Reborn in Brazil As a Plutocrat Chapter 686

Chapter 686 US Military Investigation Team

Hearing President Scalia's assurance, Fang Lang nodded with satisfaction. In fact, he had no intention of getting the government too involved in this matter. With the power he had at his disposal, he was able to influence many decisions of the Brazilian government. .

 But since the topic of energy security happened to be discussed with the president, he also mentioned his recent actions by the way, so that the government would also pay attention to it.

Since Mr. President asked the energy department to intervene, Fang Lang will have the government's endorsement when he directs the Brazilian Intelligence Agency to carry out operations against crude oil supplying countries.

“Then thank you, Mr. President. When necessary, we will ask relevant personnel to ask the government for help.”

 After saying that, Fang Lang stood up and prepared to leave. Seeing this, President Scalia also stood up quickly. Before Fang Lang could salute him, he directly extended his right hand to Fang Lang and said:

“Fang, we are friends, don't be too polite to me. Although I can't get too involved in the affairs of your army, the Ministry of National Defense still has leadership authority over your army.

 If you encounter any problems and need my help, please feel free to do so. "

Hearing this, Fang Lang smiled. It wasn't that there was anything wrong with President Scalia's words. In fact, Brazil's military is relatively independent. As a president who is not from the military, his influence on the military is really limited.

As he said, passing the Ministry of National Defense can indeed help the top military officials to sell him face. But this will put his mark on Fang Lang. If he wants to achieve long-term development in the army, he cannot let himself bear the mark of a politician from the beginning.

This will create a gap between people in the military community and you. Although you will be prosperous for a while when this politician is in office, once this politician steps down, you will be ready to end.

Of course, with Fang Lang's identity and background, it is only normal for the president to bear the imprint of their Fang family. Even if the next president is not supported by his Fang family, he will never dare to turn a blind eye to the Fang family's influence in Brazil.

 At that time, every president will desperately try to win over him.

The reason why Fang Lang laughed was because he felt that what the other party said was completely unnecessary. His development in the army was not that he could not advance to the next level. On the contrary, he was trying to slow down his promotion speed in the army so that he could The foundation in the army is more solid.

"Don't worry! Mr. Scalia, I won't be polite to you if the need arises.

 If there is nothing else, I will leave first. "

When Fang Lang came, he had already seen the reception area outside. There were many people waiting for the president's summons, so he had no intention of communicating with Scalia for too long in such a formal occasion.

 If there is any matter, we can make an appointment to discuss it in detail when we are free in private.

“Well, I've wasted a lot of your time today, so I won't talk to you anymore. We'll have a meal together and talk in detail when we have time.”

Then he said as if he remembered something:

"By the way, if you have any thoughts on the government's major decision-making issues in the future, please ask the secretary to send me a message. If I hadn't received the news about joining the United Nations Army, I almost would have done it. Wrong decision was made.”

Hearing this, Fang Lang smiled. There was a reason why he did not directly ask Xin Shiliang to convey his thoughts to President Scalia this time.

Although Scalia ascended to the presidency with the support of the Fang family, his status as president during this period has given him an initial taste of power. According to the reaction of his secretary Yang Gan, he seemed to be a little levitated. .

In this case, the Fang family can directly promote the motion against Brazil's joining the United Nations in the military and political circles without going through him as the president, so that this junior and high-ranking president can see the influence of the Fang family in the political arena. force.

It can also give him a clearer understanding of his position. As for whether this will cause the president to backlash and do anything detrimental to the Fang family, Fang Lang is not worried at all.

Although the Brazilian Intelligence Agency seems to be doing nothing now, in fact they are not really doing nothing. At least, Fang Lang has planted a lot of nails around the president.

 Once the president prepares to harm the other party, Fang Lang will definitely receive the news as soon as possible. By then, Brazil will not be unable to produce a president who has been assassinated.

Scalia's current words are actually a statement to Fang Lang. In response, Fang Lang naturally smiled, looked at President Scalia with a deep look in his eyes and said:

“No problem, I will communicate with Mr. President as soon as possible next time.”

After saying that, the two of them looked at each other and smiled, and walked toward the door in perfect agreement.

