There is one detail: Rommel did not tell the truth to Hitler, and the fuel of the German and Italian armies was really not as bad as he said...... It is indeed difficult to transport fuel, especially because it is easy to burn and explode, and it is difficult to survive an attack by British fighters.

However, when the Germans captured Tobruk, Matroux and Alexandria, they seized a large amount of fuel in the warehouses in the port, which was enough for the German and Italian armies for several months. Of course, the Germans did not have many tanks in their hands, so the small fuel consumption was also one of the reasons.

This made it possible for transport aircraft to land and train in North Africa.

To Qin Chuan's surprise, the First Steps Corps also participated in this training, and it was also as an airborne soldier...... Rommel did not trust the Italians.

"Considering the importance of this airborne operation!" Rommel said: "We are going to put the best troops into parachute training and drop them on the battlefield as soon as possible!" ”

On the battlefield, another meaning of "excellent" is the unit with the most achievements and the greatest results, so it is Qin Chuan's first step corps that is indispensable.

The training site was near Alexandria Airport, which was originally an airport warehouse, but because of the reduced amount of supplies transported by aircraft, many of the warehouses were empty and could not be used, so they were converted into training camps.

There, the soldiers of the First Infantry Corps were given two new uniforms, including a paratrooper uniform, better boots, and different styles of steel helmets...... These were all German-style paratrooper equipment that was brought from Italy with a transport plane.

There was nothing to complain about, for the soldiers' uniforms were in tatters in the desert battles and should have been changed a long time ago, but the helmets were so ugly, round and without edges, like half a watermelon peel on their heads.

"Uh......" Jakop grumbled, holding the helmet, "I don't know what you guys think, I don't feel in the mood to fight with this thing at all!" ”

"I think that's pretty good!" Werner brought his helmet to his head and said, "Because our enemies are likely to laugh and forget to pull the trigger when they see our funny appearance!" ”

The German soldiers couldn't help but laugh.

"Do you think that's necessary?" "I mean," Jakop said...... They're going to bring us this ugly piece of gear at a time when it's so hard to resupply, and I'd rather they've brought some chocolate! ”

"Of course it's necessary, Sergeant!" Qin Chuan said: "Because we are going to conduct paratrooper training, our previous helmet with a trailing edge ......"

Saying that, Qin Chuan raised his head towards the pile of tattered helmets that he had just replaced, and said, "They can't protect us when parachuting, and the bumps on their edges will seriously hurt your neck or other parts when you fall on the ground!" ”

"Oh!" The soldiers couldn't help but realize that one by one they put their paratrooper helmets on their heads...... Ugly is ugly, but the law of the battlefield is that everything is for survival, and the soldiers all know this.

Sure enough, the instructor's first words during the class were: "You must not wear a standard steel helmet when skydiving, unless you want your neck to be broken!" ”

The instructors were Germans and were urgently airlifted from Berlin.

This made Qin Chuan a little surprised, because Italy has a paratrooper division, and this paratrooper division is in Tripoli, and even the Italians have a paratrooper school in Tripoli...... The Italian 185th Parachute Division was studied, trained and formed in Tripoli.

Since North Africa has such good resources, and in the near future the Germans will have to fight with the 185 Parachute Division, then why not let Italian instructors come and train the Germans?

Again, the reason was that Rommel did not trust the Italians.

Not only because of this, Rommel also took into account one thing: the German soldiers did not trust the Italians either.

Not believing it is secondary, and even worse is that the German soldiers looked down on the Italians.

In fact, objectively speaking, the Italian instructors were fully capable of teaching German soldiers parachute subjects...... This training is a short-term crash training, and only needs the German soldiers to learn to parachute to be able to successfully deliver to the target airfield, and the rest is still the infantry set.

The problem is that the German soldiers generally looked down on the Italians, so how could the Italian instructors suppress the German soldiers and make them study seriously!

In this respect, Rommel was right.

The parachuting training is carried out step by step, first learn the essentials of parachuting step by step, and after getting acquainted, the instructor will use a self-made pulley device to hang the soldiers in the air one by one, and then lower the person at a certain speed, so that the soldiers can make a landing action one second before landing.

The action is not difficult, but it is difficult to judge the landing time in many cases, and doing it faster or slower may cause different degrees of damage to the body.

At this point, the instructor will yell at the side: "Hey, that guy with your ass on the ground, you can't get up forever because of a broken vertebrae, do we still want to rely on idiots like you to fight?" You'd better wait for the enemy to pick you up! ”

"The sergeant with his head tilted to the side...... Your neck is broken! ”

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Amid the reprimands of the instructors, the soldiers gradually realized the dangers of parachuting.

In fact, the dangers of parachuting are far more than these, and actual combat is far more terrifying than training, especially when they are hanging in the air and have no ability to resist ground fire, so they can only watch them aim their guns and muzzles at themselves.

Due to the tight schedule, the first training jump was carried out a week later.

At that time, when it was Qin Chuan's turn to jump, Qin Chuan hesitated for a moment and looked at the land thousands of meters below...... It's a void, and no one knows what will happen if they jump.

"Jump down!" The instructor shouted from behind: "Remember: the enemy's anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns are aimed at you, and any hesitation may kill those behind!" ”

Qin Chuan could only jump down, because he couldn't be the one who dragged down the troops, especially since he was still a second lieutenant.

The moment he jumped out of the cabin, Qin Chuan fell down like a stone, dizzy and completely unable to grasp his direction when he was weightless, and then the nine-meter-long forced parachute pull rope opened the parachute......

It's scary, it's a bit thrilling, because you seem to be completely surrendering your life to a few ropes and a piece of cloth.

But the process is also beautiful, because the sky is empty, except for the blue, there are parachutes that look like dandelions.

However, Qin Chuan knew that he couldn't enjoy this, because the real battlefield was not like this, and he had to add the smoke from the anti-aircraft guns and the bullets from the anti-aircraft machine guns, as well as the blood arrows that rushed out of the soldiers' bodies.