After a cheeky and big compliment, this kind of fighter has all retreated to the second line in the British army. Pearson also had to tell Yang Zhen that the United States, which had just begun large-scale mobilization, really did not have the energy to provide too many planes for the Anti-United Nations in a short period of time while still meeting its own needs.

In addition to expanding their own troops, the newly produced P40E and F-type fighters also had to be supplied to Britain and the Soviet Union in large quantities. Even the old models of the C type are not assigned to the plan of the Anti-United Nations, because at the moment the new fighter is either on paper, or it is still in the process of test flight, and it is still in the factory production and manufacturing.

At present, the US military, which also has no new fighters available, still has to use a large number of such P-40 and P-39 fighters with mediocre performance. Especially in the Southwest Pacific Theater and the North African Theater, the number of aircraft needed by the US military is also quite large.

Although the U.S. Army has only just entered the battlefield, the Navy and Army Aviation have already participated in the war. With the same high rate of war losses and the need for a large expansion of its own troops, the US Army's appetite for fighter jets far exceeds that of the Anti-United Nations. You must know that in the Pacific and North African theaters, the US military is facing Zero and German-made fighters with much better performance than the Japanese army aircraft.

And for the Americans, the European theater of war was the first choice, and the newly created aircraft were assigned to Britain and the USSR, and they were always ahead of the Anti-Union. At the moment, Australia is also being invaded, and because of Australia's strategic position, the Americans can only put them first.

The United States will never accept the loss of Australia, just as the British will never accept the loss of India. With the loss of Australia, the United States loses an important base for counterattacking from the southwest Pacific. All the materials needed for the campaign can only be transported from the US mainland to the battlefield across the Pacific Ocean, and this will undoubtedly increase the burden of the US counteroffensive.

Just as the British are now desperately trying to increase the number of air forces stationed in India, and even transferring a considerable part of the American-aided fighters to India. The United States must also use all means to increase aid to Australia, especially to the Australian Army and Air Force.

The 100 P40C fighters and 200 M3 light tanks that were originally scheduled to arrive in the Northeast in July '42 were directly transferred to the Royal Australian Air Force and Army. Coupled with the fierce naval and air battles on the Australian battlefield, where a large number of aircraft are lost every day, it is a big hole that is not yet known how many planes will be able to fill.

In addition to the attrition and needs of the U.S. military itself, as well as the priority to aid the Soviet Union and Britain. Now there is another key issue that binds the American side. In the face of Chongqing's repeated protests and even its hardline attitude of threatening to withdraw from the combat alliance, the US Government cannot but take into account Chongqing's attitude.

At this time, it is prudent to provide any combat aircraft and weapons and equipment for the Anti-United Nations, except for bombers. Chongqing's ambassador to Washington is really powerful. He exerted a great deal of influence in Congress, making every decision made by the US government and military on China should be carefully considered.

The Americans did not want the Sino-British-American alliance to fight against Japan because of this incident. I don't want Chongqing to completely fall into the arms of the Japanese and let the millions of Japanese troops in Chinese mainland free up. Therefore, after several considerations, the weapons and equipment given to the Anti-United Nations are still mainly on the British side for the time being. These planes are a compromise plan adopted by the United States and Britain after discussions.

Use this kind of Hurricane fighter MK 2, which has good performance, to replace the P40C fighter that was originally planned to be provided to the Anti-United Nations, so as to plug the mouth of the Chongqing side. At least this kind of British aircraft, in addition to the range, the actual performance is not much worse than the P40C fighter. And the Americans do not have a better aircraft than the P-40 fighter at the moment.

The American side believes that the performance of this aircraft has fallen behind, but it is only relative, and it is only compared with the Spitfire, which is also a British-made fighter, and it is not for enemy fighters. Didn't the Soviets, who received this batch of aircraft earlier, also fight well in the face of the new German fighters?

As for the units equipped with Hurricane fighters on the Southeast Asian battlefield and the Australian battlefield, it is because they are all equipped with backward MK-1 fighters. Moreover, Pearson's defeat in the air battle is believed to have something to do with tactics. On the Asian battlefield and on the European battlefield, they are completely different things.

The British used the same tactics against the Luftwaffe against the Japanese planes that were more agile in combat, and this was completely self-inflicted. Therefore, Pearson believes that it is not that this aircraft has bad performance, but that it is the inferior tactics used by the British in the air that have smashed the reputation of this aircraft.

Moreover, this Hurricane fighter, when confronting the Zero War, was indeed inferior for most of the time. However, the P-39 and P-40 fighters equipped and used by the US Army and Navy, and the F-2 Buffalo and F-4 Corsair fighters used by the Navy, are also not opponents. Even the battle loss rate is more than that of Hurricane fighters.

In addition to the relatively short range and relatively weak firepower, this Hurricane MK II fighter used by the British army. Whether it is in terms of engine performance, airframe solidity, or ease of maintenance, it is better than the P40B fighter and the P39A fighter provided by the United States before.

Even in some performance, it surpassed the Type C offered to the Soviets and Australians. Although the low-altitude performance is not as good as the new Japanese fighters, the high-altitude performance is far superior to the Japanese fighters. And according to the experience of the Royal Australian Air Force, the maneuver performance of this aircraft at low altitudes is not much worse than that of the Zero Combat.

