Lin Wei's expectation for the helicopter is just to use the Panzerfaust anti-tank rocket on it. After all, time is not on Germany's side. If it is like some projects, start making plans and proceed step by step. Maybe after the war is over, Lin Wei I can’t see the large-scale use of helicopters, oh! It may never be seen again.
In the history of world army development, three-dimensional assault has always been a dream. With the development of modern science and technology, the Army after World War II gradually began to evolve from plane assault to three-dimensional assault. In the three-dimensional assault pattern, helicopters and tanks are undoubtedly two important roles. It would be such an exciting thing for Lin Wei if he could see this day before his eyes. It is true that tanks are the king of land warfare, but Lin Wei clearly knows that one of the main opponents of tanks in the future is helicopters. It can suppress tanks to a large extent, which is very important for Germany. Although Germany uses tanks as its main weapon, the service of helicopters may pose a threat to Germany's armored clusters. However, compared to the Soviet Union, Germany is still less affected. tiny. The emergence of helicopters will affect thousands of German tanks, but it will also affect tens of thousands of Soviet tanks. This deal is still very cost-effective for Germany.
There was an example of this during World War II. A Soviet tank set up an ambush at a bridge and blocked the German 6th Infantry Division for 48 hours. The Germans used artillery shelling, infantry to make roundabout attacks, and used various methods, but they were still held back for a full 48 hours. This could have been avoided if Germany had helicopters in the sky aimed at the tops of Soviet tanks. It can be expected that within half a year of the war, Germany and the Soviet Union were incomparable in terms of output. After all, German mobilization required the cooperation of multiple countries, and this took time.
From the perspective of adapting to climate conditions, thunder and lightning weather has little impact on the tank. Yueran is slightly worse than a helicopter in overcoming terrain obstacles, but it can directly pass a two- to three-meter ravine, and a low wall more than one meter high can also be Pass directly, no problem. Once you encounter rivers, lakes and seas, bridges are bombed, roads are destroyed, and those river ditches are not two or three meters wide but seven or eight meters wide and five or six meters deep, tanks will be unable to cross them, but helicopters will not be able to cross them. No effort required. The only problem is that tanks have little impact on street fighting, while helicopters are much more effective against various guerrillas and in street fighting than tanks.
"Father, is this okay?" Lin Wei shouldn't ask this kind of question, but Lin Wei seems to have to ask now, for no other reason, mainly because the appearance of the helicopters placed in front of him is really weird, Lin Wei It is true that Wei has never seen the actual helicopter, but he has at least seen some pictures. Comparing it with the helicopters in front of him, he found that except that they all take off and land vertically, there is no comparison between these helicopters and later helicopters.
"You are doubting your own company. We at Krupp can make any kind of weapons!" Gustav was very dissatisfied with Lin Wei's behavior at the critical moment. In his opinion, this was simply doubting his own ability. Gustav's decades of experience in researching weapons cannot allow others to doubt him, especially when the person who doubts him is his own son.
"Which aspect of performance do you want to see, Lampard?" The indignant Gustave immediately challenged his son.
Lin Wei secretly squinted at his father. As for why he did so secretly, it was because Lin Wei did not dare to openly challenge his father's authority. He said in a sullen voice, "First of all, let's look at the upper limit. ?" Lin Wei, who saw the real thing, no longer had any confidence in the helicopter, and had already begun to think about ways to find a solution elsewhere.
"Okay!" Gustav called the two test pilots. Lin Wei took a peek and saw that it was the logo of the newly formed Sixth Air Force. It seemed that his father was still very confident in this experiment? The two test pilots entered the two helicopters respectively, and behind them were each followed by a Krupp family inspector, who may be the person responsible for the inspection. From Lin Wei's opinion, the current helicopter is most suitable for three people. If there are more, the weapons need to be removed. No wonder, given the current technical conditions, it is indeed difficult to increase the weight.
"Father, how much weight can it carry at most to fly?" Lin Wei asked as if to confirm his thoughts.
Gustav glared at Lin Wei and whispered, "Seven hundred kilograms!"
"Oh!" Although it was just a confirmation, Lin Wei still couldn't hide his disappointment and said, "If it can be increased to 3,000 kilograms, it can adapt to all combat conditions!"
"You guys are really good at looking for trouble. I can guarantee that no one will be able to achieve the three thousand kilograms you mentioned in five years. Give me half a year, and maybe I can think of something to do with the weight, but it can only reach one thousand eight hundred kilograms." About one hundred to two thousand two hundred! Don't think about three thousand for now!" Gustav denied Lin Wei's delusion with a positive tone.
While Gustav and Lin Wei were discussing, the helicopter's propeller had begun to rotate and the test began. As the propellers began to rotate, the people around them began to slowly move back. The increasing wind had made it impossible for people to stand next to the helicopter, and the dust stirred up did not allow people to do so.
