Chapter 647： Air Force (middle)

Latest website: When Fereit appeared at the gate of the palace, he found that Admiral Lomodan, Secretary of the Navy, was about to enter. Admiral Fereit immediately stepped forward to say hello.

"Hello, General Romodan."

Admiral Lomodan, who arrived first, smiled and greeted Feleit.

"Hello, Admiral Fereit."

Unlike Lomodan, Ferreit looked much more serious. The reason is that when we met this time, we discussed the establishment of the Air Force, and the Army suffered the most from this. How could he laugh at the top figure in the Army. In his heart, General Fereit has already slammed Ankedra secretly in many articles. But this does not affect the establishment of the Air Force in the slightest, because it was promoted by His Majesty.

However, Admiral Lomodan knew very well about the situation of Admiral Fereit, so he didn't care. Because the navy's current research and development of aircraft are mainly torpedo planes and seaplanes, as for carrier-based fighters, they also need to wait for the launch of new fighters before they are improved on the ship, and bombers can also be modified with ground planes. Therefore, the establishment of the Air Force does not have much impact on the Navy, and it mainly depends on the performance of the Army.

Although the relationship between the navy and the armed forces cannot be said to be close (competing for funding), it shouldn't be too much trouble. There are only a few cases of non-committal situations like Japan. The navy is an aristocratic service anyway, with high technical requirements.

However, although Admiral Lomodan did not intend to talk too much with Admiral Feleit, Feleit did not intend to let the navy ignore him.

"Admiral Lomodan, the establishment of the Air Force requires funds to be taken from us. Are you in no rush?"

How could Admiral Lomodan be fooled when he heard the obvious provocative words of Fereit. I saw him talking with a smile. "What can I do about it? The establishment of the Air Force is already inevitable. We can't oppose it this time."

"Of course not to object."

Fereit continued. "But we can work together to suppress the proportion of Air Force funding to a minimum, which is good for us."

The words of Admiral Fereit made Admiral Lomodan a little moved. "You mean to suppress the funding of the Air Force as much as possible?"

"Yes, at that time, I estimate that the newly established Air Force will need to take over those research projects, and also need to take over a lot of air defense forces. We can totally..."

Férieit whispered his plan in Romodan.

"Can this work?"

"Absolutely, do you want to be allocated that part of your own funds."

The annual allocation of funds is a major matter for the navy and the army. Now that one more service is allocated, it will definitely be affected. Moreover, as a navy, it is also a big spender, so naturally it will not be indifferent to this. Therefore, General Lomodan was a little moved by Fereit's words. Of course, this is a feasible situation, and the army needs to take the lead.

"Then put it this way, but you need to start first."

"no problem."

The two big brothers decided to join forces and give a big gift to the little brother of the Air Force who has not yet been formed. And Ankerdra, who is still unaware of this, has already arrived in the palace, and is currently discussing with Edel about the formation of the air force.

"Your Majesty, our newly established air force intends to use the kingdom's tricolor flag base map, and then use the royal family's pattern as the background, plus an eagle with outstretched wings as the air force's flag."

Edel took the draft of the Air Force flag prepared by Ankerdra. Isn't this the flag plus the eagle logo? However, he has no opinion on this. At present, the air force flags of all countries are basically the plus eagle.

Edel put down the sketch and said. "Ankedra will face the pressure of the navy and the army next, are you equipped?"

It's true that Edel is not very interested in these signs, and is more concerned about the ability of the newly formed Air Force to compete for funding in the future. Although he contributed to the Air Force, it is impossible for Edel to be too biased among the three services. It's as if he has three children, and if the youngest son is born, it is impossible to forget the other two children.

Ankedra, who was confident about this, said. "Your Majesty, I already have psychological equipment for this. This time the Air Force is set up, it is impossible to give a lot of funding. I think 18% is considered good."

