Chapter 543： Rubber boat force

"Chief Engineer, they want us to surrender." The voice came clearly along the sea breeze, and upon hearing this voice, the French sailor suddenly lost his intent to fight.

As romantic Frenchmen, they don’t like fighting, and they don’t like battles that are destined to be defeated. Now, this is the situation. The bridges of their warships have been destroyed, and a large number of officers have been killed. The soldiers of the lower ranks, There is no fighting will at all.

Next to Joseph, the sailor called to him anxiously.

Joseph raised his head, his eyes were already red, at this time, his heart was facing a difficult choice.

How to do?

General Labaud, Colonel Gellari and others were all killed in battle. Should he avenge them? But is there any possibility of revenge?

surrender? This is a shame for the soldiers, especially since this order was given by him, which is even more unwilling to do.

He can't be alone, he's just an engineer.

Joseph didn't speak, but just stared at the people around him blankly. His eyes were full of complicated emotions. He seemed to be asking them, what should you do?

"Chief engineer, chief engineer, it's not good. Outside, there are a lot of rubber boats approaching us."

Hearing this, Joseph was finally moved, he stood up and ran outside.

When he ran to the upper deck, he could see clearly. At this time, the German warship, only one nautical mile away from his side, could clearly see the opponent’s black hole muzzle, aiming at his own ship. Body, it is conceivable that a 283mm naval gun, as long as it fires, it will definitely be able to send oneself to hell!

At the same time, behind the opponent, there is a large rubber boat, rushing towards them!

The history of inflatable boats can be traced back to 880 BC, when the Assyrian troops inflated animal skins to inflate them so that they could pass the river.

At the same time, in ancient China, in the Song and Ming dynasties, people also used sealed and inflated animal skins to pass through the river.

The modern rubber dinghy needs to be talked about from 1912. The car tire of German business owner Gehrman Maydan exploded, and his 16-year-old son Albert was in the same car.

In this era, if you want to drive a car, you must be able to repair the car. They filled up the inner tube and filled a basin with water to check for leaks.

At this moment Menard had an inspiration: Isn't it a boat if the inner tube has a bottom? !

So, just do it, and the father and son bond a boat like this. In order to prevent the rubber from being damaged, a net was put on it at the beginning, and then a linen jacket was put on it.

After receiving the invention patent license, they showed their achievements to the soldiers on a waterway in Berlin. Unfortunately, it did not arouse the interest of the troops.

After all, a bullet can penetrate rubber, and such an inflatable boat is of no use value.

But the two were not discouraged. In 1916, the two inventors started to establish small workshops to produce their own rubber boats.

Although it did not enter the military department, the emergency department became interested in the product. By 1925, Maydenall had more than 100 workers in his small workshop and began to produce the air mattress invented by Albert.

And now, the rubber boats used by the Marine Corps come from Albert's rubber boat factory!

The Army is not interested in this kind of thing, but the newly formed Marine Corps found that inflatable boats are a very good water tool.

When not in use, it can be vented and easily carried, and when in use, it can be inflated quickly to meet the needs of crossing the river.

Moreover, at the request of the Marine Corps, the Albert factory also developed the current large rubber boat, which can accommodate an infantry squad, and at the same time there is a small motorcycle engine at the rear to drive a propeller.

Mainly used on rivers, and now on the sea, they have used it without fear!

The 26-horsepower engine at the tail was roaring, and the propellers were driving the sea. The entire rubber boat went up and down with the waves. From time to time, the sea surged up, drenching the soldiers in the rubber boat.

However, they did not hesitate, their eyes were firm and bold!

At the forefront were the soldiers from the 1st Battalion of the 1st Grenadier Regiment of the Marine Corps, the commander of the battalion, Lieutenant Commander Reinhardt-Hardgen, holding an mp38 "submachine gun" in his hand, with murderous eyes in his eyes.

"Rush, rush up, we are the Marine Corps, we are the sea dragon, the land titan, there is no mission that we can't complete!" Hardgen was extremely excited.

Originally, their mission was to prepare to land in France along with other troops, but now they are still at sea and suddenly received a new mission.

Just after the order from Berlin came the Marine Corps was mobilized, and when our own warships had already taken advantage, they stepped on the opponent's warship and completely controlled the other's warship!

For the Marine Corps, this kind of mission is just within the scope of their training! They are fighting all day long, training all kinds of sea infantry combat skills.

Originally, they planned to wash ashore with the tank. Now, after the order was given, they deployed their rubber dinghy in the landing ship, inflated it, and then drove out from the open hatch of the landing ship!

As the newly formed Marine Corps, they will never discredit their troops!

Reinhardt-Haldgen was born in Bremen on March 18, 1913 and began his naval career in April 1933.

Historically, he was first trained as a flight observer and later became a pilot. Later, because of an accident, he left the plane and joined the submarine force.

In this way, until February 1945, he served as a battalion commander of the 6th Marine Regiment.

Because there was no submarine force to serve him.

And now, history has changed. After the establishment of the Marine Corps, he was transferred to the Marine Corps and became a glorious battalion commander. Whether in the sky, at sea, or on land, he is using himself His life is written with loyalty to the empire.

Because the landing ship was not as fast as the battleship, they were always behind. When they caught up, they had just completed the task of forcing the other side to surrender and destroyed the other side’s bridge, 283 mm. The naval gun is putting tremendous pressure on the opponent.

The arrival of the Marine Corps is the last straw to crush the opponent's will. Mobile users please browse and read,