Chapter 644

In a trench, two German soldiers are opening their cans with openers. Since the fall of Tobruk, German Paratroopers have killed all over Crete, the supply of the African Legion has become unimpeded. In addition to transporting enough shells, bullets and other consumables, German soldiers in Africa can also get a lot of luxury goods that they never thought of before.

The enemy they were in was the abandoned trench of the British. There were 110 British soldiers stationed here, but now the German occupied it. A 88mm cannon was set up not far away to prevent the British from fighting back. The main task of the machine gun team was to protect the flank of the 88mm cannon.

A mg42 general-purpose machine gun is set up on a new tripod, and the bullet chain is hung down on one side of the machine gun. In this state, the "akado saw" can be used as a heavy machine gun temporarily, or as an air defense weapon at a certain angle.

The two German soldiers are old timers on the North African battlefield. One of them carefully opened his baby can, while the other poured warm water into the fried noodles and mixed them well. It's said that this magical method of making fried noodles comes from the Far East. It doesn't taste very good, but it's more convenient to carry. In the front line, you can use all kinds of things to hold fried powdery food, and once there is no way to stop to prepare food, it can solve all the problems that make you worry: you can eat without heating, you can grab one at any time to satisfy your hunger, and it has a certain buffer function when you fall down at top speed!

In the hot North Africa, if you don't want to eat cold food, it's very easy to find a way to make the food warm. Just put the food or water bottle on the sunny stone and wait for a while, you can get warm water or food.

"Haven't we already laid the British soil? Why do they even lose their home and fight with us in such a ghost place? " The younger soldier mixed his fried noodles, took a piece of canned meat with fat from the old soldier, threw it into the paste, licked his fingers with his tongue and complained.

The veteran took the fried noodles handed to him by his companion, poured the canned food mixed with meat and beans into his lunch box, stirred it with a folding spoon for a few times, and then said, "the British don't like us Germans, so we have to fight a war. One of the two countries must fall down before it is over."

"Boom!" Before we had a bite of food, the 88mm antiaircraft cannon nearby gave out a deafening roar. The huge muzzle wave rolled up a lot of dust, which made two German soldiers who were ready to eat disheartened.

"The British are fighting back!" On one side of the trench, a German signalman, holding his helmet and rifle, bent over the machine gun position and loudly reminded his companions: "armored car cover, ready to fight!"

"These bastards, Brits! Not even a good meal? " He picked up a large lunch with a spoon and put it into his mouth. The old soldier put down his lunch box and stretched out his head from the trench reinforced with boards and sandbags on the wall. Not far from the front, a large area of British soldiers was slowly approaching the German position.

"Good fellow! It seems that there are three or five hundred people, one battalion of infantry, and they are also following the armored vehicles. This is to play with us! " The veteran leaned his shoulder against the butt of the machine gun, pulled the bolt with his hand, tilted his head slightly, and put his eyes behind the sight glass.

This set of action is also very short time, German artillery positions, the second shell has been accompanied by whistling out of the 88 mm cannon that slender barrel. The terrifying speed of fire and the collapsing penetrating power are the two treasures of the German 88mm cannon, which has become the enemy of the armored forces. In the vast desert, the Germans with this kind of cannon are much luckier than the British soldiers with backward weapons.

"Bang!" As the enemy approached, a German soldier pulled his trigger in a distant position. The first one to fire was a Mauser 98K rifle. Undoubtedly, this weapon has certain advantages in range.

"Open the ammunition box at your feet and prepare the chain first!" The old soldier told the young people around him, "the enemy is about 900 meters away."

The young Deputy Archer bent down, opened the tin box, pulled out the neatly stacked chain and put it in the most convenient position. Then he silently took the grenade off his body and put it next to the chain.

"Machine gun! Fire Not far away, the platoon leader of the infantry platoon called out the order to attack. Before the voice fell to the ground, the veteran's fingers made a little effort, and the mg42 machine gun roared madly. Because of the shooting speed was too fast, the bullet chain hanging on the gun jumped up and down with the huge attraction, and the bullet case on the other side fell on the veteran's feet like raindrops.

