The size and strength of the Air Force aviation has not changed, except for the addition of some air defense units on the ground. The original detachment (wing) was converted into an aviation regiment, and the size of the structure was not adjusted. In addition to formations such as reconnaissance aircraft squads, squadrons are the basic combat units, whether fighters or bombers.

However, because of logistics, there are also many logistics units in the aviation units, although the aircraft of this era do not have the high scientific and technological content of later generations, or in comparison, there is no scientific and technological content at all. Naturally, there is no need to maintain an aircraft with more than 200 ground crews, as in later generations, and only a few people are enough here.

All the air units of the Wehrmacht, plus paratroopers and pilots and cadets, are less than 100,000 people. Compared to the Army's nearly two million numbers, it seems completely incomparable, but in the future, this number will steadily increase.

After all, the Air Force will be an indispensable strategic force for national defense in the future, and Chen Shao has put much more thought into this than on the Army. Many secret study subjects are for the Air Force, and the Navy is somewhat inferior to the Air Force in this regard.

Air supremacy is not only required at sea, but also on land. It can be said that the first step in high-tech warfare is to fight for air supremacy. Only when we have air supremacy can we have the heart to think about what sea supremacy is. Later generations of US imperialism are not the same, before the aircraft carrier seizes sea supremacy, it must take the lead in seizing air supremacy, and then it can talk about sea supremacy, and land attack is the last. Electricity, sky, air, sea, and land, these are the moves that later American imperialists were accustomed to.

Although the strength in Chen Shao's hands now is completely like playing at home compared to later generations, some concepts can be used for reference. The predecessors planted trees and the later people enjoyed the shade, you are the pioneer, I admit that you are not as good as you, but you can't stop me from running after you. You've walked by, and I'll know there's a mine in that place when I'm following behind, so I can try to avoid going through the mine myself. Just like the later Celestial Empire, I always say what that looks like, what this looks like, it's also the truth, many theories can be used for reference, so you don't need to spend money to study and save money!! (sighs!!! Now the Air Force began to form four aviation regiments, all armed with second-generation aircraft. This may seem like a no-brainer, but there are things that can be taken slowly. More than a thousand aircraft feel like little compared to the size of the Wehrmacht's millions of people, but in dealing with some unexpected situations, it is enough.

Moreover, the three aircraft carrier battle groups also have 300 aircraft, as well as roadbed aviation units affiliated with the navy, and if all of them are fully staffed, the number will be nearly 1,000.

As the second largest force of the Wehrmacht, the navy is the highest gold force. There are nearly 400,000 people, and although many of them are cadets and not real soldiers, the value of these 400,000 people's equipment is more valuable than all the equipment of the entire army combined. The Navy itself is a money-burning force, and in order to ensure combat effectiveness, these are understandable.

Three aircraft carriers and two battleships, plus one aircraft carrier and one battleship that are about to be launched, so that there are four aircraft carriers and three battleships. However, there is also one battleship purchased by the Soviet Union in the open, and Germany also has two battleships in secret, so as long as three battleships are delivered to the two countries, then China will have no battleships available.

However, Chen Shao didn't plan to call these three ships out like this, anyway, the delivery date was still early. Some of the avionics on the battleship also had to be dismantled, and some things were not suitable for the world to know too early. Now the shipyard in Fangchenggang is already making the final modifications to the third battleship, which will be delivered to Germany in advance. Of course, Germany made a secret purchase, and now it will not bring it back to Germany, but will continue to send naval soldiers to China secretly for training. In this way, China can earn a maintenance fee, and as for the venue, it will be provided to Germany for free.

In terms of aircraft carriers, Chen Shao does not plan to sell them, and countries do not think too much about the role of aircraft carriers now. Their eyes were still on the battleship, and the idea that only a battleship could defeat a battleship was ingrained in their hearts. Chen Shao is happy to see this.

The Emperor class itself was built to meet the combat requirements of World War II, but some of the avionics equipment on it would be outdated by World War II. But in other respects, there are already many features of later aircraft carriers, the beveled deck, the bow tilted by 14 degrees, which is the most reasonable layout of non-catapult take-off aircraft carriers. It also has a displacement of nearly 35,000 tons, and there is plenty of room for remodeling many of the things in it.

Chen Shao is quite satisfied with this aircraft carrier, mainly because the cost is not expensive, the technology is very mature, and the maintenance cost is very low. According to Chen Shaoxin's outline of the naval plan, whether or not a new aircraft carrier is launched, the Emperor-class aircraft carrier will be launched every two years. Even if a more advanced aircraft carrier appears in the future, or a Red Alert aircraft carrier comes out, this kind of aircraft carrier can completely form a high and low match in terms of tonnage and speed.

