Battle of the Third Reich

Taking off the thick initial paratrooper boots, Colonel Bruno Bravol sat on the lawn beside the runway, stretched his sore legs, and happily used the pointer in his hand to pluck a white nameless cluster beside the thigh Floret.

"Our soldiers are all good. The morale of the first battalion is very strong now, waiting for the command of departure, Colonel." Captain Eric Walter, battalion commander of the first battalion of the First Parachute Regiment of the Seventh Air Division. Crouching aside, he nodded as he watched the paratroopers dragging the parachute box and holding the parachute on the lawn.

"There is no need to carry a parachute when the glider is landing, and the assembly speed will be faster. It mainly depends on the wind and visibility of the day. I hope that the headquarters will choose a good landing location for us." Walter sat down, from A cigarette case was pulled out of the shoulder pocket of the paratrooper suit.

"Is it sir?"

"Give me one, Captain." Colonel Bravol pulled a cigarette out of the cigarette case, and Walter took out the lighter and set fire.

"The headquarters has given us great support, and now everyone is staring at us." Bravo took a cigarette and took a sip. He smacked his lips and spit out a few pieces of smoke.

"Turkish smoke? There is too much momentum."

"I'm sorry Colonel, I like this, very refreshing." Walter spit out smoke, shook his fingers in the cigarette roll, and answered with a smile. "

"Young people, they just like to stimulate big things." Bravo looked at the cigarette butts in his hand, hesitated and tried to take another breath.

"The head of state is very researched on the use of paratroopers. This time at the regular meeting of the headquarters, the head of state made a lot of very constructive and very practical suggestions, which benefited several of our paratrooper commanders. Cough cough, No, I still can't stand this." Bravo frowned and pressed his cigarette **** on the grass beside him.

"I'm sorry, Colonel, do you want to drink some water." Walter hurriedly threw away his cigarette butts. Preparing to pick the kettle from the back waist, Bravol waved his hand and said he was fine.

"The paratroopers are doomed to be surrounded by nature. That was what the head of state said at the time. This is the simplest and most thorough account of the nature of paratroopers I have heard. Paratroopers want to go deeper into the enemy’s back and respond to them without defense The enemy’s weak position in defense is a lethal blow. We did a good job in Ai Ben Omar, but we almost got smashed in the Netherlands. This time the second battalion was replaced with a new umbrella, and they will be the first unit to umbrella first. Behind the enemy, your first battalion has no emotions about this." Bravola pulled the paratrooper boots beside him, patted it upside down, and then put it on his feet.

"How could it not be, the first battalion was involved in all parachute operations. The previous combat also performed the most tenaciously, and I hope the command can reconsider." Walter passed the colonel's military cap.

"Captain, you and your soldiers must understand that the duty of the soldiers is to obey orders. The first battalion uses a glider to descend. This is a plan made by the headquarters, it is the order of the head of state, and it cannot be changed." Speaking, then looked at the captain who kept his head down. The sight touched the knight iron cross hanging between the opponent's collars, and the colonel eased a little.

"You need to have a big picture. Captain, the head of state and the headquarters attach great importance to the landing of the first battalion. The actions of you and the second battalion will directly affect the subsequent development of the landing operation, otherwise the headquarters will not I will be equipped with so many special equipment and new gliders. Well, the fleet of the second battalion is coming, let's go over and see."

A faint engine noise came from the horizon. After a while, it turned into a buzzing roar, and deafening. The Junker fleet flew in two columns at right and left, and flew slowly and steadily across the airport from a height of 700 meters. Black dots fell from the tail of the aircraft, and instantly became a blossoming white flower. The gray-green figure hung under the umbrella, and the parachute group fell like a blossoming dandelion.

Bravol took his first battalion commander and two adjutants into the parachute landing area. An paratrooper suddenly landed in front of them. The ground contact movement was very standard. The paratrooper immediately turned up and stood up immediately. To start pulling the umbrella rope behind you, you must prevent the main umbrella from being blown up again by the strong wind on the lawn, otherwise it will become a big kite dragging the parachute.

"Hi, boy! How are you feeling?" The colonel and the captain stepped up to help the young paratrooper pull the parachute rope.

"Sir!" The young soldier quickly stopped his work to salute the two officers.

"Remove the umbrella bag, boy." Bravol returned the military salute, then pointed the spare umbrella bag on the soldier's chest with a pointer.

