Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 105: Detection platoon

As long as the German combat operations begin, it will inevitably encounter the British peripheral forces. Guderian had foreseen this early. In order to better achieve the combat intentions, the German vanguard forces were ordered to exhaust. Whenever possible, use all means to destroy or capture all contacted British military units, and delay the time for the British military to obtain real battlefield intelligence as much as possible. (Baidu search is the fastest and most stable update of the literature website)

At this point, the German vanguard assault troops did a good job in the early stages of the battle. They pulled out many British checkpoints and small outposts, and captured a group of old and weak soldiers. These units were used as part of the airborne early warning system and Set up for anti-parachute operations.

But after all, the battlefield is complicated. The Germans are unfamiliar with the place. It is impossible to cover everything during the battle. As a result, some slippery fish escaped from the fierce firepower of the Germans.

A light mechanized reconnaissance team of the Twelfth Lancers under the First Armored Division was dispatched after dawn. Their task was to search and advance along the Dover Highway in the direction of Channington, and then turn to the London Highway. , Looking for and contacting the unseen follow-up troops, the armored division is now in a critical situation and urgently needs the supplement of those materials and personnel.

This team consists of three reconnaissance vehicles, and the so-called reconnaissance vehicle is actually a Bren machine gun vehicle equipped with a Boyce anti-tank gun. These three small tracked armored vehicles traveled northward along the highway at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour. At this time, they no longer wanted to consider mechanical wear and fuel consumption. The sergeant platoon leader of the investigation team had just passed the promotion exam. If nothing else, he will soon become a true army officer, and now is the time for him to show his ability to his superiors.

The eager reconnaissance team just kept their heads down and rushed. Not paying attention to the surroundings of the road, he ran into a German paratrooper reconnaissance unit that was fighting for the detour troops.

The German paratroopers who were about to cross the road saw British armored vehicles flying along the road. They had encountered this kind of troublesome little iron box on the French front more than once. The paratroopers did not hesitate at all. They were skilled Bought an ambush position at a T-junction by the woods.

The highway ambush is a very particular tactic. It is not as simple as you lie down in the grass on the side of the road and shoot cold guns. Every force must be fully utilized. All automatic firepower and the firing line of the riflemen must be scientifically calculated, and it is strictly forbidden to show their own personnel in the firing area. Therefore, under normal circumstances, highway ambushes only choose to attack on one side, and only laymen will play two bread clips, which will cause chaos in the attack order, and even oolong incidents where firepower on both sides of the highway suppresses each other.

This team of German paratroopers has very rich combat experience. In countless exercises and actual combat, they have already mastered the method to deal with this armored car. When the first reconnaissance vehicle entered the ambush circle, the German paratroopers’ weapons instantly fired at the same time. The dense bullets immediately covered the three Bruns. The German rifle bullets could not penetrate the 12 mm steel plate. These shootings were mainly In order to interfere with the observation and counterattack of British soldiers, the storm of bullets suppressed them in these three open iron boxes.

The Englishman was beaten up immediately, and the bullets hitting the periphery of the observation slit splashed a series of sparks. No one dared to lie on that position and look out, let alone poking his head out of the carriage. The British soldiers could only bow their heads and squeeze behind the armor plate, stepped on the accelerator and dashed forward, preparing to wait until they broke out of this trap before making plans.

The German paratroopers really couldn't stop these small armored vehicles from breaking through with their light weapons. But these German paratroopers also carried two iron fists. A paratrooper, kneeling halfway, directly clamped an iron fist under his arm and attacked the first reconnaissance carrier. This was the first time this anti-tank weapon fired at an enemy unit on the battlefield.

Because the distance between the two parties was less than ten meters, the iron fist’s warhead dragged the smoke and hit the front armor of the Brun’s car. Then there was a small explosion. The hot metal jet took the driver away on the spot. His chest was split in two. The splattering metal solution smashed the anti-tank gunner on one side into a sieve, and the metal jet and molten armor fragments penetrated the second layer of steel. There was a metal storm in the rear compartment on the driver's side. The Bren machine gunner in the compartment had no time to react, and was immediately flooded with hot metal rain.

The reconnaissance vehicle that was shot lost control, rushed straight out of the road fork, and turned into a wheat field on one side. The ammunition on the vehicle was killed several times, and then the flames The carriage burned blazingly, and then the spare oil drum carried on the car exploded, turning the armed vehicle into a hot crematorium.

The second iron fist was shot out almost at the same time, accurately hitting the third reconnaissance vehicle. This iron fist was shot from the rear compartment, and the sound and light effects were far beyond the first vehicle. The metal jet pierced the lightweight engine, and then directly ignited the reserve oil drum in one of the carriages. The armored car was suddenly wrapped in a ball of hot fire. The soldiers on the car screamed like crazy, and they stretched out. Hands covered with burning fuel clung to the outer wall of the carriage, desperately trying to escape from the car, but due to the burns, suffocation and severe pain of the respiratory tract, they quickly lost the energy to escape. None of these soldiers succeeded. They He could only move his arms slowly on the edge of the car in the fire, doing the last struggle.

Although their hearts have been tempered a long time ago, in the face of such a tragic scene, several paratroopers still felt a little unwilling to stand it. They picked up their guns and shot the three soldiers, freeing these poor people. Human suffering.

