After Liu Fu made the final decision, the Federal Aircraft Manufacturing Factory immediately began the work of building the ab-2 high-altitude bomber. The ab-2 is a high-altitude bomber improved on the ab-1. It is mainly used to carry bombs.
Its capacity, range, self-defense and bomb delivery device have been strengthened. After a series of improvements, this high-altitude bomber is completely different from the original ab-1.
The fuselage of the ab-2 is larger than the ab-1, with a length of 19 meters and a wingspan of 28 meters. Four 1100-horsepower engines are distributed on both sides of the wings. The entire aircraft weighs 19 tons and has a belly magazine.
It can carry 3.5 tons of bombs, has a cruising speed of 330 kilometers, a top speed of 470 kilometers, and a fully loaded range of 3,100 kilometers.
The ab-2 has a crew of 6, is equipped with 8 12mm heavy machine guns, and is equipped with bulletproof armor in key areas, such as the cockpit, fuel tank, engine hood, etc., which increases the survivability of this aircraft. In addition,
Retractable landing gear, radio and radar systems were also installed on this aircraft. In order to keep these devices secret in the early days of the war, all Air Force and Navy aircraft had a self-destruct device on the radar system. When the pilot bailed out or manually pressed
After the switch is turned off, the radar system will be destroyed by a small bomb.
Compared with the equipment preparation issues of the Navy and the Air Force, the Federal Army appears to be very calm. As the land armed force of the Federation, the Federal Army has become accustomed to playing a supporting role. Due to the limitations of the Federation's own geographical environment, the Federation Army has been playing a supporting role since its birth.
It is destined not to become the main military force of the Federation.
But Liu Fu surprised everyone this time. With a stroke of his pen, he approved the expansion of the federal army from 200,000 men to 400,000 men and 12 divisions. He also approved the expansion of heavy equipment such as tanks, armored vehicles, artillery and logistics engineering vehicles.
Don't be stingy, put it all together
At full strength, except for 2 mountain divisions and one airborne division, 5 of the remaining 9 divisions are armored divisions and 4 are fully mechanized divisions. The production and manufacturing of these tanks and armored vehicles alone is worth
The total military expenditures of the Federal Army for 10 years.
At present, the tanks of the Federal Army have developed to the third generation. Like the second generation, there are still two types of light and one medium type. They are all developed and improved on the original Lynx, Lynx and Leopard tanks. In terms of armor protection, the main
There have been breakthroughs and improvements in gun power, fire control system, automatic loading, engine performance, and communications. A Federal Cheetah 2
The medium tank can confront more than three Cheetah medium tanks head-on. Its frontal armor can withstand direct fire from all artillery under 80mm from a distance of 200 meters, and the 50-fold caliber 90mm smoothbore gun it is equipped with can fire the tungsten core developed by the federal government.
Armor-piercing projectiles can penetrate 130 mm thick tank armor at a distance of 700 meters.
In addition to the Mountain Rat 2, Lynx 2 and Cheetah 2, the Federal Army also added two other heavy equipment. One is the 120mm self-propelled artillery. This artillery uses the chassis of the Cheetah tank as the body. It is equipped with a Federal
The developed 120mm howitzer and 12mm heavy machine gun have a total weight of 27 tons, a crew of 4, and a road speed of 45 kilometers and an off-road speed of 25 kilometers.
The second type of heavy equipment was also developed on the tank site. It is divided into two models. One is a Bobcat light tank chassis equipped with four 30mm anti-aircraft guns. The rate of fire can reach 1,000 rounds per minute. It can be used as a unit to defend less than 500
The main equipment of low-altitude aircraft; the other is the Cheetah medium tank
A twin 50 mm anti-aircraft gun is installed on the Keji site, with a rate of fire of 120 rounds per minute, an effective shooting height of 3,000 meters, and an effective shooting range of 5,000 meters. It can be used as an effective weapon for ground troops to defend against mid- and high-altitude aircraft. Moreover, these two self-propelled anti-aircraft guns can also
It can be fired horizontally and used as an infantry fire support weapon.
When the whole world turned its attention to southern Europe and paid attention to the Spanish Civil War, after Liu Fu gave an order, all the arsenals and a small number of private enterprises in the South China Sea Federation activated all their production capacities and began to produce various weapons.
