Bright Sword: Follow Kong's fun and build the strongest military industry

The Hawk bomber has a wingspan of 15.4 meters and a length of 12.18 meters. It is powered by two 1300-kilowatt liquid-cooled V12 Merlin engines.

This aircraft can reach speeds of 650 km/h, has a range of over 4000 km, and can fly at altitudes of tens of thousands of meters.

使用的自卫武器为4挺7.7毫米机枪和4门20 毫米机炮，单机的载弹量为900公斤左右。

To be honest, the overall performance of this bomber can completely outperform all the bombers in our army's aviation force, and many enemy fighters may not even be able to catch up with our bombers.

After all, this aircraft had been tested in actual combat in its original timeline. Back then, the air force of the Hans nation was the best on Earth, but they had absolutely no way to deal with this kind of high-speed light bomber.

This aircraft has another crucial advantage, which is what Kong Hao values ​​most.

It uses a molded composite wood structure, and the fuselage is filled with a relatively hard wood. This not only reduces the weight of the bomber, allowing it to fly faster, but also increases its strength.

At the same time, it can reduce dependence on metal resources and smelting processes. To put it bluntly, any timber processing plant can produce this kind of thing as long as it has the relevant technology.

However, there are substitutes for this kind of hard wood in many parts of China, so there is no need to worry about the raw materials.

Although our steel production has increased significantly with the development in recent years, steel is never enough during wartime.

In the past, things were better. The steel we refined was mainly used to produce guns and ammunition, or to produce some bicycles, so the amount of steel consumed was relatively small.

But now the emphasis is on mechanized warfare, combined arms operations, and air-ground coordination, which has led to a geometric increase in the demand for steel.

A light tank weighs about ten tons, and these are all made of steel, and it has to be top-grade steel.

Our troops now number two tank regiments, with a total of one hundred military trucks to support them. This data shows the extent of the losses we just experienced.

In addition to armored units, the same applies to artillery. A single 105mm heavy howitzer weighs two tons, and our troops have been equipped with at least two hundred of them, each accompanied by a military transport truck.

In addition, there are a large number of mountain guns and mortars, all of which require steel. It can be said that modern warfare is all about steel and oil.

Due to certain special circumstances, we cannot build large-scale steel bases like those abroad. Instead, we can only build small and medium-sized steel plants in a decentralized manner, and the growth of production capacity has slowed down considerably.

Even if we have a large amount of various ores because of Kong Hao, this is still the case unless our base can be expanded significantly or the threat of enemy aircraft is completely eliminated.

Fortunately, Kong Hao had established several large steel plants in Australia, and the steel ingots produced would be transported back to China by cargo ships, which solved a small part of the demand.

As for bombers, it would be ideal to use wood, since at least a thousand of them need to be built in the future, which would save a lot of materials.

"Director He, please communicate more with everyone. Scientific research requires taking one step at a time and laying a solid foundation so that you can walk steadily in the future."

"In the West, airplanes are considered the jewel of industry, a symbol of a country's industrial prowess. Smaller countries often struggle to even get started, let alone us. We have made significant strides in this field, which is already a remarkable achievement."

"Two years ago, we would have had an incredibly difficult time even making a rifle. Who would have thought that we would be able to make airplanes, cannons and tanks now?"

After hearing this, Director He thought about it carefully and realized it was true; the industrial strength of the base area had developed too rapidly in the past six months.

This creates the illusion in everyone's mind that it is only a matter of time before China catches up with those industrially advanced powers.

They encountered a bottleneck with the engine, and there had been no breakthrough for almost a month. This inevitably made everyone a little impatient, which was one of the purposes of Kong Hao's inspection.

In the entire base area, no one understood military research and development better than him. With him in charge, everyone felt confident.

"I will arrange for people to bring back the aircraft's engines and avionics first, and stockpile three to five hundred sets. This will give us enough time to slowly reverse engineer and develop them."

"Okay, Chief Consultant, we'll go check out the other R&D departments next, and then we'll go to the assembly workshop."

In fact, all the airplane and tank engines were transported back from Australia by heavy transport planes, with just enough range.

This is a last resort, mainly aimed at expanding our armored forces and air force as quickly as possible, since time is of the essence.

Kong Hao held a brief briefing with the heads of some of the base's major projects to learn about the latest project progress and offered some suggestions and ideas for improvement on the spot.

It also serves as a boost to everyone's morale, encouraging everyone to persevere and overcome the difficulties.

After finishing here, I went to a nearby aircraft assembly plant to check on the situation there.

If we really calculate it, the assembly plant contributes more to the improvement of our air force's strength than the research base; one represents the present, and the other represents the future.

Based on the timeline, it won't be long before the Japanese launch a surprise attack on the United States' naval port, at which point the real drama should come to an end.

Equipping the air force with more aircraft will give it a greater advantage on the battlefield in the future.

For example, if we are attacking a heavily fortified enemy stronghold, it may take an entire infantry battalion and a great deal of effort to achieve victory.

But if we have a powerful air force, all we need to do is send out two bombers and drop two heavy bombs on the enemy's head, and all the trouble will be solved.

These days, a soldier's life is always the most important thing. If a problem can be solved with a bomb, there's no need to risk the lives of brave soldiers.

Fighter jets can engage in aerial combat with the enemy, gain air superiority in local battle zones, drive away enemy bombers, and protect our ground forces from damage by enemy aircraft.

In short, our army has been completely transformed. After all, with our own planes circling overhead, the soldiers feel much more at ease. Their morale will definitely soar to new heights.

When the two were still some distance from the aircraft assembly plant workshop, Director He had the car stopped, then took out a pair of binoculars and handed them to Kong Hao, saying with a smile:

"Chief Advisor, we're not far from the assembly plant. Let me call Yami first. Can you use your binoculars to find out the approximate location?"

Kong Hao was also very interested when he heard this. In the past few years at the arsenal, very few people had given him questions to test him. Today's event was quite novel.