Chapter 202 The Battlefield in North China Is Becoming More and More Like the Western Front in Europe
Not long after Zhong Lin left, Shan Wenbao rushed into the director's office with a briefcase under his arm, sweating profusely.
This old man was very fiery. He sat down opposite Huang He as soon as he entered the room. Without saying a word, he picked up the teacup on the table and drank it all in one breath, and then began to take out documents from his bag.
The first thing that caught his eye was the structural cross-section drawings of three trainer aircraft. Just a cursory glance could deeply shock the beauty of the ergonomic design.
The drawing technique of the artist was very advanced, and the exquisite drawings looked like they were printed out.
Each key part of the three aircraft was marked with text, and even carefully noted what kind of materials to use and what kind of effect could be achieved.
More than half an hour later, Huang He roughly looked through all the documents.
Although he was very satisfied with the results submitted by Section 2, his mood at this time was mixed. Now Huang could finally empathize with the brigade commander and the director.
The reason for joy is naturally that there are several talented comrades in the bureau who can independently develop new weapons without the need for their superiors to worry about them.
The reason for worry is also very simple. The development of new aircraft is too expensive. Even if it is a relatively low-tech trainer aircraft.
Shan Wenbao came to the office with such a large pile of information, obviously to apply for research funds.
The fact is just as Huang He thought. After his own director put down the information, the other party spoke directly:
"We have completed the task assigned by the bureau, and the design work is going very smoothly. The version you just saw has passed the verification of all researchers in the second department."
"Now we are short of three piston engines. This matter must be implemented as soon as possible for our department."
"More than a dozen gentlemen are looking forward to starting work as soon as possible. Otherwise, you can try to contact the north to see if there is any way to get three engines?"
Speaking of this, Shan Wenbao paused, and his face actually showed an embarrassed expression that was rare.
"There is also the matter of the wind tunnel. The Second Department really needs that thing. Otherwise, the bureau should approve another sum of funds for us!"
Huang He closed his eyes and pinched his nose bridge. The rapid-fire demands gave him a headache.
The border area would indeed grant some hard currency to the Weapons Experimental Research Bureau on schedule, but the money was always insufficient.
The propeller plane has an extremely simple structure.
Theoretically, a piston engine is stuffed into the aircraft shell, and some simple instruments are added to complete it.
And the essential difference between aircraft engines and automobile engines is not much. In this era, the former is a multi-cylinder circular arrangement, while the latter is mostly lined up in a row.
It can be said that as long as the automobile engine can be built well, the aircraft engine will definitely not be bad.
It is not difficult for other countries to build engines, because they already have civilian automobile companies and have a lot of experience in this regard.
Once the war starts, civilian workers come up with design plans, and as long as they receive weapons orders, they can transform themselves into military industry.
For those who don't understand, they will never think of what companies on the market produced during World War II.
Just like the UK has Rolls-Royce, Germany has BMW and Mercedes-Benz, and the United States has GM and Ford. Their air force development is inseparable from the technical accumulation and precipitation of private enterprises.
But the border area has nothing. The current ability is only to make bicycles. The Jiefang brand will have to wait for 15 years.
Here, relying on civilian workers to lay the foundation for the development of military industry is basically impossible.
The wind tunnel issue also needs to be resolved as soon as possible. During the period in the southeastern Shanxi base, Shan Wenbao used the gravity effect to fix the aircraft model on the rope pulley and move it downward.
The conditions for the use of this equipment are quite limited, and it is difficult to measure the force on the model.
After arriving in the border area, he used the resources at hand to build a low-speed wind tunnel.
Compared with the wind tunnels of those military powers, the border area is definitely much simpler. After all, there is not even a return loop, and it is difficult to measure the pressure distribution of various airfoils, streamlined fuselages and aircraft components.
But this is already the best result at hand, which is more or less helpful for aircraft design.
Just these two things have already spent a small part of the funds. As the director, Huang He now wants to pawn his pants for money.
"Okay, I know the situation. But you have to give me some time. I will contact the second department as soon as I have a clue about this matter."
"Put aside the work on the trainer aircraft for now, and now focus on designing a glider."
"Okay!"
When he was the only one left in the office, Huang He concentrated on opening the awakening tiger system in his mind.
The previous decision "Border Aircraft Manufacturing Bureau" was successfully unlocked a week ago. The senior engineer at the researcher level who came with the information was amazing. He solved many difficult problems in just one week.
They also made great efforts in designing the three trainer aircraft.
Next, as long as the second department has the ability to produce key components, the task of independently developing and producing elementary, intermediate and advanced trainer aircraft can be successfully completed.
Speaking of components, Huang He immediately focused on the new decision.
"Domestic fighter manufacturing: With our workers familiar with how to carry out basic maintenance work, we can now move on to manufacturing all the parts needed for modern fighters.
