How far is the range of the first generation jet fighter, the effective range of the ME-262 fighter is about 1000 km.

Even if you don't count the time of combat, the maximum radius that this weapon can take off and fight in the sky is only 500 kilometers.

Of course, this is the combat radius under a purely mathematical formula, and in fact the fuel consumption is far from being so ideal and accurate.

Therefore, when fighting, the actual combat radius of this aircraft is about 300 kilometers - shorter than the ME-109 fighter with short legs to make people collapse.

For the ME-262 fighter, which can fly more than 700 kilometers per hour, if it does not find its target within 25 minutes, it must consider returning.

Such a voyage can neither ensure the escort of the bombers of their own side, nor can they stay empty for a long time to ensure the ownership of air supremacy.

Because of this fatal problem, although Germany can be said to have mastered the core technology of new weapons, there is really no need to install its own jet fighters so quickly.

The reason is also very simple, this fighter currently has only one role, that is, to intercept enemy bomber units under radar guidance.

In other words, the advanced fighter ME-262 is not actually a fighter, but a typical interceptor.

But now, the closest enemy airfields to the German mainland are the closest Soviet military airfields on the Soviet-German front.

The probability of Soviet planes taking off from these airfields wanting to fly to the German mainland was almost zero.

As soon as the Soviet bombers took off, they were strangled by German fighters hovering like vultures.

Even if they slip through the net, the air defense warning radar built in East Prussia will detect these bombers and mobilize local air defense forces to intercept them.

The absence of an opponent is the biggest embarrassment that ME-262 has encountered. Its opponents are so weak that with the TA-152 fighter being developed, it is enough to deal with it.

At the technological level of World War II, the most advanced fighter jets that Germany could develop in the future were nothing more than two famous fighters that belonged to different camps in the East and the West in history.

One is the MiG-15 fighter in red, while the other is the F-86 in blue.

It is said that there are some differences between the two fighters, but in fact they both have the bloodline of German jet fighters.

The two fighters are almost half a pound in terms of combat performance and flight performance such as range.

According to data on paper, the combat radius of the F-86 fighter is about 750 km, and the combat radius of the MiG-15 fighter is also about 700 km.

In terms of vertical maneuverability, the MiG fighter is better, while the F-86 fighter is a little better in circling ability.

North American Airlines' F-86 aside, the MiG-15 fighter of the MiG company can be said to be the most familiar fighter for Chinese.

With the growth of New China, it guarded the airspace of New China, and played a famous MiG corridor on the Korean battlefield.

This aircraft also highlights the character of the main design of the MiG company, which allows the MiG company to embark on a road of no return for interceptors in the future......

According to actual needs, Li Le, a World War II madman from later generations, prefers the American F-86 fighter.

What he wants is air supremacy, not a high-altitude and high-speed interceptor that can hit and run. Although strictly speaking, the MiG-15 is a masterpiece that inherited the ideas of the German jet fighter.

However, Li Le felt that in fact, after the Germans developed the jet fighter, they had to develop in the direction of interceptors in order to cope with the war situation.

Therefore, the German jet interceptor was not the original intention of the German designers, but a compromise forced by the deteriorating war situation.

Therefore, Li Le prefers that his fighter design is an air supremacy fighter design, rather than an interceptor fighter design.

After weighing up, Li Le believes that the F-86 is more suitable for Germany's development path, rather than placing too much emphasis on climbing MiG fighters.

"Find a way to increase the range to the level of 1,500 kilometers, and then talk about the installation." As the conversation deepened, Li Le also began to put forward mandatory requirements.

On the other hand, as the conversation deepened, the designers of the airlines and the generals of the Air Force began to realize that the Führer's unique views on the future development of the Air Force were very systematic and very fine.

For example, when an aviation technologist suggested that a short flight was not a problem, the Führer sharply refuted the other party's argument.

The other side insisted that the jet engine was a fuel-intensive device and could not greatly increase the range of the aircraft.

However, after the Führer gave several guiding opinions on engine modifications, many experts began to support the Führer's arguments.

Most experts believe that the use of a single-engine engine and a more streamlined fighter shape design can effectively improve the fuel consumption of the fighter.

At the same time, technologies such as swept wings with larger angles were also at the hands of the Führer. You must know that the swept wing is a very front-end technology in this era, and as soon as the Führer speaks, everyone knows that he is a "knowledgeable".

Later, the communication became much easier, and everyone was willing to try to increase the range to 1,300 kilometers or even 1,500 kilometers, and they were willing to find ways to increase the speed of the aircraft even further.

This can be said to be an improvement that is not contradictory: when the speed of the aircraft increases, its own combat radius will be larger for the same amount of empty time.

"1500 km, or even 1700 km, is the goal of our further research and development, and if it can reach a combat radius of about 600 km, then it meets your requirements." An older engineer said to Li Le, the head of state, who was talking eloquently.

Li Le nodded, and then began to emphasize the failure rate of aircraft engines. After all, with an engine, you have to make it more reliable.

On this issue, Li Le does not have a very good solution. He could only reveal the information in his mind to his engineers as much as possible.

He is not a designer or an expert in materials science, so improving an engine requires the continuous efforts of countless people.

"That's all I have to ask for, and if it doesn't meet my design requirements, the jet fighter won't be mass-produced." Without compromise, Li Le stubbornly insisted on his own point of view.

Now Germany has time and is in no hurry to put into service with an immature weaponry. Time has been snatched out, wait a little longer, wait for the technology to mature before mass production, Li Le can accept such a delay. 10