Traveling through the sword to engage in military industry.

Helicopters have been built to be able to fly. Although transportation is also a major use of the helicopter, its mission is definitely not just to transport people, but also to serve as an important output point of firepower.

Compared with armored vehicles and tanks, the role of the Z-5 helicopter is definitely not to charge into battle. Today's helicopters are still very fragile, and even machine guns are difficult to defend against. Not to mention anything else, the rotating wing is basically impossible to defend.

If it comes to a frontal breakthrough in a position, the Z-5 is not capable of it. The Z-5 is mainly used for sneak attacks from behind, so in terms of weapon selection, the Z-5 should not pursue the original configuration of the Rogue Eagle.

按照流氓鹰的配置，UH-1M武装型直升机会配备四挺7.62×51mm口径的M60CA1机枪，两挺一组安装在机身两侧的挂架上，或者从机身侧面安装M200型19管火箭巢。

And equipped with a powerful six-barrel Gatling gun.

Ren Zhong felt that such an armed configuration was unnecessary.

Machine guns are definitely needed, but there is no need to have as many as four small-caliber 7.62mm machine guns. According to Ren Zhong's plan, two small-caliber machine guns are enough, and a G4 machine gun with a certain armor-piercing capability would be great.

Things like Gatling consume ammunition at a very high rate, with a firing rate of 4000 rounds per minute, so the ammunition consumption rate is simply insane and cannot be supplied at all.

The Z-5 needs to penetrate deep behind enemy lines. As the main source of heavy weapons for a special forces unit, it must have a large-caliber heavy weapon. In addition, Ren Zhong feels that it is also necessary to develop an anti-tank missile like the Hongjian 10 that can attack tanks.

However, it may not be possible to develop an anti-tank missile in the short term, and it may take some time for the Z-5 to be able to attack tanks.

But these are all deep-arming features of the future.

At this stage, it can become an aerial firepower point to continuously output machine gun firepower, which has a strong lethality against infantry or open fortifications. In addition, it can quickly and unimpededly output troops to the rear. This is already a very powerful weapon.

The modularization work of weapon mounts will begin now, and in the future this mount will also be compatible with drones and light fighter jets.

For Ren Zhong, who has knowledge of the weapons in the main world, his job is not just to solve one problem, but to solve all problems of this kind through this matter.

With the standardized weapon rack module, in the future, machine guns, cannons, rocket pods, missiles, and various bombs can all be mounted on this weapon rack.

"Brother Ren, I heard that your helicopter has been built?" Brigade Commander Chen was a little slow to realize it and arrived late after the first test flight.

Looking at the smile on the brigade commander's face, Ren Zhong felt inexplicably familiar.

"Old commander, we have just tested it, and it is still a little bit away from being finalized." Ren Zhong said with a smile, "After the finalization, the production capacity will be very limited in the short term. This project is developed for the navy, and the production capacity in the first two years will be for the navy. After all, one of our Dongting Lake-class amphibious assault ships will be equipped with 64 Z-5s of various models."

It was obvious that the brigade commander was here to intercept, so Ren Zhong had to shut him up first.

"It's okay, it's okay. The two amphibious assault ships will take another two years to build. Before that, we can borrow this helicopter. You see, we in Ice City need to do research in military industry. Someone mentioned the idea of ​​an army aviation force. I think we can't just talk about it on paper. We need to do a pilot project first. Just get me 16 helicopters and form an army aviation brigade. We will practice the relevant tactics, and then return them when the navy's amphibious assault ships are built." The brigade commander smiled cordially.

All I have to say is congratulate Ren Zhong on his prosperity.

However, Ren Zhong couldn't refute it, because the concept of Army Aviation was what he had just discussed with the brigade commander!
The brigade commander's reason is really irrefutable.

