Hoffman was a little angry, but everyone could hear that this anger was not directed at Jeshunek: "During the Air Force personnel adjustment meeting, didn't I announce in public that you would be directly responsible for reporting to me? Why didn't you Tell me about this? Why not report their vandalism?"
"Führer!" Jeshunek lowered his head, "They also have certain practical difficulties. I originally planned to wait for a while before coordinating, but I didn't expect..."
"Your qualifications may be a little lower, but this is not a reason for them to ignore you. Regardless of your rank or position, your responsibilities are there." Hoffman spurred Jeshunek, "Zeitzler's situation is probably worse than yours." I also know that before he became Army Chief of Staff, he was only a major general. I promoted him to army general, skipping the rank of lieutenant general. Except for the victory in the Battle of Dieppe, I am afraid no one knows about his other achievements. But what about now? Not only did he manage the three army groups and more than 2 million army troops on the eastern front in an orderly manner, but the nearly one million army troops on the western front did not dare to disobey his arrangements. In terms of qualifications and merits, he could pick an army group at random. Group commanders and even group army commanders have higher status and more credit than him, but he still does a great job. What does he rely on? It is definitely not based on his own qualifications and merits - his little capital is not enough to mention in front of others. ! He relies on my trust, on the awe and obedience of the military to the position of Chief of General Staff, and on his own means and abilities. You must stand up and be tough. Don't let others take the position of Chief of General Staff of the Air Force. The position is just for decoration, you have to make full use of my trust and authority and be good at using your own strengths. If anyone dares to continue to say one thing and do another, I don't mind continuing to adjust personnel - I warned them at the last meeting ."
"Yes! The head of state." Jeshunek replied with tears in his eyes and a firm look. He was extremely grateful for the trust and love of the head of state. However, others knew that Hoffman was really angry: General Jeshunek is The head of state personally announced that he was the chief of staff of the Air Force. Disobeying him was equivalent to disobeying the head of state. The head of state had always had a bad impression of the army officer corps, which acted independently and ranked based on seniority. Now this bad impression has been brought to what is known as the stronghold of national socialism. Here comes the Air Force.
Looking at Jeshunek's appearance, Hoffman's mood improved a little, and he was determined to encourage him again: "If everything is based on seniority, then of course there will be no problem for Marshal Hindenburg to serve as the president of Germany. Do I have to wait for all the people to be elected?" Can you be the head of state only if all the German officers have died?" Everyone suddenly realized that the head of state, who was an Austrian corporal, hated the tradition of seniority in the officer corps the most. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and suddenly realized that they were all heads of state. The vested interests that undermined the seniority system, whether it was Speer, Keitel, Kamhuber, or Garland, were all supported by the Führer. They immediately showed their support and attentive listening attitude. According to past experience, the Führer also I can keep talking for an hour without doing anything else, just listen.
Everyone thought that the Führer would speak for a long time as usual. Usually this kind of eloquent impromptu speech would start from the glorious history of the National Socialist Party, continue to talk about the Führer's personal struggle and the noble qualities of the Aryan people, and then talk about the world. We have all listened to the arrangements of the New Order countless times, and are familiar with many passages and chapters to the point where we can recite them by heart. However, we are all smart people and know that it is best to listen carefully when the head of state is giving a speech - that way we will suffer less. Point guilt. Unexpectedly, Hoffman stopped after the first sentence: "The question now is, if we have a fully modified Ju-88 night fighter, can we sit back and relax against the enemy at night?"
"I'm afraid I can't say that." Kamhuber was the first to react from his "intoxication" and quickly replied, "Although Schepfer's attitude is disdainful, at least he told the truth. Just like day fighters, our night fighters do not have enough firepower. It is very difficult to deal with heavy bombers like the Lancaster. Several times, pilots have reported that they destroyed the four engines on the enemy plane until only one was still running normally. It's frustrating that Brits can struggle to fly back."
