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Chapter 203 The First Regiment of the Air Force and Marines

The reason why Huang He asked the Second Division to study gliders was mainly because the Air Force did not have enough transport planes.

The C47 air train can only carry 28 paratroopers at a time, and even a regiment cannot be sent without a glider, let alone those key support equipment.

Gliders have many advantages. From an economic point of view, their cost is much lower than that of transport aircraft.

Best of all, they require little maintenance and no fuel.Even if damaged, it is easy to repair or replace.

Take the Horsa glider, which was the most produced of all the glider that Taiying produced during World War II.

It is usually used to transport paratroopers and heavier weapons, which can not only reduce the difficulty of insufficient transport aircraft, but also solve the problem that heavy weapons cannot be parachuted.

Although speed was sacrificed to a certain extent, when the Horsa glider was used with the C47, it increased the lifting capacity of the towed aircraft by a full 60%.

Moreover, after breaking away from the towing machine, the glider can fly quietly for a long distance under human control, and even land on any type of flat ground or bare ground.

With this equipment, the Eighth Route Army can accurately bring paratroopers to the battlefield.

"Paratrooper II: The transition from small operational groups of a handful of airborne troops to large airborne divisions paved the way for large-scale airborne operations, and the once-revealing airborne force is now commonplace on the battlefield.

Time required for research: 70 days

Effect: The military factories in the system can produce Horsa gliders, and obtain production lines and blueprints. "

Let's move our perspective to southeast Shanxi, the training base of the Eighth Route Army's airborne troops.

In the recent period of time, Huang He is not the only one who has been promoted.Our Captain Li also temporarily escaped from the clutches of the Heavenly King Lao Tzu, and even secretly rose to a half level behind his back.

The designation of the unit was changed from the New Second Regiment of the [-]th Brigade to the First Regiment of the Eighth Route Army Air Force and Marine Warfare.

Excluding all support personnel, the regiment has a total of [-] fighters.Contains two parachute infantry battalions, a mortar company, and an anti-tank company.

Considering the changing combat environment, the regiment headquarters also has an engineering platoon directly under it, and even a medical squad and a communication squad.

Although there is still no number given by Guoguo, the treatment has surpassed that of the digital regiment, and the first marine regiment has become a combat unit directly under the headquarters.

Kong Jie, Ding Wei, and Cheng Xiazi were so envious of the series of shotgun-changing operations, they all jokingly complained that the brigade commander was too eccentric.

On the 28th of last month, Huang He had already unlocked the scientific research project "Paratrooper Type I" through the system.

After a few days of full production in the military factory in the system, the paratrooper equipment enough to equip 1000 people was all ready, and was sent to the southeast Shanxi base by the C47 sky train in early February.

After three months of basic ground training, plus half a month of indoor training, Li Yunlong and the soldiers have initially met the minimum requirements for parachute training.

During this period, the comrades of the whole regiment completed the study of parachute training theory, parachute manipulation, landing and special problem handling.

Special problems cover a variety of unexpected situations, such as what should I do if the umbrella cannot be opened in the air?How to open the backup umbrella?What should I do if the wind blows?What if the two umbrellas collide?
In the process of learning, there are not only boring theoretical knowledge, but also painstaking folding parachute training.

For many fighters, folding the parachute is a tiresome operation, but this skill is crucial.

Because the paratroopers must quickly close the umbrella after landing, if it is not possible, they can also choose to destroy the umbrella by burying it.Incineration is strictly prohibited if it is not necessary, so as not to expose the target

The first training for the whole group is indoor skydiving, the most important of which is to practice parachute posture.

To land safely when skydiving at low altitude, everyone must adopt a proper posture and learn how to roll on the ground to reduce the impact of the parachute landing.

The intensity and repetition of this training is extremely high, even experts like Wei Dayong and Duan Peng are exhausted enough.

Throughout the process, the fighters basically did their own thing, with the goal of mastering skydiving skills.

In order to help the first regiment of the Air Force Marine Corps complete the last step of training, Principal Chang specially allocated a precious transport plane to stay at the training base.

In mid-February 1941, the weather was fine today, a good day for airborne.

In order to witness the birth of the new arms, the brigade commander, division commander, deputy chief of staff and deputy commander-in-chief brought a group of people to the paratrooper training base to observe.

Li Yunlong, who hadn't played for a while, had a lot of changes in his appearance.

The most intuitive thing is the thighs. Even the cotton trousers in the winter military uniform can't hide the explosive leg muscles, as if they can kill a cow with one kick.

The soldiers behind him are also extraordinary, they can be seen as the elite of a hundred battles at a glance.

According to the requirements of the deputy commander-in-chief, most of the grassroots cadres transferred to the first marine regiment have implemented high-ranking and low-ranking.

Many platoon-level cadres became squad leaders, and the original squad leaders became soldiers, and some soldiers even made third-class meritorious service.

