Chapter 120: Chen Yanlong's Concept of the Air Cavalry Unit

"I'll be measured, if he's really so useless by then, I'll replace him right away!"

After Kessellin finished speaking, Chen Yanlong replied very calmly. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Alright! I understand! Monarch! ”

Kesselring replied in a disappointed tone.

"Don't be so discouraged, the most important thing for you to do now is to train a large number of qualified pilots for me as soon as possible to defend the skies of our empire! Without air supremacy, we will lose this war! And Goering has been relieved of all his duties by me and is being hunted down! So I'm now thinking about who the new Air Force Commander would be better for! I hope you can do a little bit of success and show me if you will be the person I need! ”

Hearing the other party's discouraged tone, Chen Yanlong immediately used the Mind Attack strategy to encourage Kessellin.

"Yes! Monarch! Victorious Führer! ”

After hearing this, Kesselring replied loudly as if he were in high spirits.

"Do your best! I won't do you a bad Kesselring! ”

Chen Yanlong once again encouraged in an encouraging tone.

"Yes! Monarch! Victorious Führer! ”

Kesselring replied again excitedly.

Then the two of them didn't talk much, and hung up the phone.

After that, Chen Yanlong quickly finished his breakfast, and then called Dönitz, saying that he would go to his place now to see the training of those carrier-based aircraft.

He then went to Dönitz's secret training base in an Arado Ar232 transport plane, escorted by a large group of Fω-190A-6/R1 fighters, escorted by Lattenhuber and a large group of guards.

However, before the plane took off, he also told Garand that he was going to form his own air cavalry unit, that is, to use helicopters to carry soldiers; Landing in the area occupied by enemy troops, the idea of a surprise attack.

Because the effect and safety of this will be much more efficient than using airplanes to paratroopers; Moreover, the biggest advantage of the helicopter is that it can be used for low-altitude, low-speed hovering, and maneuvering with the same nose direction, especially for vertical take-off and landing in a small area.

It is precisely because of these characteristics that helicopters have broad uses and development prospects, such as ground attack in military aspects, landing on airplanes, and weapons delivery; logistical support, battlefield ambulance, reconnaissance patrol, disaster relief and life-saving; Hoisting equipment, command and control, communication and other purposes.

The helicopters that Chen Yanlong wants to produce and manufacture are the Mi-12 carrier pigeon heavy helicopters developed and produced by the Soviet Union in the 60s.

With a maximum take-off weight of 105 tons, a main rotor diameter of 35 meters, a fuselage of 37 meters and a cargo hold of 28 meters, the aircraft can transport medium tanks and artillery, and is equipped with four 4.78 MW engines with a payload of 400 tons.

There is also the American helicopter that flew the farthest in the 60s--- the OH-6 helicopter, which had a straight range of up to 3561.55 km.

and the world's first helicopter gunship in the 50s, which was converted from the H-13 helicopter, that is, an uncontrolled rocket was installed on the H-13 helicopter; Grenade launchers, machine guns and anti-tank guns.

It's just that these helicopters are due to the technical level, resource problems and scientific and technological personnel problems, so even if Chen Yanlong now gives them detailed design drawings and data to Speer; Speer and all the German arsenals, as well as the arms companies, also needed a lot of time to develop before they could be gradually manufactured into real products.

Although the performance of the German Fa-223 Dragon helicopter in World War II was unparalleled at the time: it had an altitude of more than 7,500 meters, a payload of more than 2,000 kilograms, and a cruising speed of 200 km/h. It is possible to lift 75-mm anti-tank guns, transport them from the valley to the combat area at an altitude of 2000 meters, deliver ammunition and supplies to mountain troops.

At the same time, it is also capable of lifting the Fw190 fighter jet weighing 1,284 kilograms, flying more than 30,000 meters away with the engine.

But Chen Yanlong hopes to get more advanced helicopters to build his air cavalry battalion.

For example, he originally wanted to exchange for the AH-1 Cobra gunship, the AH-64 helicopter and the Ka-50 helicopter; It's just that his mobile phone exchange system is due to the level problem, so now he can't redeem it for his troops to change equipment and train.

