Anti-Japanese War: My equipment is infinitely refreshed

Chapter 266 This broken gun is really terrible!

Chapter 266 This broken gun is really terrible! (First update!)

In the sky, dozens of JU-52 transport planes were carrying Student and his party towards the island of Malta.

A few years ago, the performance of the JU-52 transport aircraft was quite good.

But now this transport aircraft has gradually shown a trend of being eliminated.

Of course, if you have absolute air superiority, this fighter is still good.

And now the German army has absolute air superiority.

However, the German army’s current production capacity is limited, so it cannot use either the JU-52 transport aircraft or other transport aircraft.

More importantly, production capacity is now prioritized for supplying the Eastern Front.

The fact that he could mobilize dozens of transport planes was already the greatest support he could provide.

"Lieutenant General Student, can we capture the airport with these 300 warriors?" a lieutenant said somewhat unconfidently.

Normally, this kind of strategic plan would require an all-in effort to take it all.

This is purely a tactic of adding fuel to the fire. The defenders on the island are not fools. Once they know their purpose, they will definitely attack them like crazy.

By then the situation may be worse than they imagined.

"It shouldn't be difficult to capture the airport. The British army's combat effectiveness is not as strong as imagined." Lieutenant General Student was not worried about not being able to capture the airport.

The key issue is whether the airport can be defended in the future.

If we can't defend the airport, everything will be in vain.

"I've considered the issue you're worried about. It's nothing more than follow-up reinforcements or parachuting more troops in one go." Lieutenant General Student interrupted what he wanted to say.

"Then you..." The lieutenant looked puzzled.

He wanted to say something, but Lieutenant General Student signaled him not to get excited.

"Most of the transport planes were transferred to the Eastern Front."

Doesn't he want to go all in?

He thinks too!

Tens of thousands of people parachuted in at once.

Not only can we capture the airport as quickly as possible, but we may also be able to completely take over the island of Malta.

But isn't this a condition that doesn't allow it?

Most of the transport planes were transferred to the Eastern Front to transport soldiers, medicines, supplies, etc. that were urgently needed on the Eastern Front.

Therefore, the number of transport planes capable of parachuting has decreased.

The scale of the parachute drop will naturally not be large.

The reason why Field Marshal Keitel dissuaded the plan was that he took into account the insufficient number of transport planes available, the small scale of the parachute drop, and the great risk of capturing the Malta airport.

But the island of Malta is also related to the subsequent naval battle in the Mediterranean.

It must be resolved as soon as possible.

The problems on the Eastern Front were also very serious.

Especially knowing that the Soviet army was accumulating strength and preparing for a winter counterattack.

Field Marshal Keitel is trying every possible way to strengthen the Eastern Front.

Therefore, there was very little support that could be given to Lieutenant General Student.

These are what Field Marshal Keitel told him after he was left alone after the meeting.

"In other words, our mission is to occupy the airport and hold it for at least five days. During these five days, transport aircraft will continuously airlift soldiers to the airport." Lieutenant General Student was not the kind of person who complained about himself. After understanding the difficulties on the Eastern Front, his dissatisfaction with Marshal Keitel disappeared.

But he still insisted that he could use a small team to occupy the airport, wait for follow-up troops to arrive at the airport, and then expand the direction of the attack.

In response to Lieutenant General Student's insistence, Field Marshal Keitel was silent for a while, and then said that all newly produced transport aircraft would be transferred to Malta as quickly as possible to help him transport more soldiers.

In other words, the longer he persists, the more strength he will gain.

As for the so-called sea trial, there was none at all.

It’s so late now, there’s no time for a trial voyage.

So when the paratroopers in the cabin learned the real reason, they were not afraid, but said that they would definitely be able to capture the airport.

"Children, the scenery outside is very nice. Let's enjoy it." Perhaps feeling that the atmosphere was a bit solemn, Lieutenant General Student pointed to the scenery outside and said with a smile.

I have to say that the scenery of the Mediterranean is still very beautiful.

The sea surface is very calm, and the storms that often occur in other sea areas are never seen in the Mediterranean.

Especially at this moment when the sun is rising, the scenery of the clouds and the Mediterranean Sea is fascinating.

Many German paratroopers looked at the magnificent scene through the portholes, and the originally solemn atmosphere dissipated a lot.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the cabin returned to when we first set off.

