Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2380 Kindness
In a village on the outskirts of Cagliari, Second Lieutenant Sam from the 36th Infantry Division of the United States and five other American soldiers hid in a wooden house.

The German counterattack came quickly and fiercely. The "Sherman" assigned to Lieutenant Sam's platoon was destroyed by the rocket launcher. Before the tank crew could even climb out, Sam and his men fled into the house. There were two wounded soldiers among the soldiers, one of whom was seriously injured.

Unfortunately, there were no medical soldiers among Sam and the others. Although Sam had learned some first aid in the field, he could only simply bandage the wounds of the wounded soldiers.

Five minutes later, the seriously wounded soldier stopped breathing.

"We don't have enough bullets, and there are not many grenades left. If we don't leave here as soon as possible, the Germans will soon launch a search-" Lieutenant Hughes is Sam's most trusted comrade-in-arms, and their friendship began in the training camp.

"How come? Didn't we all carry at least 120 rounds of ammunition before we set off?" Sam was surprised, 120 rounds of ammunition was a lot, enough to support a day's battle.

"We are using the Garand. Each of us has consumed at least dozens of bullets just now. How many magazines do you have left?" Hughes shook his head and smiled bitterly. The Garand is the first semi-automatic rifle equipped by the US military. It is really easy to use, and the consumption of bullets is much faster.

The United States began to study semi-automatic rifles at about the same time as southern Africa, but the process of equipping troops was full of twists and turns.

The Nyasaran rifle developed in southern Africa was developed on the basis of the Browning automatic rifle that was installed in the troops during World War I. It has reliable performance and high shooting accuracy, and is trusted by the troops.

The United States began to develop semi-automatic rifles in 1921. It has been continuously adjusted according to the requirements of the US Army for more than ten years. It was not equipped with troops until 1936. In 1940, a large-scale modification was carried out, which led to the current Garland.

To the embarrassment of the U.S. Department of War, after the M1 Garand was equipped with troops, it was discovered that the internal structure of the Garand was similar to that of the Nyasaran rifle, and it was simply a copycat version of the Nyasaran rifle.

This makes people very embarrassing. Could it be that the U.S. Department of War has developed a lonely product for more than ten years?
Actually it is understandable.

The research and development of the Nyasaland rifle in southern Africa is a project initiated by the Ministry of National Defense, led by Nyasaland University, and a number of scientific research institutions and military enterprises in southern Africa have cooperated together. Therefore, the initial design is very mature and has almost never been modified over the years.

The research and development of weapons by the Americans is requested by the Department of War. The major arms companies in the United States submit plans according to the requirements of the Department of War, and the Department of War finally chooses them.

What needs to be emphasized is that the final plan chosen by the U.S. Department of War may not necessarily be the best plan. Whether the relationship between the arms company and the Department of War is close has a lot to do with it.

Sam, as an officer, used Thomson.

The Thomson submachine gun appeared earlier than the Garand, and it was already available in 1919.

It was a good thing.

But something even more embarrassing happened.

When Thomson appeared, the First World War was coming to an end, and the U.S. War Department had no purchases at all.

No one thought that the mighty Thomson was favored by gangsters and showed his talents all over the United States. Thomson was also affectionately called "Chicago Typewriter" by American gangsters.

The U.S. military did not begin to install Thomson until 1938, and Thomson was also exported to France and the United Kingdom in large quantities.

"I still have two magazines—" Sam was a little embarrassed, Thomson consumed bullets faster than Garland.

"Do you want me to drag some German corpses over?" Hughes actively thought of a way, but this method is not good, unless Hughes drags the German corpses and rifles back together.

"No, let's wait." Sam remained calm, listening carefully to the surrounding voices, and decided to lead his troops to break out.

"If we leave the house, we'll be a more obvious target." Hughes objected, but there was no good way.

"Our troops have already retreated, and we can only wait to die if we stay—" Sam was worried. Because of the bombing by the British and American coalition forces, the residents of Sardinia had strong hostility towards the Allied forces, and they had to be cautious in the war zone.

Then break through.

The wounded American soldier was unable to walk alone and needed two people to support him.

In this way, only Sam and Hughes are left to fight.