The paratroopers were prepared to use hand grenades to solve the second reconnaissance transport vehicle based on past experience, but at this time an accident happened. The driver of this car was very clever, and the attention of the paratroopers was lost by the first and the first. The tragic situation of the three reconnaissance vehicles attracted the past. When the firepower was weakened, he keenly seized the moment of this moment, slammed the steering wheel, and the Bren vehicle rushed out of the road frantically. This small off-road vehicle Effortlessly passed through the bushes on the roadside, and rushed into the wheat field behind the bushes under the eyes of the paratroopers and fleeed in the direction of the road.

Now the German paratroopers are dumbfounded. They could only fire a bunch of bullets angrily at the machine gun car that was fleeing quickly. This kind of car has a very high cross-country speed, and the paratroopers can't catch up by relying on their legs. In the end, the paratroopers had to face the reality and report via radio to their superiors that they might have messed up the mission.

The surviving reconnaissance vehicle drove at full speed in the wheat field for a while, until it was confirmed that it was far from the ambush site, and then it turned around and climbed onto the Dover Highway. This time this group of rookies were frightened. They had never experienced real combat. After a little bit of safety, the terrified soldiers realized the seriousness of the matter. They were convinced that it was the German* team that attacked them. They had been trained as scouts and had already read the enemy unit identification manual. At a glance, they can recognize the dress of those people, that is, the legendary German paratroopers.

These soldiers did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly retreated to Dover at full speed. They wanted to report their findings to the armored division command. German paratroopers appeared behind Dover, apparently the vanguard of the German landing.

The reconnaissance vehicle finally stumbled back to the place of departure, and rushed into the yard of the Temporary Headquarters of the First Armored Division. The commander jumped out of the compartment before the engine was turned off, and then rushed into the reconnaissance. The regiment’s commander’s tent opened his throat and shouted: "Germans, we have encountered Germans."

The people in the tent were stunned by the voice. Several officers were looking at the little superior soldier with neurotic eyes. They are now outside of Dover. The German landing has not yet started, where did this **** see the German.

"What's going on, Senior Soldier James. You are called James." Lieutenant Colonel Charles, the commander of the Twelfth Lancer Regiment, walked up to the soldiers. After receiving a positive answer, the lieutenant colonel was satisfied. Nodded. "It seems that my memory is pretty good. Now you calm down, Superior James, I remember you just set off an hour ago. Looking for the missing follow-up troops, what happened? Your platoon leader Bieber Where is the sergeant?"

"We encountered an ambush by German paratroopers near the grove near Temple Ewell. Sergeant Bieber and Leslie's car were destroyed by the German army. I saw that they were all killed on the spot. I rushed into the wheat field and escaped the pursuit of the German army. To be honest, I didn’t know how to escape from that terrible trap alive. Thank God Almighty.” James still had some lingering fears at this time, he He quickly drew a cross on his chest.

"Come with me to see the division commander, I want you to report this to the division commander carefully." Charles felt that the soldier did not seem to be lying, so it means that there is indeed a German paratrooper behind Dover. , Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sweat on his forehead. There was nothing more dangerous than the appearance of an enemy on the most critical supply line after the supply was exhausted. He felt that he must immediately let the division commander know this situation.

The little superior soldier was brought to the division commander, Colonel Evans, and the soldier honestly told the Supreme Commander about his tragic experience of the reconnaissance platoon. But he made one of the most common mistakes made by scout infantry. When encountering an ambush by the enemy, soldiers often misjudge the actual strength of the opponent because of tension and fear. Because a large number of bullets fall all around in an instant, the side being shot has no chance to carefully judge where the shooting came from. Many people think that I was surrounded, and enemies were everywhere.

This high class soldier encountered a standard ambush. He actually didn’t see exactly how many enemies there were. At that time, he was crushed by a bullet in the cab and he didn’t dare to look up, so he just roughed it up according to the shooting density. After estimating the opponent’s strength and adding that two companion armored vehicles were destroyed by the enemy, he actually didn’t see what hit the two vehicles at all, but based on the training experience that he believed it was a German 37mm anti-tank. What the gun did. So he reported to the colonel that they had been attacked by at least one company of German paratroopers. The Germans also carried at least two 37mm anti-tank guns.

The private soldier thought he was reporting truthfully and never added to the jealousy, but he actually misled his boss into the ditch~IndoMTL.com~Although Colonel Evans has little practical experience, he is also educated as a senior commander. After listening to the soldiers’ report, he made his own judgment. Since the German army sent paratroopers, of course it was to cut off the logistics supply line of the Dover Fortress.

This work is impossible to complete with a company of paratroopers. According to the description of this soldier, this paratrooper is probably just a pioneer unit. The Germans may have dropped five to six times the same force. And according to the soldier's description, the German army has anti-tank guns, so you can be sure that those are gliders, parachutes.

According to the information he had previously obtained, plus his own brain supplement, Evans finally determined that there would be no less than one regiment of enemy paratroopers active in his rear.

So Colonel Evans made a decision that he must deploy the strongest armor in his hand to completely defeat the paratroopers before they cut off their logistics supply lines. (To be continued) WWW.GEILIWX.COM Happy reading every day