Battle of the Third Reich

"Report, the catapult is ready, everything is normal." The catapult squad reported to the squad leader. [Archangel] was equipped with two aircraft catapults. At that time, large naval warships of various countries would carry one or two reconnaissance aircraft, which were mainly used to find the position of enemy ships in the vast sea area or to shoot for naval guns in artillery battles. .

[Archangel] is equipped with three ar.196 water reconnaissance aircraft, but now hanging on the catapult traction frame is an i.156 "White Stork" reconnaissance aircraft painted in desert camouflage.

At that time, there was no perfect steam ejection technology in the world. The catapults on large warships were more like large ballistas. Generally, compressed air or gunpowder was used to push the pistons, drive the pulleys on the guide rails, and eject the aircraft along the launch guide rails. Because the carrier-based aircraft at that time was not heavy and the speed required for takeoff was not high, the thrust of these catapults could meet the needs of the time.

[Archangel] The aircraft catapult installed on the aircraft is propelled by gunpowder, and the acceleration is very fierce when launched, which has high requirements for the physique and technology of the pilot.

"Lehhard! Keep in touch!" An army officer stood outside the catapult's safety line and shouted to the driver with his hands together.

The engine of the "White Stork" had been started, but the pilot still heard the yell, and he turned to look at the officer, then smiled and gave his thumbs up as the answer.

The "five, four, three, two" ejection squad leader started a few seconds. "Fire!" The sergeant waved his arm, the operator quickly pulled the lever, and the catapult fired immediately.

The gunpowder in the propellant chamber was ignited, and the high-temperature and high-pressure gunpowder gas began to expand rapidly in the cylinder, pushing the connecting rod connecting the piston and the pulley to fly forward at a speed of 220 kilometers per hour.

The "White Stork" was ejected smoothly outboard, and the plane flew forward for a dozen meters, and then began to climb up smoothly.

"Oh!" the German sailors who watched the scene on the side of the ship cheered, waving white navy hats in their hands.

"The course turned to 106, and the altitude climbed to one thousand." The observer and pilot in the back seat looked at the sea below, and then took the line chart to start the direction.

"Here is "Blackhawk", call "Mother Goose." Lieutenant Lehhard said, pressing the throat microphone.

"Hello "Black Hawk", here is "Mother Goose", the signal is very clear." The response from the "Angel" came from the headset.

"Now I will head over area a and stay in touch at any time." Lehhard nudged the joystick, and the plane began to roll slowly.

"Received, good luck, "Black Hawk."

"Thank you, you too." Lehhard leveled the fuselage, increased the throttle of the engine, and the light "White Stork" reconnaissance plane flew towards the coastal town not far away.

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"Willman, continue shooting, pay attention to the top of the dirt **** and play well!" Sergeant Snell grabbed the captain's hatch of the captain's command tower and stared at the observation periscope in front of him.

"After the No. 3 car went from the left wing to the enemy side, No. 2 paid attention to provide cover for No. 3." The voice of Lieutenant Commander Fittel came from the headset.

"No. 3 understand!" Sergeant Snell answered with his headphones.

"Leaving the highway, we went around from the left to behind the dirt slope." The sergeant ordered to the driver.

There are a total of six 8-wheel armored vehicles in the third row and the second row, divided into three groups. The tactical vehicle numbers are from 321 to 326. In addition to the two saber-toothed tigers, the remaining three vehicles are 231 armored vehicles with a 20-mm machine gun. There is a 233 heavy communication vehicle with a breaker in the front.

The platoon leader sits in a heavy communication vehicle and directs the entire platoon of combat operations. The deputy platoon leader, the senior platoon sergeant, leads the heavy firepower class, that is, the two saber-toothed tigers are responsible for the main task.

Sergeant Snell's No. 323 armored car roared down the road, sprinting towards the small mound in the distance on the sand and gravel covered with small bushes of thorns.

"These people are a whole bunch of people!" Sergeant Merkel paused a moment before pulling the trigger of the sniper rifle.

"They are all dressed similarly, sir." A gray sword crew member held the **** of the mg40 machine gun and shot a long shot at the distant crowd.

"This is the army of Saudi Arabia? It really opened my eyes." Jurgen wiped the dirt on his face with his cuffs and reloaded the pistol with a magazine.

The battle started five minutes ago, and it was a textbook-like encounter. As for why the two sides will encounter here, the story has to start more than an hour ago.

As the battalion combat staff feared, the German landing did not hide for long. A tribal merchant who drove camels between Yanbu and Jeddah happened to be sleeping on the nearby hillside last night. When the German army began to land in the early morning, he happened to pray on the hillside early in the morning, so he was deeply afraid of witnessing this scene. Sight.

