And this is just one of the many unique skills of the Army Aviation Special Forces Brigade. If all these unique skills are used, the combat effectiveness of the Army Aviation Special Forces Brigade is no less than that of a core elite regiment under the A-type Army.
Of course, it costs a lot to build such a force. Not to mention other things, the unit price of the gridpad tablet computer imported from the United States in the hands of staff officer Xiaoman is as high as 4,800 US dollars.
The entire Army Aviation Special Forces Group is equipped with a total of 120 units. The expenditure on this alone reached 576,000 US dollars, which is millions of dollars when converted into RMB.
In addition, there are a series of advanced electronic equipment and reconnaissance equipment, any one of which is worth millions or tens of millions of yuan.
Of course, this is still a small amount of money for the Army Aviation Special Forces Brigade. The real big deal is the 28 helicopters. In addition to some ordinary helicopters used for transportation, the Army Aviation Special Forces Brigade is also equipped with several types of helicopters specially developed by Tengfei Group. There is nothing to say about the performance of special helicopters, but the price of each special helicopter is also very impressive.
It is common for the amount to be as little as tens of millions of RMB and often as high as hundreds of millions.
Coupled with the fact that the Army Aviation Special Forces Brigade¡¯s treatment for officers and soldiers is much higher than that of other units, the Army Aviation has invested nearly 3 billion yuan in this battalion-level unit alone.
This figure is equivalent to almost 38.4% of the total annual expenditure of the Army Aviation Force. It is far beyond the reach of the Army Aviation alone. Fortunately, the headquarters took care of the situation and provided a special budget, so they reluctantly established this force called Special Forces. In fact, it is the air of the air assault force.
But that¡¯s all.
If they want to form an actual-sized air assault force based on the structure of the U.S. 101st Air Assault Division, the headquarters is unable to do so. What's more, even if it is formed, how to use strategies and tactics, how to build firepower configuration, and more importantly How to fully embed such a new type of combat force into the current domestic combat system, and how to maximize its combat effectiveness.
Let alone the headquarters, this is the first time it has been established for the whole army.
Because of this, the Army Aviation Special Forces Group that the headquarters has made great efforts to establish is not so much a result of trying some methods to improve combat effectiveness due to the impact of major events, but rather a bold attempt to further promote military reform.
If not, there would be no need to invest so many resources in a battalion-level unit. The root cause is that the headquarters believes that this new type of air assault force represents the future development direction of the Army, even if it is currently unable to form a larger-scale operation. troops, but that doesn¡¯t mean they won¡¯t have the ability in the future.
Once the time comes and all conditions permit, what should I do if I suddenly find that I have no experience in all aspects when preparing to form a company? Therefore, we must have a certain degree of foresight before this, and use one or two smaller force structures to explore new tactics and cultivate new methods, thereby playing the role of seed troops.
It¡¯s like the Navy using D-50 gas turbines to modify Type 037 ships.
To improve equipment performance is one thing, but more importantly, it is to train naval officers and soldiers to be familiar with the use, maintenance and combat methods of gas turbine ships.
After all, future war weapons and equipment are an important guarantee for determining victory or defeat, but the core key is people. If people are not good, even if they are armed to the teeth, they will be useless in the end and can only throw away their weapons and run away, even if the weapons and equipment have surpassed The Zenith Star is also nothing.
Of course, the knowledgeable people in the Eastern and Western Headquarters understand this, the leaders of the Army Aviation Force know it, and Jiang Liang and other participants know it, but this does not mean that everyone within the army knows this truth.
Because of this, when they heard that the Army Aviation Force had formed its own combat force, some military cadres who held the idea of ????heavy assault were very confused about this.
I feel that the helicopters of the Army Aviation help transport troops. When the enemy's firepower is fierce, it is enough to send a few armed helicopters to knock out local tank armor detachments or solid firepower points. Impact, horizontal push and crushing are completely childish by relying on their heavily armed troops. , what kind of combat troops are necessary?
Isn¡¯t this an obvious duplication of construction?
With that money, it is better to save more tanks, armored vehicles and artillery for the army's heavy equipment. Even if it is not given to the army, it can be given to the air force and navy.
?? Establishing a combat unit for the Army Aviation Corps that is no more than a company-level combat unit may sound like a waste, but in fact it is just nonsense, messing around, and treating precious military expenditures as a trifle.
There are many people who think about this kind of thing. To sum it up in one sentence, Lu Hang only played support, and now he wants to play the main attack. It is not a question of whether it is feasible, but it is not necessary.
After all, the army accounts for the majority of the army, and so many have a long history.A combat force with a glorious history, why should the Army Aviation Group be considered special if it cannot stand alone?
As for the performance of the U.S. 101st Air Assault Division in the Gulf War, these people have equally sharp views. That is because the Americans have strong national strength and sufficient military expenditures to afford it.
¡°Except for Americans, look at other countries in the world, who would dare to do this?
"Envy is envy, but we must also be down-to-earth and make careful arrangements based on our own national conditions. We can't just follow whatever new tricks the United States comes up with. The Americans have more than ten aircraft carriers. Can China afford to follow them?"
So we must seek truth from facts!
The huge controversy put great pressure on the Army Aviation. Fortunately, the head of the headquarters resisted the pressure and advocated the establishment of an experimental air assault force. This was how the Army Aviation Special Forces Brigade was born. Otherwise, this kind of force would represent the future. Only God knows when the new type of troops will appear in the direction of development.
But precisely because of this, everyone in the Army Aviation Special Forces Brigade, including Jiang Liang, held their breath. Since most of them were not optimistic about them, they would show their true abilities to show those people that those heavy armors were invincible. , or their flying army is better.
Therefore, Jiang Liang's extremely arrogant statement at the military competition summary meeting not long ago was not without purpose, but it was to let the entire army see whether the Army Aviation Special Forces Brigade, which has initially formed combat capabilities, has the confidence to agree to this. any enemy.
Sure enough, Jiang Liang's statement immediately caused an uproar in the army. Many elite veterans with seniority and strong combat effectiveness clamored to compete with the Army Aviation Special Forces Brigade.
¡°In addition, the headquarters and other military leaders want to see the quality of this force formed during the controversy, whether it should continue to be retained, or whether it is too far away from expectations and has to be disbanded. It does require a comprehensive test.
For the troops, the best test is to go to the battlefield and fight with real swords and guns. The second is to go to the training ground and fight face to face with gongs and drums.
With domestic peace and development, there really is no war. Whether it¡¯s a mule or a horse, they can only have a good time on the training ground!
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