Munitions Empire

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In Koss Laina's view, the FW-190 fighter was the perfect embodiment of brute force in flight, a savage provocation to aerodynamics.

A year and a half ago, he still believed that only by flapping wings like a bird could one fly in the sky.

But 16 months ago, he had witnessed what he thought was the ultimate solution for aircraft: the biplane fighter!

Just when he thought the biplane was the ultimate answer, Tang Mo showed him these blueprints and told him that some of the parts depicted were already being manufactured by the Great Tang Group.

Every time he looked at the blueprints of the FW-190 fighter, he would be shocked anew by the insane ideas of the Great Tang Group, or rather Tang Mo's ideas.

While his competitors were still throwing stones at each other from airships, he had already phased out planes that could fly over 300 kilometers per hour, pushing the speed to beyond 600 kilometers per hour!

What did that mean? It roughly meant that when other countries were preparing to change the rules of the sky with their own planes, they would face a real-dimensional counterattack!

The brand new fighter not only boasted terrifying speed and unbelievable range but also a set of entirely new, miracle-like communication equipment!

All fighter pilots could maintain contact with ground command, and they also had the capability to switch channels for mutual communication.

These pilots could tactically coordinate in real-time, provide mutual cover, change tactics on the fly, or execute amended orders!

For the militaries of other countries that had just managed to introduce the telegraph system at the battalion level or only to the division level, this was yet another domain entirely out of their reach, a domain belonging exclusively to the Great Tang Group!

Koss Laina could no longer imagine how terrifying the Great Tang Group, with such a significant technological lead, would be in the future.

This organization now seemed like a god, overlooking the myriad of beings beneath them, watching the world's chaotic battles unfold with the disinterested gaze of an adult watching children at play.

When this god grew tired of watching and decided to intervene personally... the world would transform overnight.

"Sir, I've heard the prototype has been produced and will soon be test-flown," the assistant said with a smile, taking the empty teacup Koss Laina handed over to him.

"All this technology wasted, actually... The Camel Fighter... was pretty good," Koss Laina lamented somewhat regretfully.

In his view, even the Camel Biplane Fighter, which was currently being phased out on a large scale, was a terrifying presence capable of dominating the skies.

Yet everyone in the Great Tang Group looked down on this camel, obsessing over retiring it completely before it had truly seen battle.

After all, the military commanders were big oafs; once they had the J-10, they looked down on the J-8II, and with the 20 Jī, they no longer held the J-10 and J-16 in high esteem...

In the past, they yearned for aircraft carriers like dogs; now they scorn the ski-jump deck as ugly. With the sweet new 003, the Shandong Ship became like a dowager overnight—reality, this world is all too real.

In the boudoir with red hangings, the newcomer outshines the old... Koss Laina shook his head, his thoughts naturally not so poetic, but the gist was similar.

What he didn't know was that, right next door to his office, another group of youngsters was poring over the blueprints of yet another type of new aircraft.

This new type of aircraft also had a single wing, but it featured fixed landing gear, and to shorten the length of the nose landing gear, a new gull wing configuration had been used.

That's right, having brought out the FW-190 fighter, Tang Mo saw no reason to overlook the Stuka! This was, after all, an excellent choice in the early days when bombing accuracy was insufficient and dive bombers were needed to dominate.

Besides, it must be said that the Third Empire had a knack for psychological warfare and intimidating the enemy. The Stuka, with its whistles screaming during a dive, was indeed like a demon to the ground troops who had never seen the world.

With these two types of aircraft, Tang Mo felt confident that his Air Force could easily secure early local air superiority.

That's why the third type of plane he focused on was the famous B-17 strategic bomber! Only with this machine did Tang Mo feel that his Air Force could be considered a strategic force that had stepped beyond the tactical realm.

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It was only after acquiring this plaything that he felt he had finally made up for the regret of not having used the Kirov Airship.

Compared to the massive and intimidating airships with their hefty payload capacities, bombers like the B-25 and JU-88 were just little brothers.

Although bombers were indeed superior to airships in range, agility, and interception countermeasures, no matter how inferior, medium bombers did feel a bit underwhelming on a sensory level.

Therefore, Tang Mo had no choice but to hurriedly develop his own strategic bomber, hoping to use the flying fortress to fill the void left by the loss of his aerial sharks.

Koss Laina was unaware that Tang Mo was working on a super enhanced version of the aerial bomber, so he could do nothing but marvel at the FW-190 fighter plane before him.

Little did he know, Tang Mo was not only working on seven or eight different types of aircraft but was also training thousands of pilots and thousands more reserve pilots.

At the same time, he had set up an Air Force Academy on Dragon Island to cultivate outstanding command talent and associated support personnel.

Ground crew, maintenance, research and development, command, coordination... even specialties related to radio waves, Tang Mo was accumulating talent; this was his true "capital."

Tang Mo was determined to ensure that even if in the future he had to sacrifice one of his pilots for every enemy pilot lost, he would still emerge as the victor in the end!

In fact, he had already achieved this, possessing the world's largest fleet of pilots. Even if his opponents counted their airship pilots and commanders, they only had a fraction of his pilot numbers.

Besides, Tang Mo had a force that had never before been seen in the world—a special force that relied on aircraft for mobility and parachutes to reach conflict zones, capable of appearing hundreds of kilometers behind the front line within a single day.

Each of them was exceptionally elite, equipped with the strongest personal weapons. They could descend from the sky like divine soldiers, striking the enemy in the most unexpected places with the most sudden and resolute attacks.

Apart from a few high-ranking officials, even the army generals had no clue Tang Mo had given a branch of the army wings, making them into a special existence akin to marine corps.

Thus, just like the marine corps, they also had their own illustrious name: Great Tang Paratroopers!

At this moment, the door was pushed open, and after a moment of surprise, Koss Laina finally recognized the visitor. He immediately bowed respectfully and greeted, "Your Highness!"

Yulin waved her hand and glanced at the blueprint—treasured by Koss Laina with great esteem—then smiled and said, "His Majesty is very concerned about the project you're in charge of, so I came to take a look... By the way, sir, how is your life here?"

As she spoke, she gestured to her entourage, who immediately followed suit, placing the gifts they had brought one by one inside the room.

Some were famous liquors special to Brunas like Brunas 3-year and Brunas 5-year, others were delicate delicacies from Dragon Island.

Koss Laina was flattered and a bit fearful as he said, "I am very well here, enjoying a treatment beyond my wildest dreams. You have taken great care, Your Highness."

"His Majesty is worried you might feel friendless here, so he deliberately relocated some of your old neighbors from Dragon Island. You will be able to see them soon," Yulin continued with a smile.

Yulin always provided meticulous care for technical talent, especially those who could alleviate some of Tang Mo's worries. It was a unique gentleness inherent to women, a silent and nourishing concern.

To talents who were both loyal and exceptional, Great Tang Group was never stingy. As long as these talents had a need, Great Tang Group would help resolve it.

In Tang Mo's words, any problem that could be solved with money wasn't considered a problem at all!

Koss Laina felt even more grateful and fearful: "I thank His Majesty and Your Highness for your patronage."

"Keep up the good work! I have others to see, so I won't disturb your work any longer, Mr. Koss Laina," Yulin said with a smile as she left, giving plenty of face to Koss Laina.

"Farewell, Your Highness!" Koss Laina said as he escorted her to the door, feeling an ever-growing debt to the Kingdom.