Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2449 Airdrop Technology

The bulletproof plate cannot defend against the direct fire of the heavy machine gun. Like the steel helmet, it has a better effect on stray bullets and shrapnel.

The steel production in Southern Africa is enough to provide bulletproof plates for all Allied soldiers. This is not a unique technology in Southern Africa. During the last world war, some troops used bulletproof plates, but not on a large scale. promote.

Compared with the last world war, the current bulletproof panels are lighter in weight and have stronger defense capabilities. As long as they are not hit head-on by powerful bullets, they will not cause too serious damage.

When the soldiers of the 8th Division are fighting, the materials they carry usually weigh more than 30 kilograms. Husseini and the others leave the heavy backpacks before they set off, and only carry the necessary weapons and equipment with them, so that they can move more quickly.

In fact, the distance is not far, less than 100 meters. Several houses on the corner of the key street were destroyed by the German army, otherwise the distance would be even closer.

At this time, the rain gradually stopped, and there was still a lot of water in the center of the street. When the machine guns began to cover, the German army on the opposite side also began to counterattack. In a short narrow street, the Germans could still arrange crossfire. The urban combat experience is also rich enough. of.

The 8th Division has more combat experience.

As soon as Husseini rushed out of the bunker, he threw out a smoke bomb, and soon the street was shrouded in smoke. The sight of the German machine gunners was blocked, but the machine gunners and precision shooters of the 8th Division were not disturbed much.

The Germans are also smart. If their vision is blocked, they can't see clearly, so they just throw grenades, and a grenade falls not far from Husseini.

Husseini didn't stop on his feet, sprinting wildly. People can indeed burst out amazing energy in a desperate situation. Husseini's speed at this time will definitely win a medal in the Olympics.

This is also thanks to the delayed fuze of the grenade. When the grenade exploded, Husseini and other assaulters had already rushed to the dead end of the German shooting.

At this time, he could not care about accidentally injuring civilians. Husseini took out an offensive grenade, and Griphook did not forget to wait two seconds before throwing it in through the window.

boom--

The offensive grenade was powerful, and the steel balls mixed with the glass shards of the window shattered. You could hear the dull sound of the steel balls breaking the wooden furniture, as well as the screams from behind the window.

That's right.

Without hesitation, Husseini raised his hand to empty the magazine. Just as the gunfire stopped, an assaulter next to him jumped into the room with one hand on the window sill.

The battle is over soon.

There were a total of 12 German soldiers in this house, but there were 23 civilians on the second floor and the basement. During the cleaning of the room, four civilians died. These people were not caused by Husseini and the others, but by the German army. .

"You'd better ask the reporter to come and take a look." After the battle, Husseini's face was so ugly that even a veteran like him could find it unbearable. It was indeed worthy of the newspaper.

No, some battle scenes are too cruel to be published in newspapers at all, but they may be used as evidence in court during the post-war trial.

"What's going on?" Kang Ziyi didn't know what happened yet.

Husseini shook his head and remained silent. The expressions of the other three assaulters were also very ugly.

Commander No.4 was being bandaged. He was wounded in his leg during the battle and could not move. He had to be sent to the rear field hospital for treatment.

Kang Ziyi walked into the hall, and it was a mess. The surrounding walls were like a sandstorm, with bullet holes caused by offensive grenades everywhere, and the crystal chandelier was smashed. I don't know how much Husseini and the others used it just now.

In the corner of the hall, a German soldier died in a miserable state, with dense bullet holes like a honeycomb, bloody and bloody.

In the bedroom at the corner of the stairs on the second floor, the door had been kicked open, and it was half lying beside it. There were two naked female corpses on the bed, and there were two more on the floor under the window sill.

Kang Ziyi felt the veins on his temples twitching. After walking out of the room, the corpse of the German soldier who had obviously died of a knife wound in the bedroom opposite the stairs was ignored.

There can be no prisoners after this kind of battle is over.

Soon some military reporters came up and only took two photos. Such scenes abound in wars.

"That's why we came to Europe, to continue our work." Kang Ziyi remained expressionless, trying to control his emotions.

