Rebirth of the National Marshal

And just when the Japanese were worried, Mao Yuanshan obtained a new equipment. This equipment can be said to be epoch-making for the entire security corps. Although it may not be as important as the previous equipment, it is also very good.

This equipment is the airship that the security guard has just obtained.

Things like airships were still acceptable during the First World War, but not many people used them during the Second World War. Compared with airplanes, they had too many shortcomings. First, they did not have much protection, and second, they were too slow.

If it is hit by an airplane in mid-air, it will explode immediately, mainly because its interior is filled with hydrogen, which is a flammable gas.

However, airships also have their own characteristics, that is, they fly relatively steadily and can also fly at night. Another feature is that they can carry more cargo.

Mao Yuanshan has unlocked three types of airships in total, namely ABC3 models.

Type A airship has a carrying capacity of about 160 tons and a relatively fast speed of about 4 kilometers per hour. It can accommodate 100 members and costs merit points to redeem. The fuel required to fly kilometers costs merit points.

The B-type airship has a carrying capacity of about 140 tons, a speed of about 1500 kilometers per hour, a crew of nine people, and an exchange price of merit points. The fuel required to fly kilometers costs merit points.

The C-type airship has a carrying capacity of about 120 tons, a speed of about 2500 kilometers per hour, a crew of people, an exchange price of merit points, and the fuel required to fly kilometers costs merit points.

Unlike ordinary airships, these airships are all chlorine airships. Chlorine is an inert gas and is not flammable at all. So even if it is blown up, there is no need to worry about it crashing immediately. Everyone can escape by parachuting. Moreover, the interior of the airship is separated by various hard plastics, so there is no need to worry about it being blown up directly. It can last for a while. There are also some machine guns around the airship as protective weapons.

The carrying capacity mentioned above is all the carrying capacity of combat airships, that is, the so-called bombing airships. If they are converted into transport airships, some unnecessary equipment can be removed and the carrying capacity can be increased by about 30%.

The system also gave Mao Yuanshan a reminder that the airship can only be used when air superiority is controlled, either at night. If used during the day, air superiority must be achieved, otherwise the losses will be very heavy.

Mao Yuanshan certainly understood this. Although the airship has a large carrying capacity, its speed is very slow. It is a very good means of transportation for bombing positions, but if air superiority is not mastered, an airplane can easily shoot down the airship. Even if their airbags are modified, they cannot defeat the airplane.

But this can at least ease the transportation pressure, especially on the front line with the Soviet Union, where everything relies on trucks, which is really too tiring. If there are these airships, it will make a big difference.

On the Japanese side, Mao Yuanshan has not yet gained air superiority, so it is not appropriate to use airships on a large scale, but it is still possible on a small scale. There is no need to worry about the Soviet side. The Soviet Far East Military District is now in name only. There is only one First Army stationed in Vladivostok, and there is not much air force power. Therefore, a large number of airships can be used against the Soviet side to send raw materials here and bring personnel there back. It can be said to be a win-win move.

At the beginning, many people did not think that the airship had such great power, but when the calculation data came out after a month, these people shut their mouths. Before, when there was no help from the airship, they could only repair about 15 kilometers of railway in a month, but now with the help of the airship, this number has doubled.

Mao Yuanshan felt that the most important thing about time was transportation. If they had to wait for trucks, the carrying capacity would be too small and the speed would be too slow. Just like the general-purpose trucks currently produced by the base, the load capacity is about five tons and the speed on the grassland is only 25 kilometers per hour, which is incomparable to the airship in the sky. The smallest airship, if used specifically for transportation, can also carry about 160 tons and has a speed of kilometers per hour.

Soldiers on the Soviet front can also take turns to come back. They originally thought that they would be stationed there for several years, but now it is different with this thing. Qiu Qingquan has already arranged shifts for the frontline soldiers. They are not allowed to leave their hometown for a long time. Every soldier can have a chance to go home once a year, and each time is about a month. If they had to use a truck before, they would have wasted half a month on the road. Now they can come back in just two days using an airship.

The most important point is that if you use a truck to come back, you will have to eat, drink, and go to the bathroom on the way, which is a huge expense. It is different if you use an airship. There is no burden at all for two days, and the soldiers can also look at the sky from high altitude. They have never reached this height before.

Some officers may have the opportunity to take a plane, but for ordinary soldiers, airplanes are something out of reach. Moreover, the ride on a transport plane is not that comfortable, and the flight is not that stable. Some soldiers even vomit blood and bile. It is different on an airship, as the flight is quite stable and there will be no reaction at all.

The soldiers on the front line immediately gave this large airship a name, called Flying Mother.

In other words, having this flying mother can bring them much closer to home, and the treatment of soldiers on the front line is also much better.

In the past, vegetables and other things would rot when they were delivered. Later, they stopped delivering them and only sent canned food.

Can canned vegetables be the same as real vegetables? The taste is completely different. Now with airships, it is different. Soldiers on the front line can eat vegetables every now and then, which can also supplement vitamins and have a direct effect on improving combat effectiveness.

Anyway, the whole army welcomed the arrival of the airship, except for the Japanese devils on the opposite side. After seeing the parameters of the airship, the Japanese devils were very scared. If the security group gained air superiority, it would be troublesome.