"To be honest, I really don't like Italian rifles. They have little power and average accuracy. I think German goods are better than Italy, and even Austrians are better than Italian goods..."

When Italy participated in World War I, the Manlisca-Carcano M1891 rifle was used, which used 6.5mm bullets. At that time, Japan and Italy only adopted this caliber in major countries, and the rest were basically 7.62mm or 7.92mm. In Contini's eyes, in terms of power and accuracy, they were not the opponent of the German Mauser G98 rifle. Even the overall performance of the Austro-Hungarian M1895 Steyr-Manlisca rifle (8mm bullet) was better than that of the Italian rifle.

"At present, the Army Department is planning to deal with these seized foreign products, and I am more willing to use German goods. I even plan to tell His Excellency Diaz that all the seized German weapons will be better for me to avoid the Army Department being piled up there. Anyway, they cannot get new accessories and bullets to replenish, so it is better to give them to me for waste use."

In fact, Italy seized not many German weapons in the war based on its ability (there were quite a few Austrian weapons captured), but Italy was at least a victorious country. The Allies did not satisfy Italy in other interests. Italy worked a lot in collecting the remaining German arms, especially those medium and large caliber artillery, and as for infantry light weapons, they were completely used to fight rabbits - by the way.

Old Ziano was defeated by his son's high opinion and shook his head helplessly: "I won't argue with you which is better and worse, although I am a navy, I have also played with guns. In my eyes, Italian weapons are not as unbearable as you said. But you still didn't tell me why you want so many weapons. I believe you are using them to get a civil aviation guard!"

Contini thought to himself: If I tell the truth, you won’t kill me? Even if you want to tell a lie, at least it seems that you still have to stand firm on the surface, otherwise you will not be able to convince Old Ziano.

He asked with a smile: "Father, I wonder what you think of Giovanni Messe?"

Old Ziano was shocked: "You are eyeing those brave ones?"

The "Brave" is the most elite mountain infantry commando formed by Italy in World War I. Its commander and founder is Giovanni Messe. In Contini's view, he is considered the predecessor of special forces. Before traveling through time, he often argued with his old friend Hoffman about which one is better, the Italian Brave and the German Storm Commando (also formed in World War I). Finally, the two sides reached an agreement: under the same weapons and equipment, the battalion-level battle is definitely the Storm Commando, and the company-level battles are equal, but in terms of squad and platoon level, the brave men who emphasize personal force and individual combat should be stronger, because the brave men are based on mountain training, while the Storm Commando is based on trench warfare training, so the logical starting point is different.

In Contini's eyes, Giovanni Messe was the best army commander in Italy in World War II. He was not only familiar with infantry tactics, but also a rare talent in Italian armored warfare. He is currently serving as an attendant of Emmanuel III. He is not a figure of the fascist faction, so he is not very powerful for the time being. The most elite group of brave men were of course retained by the army after the war, but because the Italian army itself had to lay off employees after the end of World War I, and more than four years have passed since the end of World War I, many veterans in this group of mountain troops were wasted, and their lives were not satisfactory. For these people who are used to licking blood from the knife, most of the meaning of life without fighting was lost. So some of them joined the Blackshirts and some joined the Mafia, but this was not the army after all.

"I know my father will understand."

"What the hell do you want to do?" Old Ziano suddenly felt a sense of fury. Contini was bold and arrogant, but he didn't expect that he was so brave that he wanted to reach out to the army before he could do it. He lowered his voice, "Are you crazy? Are you able to raise private soldiers? Want to create a leader's counter-attack? The leader started out in the revolution and was extremely sensitive to force. You are going to kill me. Not to mention you kill me, you will also kill your mother and the entire family..."

"Father, where do you want to go? How could it be so serious?" Contini was stunned. "I just had more than 200 security guards, without any heavy weapons at all. Why did I become a private soldier? In this way, my civil aviation threat was even greater. There were about 200 pilots and a group of ground crew members, mechanics, and the teacher was half joking and half serious about it. This is the Italian Second Air Force in the future. According to your logic, I not only raised private soldiers, but also had private soldiers!"

"What does the Second Air Force mean?"

"United Airlines' military aircraft, retired soldiers, officers and supporting ground staff, have more pure military organization than this? The teacher also said that to effectively use the civil aviation platform, when the country's military expenditure is not sufficient, it is both military and civilian, and integrates peace and war, and preserves this group of experienced teams. In the event of a large-scale war, civil aviation members can immediately change their positions and restore their air force organization. These aircraft of United Airlines originally planned to use military aircraft to transform, and it is not difficult to transform them back. As for pilots, how much difference do you think are there between them flying civil aircraft and flying bombers now?"

Perhaps afraid that Ziano, Old Ziano did not understand, Contini changed into seriousness and said in a sincere tone: "I have written this method into the report of the Ministry of Aviation. Not only did the teacher agree, but the leader also applauded. He added comments, thinking that it was a good way to expand aviation forces without increasing the country's financial burden. It was the only way for Italy to take a strong air force country and should be taken appropriately. We have set the rules for civil aviation in the future - militarized management, regular operation, and commercial financing. Now you are the Minister of Transportation, you must know that there is a role of national defense representative in the railway. When you were a navy, you must know that Great Britain

Many officers and soldiers of the Royal Navy are usually trained on ocean ships, and they can quickly pull up reserve teams to supplement the front-line battle losses at critical moments. I use civil aviation to support so many people, and once the country needs them, they can quickly transform. They don’t spend a penny on the country, and save a lot of money for the army, such as training, resettlement, employment, etc. I feel that I have sacrificed my boss. If it weren’t for the teacher’s face and the title of Assistant Minister of Aviation, I wouldn’t bother to care about it… But then again, it is precisely because your son has so many ideas that the leader agreed to United Airlines’ big deal, giving the abandoned military airport and a large number of excess materials…”

Old Ziano was a little accepted by Contini's trick, thinking that this trick is indeed good. The Second Air Force may not be able to do so now that the strength of other countries other than the first-class European powers is stronger than that of other countries - at least Spain and Portugal's serious aviation forces have not yet exceeded 200. As for the story of the Royal Navy's military condos with the people, he has also heard of it. It's not a fabrication or exaggeration, it's just that there are fewer and fewer now.

"You understand the reason for the Second Air Force. What's going on with the guards? The staffing needs of 240 people... not 24!"

"With the Second Air Force, I also need to provide one-stop service..." Contini said proudly, "Your son is now in such a big industry, it's not too much to need 20 bodyguards or guards? United Airlines has several airports, each with 30-50 guards and not exceeding the standard, right? I also have an aviation club, youth aviation school, shooting range, and raise dozens of instructors, and training supervisors and security teams. It's reasonable to do so."

"I will open a senior military club, which can meet all military needs of men except for formal joining the army. You can come here to shoot targets with rifles and pistols, you can come here to learn to fly aircraft, love to drive fighters, love to drive bombers, and you can learn to jump skydiving to experience the thrill of falling from the sky; if possible, you will also put tanks, armored vehicles, and motorcycles in and launch a motorized off-road assault; if you go to Al

Hunting, skiing, and escorting mountain infantry as hunters is very suitable, it is very cool, right? Then buy a little or build a batch of motorboats, and if you can introduce 1-2 more sightseeing submarines, the three armies and navy will be ready! Hunting, sea fishing, adventure, tourism and other things are not easy to get. In short, only you can't imagine, and there is no service I can't provide, it's best for those young men who are over-energy and don't lack lira."
Chapter completed!