Chapter 1161, Vicious Suggestions
“Can’t buy it?”
“To be precise, we can’t buy what we want.”
“For example.”
“We are interested in the German BF109 fighter jet, but the Germans still refuse to let go.”
“Raise the price?”
“We have raised the price to $50,000, but the Germans are still unwilling.”
“Alternatives?”
“We also took a fancy to the Italian BA-65 attack aircraft. But Mussolini refused. He was not even willing to receive our envoy. We returned in vain.”
“You didn’t ask the Sicilians to find a solution?”
“We have no contact with the Sicilians. We cannot find a valid person in charge of them.”
…”
Zhang Yong was thoughtful.
?Tanavaro must have found an excuse to hide.
If it is a business that can be done, he will definitely be willing to do it. The problem is, official business doesn’t work.
You must know that official business is subject to too many constraints.
What the Sicilians do is business that cannot be done officially.
“Madam, I hope you can help find a solution. After all, you are from our Air Force.”
"knew."
Zhang Yong answered slowly.
??If he could get a plane, he would definitely be happy.
But, for a while, I really didn’t have a good idea.
?Planes are a large quantity of arms, and they are also very conspicuous large quantities of arms. It is impossible to hide international trade from those who are interested.
“What now?”
“We have placed an order for five hundred Hawker-3s.”
“Five hundred? Not bad.”
“However, Curtiss’ delivery speed is too slow. It can only deliver 200 aircraft this year. The rest will need to be delivered next year or the year after.”
“The back? Nonsense! Aren’t the day lilies already cold?”
"What?"
“Soon…”
Zhang Yong almost blurted out the Marco Polo Bridge Incident.
Fortunately, he retracted the moment he exited.
“What do you want?”
“The situation in North China is already extremely dangerous. The Japanese invaders will take action at any time. It will definitely not be beyond October. What’s the use of only delivering the goods next year or the year after?”
“October? Where did you get the information?”
“I got it from the mouth of the Japanese spy. It’s not actually a secret. Because all the Japanese invaders know it.”
“Not a secret?”
"Yes. The situation in North China is not a secret at all among the Japanese spies. The Japanese invaders'' North China garrison headquarters has long made a plan to attack Wanping City and Nanyuan Airport. It will be implemented in the short term. By then, the Japanese invaders may Occupy the entire Pingjin area.”
“Why didn’t you report such important information?”
“This is a fact that everyone knows. There is no need to report it. Everyone above us knows it.”
“Everyone knows?”
"Yes. Everyone above knows it. Let''s not bother."
"Yeah?"
?Yang Lichu was dubious.
But since Zhang Yong insisted, she had no doubts.
“Why did Curtis Company…”
“They have been improving production lines, reducing production capacity, and saving money...”
“The only thing we can do is send people to urge us.”
“It has little effect.”
"yes!"
Zhang Yong was full of emotion.
This is the result of buying and selling arms.
Someone can choke you at any place. Make it impossible for you to do what you want.
Sometimes, this is indeed the case.
Sometimes, it is a deliberate arrangement.
So what if you have money? International trade may not buy you what you want.
This is true for later generations of lithography machines and chips.
“We have investigated and found that Curtiss Company’s losses have seriously expanded…”
“What about McDonnell Douglas, Boeing and Lockheed?”
“We have examined them all. There is nothing suitable. But there is a design plan for the P-38.”
“Oh? Do you already know about P-38?”
“Yes. It’s the twin devil you mentioned. It feels like the design is very weird. It’s too flashy. It consumes too much fuel.”
“What a pity…”
Zhang Yong muttered to himself.
It is certainly not a pity that the P-38 consumes too much fuel.
It''s a pity that it can''t make the trip. Its prototype did not start flying until 1939.
So, don’t think about it for now.
“Mr. Zhang, do you also know the design plan of the P-38 fighter jet?” Doolittle suddenly joined the group chat as a newcomer.
"Yes." Zhang Yong began to make up on the fly, "Several spies have mentioned its design. They said it was very strange. It actually has two fuselages. No. Three fuselages. Two tails."
“It seems that the Japanese spies are very powerful. They actually know it in such detail. Fortunately..."
“What’s the good thing?”
“I have different opinions on the design of this P-38 fighter jet. It cannot pass the review of the Department of the Army.”
"you?"
Zhang Yong was in disbelief.
He originally thought that Doolittle would appreciate the P-38 Twin Demon.
Unexpectedly, he actually looked down on the design of the P-38. It seems that no matter how talented you are, you will still have some biases.
Transition from biplane to monoplane. Most people can accept it. However, with three fuselages and two tails, it does look unreliable.
“Yes. I don’t like the design of the P-38.”
“Then you are wrong. Mr. Doolittle.”
“Mr. Zhang, do you know about aircraft design?”
"don''t know."
“Then where do you get your judgment?
“There’s no scientific basis for it. Just my gut feeling. I like airplanes like this.”
“Intuition?”
"Perhaps, I should say, high speed, heavy armor, powerful firepower, powerful power, can it be said that it is a heavy cavalry in the air?"
“Aerial heavy cavalry?”
"Mr. Doolittle, I am not knowledgeable. However, I trust my intuition. It must be a very good fighter."
Zhang Yong talks eloquently.
The excellence of the P-38 is beyond doubt.
It was the main fighter type of the American Air Force in the early stages of the war.
When Japanese fighter jets encounter it, there is almost no possibility of taking advantage.
?Its most outstanding achievement should be its long-distance attack and the destruction of Yamamoto Isoroku''s plane. What a late bloomer!
It is a pity that such a fighter jet cannot be sold to the Chinese battlefield.
The National Air Force cannot buy it even if it wants to.
?Even the Hawker-3, whose performance is already relatively lagging, is actually delivered so slowly.
There was no way. The aircraft manufacturing companies at that time had very low profit levels. Barely holding on.
They shut down a large number of production lines continuously. As a result, the output of aircraft is just that little.
Thinking about the Hawker-3 biplane makes me feel bad.
What’s even worse is that I can’t even buy a biplane. Have money in hand. But just can''t buy it.
?Resentment…
Decided to change the topic.
“By the way, I want to ask you something...
“Tell me?”
“Does anyone want me to go to Peking?”
"Yes. It was proposed by the 29th Army. But my wife has already rejected it."
“Madam?”
“Yes! She refused directly.”
“Does she have the right to say no?”
"She didn''t. But the commission did! She has already told the commission. She wants you to come back to work in the Air Force as soon as possible."
“Is this possible?”
“It was foolproof. But then, someone made a vicious suggestion...”
“What suggestions?”
“The other side has changed its tune and wants Comrade Jianfeng to go.”
"What!"
“Wocao!”
Zhang Yong immediately cursed.
It’s fatal!
?This move.
It’s really fatal!
Of course Comrade Jianfeng cannot go.
He is Jiang’s biological son! Still like a prince!
How could the prince be allowed to take risks?
?The final result can only be Comrade Zhang Shaolong...
Oh, I''m sorry, I don''t deserve the word "comrade".
Ashamed.
Ashamed.
??Twenty-ninth Army, Twenty-ninth Army, who proposed it?
I, Zhang Yong, really have no enmity with you!
Why are you trying to trick me?
Why?
Why!
【To be continued】
(End of this chapter)