1018 The Turning Point of History

Buzz…

In the sky, five planes lined up in a straight line and quickly passed through the southern sky, and then stopped at the military base outside the capital of Gefra.

As the federal aircraft combat video was exposed, the Gefra people also accelerated their research on aircraft.

In fact, these things are not difficult. What is difficult is just random research without direction at the beginning. Once there is a correct direction, with the blessing of national power, the aircraft project will soon make considerable progress.

After more than a hundred different prototypes crashed, they finally found a design they thought was the most suitable, safest and most stable, and began to try small-scale mass production.

Watching these aircraft land smoothly, the mechanics quickly stepped forward to check the condition of these aircraft components, and the various data were quickly gathered together into a table.

Under the explanation of a scientist, the Secretary of War understood that the performance of these aircraft had reached their ideal level.

With a round-trip flight distance of 120 kilometers, carrying five 150-pound explosives, or carrying a 620-pound torpedo, the power and flexibility of the aircraft have gradually shocked people's minds.

Although the current carrying capacity of aircraft is not large, the number of aircraft can be large. Compared with expensive battleships, the cost of aircraft is almost nothing.

Moreover, the construction period is shorter. An assembly line for automobile production can be modified to produce aircraft in batches.

Low price, high output, and fast production speed, even if its firepower is not particularly powerful, have become the most important development direction of Gefra.

Since the aircraft needs to take off on land, the entire aircraft project is now allocated to the Secretary of War.

The Minister of War, who had never had any impressive achievements, finally felt a little more relaxed, but the smile on his face soon faded.

He heard that the Admiralty Minister was persuading the Prime Minister to establish a separate Air Force and transfer aircraft and other things from the Army.

Thinking of this, the Minister of War could not help but want to say dirty words to greet the entire family of the Minister of the Navy, especially his wife.

He could imagine that once the status of aircraft in the war was higher than that of the navy, more resources would be tilted to his side. That bitch would rather not have them himself than let him get the benefits. It was really disgusting.

Taking the data, the Navy Minister returned to the Ruler's Hall. The Emperor of Gaevra and all the ministers were waiting for the results.

When these people knew that the results met their minimum requirements, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. This was a good thing. At least when it came to the aircraft issue, the Gefra people were not left too far behind by the Federation.

Just when Emperor Gaevra was considering rewarding the Minister of War with something to thank him for his contribution to the empire during this period, the Minister of Navy suddenly stood up.

"Your Majesty, Your Excellency...", the following "Your Excellency" is the title of the Prime Minister. As a Prime Minister with real power, the Prime Minister now holds the power in his hands. Even the Emperor must respect the other party's opinions and attitudes.

Even at some times, what the emperor said may not be as effective as what the prime minister said.

Putting His Majesty in the front is just out of respect for the royal family and to maintain the dignity of the royal family.

"...Although our first phase of the plan has been successfully completed, in fact I don't think it has much value to us."

With one sentence, the ruler's hall suddenly became quiet. Even the Minister of War, who was a little dissatisfied, closed his mouth and looked at him quietly.

The Minister of the Navy continued, "It can fly to and from a place as far as one hundred and twenty kilometers away. Gentlemen, the farthest is only one hundred and twenty kilometers. If recycling is not considered, it can only fly to more than two hundred kilometers." somewhere else.”

"I would like to ask everyone, how far are we from Amelia, how far are we from the nearest continent, and can our planes fly there to carry out military strikes and then return?"

One sentence made everyone speechless, because the distance from the mainland of Gaevra to the nearest mainland is more than 500 kilometers. In other words, the value of these aircraft seems to be limited to flying within the island.

Seeing that everyone was silent, the Navy Minister continued, "It is not like our fleet. As long as our fleet can get supplies, it can keep sailing and sail around the world."

"Planes are not good. They cannot land anytime and anywhere. They have strict requirements on the environment for takeoff and landing, and these are precisely the things we cannot give them."

"If these issues are not addressed, aircraft will only be used as a last resort defense."

The sudden change in the position of the Admiralty Minister was unexpected by everyone. Some time ago, he was still calling for an independent army and the establishment of the Imperial Air Force.

As a result, he turned around and shouted that "the air force is useless", which made people confused about what he was thinking.

The Prime Minister was thinking seriously and the Emperor looked like he was in a daze.

After a while, the Prime Minister spoke, "What you said makes sense, but our technology is always improving. Maybe in a few years, it will be able to fly further."

