"Colonel!" Sun Erwei sent a telegram to Smith with trembling hands: "I was wrong, I thought he needed to be equipped with our weapons to give advice!"
"What?" Smith was a little confused when he saw this sentence.
Sun Erwei replied excitedly: "He doesn't need these, Colonel! Can you believe it? He just heard about radar and was able to invent something new, and it is something we urgently need!"
Then Sun Erwei repeated Wang Xuexin's ideas to Smith.
Smith was stunned when he looked at the telegram in his hand.
"Oh my God!" Smith exclaimed the next second: "This may solve our aviation problems!"
Then Smith turned to his men and shouted: "Contact the general, now!"
No wonder Smith was so nervous. At this time, the Eagle Air Force was having a headache. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese had successively occupied Guam, Wake Island, and began to attack the Philippines and other places. Eagle Air Force suddenly found that its aviation was unable to compete with the enemy.
The Japanese fighter planes (Type Zero) compete for air supremacy.
This is unimaginable by Yingjiang, because the aircraft engines of the Japs are produced using machine tools exported by Yingjiang, and their thrust is far inferior to the engines of Yingjiang. Yingjiang did not expect that the Japs could actually produce a model with better performance than Yingjiang.
fighter plane.
This once put Yingjiang into a situation of being passively beaten on the Pacific battlefield.
Modern warfare is about air supremacy, especially for modern armies like Yingjiang. Once they lose air supremacy, they will not fight.
On the contrary, a poorly equipped army may not have much sense of air supremacy. For example, the Eighth Route Army has always fought without air supremacy. The same will be true for the Volunteer Army in the future. This has become a norm, a habit for them, and may even
From this, a whole set of tactics was developed, such as night fighting, close combat, smoke cover, etc.
But Eagle Sauce…
Most of its tactics are based on obtaining air superiority. Without air superiority, it will almost be cut off.
And just when Yingjiang had a headache, a shell appeared that could increase the hit rate of anti-aircraft guns. If this was used on battleships, how much impact would it have on the war?
Will that be able to reverse the overall passive situation of Yingjiang?
It can even be said that he saved Yingjiang's life?
Thinking of this, Colonel Smith did not dare to neglect and immediately sent the plan to the general.
After sending the telegram, Colonel Smith walked around nervously in his office.
Although he knew it was redundant, Colonel Smith was worried that the telegram had been missed or that the general had not taken it to heart.
What Smith didn't know was that after receiving the telegram, the general immediately sent the contents of the telegram to the Defense Science, Technology and Research Agency, which is responsible for military research and development equipment, and urgently discussed the feasibility of the plan.
After more than an hour, I came to the conclusion: it is definitely feasible!
Then Colonel Smith received a telegram: "This plan must be kept strictly confidential, no matter what method is used!"
"Yes, General!" Smith replied, feeling relieved.
When Sun Erwei returned to Wang Xuexin's office, he looked aside and said, "Wang, let's go for a walk!"
Wang Xuexin understood, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and walked out of the office with Sun Erwei.
Walking out of the office is the soldiers' dormitory. The soldiers are training outside the cave. The cave looks very empty. The double-decker wooden bed is full of the soldiers' half-sewn clothes, straw sandals, and baggage.
This made Wang Xuexin a little uncomfortable. If he were like this in modern times, he would definitely be reprimanded by the monitor and then kept doing housework until he could understand it with his eyes closed.
However, this seems to be excusable. The conditions of the Eighth Route Army in this era were difficult and the equipment was all kinds of. It was impossible to unify or organize them.
After walking out of the cave, Sun Erwei and Wang Xuexin each lit cigarettes and walked onto a mountain road behind the cave.
Seeing no one around, Sun Erwei said: "King, we hope you can keep this idea a secret!"
Of course there is a reason for keeping it secret... If the Japanese didn't know about the "smart" fuze like Eagle Sauce and foolishly thought it was just an ordinary anti-aircraft gun shell, they would not consider a targeted confrontation.
Therefore, when Yingjiang used proximity fuzes in the early days, he even ordered all units that used this type of artillery shells to ensure that the shells would not fall on land before using them... that is, they must be used in the sea, and they would not hit land.
in the sea, otherwise the cannonball would not detonate normally and fall into the hands of the enemy, which would leak the secret.
Wang Xuexin did not answer. He just smiled noncommittally and asked: "So, you are planning to develop this kind of artillery shell?"
Sun Erwei couldn't help but hesitate when he saw Wang Xuexin's malicious smile. He was not sure whether he should affirm or deny.
Certainly, it seems that Wang Xuexin will not let him go so easily.
No, then what reason is there to ask Wang Xuexin to keep it secret?
After thinking about it, Sun Erwei nodded: "Yes, this shell may be very useful to us!"
Sun Erwei was ready to face Wang Xuexin's blackmail.
Sure enough, Wang Xuexin said the next sentence: "So, Sun Erwei! Should we talk about patent fees?"
Sun Erwei handed Wang Xuexin a cigarette and said, "Tell me, how much do you want? I'll try my best to help you apply! But, Wang... you have to know that even if we don't give it to you, there's nothing you can do!"
"Really?" Wang Xuexin took the cigarette and asked, "Then, should I keep it a secret for you?"
This is why Wang Xuexin told Sun Erwei the plan first and then negotiated the price.
"What's more!" Wang Xuexin added: "If you can't satisfy me this time, I will keep similar ideas in my stomach next time, or... I can sell it to the furry bear! I believe the furry bear is very good.
Willing to give a substantial figure for such an idea!”
This is Wang Xuexin’s trump card. Although Mao Xiong and Yingjiang are allies at this time, they have been competing overtly and covertly. It can even be said that World War II was actually Yingjiang. The sun never sets and several other countries in order to lead the war to Mao Xiang.
Things done by bears.
Therefore, Wang Xuexin believes that woolly bears can work at this time.
Sure enough, Sun Erwei immediately became nervous: "Wang, you are so uninteresting..."
Wang Xuexin cursed secretly in his heart, this guy actually learned all Li Yuntou's catchphrases.
"We have had so much cooperation!" Sun Erwei said: "There will be a lot of room for cooperation in the future, how can we..."
"First of all!" Wang Xuexin interrupted Sun Erwei: "The anti-aircraft guns are exempted from the bill, including the shells. Secondly, when new anti-aircraft gun shells are produced in the future, priority will be given to our army at the ex-factory price!"
Sun Erwei's face turned dark when he heard this. The anti-aircraft gun alone cost more than two million US dollars. If the new anti-aircraft gun shells are supplied at the ex-factory price in the future, will there be freight charges?
But after thinking about it, Sun Erwei thought it was acceptable.
After all, this idea may have saved Yingjiang, not to mention that Yingjiang originally wanted to try to help the Eighth Route Army, but now he is just going along with the flow.
"I'll try to apply!" Sun Erwei nodded: "However, there is no guarantee of success!"