This idea was actually just a little trick in Nero Monnet's heart, and he had never told anyone else about it. It was because he truly regarded Fang Lang as a friend that he tentatively told Fang Lang about it to see how he would react to the matter.
Because of Fang Lang's position in the navy, his attitude can indirectly reflect the navy's attitude towards this matter.
Now Fang Lang obviously did not pour cold water on himself, but reminded himself that he was not strong enough and should not be too anxious. Obviously, he supported his idea.
"You mean our Air Force can form its own paratrooper unit?"
Airborne operations first appeared during World War I, but at that time, due to the influence of air vehicles, they were mostly small-scale raids 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 paratrooper units in 1940. The Normandy Landings in World War II saw the Allied forces' largest-scale airborne combat operation.
The Brazilian army did not have a formal airborne force until 1947, which was really backward.
However, there are actually some differences among countries on the destination of airborne troops. At least in this era, the airborne troops of most countries belong to the army combat sequence.
The hometown in the later generations belonged to the Air Force combat sequence. Therefore, General Nero Mora wanted to form an airborne division belonging to the Air Force, which was considered to be a way to snatch food from the mouth of the army.
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Given the current strong position of the Army, it is unlikely to happen unintentionally.
But Fang Lang would certainly not reject the Air Force's poaching behavior in order to weaken the Army's strength in the National Defense Force. If it weren't for his aircraft carrier fleet's inability to take off and land large-scale transport aircraft formations, he would have tried to form his own airborne force.
However, all members of the special tactics research team under his command must undergo airborne tactics training.
If he had not found suitable helicopter R&D talent, he would have started researching his own helicopters long ago, and then he could organize helicopter landing training.
Therefore, Fang Lang would certainly not object to the Air Force forming its own airborne troops.
"I am just a naval general. What qualifications do I have to stop your air force from forming an airborne force?
Your biggest obstacle is not our navy, do you understand?"
General Nero Mora kept playing with his teacup in his hand and chuckled:
"Hehe... I understand! Our biggest obstacle comes from the army.
If it was the past, I wouldn't even dare to think about it, but now our Air Force Department has a lot of people with deep backgrounds coming in. They can't just take benefits from the Air Force Department and not help the development of our Air Force!"
Upon hearing this, Fang Lang understood Nero Mora's plan. It must be the integration of the interest group of the Air Force Department that made him discover the powerful network of personal connections within this interest group. If he didn't make good use of it, he would really be sorry for the grievance of being almost sidelined.
Seeing his sly smile, Fang Lang also smiled slightly, and poured another cup of tea for both of them.
"I fully agree with your idea, but now is not the right time. Your air force doesn't even have transport planes. This won't work."
General Nero Mora was not worried about this problem at all, and said with a smile on his face:
"I am preparing to submit a plan to form a transport aircraft brigade to the Ministry of National Defense, but we are currently lacking sufficient air force pilots. So, after the first batch of students from our aviation school graduate, can you please assign a few more to our air force?"
Fang Lang didn't expect that this guy would be waiting for him here, so he rejected him without any hesitation:
"What good things are you thinking! The first batch of students in the Aviation School are all recruited by our aircraft carrier fleet. Your Air Force has no chance to participate. Don't have any evil ideas about us."
Who would have thought that General Nero Mora would actually laugh and say:
“I know, I know, I didn’t want your outstanding students. We all know that the requirements for fighter pilots are very high, and there must be many eliminated students in this batch.
The requirements for transport aircraft pilots don't have such high requirements. What I mean is, can you give me some of those trainees who are not suitable to be fighter pilots?
Don't worry, after the second batch of flight trainees graduate, our Air Force will let you, the Navy Air Force, choose first."
Fang Lang, who was somewhat dissatisfied when he heard that Nero Mora was targeting his air force cadet, nodded after a little thought. The other party was right. The requirements for fighter pilots were very high, and he must choose the best.
Although the requirements for transport aircraft pilots are also very strict, the number of transport aircraft in hand is not large, and there will definitely be some trainees who will not be able to get on the plane.
Since the Air Force intends to leave, we might as well do a deal.
"No, from now on, the outstanding students in each class must be selected by our naval aviation first."
"this……"
This condition obviously made General Neiro Mora feel a little troubled.
Seeing this, Fang Lang continued:
"You also know that our naval aviation forces need to land planes safely on a small aircraft carrier deck in various complex sea conditions. The difficulty is definitely much greater than the land airports owned by your army.
Therefore, the capability requirements of naval aviation are higher than those of air force aviation.”
General Nero Mora did not think for long. After hearing what Fang Lang said, he gritted his teeth and said:
"I can't let you pick all of them from the Navy Aviation Corps. I can agree to let you pick seven of the top ten students."
Hearing this, Fang Lang laughed without hesitation and stretched his hand into the air and said:
"Haha... Deal!"
Seeing this, General Nero Mora stretched out his hand and clapped hands with Fang Lang in mid-air, saying:
"make a deal!"
