It is not surprising that the army is reluctant to spend money on the army aviation.

That's right, the Army Aviation, to be exact, is indeed one of the units belonging to the Army, and it is also an important component. However, with the establishment of the Air Force in 1918 by the British Aviation Force, the Army Aviation began to strongly demand that the Army Aviation Unit should also be separated from the Army and become an independent branch of the Army and the Navy.

In fact, this requirement began a long time ago, because as a branch of the military that can fly in the sky, the aviation unit itself has a certain sense of superiority. Naturally, he was reluctant to become a part of the army for a long time, but the army aviation unit was still very weak at that time, so although there were such voices, they could not have much impact.

However, with the continuous development of aviation technology, the combat capability of the army aviation units has increased day by day, and it will be enhanced almost every moment. Especially after the army aviation units were equipped with a large number of bombers and fighters, in that year, on the Eastern European Plain, the annihilation of a Soviet and Russian cavalry division was an example.

In addition, the British side also established an independent air force later, which naturally gave a certain incentive to the army aviation troops.

In this way, it is no wonder that the call for independence from the army aviation side is so loud.

There is no doubt that although the cost of a fighter for the Army Aviation is certainly not as good as that of a tank, the cost of a bomber is about the same. Every year, the Army Aviation requires a considerable amount of money for the purchase of new fighters and bombers, as well as for the maintenance of existing aircraft. As well as the establishment of new air bases and even hangars―――――― because of Yan Shao's repeated mouths, the army aviation even plans to build all the current simple hangars into fortresses. Make it resistant to bombing or shelling.

Yan Shao was indeed a bit talkative here, in fact, Yan Shao went to inspect an army aviation base near Beijing at that time. As a result, Yan Shao found that some hangars of the Army Aviation Force at that time were basically some simple warehouses, and some were even simpler, just simple sheds, and the simplest was just the kind that separated the aircraft with two fences. When Yan Shao inspected the base, many planes were simply placed on the airport.

Arguably. None of these hangars have the ability to resist strikes in wartime.

And the results obtained according to Yan Shao's inquiry are not just here. Even the bases of some aviation units in the north-east or in the Urals are usually positioned in this way.

It is conceivable that one day in the future, several of the above-mentioned theaters of operations will be suddenly attacked by the enemy. Then these fighters of the Air Force are likely to be blown up by the enemy on the airfield―――――― just like when the Soviet-German war first broke out.

In the original history, June 22, 1941, at 4:30 a.m. On a long front of more than 1,800 kilometers from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Black Sea in the south, the 3 million Nazi German troops launched a surprise attack on the Soviet Union, consisting of 26 divisions of Army Group North, 49 divisions of Army Group Center, 113 divisions of 38 Army Group South, and 40 allied divisions.

At the beginning of the war, 66 airfields in the western part of the Soviet Union were heavily bombed, and the Soviet army lost 1,200 planes in half a day, of which 800 were destroyed at the airfields before they could take off.

It is conceivable that if Soviet Russia had relatively complete defensive measures at that time, then no matter how sudden the German attack was, it would not have been possible to lose so many aircraft in a short period of time―――――― even if the performance of these Soviet and Russian aircraft was not very good, it could almost be said that it was used by the Luftwaffe to refresh its record. But the loss of so many fighters in half a day is definitely a big loss. What's more, most of them were blown up on the airfield without taking off.

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It was precisely because Yan Shao discovered this defect in the aviation unit that he said a lot during the inspection―――――― "You should get more fortress-like hangars..."

Regarding Yan Shao's words, everyone present at the time was naturally surprised, and hurriedly asked what it meant. And Yan Shao also told them about the structure and importance of the fortress hangar according to his own memory.

The so-called fortress hangar can also be called a machine fort. To put it simply, it is a hangar made of reinforced concrete. This kind of hangar, ordinary bombs are difficult to blow up, only heavyweights are possible, but that also needs to be a direct hit, if it only falls next to the hangar, then even if the explosion is strong, it is difficult to directly damage the aircraft in the hangar―――――― in some aircraft forts in later generations, and can even resist the power of nuclear explosions, of course, it is certainly not a direct hit but the kind of air explosion.

If you have this kind of bunker, then unless you are directly hit by a bomb, the planes in the bunker will basically be fine. Even if it lands nearby, the power of the explosion and shrapnel can easily be blocked by the reinforced concrete walls of the fort.

But if not, it's just parked in the open or in a simple machine shed. Then a single bomb can easily take away a large number of aircraft. You don't even need to use aerial bombs, you just need to strafe them with cannons.

