The Rise of Australia

Chapter 881 Paratroopers show their power

After several hours of sailing, under the protection of the Australasian Air Force, hundreds of Sop-34 transport aircraft successfully arrived over the Ryukyu Islands and divided into two formations according to the plan, heading to Naha and the port respectively.

In order to protect these hundreds of transport aircraft, the Australasian Air Force deployed several times the number of fighter jets and reconnaissance aircraft to escort them. It will also provide aerial fire support to those airborne troops who successfully parachuted.

It is precisely because there are hundreds of aircraft traveling at night that the entire flight formation moves very slowly.

As the plane gradually approached the airdrop site, the airborne troops inside the transport plane were also making intense and orderly preparations for combat.

"Everyone, check the parachutes for the last time. We are about to arrive at our destination and be ready to parachute at any time." Inside a certain aircraft, someone who was obviously a commander was giving instructions to the soldiers in the transport aircraft.

Following the instructions of their respective commanders, the paratroopers checked their parachutes for the last time and secured their firearms and other equipment.

After all, this is skydiving from a high altitude, and if anything goes wrong, it could be fatal. Moreover, they not only have to successfully skydive, but also ensure that their equipment does not fall in the air.

After all, parachuting is not for tourism, but to fight the enemy's army. If you lose your weapons and equipment, you will be like a living target.

As the leading plane at the front conveyed the signal that it had arrived at its destination, the transport planes also began to open their hatches, allowing the paratroopers to parachute one by one.

Before parachuting, some soldiers took out the wine that had been prepared from their backpacks, filled a glass for everyone, everyone raised their glasses, and then drank it all.

After free falling in the air for a period of time, the paratroopers who had reached the appropriate height opened their parachutes one after another and headed towards the predetermined landing point.

Because it was night, in order to facilitate the landing of these paratroopers and find their landing point, the pilot aircraft had already dropped a number of smoke bombs and illumination bombs, which were very conspicuous.

"God bless and long live the Empire!"

The mission of these more than 2,000 paratroopers is to launch a surprise attack on the ports of the Ryukyu Islands and quickly control the order of the ports.

In less than half an hour, more than 2,000 paratroopers successfully landed in the predetermined area and successfully assembled.

If the Ryukyu Islands alone were to rely on them, it would definitely be impossible to meet the consumption of this population plus 100,000 troops.

This also means that even if Australasia does not send out the main force and just let the soldiers and islanders of the Philippines and Kalimantan fight to consume, the 100,000 island troops of the Ryukyu Islands are destined to fail.

Even to be cruel, there are many people inside the Ryukyu Islands, and the daily food consumption of these people is also a huge number.

Even if the island country deploys 100,000 troops here, their material reserves here are bound to not be too much.

Looking at the ground getting closer and closer, these paratroopers understood that the real war was coming next.

As a company commander, the task of Tommy and his soldiers is to build a simple defensive position one kilometer away from the port to ensure that the Australasian army can block the island troops supporting the port.

What's more serious is that as the Ryukyu Islands are an archipelago outside the mainland of an island country, it is impossible to obtain supplies through any means if the port is captured.

As long as Australasia can blockade the ports of the Ryukyu Islands, these islanders will either surrender or starve to death in the Ryukyu Islands.

Although the overall mission of these more than 2,000 people is to raid the port, their respective tasks are also different when divided into specific military establishments.

This glass of wine is to relieve the tension of the soldiers when they face parachuting and war, and it is also a farewell to these soldiers.

Without the port, the Ryukyu Islands' nearly 100,000-strong island army had no way out and could only wait to be captured by Australasia.

Soon one paratrooper after another landed successfully. After landing safely, the first step for these paratroopers is to quickly retract their parachutes.

Along with the soldiers' prayers and cheers, a large number of soldiers jumped down, determined to win, and stared firmly at the land below.

Unfortunately, the whistling sound caused by the rapid tearing of the air soon covered up the voices of his comrades.

There is no way. This kind of parachute specially made by the military and of relatively good quality is very expensive. As long as it can be recycled smoothly, it can be put back into use at a small cost.

It was obvious that the landing point had already been chosen. This is a relatively flat area, and most of the area is covered with grass, making it one of the most suitable places for paratroopers to land.

It may seem like a kamikaze-like feat, but the atmosphere among the soldiers is joyful. Many soldiers even smiled and chatted loudly with their comrades in the sky.