War will amplify the negative emotions in people's hearts to the greatest extent. Southern African soldiers will do everything in order to kill the enemy in battle, but this is not a reason for dehumanization. The federal government of Southern Africa does not want to reap millions after the war War machines, so we still have to seize every opportunity to educate the soldiers.

Husseini sat on the steps in front of the door, lit a cigarette, and opened the wallet, which contained a group photo of the Husseini family.

Only the warmth of family members can warm the gradually freezing hearts of soldiers.

There is not much time for emotion, the battle is still going on, the city is full of Germans, deadly bullets may be fired from behind every window, and the huge body of the "Panther" tank cannot provide enough cover for light infantry. The Germans will After the tanks passed, grenades were thrown into the infantry behind the tanks, every house had to be carefully cleared, and the troops advanced slowly, only two blocks in four hours.

This is still a battle in France. How cruel is the battle in Russia?

"We have to change this way of fighting. The casualties of civilians are too high. We can't explain to the French—" In the headquarters of the 8th Division, Ackerman was in a strange mood. When did the British care so much about the lives of the French? .

"Either shut your mouth, or get out of my headquarters!" Xie Jianye was in a bad mood. After the battle broke out, the 8th Division had suffered nearly 400 casualties.

The German casualties were even greater, more than 2000 people were killed, but only a few dozen people were captured.

"Just withdraw our people and use heavy artillery and bombs to completely destroy the city." Blomfield also felt distressed. The southern African army had never fought such a suffocating battle.

When I was in North Africa, the land was vast and sparsely populated, and I couldn’t meet a single person for hundreds of kilometers. The tanks lined up and pushed across.

East Asia is more straightforward. When dealing with the Japanese, there is no need to consider the issue of captives, and no one is chattering around. When the Americans fight, they are more ruthless than the southern African army. They can really blow down the entire city.

After all, the situation in France is different. The Allied forces must consider the emotions of the Free France in their operations. If they are too harsh, it will not be conducive to the unity of the Allied forces.

Again, Southern Africa is here to be a savior, not to sow hatred.

"No, we want to defeat the Germans with dignity. After this battle is over, we will have an invincible iron army!" So can the African army.

Just when Xie Jianye made up his mind, across the strait in London, Gavin and Yang Smother were struggling in various meetings.

There were too many meetings. There was a combat preparation meeting every morning and evening. The weather was the eternal theme. In the past two days, dozens of transport ships sank, not because of the German attack, but because of the strong wind and waves.

The progress of the Allied Forces was also not smooth, far behind the scheduled plan, the airport of Cannes was destroyed, Caen was not captured, Cherbourg was not captured, and even if it was captured, it is estimated that it would be attacked by the Germans total destruction.

The Germans could completely blow up the airport in Cannes, and naturally they could also completely blow up the port of Cherbourg. The early investigation of the Allied forces showed that the Germans had densely laid mines inside and outside the port of Cherbourg. It is estimated that it would take several weeks to clear the mines.

In addition to the weather, more energy should be spent on wrangling within the Allied forces. The US military complained that the follow-up support was not strong, and the speed of transporting troops and materials was too slow.

The British complained that Southern Africa gave too little support in the direction of Normandy. If Southern Africa could provide the same support as Spain and Italy, then the Allied forces might have taken Paris by now.

Gavin and Jan Smudge were also angry. The speed of the British and Americans was too slow. At least the southern African side had started fighting with the Germans. The British and Americans were still busy building roads and bridges. There is only the 21st Armored Division as the main force of the German army, and all other troops are servants.

"Without the help of tanks, our troops cannot attack the Germans. At the same time, we have too few transport vehicles and insufficient logistical support, so we cannot fight for a long time." Patton Jr. was also anxious. I played a game, and now the opportunity finally came.

In North Africa and Italy, Patton Jr. missed the opportunity to fight Rommel twice, so when Patton Jr. learned that Rommel was transferred to the Western Front, he was ecstatic.

Patton Jr.'s current position is the commander-in-chief of the US 2nd Armored Army. This force has just been formed. It was originally planned to follow the second wave of landing troops to Normandy, but it was postponed until now due to weather.

