Chapter 1028: Dual engine and 4 engine

Slide 1028

It is true that the scale of the aviation industry in Britain and France is larger than that of Germany and Austria, but so what? Your plane's range is not enough! As long as the Allied Air Force can attack the ships heading to land, if the Allied Air Force wants to remove the threat of the Allied Air Force to the sea transportation line, it needs to attack the airport, but unfortunately, you can't reach it. As for patrols and early warning? This is ok, but for reference, there is no radar, and even in radio communications, there are sometimes unreliable battles. This kind of air defense guidance is too difficult. Moreover, the places where airports can be deployed on the islands of the Aegean Sea are limited, and the Allies have not been prepared yet!

As for the aircraft carrier? Although this thing is being done in Britain and Germany, the speed in Germany is not bad, at least the basic hardware is complete, but even the Luftwaffe cannot guarantee that it will be in service in six months. The British must be slower (after all, there is no crossover. To guide.) And the French? They don't seem to have this idea at all, and they are still satisfied with the surveillance provided by the waterborne aircraft carrier.

Therefore, in the future, once fighting in the Aegean Sea, the Balkans, and the Dardanelles region, the entire Allies will be in a very disadvantageous state. There is absolutely nothing better than this for the other side to have to fight a large-scale battle according to their own routines where we have the advantage!

Someone has already done the naval aviation affairs, and the prince need not worry about it for the time being. On the third day of the prince’s arrival in Prague, Major General Harel von Hallstein, the Air Force Director of the Kingdom of Bavaria, came to the prince’s temporary stay. It also reported on the progress of the Sea Fury bomber (also known as the K-6 bomber in the army) and the progress of a certain super-large bomber in the future.

"The K-6 bomber was developed by us and the Prussian Aviation Administration together. The progress is very smooth. The length of the aircraft is 15.5 meters. The width of the wings is 28 meters. It is expected to be equipped with two DB1911B engines, each with a power of 300 horsepower. The cabin is large enough to be replaced with a larger horsepower engine."

"The crew of this aircraft is 4 people, and the empty weight is 3200KG. The maximum take-off weight is 5800KG. The maximum ammunition load is about 1200KG. We designed a semi-buried short warehouse for the aircraft. The belly of the aircraft can hang about 700KG bombs or For torpedoes, the pylons at the roots of the two wings also have a load-bearing limit of 300KG. The auxiliary fuel tank can be hung. It meets our needs for the voyage."

"The aircraft can fly at a maximum speed of 160 kilometers per hour. With the auxiliary fuel tank, it can range up to 1,200 kilometers and stay in the air for more than 9 hours. It is also equipped with 6 large-caliber machine guns of 50 caliber. Each machine gun has about 500 rounds of ammunition. This aircraft is completely an extra-large sky fortress. It is a grade higher than the K-4 bomber!" Harrell introduced.

"It's really good." The prince himself said after looking at the relevant information and line drawings brought by the major general. In general, the performance of this aircraft is much stronger than that of the German Gotha bomber in history, which has a maximum take-off weight of only 3500KG and a load of only 500KG. Compared with the famous British O/400 bomber, it is better than the design and lighter, but the performance is not bad at all! Instead, it improved slightly. The latter is larger in the air, about 3800KG, and the maximum take-off weight is about 6200KG, but the bomb load is only 1 ton, and the range has no advantage. This can be attributed to the more advanced design of the K-6 bomber, with a metal body, optimized aerodynamic shape, exquisite surface polishing, and a compact and efficient new engine. Let this K-6 bomber be called a classic.

In fact, in the eyes of the prince, this aircraft has achieved the best results under the technical conditions of World War I. Under the current technical conditions, this aircraft perfectly achieves the balance of performance and cost. If you ask, is it possible to build up? The answer is naturally yes. There were British people in history, such as the V1500, the largest bomber in World War I. This aircraft is definitely a Big Mac, and it's not small in terms of physical size when it comes to the second battle!

This aircraft definitely embodies the highest technical level of the British aviation industry, and it is also unique in the world! The length is 19.51 meters, the wings are 38.41 meters, the height is 7.1 meters, and the wing area is 260 square meters! The empty weight is up to 8 tons, the maximum take-off weight is 14 tons, and the number of passengers is as high as 8 to 9 people!

In terms of performance, it is also absolutely top-notch. This model is equipped with four Eagle VIII 12-cylinder night-cooled engines produced by Rolls-Royce. The maximum processing power of a single unit is 375 horsepower, which is almost the highest level of engines in the aircraft in service in the 1st battle. Two of the four engines are placed in an engine compartment, with a propeller at the front and rear, and a two-pull and two-push layout, allowing this aircraft to fly at a speed of 159 kilometers per hour on sea level, and the maximum The voyage has reached 2090 kilometers! It can cruise in the air for 17 hours, with a maximum load of 3400KG! This is completely using World War I technology to get the range and ammunition capacity of a medium bomber in World War II! NB is affirmative, but the cost is high, so it is affirmative to use it...

Not to mention, just this physique, put it in the second battle, and the B17, the latter is only 22 meters long, the wings are less than 32 meters, and such a behemoth wants to deploy to the front line to perform attack tasks. If you do, this is really a bit difficult! The thousands of meters of runway, huge hangars, complicated and tedious maintenance, and a large number of ground staff investment ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ make this aircraft very expensive to use.

And the strategic bomber plan that the major general reported to the prince this time is actually a look at the German version of the 4th bomber similar to the V1500. Considering the technical difficulty of this bomber and the difficulty of forming an army, many people are a little unpredictable. In World War 1, Germany could win the Eastern Front as envisioned by the prince and draw against Britain and France on the Western Front. Before World War II, the prince must have established a strategic air force consisting of four-figure bombers with four digits. The situation in Germany is much better than in history, but it is definitely a luxury to use four-shot bombers to perform ordinary bombing missions, but the prince thinks it is necessary to do it somehow!

"His Majesty the Emperor likes this aircraft very much, but because of the opposition of the General Staff and some other personnel, he would like to hear your opinions. His Majesty has always appreciated your vision and supported your work very much. "The major general said a moment later.

"What did your majesty say?" The prince frowned. The meaning of buying was already clear, and he supported the "little hobby" of the Kaiser. The Kaiser will also retaliate.

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