Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

The Pentagon in Washington.

"What?! The Soviets attacked?!"

The senior military officials who were in a meeting were stunned when they heard the sudden news. Their various support supplies from the United States were still on the way, so why did they suddenly launch an attack? Is there something wrong with the Soviet people's brains? ! Think they can defeat Germany on their own? !

"Yesterday the Germans bombed the Moscow Kremlin. Stalin became furious and ordered the front line to launch an attack immediately."

"Kremlin? Stalin is too impatient. How many bombs did he lose his mind like this?" The Germans bombed at an altitude of 10,000 meters, and the bombs were basically inaccurate. Just like the last time the Germans bombed Washington, the White House also didn't Hit by a bomb. Although the Kremlin is much larger than the White House, it can't withstand a few bombs.

"German bombers carried out low-altitude bombing raids, and the Kremlin was almost razed to the ground."

"Low-altitude bombing? How many German planes did the Soviets shoot down?" As the political center of the Soviet Union, the seat of the highest authority and government, the Kremlin's defensive measures must not be underestimated. The German army may be helpless at an altitude of 10,000 meters, but if they bomb at low altitudes, isn't that just asking for death?

"Not a single one was shot down. There were thick clouds over Moscow at that time, and the ground anti-aircraft positions could not see the bombers above the clouds, so they could only fire randomly. As a result, not a single bomber was shot down."

"Thick clouds?" Arnold, with a sad face, couldn't help but wonder. "Then how did the Germans bomb?" The fact that the anti-aircraft gunners on the ground could not see the bombers meant that the German bombers were flying above the clouds. Logically speaking, the bombers could not see the ground. How could they bomb the Kremlin so accurately?

"I don't know. I just know that the German bombing was quite precise. Most of the bombs fell into the Kremlin. Fortunately, Stalin hid in the underground air-raid shelter in time and escaped. When he came out, he saw that it was almost flattened. The Kremlin became furious and gave the order to attack."

"It's so stupid!" Marshall cursed with some hatred. "He thought the Germans were unprepared? He launched an attack before our equipment could even be transported?"

Speaking of equipment, Arnold couldn't help but sigh. "We need more advanced equipment. The German fighter jets can fly to an altitude of 12,000 meters and completely crush our B-17 bombers. Our B-17 bombers suffered heavy losses. The entire 305th Group was lost in the bombing of the Baku oil fields. The bombing of Berlin has not yet begun, and almost all the bombers of the two groups have been wiped out. I am worried that the P-38 and P-40 fighter jets that have begun small-volume production will not be a match for the German fighter jets."

His worries are quite reasonable.

Although the P-38 fighter has the advantages of fast speed, long range, and sufficient firepower, it also has many shortcomings. Its maneuverability is very insufficient compared to fighters such as the BF-109, and although it has twin engines, it can be used after one engine is shut down. Returned to the airport, but in fact its hit engine was extremely prone to explosion, making it difficult for pilots to quickly parachute to escape. According to post-war statistics, only about 10% of P-38 fighter jets successfully returned after losing one engine.

As for the P-40, it was completely at a disadvantage on the European battlefield in the original time and space. At that time, the P-40 was at least 50 kilometers slower than the Bf109E, F, G and Fw190, Germany's main fighter jets. Moreover, there are no advantages in diving or rolling - after all, the Germans were the first to use vertical maneuvers. Compared with the British self-produced "Spitfire", it is even more terrible. The British suffered too much losses and had to use the P-40. Later, after their own "Spitfire" and the American "Mustang" and "Thunderbolt" arrived in batches, they Quickly let the P-40 go to the second line. On the Eastern Front battlefield, the P-40 was not evaluated as well as the P-39 - the latter had much more firepower and could attack the ground even if it was not capable of air combat!

"Even if P-38s and P-40s were sent to the Soviet Union, I'm afraid they would only be able to parry, not fight back."

Marshall was a little depressed. Since everyone knew that they were no match for the German fighter jets, was there any need to continue production? "What about our P-51 that is about to enter service?"

Arnold sighed helplessly. "I'm afraid it's hard to match."

The P-51 fighter has a very beautiful appearance. The beautiful appearance comes from the simple fuselage design and advanced laminar flow wings. These designs greatly reduce the aerodynamic resistance of the P-51 and allow it to have good maneuverability. Coupled with the reasonable layout of the equipment inside the machine, it can greatly increase the fuel carrying capacity under the same size and weight. The combination of these advantages makes the P-51 the longest-range single-engine fighter equipped in the United States.

In April 1940 in the original time and space, the British Procurement Committee summoned Ginsburg, the boss of North American Aircraft Company, and asked North American Aircraft Company to produce the Curtiss P-40D under license. However, Ginsburg patted his chest and guaranteed that we could design one. Plant better. So on May 29, North America received the British intention to purchase 320 aircraft. North American Aviation promised to deliver production aircraft from January 1941. The British Royal Air Force named this aircraft Mustang.

The P-51 Mustang fighter was designed by Reginald Reese and Edgar Schmidt, engineers who had worked for the German Messerschmitt company, and thus absorbed the design concepts of many advanced German fighter aircraft. October 26, 1940 The first flight was successful. Due to the use of advanced technologies such as laminar flow wings, the aircraft was 40 kilometers per hour faster than the P-40 using the same engine.

During the initial use, the British found that the Mustang had excellent mid- and low-altitude performance, and quickly ordered a batch for low-altitude attack and reconnaissance. However, overall, the Mustang at this time was at best a mid-range fighter with mediocre performance.

In 1942, the British suggested replacing the P-51 fighter jet with a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. The Merlin engine was not only small in size and light in weight, but also significantly improved the performance of the Mustang. Seeing this benefit, the vision of American capitalists is not in vain. They simply introduced authorized domestic production. The P-51 equipped with Merlin aeroengine not only has good low-altitude performance, but also has high-altitude performance that is superior to that of German fighter jets. The Merlin engine is also very fuel-efficient. With the auxiliary fuel tank, the P-51 became the first fighter jet that could fly directly from the United Kingdom to the hinterland of Germany.

Now, Britain has long since fallen, and the British have no chance to help the United States tinker with their engines. At this time, the P-51 Mustang uses the Allison V-1710 engine. This series of engines only has a one-stage, one-speed supercharger. When the flight altitude exceeds 4,000 meters, the output power drops rapidly, resulting in poor high-altitude performance.

At this time, an army general said with some frustration. "Our tanks are not necessarily rivals of German tanks."

The tanks that the United States supported the Soviet Union this time were M2 light tanks and M2 medium tanks.

The M2 light tank is a light tank designed by the United States before World War II. It mainly includes M2A1, M2A2, M2A3 and M2A4. The M2A1 has only one single-man turret equipped with a 7mm machine gun. The M2A2 is equipped with two two-man turrets each equipped with a 7mm machine gun. The M2A3 mainly thickens the armor and improves the chassis (the weapons are the same as the M2A2). The M2A4 It is equipped with one 37mm M5 tank gun, one M2 heavy machine gun and five M12 light tanks. It usually has four crew members, namely the commander, gunner, driver and front machine gunner.

The M2 medium tank is developed based on the M2 light tank. It can be said to be an enlarged version of the M2 light tank. They share many parts of the design, including the same vertical coil spring suspension. Its main weapon is a 37mm cannon and eight 62mm machine guns.

These two tanks are in the inventory of the United States. The Americans naturally know that these tanks are completely outdated and were only sent to the Soviet Union as emergency supplies.

What the Americans are worried about is that the M3 light tanks and M3 "Grant/Lee" medium tanks they just started producing are no match for German tanks.