"Thank you for your hard work!" Lütjans stared at a pair of dark circles and said a few words of comfort to Hines. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Both of them have been busy lately and are actually not very comfortable.

Lütjans was originally the commander of a battle cruiser, but he was directly promoted to the commander of a naval aircraft carrier, and to be honest, he had a little more combat experience than Li Le.

Lately, there have been so many things for him to learn, so much that he is a little desperate. He even sometimes wondered how good it would be if he could switch places with Lindemann, who commanded the battleship Bismarck.

The protection of aircraft carriers is very fragile compared to battleships, or compared to battle cruisers, and the many armor of anti-aircraft guns can only be described as average, which makes Lütjans have to take good care of the battleship under his feet.

He must always avoid exposing his warships to danger, and he must also strengthen exercises such as damage management, and control the battle damage to the smallest extent possible.

The good news is that the warship, which was launched in a hurry only last month, integrates many of the latest technologies of the German Navy, which makes Lütjens have to feel the power of technology.

The integration of the latest German radar allows the warship to detect submarine periscopes within 10 kilometers, which greatly increases the probability of the aircraft carrier evading enemy torpedoes.

At the same time, the radar also provided long-range anti-aircraft warning, which could detect aircraft targets hundreds of kilometers away - which could provide a good reaction time for the German fleet.

For this reason alone, the combat effectiveness of the German Navy's aircraft carriers is much higher than that of its Japanese counterparts. Because in 1940, the performance of Japan's so-called "electric detectives" was almost as funny.

And a year ago, in 1939, one of the German-class ironclads equipped with radar had already been sunk......

"Don't comfort me, I think you're busy...... Coordination of three escort destroyers, and two cruisers...... That's enough for you. Hines looked at the ground crew cleaning on the deck outside the window and took another sip of water.

"No way, recently there was news that a British submarine appeared near the Danish Strait, and I also had to think about the safety of the fleet." Lytjans put his hand on the brim of his hat: "Then ......"

"Feel free to ......" Hines also touched the brim of his hat to show his salute, then grabbed the intercom again and began his work.

Perhaps, when new planes and new aircraft carriers enter service, their work will become lighter...... He thought helplessly in his heart.

At this moment, in Fokk? At Wolff's test site, a new fighter plane that had never appeared before was parked in the middle of the lawn.

The fighter has a not-so-streamlined nose and a relatively slender tail. From a distance, the aircraft looks a bit like an FW-190A fighter, but with a thicker tail.

The experimental model, known to insiders as the FW-190T fighter, was also developed for the Navy.

The new design is basically an improvement on the FW-190A, except that a fuel tank is added to the tail of the aircraft, the center of gravity has been adjusted, and the landing gear has been reinforced.

After a series of improvements, the performance of this new carrier-based fighter has dropped significantly, and the top speed is only 575 kilometers per hour, which is a lot lower than that of the FW-190A and ME-109E.

However, this new type of naval carrier-based aircraft has decent take-off and landing performance and uses air-cooled engines that are easy to service.

The most gratifying thing is that this aircraft has increased the range to 1500 kilometers and has a combat radius of more than 700 kilometers, which is farther than almost all German fighters.

Moreover, this kind of aircraft can carry an aerial bomb under the belly and use it as a temporary dive bomber, which has very good versatility.

The new fighter has already undergone two test flights, and its performance is very stable, and the Navy is very interested in it, and they seem to have had enough of the ME-109T fighter in their hands.

More interestingly, the Luftwaffe also liked this long-range fighter very much, and they wanted to have it themselves and escort bombers to bomb Birmingham and Liverpool.

Although the performance of this aircraft is not as good as that of the nimble ME-109E and FW-190A, it is better than the ME-110 - at least it will not have to hide in a bomber group when encountering enemy interceptor fighters......

"To be able to complete the design work in such a short period of time, Dr. Tan Ke is really a design genius." A Luftwaffe general in the stands on the edge of the airfield complimented those around him.

Everyone knows that today's Führer is very concerned about weapon development, so these aircraft designers in front of him may meet the Führer at any time, and of course they cannot be offended.

In addition, who knows what kind of panacea the Führer has taken, and he is so professional in weapon design that even professionals are impressed, so praising the new weapon model is also a sycophant to the Führer.