The main fighter aircraft of the Luftwaffe such as the Bf-109 were initially equipped with the MG151 aviation cannon. The 15mm ammunition was enough firepower to deal with fighters, but not enough to deal with bombers. In order to increase the power, the MG151/20mm ammunition was used after modification and upgrade. The new ammunition performed relatively well in combat. Except for heavy bombers such as the B-17 Flying Fortress and Lancaster, the average hit rate was 18 to 20 rounds. Can shoot down a four-engine aircraft. However, firstly, the British increased the proportion of Lancaster heavy bombers, and secondly, it was difficult to hit 20 consecutive rounds at night. Therefore, the Air Force Technical Department invited a tender to introduce the MK-108 aviation cannon and use 30mm caliber ammunition. The new ammunition is so powerful that it can shoot down heavy bombers such as B-17, B-24, Lancaster and other heavy bombers with only 4 rounds of high-explosive bombs, while it only takes 1 round to shoot down ordinary fighter jets, and it is designed based on the principle of recoil, 80 % of the parts are stamped parts, reducing the number of moving parts to a minimum, making it an effective, reliable, lightweight, compact and easy-to-manufacture weapon.
"The characteristics of the MK-108 are outstanding, but the shortcomings are also very obvious. It cannot balance good ballistic characteristics and high rate of fire - the low muzzle velocity causes serious ballistic drop. The projectile will drop 41 meters at a distance of 1,000 meters. This is not an experienced pilot. It is difficult to hit mobile targets. I once flew an aircraft equipped with MK-108 to deal with bombers coming from the air attack, and found that it was necessary to fire at an extremely close range. If you were not careful, you would be in danger of colliding with the target. Due to the heavy The tail firepower of the bomber is very powerful, and the young pilots who are just starting out will be intimidated and dare not engage in close combat, just like what happened to the JG26 Wing today, the use of MK-108 at long range is completely inaccurate." As a fighter aircraft, Ace, Major General Garland has a deep experience of the new aircraft cannon, "Therefore, the current equipment is not large in quantity and can only be used effectively by some veterans, and it is not included in the Air Force's standard equipment."
Everyone fell into thinking hard, and Hoffman suddenly laughed: "Gentlemen, you have entered a big misunderstanding. I have a very good way to solve this problem, let the night fighter using MK-108 Able to balance firepower and safety."
The head of state has another good idea? Everyone became suspicious, with curiosity written all over their faces. Hoffmann's solution to the problem was simple, and it wasn't even what he thought of at all - the Third Reich introduced a shooting weapon system tilted on the back of the aircraft in mid-1943, and vividly called it the oblique music. He took a pen and paper, and with the help of the Austrian corporal's painting skills, he started painting. Everyone had seen the head of state's "design" skills at the jet fighter test flight site, and they couldn't help but form a circle around him. I am very interested in what I can draw this time.
It was not as complicated as imagined. Hoffman simply sketched the side view of a Ju-88. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com The key point is that two thin tubes protrude from the back of the aircraft, pointing tiltedly towards the sky. "This is the new thing I designed." Hoffman explained, "Who said that aviation cannons must be installed in the front? After modification, we placed them on the back of the aircraft, and we can approach them from underneath the bomber without knowing it. , 30 meters or 50 meters will do, and then fire - such a close range shooting can give full play to the firepower and its ballistics will certainly not be a problem. The fighter jet can also effectively avoid its self-defense firepower when it is under the enemy aircraft when shooting."
Everyone was dumbfounded. The head of state's thinking was really wild. Only Speer's expression did not change at all - when he and the head of state discussed the future development of Berlin more than ten years ago, he talked about architectural design and style for a long time, which was more outrageous than this. Or I have seen ridiculous ideas. The aerial cannon arranged at an angle is nothing, it is just childish.
"Good idea, good idea, genius-like, brilliant idea." Garland's eyes shone, and he suddenly clapped his hands in praise. This posture made Jeshunek and Keitel curl their lips involuntarily: I know you I want to take the opportunity to flatter him, but the traces are too obvious.
Unexpectedly, Kamhuber, who took the drawing and took a quick look at it, actually agreed: "The Führer's idea is really a stroke of genius... In addition to the advantages just mentioned, we cannot ignore the effectiveness of this combat method on bombers. The underside of the bomber's belly is usually The defense force is very weak, and the fuel tank is located under the wing and in the middle of the engine. If you think about it, if you are lucky, just one shot can explode the fuel tank, which is enough to make these four-shot big guys become the brightest torches in the night sky."
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