With that, Rashid sent another soldier in a gilly suit out of the ranks.

The name of this camouflage suit originated from a Scotsman named Gilly. This garment is generally used by hunters to help them gain camouflage in the forest and avoid being discovered by other people and animals.

Many of the army veterans present had experienced World War I and were familiar with this kind of individual disguise.

The soldier was carrying a rifle with a scope, just like the previous precision marksmen.

But when Rashid asked the soldiers to show off his weapons, all the veterans were taken aback.

Because the rifle on the soldier's back is neither the G43 semi-automatic rifle equipped by his comrades, nor the current mainstream rifle Mauser 98K. Rather, it was an old Type 98 rifle, the Mauser 1898 bolt-action rifle.

It can be said that all the officers over the age of 35 present, whether they are gray-haired old marshals or young colonels, the first rifle they enlisted in the army was the old Mauser Type 98 rifle.

This is a classic of a generation, and it is also the sentiment of the German soldiers, but is it a little inappropriate for it to appear at the moment when new weapons are being displayed?

Looking at the puzzled crowd, Rashid smiled and explained to everyone: "The 43 rifle is not suitable for this kind of long-range shooting work because of its semi-automatic nature. And what we planned to equip at the beginning was actually the Mauser 98K rifle. ”

Since it was said that it was the initial plan, it is naturally different from the current final decision. Obviously, the army generals present were curious about the reason for this. After all, it's too unreasonable to abandon the new and use the old.

Rashid didn't sell it, and looked around at everyone: "But everyone knows that the Mauser 98K is a carbine with a short barrel, and its accuracy is weakened compared to the boss." So a researcher from the Small Arms Design Bureau proposed, "Let's just use the old 98 with a long barrel." Later, we approached the Mauser company and asked them to customize a batch of Mauser 1998 bolt-action rifles, and thanks to the improvement of production technology and the small changes we made, the final batch of new production old guns performed very satisfactorily. Combined with the ZEISS 6x scope, they can instantly become a sniper weapon, capable of accurately hitting chest targets at a distance of 500 meters! ”

There is one thing that Rashid deliberately did not say, that is, after the "SS vs. SA", a large number of old Mauser rifles used by SA were seized, that is, the old Mauser G98. On the one hand, the frugal Reinhardt was reluctant to just throw these weapons aside, and on the other hand, in the large-scale military build-up that Germany was now underway, all kinds of weapons were in short supply.

Therefore, Reinhardt always wanted to secretly weave these weapons into the new expansion, and proposed the method of producing an improved version of the G98 and stuffing it with the old version of the G98 to the Wehrmacht.

Of course, Rashid is now picking and speaking, only mentioning the improved version and ignoring the hoarded captured version: "The most important thing is that the Mauser company is not satisfied with just improving the old version of the rifle, and they are also preparing to develop a batch of high-precision bullets for snipers." In this way, the accuracy will be taken to the next level. With it, our snipers will be strengthened! ”

The G98 rifle was originally known for being safe, simple, robust and reliable. It was only because the body of the gun was too long and it was inconvenient to use and carry it, that a carbine version with a shortened barrel was developed later. In terms of shooting accuracy alone, the Mauser G98 rifle is not inferior to the improved Type 98k.

Rashid went on to add to the assignment of this sniper rifle: "As for the sniper staffing, because of the accurate shooters assigned to the squad, we have positioned the task of snipers to snipe high-value targets and assigned them to company-level units. ”

Rashid spent more than 20 minutes talking about the many details of the choreography.

After finally explaining the problem, Rashid breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Now, the introduction of the new infantry company of the SS ends here. Next, we'll show you how to match each weapon up close. Since our Party Guard soldiers have just changed their outfits for a week, we ask for your understanding if you have any negligence. ”

"Understand, of course." Reinhardt was already partial to the SS, and immediately "helped" the Wehrmacht generals to reply: "The Führer understands, everyone will understand." ”

For Reinhardt's nonsense style, everyone didn't bother to pay attention to it, so they simply acquiesced. Besides, everyone's focus is on the next demonstration, who cares about this trivial battle of words.

So, after the order was given, the new SS company of the exercise quickly carried out a mock attack on a position.

This time, the commanders, who were spectators, were so close that they could clearly see the flow of the battle: 60mm mortars were suppressed in the rear, and then machine guns began to suppress. After some time, the infantry began to charge at the intended target with semi-automatic rifles, and on the way, the 40mm grenade launcher stopped and accurately fired 40mm red smoke grenades at the target set to simulate enemy fire. On the real battlefield, they would have projected lethal anti-personnel explosive projectiles.

Then, under the cover of various types of fire, including snipers and precision marksmen, the SS soldiers rushed into the trenches like a black storm, and after a wave of grenades, sharp men with submachine guns and combat pistols shuttled through the trenches and opened fire. Although the blank cartridges with plastic warheads were used, the dense rain of bullets still shattered all the paper targets that simulated the enemy.

Seeing this, the Wehrmacht commanders finally understood why the previous Wehrmacht exercise company had been judged to have suffered heavy losses and then failed. With such firepower, with such tactical coordination, can there be any other result than complete defeat?

The battle soon ended, and the surroundings of the SS exercise company burst into warm applause from the colonels.

At this moment, all the applause was convincing and heartfelt. The SS Exercise Company has proved with its performance that they are in no way inferior to the Wehrmacht's tactical execution and the level of battlefield coordination. All the Wehrmacht generals present agreed that they were excellent and worthy of good weapons and equipment!

At this time, the Führer came over, first said a standard nonsense, and encouraged all the officers and men participating in the exercise (focusing on praising the rigorous and meticulous performance of the SS participating company), and then announced that all senior officers could disband and move freely, and that there was a shooting range nearby where they could experience all kinds of new weapons in person, and that half past six was dinner time, and before that everyone could play casually, and those who wanted to see the new weapons could send someone from the SS to demonstrate them again.

Reinhardt was in such a good mood that it was impossible to tell that he had just escaped from an assassination attempt.

Of course, it is too late to rejoice that Reinhardt, who had read the script for a long time, used an assassination to kill the leaders of the opposition within the Third Reich in history in one fell swoop! For him, there was nothing to lose in this expected assassination.