And Stuart couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Hey, brothers, we have arrived at the designated airspace! We have confirmed the ground target! Get ready to parachute, kids!" Soon, the pilot of the transport plane in front turned around and shouted loudly to Student who was waiting to parachute behind the cockpit.

The plane kept shaking in the air current. The paratroopers who heard the shouting immediately stood up, quickly checked their equipment, and were ready to parachute at any time.

We are all veterans, and we all know the necessary procedures very well.

After a year, they were finally able to parachute again.

Many paratroopers were still very excited.

Especially Lieutenant General Student, he took a deep breath and then spoke loudly.

"Check your equipment and pay attention to the status of your parachute."

"Brothers, we have to go down and teach those damned British a lesson."

"Come on, we are the invincible paratroopers, we are the brave paratroopers."

"Long live the Empire!"

Lieutenant General Student stood up and shouted hysterically. After all the paratroopers checked their equipment, they began to wait for the order to parachute, and the red lights on the plane kept flashing.

"Have you checked everything?" Lieutenant General Student asked again.

"Report, inspection completed."

"Prepare to parachute!" The cabin door opened quickly, and Lieutenant General Student gave the order without any hesitation.

"Jump! Jump! Jump!"

Three hundred paratroopers jumped towards the ground airport at an extremely fast speed.

Not far away, the escorting FW190 fighters were engaged in a tangle with British Hurricane fighters.

British fighter planes were constantly shot down.

"Crash!" The crisp sound of landing made many German paratroopers breathe a sigh of relief.

You know, the most dangerous part of skydiving is the part in the air.

Because the enemy's anti-aircraft machine guns would fire desperately, tracer bullets would explode from time to time, helping the British anti-aircraft machine gunners on the ground to calibrate targets.

Although there were only 300 people parachuting, more than a dozen unlucky paratroopers were hit by anti-aircraft machine guns and fell directly to the ground.

But the remaining German paratroopers had no time to grieve. After landing, they quickly folded their parachutes and quickly looked for the wooden boxes that had landed with them.

It is equipped with weapons and ammunition. Normally, one wooden box will contain weapons and ammunition for three to four people.

"I'm lucky to have picked up the gun so quickly." A German paratrooper sergeant looked at the wooden box in front of him, praised God, and opened the box.

Inside the wooden box were two G41 (W) semi-automatic rifles, two MP40 submachine guns, and three basic quantities of ammunition.

The G41 (W) semi-automatic rifle was just developed by the German army and has not yet been deployed on the Eastern Front.

In other words, this batch of weapons is still in the testing stage.

The reason why they appear here is because Lieutenant General Student said that the paratroopers need to strengthen their firepower. If they still use the Mauser 98K rifle, they will not be able to form fire suppression, which will delay the speed of taking over the airport.

After some thought, Marshal Keitel specially wrote a note, asking him to go to the Walter Company to get a batch of semi-automatic rifles that were being tested.

The G41 semi-automatic rifle is relatively bulky and inconvenient to load bullets. Like the K-98 rifle, the magazine must be filled from above using a magazine bridge, so it is not very popular with the military.

But its firepower performance is better than that of the Kar98k Mauser rifle.

So Walter is looking for ways to improve it.

But currently the German army wants to increase its firepower in terms of rifles, and it only has the G41 semi-automatic rifle.

So even though it was a bit bulky, Lieutenant General Student had to grit his teeth and use it.

Stroking the butt of the gun, the German sergeant's eyes were full of doting.

For paratroopers, so what if it’s bulky and inconvenient to load bullets?

As long as the firepower is strong enough.

They, the paratroopers, are born to be surrounded, so it's good enough for them to have weapons.

At least it is several times more powerful than the pistol on you.

Although it is a new weapon and is in the experimental stage, the paratroopers quickly found the trick.

He skillfully inserted the magazine into the rifle, and with a click, he pulled the bolt, allowing the bullet to be placed in the chamber, ready to fight at any time.

"Sergeant, we encountered a British anti-aircraft artillery position on the way here." At this time, several German paratroopers came over, took a look at the wooden box, picked up their weapons, loaded bullets, and spoke quickly.

"Is this the new rifle?" A German corporal asked in confusion after taking a look at the G41 semi-automatic rifle.

