Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

Text Volume 2297 Unlucky Paratroopers For Captain Smith from the Cape, the operation of the British 1st Airborne Division was a complete disaster.

Captain Smith is a native of the Cape, 50% Boer, 25% British, and 25% French.

Smith was educated in Cape State. After graduating from high school, he joined the Southern African Army and became an ordinary airborne soldier. He retired four years later and went to work for the Umbrella Company.

After the outbreak of the World War, the United Kingdom recruited people with British ancestry from all over the world to return to the United Kingdom to join the army. Southern Africa had not yet participated in the war. Smith returned to the United Kingdom and successfully joined the Second Airborne Brigade of the British 1st Airborne Division.

The encounter of the 1st Airborne Brigade at Pendergolan Bridge did not attract the attention of Alexander and Montgomery.

Both Alexander and Montgomery believed that the sudden appearance of the Germans was the main reason for the setback of the 1st Airborne Brigade.

After all, the scale of the German paratroopers was limited. The Allies launched landing operations at multiple locations at the same time. The German paratroopers could not cover all battlefields, which gave the Allies the opportunity to continue airborne operations.

On May 13th, a day generally considered unlucky by Europeans, the entire 2nd Airborne Brigade was dispatched and airborne on the Brimaso Bridge by glider.

Unlike the Pendergolan Bridge, the Brimasso Bridge is closer to the coastline, and the 2nd Airborne Brigade is covered by the Allied fleet. This theoretically increases the chance of success for the 2nd Airborne Brigade's operations.

Tomorrow or the accident, I never know which one will come first.

Undoubtedly, the accident happened again.

The glider of the 2nd Airborne Brigade had not reached the coastline when it was suddenly hit by ground anti-aircraft fire.

No, the glider is still at sea, so the anti-aircraft fire must not come from the ground, but from the fleet.

The problem was that the Italian Navy did not go to war at all due to lack of fuel.

So there is only one answer, that is, it is the Allied fleet that is firing at the 2nd Airborne Brigade.

Through the port window of the glider, Captain Smith clearly saw that a C47 transport aircraft towing the glider was hit by anti-aircraft artillery on both wings at the same time. The left wing was broken off from one third of the part. The C47 instantly lost its balance and dragged the glider into the sea.

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In this case, almost no one can survive.

"Are you crazy assholes in the Navy? Why are you attacking us?" Smith was stunned, and the sergeant next to him yelled.

"God, I'm going to die. Can anyone help me? I don't want to die in this iron coffin." Some soldiers lost control and cried loudly.

"Quiet, quiet, stay calm," Captain Smith reminded loudly, but the sound had little effect in the noisy cabin.

An anti-aircraft shell equipped with a delay fuse exploded near Captain Smith's glider, which further proved that the bombardment came from an Allied warship.

Before the outbreak of the world war, southern Africa invented the radio proximity fuze, which added a radio ranging system to the fuze. When the artillery shell detects an object while flying, it will explode. This avoids early and late explosions and effectively improves the accuracy of the projectile.

The hit rate.

Prior to this, the shells used by anti-aircraft guns were either trigger fuzes or mechanical delay fuzes.

As the name suggests, the trigger fuze will explode as soon as it hits the target.

The mechanical delay fuse has an alarm clock installed in the shell, which will explode when the time is up.

Before the use of radio proximity fuzes, it took 2,000 to 3,000 rounds to shoot down an aircraft.

After using radio proximity fuses, downing an aircraft was reduced to approximately 700 shells.

To Captain Smith's relief, the glider they were flying was also produced in Southern Africa, and the fuselage was specially reinforced, which greatly improved the survival rate of the paratroopers in the cabin.

In this battle of spears and shields, both the glider and the anti-aircraft guns were damaged. Although the paratroopers were unharmed, the glider's tail was also damaged, and the glider might have crashed and killed everyone when it landed.

The C47 pilot who was towing the glider also realized that something was wrong, changed direction in time, and left the anti-aircraft fire range of the Allied fleet.

This was only temporary. There were too many Allied warships providing cover for the Sicily landing operation. Shortly after the transport plane left, it encountered another fleet.

The pilot of the transport aircraft was very smart this time. He adjusted his course early to avoid the warship's anti-aircraft fire range. He made this adjustment five times and missed the expected airborne landing time. The direction was also seriously deviated.

