"After mass production, how many FW-190 fighter jets can be produced?" Oscar asked.
Now, German Air Force's main fighter is still the BF-109 fighter. Apart from the shortcomings of its short range, this fighter's other performances are still very powerful, and it can be called the world's top combat effectiveness. Compared with the United States and Buru fighters, it can easily kill them. However, German Air Force's footsteps will naturally not stop because of this. When the BF-109 fighter jet just started mass production and equipped the troops, the development work of the FW-190 fighter jet had already begun.
The FW-190 fighter jet is about to be mass-produced and equipped with troops. At the same time, the development of the next-generation TA-152 fighter jet has also begun. If the BF-109 fighter jet and FW-190 fighter jet are the top level of propeller fighter jets, then the TA-152 fighter jet will undoubtedly be the pinnacle level of propeller fighter jets. The only thing that can surpass the TA-152 fighter in performance is probably a jet fighter.
Although, German Air Force also started the development of jet fighters and is already at the forefront of the world. However, Oscar is not satisfied with the current jet fighter technology. He hopes that the first-generation jet fighter German Air Force will serve in the future will be like the jet fighters of later generations, a fighter with the body riding on the engine, rather than a jet fighter like the ME-262 fighter. At the same time, performance and reliability must also be further improved. Only then will it be a qualified jet fighter that can be used in actual combat.
"Your Majesty, the FW-190 fighter jet will be mass-produced next month. However, the production can only reach one hundred and fifty United States. The performance of our BF-109 fighter jet must still be ahead of that of other countries' fighter jets. Therefore, the FW-190 fighter jet will It will be put into service in small batches and gradually replace the BF-109 fighter jets. If the war breaks out, the production of FW-190 fighter jets will be increased to 500 aircraft per month. If the production capacity is further developed, it is also possible to increase the production to 800 aircraft per month!" Albert Field Marshal Kesselring said.
Oscar nodded, eight hundred a month, only nine thousand six hundred a year. This kind of output is already very good. What's more, those aircraft manufacturers not only produce fighter jets, but also produce Bomber and ground-attack Attacker, etc.
"What about Bomber? When will our next-generation heavy-duty Bomber be ready for mass production?" Oscar asked.
Now the four-engine heavy-duty Bomber equipped by German Air Force has the same performance as the B-17 Bomber of the United States Air Force. The B-17 Bomber has a range of 3,000 kilometers, a bomb load of eight tons, and a maximum speed of 483 kilometers per hour. The maximum range of German Air Force's H-11 Bomber can reach 3,400 kilometers, the maximum bomb load is also eight tons, and the maximum speed is 500 kilometers per hour. The performance of these two Bomber is very close. It can be said that the technical specifications of the heavy-duty Bomber originally issued by Oscar to the Air Force were modeled after the B-17 Bomber. However, Americans's B-17 Bomber has not yet been equipped with troops and is still undergoing test flights. The H-11 Bomber of German Air Force has been equipped with troops five years ago. Now, German Air Force has been equipped with thousands of H-11 Bomber.
"Your Majesty, our next-generation heavy-duty Bomber, is not expected to be mass-produced until the end of next year." Albert Field Marshal Kesselring said.
German Air Force The next generation heavy-duty Bomber, named H-21 heavy-duty Bomber, also uses four engines. It's just that the engine performs better. This enables the H-21 fighter jet to have a maximum range of 5,800 kilometers and a maximum bomb load of ten tons. When equipped with three tons of bombs, the range can reach 4,000 kilometers. Such performance is already much more advanced than the H-11 fighter jet. It is precisely because various technical indicators have increased a lot that the development progress of the H-21 fighter jet has been relatively slow, and it has not yet been able to enter service.
However, even if it is not mass-produced until the end of next year, it will still be able to catch up with this World War. Moreover, once it enters service, it will inevitably replace the H-11 Bomber and become the main heavy-duty Bomber of German Air Force. In this World War, at least in the early stages of the war, Bomber will become the most important strategy of German Air Force.
Oscar has always requested German Air Force. Their mission is not just to fight for air supremacy and assist the army in combat. Their more important task is to launch strategic bombing against the enemy. Launch a large-scale Bomber campaign against major local cities and industrial bases, especially military industrial bases. Through such Bomber, we can weaken the enemy's strength, so that our own side can take a greater advantage in the war.
It is precisely because of this that German Air Force has been determined to build a Strategic Air Force team since its establishment. Although the German Air Force long-range fighter is still under development, it is enough to catch up with the outbreak of the next war. Long-range fighter jets require more powerful and fuel-efficient engines, as well as a lighter body, which requires the use of stronger but lighter aviation aluminum. It is precisely because of these indicator requirements that the German Air Force long-range fighter project has progressed slowly. However, Oscar requires the Air Force to be more deficient than excessive, and never to make up for the shortage. After all, long-range fighters will become the bodyguards of Long-Range Heavy Bomber, protecting these Bomber for bombing missions deep into the enemy's heartland. Without the protection of fighter jets, these huge Bomber would probably become targets for enemy fighter jets.
Although, the heavy-duty Bomber has very powerful self-defense weapons. But it is too clumsy. During the battle, it is easy for enemy fighters to find opportunities and shoot them down. The cost of these heavy-duty Bombers is not cheap. If the losses are large, it will be enough to make the leaders of Imperial Air Forces feel distressed for a long time. Therefore, they are also trying their best to promote the strategic Bomber technology.
"Buru In order to guard against us, many heavy industrial factories have been moved to and from Urra in recent years. Especially many tanks and aircraft manufacturing factories have moved to Urra. Once the war breaks out If so, we need to dispatch Bomber to bomb these important strategic targets. If we can successfully destroy them, this will play a great role in defeating Buru," Oscar said.
Albert Field Marshal Kesselring nodded. "Your Majesty Please rest assured, Imperial Air Force is ready. Once necessary, we will definitely dispatch heavy Bomber troops to destroy those important Buru factories!"