Hardcore ruthless starts in the Pacific

Bud couldn't finish his sentence again, because there was a burst of gunfire not far away, and the moment it sounded, the exchange of fire became extremely intense.

Ivan judged from the gunshots that the American airborne troops must have encountered the German army and exchanged fire with them reluctantly. Hearing the gunshots, there were M1 Garands and BARs, which showed that the paratroopers were not alone, but a assembled group. squad.

"Silly old man, we don't have time to eat, we have to help—!"

There is nothing that is not lacking, and one point must be picked, and that must be the strength of the troops.

As long as Yiwen can assemble half a platoon, no matter what kind of military operation it is to carry out, he has a lot of confidence.

"Walk--!"

"Yes, sir!"

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The former encountered quite a lot of trouble when skydiving. First, a gust of evil wind kept him floating in the air for 3 minutes. He couldn't control where he was going. There were more than a dozen bruises, and after a few hours, several bones still hurt. He felt that it was a bone fracture, but in fact, he could bear it.

If there is anything more terrifying beforehand, it must be that no one around him saw it after landing.

Just half an hour later, a strong sense of loneliness swept over like a strong wind, and the feeling of torturing his spirit made him almost crazy. Fortunately, he met Anders near a lake about an hour after landing.

At that time, I only saw the priest with the cross on the helmet jumping into the lake as if he was on vacation, swimming the entire beautiful lake as if enjoying the warm and humid season in Normandy.

But the actual situation is that the Catholic priest fell into the lake when he landed, and the river directly submerged his head, and he was forced to cut off his equipment to gain a chance of survival. If it weren't for a gust of evil wind blowing over, driving the parachute Get him to the shallows or die.

Even with such good luck, he was soaked in water for half an hour before he had a little strength to undo the buckle of the parachute. After landing, he read his confession while thinking about life, and finally decided to salvage some equipment.

Then there is the scene that Ronald saw, repeatedly jumping into the lake to salvage the priest's equipment, and finally found the mass tool after using it 5 times. I don't know where he got the strength... Self-help is not enough, go to I didn't see how tired he was when fishing for tools.

Although he found a priest rather than a soldier who could fight together, for a Catholic American soldier, this was more exciting than finding ten comrades in arms. The feeling of loneliness suddenly disappeared, and he prayed to God in the dark night, thanking him Can bring myself back from the gate of hell.

It has to be said that this thing is a hook in the eyes of atheists, but it is the truth in the eyes of this group of people, because after Ronald found Anders, he used the cricket whistle to find more comrades in arms one after another.

The first is a machine gun team without a machine gun. The main shooter Ackerman, the deputy shooter Lenny, and the ammunition man Harrison. Their only weapons are two M1911s.

The second is half of a mortar squad that has no mortars but has bazookas, the first gunner Brady, the second gunner Claire, and the third gunner Glister, a total of three people but only one bazooka and 5 Rockets were fired against armored targets, and the firearms for self-defense were all thrown away-as for how the bazooka came, it appeared right before my eyes when it landed.

In the end, Whiteman, a medical soldier who lost most of his equipment and was carrying two wounded soldiers, took care of the two unlucky wounded soldiers after landing. A second-class soldier named Hansen was forced to cut off his straps before landing, causing Falling from a height of six to seven meters resulted in a fractured pelvis and a broken hip joint. Another private named Warner managed to break four ribs by swinging in the air in order to prevent himself from hitting a tree. Broken arms, dislocated shoulders.

As for the luck of the two wounded, they were carrying the most complete equipment among Ronald and his group, so nothing important was lost.

All the airborne troops assembled belonged to the 101st Division, but they were all from different companies, and then the problem came...the team actually didn't have a non-commissioned officer who could command the operation, so it seemed very at a loss and didn't know what to do .

In some places there are only officers and no soldiers to command, and in some places there are a bunch of soldiers but no officers to command. I have to say that D-day is so wonderful for paratroopers.

Apart from the lack of weapons and equipment and the wounded, the bigger problem for these guys is the serious shortage of rations.

There were 11 people in total, and only Hansen and Warner brought everything to the ground. The rations they carried were both standard 3-day K-type rations and 2-day D-type rations, which were equally distributed among the 11 people. Not enough for a day.

If soldiers cannot get enough food and still participate in high-intensity combat, they will lose their combat capability in at most two or three days, and then their morale will become extremely low. They will often be defeated by waves of enemy attacks, and even It's a rout... From another perspective, if you go to the front line to fight desperately, and then the higher-ups don't solve your hunger problem, then what a fart!

So the top priority changed from confirming the location to looking for food and weapons and equipment. Since there was no officer to command, the paratroopers voted democratically just like the American system.

