Imperial Overlord

When the naval battle in the Pacific Ocean is in full swing, on the other side of the world, other humans are thinking about how to change the future air combat mode.

With a deafening roar, a single-engine jet fighter took off from the test site, and the test pilots cheered in the cramped cabin.

The test machine, which was painted black, made a peculiar roar in the sky. Then it accelerated abruptly, flying at a speed that stunned the audience.

This is definitely a terrifyingly advanced fighter jet. It can be said to be the F-86 Sabre fighter that qualified in advance, and it is very close in size.

The German jet finally escaped the fate of being copied and borrowed, and embarked on a path of copying and borrowing from other people's achievements.

The drawings given by Li Le, the drawings that have been deepened by his memory, have become the best reference for German engineers. Including the section and layout of the aircraft, including the detailed parameters of the aircraft, Li Le has provided very complete design materials.

The British jet engine experience brought German engineers endless inspiration and a qualitative leap in stability. Sometimes it is really wrong to pull out the seedlings, but sometimes it can save a lot of time.

With a new engine, reliability has been greatly improved, and the development of new fighter jets has become no longer a difficult task.

With the foundation of the ME-262 test aircraft, the German jet aircraft experience is unparalleled in the world, and it has become the world's first jet fighter power.

The experimental model of the new-generation German jet fighter, code-named Raven, has already demonstrated its excellent performance in the applause of engineers and air force generals.

The speed of more than 800 kilometers per hour, as well as the beautiful swept wing design, make this aircraft look more majestic.

Compared to the old propeller-piston fighter, this new type of aircraft has countless advantages, the main one being that it can enter high-altitude operations that previous fighters could not enter.

Although many fighter jets of the World War II era have a practical ceiling of more than 10,000 meters. However, because of the influence of the engine and the aerodynamic layout, at this altitude, most aircraft are unable to fight.

After barely climbing to this altitude, the speed of the aircraft will drop and the aircraft's response will become sluggish.

In this state, bombers equipped with a large number of self-defense cannons can completely fight against fighters attacking themselves.

Losing the advantage of maneuvering, they can only compete with the enemy for firepower. This in itself is to let the fighter jets give up their advantages and compete with the enemy for their disadvantages.

In the face of bombers generally equipped with 12.7mm caliber machine guns and 20mm caliber machine guns, fighters have no advantage at all.

A jet fighter doesn't have this risk because it's faster and the engine's powerful power keeps it maneuverable higher in the air.

This made it possible to intercept high-altitude strategic bombers, and at the same time gave German fighter pilots who were used to high-speed dive attacks and then quickly escaped, a greater advantage.

The crow flew at a terrifying speed of 790 kilometers per hour at an altitude of 7000 meters. This speed is unmatched by piston fighters.

Even the prototype of the twin-engine ME-262 fighter that Li Le personally visited before is incomparable.

The higher speed also allows the aircraft to have a larger combat radius and a safer attack method.

As long as it accelerates and dives, the crow can easily reach a speed of 800 kilometers per hour, and the target 80% is shot down before it can react.

In conjunction with the crow's high-speed dive attack, there are four 30mm caliber cannons in the nose. With such a formidable weapon, a single salvo can take down any aircraft in the sky.

"I heard... the head of state is discussing with the navy about the launch of new jets." Air Marshal Kesselring, who visited the crow's test flight, asked his assistant.

"Yes, the original twin-engine model is too bulky and cannot be carried by the Navy's aircraft carrier." The assistant obviously knew this, and quickly replied.

It is no secret that the Führer intends to build a strong navy. In the dock, the aircraft carrier under construction is the best proof.

That dreadfully named Shadow Intelligence Service has confirmed that the U.S. is working on at least 10 aircraft carriers.

In order to keep the numerically disadvantaged navy in control of the sea, the head of state has started discussions with engineers about putting jet fighters on board.

In fact, it is nothing more than two designs: one is a catapult, which allows heavier and larger jets to take off within a short distance; the other is a blocking lock, which allows the aircraft to slow down and stop in time.

As it happens, the German aircraft carrier Zeppelin is involved in both technologies. In the era of World War II, the ejection technology was not as advanced as the aircraft carrier ejection technology in the 21st century.

Aircraft in this era are so light that they don't need to be as strong as a catapult.

Therefore, in the eyes of naval technicians, it is not too difficult to get a jet fighter on board.

What troubles them is that jet fighters are naturally weak in dive bombing and torpedo attacks, and cannot replace attack aircraft for full jetting of carrier-based aircraft.

In other words, it is not difficult for an aircraft carrier to take off carrier-based jet fighters, but it is somewhat technically difficult to allow an aircraft carrier to take off heavier carrier-based attack aircraft.

The solution is not without, that is to find a more practical means to solve the problem of long-range attack of warships.

Li Le's idea is very simple~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Use radar-guided anti-ship missiles to replace attack aircraft to strike the enemy fleet.

Although the Styx anti-ship missile was in service in 1960, between 1941 and 1960, except for radar guidance technology, there was no technical bottleneck restricting the development of anti-ship missiles.

In terms of propellers, Germany has the technical support of V1 and V2 ballistic missiles, and designing a subsonic rocket has no technical difficulties at all.

As for the projectile design and simple navigation, these are all branches of the technology tree that Germany has already clicked on, and there is no threshold at all.

Therefore, Li Le personally ordered to invest a lot of manpower to develop radar technology to make up for the shortcomings of the Third Reich in electronic technology.

Once Li Le and his technicians have completed the preparations in this regard, in 1942 or 1943, the German army may really be able to use the famous anti-ship missile of the last "former Soviet Union"...

If Yamamoto fifty-six knew that when he tried his best to fight this Midway naval battle, the future air combat and even the mode of naval warfare had undergone earth-shaking changes. I wonder how he would feel.