Gradually, as the propeller rotated faster and faster, the helicopter, which did not look very big, began to leave the ground. The strong wind made people get further and further away from the helicopter. At this time, the helicopter had risen to about 20 meters. In the air, the test pilot on the helicopter made a reassuring gesture to the people on the ground and began to pull it up. By this time, the helicopter door had been closed. Then the helicopter rose rapidly in people's eyes, and soon it was difficult to detect with the naked eye.
In addition to the technicians and engineers of the Krupp family, the military policemen brought by Lin Wei were undoubtedly surprised. Many people had never seen a helicopter. Most helicopters are now in the hands of the navy, and the military policemen who often follow Lin Wei , many people have only heard of such a delivery vehicle, but have never seen a real one. Today, their eyes were finally opened. And we still saw the launch of new products.
"Dad, when will they come down!" Lin Wei asked when he saw the helicopter disappearing from his eyes.
"About ten minutes!" Gustave said uncertainly. Although he was absolutely confident in his product, it was a new product after all. Gustave couldn't be worried at all. It was a big experiment. As the helicopter took off, the field became a little quiet. When the helicopter just took off, people were commenting with interest. But as the helicopter flew higher and higher, people could no longer look at this with a joke. After all, only the Krupp family knew how much energy they had wasted on the few helicopters in front of them. If the experiment failed, it would be a devastating blow to the engineers' confidence.
People maintained a serious attitude. Even if there were a few people whispering to each other, they would just whisper and then stop talking. His eyes never left the sky for a moment, even though he knew that looking at the sky all the time was in vain, and more importantly, it was just a psychological effect. But people still do this stupid thing.
After about ten minutes, a large group of people started to burst into tears. After all, looking at the sky all the time is not something that one person can do, even though there was not much sunshine today. At this time, the two helicopters finally appeared in everyone's sight again.
"I have long said that don't doubt the strength of the Krupp family. As long as it is a weapon, we can make it!" Gustav shouted excitedly, mainly for Lin Wei, but if Lin Wei's If there was nothing wrong with his ears, he could clearly hear Gustav's thick vibrato. This was either because he was overly excited or he was nervous, but Lin Wei would never say it out loud at this time. The result of speaking out was to be severely reprimanded by Gustav, and there was no second choice.
The moment Gustav finished speaking, compliments immediately came to mind around him. To Lin Wei's expectation, there were many engineers from the Krupp family. Aren't you supposed to be indifferent to fame and wealth? Lin Wei wondered.
While accepting the compliment, Gustav did not forget to demonstrate to Lin Wei. Of course, people also saw Gustav's actions, but in this situation, everyone pretended not to see it and joked about it. Father and son have high positions of authority. Who knows what the consequences will be if they come out to disturb him at this time? Everyone shuddered when they saw the row of military policemen standing behind Lin Wei.
I don’t know why, but Lin Wei thinks that since taking control of the SS, he has tried his best to develop the SS in a good way. However, in the eyes of most people, Lin Wei is still a person who is best avoided. There is no way, who allows a department that makes everyone uncomfortable to look at, the Gestapo, to be under the name of the SS? As a person, no one wants to see people in this kind of department every day, even Germans who are used to living in a lack of democratic atmosphere are no exception. Not to disturb the atmosphere between father and son, everyone found an excuse for themselves that seemed appropriate.
At this time, people remembered that the test pilot and tester of the Krupp family who should have been welcomed as heroes took over the altimeter from the tester's hand. The helicopter's ceiling actually reached 5,800 meters; " Look..., I said,!!" Gustav showed off again.
After testing the altitude, the maneuverability and cruising speed tests were conducted. However, when conducting this kind of test, it was inappropriate to have a large group of people waiting on the ground, so under Gustav's persuasion, People found a place to wait for the test results, and the testing work was handed over to the testers at the proving ground. Seeing these big shots leaving, the testers breathed a sigh of relief. These people staying here did not help at all. They also made themselves worry about their safety and created a sense of tension. Now that these people are gone, the opinions of the testers are integrated. .
"Actually, I am planning to cooperate with Dr. Fokker. Our Krupp family has strength, and we can make up for the many places and funds that Dr. Fokker lacks. Now that we have sent personnel to contact Dr. Fokker, it should not be a big problem. !" Gustave said, dropping a big cigar.
"Oh, this is really good news!" Lin Wei also followed suit. The old man and the young man immediately transformed into two large chimneys, puffing smoke at them.
Who is Dr. Falk? Lin Wei definitely didn't know him, and there was no trace of this person in his memory of his previous life, but now Lin Wei knew who this person was. This person was definitely a big shot, and he was the one who built the world's leading helicopter. If we can cooperate with Dr. Falk, it will undoubtedly be a win-win situation. The Krupp family is not trying to annex Dr. Falk's industry, but is trying to achieve a win-win situation through cooperation.
