The Rise of the Empire

"Dear General Helmut Johannes Ludwig von Moltke, what you see next will be a weapon that can change history. From the moment it was born, the battlefield The fighting will break away from the shackles of the earth. A weapon that can soar in the sky will rule the battlefield and dominate the earth! And the German Empire must not fall behind in this new military revolution." - Prince Ruprecht of Bavaria Your Highness. \u003c/p\u003e When Xiao Maoqi saw this letter, he was a little surprised. Although he had met each other several times and had discussed military issues, there were not many exchanges in terms of communication. After all, the two sides are not in the same system. Both the prince and the little Moltke dislike the complex social activities of the nobles very much. Of course, Prince Ruprecht does not need to gain benefits by flirting with others, even the famous Tirpitz in history should be beaten Just beat, never show mercy. \u003c/p\u003eAlthough little Moltke can't be called a noble man, he is also a top nobleman in Prussia by virtue of the reputation of old Moltke. I once said something like this: "My uncle won the honorary title of Black Eagle Knights after he fought all his life, but I only got it through one exercise. I think it is a blasphemy of glory!"\u003c/p\u003e This time , the prince sent a letter suddenly, and attached a package weighing 35kg, which surprised little Maoqi, "It seems that there is nothing between us that needs such a heavy package to accommodate?" Little Maoqi hesitated, but still let the servant I opened the package, and there was a sealed box inside. After opening the box, there were hundreds of photos put in different categories! \u003c/p\u003e"This...." The first photo caught the attention of little Maoqi. An aircraft with wings took off from the ground. There is a machine gun fixed next to the seat of this plane! \u003c/p\u003e"This is a brand-new aircraft that combines the achievements of industrial technology and aerodynamics. This is the first aircraft with a density greater than air to be successfully tested! It will have a very important military role." Below the photo , These are such small characters. \u003c/p\u003eAfterwards, Little Maoqi immediately put these photos on the table to read, and screened off the others. He needed to digest everything he saw in front of him. The new aircraft in this photo showed its great power! Whether it's using machine guns to shoot ground targets, or swooping down to throw bombs (well, it's a bit too much to use the word swooping to modify this angle.) It makes Little Maoqi a little refreshing, even a little amazing! These are simply amazing to him! \u003c/p\u003eWhat particularly attracted him was the technical data of this new type of aircraft, but a 440kg empty aircraft can carry a fully armed 80kg person and 50kg of weapons and fuel to fly 100km away, this performance is simply amazing ! This carrying capacity is not outstanding, not to mention the airship, a hot air balloon performs better than it, but the key is that this thing itself is light! \u003c/p\u003eJust last year, Earl Zeppelin built the first rigid airship lz-1, which was 129 meters long and 11.6 meters in diameter. It consists of a through keel, 24 wooden bridges and a large number of horizontal and vertical tension lines. Little Maoqi visited this behemoth as a VIP at that time, and the huge size like a cigar left a deep impression on Little Maoqi. \u003c/p\u003eThis airship has a total of 16 airbags, with a total volume of 22,500 cubic meters and a maximum lift of 13 tons. Besides the airbags, it also has a weight of 8.7 tons to install pods, power equipment and other accessories. The maximum ceiling is 2500 meters. Almost everyone was shocked by this giant in the sky,

The airship designer at that time, Earl Zeppelin, even smiled at Little Moltke and said that his airship could be loaded with bombs and used as a flying heavy artillery. After learning the details of the airship, Little Moltke could only laugh because He knows this thing is not easy to use! \u003c/p\u003eLeaving aside anything else, the high cost of this airship determines that it cannot be mass-produced. The production of 22,500 cubic meters of hydrogen for an airship is a problem. A huge hydrogen plant is needed to provide it! Moreover, the airship needs to be repaired and maintained. This must be done on the ground, and the open air is definitely not possible, so a huge warehouse is needed. \u003c/p\u003eThink about it, a warehouse that can hold an airship...  A huge warehouse with a length of about 180 meters and a height of at least 25 meters, and this warehouse must be rotatable. That's right, you read that right, the warehouse must be able to rotate, because the volume of the airship is too large, and the power is too small, it is really difficult to let the airship enter a certain warehouse by itself, so the airship must be fixed, and then Let the airship warehouse rotate, and when the gate is aligned with the airship, the airship will be brought in again...  \u003c/p\u003eThink about it, such a huge airship library can still rotate, what a crap thing this is! Take Germany's giant twin airship warehouse in Nordholz in history as an example. This huge guy has a length of 200 meters, a height of 30 meters, and a total weight of 4,600 tons. It takes about an hour to rotate a circle, and the surroundings are very Flat, not even hidden objects! There is no shelter, after all, the airship is so big, if there is something next to it, how can the airship get in? \u003c/p\u003eOf course, there is another very important problem with the airship, that is, it is too easy to damage. According to Xiao Maoqi, as long as a 37mm cannonball is fired, the airship can be reduced to a ball of ashes. It's hydrogen, and it's impossible for an airship to have armor protection! \u003c/p\u003eAlthough Earl Zeppelin has repeatedly emphasized the huge bomb load of the airship and said that the airship can hold hundreds of kilograms of bombs, Moltke is still unmoved, because it seems that the load capacity of 8.7 tons is very large, But after the basket, engine compartment, fuel, and ballast have to be accommodated, there are very few bombs that can be accommodated. Is the cost too high to drop hundreds of kilograms of bombs with such an expensive thing? \u003c/p\u003e"The deterrent effect is far greater than the actual effect." This is Xiao Moqi's evaluation of the airship! \u003c/p\u003eBut the plane in front of me is different, how big is this thing? And the plane can approach the speed of more than 70 kilometers per hour. In fact, this speed is no slower than the airship. Although the things reflected in these photos are debatable. That's right, you read that right, Little Maoqi has already seen the problems in these photos, some things are too deliberate, but he didn't intend to expose all of this, because in his opinion, this is all necessary, he even I want to remind that prince how the cost can be better.... \u003c/p\u003eThe second one is here~~~! Ask for subscription and support~~~! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e