635 British Jets

"Didn't you tell the military personnel that this kind of aircraft has a very short flight time? The range is very limited?" A man in a suit frowned and asked his assistant. His company was ordered to produce the British Meteor fighter jet, but this He knows some core data of this fighter, so he is anxiously asking the person in charge of the message.

The assistant's face was not very good-looking, and he replied in a low voice: "Say it! I said that this kind of aircraft can only be used to intercept the opponent's bombers at most. It is obviously unrealistic to use it to seize air supremacy. But those guys said that they can intercept the opponent's bombers." Bomber, that's it."

"Then you didn't make it clear to these idiots that we can't mass-produce this kind of aircraft now? Those seemingly simple turbine blades require a lot of processing to manufacture. There are only a few engines of this kind, all of which are made locally. It's..." This businessman knows how much his company is worth. His company is already struggling to produce Hurricane fighter jets and some Rolls-Royce piston engines in Canada. Where can we find the energy to engage in such unrealistic situations? stuff?

Hearing these words, the assistant even wanted to cry, and he replied to his boss in frustration, as if he was aggrieved: "I said, our production capacity is limited, and now we can't deploy personnel to produce this complex planes. But those . . . "

"But we have to produce this kind of aircraft!" A general of the British Royal Air Force came over, pushed the assistant away, and said to the businessman, "I don't care what difficulties you have, you must overcome them! This is no longer a It’s about the fighter jets, it’s related to whether the UK can persist, and whether the British people have the courage to persevere! The Icelandic troops need an invincible fighter jet, and we must give them this invincible fighter jet!”

When a regime has been besieged on all sides, when the former empire on which the sun never sets has now been reduced to a slave to others. Negative resistance has begun to appear in the distant Indian Federation, and Australia can no longer count on it. The only thing the British Empire can rely on is the memories of the past and those years of technical reserves.

Therefore, the current British Empire can no longer give up any chance to cheer people up, and new weapons, especially a new weapon that can surpass German weapons, will have an irreplaceable role in improving the morale of the entire empire. On the other hand, the appearance of new weapons can also play an inestimable role in deterring the colonies that are about to move.

"I need at least 5 of these planes. No matter what method you use, once this kind of plane appears, the sky near Iceland will be absolutely safe. The German navy will not be able to land without seizing air supremacy. , His Majesty the King can rest assured to prepare the plan to counterattack the mainland!" The air force officer obviously placed high hopes on this jet aircraft.

Five planes can save an empire from failure? How many planes do distant colonies need to deter? The corner of the merchant's mouth twitched twice, but he didn't ask these questions. He didn't know how long his country would last, but out of patriotic belief, he decided to try to do everything an Englishman could do.

While the businessman's assistant and the general were talking about the future of the Meteor fighter jet on the side of the parking lot outside the airport, at the end of the test runway at the experimental airport, the new British fighter jet that flew as fast as a meteor just now was being removed from the metal skin. Wisps of smoke rose from the cracks.

"Technicians! People from the fire brigade! Come here! This plane seems to be on fire inside! Come someone!" A ground crew was about to open the maintenance skin of the plane to check the wiring and machinery inside. The testing machine was smoking, so he quickly shouted.

Many people around heard the shouts, and rushed over with someone who could put out the fire. Everyone hurriedly took apart the skin for maintenance, and the flames sprang up after encountering more air, but It didn't take long for everyone to extinguish it with fire extinguishers.

"It was the engine on the left that overheated and ignited the rubber protection gasket inside, causing some lines to burn." A designer familiar with the internal structure of the aircraft checked the burning part and came to this relatively reliable conclusion.

Everyone stood around this troublesome new fighter in silence. Before takeoff, the engine on the right was shaking, and after takeoff, the engine on the left caught fire. With this level of reliability, even if it was produced and sent to the front line, there were still a few pilots Are you willing to fly this aircraft into the air to fight?

No matter how ideal the performance is, it takes a life to operate it. If the plane trembles in the sky, if the plane burns and catches fire in the sky, is it still necessary for the German pilots to fire? How could a plane that would have fallen from the sky without the enemy seeing it be used to secure the airspace of the British Empire?