"Observe, sir!" The soldier quickly lowered his head, opened the chest umbrella bag, pressed the quick release lock of the chest strap, and in an instant the entire umbrella set fell freely from the body and fell to the ground.

"This is the Type 40 parachute, which is the most advanced airborne parachute developed by the head of state. Compared with this parachute, the rz parachute we used before is only equipped with airdrop supplies." Bravol raised the ground Said his umbrella to Walter.

"How does it feel to use it, used to not used to." Bravo asked the paratrooper.

"It feels very good, sir. Very accustomed, sir." the young paratrooper said loudly.

At this time, the paratroopers who had landed had already assembled according to the squads. When they saw the officers here, the paratroopers quickly gathered around holding the equipment.

"Before the bz parachute's tether was tied to the waist, I don't know how this design puts the suspension point and the center of gravity on the waist. What is the starting point, but you and I have used this many times. The advantages and disadvantages of this kind of umbrella must have been realized for a long time. Its advantages are that the speed of opening the umbrella can be very fast when airdropping, the height of the airborne can also be very low, and the air attitude is relatively stable. But the disadvantages are also very significant, in the air It is completely uncontrollable. The soldiers can only change a little bit by changing their posture. If there is wind in the air, or if the position of the airdrop is shifted, then they can only follow the waves and follow the fate of their fate.

Therefore, in order to reduce the landing area as much as possible and place the airborne troops within the range of contact with each other, we can only reduce the height of the airborne and reduce the time of parachute, but this obviously increases the danger of the transport plane encountering ground fire attacks. The safety of parachuting also poses a threat. We have encountered many similar accidents. In the Netherlands, most of our transport plane losses come from the air defense firepower of ground light weapons. "Bravol handed the umbrella bag back to the paratrooper, and then pulled another paratrooper who was still carrying the parachute.

"And this new type of umbrella has shifted the suspension point to the shoulder. The two straps each suspend half of the umbrella rope. As long as we pull the strap, we can change the shape of the umbrella body and change the speed of the airflow through the umbrella surface. This changes the direction of the parachute landing. If the weather conditions are good, a trained paratrooper can land exactly where he wants to land. What does this mean?" The colonel turned his face and looked at the paratroopers around him.

"It means that we can better control our landing position and narrow the landing area. We can gather together faster and attack the enemy. Surprise them by surprise, sir!" a paratrooper sergeant replied loudly.

"Very good, sergeant. As a user, you have the most say. Can you tell us how this new type of parachute can affect paratroopers?"

"Compared to the previous airborne, after using this umbrella, we can carry more weapons with us, no need to worry about not finding the airdrop weapon box after landing." A soldier replied loudly.

"Ah? Are you all parachuting with weapons?" Walter only noticed that these paratroopers all carried weapons at this time, and they only dragged a few airdropped weapon storage boxes. According to the standard of three storage boxes for every twelve paratroopers. This number is not enough.

"Because the parachute has changed, the landing attitude has also changed. Before, our rz parachute was hung from the waist, and the landing speed was fast. Therefore, when landing, we must roll forward and slow down. Carrying a long weapon will definitely cause human injury. So we The paratroopers can only carry short weapons such as pistols and grenades and airborne them. When they face a fully armed enemy behind the ground, they are no different from bare hands.

Now this umbrella can allow soldiers to land with a stable attitude. You can bounce forward or back, but it will never roll. So as long as the overall weight is controlled, soldiers can carry all infantry light weapons with them, and they can even shoot the ground in the air. We are no longer like before. We can't let the enemy attack before we find the weapon drop box, but we have no power to fight back. "Bravol pulled a paratrooper and smiled while patting his mp40 submachine gun hanging on his chest."

"We brought grenades, submachine guns, machine guns, and Mauser automatic pistols, a base ammunition. The storage box we vacated can be filled with more ammunition and heavy weapons, radio stations, and food. Not only can we drop to the ground Can fight, and can fight longer than before, and the firepower is more powerful." At this time, the main commander of the Second Parachute Battalion, Major Fritz Palag, carried a submachine gun and walked away from the crowd. .

"The whole company lined up in line with the team and acted quickly." The major gave orders to the paratroopers who had gathered together. The soldiers pushed and shoved, and quickly formed a neat team.

"Sir." He carried mp40 on his shoulders and then saluted to Bravol.