The Arab businessman could not understand what he saw, but he subconsciously felt that he should immediately report this discovery to the officials of Yanbu Port, maybe he could get some rewards.

After making up his mind, the businessman behaved quite decisively. He abandoned the donkey's cargo and drove the less honest animal to Yanbu Port. The distance of 20 kilometers sounds quite far away. In fact, horseback riding is only a ten-minute journey. The donkey may have shorter legs, but it really makes it run slowly.

The mayor or the highest administrative officer of Yanbu Port is the chief of a tribe of Zhuhaina, an in-law of the Saudi family, whose name is Wali Abdullah Hashim Mohamed Adil.

Before everyone knew that Yanbu was a fat and oily city. It had always been a municipality directly under the rulers. Being able to become the city's governor, at least proves that this is deeply trusted by the royal family.

However, Lord Adil's life has not been very comfortable. Since he took office as an administrative officer, he has watched this once prosperous port, declining day by day.

The maritime trade was stalled. Only a few ships carrying date palms docked here every month. Originally there were some Omani and Italian colonial ships here to supplement their supplies. However, when the European War broke out, the British Navy blocked the Red Sea. As a result, there have been no foreign merchant ships calling at Yanbu Port since June.

Adil now can only withdraw some taxes from a small number of pilgrims, most of which are still in the hands of the Saudi royal family, and because of some doctrinal conflicts, the number of pilgrims has begun to decrease in the past two years.

The Chief Administrative Officer does not know how long he can persist. He still has a large tribe of more than 2,000 people who needs to be fed. If the Administrative Officer has noble status and privileges, he really wants to throw away this troublesome post and bring the tribe back Camels are raised in the desert.

"Sir, a businessperson came to report that a group of foreigners had landed at Nadim Beach." An official with a checkered headscarf hurriedly entered the room and told Adele who was sitting on the carpet for breakfast Whispered.

"What? Is there such a thing? When did it happen." Adler stood upright holding the soft velvet cushion.

"According to his report, it was at sunrise, but less than an hour ago." The official replied respectfully.

"Which country is it?" the administrative officer asked.

"He didn't know clearly. He only said that he was sitting on a huge iron boat, and some strange trucks were unloaded on the boat." The official reported.

The trader had never seen a German wheeled armored vehicle. He thought it was just a special truck.

"It's weird. I didn't get the notification from Riyadh." Adler picked up the black tea in the tray. "Will it be those Italians?"

Before coming to an Italian expedition, asking to investigate in the nearby mountains, he was dismissed on the spot by Adler. He hated all Westerners from the bottom of his heart.

"Not quite like, I heard that Italy is fighting against Germany, I think it is more likely to be smugglers." The official said his guess.

"Is the weapon halo or something else?" Adler began to feel energetic, and he picked up the hookah stick at hand.

Many smugglers take risks for profit. They transport weapons and various luxuries from foreign countries to the shore of the Red Sea at the risk of hitting the rocks, and then transport them inland by trucks and camels to sell to those nomadic tribes. Chiefs and ministries.

As the author has said before, not every tribe was loyal to the Saudi royal family at that time. They bowed their heads to Saudi Arabia more for religious reasons, because Ibn Saudi also had the title of the dean on the head. . There are still frequent armed conflicts between tribes. Every tribe is trying to increase its strength. Weapons and medicines are hard currencies in the desert. Smugglers are always popular with chiefs.

In order to suppress the strength development of these tribes, Saudi Arabia has been vigorously prohibiting this private arms trade, because these businesses have obviously affected the stability of his rule. Starting in September, arms smugglers who have not obtained royal permission will be sentenced to stakes once caught by the government.

"Listening to the trader said that there are at least four iron ships, not too many people, about 20 people, and there are six trucks to disembark with them."

"It seems that this is another group of desperate smugglers who chose to land so close to Yanbu. It seems that they didn't put me in the eye." Adiler shrugged off the hookah in his hands. Rod.

"Hasem, immediately gather my troops. I will take the troops personally to arrest these dirty maggots!" The politician stood up and walked to the weapon rack near the wall, removing a sheath from above Gorgeous Arabian scimitar.

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Thank you again for your support. Last month, we maintained the ranking of the classification list. When the last second dust fell, the author's mood was difficult to describe in words.

I will continue to work hard to update this month. Let me first talk about the update plan for this month. Basically, the update rate of one chapter a day will not change, and then I will randomly make some changes according to the situation. The standard for monthly pass change is somewhat different from the previous month. It is initially stipulated to add a chapter every 500 monthly passes (one chapter of two hundred votes is really unbearable.) If there are 4,000 monthly passes this month, it indicates that there will be Eight chapters add more changes, at the same time, the number of random additions will not be less than eight chapters, the rest of the time is still one chapter update, always give me some time to take a breath and return to blood.

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