New World War II Eagle Strikes the Sky

( ) Ron sat at his desk with a stack of applications in front of him.These are the applications sent by the pilots who intend to leave the "Inverse Cross". The development space that "Reverse Cross" can provide is quite limited.Although there are rumors, after Ron completes the adjustment to the "Reverse Cross", he will be transferred to a certain combat wing to be the captain of the wing.The position he left was attractive to most pilots.But most pilots also understand that this position is not their turn.In contrast, if you go elsewhere, your chances of promotion will be much greater.Therefore, many senior pilots have applied for transfer.

However, the most critical people, such as the original two squadron leaders, Banger and McGaia, have no intention of transferring.Ron knows that they are probably staring at the position of flight captain now, which can also provide a higher military rank, and once Ron really completes the expansion of the "Reverse Cross" as rumored, he will be dismissed. If they were transferred away, they would also have a chance to compete for the position left by Ron.For them, staying in the "Reverse Cross" is the best choice.

There are still some pilots who know that the position of captain will definitely not be their turn, but Bunge and McGaia will definitely reserve their positions.Moreover, don't the newly formed squadrons need squadron leaders?Wouldn't General Ron let a rookie who didn't know anything about the operation of the "Reverse Cross" be the captain?

A total of fifteen pilots had applied for transfers, but Ron had no intention of approving that many.Because, this number already exceeds one-third of the current pilots of the "Inverse Cross".Transferring so many people at once will have a certain impact on the operation of the "Inverse Cross", which is not conducive to the stability of the "Inverse Cross".Ron only planned to send away 10 people at most, and the others had to be retained.Now Ron had to weigh up who should be left behind.

"I think we should give priority to approving their applications according to the principle of age from oldest to youngest." Ron said to several squadron leaders, squad leaders and other officers present at the meeting, "In this way, the older ones can get the application earlier." Higher military rank. What do you think?"

"Those who plan to go to other aviation schools can follow this principle, but those who want to become test pilots shouldn't follow this principle?"

"I think those who are willing to be test pilots should give priority to those who are older and have a long flight time." McGaia said, "The people who apply for this position are those who really love flying. You can wait a little longer."

"Fine then," said Ron, "we'll sort out the people who won't be allowed to leave this time by age and flight time, and then I'll talk to the brothers. Now, let's talk about it, and we'll add People. Scott, send the relevant documents to everyone."

Ron's staff officer, Scott, distributed some documents to the participating officers.

"This is the basic situation of the newly emerging ace pilots of Army Aviation during this period of time. Let's take a look, and then we will work together to determine the candidates for the fighter force." Ron said.

The meeting room fell silent, and everyone lowered their heads to look through the materials.

"Hey, this John C. Maier is very interesting." McGaia said, "You can see that there are already 8 ground targets eliminated. Such a person must be brought in. And this one, this one named Harry , a total of 12 kills, 8 of which were on safari, um, 5 of them were jets. This is a safari specialist."

"It looks like this guy was trained out of us?" Bong said.

"Yeah, and later on with me in the U.S.-Soviet Air Force," said Ron. "He was good while I was around."

"It turned out to be the general's old hand. This person is going to be brought in too." McGaar continued, "This guy named George Rawls is also a weirdo. He only shot down 5, which is just enough to qualify as an ace, but, Look at this guy's ground performance, tsk tsk, there are a total of 25 ground targets, including cars, trains, planes, anti-aircraft guns, and tanks. Such a person should be brought back immediately. Well, the ground attack is very Dangerous. If you move slowly, it will be a disaster if you are shot down!"

"What kind of fighter pilot is this buddy! Get it here and stuff it directly into the proposed attack aircraft squadron!"

"Pay attention, don't keep focusing on the ground performance! Today we are selecting pilots to supplement the fighter force. Yes, don't deviate from the main goal." Ron said.

"That's good, Francis s. Gableski. Thirty, all in convoy operations. Very good guy," said Bunge. "And this—George e. Roddy, he also has 30 shots, including 22 for safari and 6 for ground. It is quite versatile. The newcomers who are emerging now are really good. Hurry up and get them here. Much more than us."

"Hahaha..." A group of people including Ron laughed.

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The "Reverse Cross" fighter force is only adjusted, but the attack aircraft force is completely new.This involves a series of issues, the first is the issue of the commanders of these two forces. The officers in the "Reverse Cross" are all fighter planes. Although they have dabbled in ground attack, they may not be considered proficient.However, the newly joined personnel are not familiar with the operation of the "Reverse Cross", so it is better for the two types of personnel to cooperate with each other.