"Major, your soldiers have a deep understanding of the new equipment. I watched your airborne. The range is very small. This is the first time I have trained. Have you encountered any trouble in the middle?"

"After the dress-up in Berlin, we were trained all the way. We performed an average of six parachute drops per week. We only encountered two parachute opening accidents. However, because this parachute comes with a spare umbrella, it did not cause personnel. Casualty." Palragg unfastened the lock of his jaw and took off the paratrooper helmet on his head.

"In addition, because this umbrella is first pulled out by a traction rope, and then pulled out the main umbrella, unlike the rz we used before, the main umbrella and the umbrella rope are pulled directly from the back umbrella bag, so the basic There will be no accidents where paratroopers are caught in the parachute rope. The safety of this parachute is my most satisfying place. I no longer have to worry about my elite soldiers falling alive in front of my eyes." Palag took over the adjutant The military cap handed over was put on his head.

"In addition, this time we got a lot of new toys from Berlin." The major snapped his fingers at a subordinate, and a strong paratrooper stepped out of the queue with a weapon box.

"Sergeant Andrew, open the box." The major ordered and the big man put down the metal box, opened the two locks on the side of the box, and opened the lid.

"What's this?" Bravo looked at the contents of the box in doubt, a long metal tube with a large olive-shaped head in front. "This is Krupp's masterpiece. The genius creativity of the heads and the unparalleled military technology in Germany created this kind of weapon that was tailor-made for our paratroopers. The head of state gave this weapon a name, called panzerfaust armored fist, and we gave it a more appropriate name, iron fist." Palag raised his chin to sergeant Rudolph, and the strong paratrooper sergeant took the iron fist obliquely from the box. Chest.

"This is a single soldier anti-tank rocket launcher. It weighs 6.8 kilograms. It can be used and operated by a single person. A paratrooper can carry an airborne parachute with him, or he can be parachuted in a weapon storage box. We have tested that a strong paratrooper except personal weapons In addition to carrying two such weapons, you can completely march with the brigade and maneuver. If you use a wheeled airdrop storage box, the carrying capacity can be greater." Major Pallag took the iron fist from Rudolph and went to In front of the paratrooper commander.

"Show me." Colonel Bravo took the anti-tank rocket from the major.

"Anti-tank, can it destroy the tank?"

"Of course, sir, we have conducted a lot of live ammunition training. This weapon is very powerful. It has a range of 100 meters and can penetrate a 200 mm thick vertical armor plate. That is to say, we can use it to destroy all known British tanks," Major Palag said proudly.

"I haven't got any information about this weapon. It should be directly distributed to you by the equipment department of the headquarters, perhaps for confidentiality. Now I have captured a lot of British spies. This rocket launcher is equipped for you in Berlin. How much?" After taking a close look at the rocket up, down, left, and right, Bravol changed his hand and handed it to the nearby Walter.

"Four hundred, and two hundred practice rounds, are being transferred with the battalion vehicles, and we will be able to reach the base tonight. We have used 120 practice rounds, and now all of us in the camp To be able to use this weapon correctly, each squad is equipped with two shooters who have been shot."

"Very well, for our paratroopers, the biggest threat is the enemy's tanks. As long as the enemy tanks are destroyed, the incompetent infantry of the British are simply vulnerable to our brave young men." Colonel Bravo laughed I patted the major's shoulder.

"Let’s get here now. Let’s look back at the other new toys and order the soldiers to disband. The camp officer will take them to the new dormitory and let the boys go to take a bath. The kitchen in the group is ready. Hot lunch."

"Observe, sir!" Palag saluted the colonel and turned to the paratroopers, ordering: "All pack up the parachute gear and weapons, go to the plane to get their luggage, and then the camp officer will allocate the barracks, you can go first Take a shower, and then go to the restaurant for lunch. Mr. Leader has prepared a delicious hot meal for you. This afternoon, all the rest will be free. You can move freely. Now listen to my order! Stand up! Disband! The company commander stays."

The paratroopers immediately rushed to the Junker transport plane docked to the apron, carrying supplies and umbrella bags.

"Come with me, major! The road is going well this time. I haven't been back since the war and told me about Berlin, how is it going now?" Bravo took the pointer upside down in his hand His two battalions and deputy officers walked towards the base barracks by the airport.

A group of Junker transport planes hovered slowly around the runway, and the aunts were waiting in line to land. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and faster!