Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 52: Paper-bound line of defense (2)

Although Churchill is recognized as the least talented leader of World War II, he is indeed the best and psychologically tactical leader.

No matter who has been in the most complicated British politics in the world, he can become an expert in psychological tactics, and Churchill obviously has more outstanding talents than other politicians. He is most keenly aware of what the public is thinking, what they need, and what they like, and can use the simplest and most direct way to do what they like.

So, when the dark clouds of war engulfed the entire British Isles, he stepped onto the seat of the British Prime Minister with a tough posture that was difficult for others to understand. Because he knew that the people needed a tough prime minister to appear, and they needed someone to give them a sense of security.

Now, when defeatism and pessimism are pervading the whole country, he has chosen to start with some minor issues to boost the morale of the people, and it seems that it does have an effect.

The National Self-Defense Force can only be a joke in front of regular troops, but Churchill has no choice. The first question now is how to make this group of civilians psychologically become brave soldiers, otherwise even if they are fully armed, civilians are still civilians and can only be targeted by the enemy.

If you want a group of ordinary people to become soldiers, you must first make them at least look like soldiers in appearance. Churchill was going to work hard in this regard. He gave this armed force a sound-sounding name, and then distributed them uniform uniforms. The stiff wool uniforms are now the only munitions in the UK that can openly supply. After all, it is the world's veteran textile power and has never lacked fabrics.

Subsequently, various gorgeous emblems were designed according to the compilation. Let these scattered sand-like civilians truly feel the existence of such things as teams. The last is the essence of Churchill's psychological tactics. He distributed exquisite and beautiful accessories and badges to those teams, which were completely designed by him, which catered to the traditional tastes of the British people.

Although these badges and accessories are low in price, they are accurate enough to hit the British mentality. This kind of physical form caused them to burn their old sense of honor, and continue to burn in the afternoon in a more vigorous state. Obtaining a special badge that belongs to only one's own team, which makes every member of the National Self-Defense Army can't help it. This is the honor that only the most elite British troops can obtain in the past.

For a time, a sense of pride filled their bodies, and carrying this honor forward and continuing has become the goal of most members of the Self-Defense Forces. Killing the Germans became the most popular slogan among the prospective soldiers who were ordinary people half a month ago. In the eyes of Self-Defense Army soldiers who are full of honor, the German invasion does not seem to be scary anymore, and the German team does not seem to be so strong anymore. They no longer worry about when the Germans will start to land, and they even start to look forward to it. stand up.

Churchill succeeded in inspiring the period of the National Guard, but he also knew that period does not represent combat effectiveness.

Although it has been the period of armed forces, fighting will increase the combat effectiveness. But this growth is very limited and not sustainable at all.

Countless battle cases have proved that once the battle is at a disadvantage or even just enters a stalemate, the morale of the soldiers will drop at an astonishing rate until they collapse.

Slogans like meet on a narrow road and the brave wins are only effective when the quality and quantity of the two forces are not very different. If the troops are at a disadvantage in terms of quality or quantity, this slogan will become an accelerator for killing one's own soldiers.

There have been countless tragic encounters recorded in the history of world wars, and there are many cases of encounters on narrow roads. In the end, the winner will only be the one who is fully prepared, well-trained and more numerous, not the one with the loudest slogans and the most morale.

By the way, a narrow encounter should be a situation that all commanders should avoid. It is foolish enough to let your troops meet the opponent's narrow path. If this commander is still superstitious of spiritual power such as the victory of the brave, then You can only call him a bastard.

Churchill is an idealist, but it does not prevent it from having a practical vision. She doesn't believe that high morale alone can withstand the German armor torrent. But in the current situation, he had to choose to be a bastard.

Because of the cruel war. Mental power can indeed play some role in some aspects, such as in the use of certain tactics that soldiers used to curse at the spine.

On the land battlefield. Churchill fears the most is the almost endless armored force of the German Army, and Britain is now extremely lacking the power to stop the flood of German armor, especially the hardware. The British Expeditionary Force took away the anti-tank weapons that were in the army's inventory, and they all threw them in France, including their operators.

The anti-tank weapons remaining in the British mainland have become the rarest treasures. Even the most important defensive force on the coast of Dover has only three anti-tank guns, and there is an extreme lack of ammunition, so that soldiers have to train daily Can only adopt the way of simulation launch.

Another effective weapon in the handsome weapon sequence is the anti-tank grenade, but the range is only 100 meters, the penetration is very limited, and the soldiers must undergo rigorous training, otherwise the fatality rate will make the commander vomit blood.

The British army also has some anti-tank guns. Unfortunately, after inspections on the battlefield, these anti-tank guns cannot penetrate the armor of German main battle tanks. They can only deal with light armored or unprotected vehicles.