The battleship Chen Shao did not give up paying attention to it because of the aircraft carrier, in this era when missiles do not yet know what they are. Battleships also have their own strong side, although with aircraft carriers there is no longer a need to engage with the opponent in close combat, but battleships can be used in many places, especially in land support attacks, and the heavy guns on battleships can definitely make the enemy frightened.

And now the battleship is also a huge deterrent weapon, and one battleship is more intimidating than several aircraft carriers. The appearance of Kunlun Mountain has fully reflected this, if it were not for China with these two battleships, perhaps China is still in the midst of war, and Japan and Britain and France are not expected to surrender so simply. The issue of reclaiming concessions will not be so easy to solve.

At the beginning, Chen Shao took out a copy of the battleship's information to show the Germans, it was definitely not a picture cake to satisfy hunger, but a battleship that had been designed. Chen Fu has always been very active in the issue of battleships, although he has repeatedly proved that aircraft carriers are stronger than battleships in naval battles, Chen Fu has not changed his love for battleships. If it weren't for Chen Shao's restrictions, relying on the technical indicators of the current Fangchenggang Shipyard, maybe Chen Fu would even dare to come up with the drawings of a 100,000-ton battleship.

The construction of this type of battleship has also begun, and the funds are naturally part of the interests of this huge arms trade. Before this battleship came out, Chen Shao planned to deliver the three battleships directly, because the fourth aircraft carrier was already about to be commissioned, and by the time the delivery date, the new battleship was almost about to be launched.

In this way, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, China will have at least four aircraft carrier battle groups to use. These four aircraft carrier battle groups will be divided into three fleets, one stationed in the South China Sea, which is now the South China Sea Fleet, with two aircraft carrier battle groups. The other fleet is called the North Sea Fleet, and an aircraft carrier battle group is stationed in Qingdao. The other is stationed directly in the Ryukyu Islands to form the East China Sea Fleet.

The submarine force will also be divided into three fleets, but many of these submarines will be ordered by Germany, so in this regard, the shipyard will continue to build submarines for the delivery of one to Germany, and the shipyard will also be able to produce a new submarine. To prevent gaps in the submarine forces, the submarine wolf pack is also a powerful deterrent.

The Navy's home is not only aircraft carrier battle groups and submarines, but also roadbed defense forces, and some small point frigates. Some of the redundant destroyers of the aircraft carrier battle group will also form a formation with these frigates, and cooperate with the land-based defense forces to form a local fleet to defend the territory.

The three aircraft carrier fleets are responsible for keeping the enemy out of the country, or out of the country. The local fleet mainly patrols the coastal waters to combat smuggling and piracy at sea, and to protect the interests and safety of Chinese merchant ships and offshore fishing and oil fields. Regardless of the fact that the home fleet does not have large ships, and in non-wartime, its tasks are more onerous than the other three fleets.

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Just now, Kong Hong and Liu Qing said that the national defense budget will be greatly reduced in the future, which sounds very frustrating. However, these generals of the navy, land and air force are not necessarily discouraged, in the past, in the southwest period, the government's financial budget for the army was not high, and many times Chen Shao was paying out of his own pocket.

Nowadays, there are many things that need to be built, and the territory is large, and many localities have to build military facilities and build strategic logistics warehouses, and it is also necessary to ensure that all military factories cannot stop working. In particular, the navy has many naval bases to be built, and Jeju Island and the Ryukyu Islands have no foundation at all. The navy has to spend a lot of money on this, and it is simply not enough to be satisfied with a little money. As soon as a warship docks at the port, all kinds of logistical support must keep up, a large amount of fuel and ammunition must be hoarded in the port, and the life of the crew must be guaranteed to keep up, and there will be rebuilt warships and so on.

The same is true for the Air Force, and it is not a small amount of money to build airports throughout the country, plus all kinds of supporting facilities, and to ensure the livelihood of personnel.

The same is true for the army, which also requires high-intensity training to ensure combat effectiveness, and the accumulation of ammunition consumed is also very impressive. The annual training expenses of the navy and air force are also very high, especially in the navy, and when the naval guns are fired, the aircraft carriers are no exception.

There is also a two-year million-dollar reserve training program, which also requires an additional expense.

All these things are an astronomical amount, but these generals are not worried, and if there is one, there is near. As long as it is not a large-scale war, such expenses are still within the scope of affordability, because there are many things that they do not need to pay, or even if they have to pay, they do not pay much.

The army spends more heavily on military equipment, and the soldiers are secondary. Moreover, the Ministry of Finance only said that a small amount would be allocated, but it did not say that it would not be allocated. It is enough for the soldiers' salaries to be handed over to the Ministry of Finance, and the rest of the expenses can be settled by themselves.

(To be continued)