"16 is too many, old commander. We can only mass produce 32 helicopters a year at most. Li Yunlong's troops are going to be transformed into two marine brigades. Their main attack force depends on armed helicopters. The first batch of Z-5s must be given priority for training so that they can quickly form combat effectiveness after the Dongting Lake-class amphibious assault ship is completed." Ren Zhong explained with a wry smile, "12 helicopters per brigade is already relatively few. If there are fewer, it will be difficult to practice many tactics, which will affect the training effect in the later stage."

Ren Zhong is telling the truth.

"I don't think the army is in a hurry, old commander. Now almost no one dares to move on the land around us. Relying on the current combined forces brigade is enough to form a crushing advantage over any opponent. But it's different at sea."

"Oh, Brother Ren, is there anything going on at sea?" The brigade commander raised his eyebrows. He quite acknowledged that there were no opponents on land. After all, the brigade commander was able to defeat the coalition led by the Rogue Eagle on the Peninsula. Although the Rogue Eagle has made a lot of progress and updated its armored strength to a new generation, it has narrowed the generation gap disadvantage with the Tonglong Tank II.

But don't forget that the main tanks of the army have been fully updated to the Dragon Tank II. Now there are 12 heavy combined brigades and 20 light combined brigades, plus 40 Dragon Tank I tank battalions of the early 40 main divisions. In the Asian server area, the brigade commander is not afraid of any opponent!
"That's right, old leader. Now our domestic industrial construction basically has a relatively complete range of products. However, in terms of mineral resources, I think that relying solely on domestic resources is obviously insufficient. For example, the demand for bulk resources such as copper, iron, aluminum and zinc will increase. So I made some arrangements before. We have acquired a batch of mineral resources in the world and are ready to start mining."

"The world is not peaceful right now. South America and Australia are better off, but some resource-rich areas in Africa are quite risky."

"But there are not many independent countries in Black Africa now, and most of them are still colonies." Brigade Commander Chen couldn't help but remind.

"They will be independent soon. After World War II, the control of the great powers over black Africa has been getting weaker year by year. I predict that the 60s will be the climax of the black African independence movement. We must seize this opportunity to win over some regions rich in mineral resources. Of course, we don't just want to win them over. These countries are full of warlords, and we must have the right sticks to convince them. As a country rich in resources, we cannot let them do whatever they want and cause widespread poverty among the masses. We must be able to restore peace to the local areas."

Ren Zhong said, "Of course we won't interfere everywhere, but we will accurately target our targets and make sure these resources can be used for our own benefit."

There is no such thing as cleanliness in this world. As the trend of the world being divided into three parts becomes more and more obvious, the pattern of the University of East China has also changed. There is no psychological burden for dividing up the world's resources.

Of course, there is a difference. Todai can also protect local development and transfer part of the wealth generated in the resource exploitation process to the local area.

Strive for more win-win opportunities.

From this perspective, Ren Zhong felt that Dongda was really a good person. Due to the special geographical location and the rise of Dongda, the independence movement in the Asian server area was smoother than in history, and Dongda also made friends with them in advance.

However, although several countries in Africa have gained the opportunity to become independent, large tracts of land are still under the trusteeship of Western powers.

"Brother Ren, where did you get this information?" Brigade Commander Chen asked suspiciously.

"This is not difficult to guess. Since World War II, all the European powers have been reduced to ruins. Whether they are victorious or defeated, each one is left with only half of its life, and the strength of traditional colonial countries has been greatly weakened.

After years of war, local nationalist organizations continued to grow stronger. The principle of national self-determination began to take root in the hearts of the people, which made the colonialism of the great powers less and less popular.

Those local leaders who had studied in colonial powers saw the whole world getting rid of colonial influences, so how could they sit there and do nothing? They must have followed suit and started to promote the independence movement in their own countries. Now Southeast Asia, the Middle East, South America and other places are basically independent, and the only areas left are black Africa. "

Ren Zhong said.

What he said was basically in line with the progress of the main world's history and time. When the Gallic Rooster and John Bull were among the strongest in Europe, most of Africa was divided up by them.

After Sandezi was defeated in the first battle, the colonial territories he had taken over became the new territories taken over by Gaul Rooster and John Bull. This place where the old and the new meet is more likely to inspire a wave of independence.