Moreover, many of Dr. Fokker's ideas are definitely advanced, but there are not enough conditions to implement them. Therefore, if the Krupp family cooperates with Dr. Fokker, they can improve Dr. Fokker's conditions and provide the best foundation, which may improve performance. A superior helicopter interview.
"The Fa-223 should be completed soon! If we can build a helicopter that is better than the Fa-223, it will be of great help to the Soviet guerrillas in the war!" Lin Wei thought to himself.
Lin Wei thought well. Dr. Fokker's large transport helicopter project has entered a critical stage, and the number given by the German Air Force is Fa-223. In order to concentrate on research and development work, Dr. Fokker resigned from Fokker Corporation and joined forces with the famous pilot Achilles to form Fokker. Achilles Corporation, develops and assembles helicopters. The development of Fa-223 was also transferred from Fokker Corporation to Fokker. Achilles Corporation. In August 1939, the Fa-223V1 rolled off the production line, but many problems were exposed during the tethering test. It took Fokker a year to solve these problems. The aircraft began flight testing in 1940. The performance of the Fa-223 was unparalleled at the time: a ceiling of more than 7,500 meters, a payload of more than 2,000 kilograms, and a cruising speed of 200 kilometers per hour. The German army conducted a large number of tests on the aircraft, such as lifting 75mm anti-tank guns and transporting ammunition and supplies to mountain troops. The aircraft's transportation capabilities astonished the German troops fighting in the mountains. All the 75mm anti-tank guns of the entire mountain artillery company can be transported from the valley to the 2,000-meter-high combat area with just one Fa-223, and ammunition and supplies only need One Fa-223 is needed to complete the task. If mules are used to transport it, it will not work without 40 to 50 mules.
Even if the United States joins the war, Lin Wei does not think it will pose a great danger. The much greater danger is the big guy like the Soviet Union. Because the United States needed time to mobilize, as long as the United States entered the war after 1942, after one year of mobilization, when the American army appeared on the battlefield in 1943, Germany had already achieved a decisive victory. Although Germany has signed a very favorable military and economic agreement with the Soviet Union, only God knows how long the poor trust between Germany and the Soviet Union can be maintained. If Germany does not take action, the Soviet Union will take action. Time is not good for Germany. The sooner Germany takes action, the better it will be. .
Not only Lin Wei thought so, but William II also thought so. William II had always wanted to take strong measures against the Soviet Union, although he had already hinted at what he planned to use his "strong means" to do. But he did not reveal his plans to his companions. However, this hint was enough to enable the Army Chief of Staff, who was responsible for working out the details, to present the plan to the Supreme Commander at a meeting in Berlin two weeks later.
William II's military meeting, attended by senior generals from the Supreme Command and the Army General Headquarters, ran from noon to 6 p.m. on October 20. General Halder outlined the plans of the Army General Staff. He and Brauchitsch doubted their own estimates of the Allied military strength and were generally opposed to Barbarossa as an "adventure." " Halder initially made a serious estimate of the forces on both sides. He estimated that although the enemy had about 155 divisions, the German forces were almost the same, and according to Halder, "the quality was much superior." They did not doubt their intelligence. And in fact, Halder's report on the strength of both sides and the strategy to eliminate the Red Army was so convincing that William II not only basically agreed in the end.
At the same time, Wilhelm II sent Ribbentrop to the Soviet Union again, and Germany began to use diplomacy to further confuse the Soviets. They first stopped their usual diplomatic attacks on the Soviet Union and turned their attention to Britain. German diplomats in the former Soviet Union took the initiative to meet with senior Soviet officials and explained to them that the German troops were transferred to the east just to take a break for the attack on Britain. As for Germany's massive increase in troops to Poland, they were actually sending young soldiers to replace them. Veterans who are about to retire. After the German army sent a large number of troops to Finland, the German ambassador to the Soviet Union went to visit Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov to explain. He also informed that Germany would send reinforcements to northern Norway via Finland. He also explained that the German army entered Romania by sending military representatives. Go and help Romania train troops.
"My generals!" In the words of William II, everyone straightened their chests and waited for William II's words. William II said, "Now we have one year to prepare. Within one year, We must slowly adjust industry to the critical point of total war without the Soviet Union being able to detect it, and at the same time drop most of the troops on the Western Front to the areas bordering the Soviet Union!"
"Your Majesty!" Yodel said slowly, "Our troops on the border with the Soviet Union cannot exceed three million, otherwise the Soviet Union will definitely see it, and Stalin will not be so paralyzed! And we don't know the Soviet Union, so We still want to wait for more accurate information to make the final revision to Plan Barbarossa!"