Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2448 Bulletproof Plate

Fichdinger was unwilling to sit still. After completely destroying Cannes Airport, Fichdinger organized a breakout operation, trying to join the nearby German troops.

The operation was stopped by Allied bombers, who launched more than 350 sorties against the tank units of the 21st Armored Division.

The 21st Armored Division suffered heavy losses, about 80 tanks were destroyed by Allied bombers, which seriously affected the mobility of the 21st Armored Division, and also weakened the defense of Cannes.

During the breakout process, Fichdinger once again exposed his hesitant character as a major defect. Before the breakout operation began, Fichdinger reported to Rommel and the German headquarters respectively, and Rommel agreed to Fichettining. However, the base camp ordered the 21st Armored Division to stick to Cannes. Therefore, Feichdinger did not send all the tanks. This kind of timid action is destined to be impossible to succeed.

After being bombarded indiscriminately for many days, most of the defensive positions outside Cannes were destroyed. Fichtinger therefore ordered the troops to shrink the defense line to the city of Cannes, trying to use the civilian facilities of Cannes to delay the Allied attack. speed.

This decision was effective. The Germans placed artillery positions in civilian areas and hid tanks in civilian buildings. The few high-rise buildings in Cannes were occupied by German snipers, and the advance of the 8th Division was not smooth.

"The Germans are so shameless, they kidnapped the city, locked the civilians in the basements of the buildings, German soldiers shot at us from behind the windows, and they also mastered the way of making Molotov cocktails, which is very important to us The tanks in the area pose a certain threat." Blomfield's expression was serious, he had never encountered such a situation before.

During World War I, the Germans also placed artillery positions in civilian areas, but the effect was not obvious.

Kidnapping civilians, you have to let the other party know to be effective. In the long-range bombardment of World War I, the artillery had no idea that the German positions were in civilian areas, so naturally there was no psychological barrier.

The situation is a little serious now. The German tanks and artillery are in the civilian area. If the Germans are to be completely wiped out, they must order an attack on the civilian area.

Civilian buildings are almost like paper in front of military weapons, and buildings with a tower structure can be penetrated with a single shot.

The key is how to ensure the safety of civilians. Cannes is a French city. If civilian casualties are too serious, Free France cannot explain it. The southern African army is fighting in France, not to sow hatred.

"Telegram to Fichdinger, if he is willing to lay down his arms, then I can guarantee that he and his subordinates will be treated according to their status." Xie Jianye also has a big head, and the southern African military has never made this clear kind of commitment.

The so-called chivalry of Europeans is a joke in the eyes of southern Africans. The Germans have occupied France for many years. They have been domineering and extorting in France. Now they have nowhere to go and are forced to surrender. Neither will agree.

But there is no better way. Hooligans are not scary, but they are educated. Germans can be inhumane. Southern Africans must worry about the safety of civilians. Otherwise, there is no difference between southern Africans and Germans.

"The Russians and the Germans have also engaged in brutal urban warfare—" Colonel Ackerman from the British 3rd Infantry Division is not too serious about watching the excitement. He is a liaison officer and military observer and is responsible for coordinating the British army and the southern Joint operations of African armies.

Ackerman's meaning is obvious. If Xie Jianye is not afraid of being scolded, maybe he can refer to the way the Russians deal with the Germans.

Russia's method is that all the people are soldiers. The mobilization is not limited to men, women are also mobilized, and even the elderly and children are all mobilized. St. Petersburg alone has nearly one million civilian casualties.

Therefore, the way the Germans kidnapped civilians would not have any effect on the Russian battlefield. The Russians would not hesitate to wipe out the Germans and their kidnappers.

It's no surprise that the Russians are just that tough.

What makes Ackerman even more worried is that if the 8th Division is tied up in Cannes because the German army kidnapped civilians, then the German army will follow suit when they fight, which may lead to greater civilian casualties.

"If you are fighting in the UK, can you issue such a combat order?" Blomfield said directly, standing and talking without back pain.

Everyone understands the truth. The problem is that no one is willing to act as a villain. If the British are so tough, they might as well use the British 3rd Division to attack Cannes.