Equipment and ammunition. The federal navy, air force and army also began to increase their recruitment efforts little by little, so technical arms and low-level officers who were about to retire received orders from the Ministry of Defense to postpone retirement or extend their service.
Expect.
The federal naval bases and air force bases have also begun to stockpile oil, ammunition and various supplies. Agents from the Federal Ministry of National Defense's Military Intelligence Bureau and the Ministry of Interior's Foreign Affairs Division also want to take aphrodisiacs, appearing everywhere on the American continent, starting from local roads.
, railways, mountains, lakes and other terrain data to power plants, refineries, possible military industries
The location of industrial facilities such as factories, miscellaneous information ranging from ethnic conflicts, living habits to economic conditions, weather conditions, and even what foods you like to eat flew like snowflakes to the intelligence analysis center in the Federal Ministry of the Interior building. For this reason, the Ministry of the Interior had to report to
Liu Fu applied for a grant specifically for hiring more intelligence analysts.
In general, since the end of 1936, the entire South China Sea Federation has quietly taken steps towards war step by step, but these actions have been cautious. On the surface, it seems that the Federation is still peaceful, and people's lives are still peaceful.
It was not affected at all. Even federal residents could not see any changes in those military bases, except that there seemed to be a little more convoys coming in and out every day.
The increase in arms expenditures, and the scale is very large, almost all the three armed forces of the sea, air and land are exploding equipment at the same time, which has put great pressure on the federal finances. Although the South China Sea Federation has basically escaped from the economic crisis without suffering a large-scale impact,
However, due to the reduction in foreign trade exports, the federal government has spent a large amount of money to increase domestic infrastructure and strive to maintain the federal industrial development. Therefore, the federal government has not taken advantage of the economic crisis. At most, it has
The import price of some raw materials has become cheaper.
Due to financial pressure, after obtaining Liu Fu's approval, the federal government selected several scientific research results classified as confidential for the second time, converted them from military to civilian use, and sold the technology and production processes to domestic companies in the federal government.
Several winning bidders are responsible for production and sales, and their main sales targets are European and American countries.
These projects include polymer organic compounds polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyamide (nylon), synthetic rubber, and high-strength pressure-resistant alloys.
Polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride are what we usually call plastic. Due to their different molecular structures, the characteristics of these two synthetic substances are also somewhat different. Polyethylene is flexible, non-toxic, and has a lighter specific gravity than water.
It has excellent dielectric properties, is easy to burn, has low water permeability, and is insoluble in any known solution at room temperature. Its chemical properties are very stable, and its acid and alkali resistance at room temperature is also very good.
Polyethylene products can be used on a large scale in agriculture, packaging, medical care, transportation, automobiles, textiles, and construction industries. Commonly used products include plastic films, various plastic packaging, containers, cable protective covers, fishing nets, ropes, home appliances, kitchen utensils, etc.
They can be used as a substitute for metal and wood in many fields, and their performance is high but not low. The most important thing is that they are cheap and easy to process and shape, and they also have anti-corrosion and anti-oxidation functions that metal and wood do not have.
PVC is similar to polyethylene, but there are some differences. It has poor light tolerance and is easy to change color under light. In addition, it is also somewhat different from polyethylene in terms of corrosion resistance. Our most common polyvinyl chloride products are PVC
Products, which are often referred to as plastic steel doors and windows, PVC pipes, and PVC materials can also be used in some daily necessities such as shoe soles and suitcases, but the largest consumption is still in the construction industry.
Polyamide is what we call nylon and is also an important member of synthetic fibers. It has high mechanical strength, high softening point, heat resistance, low friction coefficient, wear resistance, self-lubricating, shock absorption and noise reduction properties.
Resistant to oil, weak acids, alkali and general solvents, good electrical insulation, non-toxic and odorless; its disadvantages are high water absorption and poor dyeability.
In our daily life, we can see the shadow of nylon everywhere. The most common one is the stockings that women love. If you have a pair of beautiful legs, then adding a pair of beautiful nylon stockings will be the best. Walking in
The return rate on the street is very high. In addition, many fabrics are also made of nylon products, and automobile interiors, parts, and engineering plastics are also important areas of use. (To be continued...)