Medical soldier Whiteman insisted on looking for towns to buy and collect medicines, not to mention curing the two wounded soldiers, but at least to relieve their pain and have hope of being rescued, and by the way, a certain amount of food supplies could be obtained in the towns.

But this matter was strongly opposed by Ronald. The reason is very simple-every town has a German army, not a regular German army, but also a police force to maintain law and order. Now 11 people remove the priest Anders who cannot fight, and the rest 10 people have to remove 2 wounded soldiers and 1 medical soldier, that is to say, only 7 people can fight. There are only 2 M1 Garands and 2 M1911s in hand. It is impossible to support a battle in terms of firepower. fighting.

The Screaming Eagle of Company E suggested that they must search nearby for at least two days.

There must be other paratroopers coming here, whether they died or not, they may find rations and weapons. Although it is very unreasonable, this is the only way to hope that everyone will survive.

Ronald's point of view was supported by the majority of the people, with 6 votes in favor, 3 votes against, and 2 abstentions, and the minority began to act when the majority obeyed.

The priest, the medics, and the two wounded stayed and hid, and the rest of them searched the surrounding area collectively, and then found a standard leg bag for airborne troops, which contained a BAR, 5 magazines and more than 300 rounds. 30-06 rifle ammunition.

After seeing him, the Screaming Hawks who chose not to go to town and bet that the Frenchman would give them a boost of morale, even if the food hadn't been found, had built up their confidence until they met the German.

At that moment, the paratroopers without officers were quite panicked. The key problem was that no one knew what to do next.

How many Germans are there?What weapons and equipment?

beat?withdraw?

These things have to be decided at the moment of encounter.

Ronald naturally hoped not to attract the attention of the Germans, but it was difficult to ensure that each paratrooper would not make some small movements because of nervousness.

But the German guy I met was still very vigilant, not letting go of any trouble.

"Someone, who is—!?"

The German paratroopers couldn't understand it, but the gunshots certainly did.

"Da da da da da-!"

This was a round of deterrent fire, and the patrolling German infantry squad naturally hoped to force the people out of the bushes, rather than stepping forward to check on their own initiative.

Compared with Frank's squad, this patrol team is obviously different.

The reason is that his squad leader, Doppler, is a disabled veteran who retired from the Eastern Front and won the Iron Cross Second Class. After being defeated, Doppler decided to take up arms again to defend his motherland.

One of his eyes was blown out by the artillery of the Soviet army, and there were still three pieces of shrapnel in his body that could not be removed, which proved how brave Doppler was in combat.

To be honest, volunteers like him should join the SS instead of the Wehrmacht, but the SS on the Western Front don't like this kind of one-eyed volunteer whose body is much worse than before, and the Wehrmacht also thinks that such a person should not wear it. The veterans of the second-class Iron Cross went to the Eastern Front, and then they were sent to the third-rate troops. With their outstanding merits, they were promoted to the top exempt soldiers as squad leaders.

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Although the senior exempt soldier Doppler was not satisfied with this arrangement, he still came to France as a professional soldier with the bounden duty of obeying orders. When he thought he would meet a group of reliable comrades-in-arms as before, the reality was cruel. Give him a slap.

Looking at the lazy and dawdling appearance of the soldiers under him, he was heartbroken—it was because of such soldiers that the motherland had repeatedly failed in wars.

Then when they checked the equipment, their eyes almost turned black. It is not to blame that the soldiers' desire to fight is quite low, because the weapons and equipment of this squad are almost an era behind.

As a squad leader, he should be equipped with a submachine gun and a Luger P08 pistol as standard. The main weapon he uses is MP40, an excellent weapon. He occasionally picks up the Soviet Army's Bobosha and uses it, but in France he uses the British guy. The Sten submachine gun, although there is a Luger P08 in the system, I have never seen it issued to myself. The infantry used the Frenchman's World War I rifle, and the machine gun team used the machine gun made by the Frenchman after World War I. Also not equipped with Luger pistols for self-defense.

And because the main weapon has not been used much for a long time, it will be over if you fire a few bullets to fool it during training. The soldiers just want to dawdle here and have no idea of ​​​​combat, so they haven't even completed the most basic maintenance of firearms.

Take it apart and see that there is dust and dirt everywhere, and it can only be said that these weapons made in other countries have certain reliability if they can be fired.

At that time, Doppler only felt that he had fallen into the boundless darkness. How could such a slack German army win the war?

However, as a veteran who volunteered to return, he did not give up easily. First, he used the Iron Cross of the second class in exchange for the optimization of weapons and equipment. He used the familiar MP40 himself, and the infantry used the standard 98K rifle. The single machine gun is not available here, so he can only use the MG26 made in Czechoslovakia. As for the secondary weapon, he directly gave up asking for it, because he knew how exaggerated the military supply department was in it. When the supplies on the Eastern Front were scarce, many frontline soldiers could only grab the Soviet Union. People’s big Lieba gnaws, and the military supply logistics is steak and red wine every day. Instead of angering the military supply for a few pistols and causing the main weapon to fail, it is better to simply give up the secondary weapon and ask for more projectiles.