"Of course, the real civilians fled long before the war broke out, and now there are very few civilians left in Cannes. They have to blame themselves." Ackerman spoke forcefully, but perfectly avoided Blomfield's question .

If it is really a battle in the UK, whoever dares to issue such an order will be liquidated after the war.

Don't even have to wait until after the war.

The king of England, who goes to Westminster Abbey to pray every day, waits every day to use every opportunity to win the hearts of the people.

"Now is not the time to discuss this issue. We must trust our soldiers." Xie Jianye didn't want to be a villain, but more importantly, he wanted to complete the task. He also wanted to hold a celebration party at Fichdinger's headquarters at night.

The fighters in southern Africa are indeed brave. They are fearless and dare to face blood and death. No matter how cunning the enemy is, they are not their opponents.

Cannes is a city prospered by aviation. The city area is not large, but the buildings are dense, and the city planning is a bit chaotic, so the situation is a bit complicated.

It is this kind of urban warfare that the armored forces are most afraid of.

In the field, armored units can go all the way, crushing all enemies and ending the battle with ease.

The situation of urban warfare is too complicated. Behind any window, there may be a German army hiding behind a Molotov cocktail.

Tankers also have to be careful, they are the key targets of German snipers at the city's high point.

Accompanying the infantry is also not safe. The firepower points arranged by the German army in every corner of the city will let the tanks go, and focus on attacking the light infantry. All kinds of powerful explosives can easily cause fatal damage to the light infantry.

At this time, the experienced sergeant major will play various mainstay roles.

Husseini from the Umbrella Company has nearly ten years of experience in the Near East battlefield, and also has a lot of experience in urban warfare.

The southern African military attaches great importance to the training of officers and sergeants. As early as the last world war, the southern African military compiled combat teaching materials specifically for urban warfare. Now it has been supplemented by the Russian battlefield, and the combat methods are more abundant.

"Sir, we need more shock bombs, the more the better." Husseini was not in a hurry, sharpening his knife and chopping wood.

Before the attack, Husseini did not fully understand the shamelessness of the German army, so he was not prepared enough, and only brought two shock bombs and four offensive grenades.

All kinds of grenades are the best weapon for urban warfare. Not long after the battle broke out, Husseini used up all the two shock grenades he carried, and only used one offensive grenade.

Now it has to be adjusted, the more shock bombs the better, the grenades are almost useless, and you need to bring more magazines, although the automatic rifle is easy to use, the consumption of bullets is too fast.

War is the best driving force to promote the development of science and technology. Five years ago, the semi-automatic rifles equipped by the southern African army were the most advanced individual weapons in the world. Now they have gradually fallen behind. They are replaced by submachine guns and assault rifles, which represent the vitality of Russia. Sand, and the MP44 of the Germans.

The most talked about by Bobosha is the 71-round drum, with a theoretical rate of fire of 900 rounds per minute, which is much higher than that of many machine guns. It is unparalleled in short-range power, and the trigger pulls the bullet like pouring, which perfectly reflects the Russians. industrial spirit.

The full name of MP44 is Sturmgewehr44, which literally means "storm-like rifle". The firepower of the 30-round magazine is not as good as that of Bobosa, but it is still much stronger than the semi-automatic rifle in southern Africa.

Southern Africa has always been at the forefront of the world in terms of individual weapons, and it must not lag behind now. Since the outbreak of World War II, it has begun to equip the army with automatic rifles. Now the proportion of automatic rifles and semi-automatic rifles is about half and half.

In some special arms, such as the armored and airborne troops in a narrow daily environment, basically all of them have been replaced with automatic rifles. The mountain troops are also special arms, and the proportion of semi-automatic rifles is slightly higher.

Mountain infantry still have requirements for weapon range. MP44 has an effective range of 300 meters, and Bobosa is closer to only 100 to 200. The automatic rifles equipped in southern Africa use intermediate-power bullets, and the effective range is between 200 meters and 300 meters.

In terms of performance, the performance of the automatic rifle in southern Africa is similar to that of the German MP44. The main difference lies in the quantity. Only the officers of the elite field troops of the German army are qualified to equip the MP44. The southern African side mainly depends on the demand.

