Battle of the Third Reich

Kummersdorf Weapon Proving Ground (previously referred to as Kummersdorf in this article, but the difference in translation, this pronunciation is now more accurate.) It is about fifty kilometers from the city of Berlin. This is not the kind of people think. The football field is large, with a pile of targets erected on it, and an army shooting range surrounded by a circle of barbed wire on the outside, but a comprehensive test base composed of a series of weapon test fields.

There is an obstacle course dedicated to testing off-road vehicles, and a special shooting range for testing infantry light weapons. In addition to the Nordic unique jungle and wilderness environment, the Germans also simulated deserts and artificial swamps here. There is even a twenty-kilometer long here. A huge shooting range five kilometers wide is used to test heavy artillery and various explosive weapons.

These test areas are separated from each other by a large area of ​​jungle. In addition to facilitating confidentiality and safety work, it also avoids possible interference between test projects. All test bases are connected by a highway, and safety work is carried out by one. Infantry Regiment. The military has built a huge barracks covering an area of ​​four square kilometers in the nearby jungle. All the facilities are complete, just like a modern town, dedicated to the research team and the **** team who live in this experiment. .

Captain Groot led his reconnaissance platoon to complete the morning test mission. As a motorized scout, many soldiers in the platoon completed the entire European war. Everyone had one or two medals on their chests. One of the reasons for participating in the new equipment test here.

Since the head of state personally intervened in the development of German weapons, the various project teams of the German army began to follow the instructions of the head of state and specially selected some soldiers with actual combat experience to participate in. After all, the actual weapons will be ordinary soldiers. They know what the real battlefield is. In this way, I know how to use the weapon in my hand.

Groot’s platoon carried six semi-tracked motorcycles numbered sdkfz.3 and two modified Volkswagen Beetles. He and his guys have been fighting with these two monsters for the past two weeks. Fighting, only half a day today, everyone has been exhausted by various problems encountered in the experiment.

"Fifteen minutes of rest in place, we must return to the barracks before twelve o'clock, otherwise we will not be able to catch up with lunch." Groot supported the beetle's car door, and moved the almost scattered lumbar vertebrae. These experiments The experts are all lunatics. The next time even if the head of the group pointed a gun at his head, Uncle Groot will never come again.

This cute car, allegedly designed by the Prime Minister, still retains its iconic sleek shape, except that the engine is replaced by a 55-horsepower gasoline engine, which raises the vehicle chassis and changes to four-wheel drive. These improvements make this car have terrible off-road capabilities. After being equipped with special off-road tires with deepened tooth marks, this little monster can even jump around in the obstacle area of ​​the tracked vehicle. The scouts actually like this kind of car. The only opinion is that the shock absorber is still too hard.

What makes Groot even more surprised is that this light off-road vehicle is still armed. He has seen the machine gun tower prepared by the technician for it. It can be installed on the roof of the car through a bracket system, and the armor shield It is equipped with a mg machine gun of unknown model, which is said to be an improved version of the mg34, with a square section barrel sheath.

As for the little half-tracked devil, Groot had no idea how to evaluate it. The junior model of this thing is already in service in some troops. At present, this is the latest modification developed under the request of the head of state. Overall, the performance is actually quite good. It has the speed of road vehicles and the off-road capability of tracked vehicles. A pilot, the rear seat can carry a weight of 300 kilograms, four armed infantry riding back to back, or towing a 75mm anti-tank gun.

The disadvantage is that after installing a 42-horsepower petrol engine, this little guy's self-weight exceeds two tons, and the mechanical structure is a bit complicated for ordinary soldiers, which is not easy for battlefield recovery and maintenance. Because it is a newly developed model, the failure rate is still relatively high, and the scouts actually suffered a lot in the experiment.

The technical personnel of nsu car factory even made an armed version of this mini-type semi-tracked vehicle. They installed a simple gun mount in the rear compartment and placed a 75 mm lg40 recoilless gun on it.

The scouts responded well to this gun. They are lightly armed and fast troops. It is impossible to carry heavy firepower. Their advantage lies in their flexibility and mobility, but sometimes they need to face the enemy hard. Although this artillery has obvious shortcomings, the maximum range of 6,800 meters and the hollow charge warhead, so that the light motorized troops instantly have the ability to confront the enemy tanks at a long distance.

However, this artillery still has obvious defects. For example, it can only be used in open areas, and people cannot stand within 50 meters behind. The muzzle shock wave is strong, which will seriously damage the gunner's hearing.

The technicians of Rheinmetall stated that they were inspired by the heads of state and have already achieved a technological breakthrough. It is expected that there will be more safe improved models before the end of the year.

Captain Groot and his men felt that the light artillery developed for the paratroopers was sufficient for their current needs.

"Sir, you should come and listen to this. I don't know what is arguing on the radio." The signal soldier sitting in the seat of the co-driver of the Beetle reported out his head from the window.

