The Decisive Battle Against the Third Reich

Chapter 636 Crisis

The next day, as soon as Conrad stepped into Qinchuan's headquarters, he said excitedly: "Major, the idea you mentioned yesterday has been confirmed. They are full of praise for it because it can be doubled with small changes." Improve the carrying capacity of 'Hummingbird'..."

"This is not what I want!" Qin Chuan interrupted Conrad.

"What? But you brought it up!"

"Indeed!" Qin Chuan replied: "But what I need is not to still use the Hummingbird cabin for improvement!"

"That is……"

"Think about it, Colonel!" Qin Chuan said: "The two rotors mean that it can greatly increase the length and width of the cabin. We can not only use it to hoist supplies but also use it to carry personnel!"

Conrad couldn't help but said "Oh": "This way we can quickly transport soldiers to mountains with complex terrain!"

"You can say that!" Qin Chuan replied.

Qin Chuan didn't want to say too much. In this era, few people could understand or imagine the role of helicopters on the battlefield. They simply thought that such slow and slow aircraft would only be used by enemy air defense equipment or fighter jets when they flew to the battlefield. Target... Such was the fate of the "Hummingbird" used for artillery observation.

What they don’t know is that in addition to logistics transportation, the greatest use of helicopters can also be used for special operations against targets behind enemy lines. Especially in this era when fighter planes generally do not have the ability to fight at night, helicopters carrying out special operations at night will be a nightmare for the enemy. .

"No problem!" Conrad said: "However, this requires redesign and test flight, and it cannot be produced in a short time."

"I know!" Qin Chuan nodded. He was too anxious to eat hot tofu, which required patience.

"So..." Conrad motioned to Hannah, who was pouring wine for him, not to leave, and then continued: "Can we talk about yesterday's topic again?"

"You mean ME163?" Qin Chuan asked.

"Yes!" Conrad nodded.

"Colonel!" Qin Chuan spread his hands helplessly: "I am not omnipotent, some things cannot be changed!"

"Frick!" Hannah continued: "If you can't change it, then think of other ways. We are facing a big crisis. We need ME163!"

"Crisis?" Qin Chuan was a little confused.

"Yes!" Conrad nodded and said, "I think you remember the American B17 bomber! We had dealings with it in North Africa!"

Of course Qin Chuan remembered that he was bombed by this thing several times when he was testing V1.

"What's wrong?" Qin Chuan asked.

"We got definite intelligence!" Conrad said: "The British got this bomber, the number is about fifty, and there may be more in the future. They are learning to use this bomber!"

Then Qin Chuan understood.

The B17 is a long-range, high-altitude bomber.

As mentioned before, the B17 can fly up to 10,667 meters, while the ceiling of the German fighter BF109 can only barely reach 10,000 meters. This means that the German fighter planes cannot effectively intercept the B17 unless the B17 lowers its altitude in order to hit the target more accurately. high.

What's worse is...

The B17 bomber, known as the "Flying Fortress", has powerful firepower. It is equipped with 10 to 13 machine guns all over its body. Coupled with its rough skin and thick flesh, it is often difficult for German fighter planes to shoot it down.

Especially the latter. There is a reason why the B17 is called the "Flying Fortress". Among them is the most famous "Memphis Belle", which has performed 25 bombing missions over the German border, during which 9 engines were replaced. The main wings on both sides, the two vertical tails, the main wheels on both sides and more parts... Almost the whole body has been replaced and it can still fly in the sky and continue to perform tasks.

On the other hand, London is only a thousand kilometers away from Berlin, but the B17 has a range of 2,979 kilometers, which is enough for a round trip.

"If the Americans use Britain as their B17 base, they can bomb any corner of Germany!" Conrad said: "This includes not only Berlin, but also industrial cities such as Frankfurt. Our logistics and military industry will be affected to a considerable extent. Strike!"

Qin Chuan nodded in agreement.

In fact, the B17 bombers were one of the reasons why Germany was defeated so quickly in the later period: according to statistics, Britain and the United States dispatched a total of 4 million aircraft sorties, dropping 2.7 million tons of bombs on the German-controlled European continent at a cost of 1% loss, destroying 55,000 German combat aircraft killed 1 million German residents and made 7.5 million people homeless. Germany's war machine suffered severe blood loss and 90% of road transportation was paralyzed.

And quite a few of these B17 bombers don't even need fighter escort.

It’s not that Qin Chuan didn’t know this, it’s just that he put too much energy on the front line and almost forgot about the dangers coming from behind, or from the direction of Britain and the United States... If the problems of the Soviet Union can be changed through strategies and tactics, from The threat posed by Britain and the United States is almost unchangeable because it is a gap in technology and industrial scale.

Qin Chuan frowned and said, "So we need an interceptor?"

"Yes!" Conrad replied: "This interceptor should be able to reach an altitude of more than 10,000 meters at high speed. It does not need a long stay in the air, but it can shoot down the huge B17. There is also another requirement, that It’s cheap and can be mass-produced!”

Conrad was right, because the number of bomber groups dispatched by the British and American forces might be huge... usually about 300 at a time. If there were not enough interceptors, it would not be enough to effectively intercept.

Qin Chuan's mind naturally flashed ME163, which did meet all these requirements.

But Qin Chuan still rejected this plan: "Like I said, this method doesn't work!"

The reason why Qin Chuan was so sure was that Germany in history put ME163 into actual combat, but did not get the effect they expected. Not only did it not get the effect, but it also caused a large number of pilot casualties.

"Then think of other ways!" Hannah said: "Think about the consequences of this. When we were fighting hard with the Soviets, the British and Americans were preparing a large number of bombers. One day, when they thought the time was right, they would carry out large-scale bombing on Germany... If we can't stop them, all the victories we have achieved now are empty, because we will lose them in the future!"

Hannah was right. Large-scale bombing of German industry was fatal to Germany.

From this perspective, Britain and the United States had already secured victory from the beginning, or more precisely, the United States.

The reason they have not taken action until now is that they hope that Germany and the Soviet Union will both suffer losses.

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