In the Gulf War, the combat aircraft of the Iraqi Air Force were Soviet-style, but the base construction was standard European and American-style, and a total of 594 reinforced hangars were built before the war, which were completely directly attacked by GBU27/GBU24 armor-piercing laser-guided bombs, which penetrated the hangar and damaged 140 MIG25/23 fighters, accounting for 63% of the total number of fighters. But such a high cost of attack can only be done by the US military. Even the British Air Force only used JP233 anti-runway bombs against Iraqi airfields, and could only attack airstrips, which shows how strong the practical version of the aircraft fort is―――――― and there is no doubt that the ground-penetrating bomb has not yet been developed in this era.

In this way, it is conceivable that this kind of reinforced concrete fort is practical.

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In fact, after listening to Yan Shao's narration. Interest soon became very strong on the part of the army aviation, and then began to ask for more money to build this highly practical hangar.

But there is no doubt about it, the reinforced concrete hangar. The amount of money spent is certainly not comparable to that of a simple machine shed.

In particular, the amount demanded by the army aviation is still so large, and if it is really allocated according to the requirements of the army aviation, then a considerable part of the army's already tight funds will be divided. This is unfair to other branches of the Army, and it can easily lead to resentment.

In fact, the funds of the army are very tight nowadays, after all, even the entire national government is very financially tight, and it is already a very difficult thing for the more than 2 million national defense forces to support so many troops every year. Naturally, it is impossible to think about anything more.

Therefore, whether it is the army or the air force, in fact, the funds are very tight.

In particular, the army is the most powerful branch of the army. Nowadays, the Army has a lot of retooling plans. For example, replacing a few ordinary infantry divisions with motorized infantry divisions, forming several armored groups, etc., these are very expensive things, how can there be spare money for the army aviation to repair hangars. Not to mention in the short term. These hangars don't see any use yet.

Of course. If this is all there is to it, the Army will not be able to allocate a sum of money to meet the needs of the Army Aviation. After all, even if you can't repair it all, you can still repair a small part of it in some of the most important areas.

The point is, why did the Army spend this money on the Army Aviation?

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Although on the surface it is true that the Army Aviation is part of the Army, in reality, almost everyone knows that it will not be long before the Army Air Force may break away from the Army. Become an independent, on an equal footing with the army and navy.

That said. The money spent on the Army now will basically be spent on the Air Force in the future.

How could the Army do such a stupid thing?

It is also because of this relationship, basically except for some items that Yan Shaoyan ordered them to meet, otherwise, the army basically reduced the allocation of funds to the army aviation as much as possible. And this also leads to the rebellious feelings of the land aviation side becoming more and more strict.

The internal call for independence is also getting louder...

By now, it is clear to everyone that the Army Aviation will become independent and the Air Force will be established.

Not only Yan Shao, but even everyone present was also very aware of this.

"But..."Looking around, Cai Ye, who was leaning back against the sofa, sat up slightly straighter. Now that Ziyu has not arrived, let's start discussing it like this, will there be some? ”

"It's nothing." Yan Shao shook his head. "I've already contacted Ziyu, and I've already contacted him, at least Ziyu doesn't object to this matter, and I don't want to decide this matter today, I just plan to understand everyone's attitude first, so that when the official meeting comes, at least I can reduce the waste of time..."

After speaking, Yan Shao coughed lightly, and he didn't know why, Yan Shao's body had always been good in the past. I even tried to run naked in the winter once in winter―――――― of course, it was definitely not completely naked, just wearing a pair of shorts and shirtless.

Naturally, the consequence of doing so was to be complained about for a while, but this also proved how strong Yan Shao's body was. It's just that who knows, but today I have some inexplicable colds, which really makes Yan Shao a little incomprehensible.

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Hearing that Yan Shao had already contacted Wu Ziyu, and this time he just wanted to hear everyone's attitude, but everyone didn't say anything, just nodded.

After half a ring, Cai Ye spoke. "I also agree with the establishment of the Air Force, after all, there is a strong demand for the independence of the Air Force at the moment, and there are many people who agree with this even within the Army." Naturally, Cai Ye definitely didn't say that the reason why the army would agree was entirely because he wanted these guys flying in the sky to get out of the army as soon as possible.

