In the civilization of the earth, in the 1950s and 1960s, the Soviet Union and the United States entered a state of cold war. Various new weapons emerged in an endless stream. Many familiar equipment were born during this period.
During this period, missiles began to mature and various technologies began to stabilize. Many weapons were classic and could be used for a long time.
For example, the Hercules transport aircraft is one of the more classic aircraft: it has been used into the new century and is still going strong without major problems.
There is another aircraft that is equally classic: the American B-52 Stratofortress bomber, which is also a classic bomber that has been used for seventy years.
In Tang Mo's design bureau, the drawings of these two aircraft are ready, and the production technology is also seizing the time to popularize. Everyone is waiting for the birth of the new aircraft. Tang's air force will soon have more, better and more advanced aircraft.
airplane.
Neither type of aircraft can be manufactured yet, because almost all of Tang's production capacity has been placed with Liu Ye.
After all, what Tang State is in urgent need of is a fighter jet that can continue to maintain its air combat advantage. As for bombers, a large number of flying fortresses and various attack aircraft, they are really hard to eliminate.
First of all, the Tang Army is equipped with more than 1,000 Stuka dive bombers of various models. These aircraft seem to be less useful now, but the number is still there.
Apart from dive bombing, they have almost no other uses. Except for the naval model that can carry torpedoes, only a few aircraft have been transformed into ground lickers like the Il-2.
Secondly, the Tang Army is also equipped with the Il-2 attack aircraft with better performance. This aircraft is faster than the Stuka, so it is more suitable for modern battlefields.
The approximately 500 Il-2 attack aircraft will not be eliminated for a while, and the troops can only make do with them.
Finally, the Tang Army still has more than 2,000 Butcher fighter jets. These fighter jets are waiting to be replaced by the more advanced Liuye, but the production capacity of the Liuye is really not enough.
In addition to these World War II-era tactical aircraft, the Tang Army is also equipped with more than 300 Junkers 88 general-purpose aircraft. More than 50 of these aircraft have been converted into night fighters, and more than 200 are bombers.
Night fighters are necessary to protect the oil fields and Chang'an. Before Liuye's all-weather fighter entered service, these Junkers 88s were treasures.
The Air Force is studying whether to convert 50 useless Junkers bombers into night fighters to ensure night combat capabilities.
In addition, there are about 50 Junkers 88 bombers testing various new weapons and equipment on Long Island, including the Tang Empire version of the Fritz X guided bomb.
These experimental aircraft are also responsible for carrying torpedoes to patrol around Long Island and test various anti-submarine equipment developed by the Tang State... In short, their experimental nature is greater than their actual combat nature.
In addition to these aircraft, the Tang State's strategic bomber force is also equipped with more than 2,000 B-17 Flying Fortress bombers. The performance of these bombers is actually not backward, because the number of fighter jets from other countries that can intercept them is not large.
If you include about 3,000 trainer aircraft of various types, reconnaissance aircraft, C-47 transport aircraft, etc., all the aircraft equipped by the Tang Air Force can be said to be a big business.
The tragedy is that these aircraft cannot be updated in a short period of time and can only continue to be used. As great as it was when producing these aircraft, it is so uncomfortable to replace them now.
The Army has just established an experimental helicopter battalion, equipped with more than a dozen UH-1 Huey helicopters for testing.
But apart from the good news about helicopter equipment, the army's senior generals are as depressed as the Air Force: they have about 2,000 Panzer IV tanks and more than 700 Leopard tanks that cannot be replaced immediately.
Looking at the 59 Divine Vehicle showing off in the experimental field, their saliva was almost drooling: this was the first time they disliked the fact that they had too many tanks in their hands.
As long as you touch the new 105 smoothbore tank gun equipped with the 59 tank, the Panther tank, which is almost invincible on the battlefield, will instantly lose its scent.
Of course, the army generals looked at another 1,000 No. 4 assault guns and more than 1,000 Wildbee 155mm self-propelled howitzers...not to mention how desperate they were.
They finally used the name of military assistance to send more than 200 105 howitzers modified from No. 2 chassis to Qin. Now they have to think about how to eliminate the rest of the junk.
Various types of trucks need to be unified, as do various types of off-road jeeps, even rocket launchers on truck chassis...
This is definitely not a small number: the number of trucks equipped by the Tang Army far exceeds 200,000, and it can basically be said to have achieved motorization.
Such a huge motorized and mechanized force requires a huge amount of oil supplies for every deployment. If the Tang Empire did not have three large oil fields, and there were oil inputs from the Dahua Empire and the Qin State, it might not be able to afford such a large amount of oil.
