Chapter 185: Disguise
Major Daniel was a World War I veteran, though he was still a motorist.
From driving a car to driving a tank and then becoming a tank battalion commander, he has gone through many unknown pains and bitterness, and the scars on his body are proof of these experiences.
However, it was not these things that made Major Daniel depressed, but the fact that "non-professional" drivers like him were always put in a backup position...... They often have difficulty driving tanks at important moments, and their task is more to replace them while on the march to relieve the fatigue of other tank crews.
Now they seem to have had good luck, because the Germans won the battle and captured a batch of "Stuarts" from the British, which gave them their own tanks.
But soon Major Daniel knew that this was not a good thing for them.
"You're British tanks now!" Colonel Albridge said to Major Daniel.
"Colonel!" Daniel looked stunned, he didn't understand what he meant.
"Your mission is to disguise yourself as the British, and then blend in with them to fight! Do you understand? ”
"But, Colonel......" Daniel had a question.
But Colonel Albridge didn't give Daniel a chance to speak at all: "Put your livery back to its original appearance, then tie a red cloth belt to the muzzle of the machine gun for identification, and fight freely in groups of ten...... Any questions? ”
Daniel realized he had no choice at all.
"No problem, Colonel!" That's all Daniel can answer.
"Good!" Colonel Albridge looked at his watch and said, "The military situation is urgent, you have twenty minutes to prepare!" ”
Twenty minutes......
What Major Daniel had time to do was to weave thirty-one "Stuart" into three groups and brush off the black "crosses" from the tanks with paint.
"Colonel!" Major Daniel couldn't help but ask Colonel Albridge before leaving, "How can we complete the mission?" ”
Major Daniel asked this very well, and what he wanted to know was when he would be back.
Colonel Albridge thought for a moment and replied: "When the main force reaches Alexandria, you will be considered to have completed the mission!" ”
Major Daniel couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.
Because he knew that it would take at least a few hours for the main force to reach Alexandria, that is to say, their tank force, consisting of thirty-one tanks, would have to fight in the dark for several hours.
"What if we don't have ammunition?" Daniel asked again as the tank started.
There's a reason why Major Daniel would ask that...... They have been disguised as British tanks, so the Germans will also treat them as British tanks, which means that they will not be able to return to the unit to replenish ammunition.
"You are British tanks!" Albridge replied, "So you should go to the British to replenish your ammunition!" ”
Major Daniel couldn't help but look at Albridge in shock, and he was a little suspicious that he had been abandoned by the troops.
Then, thirty "Stuarts" drove into the darkness in three directions.
Major Daniel spent a few minutes in the tank of the "Rumble" to adjust himself.
Then he said into the radio: "Soldiers, we have always been a backup, but today, we are the most important troops. The 21st Panzer Division needs our cover, and our success will be directly related to whether the whole division can reach and capture Alexander...... They're finally facing up to our existence, aren't they? Then let's call the so-called 'regular' troops and let them know that we are no worse than them! Let them know that we are also formidable warriors! ”
"Boom!" The German soldiers of the tank battalion shouted passionately.
This is Daniel's way of dealing with problems properly as a major, and he will try to hide his negative emotions and motivate his soldiers, because he knows ...... Only in this way can you maximize the chance of survival for yourself and your subordinates.
Just as Daniel was thinking about what to do if he ran into a British tank, suddenly a fierce machine gun sound sounded in front of him, and the bullets hit the tank's armor with a "clanging bell".
"Ready for battle!" Major Daniel commanded loudly, then looked through the viewing window in the direction where the gunfire was coming from, and the gunner immediately aimed the muzzle and machine gun at the target......
Just when Major Daniel was about to give the order to fire, he suddenly realized that something was wrong, so he hurriedly ordered: "Don't fire, that's your own people, they are our scouts!" ”
It was indeed a German scout, and Major Daniel's group of tanks went straight to the hiding place of the German scouts, and the frightened German scouts thought they had been discovered, and in a panic, they beat them with machine guns.
Daniel was angry and funny, he didn't expect that the first person he encountered after disguising himself as a British soldier was his own people......
"Colonel!" At this time someone reported: "At four o'clock, enemy tanks!" ”
Daniel was startled when he heard this, and hurriedly looked in the direction of four o'clock, and sure enough, he saw a group of tanks outflanking from the right flank.
Daniel saw clearly that there was no red cloth band on the course machine guns of these tanks, and it was clear that they were British tanks.
After thinking about it, Major Daniel ordered: "Shoot at the scouts, but don't aim at the target!" ”
"Yes, sir!"
The German tanks fired a volley of bullets and shells, but the bullets and shells either landed nearby or flew over the Germans.
The frightened scouts on the opposite side also hit the bullets with a "whooshing" sound, and occasionally fired a few mortar shells, which really looked like a fierce battlefield.
The British "Stuart" tanks apparently did not perceive this as a fake fight...... In fact, the German scouts still fought really, which is one of the reasons why it is very realistic.
So the British tanks did not hesitate to rush past Daniel and the other tanks towards the German scouts, and one of the British officers poked his head out of the tank compartment and shouted: "Surround them!" ”
Major Daniel, of course, would not listen to him, and the order he gave was: "Form up in battle formation and follow them......"
So the German tanks lined up and followed behind the British tanks.
The British officer was a little surprised, he couldn't understand what these "Stuartes" were doing...... Then, when he saw these "Stuarts" stop and aim their guns at them, the British officer understood.
"Turn around!" The British officer shouted: "They are the enemy's tanks!" ”
But it was too late to understand, and with a "rumbling" of artillery, the dozen or so tanks of the British army were blown into fireballs.