The high-ranking officers of the empire knew very well that many of the weapons that were now being transformed into production, and that many of the weapons that had already been mass-produced, would in fact come from the hands of the Führer -- just open your mouth and praise them, and you will definitely not suffer a loss.

Sitting next to him was an engineer from Dr. Tanke's design team, who smiled and waved his hand, and said modestly: "We just changed our thinking, since our fighter is very strong in terms of speed and climb, it is completely acceptable to compromise some." ”

Not only is it acceptable, what kind of Swordfish attack aircraft in the hands of the British is, the German Navy has long been clear, and using FW-190T fighters to fight Swordfish attack aircraft can be said to be killing chickens with a knife.

Even if Britain later adopted expedient measures and converted the Hurricane fighter into a carrier-based version, its maximum flight speed was only about 500 kilometers, which was not at all the opponent of the FW-190T fighter in front of him.

Of course, the British may have more advanced Sea Spitfire fighters, but that is all 43 years old, and Li Le certainly doesn't have to worry about such a long-term thing.

If the war dragged on for 43 years, Britain had not yet withdrawn from the war, and still had the leisure to modify its own fighter planes and go to the sea to show off its might -- then he Li Le should also find a bunker and study how to commit suicide.

"The take-off and landing were already tested yesterday, and the second and third were secretly sent to the experimental base of naval aviation outside Kiel...... "On the other side of the stands, a Fokker? The head of Wolff, who was briefing the officers who came from the Navy, was briefing them on the progress.

"Is it really safe to take off and land on the sea?" This officer of the Navy is also an expert in naval aviation and is a rare technical talent.

"4 test pilots, all flew ME-109E fighters. Their assessment is that the landing stability is much better than that of the ME-109E fighter, because the ME-109T aircraft has not been flown before, so we ourselves cannot compare. The person in charge replied.

After all, for the German aircraft industry, the ME-109T fighter for the Navy, which was produced in small quantities and kept secret in itself, was too mysterious, and even fewer people flew such aircraft.

"Better landing performance, that's good news, how is the field of view?" The naval officer continued to ask as he watched the plane glide down the runway in the distance.

"There is a problem with the visibility, after all, it is an air-cooled engine, and the nose is thicker than that of liquid cooling. However, we simulated the landing of an aircraft carrier, and there was no big problem. The person in charge replied with some weakness.

Although the field of view is somewhat worse than that of the Zero fighter, it is true that as the person in charge said, the vision performance of the new fighter is not bad.

Because this aircraft uses a more streamlined engine, the axle gun and the machine gun on the engine are eliminated, and the wing fire design is replaced with a wing fire design, which saves space and leaves it to the fuel tank to increase the range.

A fuel tank is installed behind the cockpit, and the center of gravity is cleverly adjusted, so that the coordination of the whole aircraft does not change much.

"I heard about the voyage, and our navy is very satisfied with this, and if the test is completed, I think we will order 150 aircraft for training use." The naval officer spoke.

His words made the Fukker around? The head of the Wolf company smiled, because this means that the first order for the newly developed aircraft has already been received.

Of course, he was a little too early to rejoice, because on the other side of the stands, the Air Force also gave its own predetermined number - they were much more wealthy than the Navy, and promised to order a full 300 aircraft in one go.

"Buzz!" While there were people in the stands cheering for the new plane, and someone laughing about the new order, the FW-190T fighter, with the roar of the engine, slid and took off, rushing into the sky.

Previous test flights have tested the level flight performance of this aircraft, and also tested the stability and reliability, and today's test flight is relatively more exciting.

After the plane climbed, it began to hover in the sky continuously, and the hovering radius seemed to be larger because of the increase in the weight of the airframe.

Although this is a disadvantage in dogfighting, the center of gravity does not change much and is concentrated near the central axis, so the new aircraft maintains relatively good roll performance.

The climb and dive performance are still within the acceptable range, but it is a pity that because of the height of the landing gear, it cannot carry a torpedo and become a torpedo attack aircraft.

"The companies involved are developing newer engines, and if successful, the fighter can be easily modified and the performance of the aircraft will be further enhanced." While watching the planes roll and pull up in the sky, the head of the factory introduced the naval officer holding a telescope next to him as the performance drew to a close.