"This thing can't participate in the war. At least two more years of experimentation are needed. It can only be mass-produced when the technology is mature!" An elderly engineer squinted his eyes and looked at the Meteor fighter through thick glasses lenses, finally helpless. Shaking his head, he was about to write down the details of the accident in his notebook.

Suddenly, a hand pressed against his notebook, stopping him. The old engineer raised his head and saw that it was none other than the test pilot of this plane, the British Air Force Major, who blocked his recording.

"It was a great plane when I flew it, it was very powerful, it was the best plane in the world, so please don't kill it, I'd rather fly it on the battlefield than live without it In the British world." The major stared at the engineer with sincere eyes, and said solemnly.

There are heroes who are willing to sacrifice for their motherland at any time. The tragic feelings are not exclusive to a certain nation. At least in the ancient empire of Britain, there is no lack of awareness of generous death.

The old engineer finally put down his pen, then sighed and walked towards the Meteor fighter with his hands behind his back, and began to repair the slightly damaged aircraft with his apprentices and more technicians. After all, this plane was carrying the future of an empire, so its thin wings were so heavy that one couldn't help but pity its fate.

"Don't worry, Mr. Major, you are willing to die for the British Empire, and we are willing to make the best aircraft for you!" A young mechanic said to the pilot: "We will do our best to make these The plane never fails!"

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"These Brits haven't given up on jets yet?" Akado looked at the estimated report on Canada's secret weapon experiment submitted by the intelligence agency, and sneered, throwing away some blurry photos and messy evidence. The Meteor fighter, Just one glance at the blurred pictures allowed Accador to know that, like another time and space, the British jet had appeared more than a year earlier.

It's just that this kind of advance mixed with too much reluctance also made this first-generation jet aircraft of the Allied Forces, which was originally relatively mature in technology, become the same as the German me-262 doomsday fighter, with a high failure rate. The suicide artifact.

"Our jets have not yet dared to mass-produce them because the failure rate is not up to standard. What can these British guys do with such things in a hurry?" Gaskol said with a sneer. Out of his own evaluation, he is responsible for keeping German technological weapons secret, so he knows the development progress of many new German weapons.

He knew that Germany had actually tried flying its own fighter jet a few months earlier, and that it was far more reliable than the British toy, flying for at least 14 minutes and landing safely and unscathed. However, this thing will have to go through at least one year of testing before it can be equipped with front-line fighter units, and it will not be equipped on a large scale.

In view of the limitations of the times, fighter jets during World War II were not suitable weapons for fighting for air supremacy. Although this type of aircraft surpassed the main piston fighter jets of World War II in speed, the time left in the air was too short due to the excessive combustion of fuel, and the speed was too fast. It has poor combat performance and is not suitable for air combat.

Therefore, jet fighters in the World War II era can basically only be used as interceptors. When intercepting the opponent's bomber fleet, give full play to their own speed advantage, and hit and run is the main combat method of jet aircraft. The British were eager to put it into use because they were afraid that the German long-range bomber force would raid the Icelandic base, and Germany, which was on the offensive, did not have a very urgent need for this defensive weapon.

"Let them make it, it would be a big joke if the situation of the war can be reversed by a few jet fighters!" Akado said with a sneer, he has the capital of self-confidence, because he knows In another time and space, the Nazi Air Force really invested a large number of jet fighters. What was the result? Wasn't it beaten up by the bombers of the Allied forces?

And how many of those German ace pilots died on their me-262 fighter jets with many faults? They were not shot down by the Allied fighters, but tragically died from the mechanical failure of their own fighters. For a soldier, if the only weapon he can rely on on the battlefield is unreliable, then he can only fight with prayers.

"What about us? Just wait for the British to create jet fighters?" Gaskol didn't have any confidence in Akado. He didn't know what the current state of the jet aircraft in Britain was. Even if he knew, he didn't want to take it easy. adventure.

Akado laughed loudly: "Do our own thing, forget about the British jets, that thing is the same as our ship-to-ship missile project, there will be no decent results in a short time! "

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