Chapter 266 This gun is really bad! (First update!) In the sky, dozens of JU-52 transport planes were carrying Stuart and his party, flying towards the island of Malta. If it was a few years ago, the performance of the JU-52 transport aircraft was pretty good. But now this transport aircraft has gradually become obsolete. Of course, if you have absolute air superiority, this fighter is still good. And now the German army has absolute air supremacy. However, the German army's currently pressed production capacity does not require JU-52 transport aircraft, nor other transport aircraft. More importantly, production capacity is now given priority to supplying the Eastern Front battlefield. He can mobilize dozens of transport planes, which is already the greatest support. "Lieutenant General Stuart, can we seize the airport with these three hundred warriors?" a lieutenant said somewhat unconfidently.

Normally, this kind of strategic plan must be a stud to win them all. This is purely a fueling tactic, and the defenders on the island are not fools. If they know their purpose, they will definitely attack them like crazy. The situation may then be worse than they imagined. "It shouldn't be difficult to seize the airport. The British army's combat effectiveness is not as strong as imagined." Lieutenant General Stuart was not worried about being unable to seize the airport. The key question is whether the airport can be defended in the future. If we can't defend the airport, it's all in vain. "I have considered what you are worried about, and it is nothing more than follow-up reinforcements, or parachuting more troops in one go." Lieutenant General Stuart interrupted what he wanted to say. "Then you..." The lieutenant looked puzzled. He wanted to say something else, but Lieutenant General Stuart told him not to get excited. "Most of the transport planes were diverted to the eastern front." Doesn't he want to have a good time? He wants it too! Tens of thousands of people were parachuted in one breath. Not only can they seize the airport as quickly as possible, but they may also be able to completely seize the island of Malta. But isn’t this condition not allowed? Most of the transport aircraft 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 aircraft capable of parachute decreases. The scale of the parachute drop will naturally not be very large. The reason why Marshal Keitel dissuaded him was that the number of transport aircraft currently available was insufficient, the scale of the parachute drop was too small, and the risk of seizing the Malta airport was too great.

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 is accumulating strength and preparing to carry out a winter counterattack. Marshal Keitel is trying every means to strengthen the strength of the Eastern Front. Therefore, little support can be given to Lieutenant General Stuart. This was what Marshal Keitel told him when he left him 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 opportunities will continue to transport soldiers to the airport." Lieutenant General Stuart is not the kind of person who feels sorry for himself. He understands the situation on the Eastern Front. After the difficulty, the dissatisfaction with Marshal Keitel disappeared. But he still insisted that a small team could be used to occupy the airport, and then expand the attack direction after the follow-up troops arrived at the airport. Regarding Lieutenant General Stuart's insistence, Marshal Keitel was silent for a while, and then said that all newly produced transport aircraft would be transferred to the island of Malta as quickly as possible to help him transport more soldiers. In other words, the more he persists for one more day, the more strength he will gain. As for the so-called trial voyage, there is no such thing. What time of the year is it, how can I have time to do a trial flight? So when the paratroopers in the cabin knew the real reason, they were not afraid, but said that they would definitely be able to seize the airport. "Children, the scenery outside is still very good. Let's enjoy the scenery outside." Xu felt that the atmosphere was a bit solemn, Lieutenant General Stuart pointed at the scenery outside and said with a smile. I have to say that the scenery of the Mediterranean Sea is still very beautiful. The sea surface is very calm, and storms that often occur in other sea areas are not seen at all in the Mediterranean. Especially at this moment when the sun is rising, the scenery of clouds and the Mediterranean Sea is mesmerizing. Many German paratroopers looked at such a magnificent scene through the portholes, and the original solemn atmosphere dissipated a lot. For a moment, the atmosphere in the cabin returned to the time when we just set off. And Stuart couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. "Hey, brothers, we have arrived in the scheduled airspace! We have confirmed the ground target! Get ready to parachute! Children!" Soon, the pilot of the transport plane in front turned back and shouted to Stuart, who was waiting for the parachute behind the cockpit. shouted. The plane kept shaking in the airflow, and the paratroopers who heard the shouts immediately stood up, quickly checked their equipment, and were ready to parachute at any time. We are all veterans, and we all know the procedures that should be followed. After a year, they were finally able to parachute again. Many paratroopers were still very excited. Lieutenant General Stuart, in particular, took a deep breath and then spoke loudly. "Check the equipment and note the condition of the parachute."