"But the problem is, if the Air Force is independent. Then a lot of things are going to change. Moreover, as an independent branch of the armed forces, the Air Force naturally has to be under the command of the General Staff, but the battles on the battlefield are changing rapidly. In the past, the Army could command itself and receive support from the Army Aviation, but if the Air Force were to become independent, then the Army would have the same status, and the Army would no longer be able to command the force, so it would need to be obtained from the Command..."

Cai's meaning is very simple. In the past, because the army aviation belonged to the army, it could even be said to be part of the theater of operations. As the commander of the theater, Cai Ye can naturally directly command the personnel of the army aviation to fight, and there is no need to worry about delaying the fighters and the like.

However, if the Air Force is independent, then the Air Force will be equivalent to a branch of the Army with the same status, and Cai Ye will be in command at this time. Inevitably, it's a bit out of place.

But if it's the guò air force to command. There is also a high probability that the fighter will be delayed.

If the fighter plane is fleeting, and if it is not caught for a while, it may lead to the defeat of the entire campaign―――――― and even if it does not fail, it will increase many losses that should not occur.

"This is simple..."After thinking about the practices of future generations, Yan Shao spoke. There are two solutions on my side, one is to set up a joint command in the theater of operations, and there are all the people of the army, navy and air force, naturally. Only where there is a sea, otherwise there is only the army and the air force. This joint command has the power to use all the arms in the theater without having to go through the Air Force or any other department, so that the efficiency of each other can be greatly improved, and joint operations are possible. ”

"Another one is that in addition to the independent air force, the army can also have an army aviation unit, that is, an aviation unit exclusive to the army. Ordinary small-scale armed conflicts, or not very large local wars, can be solved by land and air without much support from the air force..."

Hearing Yan Shao say this, Feng Guozhang on the side was a little puzzled.

"Keeping aviation units for the Army? If that's the case, then why are we separating aviation from the army ...

"This is different..."Yan Shao quickly explained. After the separation of the aviation units from the army, the role of the remaining army aviation was only to support operations in the theater of operations. It is only equipped with some ordinary fighters, bombers and the like, of course, there are a certain number of transport aircraft, all of which are designed to make the army more flexible in command, but it is also relatively limited. It can be said that in the future, the army aviation units subordinate to the army will be used more tactically. ”

Army aviation is a branch of the Army and is often described as an aviation unit associated with the Army. These units were generally separated from the Air Force and were often equipped with helicopters and light support fixed-wing aircraft in later generations.

During World War II, the U.S. Army Air Corps and the Imperial Japanese Army Air Corps were equipped with fighter jets and bombers, but the command was still vested in the Army. Later, after World War II, it became independent and evolved into the U.S. Air Force and Air Self-Defense Force.

"In contrast, the Air Force is more strategic." Saying this, Yan Shao pondered for a while before continuing to say metaphorically. "If the army aviation is only to provide certain fire support to ground troops on the battlefield or to airdrop materials and other tasks, then the air force is more strategic operations in addition to the above tasks."

"According to my understanding, the development of a large bomber with a range of more than 1,000 kilometers has begun below, which can take off from the Northeast or Tianjin and bomb the entire territory of the Korean Peninsula, and can also take off in Fujian and other places, and its combat radius covers the entire Taiwan!"

"With this kind of bomber, in the future we will be able to fly very lightly over the sea or the Ural Mountains, directly bomb the enemy's industrial centers, and cause strategic damage to them, this is the greatest role of the Air Force―――――― and another role is to prevent the enemy from doing this to us..."

Speaking of this, Yan Shao was slightly regretful, in fact, the so-called army aviation mainly used helicopters to fight in later generations. It's a pity that there are no helicopters in China today, and helicopters in this period are still in their infancy.

It is precisely because of this relationship that the only thing that the army aviation can equip is light fixed-wing aircraft. Its role is also very simple, that is, if necessary, to strike at the enemy in the theater of operations, or to provide fire support to ground troops on the battlefield.

Of course, the most important combat task at present is probably to purge the resistance groups in the country. After all, there are still many resistance organizations in China, and these resistance organizations sometimes run very fast, and it is difficult for ordinary troops to catch up, but it is difficult to say if it is replaced by army aviation.

It's just that this kind of very small target, which can't even be called tactical, obviously doesn't need to bother the theater and the air force to grind their tongues. Not only would that delay time, but it would also be unnecessary. After all, just for some resistance organizations with only a few dozen or even a dozen people, it is necessary to bother the army and air force to grind their tongues, which is too unnecessary.

But if it is possible to form an aviation unit in the theater of operations, then things will be much simpler. But there is no doubt that in the vast majority of theaters, the army is the main force... (To be continued......)