Because of the "Advanced Martial Arts Theory" explained by Bai Shujie, the aviation division descended from the division commander Zhang Nianzu, as if his vision was suddenly opened, and he saw a lot of things that he had not seen before.

In the following days, because the little devil also had to spend the winter, the surrounding was calm.

The aviation division seized this favorable opportunity to conduct war games in the cave during the day, and at night flew into the air to conduct frontal confrontation drills, so as to familiarize themselves with the combat methods of various formations.

The planes of the little devils turned out to be not suitable for night operations. The main thing is that there is no radio communication equipment in the plane of the little devil.

Friends who are familiar with the military understand that the little devil's fighters fly in formation, and they all gesture to each other, because the little devil's planes in this period did not have walkie-talkies.

Without a walkie-talkie, the most direct consequence is that Bai Shujie explained the theory of aerial combat, and the little devil can't use it at all.

In the course of a fierce air battle, when you find your teammates in the huge and chaotic fleet, and then gesture with your own people, it is really "the yellow flowers are cold".

Shi Liancheng's special combat team captured three shallow-water gunboats of Changmaozi, and later raided Black Blind Island, Reichsinsk, Progres, and Hailan Bubble respectively, and captured 237 walkie-talkies before and after.

Bai Shujie took back 205 copies of the inventory at one time, and no matter how much he shouted below, he didn't send them down. In addition to taking out 5 and handing them over to relevant technicians to dismantle for "reverse design", the remaining 200 original goods finally arrived at Zhang Nianzu's aeronautics.

To be honest, things in the former Soviet Union, although rough, can withstand beatings, so they are durable and easy to maintain.

Therefore, Zhang Nianzu and their walkie-talkies have become standard equipment from the very beginning. Moreover, Soviet walkie-talkies covered more than 35 km on flat ground, and the communication between flight formations was not disturbed at all.

The Air Force, capable of having such an advantage in direct dialogue in the air, is currently only capable of being done by the Soviets and the Americans. For Bai Shujie, neither country is his enemy for the time being.

The training of the Air Force has developed at a deeper level, and Bai Shujie naturally did not continue to ask questions. After giving the radar technician an order to further refine the details, he had already returned to the headquarters of Guangfa Temple with Zhao Jinxi, and more important strategic planning required him to lay out.

It turned out that Bai Shujie sent 3,000 people to the United States, in addition to the most basic study, there was also a deep-seated intention.

The book explains that in World War II, the Americans once appeared a strategic bomber that shocked at home and abroad, that is, the famous B-17, known as the "Flying Fortress".

This is a heavy bomber designed by Boeing, with a height of 5.82 meters, a length of 22.7 meters, a wingspan of 31.7 meters, four Wright R-1820 piston engines, and 1200 horsepower.

The range is 2979 km, the cruising speed is 270 km / h, and the maximum level flight speed is 480 km / h; The practical ceiling is 10,667 meters, the maximum take-off weight is 25 tons, and the maximum bomb load is 8 tons.

Not only is the take-off weight large, the bomb load is large, and the range is long, but the improved version of its own defense capability is also unprecedented, and it is indeed worthy of the name to be called "Flying Fortress". The point is that at an altitude of 10,000 meters, anti-aircraft guns are almost useless.

This guy's armament includes: a roof aviation turret, a belly aviation turret, and a twin 20mm aircraft gun are installed respectively; There is a 13mm twin aviation machine gun pod in the nose and lower jaw (only here is modified and upgraded, the bomb sight is here), and there is a twin aviation machine gun in the tail; On the left and right wings of the fuselage, there was an aviation machine gun.

Because of the large number of weapons, the crew needs 10 people. Among them, there is one captain, one co-pilot, one mechanic, one bombardier, one communicator, plus five gunners. The price in 1937 was about $180,000.

After this toy was made up by the Americans, throughout World War II, many countries wanted to get permission to produce it for fun, but the American devils just didn't do it.

However, the birth of the B-17 was not all smooth sailing.

The predecessor of the B-17, the Y1B-17, flipped over last year, on December 7, 1936, during a landing due to the brakes overheating and causing the brakes to fail.

At the beginning of this year (1937), the first prototype, after being refined, fell into a large fireball during a verification flight with the participation of the military. Angry MPs are clamoring for refusal to pay and for the entire project to be aborted.

Because of this, the Ministry of Defense and the command of the Navy, on the spot, canceled all orders. In the end, it was the War Department guys who were smart and barely ordered 13 of them. It was these 13 planes, and it took several batches to barely pay for the receipt.

It can be said that the current Boeing company is a little depressed, and the B-17, which will shine in the future, not only has not attracted the attention of the US high-level, but has the possibility of being interrupted at any time.

Because after the completion of a huge research and development program, it was impossible to recover the cost of producing only 13 finished aircraft for the War Department, and besides, it was still delayed in installments for three years.

On December 19, 1937, a telegram that Bai Shujie had been waiting for finally arrived: Wang Xinlan commissioned Payne to send a telegram that the Texas Oil Company's oil tanker had arrived at the port of Texas City, and the next stop should be to Houston.

Bai Shujie did not slack off, and hurriedly sent a guiding work telegram:

First, with Payne's assistance, he set up an office in Texas City or Houston, and registered a company as much as possible to handle the relevant legal formalities. At the same time, we will try our best to buy a high-power radio station that can be connected across the ocean, so as to facilitate communication at any time in the future.

