My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

During World War II, airborne troops began to be put into actual combat on a large scale. However, the parachute and aircraft technologies were not mature at that time, and they were easily disturbed by the outside world when parachuting. After landing, the soldiers scattered widely and were difficult to assemble.

Moreover, during the landing process, the airborne troops are the live targets of the enemy forces on the ground, and they are easily shot down by fire-intensive weapons such as anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns.

Even if they land successfully, they will be alone behind the enemy. If the main force of the frontal attack is slow, then the airborne troops lacking heavy weapons will suffer a catastrophe.

According to incomplete statistics, the average death rate of airborne troops in various countries during World War II was as high as 50%. In the "Operation Market Garden" war that broke out in the Netherlands in 1944, more than 1 people from the British First Airborne Division participated in the battle, and less than 2000 survived in the end. Everyone, with a death rate as high as 80%, can be called the most dangerous arms.

Someone joked that the life of an airborne dog is only 19 seconds. This is because their skydiving height is generally 800-900 meters, and the free fall time is about 19 seconds. I can't even pick it up.

To put it bluntly, large-scale airborne operations buy a "one-way ticket". Even if the battle situation is unfavorable, they can no longer withdraw to the departure airport. They can only fight to the end or the entire army is wiped out.Therefore, the paratroopers are also known as the "first-death troops", and they are born to be surrounded.

Therefore, Liao Mingyu has also studied the issue of the airborne troops for a long time, especially when the Merrill detachment arrived at the Heihe base, he did not hesitate to take out a lot of equipment for the opponent, and instilled a lot of professional knowledge and solution.

The first is individual parachuting equipment. The Mai Detachment uses the American T5 parachute bag, which is a parachute bag widely used by the U.S. Air Force on transport aircraft and some unarmed aircraft.

Although the air crew parachute of the U.S. military is relatively complete compared to other countries, there are still many problems from the perspective of modern people. It causes the parachute to rise suddenly or become a floating state at the moment of opening the parachute. The former is easy to cause the loss of paratrooper equipment, and the latter is easy to make the paratrooper unable to adjust the direction during the parachute and suffer from ground fire attacks.

Fortunately, the system can be exchanged for items marked as logistics items such as umbrella bags, and the price is cheap and the quality is also very good.

Although there is no indication of the model of the umbrella bag produced by the system, both the umbrella and the rigging are much safer and stronger than the T5, and the opening safety of the auxiliary umbrella is also much higher, basically reaching the level of the 70s and [-]s .

This is also where Liao Mingyu often complains about the system, such as logistical supplies, ranging from generators, tractors, maintenance equipment... as small as medical tools, medicines, or toothpaste toothbrushes, canned luncheon meat, etc. are much more advanced than this era , but the guns and weapons are stuck to death, and they don't show any affection at all.

Closer to home, in addition to parachute kits, communication equipment can also be improved for them. Many airborne troops have difficulty gathering with large forces at a specific time because their landing positions deviate from the target area, and instead fall into the enemy's division and siege.

It is quite necessary to increase the SCR-536 walkie-talkies and SCR-300 backpack radios in large quantities. The other is the frequency of airborne aircraft and the rhythm of delivery.

The reason why so many airborne operations in World War II suffered heavy casualties is largely due to the fact that the number of people was too large, and the military intelligence could not keep up with the rhythm, resulting in a large number of soldiers being mistakenly sent to the enemy's densely populated combat zone. Their results can be imagined Know.

Different from the terrifying level of firepower in the European battlefield, the situation in the Southeast Asian battlefield lies in the harsh environment. Those uninhabited virgin forests are like a green hell with a bloody mouth, and they will be swallowed if you don't pay attention.

Fortunately, the Japanese army's grasp of air supremacy is getting lower and lower. Liao Mingyu can spend a lot of time on preparations, and at the same time send reconnaissance planes and reconnaissance troops to find out the enemy's situation, confirm the best airborne position, and avoid tragedy as much as possible.

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The Heihe Base Air Force Airport has three large runways over 500 meters in length, and there are more than 50 large hangars alone. It occupies a large area and is also the most complete frontline airport with the most abundant supplies in central Myanmar.

"General Merrill, this is the last batch of marching sleeping bags and compressed biscuits. If there is no problem with the supplies, let's discuss the combat mission again?"

Wearing a green mesh helmet and combat camouflage, Liao Mingyu pointed to a pile of supplies and talked eloquently. Standing beside him was Brigadier General Frank Merrill, the supreme commander of the Merrill Detachment.

"It's really great, my dear commander. Even God can't help but praise your generosity. I believe that with these equipment, the combat effectiveness of these boys will rise to new heights."

This thin, tall middle-aged officer who wore glasses like Stilwell looked extremely excited. At first glance, he looked a little like Stilwell.

"General Merrill is overrated, it's just some equipment that's not worth mentioning, um..." Liao Mingyu was being polite when he suddenly saw Meng Fanji winking at him.

"It has been rumored in the Allied Army that there is a miraculous commander and miraculous troops in the Huaxia Expeditionary Army. I didn't think so at first, but now it seems to be my problem. The elite team under your command also impresses me. Tactical literacy is the highest troop I've ever seen."

Merrill praised the other party vigorously, but he didn't expect that he thought it was just an ordinary airport for transit, but here he opened the eyes of the young man in front of him.

The facilities here not only opened his eyes, but all kinds of good equipment sent for free dazzled his eyes, and there were a lot of them. Weapons and ammunition were picked at will, which made Merrill seriously doubt Liao Mingyu. Is there an arsenal hidden here?

But who would say no to a free offer?Merrill, who was originally quite high-spirited, not only happily accepted the gift from the other party, but also put aside his original prejudices, and happily became his guest.

It's just that Liao Mingyu no longer had the intention of continuing to be courteous. He frowned slightly and immediately changed his mouth and said, "Well, general, don't be in a hurry now. Why don't you go and rest first, and come here to discuss the battle plan after I finish my work?"

"Oh, no problem, I heard that old guy Stilwell said about this place, and I just want to visit it." Merrill seemed to have seen some clues, and asked by taking advantage of the slope.

"OK, Zhigang, take the general down to visit our base, be sure to entertain me." Liao Mingyu immediately arranged.

"Yes!" Hao Zhigang quickly agreed, and then walked into the base with a group of officers from the Mai Detachment.

After the people left, Liao Mingyu came to Meng Fanlai, and asked in surprise, "You winking... what happened?"

"It's not a big deal, but that kid Hong Mu has already been escorted here, how do you think he should deal with this matter?" Meng Fanle replied truthfully, and at the same time threw the question to the other party.

"How to deal with it, how to deal with it, you still ask me about such a trivial matter?" Liao Mingyu asked angrily.

"Eh... If it is done according to the military regulations, it will be shot." Meng Fan said in a embarrassed way. The reason why he came to Liao Mingyu in such a hurry was also because he was very embarrassed.

In his hands, he has received several letters from Ren'an Qiang, all of which are pleas to Hong Mu, but logically speaking, the only way to go is to shoot him for what the kid committed...