northernbook Chapter 199 Let the Air Force Give the West Another Small Shock
Chapter 199 Let the Air Force Give the West Another Small Shock
Air Force Commander-in-Chief Golson was Prime Minister Hilt's most steadfast comrade-in-arms. Hilt's ability to become Prime Minister was inseparable from this man.
So when Hilt became the Prime Minister and took over Hans's power, he appointed Golson as the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force, becoming one of his most important supporters in the Wehrmacht.
Apart from the fact that the Air Force doesn't have as many messes as the Army, Golson does have a strong interest in the Restoration Army's fighter planes.
"Mr. An, our Air Force is willing to trust you, but if we want jet fighters, would you be willing to sell them to us?"
Golson looked at An Hongyi with a faint smile on his face.
An Hongyi shrugged and spread his hands, saying, "I'm sorry, Datang International hasn't received any notification yet about selling the jet fighters."
Want a fighter jet? You're just dreaming.
Even an unreliable jet fighter like the ME262 Feiyan is not enough.
Before the second generation aircraft enters service, they will not sell any jet aircraft, and not even a little bit of technology will be leaked.
The early emergence of jet fighters has already promoted the rapid development of the Western aviation industry in theory and demand.
If we still sell them jet fighters at this time, it would be no different from aiding the enemy.
Besides, if we sell jet fighters to them now, how will we sell the Air Force's thousands of propeller fighters of various types?
Of course, there is another situation where it can be sold.
That is, after they have produced jet fighters with actual combat capabilities, they can then sell some jet fighters with less advanced performance.
This is another common practice used by the West against the East in the business world.
When some high-priced things in the West are sold to the East at very low prices.
There is no doubt that Dongfang is about to achieve localization of this product.
Golson was not surprised by An Hongyi's refusal.
If they were equipped with the world's most advanced jet fighters, they would certainly not sell them abroad.
He said this just because he wanted to give it a try.
“That’s a pity, but we are very interested in the various fighter planes of the Restoration Army, especially your heavy bombers.
I will immediately arrange for a team of pilots to go to the ancient country for a test drive.
If possible, we will send multiple batches of pilots to the ancient country in the future for training and to familiarize themselves with the fighter jets.
I hope we can have deeper cooperation in the military field."
Among these fighter planes, the one he valued most was the large B-17 heavy bomber.
However, its code name on the foreign trade list is H-17E heavy bomber.
The performance of this bomber made Golson, the commander-in-chief of the Air Force, very jealous.
With a bomb load of 8 tons and a combat range of nearly 3000 kilometers, it fully meets the needs of the Hans Air Force for heavy bombers.
Within this range, starting from Hans' homeland, we can directly cover the surrounding countries.
Especially the three countries of John, Gaul and Tsarist Russia.
If they also had a large number of heavy bombers, they could launch strategic bombing and destroy their industrial capabilities once the war broke out.
It was like the Restoration Army Air Force conducting strategic bombing against the Fuso mainland.
In fact, they also carried out research on the heavy bomber project, and he was the one who led it, and millions of Reichsmarks have been invested so far.
But technical limitations are not so easy to overcome.
Just the engine alone stumped them.
Currently, their piston engines can barely reach 500 horsepower.
Such power is obviously not enough to drive a heavy bomber.
The H-17E heavy bomber of the Renaissance Army has a single engine with 1200 horsepower.
Not only did the bombers envy him, but the piston engine technology also made him very jealous.
In addition to this H-17E heavy bomber, the Air Force also has purchasing intentions for fighter jets, dive bombers, transport aircraft, etc.
However, all this will have to wait until the actual aircraft evaluation and test flight are completed in the ancient country before a decision can be made.
After all, this is not a small business and you can't make a decision on a whim.
The navy had already spent a lot of money, and August, as the commander-in-chief of the navy, was only interested in battleships, so he did not show much enthusiasm.
But he also said that he would send a team to the ancient country.
An Hongyi just smiled at this.
They also have giant ships and cannons, but they still need to ask Jiang Hua for permission before using them.
When An Hongyi returned to the hotel, he jumped up excitedly in the room.
Although this time he only contacted the senior leaders of Hans' navy, army and air force to answer some of their questions, he did not confirm any orders.