"Three hundred kilometers, five hundred kilometers, or even a thousand kilometers, this is like the speed of a car."

"When the first car was invented, its speed was less than 20 kilometers per hour, but today's racing cars can run at a high speed of 80 kilometers per hour. It does not take much time to change several times."

"The same may be true for airplanes. Soon, they will be able to fly directly to other continents."

"We still have plenty of time to wait for the advancement of technology. At least within a few years, there will be no more wars."

The Prime Minister's words have been recognized by many people. The continuous development of science and technology has made many things "speed up". This is an indisputable fact.

But the Admiralty did not seem to be knocked down by the Prime Minister's words. Instead, he had a smile on his face, a confident smile.

"I have a good solution!" His voice suddenly rose a lot, and his echo echoed throughout the ruler's hall.

His Majesty the Emperor's expression finally changed, and he was a little curious. He lowered his head and looked at the Minister of the Navy, as if guessing what he was going to say.

At this time, the Minister of War was tightly grasping the armrest of the chair. He realized that this female cousin must have a conspiracy!

The Minister of the Navy moved his fingers, and his subordinates sent some documents to every minister, including the Minister of War, the Prime Minister and His Majesty the Emperor.

"What is this?", the Prime Minister picked up the document and asked the Admiralty, "What is this, a piece of wood?"

"No, this is a new type of warship. I call it a 'sea fortress'. It will really change warfare!"

Next, the Lord of the Admiralty introduced the warship in a enthusiastic tone, letting people understand its special features.

It does not have any attack capabilities, it is not capable of causing terrible destruction like a battleship, and it does not even have naval guns.

Its sailing speed is not very fast, it can be said to be very slow, not much faster than the speed of a submarine when diving.

But it has the advantage of providing a runway for planes to take off and land on!

This design originated from his complaint that all aircraft-related projects were allocated to the Army, which caused the Army's military expenditure to skyrocket.

The Minister of the Navy complained that the Minister of War, who was like a waste, actually got an advantage, so he tried his best to make the Air Force an independent army, so that in the chain of contempt, the Navy still suppressed the Army.

Then his subordinate officer suddenly asked a very stupid question: why not let the plane take off from the ship? Anyway, the runway it needs is only that long, which may not be much longer than the largest battleship.

If a runway is hung next to the battleship, wouldn't it be possible to take off at sea?

The Minister of the Navy was very angry when his subordinate officer said such stupid words, but before his anger could brew into the doomsday scene of a volcanic eruption, something suddenly seemed to have been stabbed into his nostrils, and all of a sudden it was stabbed into his brain along the nostrils. Inside, the whole person is enlightened.

He didn't know how to use the word "transparent" in this world's language. In short, it was like the air was blown into his brain when he breathed, and his whole body felt "cool".

Then he found the engineer of the shipping company and expressed his ideas. The engineer of the shipping company gave him a design sketch and ensured the authenticity of the sketch.

They will then conduct a modeling experiment to test the stability of the design in the sea.

Possible or not, this is a huge opportunity for the Lord of the Admiralty.

If the aircraft can be allocated from the Army Department to its own Navy Department, then the Army will never have any hope of surpassing the Navy in this life, and the Navy will also have the ability to carry aircraft over long distances and have the ability to attack the inland areas beyond the coast of the target. military strike capability.

This also means that the empire's dependence on the army will further decline!

They can completely form a team like the Federal Marine and Land Stormtroopers to replace the role of the Army, and finally merge the Army into the Navy!

He was very happy when he thought of the Minister of War becoming his subordinate and seeing how he looked on his face.

Everyone was looking at these sketches seriously. The Minister of War's heartbeat began to speed up and his face turned red. He suddenly balled up the sketches and threw them on the ground. He slapped the armrest hard and said, "This is impossible!"

"The wind and waves on the sea are very strong, and the deck that is not stable enough makes it impossible to take off at all. This is murdering the lives of the Imperial Air Force soldiers and the future of the Air Force!"

At this time, the Minister of War even took the initiative to shout out the word "Air Force" in order to prevent the Air Force from being allocated to the Admiralty. This also meant that he began to support the Air Force becoming an independent army.

The Prime Minister coughed and said, "This is the ruler's palace. You should not be so presumptuous in front of His Majesty. This plan..."

"Your Majesty and I still need more evidence to prove its feasibility. As for the future of the Air Force..."

The Prime Minister was silent for a while, "You can discuss and select a backup candidate for the Air Force Minister. Maybe we will need him soon."