Chapter 207: Reference
"Is there anything wrong with the textbook?" Colonel Slain was a little confused.
"Let's put it this way!" Qin Chuan replied: "Just as the French summed up the theory of 'absolute defense' from the First World War and came up with a Maginot Line, there are similar things in our army!" ”
"Oh, tell me about it!"
"Our sniper training is clearly based on trench warfare!" Qin Chuan said: "The sniper training film we got for the Soviets was filmed in 35 years, and our sniper school used what the film described as a teaching material...... I've found that those techniques are better suited for trench warfare, because soldiers have a lot of time and energy to hide in trenches, and they can make a lot of complex props to deceive the enemy, but that's not the same anymore, isn't it? The whole battlefield situation is different! ”
"You mean to say...... All of our sniper school textbooks have this problem? It was only then that Colonel Slane realized the seriousness of the problem.
"Yes!" Qin Chuan nodded: "They are out of touch with actual combat, and the things taught in school are rarely used on the battlefield, and some even kill our snipers." ”
Saying that, Qin Chuan explained the problems in the film in detail, especially the idea of using the treetops as sniper points, and later even watched the sniper film with Colonel Slane.
"Unthinkable!" After watching the movie, Colonel Slane said: "Our snipers are actually trained like this, no wonder their performance on the battlefield is always unsatisfactory!" ”
Colonel Slein was well aware of the importance of snipers, especially for the poorly supplied Afrika Korps, because snipers could often make a very significant return on the battlefield at a cost of a few rounds for a rifle, which was actually magnifying the limited resources of the German army.
"I have an idea, Sergeant!" As soon as he walked out of the screening room, Colonel Slain said, "You're a good sniper, aren't you?" Why don't you write a sniper training textbook? ”
"Colonel ......" Qin Chuan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, he was still a student, but now he had to write textbooks.
"That's it!" Colonel Slain seemed very pleased with his idea: "I'll report this to General Stryk when I get back, and I don't think he'll have a problem!" ”
Qin Chuan couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart, he really had nothing to do!
"No, this is not the biggest difficulty we face!" Colonel Slain said: "I think it's no secret anymore, we are in trouble with our supply lines!" ”
This is indeed not a secret, although Rommel has not yet announced it.
One by one, Italian transport ships were sunk in the Mediterranean, and a few of them were lucky enough to escape the bombing and reach North Africa, so they would bring the news to North Africa, and then the Italian motorists would spread the news throughout the army when they were transporting supplies...... This cannot be concealed, especially to gag the mouths of the Italians.
"You know what?" Colonel Slane raised his head towards the medal on Qin Chuan's chest: "In order to be able to bring it, we specially explained that it must be airlifted...... After all, the medal doesn't weigh much and doesn't take up much space! ”
Qin Chuan nodded in understanding.
Colonel Slain is right, the sniper textbook is only a minor problem compared to the supply problem, if the supply problem cannot be solved...... The Afrika Korps will eventually be dragged down by the British, as history has done.
Qin Chuan has also been troubled by this problem during this time, but that is the problem of Malta Island, and Qin Chuan, who is more than a thousand kilometers away, can only say that there is nothing he can do.
However, Qin Chuan had a sense of déjà vu about this, as if he had seen this kind of supply difficulty somewhere.
Suddenly, Qin Chuan thought of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea...... In that war, it was much more difficult for the volunteers to supply than the German army at this time, but they still won the war in the end, so why not learn from their experience?
That's right, learn from the experience of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea!
The volunteers relied on tunnels to stalemate with the planes and artillery of the United Nations army, but this did not apply in the desert terrain.
And ...... Cold Gun Cold Gun Campaign!
Thinking of this, Qin Chuan's eyes couldn't help but light up.
"Colonel!" Qin Chuan said: "Why don't we use snipers? ”
"Snipers to good use?" Colonel Slain didn't understand what Qin Chuan meant.
"I mean to say......" Qin Chuan sorted out his thoughts and continued: "We can advocate large-scale sniper sports in the whole army, after all, the sniper rifle is just an extra sniper scope, and ordinary rifles can actually play a role in sniping!" ”
It was also because of this that the Volunteers were able to carry out the "cold guns and cold guns" movement on the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea...... The Volunteer Army used the Soviet-made bolt rifle Mosin Nagant with a long range, which the Volunteer Army called "Water Lianzhu", and in principle, it was a sniper rifle that only needed to be equipped with a sniper scope.
And then ...... How do we do that? Colonel Slain asked.
It is no wonder that Colonel Slein did not understand that the "cold gun and cold gun" campaign could be said to be a cross-era tactic, and the degree of hardship it was unimaginable for Europeans to use.
"We can infiltrate the enemy's lines and snipe in front of the enemy's lines on a large scale!" Qin Chuan said: "This can compress the enemy's activity space and living space!" ”
"It's impossible!" Colonel Slein said, "Then we have to lurk at least five hundred meters, and before that the enemy will destroy us!" ”
"I'm talking about entering positions at night, and then lurking all day during the day, and not withdrawing until night to change the batch!"
"Are you crazy!" Colonel Slein's eyes widened when he heard this: "Sneak up all day during the day...... This is a desert, with a temperature of 57 degrees Celsius in extreme cases, so it can be said that the sun can kill the enemy without their hands! ”
"Not if you were well prepared at night!" Qin Chuan said: "For example, prepare enough water and make a camouflaged bunker!" ”
Of course, the conditions are tough, especially if you have to lie still for a day, which is not something that anyone can do.
But the volunteers did it on the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea, and they were also very difficult, the difference is that the volunteers are in a low temperature of dozens of degrees below zero, but now the German army is facing a high temperature in the desert.
"No, no!" Colonel Slain shook his head repeatedly: "This is crazy, Sir, I don't think he is realistic and impossible to do!" ”
Qin Chuan understood this, and Europeans would even think that this was inhumane to the soldiers. But humanity is never a necessary option on the battlefield, no matter where it is.
Because he did not get General Slein's approval, Qin Chuan thought that this matter would end here, but he didn't expect his suggestion to be taken seriously by Rommel.