When leaving the house, Sam apologized to the homeowner couple who were locked in the basement, and successfully received a lot of unspeakable insults.

This behavior is irrational. When encountering a soldier with a violent personality, he may throw a grenade into the basement.

Sam wasn't a tyrannical man, and he was running out of grenades, so he had to save them.

If there is a chance to return to the forward base, Sam will definitely advise the logistics officer to increase the number of bullets that soldiers carry in combat.

Just after a battle, the village was in a mess. Not far away, a "Sherman" was still smoking, and a large hole was opened in the rear by a rocket launcher, and flames burst out of the hole.

The "Sherman" has a frontal armor of 63 mm and a rear armor of only 38 mm, which is simply unable to resist close-range attacks from rocket launchers.

The Germans were also very cunning. Instead of attacking the front of the "Sherman", they lay in ambush by the road, and after the "Sherman" passed by, they attacked from the rear of the "Sherman", hiding behind the "Sherman". The infantry attacking behind "Ulman" suffered heavy casualties as a result.

Worried about being attacked by German troops, Sam and Hughes did not dare to take the main road, and fled from the other side of the village into a vineyard.

Grapes are one of the most important crops in Sardinia, but Sardinia's wine is not famous enough, but tuna is very popular.

Fighting also broke out in the vineyard, and Sam and Hughes found the dead bodies of several American soldiers. This was a sad thing, but Sam and Hughes secretly cheered because they got some supplies from the corpses.

Probably in this way, it will be more certain to escape back to the forward base.

Now even Sam is no longer fantasizing about easily occupying Sardinia, which is definitely a hellish difficulty level task.

Just after leaving the vineyard, the enemy's hunt came unexpectedly.

What makes Sam uncomfortable is that their enemy is not the Germans, but the Italians.

We all know that the combat effectiveness of German troops is much higher than that of Italian troops.

If it is lost to the Germans, Sam can still accept it.

Losing at the hands of the Italians made Sam very uncomfortable. Could it be that the combat effectiveness of the American soldiers is not as good as that of the Italians?

"Back back, wait for them to leave—" Sam and Hughes stood guard with their guns, and the two soldiers supported the wounded American soldier and retreated to the depths of the vineyard.

Suddenly there was a gunshot, and the voice seemed to be Lee Enfield.

The Italians who were attacked panicked, several people were knocked down, and others ran away with their heads in their arms. This is the Italy in Sam's impression.

"Xinxiang (New York), this is the 36th Division of the US Army—" Sam took the initiative to signal.

It took a while for the other side to reply.

"Bengbu (Pearl Harbor), this is the British 56th Division—"

The password was correct, and the two sides joined forces, and Sam finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"When we were attacking, we were attacked by the Germans crazily, and the troops suffered heavy losses. The Germans were too shameless. They hid in houses and fields, and shot at us with anti-tank guns and rocket launchers--" Sam poured out his bitterness, not buddies can't Fight, the enemy is too powerful.

"We got news from southern Africa that there are less than 3000 Germans in Sardinia, and all the rest are Italians—" the British officer smiled, knowing Sam's language art well.

Anything that can't be defeated and any sneak attack is an excuse. If you are strong enough, you won't be afraid of any enemy's tricks.

"We encountered some of the 3000 people. Do you have grenades and bullets? We need supplies—" Hughes broke the subject, and it was self-defeating to continue entanglement on this topic.

"There are bullets and grenades, but our bullets don't seem to be common—" the British officer named William said teasingly, Americans are too arrogant, they deserve it.

Before the battle started, Alexander proposed that the two armies join forces and attack Sardinia together.

Eisenhower didn't know what went crazy, rejected Alexander's proposal, and ordered the US military to act alone.

The strength of the United States in the Mediterranean is still weak. The First Army and the Second Army suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Sicily. They are still resting and unable to participate in the attack on Sardinia.

Eisenhower sent the Sixth Army, which had just been transferred to the Mediterranean, to Sardinia.

The Sixth Army has two divisions under its jurisdiction, a 36th Division and a 45th Division.

The 36th Division was responsible for the main attack, and the 45th Division was the reserve team. Strictly speaking, neither of the two units was ready, and their performance was not as good as that of the British and Indian troops.