"Brothers, we are going to go down and teach those **** British guys a lesson." "Come on, we are invincible paratroopers, we are heroic paratroopers." "Long live the Empire!" Lieutenant General Stuart stood up and shouted hysterically. After all the paratroopers checked their equipment, they began to wait for the order to parachute, while the red lights on the plane kept flashing. "Have everything been checked?" Lieutenant General Stuart asked again. "Report, inspection completed." "Report, inspection completed." "Report, inspection completed." "Prepare to parachute!" The cabin door quickly opened, and Lieutenant General Stuart immediately issued the order without any hesitation. "Jump! Jump! Jump!" "Jump! Jump! Jump!" "Jump! Jump! Jump!" Three hundred paratroopers parachuted towards the ground airport at extremely fast speeds. Not far away, the escorting FW190 fighter jets were fighting with British Hurricane fighter jets. British fighter jets continued to be shot down. "Crash!" The crisp sound of landing sounded, making many German paratroopers breathe a sigh of relief. You know, the most dangerous part of skydiving is the air. Because the enemy's anti-aircraft machine guns would fire desperately, tracer bullets would explode from time to time, calibrating the targets for the British anti-aircraft machine gunners on the ground. Although only 300 people parachuted, more than ten 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 retracted their parachutes, and then quickly searched for the wooden box that landed with them. It is equipped with weapons and ammunition. Normally, a wooden box will contain weapons and ammunition for three to four people. "It's good luck that I picked up the gun so quickly." A German paratrooper sergeant looked at the wooden box in front of him and couldn't help praising God before opening the wooden box. Inside the wooden box were two G41 (W) semi-automatic rifles, two MP40 submachine guns, and three basic amounts of ammunition. The G41 (W) semi-automatic rifle has just been developed by the German army and has not yet been put into use on the Eastern Front battlefield. In other words, these weapons are still in the experimental stage. The reason why it appears here is because Lieutenant General Stuart said that the paratroopers need to strengthen their firepower. If they still use Mauser 98K rifles, they cannot form fire suppression and will delay the speed of taking over the airport. After some thought, Marshal Keitel specially approved a note asking him to go to Walter Company to pick up 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, which is not very popular with the military.

