The Rise Of Australasia

Reconnaissance aircraft and fighter aircraft, besides differences in weapon load and power systems, do not have a significant difference in appearance.

However, the differences between bombers and fighter aircraft are substantial, including both the appearance and weaponry.

Name: Ghost-5 Bomber (J-5C)

Manufacturer: Royal Aircraft Manufacturing Factory

Development Date: December 5, 1921

Length: 11.8 m

Wingspan: 12.5 m

Height: 3.3m

Empty weight: 4400 kilograms

Maximum takeoff weight: 7045 kg

Crew: 1 person

Engine: Diesel Axial-flow Jet Engine

Thrust: 2 x 500 kg Your next chapter is on empire

Maximum flight speed: 200 mph (355 km/h)

Service ceiling: 7,450 m

Range: 1050 km

Climb rate: 650 m/min

Thrust-to-weight ratio: 0.28

Main armament: 2 MA-107 Maxim Heavy Machine Guns

Secondary armament: Total 700 kg bombs

Looking at the specifications on paper, fifth-generation military aircraft have completely surpassed fourth-generation military aircraft.

Whether in terms of firepower or the most crucial aspect of aircraft, speed, this leap is not a minor one, but a comprehensive and significant one.

It's not an exaggeration to say that fourth-generation military aircraft stand no chance in front of fifth-generation ones, as the difference in speed alone determines that these two types of airplanes are incomparable.

The average speed of fourth-generation military aircraft is around 200+ km/h, while all fifth-generation military aircraft have average speeds of 300+ km/h, with fighter jets even nearing 400 km/h.

Such a gap can only be described by saying you wouldn't even see their tail fins.

In the same battle, fifth-generation military aircraft may have completed their mission while fourth-generation ones are just arriving at their destination.

To be honest, after seeing the specifications for the fifth-generation military aircraft, Arthur could already imagine the reaction of the military's upper echelons.

And indeed, that was the case. After passing along the data, each of them turned their gaze towards Defence Secretary Raul, who in turn looked at Arthur.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Defense needs a larger budget!" Minister Raul said without hesitation.

Improvements in machine guns and firearms could wait, and so could the improvements in tanks.

But faced with the groundbreaking improvements in aircraft, Minister Raul, also a soldier, could no longer afford to hesitate.

If the fifth-generation military aircraft could be equipped in large numbers, the Australasian Air Force would achieve a precipitous lead, perhaps even surpassing the combined air forces of other countries.

What kind of staggering number is that? If the fifth-generation military aircraft could be equipped en masse, then even if they went to war with any other country in the world, Minister Raul was confident that Australasia would remain undefeated and might even have a good chance of winning.

This includes any country, even the currently powerful British Empire and the United States, because such military aircraft pose a significant threat to naval forces and need not worry about the mainstream anti-aircraft weapons on battleships.

Although those anti-aircraft weapons could indeed pose a threat to first-generation military aircraft, which are old and cumbersome, it would be a disgrace for fifth-generation military aircraft, with their superior performance, to be hit by them.

Even though the cost has increased significantly due to the inclusion of jet engines in fifth-generation military aircraft, compared to the shock they have caused the military's upper echelons and the resultant change in the strength of the Australasian Air Force, this expenditure seems so worth it.