Edel heard Ankerd’s words and said nothing, in his mind he still thought Ankerd was too optimistic. In his mind, it is not bad that the newly established Air Force can allocate 15% of its military expenditure. He knew the scene of the battle between the army and the navy for military expenses.

At this time, a guard came to report. "Your Majesty, Admiral Fereit and Romodan have arrived."

After Edel heard that the Lord of the Two was coming, he ordered. "Okay, invite them in."

Next, two generals, Fereit and Lomodan, walked in.

"I have seen it, Your Majesty."

After the salute was over, Edel said. "This time the two are summoned here, I believe you are all clear."

"all know."

Just know. Edel continued. "This time Zhu Ayo is talking about the establishment of the Air Force. Because the establishment of the Air Force involves aircraft research and development, as well as the division of troops, it is necessary for the two to discuss with Lieutenant General Ankerdra."

"This is no problem. The fighter jets, ground planes, two-engine bombers, transport aircraft, and four-engine bombers that our army previously led can all be transferred to the Air Force. There are also various types of aircraft currently under our jurisdiction, except for some. Transport aircraft can be handed over to the Air Force except for commuting."

As soon as Fereit came up, he was willing to hand over most of the aircraft and research projects of Army Aviation to the little brother of the Air Force.

Since the army, atmosphere, and navy would not be too bad, I saw Admiral Lomodan speak. "In addition to retaining seaplanes and carrier-based aircraft, our navy can give everything else to the air force. However, due to the peculiarities of the navy, its shore-based aircraft need to protect the territorial waters, so there are few that can be delivered."

For the words of General Lomodan, Edel also expressed his understanding. Because the Navy needs to use more aircraft, it is indeed inappropriate to hand over too many aircraft to the newly established air force.

As for Ankerdra waited until the two generals finished speaking before he spoke. "Thanks to the two generals for their support to the Air Force, but there is one more question that needs to be discussed with General Feleit."

Fereit, who was questioned, motioned and said. "Please speak."

"Regarding the division of the homeland air defense force, I think it is best to attribute it to the Air Force."

The homeland air defense forces mentioned by Ankerdra are mainly troops stationed in major cities and industrial areas responsible for air defense. This unit was originally under the command of the ground air defense force, with companies, battalions, and regiments as the organization, and was responsible for providing ground air defense for the country. It is mainly equipped with 12.7 caliber anti-aircraft machine guns, and various anti-aircraft guns of 20 mm, 40 mm, 88 mm, and 105 mm. There are 32,000 combat personnel, each under the command of eight air defense headquarters.

Obviously Ankerdra intends to take this force into the hands of the Air Force.

However, in the face of Ankerdra's attempt, Admiral Feleit said without hesitation. "Regarding the command and jurisdiction of ground air defense forces I think it is better for the army to take charge. Because the training of its officers and soldiers has always been done by us, and it is also conducive to its air combat."

Obviously, Admiral Fereit is unwilling to place it under the air force, because if it is placed under the jurisdiction of the air force, then the funds will inevitably need to go to the air force, which is not conducive to the subsequent battle for military expenses.

Faced with the unwillingness of Admiral Fereit, Ankerdra was naturally unwilling to give up. I saw him speak. "Your Excellency, as far as ground air defense is concerned, the best combat method requires the cooperation of the Air Force. If the two belong to different services, then the cooperation will be greatly reduced, which is not conducive to air defense operations."

Obviously, in the air field that Feleit is unfamiliar with, he is not an opponent of the experienced Lieutenant General Ankerdra. Of course, this is not to belittle General Fereit. Everyone has their own areas of expertise and their own shortcomings. There is nothing bad to admit.

However, after Admiral Fereit was rebutted by Ankerdra, he could not speak anymore. Obviously, he didn't plan to argue about the ownership of the local air defense forces.

But Ankerdra didn't intend to stop, and saw him continue to talk about it. "As for the paratroopers, I think it should also be under the jurisdiction of the air force."