It's not really black Americans.

The combat capability of the U.S. Army is indescribable. The second army, known as the most elite, suffered the only defeat of the Allied Forces in the last battle in North Africa. Fredendall was tragically abandoned because of this, Patton was ordered in danger, and the U.S. military therefore It was ridiculed by the North African Allies.

The situation of the Sixth Army is not very good either. When this unit was established, it was ill-fated. It was first prepared to be sent to the Pacific Ocean, but later it was temporarily dispatched because of the shortage in North Africa. The equipment of the troops was not replenished. Happening.

In the United States, there are now nearly 300 million soldiers receiving training.

The 45th Division was sent to the battlefield, but it was not fully loaded.

This shows that there are also problems with the military industrial capabilities of the United States, at least the logistics rationing is still flawed.

"Only grenades are fine. We just went through a fierce battle." Sam didn't care about it at this time, because there were still wounded soldiers on his side who needed treatment.

Influenced by the southern African army, the British army paid more and more attention to medical treatment. Medical soldiers were deployed to the company level, and the wounded soldiers were soon transferred to the rear.

"We can still fight, we can continue to perform missions—" Sam rallied now, hoping to continue to participate in the attack.

"The task of attacking Cagliari was taken over by our 56th Division and 46th Division. You can rest now." William didn't want to bring the Americans, so it was obviously a burden.

"No, our task has not been completed yet." Sam's attitude is firm, who do you look down on.

Then go on the offensive.

Back to the village where Sam stayed before, there were intermittent gunshots.

"It must be that our soldiers are still fighting, they need our help, we have to act—" Sam was emotional, and there must be American soldiers in the village.

"No, no, no, we have to wait, at least we need to fully understand the situation." William didn't want his soldiers to take risks. The British high-level officials have decided to cooperate with the United States, but ordinary people still have resistance.

The British have a long history of resistance to the United States. In the hearts of ordinary British people, the United States is a country composed of criminals and homeless people. Even the French have enough reasons to dislike the Americans. Why does the British Empire bow to the Americans?

The situation really doesn't allow it.

The 56th Division of the British Army lacks heavy weapons. The entire division is equipped with less than 50 tanks, and half of them are Matilda infantry tanks produced in the UK.

British-made equipment is not popular among British troops. British tankers prefer tanks made in southern Africa, even castrated versions.

"What are you waiting for? Our people need help. Every minute that passes, our losses will become more serious." Sam didn't want to wait for tanks. Previous battles have proved that even if tanks participate, victory may not necessarily be won.

"If you want to go, you can go, I will not let my soldiers take risks—" William refused decisively. The American soldiers could not win the battle with the help of "Sherman", and the British troops should be more cautious.

"Very good, very good—" Sam decided recklessly. The American army does have shortcomings, but it does not lack courage.

There are only four soldiers that Sam can use, including himself.

Four people are enough, after all, the opposite is not a German, but an Italian.

Sam took Hughes and two other soldiers into the village through the walls of the houses.

Just after climbing over the first fence, a soldier sprained his foot, his expression was extremely painful, and he was unable to move on.

"What about your decision?" Sam was disappointed, but his attitude became more determined. Even if he was alone, he would continue to fight.

"You are here waiting for rescue, we continue to act." Hughes is willing to accompany Sam to continue fighting.

The last soldier is also willing to continue fighting.

Then go on.

The village is actually not big, only dozens of families.

Soon Sam and the others arrived at the battlefield.

"We shoot with the gun first, throw the grenade after emptying the bullet, and then rush over. The Italian soldiers on the opposite side are not strong enough to fight. We will definitely win the victory—" Sam threw away the backpack and only took two magazines and two grenades.

"Bring your bayonet, that's our last weapon—" Hughes lit a cigarette, disregarding life and death, and didn't care about it at all.

There are still accidents.

Hughes' lighter caught the attention of the Italian soldiers, and immediately a light machine gun fired at the wall where Sam and the others were standing.

Sam crawled and hid in a nearby ditch. There was still feces in the ditch, and Sam was in a panic.

The roar of the "Matilda" tank was finally heard in the distance, and Sam was overjoyed, feeling unprecedentedly kind.

(End of this chapter)