President Scalia sent Fang Lang out the door before turning back. A group of government officials waiting in the reception area looked sideways when they saw this situation. I gained a new understanding of Fang's family's influence in Brazil.

Just when Fang Lang exerted influence on Brazil and refused to join the United Nations Army, the U.S. Ambassador to Brazil had already conveyed the Brazilian government's attitude back to the United States. U.S. President Truman was very disappointed with this.

But it has to be said that the reasons given by Brazil really left the United States speechless. Americans are also very clear about Argentina's actions on the Brazilian border. In fact, the U.S. government is on the side of the conflict between Brazil and Argentina. On the Brazilian side.

  After all, Brazil is a pro-American country and can be considered a die-hard ally of the United States, while Argentina is a country that is swinging between the United States and the Soviet Union. To be more precise, Argentina belongs to neither the American camp nor the Soviet camp.

The United States has always regarded the Americas as its own backyard, and of course does not allow such a country to exist in the Americas. Therefore, it is only natural that the United States supports Brazil in adopting a tough attitude towards Argentina.

 Now in this special period, Brazil, an important ally, cannot advance and retreat with the United States in Asia because of Argentina's provocative behavior on the border. The United States is naturally even more dissatisfied with Argentina.

Therefore, when Truman learned that although Brazil could not directly send troops to join the United Nations Army, it also expressed its willingness to provide logistical support to the United States, he was still very satisfied with Brazil's little brother. From the beginning, what he wanted in organizing the United Nations was not military support, but actually political support from the international community. Brazil's ability to provide actual support to the United States in terms of logistical support is also a kind of political support. Take a stand.

Of course, Truman could not refuse, so after a brief discussion, they agreed to Fang Lang's proposal for Brazil to help the United States produce Bell 47.

Even, in order to further expand Brazil's sense of participation, the United States also organized a logistics procurement group, or inspection group, to go to Brazil to inspect Brazil's strength in military production. Negotiating what other supplies of materials can involve Brazil.

Soon, the G3 rifle came into the sight of the US logistics department. They did not expect that a country like Brazil would have such a brand-new assault rifle.

According to the intelligence they have, the Soviet government has equipped a small amount of an assault rifle code-named AK47, but this rifle has not yet been tested in actual combat, and everyone is unfamiliar with it.

From the perspective of the US military, the current M1 Garand rifle is completely sufficient. It was also the main weapon equipped by the US military in the Peninsular War. Historically, the U.S. military officially began to equip assault rifles only after they suffered a huge loss with the AK47 on the battlefield in Vietnam.

The AR15 rifle, the prototype of the M16 assault rifle they equipped, had to wait until 1953, that is, after the end of the Peninsular War. The U.S. Combat Research Office surveyed soldiers who participated in World War II and the Peninsular War and found that most of the effective kills on the battlefield were in Within a distance of three hundred meters.

Even within a range of 100 meters, the enemy can be killed or wounded by reflex shooting without aiming and aiming. In this case, from 1953 to 1957, they began to implement a method called Salvo's research program.

 It was not until 1965 that, after repeated improvements, this assault rifle named M16 began to be officially equipped with the U.S. army on a large scale.

 But that was after they had learned a lesson from the AK47 used by the Vietnamese, and it was still more than ten years ago.

The reason why the American inspection team paid attention to the G3 rifle is because God's Whip Military Contracting Company is an American company. Some retired senior generals of the U.S. military originally worked for God's Whip, and in the process, some People came into contact with this G3 rifle developed by Fangyuan Small Arms Research Factory.

Therefore, when they learned that an inspection group came to Brazil to inspect weapons and equipment, they directly recommended this excellent assault rifle to the inspection group. After the inspection group carefully inspected and studied it, although these people were very fond of this rifle. satisfy.

But they ultimately did not agree to purchase it. The reason was not only because they felt that the M1 Garand was sufficient, but the more important reason was that this weapon was not a product of the US military-industrial complex.

 Although the unit price of rifles is not high, if you want to replace them on a large scale, the quantity will be huge, which will be a very huge expense. By then, this expenditure will not go into the pockets of the military-industrial complex. Needless to say, they all know that Congress will not agree to this military expenditure at all, unless Fangyuan Group is willing to invest huge sums of money to convince a member of Congress.