Effect: After 60 days, military factories within the system are allowed to produce Hawker Hurricane fighters and obtain a full set of production lines and design drawings for the fighter.
After 180 days, you will get the unlocking rights for all fighters and close support aircraft of the Royal Air Force.
Tips: Fighters include heavy fighters, but do not include Gloster Meteor and De Havilland Vampire.
If you want to unlock jet fighters, you need to unlock the other pre-requisite scientific research projects and decisions.
Enabled manufacturer: Aviation Industry Chengfei.
Effect: Aircraft production speed of military factories in the system: +15%, fighter maneuverability: +5%; air attack: +10%, heavy fighter reliability: +20%, tactical bomber reliability: +20%"
To be honest, the gains from the new decision are quite surprising.
First of all, military factories in the system can produce new fighters. The system has given a certain number of fighters and Spitfires. Huang He thought that the new decision would give hundreds of Hurricanes.
Unexpectedly, this time it was particularly generous and directly gave production rights.
Although the strength growth is not obvious in a short period of time, the daily production capacity of four military factories in the system can produce one Hurricane.
Huang He has a full 17 in his hands, plus the production bonus brought by the decision, which means that there is a daily output of six aircraft.
This number will increase in the future. From a long-term perspective, production rights are definitely more cost-effective.
Although various materials say that the Royal Air Force's Hurricane was beaten by the Japanese, this data also needs to take into account the pilots.
At that time, whether it was the Army Aviation or the Navy Aviation, the Japanese were unscrupulously using the blood of the Republic of China's soldiers and civilians for actual combat training. It is not an exaggeration to say that they were all experienced.
For World War II fighter pilots, there was a huge difference between having a little experience or not.
It is no exaggeration to say that those pilots who were not fully trained and had no experience went to the sky.
Those who can distinguish whether the surrounding aircraft are enemies or friends and where their own leader is in the first battle are geniuses among geniuses.
Putting aside the driving experience, the performance of the Hurricane is generally very good, and it can barely fight with the Type 1 Hayabusa in Southeast Asia in the future.
Its several important parameters are between the P-40 and the Type 1 Hayabusa, and it even has more advantages in circling and climbing rate than the P-40. It is definitely enough to fight against the Type 97 fighter.
The production line and drawings given by the decision-making are simply a timely help for the Second Department and the Military Industry Bureau.
The production capacity of everything from landing gear to engines has qualified the two departments of the border region to go deep into the aviation field.
As the saying goes, it takes five years for the army, ten years for the air force, and a hundred years for the navy.
The starting point of the border region is much higher than before. You should know that in 1941, there were not many countries in the world that could independently produce fighters.
Although it takes a full six months to unlock the rights of all fighters and close support aircraft.
But the time spent and waiting for this is definitely worth it. By then, Huang He can use the research slot to unlock eight aircraft of these three types.
When Huang He thought that the army air force would have a variety of aircraft in the future, he was so excited that his whole body trembled.
These weapons are the accumulation of decades of research and development with the British. The Royal Air Force of this era has not taken detours.
The ugly Chinese are trying to find thicker and larger engines all day long, and Sandezi has trained all the workers in the aircraft engine factory into craftsmen.
The Maozi is just short of installing engines directly on logs, and they can replace them for free after fifty hours.
The Benzi is studying how to feed clenbuterol to fighters all day long, and he wants to remove one of the pilots' thighs to lose weight.
In contrast, the technology with British is more suitable for the current situation in the border area. Even these piston propeller fighters will definitely be eliminated in future wars.
But the precious data and information can help the R&D personnel of the motherland avoid many detours, not to mention that this system is not without the scientific research and decision-making of jet fighters.
After turning off the system, Huang He suddenly laughed out loud.
The three brothers, the Gladiator, the Hurricane and the Spitfire, are the protagonists and supporting roles in the Battle of Britain.
In the air battle of Zhongtiao Mountain three months later, it is likely that the Spitfire and the Hurricane will be responsible for intercepting the escort fighters, and the Gladiator and a small number of Hurricanes will be responsible for attacking bombers.
Isn't this the Asian version of the Battle of Britain?
Add a Republic of China version of the Maginot Line, and the battlefield in North China is increasingly like the Western Front of Europe.
It's just that this time the defenders are no longer fighting alone, they have a strong reinforcement and an unexpected support.
The air is not the enemy's home field either. The Eighth Route Army Air Force, which is more numerous and of higher quality, will give a heavy blow to those devils who are wanton in North China.
When Huang He mentioned the upcoming war, he immediately thought of Captain Li who was in training.
"Old Li, you have to fight hard. You have to fight well in your first show and show off with the air force!"
The second chapter is still a few hundred words short, and it will be posted around one o'clock.