In order to prepare for possible attacks by the islanders, in addition to the more than 6,000 soldiers, dozens of machine guns and several small-caliber artillery were also airborne.

Coupled with the fire support from the air, there is not much problem in defending a division of the island country.

After all, the island country's army stationed around the port is just a C-type division, which is equivalent to new recruits who have not experienced much training.

Of course, the tasks of digging trenches and building defensive positions cannot be accomplished by just one company of troops. There are only more than 100 people in a company, and it is simply impossible to dig a trench that can withstand more than 10,000 people in a short period of time.

This time, the number of soldiers digging trenches and deploying defensive positions alone accounted for about one-third of the number of soldiers attacking the port, that is, more than 700 people, about five companies.

Although one-third of the troops were taken away, there was no problem with the remaining troops raiding the port.

According to intelligence, the C Division of the island country is stationed two kilometers away from the port, and there are less than 1,000 troops stationed inside the port for defense.

After all, the port of the Ryukyu Islands is not big to begin with, and this C division lacks sufficient training, so it naturally needs a more open location for training.

However, at a distance of two kilometers, it would only take less than half an hour for support to arrive.

What's more, paratroopers are still a relatively new branch of arms for various countries. A country like an island country has underdeveloped transport aircraft technology. Each transport aircraft can transport only a dozen soldiers, so it is naturally impossible to develop corresponding airborne troop tactics.

Without airborne tactics, it would have been impossible for the islanders to imagine that Australasia would use airborne raids on ports.

On the other side, the remaining more than 1,000 Australasian soldiers gathered and began to march toward the port in a mighty manner.

Under the cover of night, the army marched smoothly and was about to arrive at the port without being discovered by any island army.

But the good times didn't last long. As they got closer and closer to the port, the islanders became more vigilant.

After all, in the midst of a war, the island country still attaches great importance to its ports. If the port is lost, the nearly 100,000 troops on the island will be completely homeless.

"Damn it, it seems we can only attack by force." The commander of Australasia looked at the noticeably tighter security deployment ahead and sighed helplessly.

"Contact the Air Force and ask them to launch a campaign. We will wait until the bombing is over before taking action."

Although they have decided to attack by force, Australasia will not waste its soldiers for no reason.

Let the Air Force begin large-scale bombing of the port, and then these more than 1,000 paratroopers take advantage of the chaos inside the port to launch a surprise attack on the port. This is the most likely way to reduce casualties and achieve results.

After all, these island soldiers were woken up from their sweet dreams and hurriedly avoided the bombings from planes in the sky. How could they have thought that there was an army ready to sneak attack them a few hundred meters away?

This is the benefit of mastering air supremacy. Not only can you sneak attack the enemy from the air, but you can also master information that the enemy cannot grasp.

The Air Force was not far from the paratroopers. After receiving the signal from the paratroopers, several bomber teams quickly came to the port and launched a major bombing of the port.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Australasian commander gave an order, and thousands of paratroopers began to take action, quietly moving towards the interior of the port.

Because it was unexpected and coupled with the cover of aerial bombers, this sneak attack was very successful.

By the time the island nation's army discovered the sneak attack paratroopers, the paratroopers had almost completed their plan.

"Who is it?" A group of patrolling island soldiers noticed something unusual in front of them, and someone asked.

"Kill them!" There was no hesitation on the Australasian side. Following the commander's order, they immediately started firing.

This is where the difference in weapons becomes apparent.

In order to facilitate this air attack, paratroopers are generally equipped with two main weapons. One is the Lee-Enfield rifle, a standard weapon commonly equipped by the Australasian army.

Although it is the same type of rifle as the one used in World War I, the latest Lee-Enfield rifle has been modified by the Royal Ordnance Factory to make the rate of fire faster and more stable. With the addition of a scope, it becomes a qualified sniper rifle.

Another weapon is the latest submachine gun developed by Browning, the JMB-36 submachine gun.

The advantage of this submachine gun is its extremely fast rate of fire. With sufficient ammunition reserves, it can make up for the shortcomings of the special army's lack of firepower.

Following the commander's order, the paratroopers instantly pulled the triggers of their submachine guns.

Da da da!

The extremely fast rate of fire of a submachine gun is very advantageous in encounters. Of course, submachine guns are not as powerful as rifles, which also means that the range of submachine guns is limited.

But the distance between the two sides in this kind of encounter is only a little over 100 meters, which is also within the range of a submachine gun. Like a rifle, any shot may kill someone.

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