"What did you hear?" Groot hurried to the other side of the car with a cigarette in his hand. He took the headset from the signal soldier and put it on his head.

"This is the frequency of Squad 302." The soldier adjusted the knob.

"Where are they experimenting today?" Groot asked, covering his earphones. There was obvious interference in the signal. Obviously several radio stations used this frequency at the same time, which was obviously abnormal.

"They are in the arena today." The soldier responded that he was referring to a somewhat irregularly round weapon range with a ring of bullet-proof slopes outside, which looked a bit like the Colosseum in ancient Rome.

"Okay, it doesn't sound like a communication failure. Have you heard the call code?" Groot dropped the cigarette **** on the ground and stretched his foot to grind it.

"No, I was tuning the frequency, and I heard this as a carnival party."

"I can't hear what's being said. It's intermittent. Some smart guys like to violate the radio regulations. The gendarmerie will find them." Groot pulled out another cigarette from the cigarette case, clever communication The soldier quickly pulled out a lighter to replace the company commander.

"Contact the camp, listen to the situation over there, then turn off the radio, and we are ready to go." Groot returned the headset to the communications soldier.

"Observe, sir." The signal soldier took the headset and began to adjust the frequency.

"Everyone gets in the car, the rest is over, and everyone returns me to the car. Hank, wake Rudolph. Hey, where are you two going? Whose bottle is this? Who put the bottle in This."

The scout company commander yelled and patrolled along the road towards the end of the team. The scouts stood up from their rest positions, and under the command of their respective squad leaders, began to rearrange the queues along the road where the vehicles stopped.

"The situation is not bad, the engine is already cool, and all vehicles are filled with water." The mechanic at the end of the team reported to the captain. Together with the mechanics, there were also a group of Rheinland steel technicians. These experts still looked very energetic. When Groot arrived, they were still having heated debates around the mini self-propelled artillery.

"Gentlemen, gentlemen, we are going to leave. If you have any questions, you can go back to the camp and discuss. Now everyone is in the car, and we still have half an hour's drive." Groot said loudly with his arms on his hips.

"Captain, I just had a new idea. We can add another shield on the side so that the gunner can get better protection..." a technician said excitedly.

"Okay, anyway, you guys modified it, we tried it, we have to do everything step by step, now please go back to the car first." The captain replied with a smile, these are senior talents he can't afford.

At this moment, the dull roar of the engine came from one end of the road, accompanied by the whispering metal friction. The people present were either experienced weapon experts or battle-hardened scouts, and immediately recognized that it was one. The movement of a tank while it is moving.

"I bet it was a tank number four." a technician said to his companion.

"Forget it, everyone here can hear it." The companion turned his eyes in disgust.

The roaring sounds were getting closer and closer, then a dazzling white light object appeared on the top of the **** of the highway. It sprinted so fast that it even flew a short distance from the ground, and rushed down there almost without slowing down. The road was gentle, and the billowing green smoke roared towards Groot's convoy.

"God, what is that?" The technicians were stunned.

"All leave the highway! Everyone leaves the highway, all give way, dangerous." Groot first reacted. He had participated in the Paris military parade and recognized the prototype of the thing at a glance.

"It's a tank directly under the head of the tank regiment. Give it a break." Groot warned loudly.

In fact, there is no need for him to remind that there is no fool here. The soldiers grumbled and curiously looked at the speeding tank No. 4 and the legendary armored jewelry box of the head of state.

"Look, this is a 75mm tank gun with a long body and a Krupp product." a technician whispered.

"This chrome-plated armor plate is made of Rheinmetall and has brass decoration on it. It is said that it is plated with real gold." His companion added.

"Wait, wait a minute, what I saw! God! All stood upright!" Groot suddenly shouted loudly, because it was too tense, and the sound became sharp and thin.

"It's the head...cough...the head is in the car, salute, salute, jerk, don't stand silly! Hi! Reinhardt!" Groot stood up like a javelin. , He raised his right arm high and saluted the head of the Third Reich.

"Hi! Reinhardt!" The soldiers all heard the scream of the chief. Although they didn't know what happened, the heads of state heard clearly on the tank. They hurriedly stood upright and followed the chief's arms to salute.

The tank driver apparently also found someone on the roadside and began to slow down. When the tank slowly passed by Groot, everyone saw the head of empire standing on the command tower.

"Hi! Reinhardt!" The cheers became louder, and the scouts were so excited that they had never seen their idol, the **** of the third empire, so close as they had dreamed, Someone couldn't help crying.

Xu Jun raised his right arm high and saluted his loyal soldier, with a reserved smile on his face, so graceful and so handsome, and with the shiny tank he was riding, it looked like a Landing gods.

"It can speed up, Randolph, take us out of here, this group of soldiers will definitely report to their superiors."

Xu Jun kept a charming smile on his face and whispered into the microphone of the intercom in the car.

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