Captain Smith still didn't know that the transport plane had deviated from the course. In the C47 ahead, the pilot was confirming with the navigator how far it was from the target.

The weather was bad that day, with thick clouds and strong winds making navigation even more difficult.

Shortly after the transport plane entered the coastline, it started to rain again, and the sky and the earth were covered with dense fog. The navigator couldn't see the reference objects clearly and completely lost his direction. This made the pilot very annoyed.

"You are the navigator. Now tell me, you don't know where we are. How did you become the navigator?" The pilot questioned the qualifications of the navigator.

The navigator was a young man wearing glasses. He held a magnifying glass in one hand and a map in the other. He glanced at the rain outside the porthole and then looked at the pilot, with a confused look on his face.

"Sorry sir, I just graduated from middle school and only received three months of assault training. I have never flown on an airplane before." The navigator was at a loss and didn't know what to do.

"Damn" the pilot is about to collapse, the navigator is an inexperienced guy, what should I do?

"Our fuel has reached the warning level. If we continue flying, we will not be able to return to the base." The co-pilot frowned, and they encountered a new problem.

Although the Allied forces have sufficient fuel, they cannot waste it casually. Before the transport plane sets off, the fuel is accurately calculated and a certain margin is left. If no serious accident occurs, the transport aircraft will be enough to complete the mission.

In order to avoid the warship, the transport aircraft made five turns during the flight. The fuel consumption was serious and it had reached the warning line.

"What should I do?" The captain was sweating profusely.

"We must return immediately." The passenger's eyes were like poisonous snakes.

After five seconds of ideological struggle, the captain finally made his choice.

"Okay, we have reached our intended target and the glider is starting to break away."

The glider was filled by British paratroopers, but the C47 was the property of the U.S. federal government.

"Yes sir, we are getting out of the glider" the first officer said seriously.

The pilot's face was full of surprise, his mouth opened, but he didn't say a word.

Captain Smith did not yet know that they had been abandoned.

The glider's tail was damaged. After detaching from the transport plane, it began to spin and fall. The paratroopers in the cabin were thrown around and rolled into a ball.

If this continues, the machine will surely be destroyed.

Smith struggled to open the cabin door, pulled over a paratrooper, and shouted in his ear.

"Jump, jump now, otherwise you will be dead"

"It's raining outside, we will die if we jump out now." The paratrooper held on to the cabin door and refused to let go.

Smith didn't waste any time, he put his foot on the paratrooper's butt, kicked the paratrooper directly down, and then the next one.

Jumping out of the cabin does not mean escaping. Skydiving in rainy days is very dangerous. Fortunately, it was only drizzle. Even so, two paratroopers failed to open their parachutes smoothly and fell straight down screaming.

Captain Smith fulfilled his responsibility. After kicking all the paratroopers down, he was the last one to jump out of the cabin.

At this time, Captain Smith was only about 500 meters above the ground, which was a very dangerous height.

Fortunately, Captain Smith successfully opened the parachute.

Then Captain Smith discovered to his horror that even the paratroopers who successfully opened their parachutes were being fired upon by ground anti-aircraft fire.

The pilots do not need to shoot at the pilots who have parachuted out, but the anti-aircraft gunners on the ground will not let go of the parachuting paratroopers. This is a good opportunity to attack the paratroopers, without even attacking the paratroopers themselves. The huge parachute flowers are a better target.

When paratroopers are at their most vulnerable in the air, all Captain Smith can do is pray.

It is estimated that God was moved by Captain Smith's sincerity, and Captain Smith landed smoothly. However, because he jumped out of the cabin in a hurry, Captain Smith did not have time to bring his equipment bag, so the only thing Captain Smith can rely on now is the pistol he carries.

As for the pistol, whether it can hit the target at a distance of more than 30 meters depends entirely on luck, and its power is too small. Unless one shot is fatal, the enemy will still have the ability to fight back.

Captain Smith was experienced and did not act rashly. He had no time to close his parachute, took off his parachute bag and fled directly into the nearby forest.

Captain Smith, who was extremely lucky, found a dead paratrooper in the woods and obtained the paratrooper's equipment bag.

The paratrooper died in a miserable state. His parachute bag was not opened at all. His upper body was hung on a thick branch and his body was broken in two.

