Munitions Empire-Chapter 943 - 866 overwhelming data

Chapter 943: 866 overwhelming data Chapter 943: 866 overwhelming data In the civilizations of Earth, during the fifties and sixties, the Soviet Union and the United States entered into a state of Cold War, with various new weapons emerging one after another. Many pieces of equipment that are well-known to people were born in this period.

During this time, missiles began to mature, and various technologies also started to stabilize. Many weapons became classic and could be used for a long time.

For example, the Hercules Transport Aircraft is one of the more classic planes: it has continued to be in service until the new century, and still stands strong without much issue.

Another classic is the United States’ B-52 Stratosphere Fortress Bomber, which is also a classic bomber that has been in use for seventy years.

In Tang Mo’s design bureau, the blueprints for these two aircraft have already been prepared, and the production process is being rapidly popularized, with everyone awaiting the birth of the new planes. The Tang Nation Air Force will soon have more, better, and more advanced aircraft.

Now, neither type of aircraft can be manufactured because almost all of Tang Country’s production capacity has been devoted to Mathews.

After all, what Tang Country urgently needs now is a fighter jet that can continue to maintain air combat superiority. As for bombers, the large quantities of Flying Fortress and various attack aircraft really seem to be a bit outdated.

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Firstly, the Tang Army has equipped more than 1,000 models of Stuka Dive Bombers, which now seem not so useful, but their numbers still speak for themselves.

Apart from dive bombing, they have almost no other purpose, except for the naval models, which can carry torpedoes, and only a few aircraft have been modified into ground-attack planes similar to the Il-2.

Secondly, the Tang Army has also equipped a number of Il-2 attack aircraft, which perform a bit better, with higher speeds than the Stuka, making them more suitable for modern battlefields.

The approximately 500 Il-2 attack aircraft cannot be phased out in a short time, and the troops can only make do with what they have.

Finally, the Tang Army has more than 2,000 Butcher Fighter Jets, waiting to be switched to the more advanced “Mathews,” but the production capacity for “Mathews” is really not sufficient.

Apart from these tactical aircraft from the World War II era, the Tang Army has also equipped more than 300 Junkers Ju 88 versatile aircraft, with over 50 being modified into night fighters, and more than 200 as bombers.

Night fighters are essential to protect the oil fields and Chang’an; until the all-weather “Mathews” enters service, these Junkers Ju 88s are treasures.

The Air Force is considering whether to convert another 50 Junkers Bombers, which are of little use, into night fighters to ensure nighttime combat capability.

Additionally, there are about 50 Junkers Ju 88 bombers on Dragon Island, testing various new types of weaponry, including the Great Tang Empire’s version of the Fritz X guided bomb.

These experimental planes are also responsible for carrying torpedoes to patrol around Dragon Island, testing various anti-submarine devices developed by Tang Country… In short, their experimental nature is greater than their combat nature.

Besides these planes, the strategic bomber fleet of Tang Country is also equipped with more than 2,000 B-17 Flying Fortress Bombers, whose performance is not considered outdated, because the number of fighter jets that other countries have capable of intercepting them is not many.

If one includes approximately 3,000 trainers, reconnaissance aircraft, and C-47 transport aircraft of various models, the total aircraft equipment of the Tang Nation Air Force is close to 10,000, which can be said to be extensive.

Tragically, these aircraft cannot be upgraded in the short term and must continue to be used. As exhilarating as it was to produce these planes, upgrading them is now excruciating.

On the Army side, a helicopter battalion of an experimental nature has just been established, equipped with a dozen Huey Helicopters for testing purposes.

But aside from this good news about helicopter equipment, the Army’s senior leadership is as frustrated as the Air Force: they have about 2,000 Panzer IV tanks and more than 700 Panther Tanks that cannot be replaced immediately.

Watching the impressive Type 59 tanks in the testing grounds, they are practically drooling. For the first time, they find themselves resenting having too many tanks.

Just by touching the new, smoke extractor-equipping 105mm smoothbore gun of the Type 59 tank, the nearly invincible Panther Tank suddenly lost its appeal.

Of course, looking at the other 1,000 Sturmgeschütz IV assault guns and over 1,000 Wespe 155mm self-propelled howitzers… it’s beyond despairing.

They had just managed to offload over 200 modified 105mm howitzers, based on the Panzer II chassis, to Qin Country under the guise of military aid. Now, they must consider how to scrap the rest of the outdated equipment.

