, and the weight and size are much larger than the "Shou-3" of Nakajima. Why use such a guy?! You know, the quality is not completely reliable now!"

In his heart, Junji Fukao even felt a little grateful to Zhu Bin for giving the Air Force a blow two years ago, which made those guys who were self-righteous all day finally wake up. If it weren't for the urgent demand from that time, Mitsubishi fighter research would not have been delayed until the results were achieved, and the amount of funds invested by the company would not have reached the 5 million yuan today... By the way, those bastards in the Navy had been mocking themselves for a long time.

In any case, Mitsubishi and Nakajima are both competitors. Mitsubishi, who are full of plans to wipe out the shame and grab the market, are unhappy with Nakajima's engines. That basically accounts for the main cost. Mitsubishi doesn't want to make wedding clothes for others.

Hattori Frown and thought for a long time, gritted his teeth and said, "It really doesn't work. Install the single-stage single-action supercharger first and try it. Maybe you can get a power of nearly 1,000 horsepower. Then you can expect to reach a flat-flying speed of 500 kilometers."

Nakajima Company first developed supercharger technology last year, and Mitsubishi also got it. Then it found that this thing was not as mature as expected. The engine quality was unstable. In addition, this thing was so powerful that it was even more unreliable. The plane suddenly malfunctioned while flying in the sky, and it would fall like a stone.

Jiro Hiroyuki shook his head uncertainly: "It's still inappropriate! Our 'Venus' engine is too heavy and too big, which will make the plane look bloated. Even if the flight speed increases, the climb rate and range will be limited. Those guys in the Navy may not accept it."

Hattori Ryoji sneered and said, "They don't have a better choice. This is because they come to the door and need our support, not when we beg them to buy it! There is pressure from Chinese fighter jets there, and the most urgent task is to solve the problem or not, and they can't take care of too exquisite requirements. But the fuselage materials are a problem!"

The Japanese Navy is very interesting. They think that the warships are small no matter how big they are, and they want to make the cannon tubes 500mm. It is best to be as big as the Japanese island. But for fighters, probably because of the need to save space on the ship, they have repeatedly compressed their size. Now the prototype is only 7.56 meters long, with a wingspan of 11 meters, and an empty weight of only a pitiful 1,300 kilograms. It can be said that the engine and aluminum alloy skeleton are no different from the paper. It is not even a protective ability at all!

If you use the "Venus 3" engine, the air will increase at least 300 kilograms or even higher, and the fuselage and width will be lengthened. The total empty weight will exceed 1,700 kilograms, and the take-off weight will exceed 1,700 kilograms and reach 2,300 kilograms. It is hard to say whether the speed can be guaranteed. This does not include the firepower of the 20mm machine gun they need, and it is not enough!

Jiro Hiroyuki bit his finger and thought for a while, and walked around in a little anxiously for more than a dozen times. Finally, he said decisively, as if he had made up his mind: "It's useless to think so much now. Let's make the plane first. If the aluminum alloy skeleton is not possible, use the Germans first. I heard Curtis' colleagues inadvertently mention that they are using cast aluminum engine bodies and high-temperature-resistant cylinder liners to achieve weight loss. It is still a technology from China. If it really doesn't work, we can try it."

Junji Fukao quickly waved his hand: "Forget it! We have suffered enough on the engine! From the 2nd year of Showa to now, we have failed more than fifty times. We can't mess around anymore. We should make the "Venus" well. Although it is a bit larger, I think there is a lot of room for improvement and may not be much worse than Nakajima's "Shou" in the future."

Hattori nodded with approval, and he was really scared. Now he finally waited for the military to actively request orders, which is a rare opportunity. No matter what, let the plane meet several indicators first.

After thinking about it, I finally made a decision: "Then let's set it up like this first, complete the speed of 500 kilometers per hour, two 20mm machine guns and 6-hour cruise several important indicators, and try to reduce the fuselage! The prototype that has been successful must also produce part of the emergency response first. No matter what, the speed of 450 kilometers can be a bit of a fight with Chinese fighter jets..."

The last sentence is so unconfident! Now the whole world knows that the Chinese P-21a fighter jet is 485 kilometers long and it doesn't look much higher. Its ceiling, climbing speed and flexibility are not as good as the current experimental models. Don't forget that they have armor protection. The all-aluminum alloy fuselage is much stronger than their paper-paste shell! They also carry two 20mm machine guns, which are much larger than their 7.7mm heavy machine guns. They are beyond their range and ammunition load. Can they really resist this fighter? Unless the pilots are all ace-level and are only allowed to hit others and do not suffer any losses, otherwise even if they are hit once, the consequences will be sucked!

As for the onboard radio, ejection seats, fully enclosed cabins, etc., there is no need to think about it. The empty weight of the p-21a is a circle larger than their take-off weight. In terms of power alone, the first version is 950 horsepower. If you change to the 1,100 horsepower version, you will be under all kinds of pressure!

Somehow, Jiro Hiroyuki always felt uneasy. Think about it carefully, maybe it was because the scary body that was thin and scary after the manufacturing was completed without any defense? That was forced out, so I can't blame me...
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