Therefore, Doppler made it possible for each soldier to carry at least 6 M24 wooden handle grenades on his body. Originally, each soldier had only 2 grenades. This amount could not play a key role in the German infantry tactics.

The weapons and equipment are not perfect, but they are barely enough. The remaining problem lies in the laziness and mixed mentality of the soldiers.

Doppler racked his brains for this matter, and finally boosted his subordinates' fighting will by pumping chicken blood and spreading anxiety-can't you see what the defeat of the motherland means! ?Treaty of Versailles!How long has passed, forget it! ?Can you forget! ?That is the consequence of defeat!You and your families will starve to death in the street, watching people pull a box of banknotes in a cart for a loaf of bread!

In this way, it took several months to train these lazy soldiers to a certain appearance, so in the same company, Frank's squad was completely incomparable.

When news appeared near the garrison that even though he led a team out for armed patrols, he could not be sure whether it was really an Allied paratrooper. Doppler felt that the opportunity to really shape his own squad came. He never thought that the coveted Britain and the United States were really Will wait for the Soviet Union to advance a little bit into Germany.

Since there are reports from all over the country, it means that there is a big action in Britain and the United States. The most intuitive people on the battlefield are not some generals, but often some experienced soldiers at the bottom... They seem to have magical powers, as if they know the battle It is close to that, and we have made preparations for this in advance—Doppler knows that his subordinates must go through the tempering of blood and fire, because no matter how much chicken blood is chicken blood, its effect will always disappear, and it will always fail. to the former role.

A victory is needed, not a victory of crushing the guerrillas, but a real defeat of the British and American regular troops to maintain morale and fighting will.

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With extreme vigilance, as soon as they heard the slightest movement, they immediately ordered their subordinates to open fire without even giving a verbal warning. This caused the squad to shoot and kill two Innocent French peasants, but Doppler feels no guilt.

He felt that the Frenchmen who were still wandering around villages and towns during this special period were mostly members of the guerrillas, and it was the most normal and logical way to stay at home and close the door.

It was this almost frenzied way that allowed Doppler to capture a group of paratroopers who had the will to fight but did not have enough equipment.

When he noticed the movement in the grass, he commanded his subordinates to occupy favorable terrain while shooting deterrently. After the MG26 was set up to provide continuous fire suppression, the top exempt soldier Doppler decisively commanded a 3 Human infantry squads flanked the right flank under cover of machine guns.

The so-called outflanking does not mean rushing forward and shooting indiscriminately with the 98K in his hand. The veterans who retreated from the Eastern Front handed over everything they learned and summarized on the battlefield to their subordinates, so the three German troops who outflanked the past had already prepared M3 wooden guns. handle grenade.

Assuming that the Allied paratroopers carried out an outflank attack on the premise of machine gun firepower, it has to be said that Doppler's battlefield intuition as a veteran is still full of sensitivity.

At this time, the immature Screaming Eagles of the 101st Division were still thinking about whether to retreat.

The disadvantage of lacking officers at this moment became the biggest crisis for the seven Screaming Eagles who finally assembled. First of all, they didn't know that the German army was outflanking the left and right wings. The bullets that passed through the grass splashed nearby, making the Screaming Eagles terrified.

"Counterattack, must counterattack—!"

Ronald is also a recruit, but he has a different courage from the recruits, "If we don't fight back, we will all die here!"

The three members of the machine gun team opened the BAR's tripod without saying a word, and didn't care about finding a suitable place, and cooperated with each other to pour firepower towards the place where the bullet hit.

"Scatter, scatter—!"

Ronald shouted and waved, "Claire, follow me—!"

2 M1 Garands, 2 M1911s, and a few MK2 defensive grenades. With the BAR, it is not impossible to fight against this group of Germans, but the initiative has almost been lost, not to mention the German grenadiers who have outflanked their left flank. Know nothing.

"Da da da... bang tom tom... bang bang bang—!"

Some people are born with the ability to command the battlefield. For example, Ronald, who is only a second-class soldier, led the three members of the original mortar squad at the fastest speed, and formed an inverted triangle formation with machine guns on the left and right. Also launch a flanking attack when the time is right.

But less than 3 minutes after the counterattack started, there was a sudden loud noise from the left wing, which was obviously caused by explosives. At this moment, Ronald understood that Brady and Greg in the mortar squad What happened to Lister, he immediately rushed to the left flank with Claire beside him.