Brigade Commander Chen nodded. There was nothing wrong with what he said, but he didn't know why Ren Zhong was so sure that a large number of black Africans would become independent in the 60s.

But let’s not worry about all that. What’s important is that Ren Zhong said he wanted to build a naval marine corps to support the country’s external expansion, and it is obvious that he has done quite in-depth research on these situations.

"Brother Ren, with our current naval power, do we have enough strength to escort in places like Heifei to protect our interests?" Brigade Commander Chen was a little confused now. Speaking of the army or even the air force alone, he had a 90% chance of defeating the opponent.

But if you want to drive a fleet to a place thousands of miles away to fight against the local warlords, Brigade Commander Chen really has no confidence, because such a far place is equivalent to an ultra-long-range operation with zero base support???

Such harsh external combat conditions obviously place higher demands on amphibious assault ships.

"From what we know now, a task force of ours is strong enough to destroy most of the African countries." Ren Zhong said with a smile, "Frankly speaking, sending out the Marine Corps is just bullying them because they are too far behind."

Their armed forces, numbering hundreds or thousands of militiamen, are nothing compared to the University of Tokyo. A combined battalion can easily wipe them all out!
Now that we have the strength, we have the confidence.

"Since Brother Ren has already made plans for this, I will naturally fully support you. Next, don't forget to call me when you drink the celebratory wine." Brigade Commander Chen said with a smile, "But when Li Yunlong and the others are training, don't exclude the people we sent to study."

"If any emergency happens, our army can also send a strong team to deal with it."

After finding that things were a little beyond his imagination, Brigade Commander Chen decisively took a step back and now wants to pilot the Marines to receive field training.

"Of course there is no problem with this. I'm just afraid that Commander Chen is reluctant to send good talents here," Ren Zhong said with a smile, "Helicopter pilots are very scarce now. If Commander Chen is not worried that the people he sends out will be useless, then he should send people to study next door as much as possible."

Judging from Li Yunlong's character, if this person goes to him for training, he will definitely show some rebelliousness!

Upon hearing about the successful test flight of the helicopter, not only did Brigade Commander Chen come to the door, but some familiar department personnel also approached their leaders and requested that a portion of these Z-5 helicopters be allocated to their respective departments on a priority basis.

You have to know that for something like an ambulance, even if you spend all the budget you still can't get a complete set, so they asked the higher-ups to allocate it directly.

Of course, this is somewhat taken for granted. Under the current mechanism, each department has its own budget, and no one can survive on welfare distribution. For those who are well-off, they can find a way to survive, rather than waiting for social relief.

However, those who are qualified to hear the news about the test flight always have considerable influence in all aspects.

Therefore, their opinions have a considerable influence on this product and should not be underestimated. However, they are not as straightforward as the brigade commander, always finding some inexplicable reasons to say things, but after a while, Ren Zhong gets very annoyed with these people!
Finally, he had no choice but to hang up the white flag and hide Ren Zhong's whereabouts to avoid being caught by the ubiquitous visitors.

Ren Zhong understood everyone's feelings. General-purpose helicopters have a wide range of uses. Firefighting and first aid do require some, and they can be used by them, especially in emergency situations. Helicopters are powerful weapons that can take people hundreds of kilometers away regardless of terrain.

It's great for transporting patients/injured people!
However, Ren Zhong obviously cannot meet these demands immediately.

It will probably take another three years before we can produce some of the remaining products to meet these civilian needs.

However, Ren Zhong did not think that the rear-line departments could afford the luxury of helicopters at this stage.

Even if everything is domestically produced, building a helicopter is still very expensive. Ren Zhong has no confidence in selling it in the domestic civilian field, but he can try the foreign market. Compared with other helicopters of the same period, the current Z-5 still has a strong advantage in performance. If there are any surpluses, Ren Zhong believes that there will be a certain market space in the international market.

However, it is too early to say this now. The needs of the domestic military alone cannot be met in the short term.

(End of this chapter)