Of course, the maximum level flight speed is a little slower, and the climb rate is not as good as that of American-made aircraft. But the cruising speed is still faster than the P 40, and at least it has the ability to fight with the Japanese army aviation. Moreover, the British also promised to provide as many fighters as possible to the Anti-United Nations, and to provide new models as much as possible.

Pearson clearly told Yang Zhen that there are only two choices in front of the Anti-Japanese Federation. The first is to accept these British-made fighters, which are not inferior in actual performance, as a replacement for the US-made fighters before they arrive, so as to maintain the combat capability of the anti-United Nations fighter units. At least not in air defense, there will be too many holes.

Second, it is waiting for the American plane that does not know when it will arrive. And this wait, perhaps, is far away. Because he also does not know when the allocation of American aircraft will be the turn of the head of the anti-union. After all, even their national government has not yet lined up for work.

From the beginning of the year to the present, Chongqing has only received a share of 120 P-66 fighters, plus 41 P-43 fighters. At present, only 80 P-66 fighters have been shipped to India, and the remaining P-43 fighters are still waiting to be shipped in the United States.

He could go and tell the chief of staff of the US Army that the P-43 fighters that were originally going to be sent to Chongqing would be handed over to the Anti-Japanese Union. If he, Yang Zhen, wants, he can guarantee to hand over these fighters to the Anti-Union. But he can't guarantee the consequences of this incident.

Because through his friends in China, he knew that this kind of aircraft was not only flying very fast, but other performance was very poor. As for the P-66 fighter, he did not recommend the use of the Anti-United Nations. Because Volties, which manufactures such aircraft, has never made fighter jets. The most important thing is that this fighter is still modified from a light bomber, and its performance is probably quite poor.

Under the persuasion of Pearson, who praised Lotus, after much consideration, Yang Zhen finally decided to accept these British fighters. However, there is one article, the British must cooperate with the Anti-United Nations, and replace all the 12 7.7-mm machine guns on these planes, no matter how dense the firepower is, but they are like a drizzle when they hit others, with Soviet-style UB 12-mm aviation machine guns used by the Anti-United Nations.

As for aviation fuel and artillery shell steel, if the Americans cannot guarantee a sufficient supply on time. Then let them send a group of technicians to speed up the anti-union own refinery and start production as soon as possible. It also sent technicians and equipment to help upgrade the steel mill that could produce the steel needed for aerial bombs in the shortest possible time.

For Yang Zhen's three requests, Pearson nodded and agreed without thinking about it. He also guaranteed that by September, the Anti-United Nations will receive no less than 20,000 tons of aviation fuel, as well as a batch of spare engines and a large number of spare parts, so as to restore as soon as possible the anti-United Nations fighters that are lying in the nest due to lack of spare parts.

As for the Soviet-made MiG-3 fighters, Pearson suggested that it would be better for him to replace them all. Because in the eyes of Americans, this kind of aircraft is purely shoddy goods. Moreover, the fuselage is too cramped, and it is impossible to replace the American or British engine. Rather than keeping the establishment, it is better to eliminate it as soon as possible.

Because he knew that according to the agreement between the United States and Britain, 300 Hurricane fighters would arrive in the northeast by October. Once this batch of aircraft arrives, the anti-United Nations aviation will have a sufficient number of fighters with decent performance. The old Soviet-made aircraft, which no longer has a source of spare parts, can be completely eliminated.

The British were supposed to give the planes to the Soviet Union, but the performance of such planes in the Soviet Union was not very popular, which made the supreme leader of the Soviet Union complain a lot. With the coordination of the United States, the British decided to offer better Spitfire fighters instead. As for the batch of hurricane fighters that were vacated, except for the anti-tank models, all the remaining 300 were transferred to the Anti-United Nations.

However, he did not tell Yang Zhenming these thoughts. Because he also doesn't know whether the 300 Hurricane fighters in the agreement will be delivered to the hands of the Anti-United Nations. At this time, both the British and the United States, who are suffering from fighting on two fronts, need a large number of aircraft.

and the polar bear that was finally able to catch his breath, but was beaten back again and again, and also reached out for a plane all day long. In accordance with the established practice of the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union first established by the United States government, the British, as well as their so-called Commonwealth allies, also wanted to be heavily equipped themselves. Until the planes were handed over to the Anti-Japanese Alliance, he had no guarantee that he would keep his promise.

Especially the owners of these planes, or those British who always backtracked and did not take the Chinese too seriously. No one could guarantee that the hateful fat old man would fulfill this agreement exactly as a gentleman did as he had promised. As to whether the British would honor the agreement, Pearson was clearly more worried than Washington.

So in this matter, he can't say too clearly. It's better to wait until that batch of fighters arrives and then give an explanation, and then you can talk better. lest he accept the baptism of the poisonous tongue of this guy in front of him, and save himself from being burned by his words.

He admires that this guy can fight. But the mouth with a poisonous tongue always wanted to tear him directly. In order to avoid vomiting blood in anger, Pearson resolutely refused to say a word before the planes arrived. If the planes could be delivered to them as planned, it would be a surprise for him.