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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 664 (3) MK9 Torpedo

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    "More than that, the 12th, 13th, and 15th German flying wings each have 4 aircraft in their wing headquarters. If we only count the four countries around Ukraine, the Germans can gather at least 188 fighter squadrons!  The total number is not much different from the combined strength of our current 1st and 2nd fighter-bomber wings, but don't forget that the opponent is mainly Fokkerdvii and Fokkerdri fighters. As a fighter-bomber, our dh4 alone  He is no match for the opponent in aerial combat," Jiang Hongyu said with his hands behind his back.

    "Jiang Sang, um, how long will it take for the aircraft and pilots lost by our coalition air force in the past two days to be replenished?" After hearing this, Tanaka Yiyi silently calculated for a while, and felt that Jiang Hongyu was right, so he continued to ask  road.

    Jiang Hongyu glanced at Wang Geng a little embarrassed, not knowing whether to say or not. The output and production capacity of China's military industry enterprises have been kept strictly confidential. Although the approximate number can be calculated, it is difficult to do things as a person.  Do you have to leave some room to move forward and retreat more freely?  Therefore, although China and Japan have concluded an all-round alliance, both sides hide many secrets. For example, Japan does not tell China how many ships its navy is building, their tonnage, and their armaments.

    China, on the other hand, is not telling the truth about its steel and oil production. Both sides know that the other side¡¯s wealth is much more than what they see so far. When it comes to replenishing the battle losses of the air force in front of them, it also involves China¡¯s current aircraft.  What is the production capacity?

    Wang Geng and Jiang Hongyu certainly know what the current production capacity of the China Aircraft Manufacturing Company is. In fact, the China FR-18 Excellent fighter-bomber, which was officially finalized and put into production at the end of April 1918, had an original design production capacity of 5, 6, and 7 months.  Each produced 40, 50, and 60 units. During the actual production process, as the installation and debugging skills of workers and technicians further improved, Wang Zhu and Bayuzao optimized and adjusted the production line twice.

    In the three months of May, June, and July 1918, the number of Chinese fr-18 Excellent fighter-bombers that actually rolled off the production line and entered service with the Chinese Air Force Air Force reached an astonishing 48, 64, and  There are as many as 96 aircraft. By July 29, the Allied Air Force actually already had 5 Chinese FR-18 Excellent fighter-bomber groups.

    Each Chinese FR-18 fighter-bomber group has three squadrons of 12 aircraft, and the group headquarters is composed of a squadron of 4 aircraft.  Nanyuan Aviation School uses eight TR-18 two-seat trainer/fighter/bombers modified with front- and rear-seat dual-link control systems. The basic parameters and performance are consistent with the FR-18, but a dual-link operating system is installed.

    The 1st Fighter-Bomber Wing stationed in Voronezh, the 2nd Fighter-Bomber Wing stationed in Tsaritsyn, the 3rd Heavy Bomber Wing stationed in Tsaritsyn, and the 4th Fighter-Bomber Wing stationed in Samara all have a fr.  -18 Excellent Fighter-Bomber Group, and the other fr-18 Fighter-Bomber Group belongs to the 8th Fighter-Bomber Wing stationed in Gyeonggi.

    If Jiang Hongyu, the chief of staff and logistics commander of the coalition forces, is responsible for the logistics transportation and supply of the entire coalition forces at the front, then Army General Xue Dubi, the first munitions director of the Chinese Participating Army Command, plays a greater role in the rear.  The founder of the gendarmerie and the internal affairs force who participated in the war was Wang Geng's most trusted subordinate, and he was also one of the five kings who came out of the early 16th mixed brigade. Wang Geng placed Xue Dubi in the extremely important position of director of military supplies, relying on him.  The most outstanding thing is that Xue Dubi is extremely loyal in addition to being calm and efficient in doing things.

    In fact, Xue Dubi, while serving as the director of munitions, also served as the director of the military police of the participating armies, and was elected as the deputy minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs by Wang Geng. Although it seems that he is not engaged in military and political discipline and internal security protection, as well as the production and scheduling of military supplies.  Eight poles could not be hit, but Xue Dubilin shouldered these three critical tasks.

    According to the latest military production plan reported by Xue Dubi, China Aircraft Manufacturing Company will complete another important production task in July in two days at the end of July. The production of 36 BC-18 attack bombers that have been tested and finalized at the end of June.  .

    At that time, the BC-18 attack bomber was designed immediately after the fr-18 fighter bomber. The specific parameters are as follows:

    Members: 4 people

    Wing area: 75m2

    Self-weight: 3400kg

    Maximum take-off weight: 6200kg

    Maximum speed: 220km/h

    Endurance distance: 138m

    Practical ceiling: 6500m

    Engine: 2x domestic "Eagle viii" v12 liquid-cooled aircraft engines, 375 horsepower

    Weapons:

    The nose of the aircraft: Browning 12.7 large-caliber aircraft machine gun x2, the rear fuselage Browning 12.7 large-caliber aircraft machine gun x?3

    Bomb: 30x50kg or 12x125kg, or 6x250kg, or 1x800kg mk9 improved aviation torpedo

    The bc-18 uses an all-metal skin single fuselage design, coupled with retractable landing gear and embedded rivets to streamline the fuselage, making this twin-engine medium bomber the largest flying machine.The speed jumped to 220 kilometers per hour, making it the fastest bomber in this era.  The combat radius has also jumped to 880 kilometers!  The 1.5-ton bomb load is five times more than that of the fr-18!

    The BC-18 under design will become the fastest attack/bomber in 1918. When the improved 18-inch mk9 torpedo is mounted under the belly of the aircraft, it will become an unscrupulous ship killer. In 1918, the US military used  The main torpedoes are the 21-inch mk10, which weighs 1,000 kilograms, while the British 18-inch mk9 prototype torpedo only weighs 450 kilograms, which is obviously a bit inadequate for attacking capital ships.

    In order to cooperate with future ship attacks by BC-18 attack bombers, according to the results of discussions between Wang Geng and British Minister to China Zhu Erdian at the beginning of the year, the design drawings and production equipment of the mk9 torpedo were transferred from the British Whitehead Company, but the warhead charge was increased.  and propellant, giving the Chinese version of the mk9 an 18-inch slender body and greater destructive power and range than the original mk9.

    The parameters of the Chinese version of the improved 18-inch mk9 torpedo are as follows:

    Torpedo length: 4.95m

    Torpedo dead weight: 800kg

    Speed: 40knots (74?haige./ text.?km (5,000?yd) or 25knots (46?haige./ text.?km (13,600?yd)

    Warhead charge: tnt234kg

    Power: Propelled by a wet-heated 4-cylinder combustion engine, fuel: methanol

    The Chinese-made mk9 torpedo was finally designed and finalized at the end of May, and the BC-18 attack bomber was finally designed and finalized at the end of June 1918 as scheduled. By the end of July, the first batch of 36 aircraft will be completed.  According to the latest production plan of the China Aircraft Manufacturing Company reported by the director, 48, 64 and 96 BC-18 attack bombers will be produced in the three months of August, September and October respectively. After that, if the production capacity does not continue to be expanded, it will remain at  The monthly production rate is 120 aircraft.
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