The Christian Construction Company is still relatively strong. Now there are two simple docks that can deliver more than 2000 tons of materials ashore every day.

This number is not too much, but considering the lack of large-scale port equipment in the simple dock, the materials are carried ashore by shoulders and hands, which is not bad.

This is also thanks to the hard-working British and Indian troops. It may not be reliable to let Indians fight Germans, but it is still possible to be porters.

"Don't you Americans know how to fight without tanks?" Yang Smother looked contemptuous. What about the courage to attack the Liege Fortress in the last world war?

Liege Fortress was the most famous battle of the US military in the last world war. At that time, the Americans used crowd tactics and paid tens of thousands of people.

The method is a bit stupid, but the courage is commendable.

Compared with the U.S. military in the last world war, the current U.S. military has more advanced weapons and tactics, but it is gradually losing courage, which is really embarrassing.

"We are an armored force, and tanks are our main weapons. We can't let the tankers pick up their rifles and charge at the Germans—" Patton Jr. was aggrieved. He really wanted to fight, but it was Eisenhower who didn't want to fight.

Eisenhower on the main seat did not speak.

Eisenhower did not participate in the last world war at all, serving in the continental United States throughout.

It is estimated that Eisenhower took away Roosevelt's secret order, so the US military is full of momentum, but its actions are slow.

Roosevelt should have been frightened by the tragedy of the Russian battlefield. After all, he is the elected president. If the United States also lost millions of people in a battle, then Roosevelt will be kicked out by the Americans in a few minutes. No matter how righteous the slogan is, it will not be good. Make.

Eisenhower was not a pure soldier. If he aspires to develop into politics in the future, he must also ensure that the casualty rate of the US military is at an acceptable level, otherwise he will have no chance in the future.

"Where are your paratroopers? Why haven't the paratroopers completed their assembly yet?" Yang Smother pressed on step by step.

Patton Jr. spread his hands, the paratroopers had nothing to do with him.

"The paratroopers have completed the mission of the previous stage and need time to rest before continuing to fight." Eisenhower said with a sincere expression.

"Heh—" De Gaulle, who had just arrived in London, sneered.

It is strange in itself that the Free French did not send troops to participate in the Allied landing operations on French mainland.

Unlike the confident British, de Gaulle did not have much hope for the "Overlord" operation. He preferred to see the Allied forces regain Paris from both Spain and Italy.

Deep down, de Gaulle was full of anger towards the British and Americans. When Free France was first established, Britain and the United States did not even recognize Free France for a long time, which greatly hurt De Gaulle's self-esteem.

The seed of hatred was planted in this one.

"Andre, can you send a division or two to reinforce Normandy?" Montgomery didn't like de Gaulle.

"Please call me Mr. President, we haven't gotten to know each other well enough to call you by name directly—by the way, as the commander-in-chief of the British Army, why are you still in London and not in Normandy?" .

"When the British Army needs me to appear in Normandy, I will definitely go." Montgomery said with a straight face and a stiff expression.

There is no explanation for this.

According to the plan, the Allied forces had now established a solid beachhead and launched an attack on the interior of France. Montgomery could naturally go to Normandy to command the British army.

Now that the Allied forces have not even secured their beachheads, and the German artillery can still cover Normandy, Montgomery doesn't want to take chances.

"Gentlemen, our biggest problem right now is transportation capacity. Either take Cherbourg or expand Mulberry Wharf—" Gavin doesn't quarrel, and solving the problem is a serious matter.

"We can also use airdrops because we have countless transport planes. Of course, we need airdrop technology first." British Royal Air Force Marshal Arthur William had an idea. Now only the Southern African Air Force has the ability to airdrop heavy equipment.

Needless to say, Americans can throw paratroopers everywhere. If heavy equipment is dropped by air, most of them will be thrown into the German-controlled area.

The UK is not good either. The UK did not conduct research in this area before the war. Even if it has the ability, it lacks equipment suitable for airdrops.

Southern Africa is unique in this regard, and it is precisely because of the airdrop guarantee that the 8th Division can launch an attack on Cannes.

(End of this chapter)