Chapter 61: A Sense of Honor
Qin Tian's tactics were immediately implemented.
The captain modified twenty pickup trucks...... IN THE REAR, A 15MM THICK STEEL PLATE WITH A HEIGHT OF HALF A MAN WAS INSTALLED, WHICH WAS JUST ENOUGH TO PROVIDE COVER FOR THE SHOOTERS AND OTHERS WITHOUT BLOCKING THE DIRECTION OF THE ANTI-AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUN.
At the same time, the anti-aircraft machine gun was no longer mounted in the front of the car, but in the middle of the rear compartment, so that it was more convenient to turn the muzzle and shoot backwards.
The disadvantage is that the weight of the machine gun itself and the gun carriage is too light, and the bumps in the body of the pickup truck during the drive will make the gun unstable and may even be lifted under the car.
However, this problem is easy to solve, as long as a few simple detachable card seats are welded in the rear compartment of the pickup truck.
The biggest problem is actually the training of soldiers, all kinds of strange problems emerge one after another, during the on-board training, the soldiers who are fighting even turn the muzzle of the gun to the cab in front...... "bang" a few bullets penetrate the thin skin of the pickup truck and penetrate the windshield.
Fortunately, the driver was so frightened that he slammed on the brakes, and due to the effect of inertia, the shooter fell to the ground and could not continue shooting, otherwise the whole vehicle was afraid that it would be finished.
When they quickly got out of the car to cover the deployment, a group of people hurriedly set up machine guns on the side of the road and camouflaged them, only to find out after a while that the bullets had forgotten to take off the car...... Qin Tian couldn't help but look confused.
Or when you get back in the car, because you get on the wrong bus, your own people argue with each other, and even develop to the point of getting into a fight...... Isn't it just getting on the wrong bus? You don't lose anything by changing a car, and if there is infighting on the battlefield because of this, just wait for the enemy to clean it up!
Later, Qin Tian learned that the reason why this happened was because there were people from different tribes in Deville's army.
This is mostly the case in Africa, where tribes are more tolerant and kinder. Because as I said before, the tribe is "relatives" to them, and those outside the tribe are potential rivals or simply enemies with grudges.
This has something to do with the colonial rule of Britain and Italy during World War II...... The colonizers deliberately contributed to this tribal divide in order to better rule the land.
The aim was simple: Africans fought for their own tribes against other tribes, so that they could not form a unified force to drive out the colonists.
As a result, the formation of armies and even parties at that time tended to be based on tribes.
Ironically, these tribes did unite once, but not against foreign colonizers but against former Somali President Barre......
Barre was President of Somalia from 1969 to 1990.
It should be said that Barre, who was born in the military, was quite courageous, and during his presidency, he fully realized the dangers of the Somali tribes holding their own armed forces and forces unable to unite as one, so he hoped to eliminate factional struggles and promote economic development.
This is a bit like "cutting the feudals", and there is nothing wrong with it, but the problem is that Barre was too direct and brutal to touch the interests of the tribal leaders, leading the Somali tribes to unite and overthrow Barre's rule.
The United States has played a role in fueling the flames, and the reason is clear: overthrowing the dictatorship and promoting democratization.
This proved to be not a good choice, as the tribes were once again fighting each other after the fall of Barre, and the result was that Somalia entered an era of chaos and disorder.
Although Qin Tian was not very satisfied with this unit, Deville was not, and they nodded frequently after visiting the training of this machine gun unit.
"Good!" "Fast and standard, I can hardly believe that many of them are soldiers with no combat experience!" DeVille said. ”
Hearing this, Qin Tian couldn't help but sweat, this level may be described as "good" for the African army, but the standard with Qin Tian is completely one heaven and one underground.
It's like training at the Gira base......
The Gila base also needed more soldiers to defend, so a team of 100 people was also organized.
This unit was mainly trained by Ben, but the training subjects were decided by Qin Tian and Ben after discussion.
"I won't interfere with the rest!" Qin Tian said: "But be sure to carry out strict queue and housekeeping training!" ”
"Qin!" Ben objected: "The queue and the housekeeping are just a situation, and these will not play a role in the battle!" The enemy won't be scared away just because we're walking in a neat queue or surrender with a nicely folded quilt! ”
"No, Ben!" Qin Tian said: "The queue and housekeeping are for yourself, not the enemy!" ”
"To yourself?"
"Yes!" Qin Tian explained: "It would be understandable if others, such as the 'S' troops, did not have strict requirements in the direction of internal affairs and queues, but African soldiers ...... It's almost become their habit to be casual, casual, and go their own way, and what are you going to do to change them? Scolding? Or reprimands and punishments? ”
Ben couldn't help but be stunned, because there was really no good way to do anything other than that.
"Queues and housekeeping are good training!" Qin Tian said: "This will make them realize that they must pay attention to their words and deeds at all times, and also pay attention to whether their comrades-in-arms keep up, whether they are walking too fast, whether their steps are consistent with their comrades-in-arms, and so on...... After a long time, you will naturally feel that you are a member of the army and not alone! ”
nodded as if he didn't understand.
Europeans do not pay much attention to this area of training, perhaps because of cultural differences, or because European and American armies focus on coordination while taking into account the individuality of soldiers. This has its own advantages with Huaxia's way of training troops, and it is impossible to say who is good and who is bad.
But Qin Tian knew very well that in this part of Africa, for these low-level soldiers, scattered and basically without a sense of coordination, China's military training method would definitely be more applicable.
As a result, there was a strange scene at the Jila base: under the scorching sun, every day a team of Pokot tribesmen in camouflage uniforms and rifles walked back and forth, over and over again, and from time to time the instructor would correct their posture.
More importantly...... Qin Tian also asked the chief to instill in them an idea that in fact, not only to the troops, but also to the entire base to educate and educate: what this army is doing is to defend the base, that is, to protect the safety of all the tribes, and it is a very glorious mission.
This is not difficult to do, because it is the case, the tribe has a better life here, and of course it also needs armed forces to protect itself.
Naturally, the unit was respected by the tribe, and a sense of honor and mission took shape in the hearts of these soldiers.