When Ferreit appeared at the entrance of the palace, he found that the Minister of Navy, Admiral Lomodan, was preparing to go in. Admiral Ferreit immediately stepped forward to say hello.
"Hello, Admiral Lomodan."
Admiral Romodan, who arrived first, greeted Freit with a smile.
"Hello, Admiral Freit."
Unlike Romodan, Ferreit's face was much more serious. The reason was that the establishment of the Air Force was discussed during this meeting, and the Army would suffer the most from this. How could he, the top figure in the Army, laugh? He was thinking in his heart.
General Lieutenant has already secretly scolded Ankdra many times. But this will not affect the establishment of the Air Force at all, because it is promoted by His Majesty.
Admiral Romodan knew Admiral Freit's situation very well, so he didn't care. Because the aircraft currently developed by the Navy are mainly torpedo aircraft and seaplanes, and as for carrier-based fighter jets, they also need to wait for the emergence of new fighter jets.
It will then be improved and put on ships, and the bombers can also be modified with ground attack aircraft. Therefore, the establishment of the Air Force will not have a great impact on the Navy. It mainly depends on the performance of the Army.
Although the relationship between the navy and the army cannot be said to be very close (competing for funds), it is not that big of a quarrel. After all, there are only a few situations where there is a quarrel like Japan. The navy is an aristocratic service after all, and it has higher technical requirements.
However, although Admiral Romodan did not intend to talk too much with Admiral Freit, Freit did not intend to let the navy ignore it.
"General Lomodan, the establishment of the Air Force will require funding from us. Are you not worried at all?"
Hearing Freit's obvious provocation, how could General Lomodan be fooled? He said with a smile, "What can I do? The establishment of the Air Force is inevitable. How can we do this this time?"
No objection."
"Of course I don't want to object."
Freit continued, "But we can work together to keep the proportion of air force funding to a minimum, which is good for both of us."
General Freit's words made General Lomodan a little moved. "You mean to suppress the funding of the Air Force as much as possible?"
"Yes, by then I estimate that the newly established Air Force will need to take over those research projects, and it will also need to take over a lot of the air defense forces. We can definitely..."
Fereit whispered his plan beside Romodan.
"Is this okay?"
"Absolutely, do you want to be allocated your own portion of the funds?"
The annual allocation of funds is a major matter related to the navy and the army. Now that there is an additional military branch to allocate it, it will definitely be affected. And as the navy is also a big eater of funds, it will naturally not be indifferent to this. Therefore, Admiral Romodan is very concerned about Ferret.
Yite's words are somewhat moving. Of course, this is feasible and the army needs to take the lead.
"That's the deal, but you need to start first."
"no problem."
The two bosses decided to join forces and give a big gift to the little brothers in the air force that had not yet been formed. However, Ankdra, who was not aware of this, had already arrived at the palace and was currently discussing with Edel about the formation of the air force.
"Your Majesty, our newly established Air Force plans to use the kingdom's tricolor flag as the background, and then use the royal family pattern as the background, and add an eagle with wings spread as the flag of the Air Force."
Edel took over the draft of the air force flag prepared by Ankdra. Isn't this the symbol of the national flag plus the eagle? However, he has no opinion on this. At present, the air force flags of various countries basically add the eagle.
Edel put down the sketch and said, "Ankdra will face the pressure from the navy and the army. Are you ready?"
It's true that Edel is not very interested in these signs, and is more worried about the future ability of the newly established Air Force to compete for funds. Although the Air Force was promoted by him, Edel cannot be too partial among the three services. This is
It's like he has three children. When the youngest son is born, it is impossible to forget the other two children.
Ankdra, who was confident about this, said, "Your Majesty, I am already mentally equipped for this. This time the Air Force is established, it is impossible to provide much funding. I think 18% is considered good."
Edel didn't say anything when he heard Ankedra's words. In his heart, he still thought that Ankedra was too optimistic. In his heart, it would be good if the newly established Air Force could get 15% of military expenditures. Army and Navy
He was very clear about the scene where the two armies were competing for military expenses.
At this time, a guard came to report. "Your Majesty, General Freit and General Romodan have arrived."
After Edel heard that the second master was coming, he ordered, "Okay, please invite them in."
Next, two admirals, Freit and Romodan, walked in.
"I have seen it, Your Majesty."
After the salute was completed, Edel said, "I've summoned you two this time. I believe you all understand."
"all know."
It's good to 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 and the division of troops, we need to discuss it with Lieutenant General Ankdra.
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"There is no problem with this. The fighter jets, ground attack aircraft, two-engine bombers, transport aircraft, and four-engine bombers that our Army previously led can all be transferred to the Air Force. As well as the various types of aircraft currently under our jurisdiction, except for some retained
Except for transport aircraft used for commuting, they can be handed over to the Air Force."
As soon as Freit came up, he was willing to hand over most of the current aircraft and research projects of the Army Aviation to the Air Force brothers.
Since the atmosphere of the army and the navy were not too bad, Admiral Romodan said, "In addition to retaining seaplane and carrier-based aircraft projects, our navy can give the other projects to the air force. However, due to the special nature of the navy, other
Because shore-based aircraft need to protect the territorial waters, not many can be delivered.”
Eder also expressed his understanding of Admiral Lomodan's words. 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 Ankdra, he waited until the two admirals finished speaking before he spoke. "Thank you two admirals for supporting the Air Force, but there is still a problem that needs to be discussed with Admiral Freit."
Freit, who was questioned, gestured and said, "Please tell me."
"As for the division of the Homeland Air Defense Force, I think it is best to attribute it to the Air Force."
The territorial air defense force Ankedra mentioned is mainly a force stationed in major cities and industrial areas responsible for air defense protection. This force was originally under the command of the ground air defense force, organized into companies, battalions, and regiments, and was responsible for providing domestic
Ground air defense. It is mainly equipped with 12.7-caliber anti-aircraft machine guns, 20 mm, 40 mm, 88 mm, and 105 mm various anti-aircraft guns. It has 32,000 combat personnel and is under the command of eight air defense headquarters.
It is obvious that Ankdra intends to put this force into the hands of the Air Force.
However, in the face of Ankdra's attempt, General Freit said without hesitation. "As for the command and jurisdiction of the ground air defense forces, I think it is better for the army to be responsible. Because the training of its officers and soldiers has always been
We are doing it, and it is also beneficial to its air combat."
It is obvious that General Freit is unwilling to put it under the jurisdiction of the Air Force, because if it is placed under the jurisdiction of the Air Force, then the funds will inevitably have to go to the Air Force, which is not conducive to the subsequent competition for military expenditures.
Faced with General Freit's reluctance, Ankdra was naturally unwilling to give up. He said, "Your Excellency, General, for ground air defense, the best way to fight is to require the cooperation of the air force."
.If the two belong to different military services, their cooperation will be greatly reduced, which is not conducive to air defense operations."
It is obvious that in the air field with which Freit is unfamiliar, he is no match for the experienced Lieutenant General Ankdra. Of course, this is not to belittle General Freit. Everyone has their own areas of expertise, and there are also
There is nothing wrong with admitting your own shortcomings.
After being refuted by Ankedra again, General Freit could only remain silent. It was obvious that he was not going to argue about the ownership of the local air defense force.
However, Ankdra did not intend to stop, so he continued. "As for the paratroopers, I think they should also be under the jurisdiction of the Air Force."