"Yes, it is said that the firepower is several times stronger than the original bolt-action rifle, but it is very troublesome to load the bullets." The German sergeant nodded.

"That's good. There's nothing better than being able to quickly find a weapon to protect yourself in this dangerous battlefield." The corporal felt that it didn't matter, as long as he was not unarmed.

"That's right, then let's take down this anti-aircraft artillery position, otherwise it will affect the arrival of follow-up troops." asked the sergeant.

If the anti-aircraft artillery positions are not destroyed, the damage to the paratroopers will be too great.

A transport plane might be shot down with just one shot, which would cause huge losses.

"Act together?" the corporal continued.

"Well, my team hasn't been found yet. Let's act together first. I'll take command from now on. Do you have any objection?" The sergeant took a quick look. He had the highest rank among the people present. According to wartime military law, he would automatically take over the command.

"Yes, Sergeant," the corporal responded immediately.

It wasn't long before they were able to find a British anti-aircraft gun position that was firing continuously into the sky.

As for how many enemy troops were there on the position, they didn't know.

Normally, there would be at least ten people, or even more.

The only thing we know is that the British troops on the position had no idea that they had quietly approached and were still firing at the sky, with no intention of moving their position at all.

"Where are our fighter planes? Why don't they come and destroy this anti-aircraft artillery position?" the sergeant muttered.

"Probably not available. There are still many anti-aircraft artillery positions on the island." The corporal looked at the sky and shook his head.

"If planes come, these British anti-aircraft artillery positions will have to be moved, and we can set an ambush. Now it seems that we can only attack by force." The sergeant sighed.

"Let's sneak over first. The British army probably doesn't know we are coming." The corporal suggested after thinking for a while.

"Well, you take two people from the left, and I'll take one person from the right." There were only five people in total, and they went straight to the anti-aircraft artillery position. It must be said that these German paratroopers were quite brave.

Soon, they were less than thirty meters away from the British position, and could even hear the British army's frequent noises.

"My God, the Germans actually sent out paratroopers. Are they trying to capture the island of Malta?"

"Damn, where are our fighters?"

"These idiots."

"Damn it, there are no more shells."

They were completely unaware that the German paratroopers were very close to them.

"3.2.1... on!"

The German sergeant muttered something to himself, then jumped out of his hiding place with a paratrooper behind him and rushed towards the British anti-aircraft artillery position that was firing into the air.

The German corporal on the left is still waiting for his opportunity.

Their movements soon attracted the attention of the British sentries on guard around them.

They never thought that there would be German paratroopers here.

It was so unexpected that the British sentry on guard fell into a brief panic, hurriedly lowered his head, pulled the bolt, and prepared to shoot.

However, the Lee Enfield rifle lacks suppression power at close range, and its rate of fire is significantly lower than that of the G41 semi-automatic rifle.

The sergeant pulled the trigger first, and a bullet went straight at a British soldier who was on guard.

Looking at the fallen British sentry, he did not stop his actions and continued shooting at the British soldiers.

At this time, the British soldiers in the position were still shooting. After all, the sound of anti-aircraft guns was still very loud and completely covered up the sound of the paratroopers.

"Charge!" This time the sergeant took the lead in the charge. The paratrooper holding an MP40 submachine gun behind him did not wait for the enemy in the position to react. He held the submachine gun and fired wildly before the enemy shouted surrender.

The German corporal on the left who had been waiting for an opportunity, along with the other two paratroopers, also rushed towards the position.

For close range damage, submachine guns are more powerful.

"Bang, bang, bang!" Before the British army could react, the continuous shooting killed most of the British troops in the position.

The few remaining British soldiers immediately raised their hands and surrendered!

"This gun is really useful!" In close-range combat, the submachine gun is indeed useful. Rush in and fire wildly, and the enemies will all be dead before they can react.

"It's really good, but the ammunition consumption is very high. In just a short while, we're one stock less. But this G41 semi-automatic rifle is really heavy and needs to be improved. Otherwise, long-term combat will consume a lot of physical strength." The German sergeant nodded, and then pointed out the shortcomings of the G41 semi-automatic rifle.

"It would be even more perfect if the loading method could be improved."

“I don’t know if the people in the Equipment Department have thought of this plan.”

"This is not what we were considering. What should we do now?" The corporal said helplessly, spreading his hands.

(End of this chapter)