Then he seemed a little worried:
"I know that the Logistics Department is now purchasing military aircraft through your method. Please help me check the equipment of our Air Force."
Fang Lang was not surprised that General Nero Mora knew about this. He had never thought of hiding it from everyone. This was also one of the foundations of his foothold in the army. He nodded without hesitation and said:
"No problem, I guarantee they're all up to date!"
If the Brazilian Air Force wants to purchase transport aircraft, they must be second-hand goods from the US military. The current distributor of these equipment is Shata Company. The other party's request is just a matter of words for Fang Lang, and he certainly will not refuse.
Nero Mora didn't expect Fang Lang to agree so readily. Many people know that the 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 its shareholders are all high-ranking officials in the US military. Fang Lang was able to make such a generous guarantee to himself, and it was obvious that his relationship with this company was not ordinary deep.
This made Nero Mora look at him with even higher regard. This little brother of his was really not a simple person!
"Then I thank you in advance. When the airborne troops are formed, I hope you can help get your Navy Department to vote in favor."
The establishment of an airborne force by the Air Force does not have much impact on the Navy, except that it will cost more military funds. But the Army will definitely be the one that suffers the most.
The Navy would certainly not be stingy with this kind of cost-free vote of approval. Even if Fang Lang didn't say it, the people in the Navy Department would definitely agree directly.
"No problem. There are already airborne instructors in my Marine Corps Instructor Group, and the Marine Corps is also preparing to conduct some airborne skills training.
When you form an airborne force, I can provide you with some instructors who have experienced airborne tactical training."
Nero Mora looked at Fang Lang in surprise.
"What are your Marines doing training airborne troops in tactics?"
Fang Lang chuckled and said:
"When my aircraft carrier fleet goes to the island for combat, there must be airborne troops that can infiltrate the enemy's rear!
We don't have a professional airborne force, so we can only train my Marines to master airborne tactics?
One of our five Marine Corps battalions is a dedicated airborne battalion."
"What? Your Marine Corps has a dedicated airborne battalion?"
Nero Mora looked at the young man in front of him with disbelief. He didn't expect that he had thought ahead of him and trained a professional airborne force in his own Marine Corps.
I have to say this guy is really excellent. No wonder he can achieve such great success in such a short time.
"Brother, if that's the case, do you think we can have a discussion?"
Nero Mora's eyes rolled, a plan came to mind, and he quickly leaned forward and said.
As soon as Fang Lang saw the other party's look, he knew what the other party was planning, which was why he took the initiative to mention that he had a professional airborne battalion.
How could he miss this opportunity to place his own people in the Air Force!
On the surface, he glared at the other person with an unhappy look on his face and said:
"What? Brother, are you planning to dig my airborne battalion over there?"
When Nero Mora heard this, he thought Fang Lang was angry! He waved his hands and said:
"No! 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 expression seemed to have eased a little, he slowly said:
"I mean, brother, can you support me with a few professional airborne officers so that I can set up the airborne troops?"
Fang Lang was overjoyed when he heard this, but he remained calm on the surface. He touched his chin with his right hand, with a thoughtful expression on his face. After a while, he nodded and said:
"It's not impossible, but you can't treat my brothers unfairly. You have to at least help them get promoted by one level. Otherwise, I won't give it to you!"
Hearing Fang Lang agree to his request, Nero Mora was excited and laughed:
“Don’t worry, brother, your brothers are my brothers.
When they arrive at my airborne troops, they will be the backbone officers, so a promotion of one rank won’t matter.”
Looking at Nero Mora who was full of excitement, Fang Lang also laughed and said:
"We haven't even started yet! Wait until you get the Ministry of National Defense to agree to put the airborne troops under the management of your Air Force!
If the army takes advantage of you, I wonder how you can fulfill your promise."
General Nero Mora, who was laughing happily, froze and glared at Fang Lang unhappily.
"Can't you wait for me to be happy for a while?
The current situation of the army is that they can't even deal with a small rebel group, which has caused a lot of discussion in the country. If they can't deal with this Eddie rebel group this time, the Minister of the Army will resign. "
Fang Lang was stunned when he heard this, and asked with some doubt:
"So serious?"
"Of course. President Dutra and Defense Minister Marshal Moraes have both made it clear that if the army still cannot successfully eliminate this anti-government armed group, the Army Minister will have to resign.
The Army Department should also prepare for a large-scale reorganization to reshape the image of the military.”
General Nairo Mora is the Minister of the Air Force, close to the Ministry of Defense, and able to receive the latest information about the Ministry of Defense. He is very clear about the ultimatum given by the President and the Minister of Defense.
When Fang Lang heard this, he understood that the president and the defense minister were anxious. After all, they were the ones who blamed the Eddie brothers for the Japanese mob's attack on the presidential palace.
If we can't suppress them completely, we're afraid they'll come out and talk nonsense.
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