But as long as they send a team to the ancient country, they won’t have to worry about not having orders.
At that time, he will take them to visit the war preparedness warehouses in various places, and orders will come in like snowflakes.
Including this submarine order, he is confident that the total order amount can reach 500 million or even 1 billion oceans.
As long as this order is secured, Datang International will basically have no worries about food and clothing in the future.
Even though the bulk of the money was taken by the Executive Yuan.
But the commission alone is enough to allow Datang International Trade, which has few big fish and small shrimps, to live a good life.
When the excitement faded, An Hongyi immediately reported the "battle situation" to the country and explained to the country that the Hans Empire would send a delegation of three armed forces to the country.
Although Datang International sells arms, its ownership is under the jurisdiction of the Executive Yuan and is a first-level state-owned enterprise under the Executive Yuan.
This is also the highest level of public ownership enterprise.
Therefore, the person An Hongyi reports to is also the Premier of the Executive Yuan, Chu An-shih.
When Chu Anshi saw An Hongyi's telegram, he was immediately delighted.
Especially the order contract worth 1.27 million Reichsmarks was completely unexpected money.
After all, the manufacturing cost of the navy's submarines is very low.
Once the money arrives, we can start several large-scale projects.
Now he basically spends whatever money he has, as long as the government doesn't run a deficit.
After reading the contents of the telegram, Chu Anshi immediately found Jiang Hua who was working in Yiniantang.
"Judging from your expression, you must have good news for me this time. Tell me, I want to hear what the good news is."
After seeing Chu Anshi coming, Jiang Hua asked him to sit down and joked.
"Chairman, this is indeed good news."
"Considering the date, this good news should come from Hans Country."
Chu Anshi gave a thumbs up and said, "The chairman is really as good as a god. This is indeed the good news that An Hongyi brought back.
He reached a contract with the Navy Submarine Command of the Hans Empire for 18 S-21 submarines. This was a contract in black and white and was completely confirmed.
In a few days, the Hans Empire will send delegations from the navy, army and air force to purchase weapons and equipment. This is a big deal.
Not only will the military have an easier time, but our government will also have a much easier time.”
As government fiscal revenue increases, military spending will also increase relatively.
After all, these weapons and equipment were retired by the military.
After selling their equipment, they must give a share of the profits to the military.
It was Jiang Hua who decided that the military could not engage in business, so the military had to rely on the military funds approved every year to survive.
Apart from the navy and air force, the army is having the most difficult time.
So far, the military’s wages have not increased.
Jiang Hua was not surprised to hear that An Hongyi had sold all 18 submarines.
This is a Type 21 submarine. It would be strange if it couldn't be sold.
"A delegation from the three armed forces? Haha, this is clearly a procurement delegation from the three armed forces. They are big clients, so we must show our sincerity and treat them well."
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Hua said, "Inform An Hongyi that he and the Hans country's military delegation don't need to come by boat. We will send a plane to pick them up directly."
If it was before, the fighter jet’s range would not be enough.
Because the flight route needed to bypass Tsarist Russia, the direct flight range was increased to 9000 kilometers.
But now, the Air Force has a transport plane that can fly directly from the ancient country to Hans.
This transport aircraft is the C-124 Globemaster strategic transport aircraft.
In the original time and space, this thing served in the US military for 74 years.
It was not completely retired until the C-5 Galaxy strategic transport aircraft entered service.
With a maximum range of 11,000 kilometers, it is entirely possible to fly non-stop.
Even if each plane carries dozens of people, there is no problem at all.
Moreover, the Renaissance Army can also demonstrate its powerful air strategic transport capabilities in this way, bringing another small shock to Xizhou.
This can be considered as directly advertising to the West.
"An Hongyi also asked me to bring some words.
He said Hans's naval commander-in-chief, August, was fond of battleships.
He asked me to ask you if it is possible to sell battleships to the Imperial Navy of Hans."
After hearing this, Jiang Hua's eyes lit up.
"Yes, of course. Just reply to him directly. Even if he wants ten or eight ships, there's no problem!"
The price of a battleship is equivalent to that of 18 submarines, so of course it can be sold.
At this point, Jiang Hua was looking forward to the arrival of the German Armed Forces delegation even more.