Although he worked very hard, he couldn't change the fact that he was about to be defeated—there were few troops and he was taken first. The German commander was still a very experienced top exempt soldier, and he had reorganized the third-rate troops to the combat effectiveness of quasi-first-rate troops.

Before Doppler heard the explosion, he had already determined the approximate number, firepower, and deployment plan of the paratroopers. For a veteran of the Eastern Front, this was the most basic thing. When the explosion sounded and the enemy's left wing could no longer be seen or heard Immediately after the sound of firing, a second three-man infantry team was dispatched to outflank the right flank, demanding to encircle and block the retreat of the paratroopers as quickly as possible.

At the same time, he took the initiative to go to the previous infantry group, encircle the remaining paratroopers, and then slowly annihilate them.

When Ronald and Claire arrived, they only saw a corpse bleeding from all seven orifices and Grist, who was covered in blood and was still breathing. They couldn't even see the appearance of their opponents, so the three flying over The grenade hit, one was killed and the other seriously injured.

Seeing his comrade-in-arms like this, Ronald was enraged. He looked around but couldn't see the enemy's shadow. A large area of ​​grass covered his vision, but it was impossible to cover up the sound and traces of the bullets landing. Something is firing.

This shows that the German army did not come up to check the results in a hurry after throwing the grenade, but pulled away a short distance.

"Where's the fucking German!?"

Unable to find the enemy, Ronald was quite anxious.

The terrain was too badass, and there were casualties on his own side. Seeing what Glister wanted to say but couldn't say it because of the serious injury, and the fear and regret left by the smoke that kept vomiting blood and smoke, Ronald could only feel his heart ache. He was severely cut.

The mental blow directly made him lose his mind. He stood up and was about to rush out to fight the German army. Fortunately, Claire next to him kept his basic calm and knocked him down with a swoop, so he didn't lose his mind like that. death behavior.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

"Wake up, calm down!"

"Damn!"

Ronald smashed his fist into the dirt, then slapped himself.

Screaming Eagle from Montana, who thinks he can always keep his head on the battlefield and achieve certain results, hates his incompetence and powerlessness, but he also knows that Brady is dead, Glister is dead, and there are others. Comrades, you can't just ruin your life like this.

"Retreat, we must retreat—!"

Standing up, Ronald dragged Claire to the position of the machine gun squad.

According to the firepower configuration of the Germans, it can be inferred that it is about the strength of a squad. Since the Germans outflank the left wing, the right wing is likely to be vacant, and the possibility of a successful retreat from this place is greater.

It's just that the cruelest reality is that you just thought you found a way to the end, but at the moment you haven't acted, God blocked the front with a falling rock.

"Da da da... bang bang bang—!"

Gunshots from all directions immediately plunged the Screaming Eagles into despair—they were surrounded!

Doppler, who had the first-hand advantage, perfectly displayed the combat effectiveness that the German quasi-first-class infantry should have. Whether it was the commander's prediction, the soldier's subjective initiative, or even the cooperation with each other, these American paratroopers were completely blown away. So we can reach the last step within 10 minutes.

"Allied paratroopers, listen up, we will give you a chance, as long as you surrender, your safety will be guaranteed!"

Doppler shouted in rather unskilled English with a strong German accent.

In fact, the moment the encirclement circle was formed, it could already be judged as annihilation of the Allied paratrooper squad, but he would not foolishly give up on persuading the paratroopers to surrender and directly launch a strong attack, because such behavior would force the enemy to die.

The soldiers trained by his subordinates in the past few months are very precious and cannot be buried in vain because of the commander's stupidity. Moreover, taking prisoners is far more useful than killing them.So far, the chiefs of the group army in the Normandy region of France are still skeptical about whether the Allied forces will launch a landing operation, and they keep asking the troops below to submit prisoners.

The MG34 that Doppler has been working on for several months has to rely on these Allied airborne troops, so no matter from any angle, a strong attack is always the worst policy.

"I can guarantee with my personality that you will be protected by the Geneva Convention, and the German Wehrmacht will give preferential treatment to any British and American prisoners of war."

Not very proficient, but understandable English was transmitted, and the paratroopers in the encirclement looked at each other and fell into struggle and hesitation.

The U.S. military has always allowed soldiers to surrender, but the conditions are not so easy.

1. The operation failed completely and could not successfully break through.

2. Weapons and ammunition are exhausted and cannot be replenished.

3. Drinking water and food are exhausted and cannot be replenished.

4. Communication is completely cut off and cannot be restored.

The Screaming Eagles who have already killed 2 people perfectly meet the above conditions, but the "Code of Conduct for Members of the US Army" stipulates in detail what to do and what not to do as a prisoner of war, otherwise they will be tried by a military court after returning.