The decisive battle against the Third Reich

"Is there something wrong with the textbook?" Colonel Slaine was a little confused.

"Let's put it this way!" Qin Chuan replied: "Just like the French summed up the 'absolute defense' theory from World War I and created a Maginot Line, there is something similar to this in our army. !”

"Oh, tell me!"

"Our sniper training is obviously based on trench warfare!" Qin Chuan said: "The Soviet sniper training film we got was shot in 1935, but our sniper school is described in this film Things are textbooks... I find that those techniques are more suitable for trench warfare, because soldiers have a lot of time and energy hiding in the trenches, and they can make many complicated props to deceive the enemy, but that is no longer the case, isn't it? The battlefield situation is different!"

"You mean... all the teaching materials used in our sniper schools have this problem?" Only then did Colonel Sline realize the seriousness of the problem.

"Yes!" Qin Chuan nodded: "They are out of touch with actual combat. Few things taught in school can be used on the battlefield, and some of them can even kill our snipers."

As he spoke, Qin Chuan elaborated on the issues in the film, especially the idea of ​​using treetops as sniper points. Later, he even watched the sniper film with Colonel Slaine.

"It's unimaginable!" Colonel Slain said after watching the movie: "Our snipers are actually trained like this. No wonder their performance on the battlefield is always unsatisfactory!"

Colonel Slaine is very aware of the importance of snipers, especially for the African Corps, which is in short supply, because snipers can often obtain very considerable returns on the battlefield, and the cost is only a rifle. A few rounds of bullets actually magnified the limited resources of the German army.

"I have an idea, Sergeant!" Colonel Slain said after walking out of the screening room: "You are a very good sniper, aren't you? Why don't you write a sniper training textbook?"

"Colonel..." Qin Chuan couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this. He was still a student, but now he had to write teaching materials.

"That's it!" Colonel Slain seemed very satisfied with his idea: "I will report this matter to General Strike when I get back, and I think he won't have any objections!"

Qin Chuan couldn't help but complain secretly in his heart, he really had nothing to do!

"Unfortunately, Sergeant, this is not the biggest difficulty we face!" Colonel Slain said, "I think it's no secret that our supply lines are in trouble!"

This is indeed not a secret, although Rommel has not announced it yet.

Italian transport ships were bombed and sunk one after another in the Mediterranean. Several of them were lucky enough to escape the bombing and reach North Africa, so they would bring the news to North Africa. Then the Italian motor soldiers would Spread the news throughout the army... This cannot be concealed, especially by gagging the Italians.

"Do you know?" Colonel Slaine raised his head towards the medal on Qinchuan's chest: "In order to bring it here, we specifically stated that it must be transported by air... After all, the medal does not weigh much and does not take up much space! "

Qin Chuan nodded to express understanding.

Colonel Slaine is right. Compared with the supply problem, sniper teaching materials are only a small problem. If the supply problem cannot be solved... the African Corps will eventually be dragged down by the British army as historical development has done.

Qin Chuan has been troubled by this problem for a while, but it is a problem on Malta Island. Qin Chuan, who is more than a thousand kilometers away, can only say that he can do nothing.

However, Qin Chuan felt a little familiar with this situation. He seemed to have seen this kind of supply difficulty situation before.

Suddenly, Qin Chuan thought of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea... The supply of volunteers in that war was much more difficult than that of the German army at this time, but they still won the war in the end. Why didn't he learn from their experience?

Yes, learn from the experience of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea!

The volunteers relied on tunnels to maintain a stalemate with United Nations aircraft and artillery, but this did not apply in the desert terrain.

In addition, there is... a cold gun and cold gun campaign!

Qin Chuan's eyes couldn't help but light up when he thought of this.

"Colonel!" Qin Chuan said, "Why don't we use snipers?"

"Use snipers?" Colonel Slaine was a little confused about what Qin Chuan meant.

"What I mean is..." Qin Chuan sorted out his thoughts and continued: "We can promote large-scale sniper movements throughout the army. After all, sniper rifles just have an extra sniper scope. Ordinary rifles can actually do it." To the role of sniper!"

It was also because of this that the Volunteer Army's "cold gun and cold artillery" campaign was launched on the battlefield to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea... The Volunteer Army used the Mosin Nagant, a Soviet-made bolt-action rifle with a long range. The Volunteer Army called it a "water-linked ball." In principle, Said it only needs to be equipped with a sniper scope to become a sniper rifle.

"Then... what do we do?" Colonel Slain asked.

It's no wonder that Colonel Slaine didn't understand that the "cold gun and cold gun" campaign can be said to be a tactic that transcends the times. It is so difficult that Europeans can't even think of it, let alone use it.

"We can lurk in front of the enemy's defense line on a large scale and snipe!" Qin Chuan said, "This can compress the enemy's activity space and living space!"

"This is impossible!" Colonel Slain said: "We have to lurk at least five hundred meters, and before that the enemy will eliminate us!"

"What I'm talking about is entering the position at night, then lurking all day during the day, and not withdrawing until night to replace the group!"

"Are you crazy?" Colonel Slaine couldn't help but widen his eyes after hearing this: "lurking all day during the day... This is a desert. In extreme cases, the temperature is 57 degrees. It can be said that the sun can do it without the enemy taking action. Sun them to death!"

"It won't happen if we make adequate preparations at night!" Qin Chuan said, "For example, prepare enough water and make a camouflaged bunker!"

The conditions are of course very difficult, especially if you have to lie down and stay motionless for a whole day, which is something not everyone can do.

But the Volunteer Army did it on the battlefield to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea. They were also very difficult. The difference is that the Volunteer Army faced temperatures of tens of degrees below zero, but now the German army faces desert high temperatures.

"No, no!" Colonel Slain shook his head repeatedly: "This is crazy, Sergeant. I don't think he is realistic and can't do it!"

Qin Chuan understood this. Europeans would even think that these soldiers were inhumane. But humanity is never a necessary option on the battlefield, no matter where it is.

Because he did not get the approval of General Slaine, Qin Chuan thought that the matter was over. Unexpectedly, his suggestion accidentally gained Rommel's attention.