Chapter 482: Airborne Troops
This idea is actually a little Jiujiu in Nairo Monet's own heart, and he has not said it to outsiders, that is, he really thinks that Fang Lang is a friend, so he tentatively said it to see Fang Lang's attitude towards this matter.
Because of Fang Lang's status in the navy, his attitude can reflect the navy's attitude towards this matter from the side.
Now Fang Lang obviously didn't pour cold water on himself, but reminded himself that his strength was not enough, so don't be too eager. Apparently supporting his own idea.
"You mean that our Air Force can form its own paratrooper units?"
Airborne operations first appeared during World War I, but at that time, they were affected by air vehicles, and most of them were small-scale sabotage and reconnaissance operations. With the rapid development of transport aircraft and parachutes, the Soviet Union began to try to form the world's first airborne detachment in 1930.
The United States and Britain also began to form their own paratroop units in 1940, and the Normandy landings in World War II led to the largest Allied airborne operations.
The Brazilian army did not have a full-fledged airborne force until 1947, and it was a bit backward.
However, there are actually some differences in the fate of the Airborne Forces in various countries, at least in this era, the Airborne Forces of most countries belong to the army combat sequence.
The hometown of later generations belongs to the air force combat sequence. Therefore, General Nairo Mora wants to form an airborne division belonging to the Air Force, which can be regarded as snatching food from the tiger's mouth of the army.
With the current strong position of the Army, it is unlikely that there is no intention.
However, out of consideration for weakening the strength of the army in the national defense force, Fang Lang certainly would not reject the air force's behavior of digging into the wall. If it weren't for the fact that his aircraft carrier fleet was unable to take off and land large-scale transport aircraft formations, he would have wanted to try to form his own airborne troops.
However, the special tactical research team under his command must all pass airborne tactical training.
If he hadn't found a suitable helicopter R&D talent, he would have wanted to start researching his own helicopter a long time ago, and then he could organize helicopter landing training.
Therefore, of course, Fang Lang will not oppose the formation of its own airborne troops by the Air Force.
"I'm just a naval general, what qualifications do I have to prevent your Air Force from forming an airborne force?
Your biggest obstacle is not in our navy, you understand? ”
General Nairo Mora kept playing with his teacup in his hand, and said with a smile in his mouth:
"Hey...... I understand! Our biggest resistance comes from the Army.
If it was, I wouldn't dare to think about it, but now we have a lot of guys with deep backgrounds in our Air Force Department, and they can't just take benefits from the Air Force Department and not help the development of our Air Force! ”
As soon as he heard this, Fang Lang still didn't understand Nairo Mora's plan, it must be this time to integrate this interest group of the Ministry of the Air Force, so that he discovered the powerful network of contacts in this interest group, if he didn't make good use of it, he was indeed a little sorry for the grievances that he was almost set aside.
Looking at his wicked smile, Fang Lang also smiled slightly, and once again added a cup of tea to both parties:
"I'll raise my hands to take advantage of your idea, but the timing is not right yet, your air force doesn't even have transport planes, this is not good."
General Nairo Mora was not worried about this problem in the slightest, and said with a smile on his face:
"I am preparing to submit a plan to the Ministry of Defense to form a transport aircraft group, but now we lack enough air force pilots, so, after the first batch of cadets of our aviation school graduates, you see if you can give our air force a few more points."
Fang Lang didn't expect this kid to wait for him here, so he unceremoniously vetoed directly:
"What good things to think of! At present, the first batch of cadets of the aviation academy are all recruited by our aircraft carrier fleet itself, and your air force has no part, so don't fight our crooked ideas. ”
Who knew that General Nairo Mora actually smiled and said:
"I know, I know, I don't want your excellent cadets, we all know that fighter pilots are very demanding, and there must be a lot of eliminated cadets in this batch of cadets.
Transport pilots don't have to be so demanding, I mean these cadets who are not suitable to be fighter pilots, can you give me a part.
You can rest assured, after the graduation of the second batch of flight cadets, our Air Force can let your naval aviation choose first. ”
Originally, when he heard the idea of Nairo Mora beating his own air force cadets, Fang Lang, who was still a little dissatisfied, heard this, and nodded after a little thought, the other party said well, the requirements for fighter pilots are very high, and he must choose the best of the best.
Although the requirements for transport pilots are also very strict, the number of transport planes in their hands is not large, and there will definitely be some students who will not be able to get on the plane at that time.
Since the Air Force intends to go, it is better to make a deal.
"No, in the future, every outstanding cadet in each field must let our naval aviation choose first."
"This ......"
This condition obviously made it difficult for General Nairo Mora.
Seeing this, Fang Lang continued to speak:
"You also know that our naval aviation needs to land planes safely on the deck of a small aircraft carrier in all kinds of complex sea conditions, which is definitely far more difficult than the land airfields owned by your army.
Therefore, the capability requirements of naval aviation are higher than those of air force aviation. ”
General Nairo Mora didn't think about it for long, and after hearing Fang Lang's words, he gritted his teeth and said:
"You can't pick all of them away from your naval aviation, I can agree with you to pick seven out of the top ten cadets."
Hearing this, Fang Lang did not hesitate and smiled and stretched out his hand to the air:
"Haha..... Deal! ”
Seeing this, General Nairo Mora stretched out his hand and high-fived Fang Lang in mid-air and said:
"Deal!"
