Iron Wing Eagle Yang Chapter 61 The Edge of the Flying Dysprosium

Season 5 Peace Journey Chapter 61 Flying Blade

These events made the French even more angry, and it was an even more serious provocation after the theft of the Louvre's vast collection of art treasures and the theft of the Soubiz Palace.

The concern is whether the French will use some real means against China because of these things. Where are they going to start?

At the end of February 1919, when the cold of winter in Russia began to subside, and when the fighting resumed due to the weather, the Chinese Air Force ushered in new equipment. As ever, this aircraft is still one of the leading aircraft types in the world today.

As for the aircraft design office led by Wang Zhu for the experiment of the new aircraft, Tang Yunyang adopted such a method. Continuous improvement of existing aircraft, research and development of the latest models with improved capabilities, non-stop thinking about future aircraft and the direction of development discussed by the entire aviation community.

Because of the saber aircraft, it was actually built on the basis of the "Tomcat" heavy air superiority fighter with a marching level at that time. The world's first cantilever monoplane was formed after major changes in power and wings.

The latest aircraft is a completely re-developed and developed aircraft with the latest generation composite fuselage. Haha, you may feel that this is too exaggerated, the actual composite material is today's term, but after listening to the structure of the material, I am afraid you will understand what these things are.

"Dysprosium" is the name of this latest type of aircraft.

The Dysprosium uses a 400-horsepower engine, an all-steel skeleton, a four-blade propeller similar to that of the British Spitfire during World War II, a self-sealing fuel tank, and a few other minor modifications that favor the aerodynamic shape. Underwing weapon pylons can hold pylons containing rockets, external fuel tanks, and 100 kg bombs.

At first glance, the purchase of this aircraft does not seem to be much, so how to achieve higher speeds? At this time, there is an absolute secret, among the steel components that are the main load-bearing fuselage of the aircraft, in fact, it is not completely used steel.

There is a considerable amount of fiberglass, which surpasses steel in terms of performance, and is one of the fastest-growing and most widely used materials in the entire Thur Island materials science. Of course, for the time being, as an aviation material, it is an absolutely secret existence.

In addition to the weight reduction of the fuselage skeleton because of the material, more importantly, a layer of tough honeycomb fiberglass structure has been strengthened in all the laminated fuselage, so that the fuselage and wings can obtain a better aerodynamic shape while reducing the weight.

Reinforced cockpit with bathtub-type armor. The armament consists of a 12.7 mm machine gun and two 25 mm cannons mounted at the wing roots. On the surface, it seems that the armament of this aircraft has not been strengthened to a great extent. However, the actual 12.7mm machine gun is a 4-barrel rotary machine gun, and the barrel and propeller speed can be matched by using a simple coordination mechanism.

The machine gun with a rate of fire of up to 6,000 rounds per minute was definitely a nightmare for the aircraft at this time, and although the cannon did not fire fast, it was enough to shoot down the all-wooden steel plane at this time. The 12.7 mm 4-barrel rotary machine gun fired with much smaller scattering and a much greater density of fire than ordinary machine guns. Thus, the mass of a single shot was more powerful than any of the aircraft of its time.

At the same time, due to the reduction of the total weight of the aircraft and the installation of an in-flight refueling device for the aircraft, the combat distance of the aircraft has been greatly increased, and the combat performance has been greatly improved. With a maximum flight speed of 320 km/h, it has better combat performance than the Sabre, so it is an aircraft with an optimal speed-to-performance ratio.

At the same time, the Sabre fighter will be completely modified and will be used by the army as a light attack aircraft to support the ground forces. Perform reconnaissance, battlefield air defense, and ground attack missions.

The Benlei II attack aircraft was completely eliminated, although it is undeniable that this attack aircraft is a product with very good performance and an appropriate bomb load. However, as a weapon for future warfare, it is not very suitable for warfare.

The Saber ABZ, which was replaced with a high-horsepower engine, after the elimination of two 20-mm cannons and the reinstallation of new wings, could carry 100 kg of bombs on the hardpoints of the wings, or the corresponding number of rocket nests.

Although the total amount of bombs is reduced compared with that of specialized attack aircraft, in the next 10 years, in an environment where there will be no high-intensity warfare, this relatively fast, flexible and maneuverable combat/attack/reconnaissance aircraft has better adaptability than Benmine II in ground support.

Another kind of twin-engine, single-wing, double-tailed, bomb-carrying "Meteor" medium bomber with a bomb load of 900 kg replaced some of the original Benlei II attack aircraft. It also has in-flight refueling equipment, which allows it to conduct ultra-long-range bombing operations.