The expanded "Reverse Cross" is based on the number of aircraft and flight personnel. According to the establishment of the US Army Aviation, it is also a wing.A wing of the United States is divided into four brigades, but the organization of the brigades is completely different from the current Chinese People's Air Force.The American brigade is divided according to function.A wing consists of combat brigade, maintenance brigade, mission support brigade (ground support), and medical brigade.

There are no problems with the maintenance brigade, mission support brigade, and medical brigade. The personnel in these departments are easy to solve, and Arnold has plenty of them.But the problem of the combat brigade is troublesome.According to the general practice of the United States, there are at most 4 squadrons under a combat brigade.But in "Reverse Cross", there is a problem here. In addition to the two squadrons of fighter jets, there will be two squadrons of attack aircraft/light bombers under the "Inverse Cross".In this way, it seems that there will be five squadrons under the "Reverse Cross" combat brigade.

And this is not the most terrible thing. For a general wing, all combat squadrons have the same combat missions.If a wing is a fighter wing, all combat squadrons use fighter jets; if it is a bomber wing, all squadrons are equipped with bombers.However, in the "Reverse Cross", there are fighter jets, bombers, and ground air defenses.Such a hodgepodge of countries is really difficult to deal with.In this way, the position of the captain of the combat brigade has become extremely important.

There are two candidates for this position, Bong and McGaar.Who will be the captain of the brigade, Ron has not yet decided.

The next problem is the attack aircraft\light bomber pilots.In this regard, the United States does not have too many very prominent figures, so we had to choose from the guys with the most combat missions.

……

"What's wrong with you today, you seem to have something on your mind." Ron said to Nadya.Since going out today, Najia kept her head down. Although she was still holding Ron's arm and snuggled up to him as usual, compared to the situation of chattering non-stop a few days ago, today's Najia was too much. It is quite now.

"Well," Nadya stopped, she raised her head and looked at Ron, "a ballet troupe in San Francisco proposed to our troupe a plan to exchange and train actors. They sent a group of actors to our troupe to work for a period of time ——For about two or three years, we will also send some members of the regiment to stay with them for a period of time.”

"Isn't this a good thing?" Ron immediately understood, "So you have a chance to stay in the United States!" He happily grabbed Nadya's shoulders with both hands.

"What's so good about America." Nadia said, "There are a lot of American audiences who dozed off watching the ballet. And..." Nadia slowed down, "The troupe hasn't decided who to stay. There are quite a few people who want to stay, and it may not be my turn... Besides, I am also reluctant to part with Teacher Ulanova, in the United States, I will never find such a good teacher as Teacher Ulanova."

"Why is there nothing good in the United States? I admit that in terms of traditional arts, especially ballet, the level of the United States is far behind that of Europe, especially the Soviet Union. However, the level of modern art and modern dance in the United States is also very good. And these God, Mr. Najia, you taught me so much ballet knowledge. I also watched several of your performances. I found that there is a problem with your performance." Ron lowered his head and looked at Nadia with a smile .

"What's the problem?" Nadya widened her eyes.She has always been quite serious when it comes to dance art.

"Nadya, you look so cute." Ron smiled. "Some people say that serious men are very attractive, but I think serious women are also very attractive."

"Hurry up and talk about serious things!" Nadya's big eyes were moving, and she seemed a little annoyed, but also a little happy.

"Okay, okay," said Ron, "I've seen some of your performances, and I think some of your moves are too much like Ulanova's, and some of your moves are almost exactly the same as hers. I'm afraid it's not good. I heard that every dancer is different, so the styles and movements that are best for them are also different. A good teacher is of course the best, but have you ever seen an artist who is completely in line with the dancer in style? Is the teacher the same? Is Ulanova’s style exactly the same as her teacher? I think you should stay in the United States now and pay attention to other arts with completely different styles in the United States, so that you can form the style that suits you best. And ...Staying in the United States is one of the biggest benefits for you." Ron dragged his voice.

"What good is there?" asked Nadya.

"You see me often," said Ron.

"Bah, what's so interesting about you!" Nadya said, "but there is a little truth in what you mentioned earlier." Head away, and then said in a very low voice: "I will talk to Teacher Ulanova when I get back."