At present, Chu Zian had specially vacated a military camp to train pilots and ground crew. So far, a total of 12 pilots, 15 ground crew, and air traffic control personnel had been trained. The scale was still small, but it was enough to make the airport operate.
The year 1935 was considered a small dividing point in the history of aviation. Many classic fighter planes of World War II were developed in this year. Although many fighter planes had their first flight a few days later, according to the division of technology in the base, the time of unlocking was based on the successful development, not the first flight.
At present, Chu Zian had only chosen two fighter planes. In the early stages of World War II, the best fighter plane was the German FF-109 fighter plane. This fighter plane was one of the best fighter planes in World War II and had great modification potential. It was also one of the main fighters of the German Air Force in World War II.
More than half of the German Air Force's military achievements were obtained by the BF109. Other than the short range, there were not many shortcomings.
The FF-109 fighter jet was successfully developed and made its first flight in August 1935. It was equipped with a liquid-cooled in-line cylinder engine with 1850 horsepower. Its maximum flight speed could reach 710 kilometers per hour, and its maximum range was 900 kilometers. For Chu Zian, this advanced fighter jet was enough for the early stage.
In addition to this fighter jet, Chu Zian also chose a dive bomber. It was the Ju-87 Stuka dive bomber, which was mainly used for ground attacks. In fact, Chu Zian also wanted to get a large long-range bomber, and now one had been unlocked.
However, this bomber needed ten crew members. There were not enough pilots to pilot this large bomber at the moment, and it was not very useful now. The performance of the Ju-87 Stuka was enough. After all, there were not many targets in the country that could use a large bomber.
The famous Ju-87 Stuka was known as the most lethal weapon. Its appearance had caused the Russian army to be utterly defeated. Without the Stuka, the German army's blitzkrieg would have been greatly reduced.
The Stuka was a dive bomber that entered service in 1935. It was equipped with a liquid-cooled engine with 1410 horsepower. Its maximum flight speed was 410 kilometers per hour, and its maximum range was 900 kilometers.
Its maximum load was 625KG. Generally, it would carry a 500kg bomb when it went out. Generally, bombs that weighed more than this were rare in war. This was a heavy bomb.
Compared to cannonballs, aerial bombs had a much larger charge. Because aerial bombs didn't have to withstand the huge pressure of launching like cannonballs, the walls of ordinary aerial bombs were relatively thin. The charge of ordinary high-explosive bombs fluctuated around 50%. As for armor-piercing aerial bombs, it was a different story.
For example, the 155mm caliber artillery shell only had a charge of about 6-7 kilograms, which was at most 10 kilograms.
A 500kg bomb had a charge of about 250kg, which was 20 to 30 times that of a 155mm shell. The charge was proportional to the killing radius. The more charge, the larger the killing radius.
A 500kg bomb could cover the area of several football fields, so the lethality of the Stuka was still very high. Although it could only carry one bomb at a time, it was enough.
Currently, there were only six fighter jets, including four BF109 fighter jets and two JU87 Stuka dive bomber. As the number of pilots and ground crew increased, the number of fighter jets would also increase.
Originally, Chu Zian wanted to train his own pilots, or he could go to other warlords to recruit pilots. However, he realized that he was still thinking too simply. The main reason was that the temple was too small to accommodate those pampered children. He could not recruit talents at all. They yearned for the Central Army and the Guangdong Army, and Chu Zian was not even considered a warlord. Even if the treatment was good and the aircraft's performance was good, it would not attract talents.
This also made Chu Zian's desire to expand even stronger. Although there were still more than two years before the Lugouqiao Incident broke out, there was not much time left for him. He had to expand his sphere of influence to the north before the outbreak of the War of Resistance. Only then could he resist or even repel the Japanese invasion.
He didn't want the Japanese to stay rampant in Huaxia for too long. Since he was here, he would not stop until he flattened the Japanese islands.
If he wanted to expand, then the warlords would definitely not give up their territory obediently, so they could only solve it through force. This was also the reason why Chu Zian was so eager to recruit a large number of new recruits. The strength of two regiments was enough for him to occupy a larger territory to develop.
In fact, what was restricting Chu Zian's development was not manpower or anything else. The most important thing was money and time. With the hot sale of firearms, the problem of money had been greatly solved. On the contrary, there was a shortage of manpower and time. If they were all new recruits, their combat effectiveness would be too low. They had to have Red Alert soldiers as the backbone to quickly form combat effectiveness.
The 1st Battalion of the Red Alert would definitely need to be split up, and then a regiment would be formed on the basis of the 1st Battalion.
There was no doubt that the Red Alert soldiers were strong, but having too few people was a weakness. They needed more soldiers to occupy the territory.
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