The conditions for being selected into the first regiment are also very strict. One is to pass the test in physical fitness, the other is to be brave in fighting and not afraid of sacrifice, and the third is to have a certain cultural foundation.

Among them, the physical requirements are the most stringent, and only those who pass the test can stay after repeated inspections. Those who fail will be returned to the original army.

With the green light given by the three major bases, the process went back and forth for a month.This made more than [-]% of the soldiers in the regiment have participated in large-scale battles, and [-]% of them were D members.

This kind of staffing can be called luxurious, especially when there is no streamlining the army and the whole army is slowly expanding.

The reason for such a toss is that the paratroopers often fight behind enemy lines, and only the elites can effectively judge the current situation, formulate corresponding strategies, and complete combat tasks in a mobile, fast and effective manner.

After the team assembled, Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo led the soldiers of the whole regiment to the apron of the air train.

Lao Li glanced at the excited faces, he took a deep breath and shouted:
"When I used to fight in wars, I often said a word, the elite? I fight the elite!"

"But now! We are the elite of the elite! We are soldiers selected from the entire army! I only have one request for our First Marine Regiment!"

"That is to tear apart all enemies who dare to provoke us! Let them run away when they hear the name of the First Marine Regiment!"

After the morale of the troops reached the peak, Li Yunlong began to carefully inspect the equipment of the first batch of boarding soldiers. This scene made the brigade commander smile from the bottom of his heart.

"Everyone, don't be nervous! Let's go!"

"it is good!"

Under the gaze of everyone, the first batch of 28 people walked into the belly of the C47 Skytrain.

After taking all the safety measures, Li Yunlong signaled the pilot to take off.The transport plane began to accelerate slowly, and finally pulled up and lifted off at a position 100 meters from the end of the runway.

Although this is not the first time the soldiers have been on a plane, it is the first time they have been flying in the air.

Fortunately, the daily training has played a role, and most of the comrades are quite relaxed.They are very curious about all kinds of equipment in the plane, even a light bulb has to be carefully observed.

A small number of nervous fighters are also self-adjusting, and their comrades and Li Yunlong will provide help as much as possible.

When the plane flew to an altitude of 800 meters, the hatch suddenly opened.Suddenly a gust of wind blew over, making people unable to keep their eyes open.

The sudden situation startled Captain Li. While putting on the paratrooper goggles, he muttered in his heart: "Damn it, why didn't you tell me in advance, I almost made a fool of myself in front of the soldiers."

The air train flew for about half a minute and was about to enter the landing point area.At this time, the plane rang the bell. The first sound reminded everyone to get ready, and the second sound signaled the start of skydiving.

After the preparatory bell rang, the soldiers checked their equipment for the last time, mainly to see whether the hooks were hung properly and whether the equipment was complete.

If everything is OK, you can get ready for the posture, and follow the first jumper to move to the door in sequence.

At this time Li Yunlong was standing on the edge of the cabin door, his hands tightly grasping the handle on the side.

"Start jumping as soon as the bell rings! Don't forget the landing posture! Be sure to protect your legs! Don't be nervous!"

As soon as the words fell, the bell rang, and the soldiers jumped out of the cabin one by one.

This time, the skydiving adopts a hook type, which buckles the spring hook at one end of the forced parachute to the wire rope at the top of the aircraft.

When the soldiers jump out of the aircraft door, pulling the parachute will forcibly pull the parachute bag, and guide the parachute to pop out to straighten the main canopy and parachute.

These umbrellas are all high-end products produced by the system. They are made of linen and are large in size. They are [-] square meters when they are opened.

The first person to jump out of the hatch was Wei Dayong, who became the No.1 parachute jumper of the Eighth Route Army.

The monk originally wanted to yell to add to the fun, but the wind poured it into his mouth, and he didn't yell out a word.

Three seconds after jumping out of the cabin, the umbrella opened.Blossoming white umbrellas began to slowly float in the air, and this process took more than 3 minutes.

When the penultimate person left the cabin, Li Yunlong also followed his soldiers closely.He controlled the descending direction of the parachute, staring at the soldiers who landed one by one, for fear that someone would have an accident.

Soon it was his turn, and when he was about to land, Lao Li only felt that the ground was facing him.

But this small scene will not make people panic. The moment Li Yunlong landed, he directly leaned forward to the ground.

The powerful impact was transmitted from the ground to his feet, and his muscular legs, combined with paratrooper boots and knee pads, spared him any injuries.

After adjusting for half a second, he quickly stood up.

A total of 28 people participated in the training this time. Except for one soldier with a sprained ankle, all the others completed the parachute without incident.

The wounded soldier was quickly carried away by the waiting health workers, and Li Yunlong came to the side of the four chiefs.He adjusted his helmet, took off the goggles and saluted and said:

"Report to the chief! The First Regiment of the Eighth Route Army Air Force and Marine War has completed the training mission! Please give instructions!"

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