Zhou Yu knew deeply that this technology was much better than the square-butt extended-range cannon technology he invented!
It is no exaggeration to say that this technology is a new artillery technology that spans the ages! Its emergence is the beginning of a new revolution in artillery!
So Zhou Yu made necessary modification suggestions based on the technology invented by Zhao Hu, and sent the specific suggestions to Hawaii:
First, increase the range of the artillery by improving ammunition, increasing the angle of fire, lengthening the barrel, etc.; second, improving the performance of the breech block and loading mechanism to increase the firing speed of the artillery; third, using an open-frame large frame, which is generally implemented
Mechanical traction reduces the weight of the artillery and improves the mobility of the artillery; fourth, the use of self-tightening barrel and movable barrel barrel technology to enhance the strength and service life of the barrel.
As for the recoilless guns and more powerful anti-tank guns that appeared after World War II, Zhou Yu knew that he was not yet capable of manufacturing them. He would wait until conditions were sufficient in the future!
Zhou Yu also proposed in the telegram that the first batch of towable artillery should be transported to Xinjiang for use. The defense of the border is the top priority, and the Tsarist Russia in the Far East and the British in India are nothing.
Good bird. As for the little military strength of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, Zhou Yu didn't take them seriously at all. If they can't even deal with the forces of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, then there's no point in destroying the sun and the United States!
In addition to the news about Hawaii, there is another good news, which is about the Air Force. Based on the drawings and information provided by himself, Rashilde successfully developed a rudimentary powered delta wing. In addition, the airship was also used by him.
developed, but these are relatively rudimentary. In Zhou Yu's view, there are still many areas that need improvement.
However, Zhou Yu is now deep in the hinterland of China and has no chance to participate in the improvement and perfection of airships and powered delta wings. He can only watch as Rashilde takes more detours.
But this is fine. Only by letting them do it can we cultivate our own talents and encourage them to follow their own scientific research path faster and better, instead of directing them by ourselves and letting them be operators.
Airships and powered delta wings were Zhou Yu's initial vision for the future air force of the Zhongyong Army, and they were also indispensable tools for him to prepare to earn money from other ghost countries. These aerospace tools have proven to have no development prospects in later generations, and they are also
It is a military unit that will eventually be eliminated, but Zhou Yu has his own set of in-depth ideas!
In order to take over Beijing intact, Zhou Yu prepared to develop aerial power and use airships and powered delta wings to transport troops to the Forbidden City in Beijing.
Beijing City is a little better. After all, the Zhongyong Army still has several bases in Beijing City, which are all arranged by Da Dao Wang Wu. In the early stage of the operation, it is still possible to disperse the soldiers and weapons in batches and secretly send them to Beijing City.
Arrived.
The Forbidden City was different. It was the heartland of the Manchu Qing government and was heavily guarded. It was impossible to enter the interior through the ground. Zhou Yu thought about it. The only way to defeat the troops was through a sky raid.
Only then can you suddenly break into the Forbidden City without damaging the cultural relics inside.
The Forbidden City is actually the Forbidden City in Beijing in later generations. All cultural relics have their own artistic and historical value. Each piece has its own unique aspect and cannot be replaced with each other. It is also a cultural treasure of the Chinese nation and has extremely high
historical and cultural value.
Because of these cultural relics, Zhou Yu worked hard and tried every means to capture the Forbidden City in Beijing intact without fighting! This is one of the main reasons why Zhou Yu has not started to overthrow the Manchu government.
Without a proper and perfect plan, Zhou Yu still had to wait and act. He did not want to become the historical sinner of the Chinese nation!
If you want to achieve the above goals, you need airborne paratroopers from the Air Force, but now you don’t even have a plane! Where can you find enough paratroopers?
Zhou Yu, who had been having a headache for a long time, finally remembered in the depths of his mind that Germany used airships during World War I. However, the airships did not carry a large number of people and were not stable, so he conceived the idea of a powered delta wing.
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The ultimate airship designed by Zhou Yu is based on the German "Graf Zeppelin". According to the airship information he gave Rashilde, the ultimate airship has a total length of 280 meters and a maximum diameter of 32 meters.
It can be filled with 120,000 cubic meters of helium. The airship itself weighs 120 tons and has a load capacity of 55 tons. It is powered by 2 state-of-the-art Diesel diesel engines and 4 state-of-the-art electric motors, with a maximum speed of 300 kilometers per hour.
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Its overall structure is a rigid airship structure. When the altitude is about 3,000 meters, as long as the maximum wind speed does not exceed 40 knots, the stability of the airship during flight will be extremely strong and reliable, even in windy and rainy weather.
Flying as usual, it's a bit better than a fighter jet.
With enough raw materials, it can sail non-stop for about 10 days.
This is a very scary data, which means that if it is manufactured, it will be easy to travel back and forth from Vietnam to Beijing. When Rashild saw the data, his jaw dropped in surprise!
