Chapter 1904: The Future of the German Army IV

The BF109’s weapons, range, and power characteristics are not suitable for intercepting bombers, and the range will not be mentioned. The famous short legs will quickly run out of internal fuel in high-speed pursuit operations. What about weapons? Look at the 4 guns and 2 guns of the F190. The 1 gun and 2 guns of the BF109 were crying in the toilet. As for the dynamic characteristics? The BF109 uses a compact 5 engine with a relatively high power-to-weight ratio but weaker power. Mid-to-low-altitude operations are okay, but not at high altitudes, because there is only one level of pressurization and it is difficult to take into account the high altitude. (Actually, there are so-called high-altitude and low-altitude types for Spitfire)

　　 For intercepting strategic bombers and high-altitude cover fleets, it is best to use a 2-stage supercharged engine and a more powerful engine, such as the 2-stage supercharged version of the JUMO213. (The Germans produced a 2-speed 3-speed supercharged engine in World War II, but this third-speed is sometimes prone to problems... In fact, 2-speed 2-speed is enough.) The weight of the interceptor The fuel capacity must also be increased. The requirements of these fighters are completely different from those of low-altitude fighters. For example, this type of aircraft is more suitable as a homeland air defense fighter, with larger range and stronger weapons, and better adaptability to altitude. Engine.

Therefore, under the technical conditions of the Second World War, a fighter aircraft may be reluctant to cover all air-to-air missions. If you need to provide **** fighters for strategic bombers, the P51D aircraft is obviously the best choice, but This cargo is almost at low altitude, and some of the paper data is not as good as 9K4. And the cost of the P51D aircraft is definitely more expensive than the BF109. After all, the body is bigger and the engine is better. Therefore, the P51 aircraft for the strategic air force and the BF109 aircraft for the Army are a better choice.

What's more, some aircraft have very little demand for the army, such as twin-engine night combat aircraft. If the army leads the bidding of aircraft, the demand for twin-engine field aircraft is very small, but in fact, refer to the night bombing of the British in World War II. The demand for twin-engine night combat aircraft is also great. Therefore, it is better to directly set up a homeland air defense fleet to manage and build a special night combat aircraft combat force!

　　 In short, the aircraft required by the strategic air force is different from the aircraft required by the Imperial Army. It is best to bid and manage separately. Otherwise, if everyone is forced to use the same type of aircraft, it will be difficult to balance performance. In later generations, the planes were still divided into the Air Force and the Hainan Airlines. Of course, after World War II, the Army almost said goodbye to the fixed-wing aircraft because of the further improvement of the air force's status!

　　 "I also agree that some aviation forces are separated from the army, and the army only retains basic aviation forces for ground operations. If required by the battle, some aircraft can be allocated from the strategic air force for support." Grand Duke Baden said. In addition to what Ruprecht said is indeed reasonable, it is also to further restrict the army's rights.

　　 "If you look at it from this perspective, does it mean that each state does not have a strategic air force but a tactical air force?" Buhler asked.

"That's the case. All the army can only be assigned to the tactical air force. The strategic bomber airfields, airborne early warning and command systems established in the border areas of the states also belong to the strategic air force rather than members of the Federation." Ruprecht Said.

　　 "So what about the command? The strategic air force and the aircraft group responsible for homeland defense belong to whom?" Xiao Maoqi asked.

　　 "The navy and the air force have their own general staff, which are equal to the general staff of the Imperial Army and operate under the leadership of the Imperial War Department." Ruprecht said.

　　 "I think it can." Grand Duke Baden glanced at Xiao Maoqi and sighed inwardly.

　　 "You can follow this structure." After hesitating for a while, Barthes also expressed his opinion on behalf of the Social Democratic Party. To be honest, Barthes and others do not know much about military affairs, but he only needs to know the following points. First of all, more power is concentrated in the central government rather than the states. Second, the army has been appropriately weakened. Then this resolution can be passed without seeming to affect the Social Democratic Party.

"Hey." Xiao Maoqi sighed in his heart and could only accept this reality. In fact, everyone in the room, including himself, was worried that the Army would have too much influence, but when the knife was really cut, Xiao Mao Qi's heart is also quite uncomfortable! After all, he was born in the army.

　　 Xiao Maoqi calculated an account, the current air force has actually been divided into four parts, three systems, of which the army controlled by the army is mainly composed of light fighters and twin-engine bombers. Then the strategic bomber force, the strategic reconnaissance force, and the homeland air defense force are handed over to the air force. The Navy also has a dedicated naval aviation force. Although the current naval aviation force is Bavarian, it must build its own after the war. The carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier plus the backup aircraft are not a small number, plus the Navy’s land-based aircraft. Aviation, this number will not be small. If the funding of all aircrafts is positioned at 100, it is estimated that the Army can get a quarter of it, because strategic bombers and highly equipped fighters are really not cheap~www.wuxiaspot.com~Okay, let’s talk about the last one. The problem is the number of the imperial army under the control of the Imperial War Department and the army of all states. "

"I personally estimate that after eliminating the navy and army, the empire must maintain at least 1.3 million troops in peacetime to ensure security. Then how many troops does the main state have? How many troops does the Imperial War Department have? You can make a suggestion." Rupp Recht said.

　　 1.3 million army troops? To be honest, it's really a lot. In history, the number of German troops before World War 1 was 900,000. And now, the strength of the army has increased by 50%! It seems that it has increased a lot, but don’t forget that Germany’s European territory has increased by 80%. It will face the powerful Soviet Union in the future and deal with the extraordinary things of African colonies. The increase of more than 400,000 troops is really not excessive!

　　 "The Kingdom of Saxony can guarantee the strength of one army, that is, two divisions. With other units, we can probably have 55,000 troops." The King of Saxony spoke first.

　　 "The Kingdom of Württemberg can maintain a force of 3 divisions, one of which is an armored division, plus other units, the total strength of the kingdom is about 70,000." Grand Duke Albrecht said.

　　 Although the two kingdoms of Saxony and Württemberg cannot be compared with the Big Three, the two kingdoms also have large-scale state armies. As the overall strength of Germany increases, their strength needs to be increased appropriately. After the adjustment, their total strength accounted for about one-tenth of Germany.

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