There are several kinds of ordinary artillery that can deal with German tanks, but the number is also pitiful, even the artillery units assigned to the three infantry divisions are not enough, and there is also a lack of corresponding anti-tank artillery shells, the main goal of the military factory now It is an indicator of the completion of explosive bombs, and there is no time to produce that complex and expensive anti-tank ammunition.

The crisis caused by the German tanks led the Army to frantically seek to produce simple alternative weapons, so a variety of whimsical inventions came into being. The simplest and most effective weapon is Sticky bomb.

The so-called sticky bomb. It is a glass bottle containing 1.25 pounds of gelatinous star with a wooden handle. The fuse is rubbed for 5 seconds to extend the firing time. The glass ball is also wrapped with a cloth cover coated with viscous glue, and a tinplate shell is placed on the outside.

The operational principle of this weapon is like this. First of all, this thing is thrown by manpower, and the weight is more substantial. So in order to kill the target, the soldier must get close enough to the tank.

If he was not sieved by the tank machine gun when he approached the German tank, then this lucky guy could remove the iron shell from the bomb, pull the fire cord to ignite the fuse, and then round his arm and hit the large grenade. Tank armor plate.

It must be thrown with great effort, otherwise once the glass ball of the bomb does not break. The lucky guy had to climb into the tank before the five-second fuze was burned out, and then use his hands or tools. Anyway, he had to smash the stubborn glass ball, otherwise it would not be able to exert its due effect.

At the same time, you must also pay attention to the technique when throwing, because the outside of this thing is coated with birdlime that is so sticky that birds and birds are desperate. Once it is stuck on the clothes, unless you strip yourself within five seconds. Otherwise, you can only watch that thing blow yourself into pieces.

If the glass ball is successfully smashed on the armor plate of the tank, the viscosity in the glass ball will stick to the tank like a puddle of nose. After five seconds, the fuze will ignite, and the explosive power will be enough to blast through 25mm thick Armor plate.

The power of the bomb site was satisfactory, but it caused a small problem. The lucky guy must complete the above-mentioned complicated work within five seconds and sprint more than ten meters before the grenade explodes, otherwise he will definitely be finished with the tank. However, it seems that British officials have selectively ignored this small issue.

As a result, this anti-tank weapon, which is almost indistinguishable from a suicide bomb, was distributed to the National Self-Defense Forces and the Army. From this we can see the extent of the British embarrassment. You must know that in Xu Jun's original world, this thing was a dangerous weapon that was completely resisted by the British army. It was completely buried and destroyed before World War II was over.

In addition to sticky bombs, the National Guard also equipped the British version of the "Molotov cocktail" bomb, a white phosphorus molotov cocktail. Except for the different ingredients, the rest is exactly the same as the Finnish product, including the manual.

The method of using "Molotov Cocktail" is very simple. Just light it and throw it like a tank hood. Combustion will ignite the fuel leaked from the engine, burn out the engine circuit, consume oxygen and stop the engine, anyway, it will stop the tank. Once the tank is recruited, the heroic Self-Defense Army soldiers can do whatever they want with the German tanks that have lost power, if the opponent does not have a helper to watch the excitement.

Another "powerful" National Self-Defense Force special anti-tank weapon is the Northover launcher, a smoothbore projectile. Its main body is a smooth-bore barrel, which is an ordinary iron pipe, with a simple breech bolt on the back, about a few inches in thickness, with a simple rod-shaped sight, and a simple hole drilled in it. According to the gate, the longest firing range is about 180 meters. The shell can be a grenade or the English version of the "Molotov Cocktail". It is fired using a paper cartridge containing black powder, and an old-fashioned gun with copper is used for ignition. Quality flash hider, in fact, this is an enlarged old flintlock. Things that are shot out of the gadgets will basically roll around ~ IndoMTL.com~ so you can't count on its accuracy at all, but the National Self-Defense Army soldiers seem to like this launcher very much and often drag it around for exercises. After all, This is the only heavy firepower they have.

The National Self-Defense Army also issued a metal crowbar, the easiest and most powerful ultimate anti-tank killer that can be heard by all Germans.

The method of use is like this. A brave SDF soldier holding a crowbar in ambush beside the road. When the proud German tanks passed by, the brave SDF soldier flew out with a crowbar and plugged the crowbar. It would be better if it can be inserted between the track of the tank and the road wheels.

Then there was a click. The German tank track broke, the driving wheels were stuck, the engine stalled, and the heroic Self-Defense Force soldiers screamed from the sky, climbed up to the tank and smashed the hatch cover to destroy it.

Whether the real situation will be the same as in the textbook, the military explained that because there is no German tank on hand to test, so it can only be guessed, but the National Self-Defense Army soldiers seem to generally believe in the practical value of this tactic.

When Xu Jun learned of this "terrible" piece of information, he couldn't help but sighed, the guys on the European island went crazy, and the guys on the Asian island really didn't look enough.