Therefore, when Chen Yanlong's exchange system can be exchanged for other more advanced helicopters and armed helicopters; He could only order Speer to mass-produce the Fa-223 Dragon helicopter first, so that he could build up his air cavalry unit without using the exchange system.

However, when he ordered the mass production of Fa-223 Dragon helicopters, he also exchanged 100 carrier pigeon heavy helicopters and 100 oh-6 helicopters; and 100 H-13s converted into gunships, as well as R-4 helicopters; So that Speer asked the aircraft designers to conduct research, and let the pilots train on different types of aircraft, so as to learn more flying experience.

However, Chen Yanlong's final decision at this moment was to let the air cavalry unit he was secretly building first, and the type of helicopter used first was the Fa-223 Dragon helicopter.

The reason for this decision is, firstly, because it doesn't take much energy points to exchange for the Fa-223 Dragon helicopter, and 5 energy points can be exchanged for one.

The second is because even if these helicopters are not redeemed without the exchange system, the current German army still has these helicopters appearing and using, but they are not mass-produced.

The third, of course, is to unify the models and facilitate the logistics of the German army for maintenance, repair and production of spare parts, etc.

That is to say, if the weapons and equipment that Chen Yanlong exchanged in the future are to be used on a large scale, then the first thing he will consider is the unified rearmament, as well as the equipment and maintenance of logistics, as well as transportation.

Otherwise, even if Chen Yanlong exchanged for the world's most powerful weapons and equipment, once there was no logistics to replenish it, then it would be like the Cheetah self-propelled anti-aircraft gun he exchanged now; Once the ammunition is used up and is not replenished in time, it is easy for the enemy to take advantage of the weakness and counterattack.

After telling Garland about his vision for an air cavalry unit, he ordered him to quickly build up his helicopter unit while forming a new jet flying unit.

Because he didn't want to use paratroopers anymore, but directly used a large number of helicopters; to carry out airborne operations, and rescue operations.

And Garland also happily agreed to Chen Yanlong's request, there was no way as long as it could strengthen the strength of their Luftwaffe; Garland and Mihir were in high spirits and in good spirits to do it right away.

Because they love their Air Force, they work so passionately.

Therefore, after Chen Yanlong finished explaining to Garand, he took the Arado Ar232 transport plane without any worries and went to the training base of Dönitz's secret aircraft carrier aircraft.

However, at this time, US President Roosevelt was strongly urging the US military industrial production companies to go all out to build aircraft carriers, and required them to rely on their strong shipbuilding industry and military industrial potential; By December 1943, at least 30 Casablanca-class aircraft carriers were built.

At the same time, the "Ardmeralti Islands" and "Bougainville" were to be built several months in advance, before the start of the Sicilian Campaign, and were sent to Sicily to fight, instead of being put into the Pacific War to fight against the Japanese army.

The reason is very simple, that is, because the navy and air force under the command of Aehauseville have recently been severely damaged by the German army under the command of Chen Yanlong.

Therefore, in order to avoid the US troops sent to Africa, there are even greater sacrifices, so Roosevelt decided to do so.

For his part, he has always advocated Hitler in Europe first, and then against Japan.

In addition to the Sablanca-class aircraft carriers, the 15,000-ton Borg-class aircraft carriers, as well as the Newport News shipyard in 1943 to build the famous Midway-class aircraft carriers, as well as the Sykes-class aircraft carriers, and the Commensment-class aircraft carriers will also be mass-produced.

In a word, President Roosevelt wanted to defeat Germany and Japan as soon as possible, and strive for an early victory in the war to avoid the loss of life.

As for the pilots of the US military, they continue to recruit from tens of thousands of flying enthusiasts and flying clubs in the civilian sector.

Because these people with flight experience can join the navy and air force at any time, and with a little training, they can take off and land on aircraft carriers and conduct operations.

Chen Yanlong was still ignorant of President Roosevelt's order.

Because at the moment when Roosevelt's order was given, the history of the parallel world in which he was located had begun to gradually change.

Moreover, the British, American, and Soviet forces that Chen Yanlong will confront in the future are still stronger and stronger than the original World War II.