1935, the research on the new German fighter has achieved initial results. At that time, there were two quasi-experimental models ready for service, one of which was called Henkel He 100? Fighters, and a fighter named He 109. In the end, Germany chose the He 109 fighter, which was later the BF 109 fighter. Although Henkel He 100? Fighters were not selected, but in fact, these two German fighters were world-class at that time.
Henkel He 100? The prototype of the fighter plane once reached 746.6 kilometers per hour during the test flight, breaking the original world record. However, despite this achievement, the Germans still did not purchase such fighters in large quantities. It is estimated that 50 fighters will be in service, plus 50 prototypes. Moreover, in 1940, the Soviet Union and Japan also bought this fighter, and they bought a fresh one from the beginning. The main reason is that the technology of this fighter is very complicated and not suitable for mass production.
Henkel He 100 is not the only product that Japan bought from Germany? Fighter, but also bought a full set of assembly lines and design drawings of this fighter. In view of their own research, in 194 1 year, with the support of German technology, Japan developed a modified and upgraded prototype Sanyan fighter, which is twelve in one. Of course, the raw materials, accessories, engines and technology of the fighter designed by Japan are all German, so after the successful development, Japan began its own imitation plan for one and a half years.
At that time, there were Zero Fighter and Falcon Fighter among Japanese fighters, so even in the second half of 1942, Japan's imitation plan for German fighters was very successful, and the results were also used as technical reserves. Unexpectedly, however, in 1943, Japan's own Zero fighters and Hayabusa fighters were completely crushed by American fighters, and there was no resistance, which led to the complete loss of air superiority after the Battle of Guadao in 1943. In order to change this situation, Japan introduced type III Swallow Fighter.
This fighter can be said to be a watershed in the development of their fighters. Japan's future success in fighter research and development mainly depends on changing their previous thinking and becoming a fighter imitating Germany. As a result, the fighter planes made in Japan are varied, one is more advanced than the other, reaching the world-class level. But to put it bluntly, it is still a second-rate version of fighters in other countries, and it has not strengthened the development of its own industry.
Theoretically speaking, the Japanese Swallow III fighter should be able to compare with the German fighter He 109, and there are no other fighters in the United States except the Mustang fighter. However, this is not the case. The function of Swallow III fighter is not the same as that of He 109, and the engine is insufficient. It seems that engine problems have always existed in Japan. Moreover, in 1944, the type III Swallow fighter always failed to fly. If there is no problem, it should be able to reach a top speed of 600 per hour.
It can install two cannons, two 12.7 caliber machine guns and two 250kg bombs. In the battle of Okinawa, the Japanese army used five flying swallows to escort the Kamikaze special attack team and was invincible.
Although it looks very powerful, in fact, the type III Swallow fighter did not bring any changes to Japan during World War II. Although it had a good fighting efficiency in the last few months of Japan's surrender in the second world war, there is an unchangeable fact that the output of this fighter is very low, one of which is 300. That is to say, it was not until the late World War II that the three Swallow fighters had some wonderful performances that people noticed, and they realized that the first-class fighters in Japan in the late World War II all borrowed the technology of 1935 German fighters.