Imperial Overlord

After listening to Speer's explanation, Li Le nodded with satisfaction. He needed more tanks. Even if the Soviet-German war was over, he still needed more tanks.

Of course, tanks are just one of the branches of the technology tree he has climbed. In fact, the important thing is aircraft and naval equipment.

After all, when it comes to army equipment, whether it is the Americans or the potential Asian enemy Japan, there is actually a certain gap between them and Germany.

There are many M4 Sherman tanks in service in the United States, but their performance can only be regarded as "average". In this case, with the Panther tanks and follow-up new tanks, the German Army is fully capable of competing with the US military.

If you add the elite tank crew and combat experience, the US Army is not as good as the German army, which may be a very impressive judgment.

As for Japan, the emperor's army that relies on chariots to bully non-industrial countries in Asia is really not on the same level as the German army in terms of weaponry and equipment performance.

Therefore, Li Le asked another very important weapon and equipment: "So, how is the development of the radio proximity fuze going?"

Radio proximity fuzes were developed by the United States during World War II, and were then regarded as an important secret weapon for the Allies, so were initially avoided in situations where they might fall into enemy hands until 1944, which limited was revoked.

Of course, Li Le knew very well how important this weapon was to air defense operations.

The use of radio proximity fuzes greatly increased the effectiveness of the U.S. Navy's anti-aircraft firepower. According to post-war statistics, the 127mm gun, the main force of the U.S. ship-based anti-aircraft artillery, needs an average of 500 rounds of shells to shoot down each enemy aircraft when using a radio proximity fuze; while it takes four times more, or 2,000 rounds, when using conventional artillery shells.

Such a huge gap can definitely be regarded as a great invention that changes the mode of war. Its appearance can even be said to have perfected modern warfare.

And Li Le knew that the main structure of the radio proximity fuze used in World War II was to use the shell as the antenna.

He has long since guided German radio experts to set their sights on such fuzes. The German radio fuze was also developed a month ago.

The German radio fuze is the same as the American fuze. The fuze contains a vacuum tube radio wave transmitter, which emits 180 to 220 megahertz radio when it is energized.

When the projectile is close to the reflecting object, part of the radio wave is reflected. As the distance between the projectile and the target decreases, the Doppler effect causes the reflected radio waves to cause a low frequency signal of 200-800 Hz in the transmitter's current.

This signal is filtered and amplified, and when the signal strength exceeds a certain limit, it will detonate.

The only difficulty is that the whole device is very precise, and needs to withstand the acceleration of more than 20,000 times the earth's gravity when the artillery fires, and spin at 500 revolutions per second, and it must be small enough to fit within the projectile's warhead. .

In terms of precision machining and technical strength, German workers are no worse than American workers. The two sides can be said to be evenly divided, and there are even many aspects of German workers who are absolutely ahead.

So, while the Americans tried to develop the radio proximity fuze, the Germans also tried to do the same.

And, after having enough theoretical support, Germany took the lead in developing this radio proximity fuze.

"My Führer, this fuse has been developed, and engineers are trying to reduce the size of this fuse," Speer replied.

As he said, he drew an approximate volume: "Now it can be installed on the shells used by the 128mm anti-aircraft guns equipped on ships..."

To tell the truth, this is already the result of German engineers trying their best to shrink. It should be known that in the United States during World War II, only the 127mm caliber anti-aircraft gun can use the radio proximity fuze. The technical level of both sides is similar.

This kind of weapon is very suitable for maritime combat, because the shells fired by naval anti-aircraft artillery, even if they fail, will fall in the sea water and cannot be salvaged by the enemy for imitation.

In real historical time and space, most of the air defense operations against the Japanese kamikaze attack at the end of the war were accomplished because of the use of radio proximity fuzes.

U.S. Navy Secretary Forresta also praised the use of radio proximity fuzes, which allowed the United States to greatly reduce the casualties of personnel and equipment in the Pacific theater.

Similarly, in real historical time and space, radio proximity fuzes on the European battlefield also helped Britain successfully stop the German V-1 rocket offensive in 1944.

Most of the V-1 rocket anti-aircraft guns were equipped with two new inventions, the fire control radar and the radio proximity fuze. According to post-war statistics, it took an average of 150 rounds to shoot down a V-1 with a radio proximity fuze, but about 2,800 rounds with conventional shells.

"This is just an attempt. We want to use this fuze on a large scale in wars, so that our soldiers can win greater victories with fewer casualties," Li Le told Speer.

Speer nodded and said to Li Le: "My head of state, the engineer has discovered the characteristics of this fuze. It can be used in bombs, as well as ground-attack howitzer shells... It is simply Omnipotent, incredible."

Radio proximity fuzes offer another possibility, which is to let the shell explode at a certain distance from some target. It is infinitely more sensitive than fuzes that rely on air pressure to judge altitude~www.wuxiaspot.com~ So, let The shell explodes at a certain height from the ground, which becomes a possibility that can be realized.

In reality, radio proximity fuzes are also used in ground artillery, as well as on bombs and rockets. When radio proximity fuzes are used in ground fire, the shells will automatically explode at a height of ten to seventy feet above the ground.

The blasted debris and strong pressure can kill unarmored personnel on the ground, even in makeshift shelters such as foxholes.

In true WWII history, in late 1944, the Germans raided the Allies at the Battle of the Bulge. U.S. artillery used radio proximity fuzes for the first time in bad weather on December 8, resulting in heavy losses for the unsuspecting Germans.

The Germans had another new weapon that could use a radio proximity fuze: napalm! If this weapon explodes at a certain height, the burning effect will be better and the coverage area will be larger...

The burning material will scatter to all nearby targets and cannot be extinguished in a short time. The air in the blast area will be instantly consumed, and the entire area will become hell!