The army needs to standardize various models of trucks, just the same with various models of off-road jeeps, including rocket artillery mounted on truck chassis…

The number is certainly not small: the Tang Army’s equipment of trucks exceeds 200,000, and one could say motorization has been achieved.

Such a gigantic motorized and mechanized force required vast amounts of fuel and supplies every time it was deployed. If the Tang Empire had not possessed three large oil fields and had oil imports from the Dahua Empire and Qin Country, it couldn’t have afforded such a luxurious lineup.

“Looks like we have to replace with the Model 47 transport plane first,” everyone concluded after a round of discussions that moving the C-47 transport plane seemed like the most logical and suitable choice.

“Model 47 transport planes, especially the military’s personnel transport model, could easily be exported or modified for multipurpose personnel transport,” Mathews offered his opinion.

Tang Mo nodded, thinking that prioritizing the replacement of the C-47 transport plane was indeed a good way: other weapon replacements on a large scale involved secrecy issues, but the DC-3, or C-47, already sold around the world, had no secrets left.

Selling it was risk-free and could solve the pressing issue of surplus transport planes in hand – definitely a lucrative business.

Recently, the upper echelons of the Great Tang Empire held frequent meetings to discuss the most economical and beneficial ways to resolve the weapon replacement issue for the National Defense Army.

“Then, let’s take the opportunity to produce the Model 130 transport plane and sell all the retired Model 47 transport planes as military aid to countries willing to buy second-hand planes,” Tang Mo suggested after a decision was made.

“Your Majesty is wise! Qin Country, Shu Country, and Dorne all hope to acquire more transport planes… They don’t mind second-hand, in fact, they prefer our used equipment, hoping to get second-hand gear,” Harry, responsible for weapons sales, immediately spoke up.

The most widely used aircraft in the world now was the C-47 transport plane, known externally as the Model 3 passenger aircraft, or the Model 47 multipurpose plane.

In any case, this type of plane had very stable performance, and a high safety factor, making it very popular with pilots worldwide.

It had been produced in 19,000 units, heavily utilized in both civilian aviation and various countries’ air forces. In fact, many countries outside the Tang Empire were using it as a bomber.

They would modify the air force’s C-47 transport planes, fit bomb bays onto them, to allow this excellent aircraft to carry out bombing missions, from their perspective.

This is why these countries had so many C-47 planes; in total, almost 20,000 units had been produced worldwide.

Great Tang Empire’s civil aviation had always used the Model 47 transport plane, for both passenger and cargo transportation, as the plane was very reliable.

At its peak, the civilian aviation market of the Great Tang Empire had a total of 5,800 Model 47 transport planes, which, combined with those in military service, accounted for roughly a third of the total production of this model.

Such massive numbers were beyond the reach of other countries, whose ability to support such a large fleet of pilots also drove envy.

In the second year of the Tang Empire, Tang Country’s own statistics indicated that they had a total of 40,000 airplane pilots and glider enthusiasts – twice the combined number of pilots from other countries – a truly crushing superiority.

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These pilots were the Tang Empire’s most precious treasure. Other empires spent over a year training just a batch of pilots capable of flying civilian planes.

But the Tang Empire was too wealthy; it not only had so many pilots but also a large number of submariners and specialized personnel for aircraft carriers.

It had millions of people who could drive cars or tractors, millions who could fix various engines, tens of millions of various workers, and over three hundred thousand toiling and loyal slave laborers.

Thus, it was so powerful, producing so many planes, cannons, and tanks in such a short burst of time, leaving Tang Mo and his ministers with a unique problem: other emperors would not complain about having too many tanks and planes to phase out…

They would just complain, lacking planes, pilots, tanks, and tank crew.

Mathews nodded, starting to record Tang Mo’s various requirements, raising the standards in producing these new types of equipment to increase safety.

Mathews and Parker, one the Minister of Industrial Technology and the other the Minister of Production in charge of manufacturing, were both responsible in this area, so they needed to arrange the production tasks immediately after this meeting.

Luff, representing the military, attended this meeting and had just made a speech. In this era of vast rearmament, he was truly the happiest person.

Because the Great Tang Empire’s Staff Department now had a 100% success rate in foreign campaigns! As the Chief of Staff of the Empire’s Staff Department, he naturally glowed with pride.

Moreover, he now wielded the Marshal’s baton – a weighty scepter wrapped in pure gold over bronze alloy, carved with the Empire’s dragon emblem and adorned with gemstones – the highest honor the Empire bestowed upon its military officers.

Each time he looked at the baton, he felt an immense sense of pride – it was the Emperor’s affirmation of his work.