Yes, I know, im very late however better late than never.
January 20th
Place: A secret undisclosed location outside Warsaw, where the Polish Airforce tests new aircraft.
Air General Zajac: "Well, gentlemen, here they are, the first fruits of our new orders from abroad. Now, I want you all to compare them to the modern fighters currently available. Most specifically, I would like for you to compare the BFW 190 to our P.50 and P.80."
later that evening:
General Sikorski: Well Zajac, how did the testing go today.
Zajac: To be quite honest, General, the rest of the world seems to have jumped a generation on us in regards to monoplane fighters, while we were busy perfecting the biplane. The P.50, which is our most modern fighter, was easily outclassed in all respects by the 109, and that is the older 109, no doubt there is a new model coming out to reequip the Luftwaffe. As well, we compared the reengined P.11s (1) to the 109, and although the P.11 could outmaneuvor the 109, the 109 has the advantage in all other aspects.
Sikorski: So what do you propose we do?
Zajac: I have asked the gentlemen responsible for the P.50 program to start shopping around for a more powerful engine, somewhere in the 1,000 hp range. However, the armament problem will still exist, the engineers at PZL believe that the wings are too flimsy to allow for either an 8 MG armament, or 2 cannons.
Sikorski: Very well, now what is happening with the rest of the fighter program?
Zajac: The PZL P.80, has fulfiled its role as an interim fighter, and production at its factory will now begin producting P.50s. Although we were planning on producing a multi-role fighter, the P.45 the order of BFW 109s should satisfy that requirement. Development has therefore been cancelled, and a new aircraft is currently under development, with the following specifications: speed 550km/h, armament 2 20mm cannon, 4 7.92mm MG, 300kg bombload, fitted with a 1200-1300hp engine (2). As well, we are currently working on a very advanced fighter design, capable of over 650km/h in the wind tunnel. However that fighter shall have to wait until engine development catches up (3).
Sikorski: Very well, see that it is done, now what of the bomber program?
Zajac: The PZL P.23 has been quite sucessful, with 176 currently in service, and it has also attracted export orders. Building on that sucess, PZL is developing an improved variant, the PZL P.46 which is over 100km/h faster, as well as having a heavier MG armament. The sacrifice is a slightly smaller bomb load of 600kg. As well, PZL is also developing an improved version of the PZL P.37 medium bomber, with a top speed of over 500km/h, as well as a 3,000 kg bomb load.
Sikorski: Excellent, now what of the replacement program?
(1) OTL PZL P.24
(2) OTL PZL P.53
(3) OTL PZL P.62