It's still that particular sound, or it doesn't sound good, like the sound of sawing wood or tearing linen. But for the German soldiers, this is the most beautiful melody, this is the most exciting wonderful note. Because every time I heard this sound, a torrent of hot steel flew to the enemy's position, which was as dense as hail, making the opponent unable to lift his head.

For German soldiers, this weapon is the whip of God, the sickle of the devil, and the gift of the head of state. There is no machine gun comparable to the mg42 machine gun. This kind of weapon is one of the most perfect machine gun designs. You should know that 80 years later, the Germans are still using similar machine guns, and the original mg42 is still shining in Africa. A barrage of bullets swept across the British soldiers. The tracer bullets accurately indicated the trajectory and the position of the target. The veteran moved his shoulder slightly horizontally, and the machine gun barrage formed a fan, which knocked down more British soldiers. Soon someone fell in the opposite British attack formation, and the British began to open fire on the German position, with bullets in the sand beside the trench, splashing white smoke. However, the white smoke seems to be a little far away from the German machine gun position, with a distance of more than ten meters. At this time, the 88 mm cannon opened fire again. With the roar of the shell, it hit a British armored car in the distance. The huge impact force changed the front face of the armored car. The armored car exploded and burned immediately, and the people inside had no chance to escape. The power of the explosion seems not small, even the German position hundreds of meters away can see clearly“ Oh There was cheering in the German position. It was obvious that the huge explosion was helpful for the German morale. The wonderful performance of the 88mm cannon was enough to frighten the opponent and make this attack more difficult. However, it is obvious that the Germans are doomed to be disappointed this time, because after one of the British armored cars was destroyed, the British did not shrink back, but launched a more fierce attack“ Medical guard! Someone's been hit! " As time went on, the distance between the two sides became closer and closer, and casualties began to appear in the German positions. The first poor German soldier who was hit was hit in the front of the head, and there was no need to rescue him. The second soldier who was hit was not so dry. He was hit in the shoulder and gave a heartrending scream. His companions are calling for medical guards to help him. Two medical soldiers with white Red Cross tied on their arms, holding helmets and carrying medicine boxes, rush to the accident site quickly. They pass by the machine gun position when a medical guard is hit by a stray bullet, which makes the co shooter who is helping to load the machine gun ammunition almost lose his chain. However, the hit medic was obviously lucky. The bullet penetrated his sleeve and left two holes, but it didn't hit the arm in his sleeve or hurt other parts“ God bless you He laughed, then continued to run forward with his helmet, leaving the stunned Deputy shooter there, not knowing what to say“ It's a common occurrence. Don't take it too seriously. " As the veteran continued to pull the trigger and hit the bullets at the enemy in the distance, he loudly reminded his assistant: "don't be silly, take a new bullet chain! The machine gun is a little overheated. Where is the new barrel? " Before his voice passed, a shell landed not far away. It was the British howitzer firing. It was obvious that the British had been preparing for this attack for a long time, and they even managed to get the support artillery“ It's a big caliber howitzer. Stay hidden. " The platoon leader loudly reminded his soldiers to pay attention to their own safety. Just when the smoke of explosion was rising on the German position, a German Leopard tank was moving forward slowly behind the position. There were more German tanks behind the tank“ The attack begins A tank commander put down his telescope, held his throat phone and gave a loud order to attack: "break through the British front line, and then expand the breach to both wings! Speed up Just after lunch, the German elite tank troops appeared in front of the Allied positions. They soon beat back a counterattack by the British infantry, and then took advantage of the situation to attack the British positions. The fighting became more fierce. In the evening, next to the remains of a burning German Leopard tank, two German Gunners set up their new machine gun positions. Next to them was the 88mm antiaircraft cannon. In the afternoon battle, they pushed forward for 3 kilometers, but the German army paid a heavy price for the destruction of 21 tanks.