Luxurious lineup.
"At present, it seems that the only option is to upgrade to the Type 47 transport aircraft first." After a round of discussion, everyone finally felt that it seemed to be the wisest and most appropriate to use the C-47 transport aircraft.
"The Type 47 transport aircraft, especially the military's personnel transport aircraft, can actually be easily exported or modified as a multi-purpose personnel transport aircraft." Matthews put forward his own opinion.
Tang Mo nodded and felt that it was indeed a good idea to give priority to the replacement of the C-47 transport aircraft: other weapons involved large-scale replacement of confidentiality issues, but the DC-3, which has been sold all over the world, or
The C-47 has no secrets left.
There is no risk in selling this, and you can get rid of a large number of transport aircraft in your hands. This is definitely a good and profitable business.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Recently, the high-level officials of the Datang Empire have held frequent meetings to discuss how to solve the problem of weapon replacement for the Imperial Defense Force in the most economical and cost-effective way.
"Then, let's look for opportunities to put into production the Type 130 transport aircraft. All the obsolete Type 47 transport aircraft will be used as military aid and sold to countries that are willing to buy second-hand aircraft." After making the decision, Tang Mo gave his opinion.
"Your Majesty is wise! Qin, Shu, and Dorn all hope to get more transport aircraft... They don't mind whether it is second-hand, but because they like the equipment we have used, they want to get second-hand equipment." Responsible for weapons sales.
Harry immediately spoke.
The most widely used aircraft in the world now is the C-47 transport aircraft, which is known as the Type 3 passenger aircraft or the Type 47 multi-purpose aircraft.
In short, this kind of aircraft has very stable performance and high safety factor. It is an aircraft that is very popular among pilots from all over the world.
It has been produced and is widely used in civil aviation and the air forces of various countries. In fact, except for the Tang Empire, many other countries are using this aircraft as bombers.
They will modify the C-47 transport aircraft belonging to the Air Force and install bomb bays on them, so that this aircraft, which has excellent performance for them, can carry out bombing missions.
This is also the reason why these countries have a large number of C-47 aircraft, and the world has produced nearly 20,000 aircraft.
The civil aviation of the Tang Empire has always used Type 47 transport aircraft. Whether it is for passenger or cargo transportation, this type of aircraft is very reliable.
At its peak, there were a total of 5,800 Type 47 transport aircraft in the civil aviation market of the Tang Empire. Together with the same type of aircraft in service in the army, they accounted for almost one-third of the total production of Type 47 aircraft.
Such a huge number is beyond the reach of other countries, and the ability to support such a large fleet of pilots is the envy of other countries.
In the second year of the Tang Empire, Tang's own statistics showed that they had a total of 40,000 aircraft pilots and glider enthusiasts. This number was twice the total number of pilots from other countries combined, which was an absolute crush.
These pilots are the most valuable asset of the Tang Empire. Other empires have accumulated them for more than a year, but they have only trained a group of pilots who can fly civil aviation.
The Tang Empire was so rich that it not only had so many pilots, it also had a large group of submariners and a large group of professionals on aircraft carriers.
It has millions of people who can drive cars or tractors, millions of people who can repair various engines, tens of millions of workers of all kinds, and more than 300,000 slave laborers who work hard and have no complaints.
That's why it can be so powerful and produce so many aircraft, artillery and tanks in such a short period of time, allowing Tang Mo and his ministers to have their own pain: the emperors of other empires will not despise themselves.
There are too many tanks and aircraft to be eliminated...
They will only complain that they don't have enough planes, not enough pilots, not enough tanks, and not enough tank crews.
Matthews nodded and began to record Tang Mo's various requirements. When producing these new equipment, higher standards should be used to improve safety.
Matthews and Parker, one is the Minister of Industry in terms of technology, and the other is the Minister of Production in charge of production. They are both responsible for this, so they have to quickly arrange relevant production tasks after this meeting.
Loew attended this meeting on behalf of the military, and he just gave a speech. In this era of big changes, he is really the happiest person.
Because the General Staff of the Tang Empire now has a 100% victory rate in foreign campaigns! As the Chief of General Staff of the Imperial General Staff, he naturally has a bright face.
What's more, he is now a man holding a marshal's scepter! This heavy scepter, which is wrapped in pure gold outside of copper alloy, is engraved with the imperial dragon emblem and is inlaid with gems on the top and bottom. It is the highest honor bestowed by the empire on soldiers.
Every time he sees the scepter, he will be extremely proud - this is His Majesty the Emperor's recognition of his work.