But Fangyuan Group obviously did not have this idea. In the end, they only expressed a strong interest in this weapon from a personal level. Fang Lang didn't mind this result at all. On the contrary, deep down in his heart, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

Nowadays, many of the soldiers in my hometown are using the 38-gauge rifles from their childhood. There is a huge gap between them and the American M1 Garand. If the Americans are really equipped with G3 rifles, then someone from another country will become their hometown. sinner?

 So, he began to think of ways to reduce the presence of the G3 rifle in the eyes of the inspection group. He even deliberately caused several jamming incidents to make the inspection group think that this weapon was not yet mature.

This made the leaders of the company very puzzled, but since Fang Lang is the boss, doing this naturally shows that he does not want to complete the deal, so the people below can only helplessly let nature take its course.

Originally, Fang Lang was very surprised that the Americans would send personnel from the logistics department to Brazil to inspect Brazilian weapons and equipment. At first, he thought that it would be very difficult for the United States to agree to Brazil's help in manufacturing Bell 47.

Unexpectedly, the United States not only agreed to let Brazil's Fangyuan Aircraft Manufacturing Company help them produce the Bell 47, but also sent a logistics inspection team to Brazil to investigate what other equipment Brazil could provide.

However, this is also a rare opportunity for the Brazilian Oriental Aircraft Manufacturing Company. The first stop for the inspection team was the aircraft manufacturing company. Here they not only inspected the Brazilian Bell 47 production line, but also discovered the first Brazilian-produced aircraft. A generation of jet fighters, and jet transport aircraft.

The Americans have shown great enthusiasm for the first-generation jet fighter that is still in its final form. Although the U.S. F86 Saber fighter has been equipped in large numbers with the U.S. Air Force as early as 1949, this cannot cover up the Brazilian jet fighter. The fact that the fighter is an excellent fighter.

This jet fighter named FY-1 is the first jet fighter independently developed and designed by Fangyuan Group. Its appearance inherits many characteristics of Dr. Tan Ke's T183, such as swept wings and fuselage. Air intake layout under the head.

At the same time, there are many advantages of the MiG-15 and F86 Saber fighters provided by Fang Lang, such as the airborne radar directly in front of the nose, which the MiG-15 does not have.

 The slender and elegant fuselage is already far different from the first-generation T183. The engine used by the aircraft is the first-generation jet engine developed by Brazil's Oriental Dynamics.

Thanks to the electronic computer research support of Fangyuan Computer Research Institute, the engine of this aircraft is the same as the American F86. The microcomputer determines how much fuel to give based on the air intake volume of the engine and the operating status of the afterburner, avoiding the need for fuel consumption. of waste.

Compared with the MiG-15 and F86, this FY-1 is a more fuel-efficient jet fighter. Because it is more fuel-efficient, with the same fuel reserve, the combat radius of this aircraft also exceeds the MiG-1. 15 and F86.

At the same time, due to different tactical considerations for several generations of fighter aircraft, the wing width of the FY-1 is also larger than that of the F-86. The advantage is that its high-altitude performance is also better than that of the US military's F86 fighter.

In terms of weapons and equipment, it is directly equipped with four 20mm machine guns, which are more powerful than the 12.7mm machine guns equipped by the F86.

At the same time, this model is also equipped with an ejection seat. Once the aircraft is hit and cannot be saved, the pilot can escape through the ejection seat.

How could such a fighter jet, which was obviously more advanced than the American F86, not amaze American officers? However, Fang Lang knew very well that even if Brazil produced such an advanced fighter jet, it would not be equipped to the U.S. army.

You must know that the U.S. military-industrial complex is not jealous. For political reasons, asking Brazil to help manufacture Bell 47 is already a major concession.

Now you want to let your fighter jets enter the US military equipment sequence, but you are thinking too much. If possible, they would like to purchase a few of these FY-1 fighter jets to dismantle and study them.

But Fang Lang would definitely not allow this to happen. Therefore, Fang Lang directly rejected the request of the American logistics officer to purchase this aircraft. Instead, he directly said that the aircraft was still in the finalization stage, had not entered mass production, and could not be sold externally. .

 (End of this chapter)

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