Captain Smith licked the bag with tears and got a dagger, a shovel, a Sten submachine gun, and six magazines.

The shape of the Sten submachine gun is peculiar. Its magazine and ammunition supply method are copied from the German P38. The magazine comes out sideways from the gun, but is perpendicular to the gun body like the automatic rifles in southern Africa. The reason is that the British think this is more convenient.

Used in trenches.

If the magazine is perpendicular to the gun body, when used in a trench, more of the shooter's body area will be exposed outside the trench, which increases the probability of being hit.

This concept cannot be said to be wrong. The problem is that the British's thinking is still stuck in the First World War, and they have not considered the possibility of trench warfare in World War II.

Compared with automatic rifles in southern Africa and the Thomson in the United States, the Sten submachine gun is low-cost, simple in structure, and easy to mass produce. The cost of a gun is only 9 US dollars. This is probably the real reason why the British chose the Sten submachine gun.

The Sten submachine gun is composed of 47 parts. The structure is very simple. Most of the components are stamped. Only the bolt and barrel require machine tool work. The butt is welded from a steel bar and a steel plate, and the gun body is a

A steel pipe.

Because of its low cost, the Sten submachine gun was nicknamed the "Woolworth toy gun."

Woolworth was an American businessman who sold small items for 5 to 10 cents each.

At the same time, because the English name "Stens" has a similar pronunciation to the English word "stench", the Stens submachine gun has another nickname "stench gun".

When many British officers and soldiers pass by the Sten submachine guns being packed and shipped out, they will pretend to cover their noses and snort: "It stinks!"

These are all minor problems.

The biggest problem with the Sten submachine gun was that its safety device was very unreliable and would go off at the slightest touch. Many British soldiers were injured or even killed by their own submachine guns before they reached the front line.

Captain Smith had served in the Southern African Army and looked down upon weapons such as the Sten submachine gun, which were forced out of the war.

In Captain Smith's unit, soldiers equipped with Sten submachine guns usually walked at the front of the team to avoid accidentally injuring their comrades.

Many British officers and soldiers even believed that if they encountered German troops, they would throw the Sten submachine gun in their hands and misfired bullets would definitely hit the enemy.

At this time, the paratroopers' umbrellas were no longer visible in the sky, the sound of gunfire gradually became sparse, and there were dense footsteps outside the woods. It was obvious that the enemy was searching for surviving paratroopers.

Captain Smith was hiding in a bush with his Sten submachine gun, and he could hear footsteps getting closer and closer.

If you are discovered by the enemy, then be loyal to the queen.

Captain Smith took out two grenades and put them at hand, checked the Sten submachine gun and pistol in turn, and prepared to fight to the end.

Murphy said: If there is a possibility that things will go bad, no matter how small the possibility is, it will happen.

When this sentence is applied to the Sten submachine gun, it means: If the Sten submachine gun can misfire, then it will definitely misfire.

Captain Smith accidentally triggered the safety device while inspecting the Sten submachine gun.

Bang

The sound of gunshots was particularly sharp in the silent woods.

The footsteps paused briefly, and then extended to both sides of the bush where Captain Smith was.

Captain Smith was filled with despair. This kind of reaction speed was definitely that of an elite unit. Captain Smith did not even hear the officer giving the order, which showed that it was all a subconscious reaction.

"Throw the gun out, raise your hands and surrender, or I'll let you taste the flamethrower." Suddenly a voice came.

Captain Smith's first reaction was to stop thinking about it.

Then Captain Smith realized that the other party seemed to be speaking French.

The Germans and Italians would definitely not use French to persuade them to surrender. If they did, they would have to use English.

Chinese is too complicated for Germans and Italians.

"I am Captain Smith of the 2nd Airborne Brigade of the British 1st Airborne Division. I will not surrender!" Captain Smith took the initiative to identify himself.

No one spoke for a while.

Damn silence.

In fact, only ten seconds passed.

But to Captain Smith, it felt like at least an hour had passed.

"Well, you'd better come out first, I have to confirm your identity." He finally said in French, and the air seemed to be filled with embarrassment.

"I am a southern African and I will never surrender!" Captain Smith did not give in.

"Well, I'm also from southern Africa." The French accent was changed to Chinese.

"What the hell is going on with you?" Captain Smith suddenly jumped up and yelled.