Due to changes in aircraft type and the role of the Air Force. The air force of the Chinese National Defense Forces is still divided into three large air fleets with 1,000 fighters, which are stationed in Hainan Island, Taiwan, and Northeast China. The other two countries in the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, North Korea and Japan, each have their own air fleets.

Japan will buy 1,000 Sabre A and 500 Benlei II attack aircraft from China. North Korea will have a fleet of 500 aircraft, but North Korea's coastal defense is protected by the Chinese fleet, and there is no navy at all.

At the same time, the first division of the army will have its own tactical air force group, including 150 aircraft of various types, which are independent of the tactical command of the air force and are dedicated to supporting tasks in ground operations in the division's operations, and are mainly equipped with "Sabre ABZ" aircraft.

Although, according to the Army, they are using the remaining equipment used by the Air Force, their attack power is clearly much higher than that of other ground forces that have no air defense at all. When these flying units are fighting, they are entrusted to the military commanders of each theater and are concentrated to form theater air defense and attack units.

The Air Force of the Wehrmacht has 3,000 fighters of the Flying Dyssis, medium bombers of the Meteor type, and some of the Sabre ABZ attack/reconnaissance/fighter aircraft. Of course, these planes are still only peacetime air power, because China has a system of professional soldiers and conscription.

That is, in peacetime, an army with a very high level of specialization, with professional officers and non-commissioned officers as the main backbone, and a small number of conscripted troops, constitute the main force of China's war, while in China, the "regional security forces" composed according to the number of people are responsible for local security, disaster relief, and other affairs.

If it is a foreign strike operation, it will be used by the Wehrmacht and the Thunder International Army. As for the new Thunder International, it will be introduced to you later. In this chapter, I will not go into the changes in air power that will be mainly discussed.

As for the naval aviation, in addition to the "Flying Dysprosium" heavy air superiority fighter with better performance, it still retains the Benlei attack plane, which can carry out torpedo and dive attacks, but this time it has replaced it with a larger engine, modified its fuselage, and installed an air refueling device, which is called the Benlei III attack aircraft.

In fact, the development of a special attack aircraft for naval aviation has also been completed, but due to the problem of power, it is necessary to use this Benlei III attack aircraft, which has greatly improved performance, until a more powerful engine is obtained.

Due to the fact that the "Dysprosium" was larger than the Saber, the number of aircraft on board the attack aircraft carrier dropped to 120 units.

As a result, the "Sabre" and "Benlei II" of the Chinese National Defense Force's air power were sold to Russia, North Korea, and Japan respectively, and these planes will play a very big role in future wars, especially in the Russian battlefield.

Due to the implementation of political peace and the rule of law in China, the kind of warlord secession will not happen again in China. In the face of the strength of the Chinese National Defense Forces, it is impossible to appear again. Therefore, China will move towards a national development direction with peaceful development as its main goal.

In this case, the renewal of the armament of the army will slow down from the rapid renewal at the end of the war. For the time being, the Army will use the "Gray Wolf Tank" and the "Reaper Scythe", "Jeep", "Truck", and "Bicycle" to achieve the so-called rapid deployment means, and will not carry out large-scale updates for a long time.

Before the next war, the equipment of the Air Force of the Chinese National Defense Forces will not be reequipped on a larger scale, except for the modification and updating of the equipment that will continuously improve its combat effectiveness, but the development of aircraft will not be stagnant.

China has set up the "Iron Wing Foundation" and the "Iron Wing Award" to award large prizes to all those who use aircraft to reach the limits of aircraft and to develop aircraft designs that have won technical excellence in terms of speed, maneuverability, range, etc., so that the world's aircraft designers will come to China to seek better development, and will also stimulate the development of China's aviation industry to accelerate.

At the same time, the "Iron Wing Foundation" will provide partial prize money and support for aircraft equipment for all aircraft exploration and challenging the limits of aircraft use. So that all the world's flying talents come to China to seek their dreams in the sky for their own development.

As for the arrangement of China's air forces, there is air power on the Japanese archipelago in front of it, and the strength of the Second Fleet of the China Sea with Taiwan as its home port, so for the time being, there is no need to worry about any major movements at sea. The Ryukyus, which is the home port of the Navy's Third Fleet, do not have any warships there for the time being, and everything is just under construction.

The only thing that people have to pay attention to is the development of things on the Vietnamese side. Since the French are not satisfied, Vietnam and China can threaten him, and he can also use it to threaten China. So will the two countries fight because of Vietnam? That's a problem! A problem that had to be solved and had to be faced.

By the time Tang Yunyang returned to China after completing his trip to the peace conference, the number of soldiers of the Vietnam National Liberation Front under Nguyen Aiguo had reached more than 300 and had been trained for more than a month. Chapter 61: The Edge of the Flying Dysprosium