Then he seemed a little uneasy:
"I know that the logistics department is now following your path in purchasing military aircraft, and we have to help me check the equipment of our air force."
Yes, General Neiro Mora knew about this, Fang Lang was not surprised, he never thought that he could hide from everyone, which was also one of the fundamentals of his foothold in the army, he nodded without hesitation and said:
"No problem, it's all up to date!"
If the Brazilian Air Force wants to purchase transport aircraft, it must be second-hand goods of the US military, and the current distributor of these equipment is Shata Company.
Nairo Mora didn't expect Fang Lang to agree so simply, many people know that the current channel for the logistics department to purchase equipment from the United States was introduced by Fang Lang.
The other party is a large company registered with the US Department of Defense, and the shareholders in it are all high-ranking officials in the US military.
This made Nairo Mora look even higher. This little brother is really not a simple character!
"Then I will thank my brother in advance, and when the airborne troops are formed, I hope that my brother can help make your Admiralty vote in favor."
The formation of airborne troops by the Air Force does not have much impact on the Navy, at most it will have to take more military spending. But the most uncomfortable is definitely the big brother of the army.
The Navy will definitely not be stingy with this kind of favorable vote, and even if Fang Lang doesn't say it, the people in the Admiralty will definitely directly approve it.
"No problem, I already have airborne instructors in my Marine Corps instructor corps, and the Marine Corps is also preparing to conduct some airborne skills training.
When you form the Airborne Forces, I can provide you with some instructors who have experienced the tactical training of the Airborne Forces. ”
Nairo Mora looked at Fang Lang with some surprise,
"What are your Marines doing in training airborne tactics?"
Fang Lang smiled and said:
"When my aircraft carrier fleet lands on the island, it must have airborne troops who can penetrate the enemy's rear!
We don't have a professional airborne troops, so we can only train my marines to master airborne tactics, right?
One of our five Marine Corps battalions is a professional airborne battalion. ”
"What? Your Marine Corps has a professional airborne battalion? ”
Nairo Mora looked at the young man in front of him in disbelief, but he didn't expect him to think of the front one step ahead of himself, and trained a professional airborne force unit in his Marine Corps.
I have to say that this guy is really good, no wonder he has achieved so much in such a short period of time.
"Brother, since that's the case, do you think we can have a discussion?"
Nairo Mora's eyes rolled, and he quickly leaned forward and said.
As soon as Fang Lang saw the other party's appearance, he knew what the other party was thinking, which was why he took the initiative to mention that he had a professional airborne barracks.
How could he miss this opportunity to install his own people in the Air Force!
On the surface, he glared at the other party with an unhappy face and said:
"What? Brother doesn't want to dig up my airborne barracks directly, does he? ”
When Nairo Mora heard this, he thought Fang Lang was angry! Waved his hand again and again:
"It's not! No! Don't get me wrong, brother, we are good brothers, you have helped me so much, how could I do such a thing. ”
Seeing that Fang Lang's face seemed to ease a little, he said slowly:
"I mean, can my brother support a few of my professional airborne officers when the time comes, and let me put up the airborne troops' shelves."
Hearing this, Fang Lang was ecstatic in his heart, but he remained silent on the surface, touched his chin with his right hand, and had a thoughtful expression on his face, and nodded after a while:
"It's not impossible, but you can't treat my brothers badly, for in the past you had to at least help them raise their ranks by one level. Otherwise, I won't give it to you! ”
Hearing that Fang Lang agreed to his request, Nairo Mora's face was full of excitement, and he laughed and said:
"Don't worry, brother, your brother is my brother.
When they arrive in my airborne troops, they will be absolute backbone officers, and a promotion to a military rank is nothing. ”
Looking at Nairo Mora with an excited face, Fang Lang also laughed and said:
"I haven't skimmed the eight characters yet! Let's wait until you get the Ministry of Defense and agree to put the Airborne Forces under the management of your Air Force!
If the army picks peaches by then, I'll see what you do to fulfill your promise. ”
General Nairo Mora, who was smiling happily, his face froze, and he glared at Fang Lang angrily and said:
"Can't you just wait for me to be happy a little longer?
As far as the current situation of the army is concerned, even a small rebel army cannot be handled, and there is a lot of domestic discussion, and if they can't solve this Eddie rebel army this time, the secretary of the army will take the blame and resign. ”
Fang Lang was stunned when he heard this, and said with some doubts:
"So serious?"
"Of course, President Dutra and Defense Minister Marshal Moraes have made it clear that if the army fails to eliminate this rebel force this time, Mr. Secretary of War himself will take the blame and resign.
The War Department should also prepare for a large-scale reorganization to reshape the image of the army. ”
General Nairo Mora, who is the Minister of the Air Force in the end, is close to the Ministry of Defence and is able to receive the latest information about the Ministry of Defence. The ultimatum given by Mr. President and the Minister of Defense is very clear.
When Fang Lang heard this, he also understood in his heart that the president and the Minister of Defense were in a hurry, after all, they had put the incident of the Japanese mob attacking the presidential palace on the Eddie brothers.
If you can't kill them completely, I'm afraid they'll come out and talk nonsense.