Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

While Yannick and others were discussing the war situation in Spain, the senior military officials of the British Empire on the other side of the strait were doing the same thing.

In a spacious conference room, senior military officials looked at the pictures projected on the slide projector with solemn expressions on their faces.

An expert from the Air Force Intelligence Department explained next to him. "These two aircraft are fighter aircraft supported by the Soviet Union for Spain. The biplane is an I-15 and the monoplane is an I-16." He then gave the approximate performance data of the two fighter jets. Because the French aided the Spanish government forces (at first selling weapons directly, but later stopped selling them after the embargo, but still provided weapons through other countries), this information was easily obtained.

The current commander of the Fighter Air Force, Hucas Waldowding, said with some disbelief. "Does this mean that the Soviet I-16 has completely surpassed our army's Bulldog fighter jets in terms of performance?" The British Empire has always prided itself on being an old industrial power (this is also an undisputed fact), but now even the Soviets It is really hard to accept that they have developed a fighter jet that is more advanced than them.

He muttered somewhat self-deprecatingly. "Fortunately we did not support Spain, otherwise these backward fighter planes would still be laughed at?" Because of the domestic economic crisis, Parliament did not pass a plan to support Franco. Now it seems that this decision preserved the face of the British Empire, no As for being the butt of laughter.

The expert comforted him. "Commander Dowding, you don't need to worry too much. We have several fighter jets about to enter service soon, don't we?" That's true, but everyone can't help but feel a little depressed. The British Empire is rarely surpassed in terms of armaments. of. The British Empire is still the strongest navy, and the army is also the strongest in the world, but the air force equipment has lagged behind others?

The deputy commander next to Dowding muttered depressedly. "I have long said that I would develop a new type of fighter jet, but a few years ago we didn't even develop the gc type fighter jet in depth. Now it's better, I'm being overpowered by others, right?"

Dowding shook his head. "Don't mention the GC-type fighter. Today's air combat can no longer be solved by old biplane fighters." The GC-type fighter they are talking about was formerly the Waterbird III biplane fighter, and its main improvement is to use the Jupiter 6 air-cooled fighter. It uses an engine (425 horsepower) to drive a wooden two-blade propeller, and has improved ailerons and a more streamlined fuselage, but it is obviously not suitable for today's air combat.

The expert changed the picture. Compared with the previous I-15 and I-16, this picture is very blurry. Only the general features can be seen, such as the slender fuselage, closed cockpit, and single-wing structure. wait. "This is a fighter jet sent to Spain by the Germans, but it is all driven by Germans and maintained by German ground crews. It is difficult for outsiders to even get close, let alone inquire about specific performance data."

"Because the Soviet pilots lied about their performance, we can't find the accurate exchange ratio, but it is certain that its performance is not inferior to the I-16, and it even has the potential to crush the I-16."

All the officers present were moved. "You mean this kind of I-16 fighter jet that can fly 350 kilometers can't beat the German fighter jets?!" In their opinion, the Soviet I-16 fighter jets are advanced enough, but they didn't expect the German fighter jets to be even more abnormal! ! Then can't the German fighter jets be called super fighter jets?

The intelligence officer introduced. "The intelligence obtained by our spies deployed in Germany is not very detailed. It just mentioned that the Bavarian Aircraft Factory in Germany has developed a new fighter jet. The official code name is the BF109 fighter jet." He paused and pointed to the aircraft on the slide. Each part continues to be explained. "This aircraft should have an all-metal structure, with a fully enclosed cockpit, and its aerodynamic performance is very terrible. According to our intelligence team in Spain and our people in Franco, the flying speed of this German aircraft It has exceeded everyone's imagination, and many people say that this kind of aircraft can reach a speed of more than 500 kilometers per hour."

Someone exclaimed. "Oh my God! Are you saying that both the Soviet Union and Germany now have fighter jets that we can't match?"

Dowding was also a little unable to sit still. “What new aircraft can we put into production right now?!”

The adjutant next to him immediately replied. "Your Excellency Commander, we now have the Hurricane fighter jet that can be put into production immediately. Its technology is fully mature.

There is also a Spitfire that has flown several times since March last year without any major problems.

The fearless fighter jet with an all-round rotating turret will also make its first flight in the second half of the year. "

Dowding nodded, setting the tone for the discussion. "The Hurricane fighter jets will be put into production immediately, and the remaining aircraft must also be accelerated."

One of the old generals said with a sad look on his face. "This is not a good sign. Now the Germans are becoming more and more disobedient, and their armaments are getting stronger and stronger. Maybe one day..." What if these guys go crazy again, who knows? How many people died.

Dowding sighed helplessly. "The navy's attention is now focused on the Soviets. The empire's military spending has been tilting towards the navy. If we want to make another enemy, the parliament will not agree." The super battleship drawings brought from Germany last time were indeed The people on the navy side were suppressed. What's even more terrible is that it didn't take long for a secret report to come out that the Soviet Union had begun building this kind of super battleship, which made the top military officials even more panicked.

It would be okay if the construction of this first ship failed, and it might make the Soviets give up the idea of ​​continuing to build it. But if the construction is successful, the Soviet Union will definitely continue to build such terrible warships. At that time, the British Empire's sea power will be greatly challenged.

The best way is for Britain to also build this kind of super battleship to resist this threat. After all, they also have the same drawings.

Unfortunately, the current British Empire can be said to be motivated but powerless. The last world war cost Britain a heavy price. After the war, the British economy was weak, unemployment was serious, workers went on strike frequently, and social unrest occurred. The world economic crisis in 1929 made matters worse, and its impact on Britain was inestimable. After 1935, the British economic situation gradually recovered, but it was still in depression.

Britain's military expenditure last year was equivalent to one-third that of Germany and one-fifth that of the Soviet Union. Because most of the military expenditures were spent on the navy and air force, there was no army capable of intervening. They could not even intervene in the Spanish Civil War and could only implement a non-intervention policy.

Seeing that the others looked ugly, Daoding cheered up and said confidently. "It doesn't matter, what we need to do is very simple, get ready and beat the Germans down again, that's it."