When he set off in the morning, Husseini had brought a total of eight magazines, and now he has used up four.

Eight magazines with 240 rounds of bullets can be used for almost a week in the single-shot rifle era, but now it can only be used for two hours.

If the battle is fierce, half an hour may not be enough, so for soldiers equipped with automatic rifles, how to control the consumption of bullets is a big problem, and only experienced soldiers can do this.

"Wait a minute, our attack method needs to be adjusted." Kang Ziyi, the commander of Company D of the Angus Rifle Regiment, was waiting for an order, staring intently at the white marble building at the corner of the street.

Cannes is very close to the coast. In order to resist the invasion of sea wind, the buildings are usually mainly reinforced concrete.

This white marble building obviously has a certain historical value. It may have been more than a century old. Such buildings abound in France, and the old colonial power still has a certain heritage.

It is precisely because it is relatively strong that the German army deployed at least two machine guns in this building. In a battle just past, these two machine guns caused one death and two injuries to southern African soldiers.

Under normal circumstances, at this time, Kang Ziyi should mobilize mortars for bombardment, or call for tank support, and directly bombard the entire house.

Now there are civilians in the building, and a French girl is waving a handkerchief and begging and crying in the window on the second floor.

"How to adjust? Go around?" Husseini didn't have too many scruples. During his ten-year military career, Husseini has long been used to life and death, so this is where he went.

Kidnapping civilians is commonplace in the Near East. Tribal vendettas in the deserts of the Near East sometimes kill the entire tribe, and no one is relentless.

So far in the war, the total number of deaths on both sides has exceeded tens of millions. Civilians have not been counted here, because in most cases, civilian casualties are not counted at all.

"How to get around? Are you not afraid of their sneak attack?" Kang Ziyi turned his head to look at the precision shooter who had already entered the battle state, hoping to gain something.

Both southern Africa and Germany attach great importance to the training of special arms, and precision shooters are the top priority. The largest and most tragic sniper battle ever broke out on the Russian battlefield.

The precision shooters here in southern Africa are equipped at the squad level, and each squad has at least one precision shooter. Even ordinary riflemen, many of them have excellent shooting skills. The gap between them and the precision shooters is only one scope.

Right next to Kang Ziyi, two precision shooters were looking for targets, and one of them had already killed six German soldiers.

6 victories are not too many, the most snipers on the Russian battlefield already have hundreds of victories.

Considering that the 8th Infantry Division has just joined the battle, 6 results are still possible. If all the precision shooters of the 8th Division can reach this level, the German army in Cannes will not have enough points.

The German army in the white marble building was also observing. A German army's body area exposed outside the bunker was a bit large, and the precision shooters who killed six German soldiers shot decisively.

bah—

Blood spurted out immediately behind the bunker 100 meters away.

At this distance, even without a scope, a precision shooter can point and shoot.

"Let me bring someone to try again—" Husseini still remembered Xie Jianye's request.

"Then be careful—" Kang Ziyi finished speaking, calling for machine gun cover.

The machine guns in the Southern African Army are also equipped up to the squad level, and the company level is equipped with heavy machine guns. These machine guns use full-power bullets, which can easily penetrate stones half a foot thick.

In order to strengthen the defense, the Germans usually arrange one or two layers of sandbags outside the machine gun fortress.

Although heavy machine guns are powerful, they are powerless against sandbags. Generally speaking, a layer of sandbags at a distance of 200 meters is enough to resist most machine gun bullets. The Germans directly use two layers, and the effect of shelling is not very good.

The ability to suppress is still there. The biggest role of the heavy machine gun itself is deterrence. If you really want to shoot accurately, the efficiency is not as good as that of a sniper.

More than a dozen light and heavy machine guns fired together with an astonishing momentum. The bullets flew over like locusts, and the girl behind the window sill disappeared immediately.

Husseini rushed out at this time, followed by four assaulters. Their tactical vests were equipped with bulletproof plates, which could provide better protection for the soldiers.

(End of this chapter)