But its firepower performance is better than the Kar98k Mauser rifle. So Walter is looking for ways to improve. But currently the German army wants to increase its firepower in rifles and only has the G41 semi-automatic rifle. So even though it was cumbersome, Lieutenant General Stuart had to grit his teeth and use it. Stroking the **** of the gun, the German sergeant's eyes were full of doting. For paratroopers, so what if it’s bulky, and what if it’s inconvenient to load bullets? As long as the firepower is strong enough. Their paratroopers are born to be surrounded, so it would be nice to have weapons. At least several times more powerful than the pistol on his body. Although it is a new weapon and is in the experimental stage, the paratroopers still find the trick quickly. Skillfully inserted the magazine into the rifle, pulled the bolt with a clatter, and placed the bullet in the chamber, ready for battle at any time. "Sergeant, on our way here, we encountered a British anti-aircraft artillery position." At this time, several more German paratroopers came over, took a look at the wooden box, picked up their weapons, loaded the bullets, and said quickly. "Is this a new rifle?" A German corporal glanced at the G41 semi-automatic rifle and asked doubtfully. "Yes, it is said that the firepower is several times more powerful than the original bolt-action rifle, but loading bullets is troublesome." The German sergeant nodded. "That's right. There is nothing better than being able to quickly find a weapon to protect yourself on this dangerous battlefield." The corporal felt that it didn't matter, as long as it was not with bare hands. "You're right, then go and secure this anti-aircraft artillery position, otherwise it will affect the arrival of follow-up troops." the sergeant asked. Without destroying the anti-aircraft artillery positions, the damage to the paratroopers would be too great. Maybe one shot could shoot down a transport plane, and the loss would be huge. "Let's move together?" the corporal continued to ask. "Well, my team has not been found yet. Let's move together first. I will take command next. Do you have any objections?" The sergeant glanced at it. He was the only one with the highest rank present. According to wartime military law, he would automatically take over. over command authority. "Yes, sergeant," the corporal responded immediately. Not long after, they were able to touch a British anti-aircraft gun position that was firing continuously into the sky. As for how many enemy troops there are on the position, they don't know. Normally, there would be at least no less than ten people, or even more. The only thing that was known was that the British troops on the position did not know that they had quietly moved over and were still firing at the sky without any intention of moving their position. "Where are our fighters? Why don't you come and destroy this anti-aircraft artillery position?" the sergeant muttered. "Maybe there is no time. There are quite a lot of anti-aircraft artillery positions on the island." The corporal glanced at the sky and shook his head. "If the plane comes and these British anti-aircraft artillery positions have to be moved, we can completely set up an ambush. Now it seems that we can only attack by force." The sergeant sighed.

"Let's touch it first. The British army probably won't know we're coming." The corporal thought for a while and suggested. "Well, you take two people from the left, and I take one from the right." There were only five people in total, and they directly touched the anti-aircraft gun position. I have to say that these German paratroopers were quite courageous. Soon, they were less than thirty meters away from the British army's position, and they could even hear the faint sound of the British army in their ears. "God, the German army actually sent paratroopers. Are they trying to seize the island of Malta?" "Damn it, where are our fighter planes?" "These idiots." "Asshole, there are no more shells." Unknown to them, German paratroopers were already very close to them all around them. "!" After the German sergeant muttered something silently, he immediately jumped up from his hiding place with a paratrooper behind him and rushed towards the British anti-aircraft artillery position that was firing in the air. The German corporal on the left is still waiting for his chance. Their movements soon attracted the attention of the British sentries who were on alert all around. 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 and pulled the bolt of his gun, preparing to shoot. However, the Lee Enfield rifle lacks suppressive power at close range. Compared with the G41 semi-automatic rifle, the rate of fire is not much worse than that of the G41 semi-automatic rifle. The sergeant was the first to pull the trigger, and a bullet rushed directly towards an alert British soldier. Looking at the fallen British sentry, he did not stop his movements and continued to shoot at the British soldiers. At this time, the British soldiers in the position were still shooting. After all, the sound of anti-aircraft gun fire was still very loud, completely covering up the sound of the paratroopers. "Charge!" The sergeant took the lead directly in the charge this time. 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 to surrender. The German corporal on the left, who had been waiting for an opportunity, rushed towards the position with the other two paratroopers. For face-to-face output at close range, a submachine gun is more powerful. "Thud, tut, tug!" Before the British army could react, continuous shooting killed most of the British troops in the position. The few remaining British soldiers immediately raised their hands and surrendered! "Sure enough, this gun is still useful!" In close combat, the submachine gun is really useful. I rushed in and fired wildly, and all the enemies were killed before they could react. "It's really good, but the ammunition consumption is very high. Just for a while, we lost one basic ammunition. However, this G41 semi-automatic gun is indeed very heavy and needs to be improved. Otherwise, fighting for a long time 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 better if the loading method could be improved." "I don't know if the people in the equipment department have thought about this plan." "This is not something we have considered. What should we do now?" the corporal said helplessly with his hands spread out.

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