The second important issue is that the three groups should be working at the same time. The most important problem was to apply for a patent for the "Flying Dragon Antibiotic", widely publicize the efficacy of the new drug, and cause a certain social impact in the local area, and then take the opportunity to arrange the affairs of the trainees.

As for the placement of naval cadets, in principle, the US Naval Military Academy, which is historically known as the "Annapolis Military Academy," is a key school for the US Navy in training junior officers.

The duration of study was changed to four years, mainly for the training of junior officers of various specialties for ships, naval aviation, and marines.

As for the aviation cadets, it is better to place them separately, respectively, the flight training school of the Douglas Aircraft Company, to figure out as much as possible the DC-3 medium-range transport aircraft; The other is the flight training school of the Boeing Aircraft Manufacturing Company, which focuses on figuring out the B-17 heavy bomber.

With regard to technical cooperation and arms procurement, it is necessary to get in touch with Boeing as much as possible to contact the B-17 project, which had a heavy flight accident.

If possible, you can order 20 aircraft at a time at a floating price of $200,000 per aircraft. In order to show our sincerity, you can pay 50% deposit first to ensure the production progress. The only requirement was to be able to mount a 13mm twin machine gun pod under the nose jaw.

Because we have our own gyroscope sighting system, we can not install the "Norton bombing sight" that the Americans regard as a treasure, but we will reduce the payment by $10,000.

For the technical barriers of radio communication set up by the Radio Association of the United States, it can also satisfy the vanity of the other party "self-cherishing" and does not need to be installed.

We can directly sue the other party that we have a more advanced communication system and do not need to install patented equipment in the United States, but the price will be reduced by $20,000.

At the same time, it is necessary to communicate extensively with the US Department of the Navy and strive to order one North Carolina-class battleship, two Atlanta-class light cruisers, two "Gridley" class destroyers, and four "Somus" class destroyers.

If possible, negotiate with the US Department of Naval Armament to order an aircraft carrier USS Wasp. Deliveries could be made at the end of 1941, but could not be restricted by the Washington Naval Treaty.

It is required that the standard displacement is not less than 36,000 tons, the full load displacement is not less than 48,000 tons, and the weight of armor laying is not less than 17,000 tons. The maximum speed is 28 knots, and the endurance is not less than 18,000 nautical miles/15 knots, 7,500 nautical miles/25 knots.

In addition to 12 serial 127mm anti-aircraft guns, 12 410mm naval guns, 24 quadruple 40mm "Bofors" anti-aircraft guns, and 24 anti-submarine torpedo launchers, it is necessary to carry 72 carrier-based aircraft, and catapults must be installed. If the X-band radar has a technical barrier, it can be installed without it.

Seeing Bai Shujie send out an "extra-long transoceanic telegram", Zhao Jinxi was a little suspicious: "Big brother, even if the Americans agree to your purchase of these things, how much money does it cost?" And how many people are needed? ”

Bai Shujie smiled slightly: "If these things are paid in full at this year's price, it will cost 65 million US dollars." However, I'm not ready to pay it all, hahaha. ”

"If you don't pay, who will do business with you?" Zhao Jinxi is like listening to the book of heaven: "One hand to pay and the other hand to deliver, this is the most basic principle." The money you asked Wang Xinlan and them to bring out is more than 30 million US dollars in total, but you have to make a business of 65 million US dollars, isn't it a fantasy? ”

"You're wrong, I'm on a plan based on $100 million." Bai Shujie smiled as always: "If all these ships are in place, I still need to send 3,000 people to the United States for training, otherwise I won't be able to drive back at all." You see, one day, the Americans will send things over, and no less. ”

"I'm not so worried about warships, I'm worried about not getting B-17 heavy bombers. Now Americans are still sleepwalking and simply do not find its value. If Wang Xinlan can't understand what I mean, after a long time, she will definitely not be able to get the B-17 bomber. Now one does not exceed $200,000, and when the Americans wake up, they can't buy $400,000. ”

"In addition, having surface ships and aircraft does not mean that we have a navy. Because there is no powerful submarine force, surface ships are all iron coffins, and it is still useless. However, now the Americans will definitely not sell submarines to us, it will take a few more years. ”

Zhao Jinxi shook his head: "I always hear you talk about submarines in private, what is a submarine?" ”

"You always think that ships should be floating on the water, but that's not the case." Bai Shujie knows that many Chinese people in this era have never seen submarines: "Submarines should be called submarines." That is, such warships do not usually float on the water, but sink to the bottom. If you think about it, what is sinking under the water, you probably won't be able to find it, what will be the consequences? ”

"The ship is not on the water, can it still get up when it sinks to the bottom?" Zhao Jinxi was really a little surprised: "If the powerful firepower of a warship can't be discovered in advance, it will cause a huge disaster." ”

Bai Shujie nodded: "Today's submarines have no attack power on the inland. But it can carry a large number of torpedoes, and it is designed to hide from surface ships that attack underwater, so that you can't be caught off guard. Therefore, the Navy must first complete three tasks before it can talk about participating in operations. ”

Zhao Jinxi is shrewd and a talent of a generation, and soon entered the role: "Let's talk about it, what task does the surface ship have to complete first?" This is really a completely new topic, and the command must re-study it. ”

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.