Where is this airship? It is simply a giant battleship in the sky! Of course, it does not have the weapons and equipment of a battleship. But even if the weapons are not as good as a battleship, its other performance can be called an air battleship. Zhou Yu built it just for transportation.
Yes, it can also be used as a high-altitude bomber!
Since helium is an inert gas and non-flammable, it is not prone to explosion. For this reason, Zhou Yu chose helium as the airship's levitation force.
However, due to constraints, manufacturing helium is expensive and difficult to collect. Zhou Yu plans to only build about 5 airships. When the task is completed, Zhou Yu plans to replace the helium and use hydrogen as the suspension in order to keep it confidential.
power, and then sell it at a price. Zhou Yu still has to keep the secret of helium a secret. Zhou Yu thinks that as long as someone pays for it, he is ready to sell the technology together with it.
Zhou Yu gave Rashild the drawings and information of a powered delta wing, and the final version was a powered hang glider based on the Jie 4-3 (four-wheeled, three-seater) model.
The loading capacity is 250kg, the maximum take-off weight is 500kg, it can carry 3 people including the driver, the maximum speed can reach 120km/h, the cruising speed is 90km/h, and the take-off speed is 60kmh.
It uses a small Mercedes-Benz gasoline engine with a horsepower of about 130 horses and a flying altitude of about 1000m.
Since aluminum alloy materials have not been developed yet, Zhou Yu used another kind of lightweight alloy steel, plus high-strength skin cloth packaging.
Zhou Yu plans to use aluminum alloy as a material for high-altitude bombers in the future. He is not in a hurry to develop it now, for fear that it will be leaked too early. Zhou Yu has never thought about using a wooden frame aircraft. That thing is slow and not easy to use.
For safety, if you want to use Zhou Yu, be prepared to use aluminum alloy materials. With your own cheating device, it would be too shabby to start over again!
Now Rashilde has lived up to Zhou Yu's high expectations and has built an early airship and a powered delta wing. Although it is an early stage, the technical difficulty of later improvements is not very high. Zhou Yu believes that the final product will soon be
Created by Rashild.
This is what Zhou Yu did secretly on Yongxing Island. In the Xisha and Nansha Islands with Yongxing Island as the main base, Zhou Yu arranged several air force bases. This so-called air force base is not of later generations.
The aircraft base is a pilot training base for Zhou Yu to prepare for the future air force. The main training projects are airships and powered delta wings.
Airships and powered delta wings are just the cradle and appetizer for training air force pilots. They will eventually be abandoned by Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu's real purpose is to use these projects to train real aircraft pilots.
Zhou Yu has not chosen the leader of the Air Force all this time. On the one hand, it is because there is no Air Force yet, and on the other hand, Zhou Yu has not found a suitable candidate in the Zhongyong Army.
The Air Force is not a ground force. It is still a relatively unfamiliar field to everyone. If you want to make the Air Force bigger and stronger, you must not only have the technology, but the most important thing is the Air Force Commander. The top commander of the Air Force must have the skills.
A very macro strategic vision.
After thinking about it, Zhou Yu finally fixed his sights on Zhang Long. Zhang Long's unit was originally prepared to serve as a Marine Corps battalion, a ground force airdropped by the Navy and Air Force. By slightly modifying the training methods, it would be possible
I quickly adapted to the rhythm of the Air Force!
For this reason, before leaving, Zhou Yu gave Zhang Long his drafts "On Air Warfare" and "On Air Control". When Zhang Long heard that he wanted his troops to be organized into an air force, he felt very unhappy.
I have never fought a battle since I became the leader of this Marine Corps battalion, but Liu Chengliang and the others have tasted the taste of victory long ago and have fought several great victories.
I was feeling aggrieved at first, but now it's good that the teacher actually wants to organize his team into a new unit, and he has to retrain and adapt again. Isn't this just making fun of himself! He doesn't want to listen to Zhou's words.
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But when Zhou Yu handed Zhang Long the two books "On Air Warfare" and "On Air Control", Zhang Long changed his mind. The word "air force" attracted Zhang Long.
As early as 1880, Zhou Yu had talked with everyone about the Air Force. Zhang Long still had fresh memories of the form and development of the Air Force described by Zhou Yu. At that time, everyone thought that the Air Force described by Zhou Yu was simply invincible.
Military branch.
Now Zhou Yu wants to lead the air force himself. Zhang Long is full of fantasies about the air force. He will be the commander of the invincible army. Zhang Long laughs when he thinks about it!
What's more, Zhou Yu also told Zhang Long that the Air Force can conduct war independently. Zhou Yu also told Zhang Long that the Air Force that possesses and uses superiority can determine the final outcome of the war after gaining air supremacy.
What a wonderful scene that is! Zhang Long, who has a militant factor flowing in his blood, gets a nosebleed just thinking about it. He imagines that the air force regiment he leads sweeps through all the enemies on the battlefield and beats up the long-haired ghosts.
With the bright prospect of flesh and blood flying everywhere, and imagining the glorious image of being invincible on the battlefield, I can have fun secretly without having anything to do!