402 Battle of Athens
Is there a lack of war in Germany today? Of course there is no shortage! The Luftwaffe could train its talents in Britain, the navy could fight in the Atlantic, and the army could fight a real war in the Balkans. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Just as the French coastline, the German marines were training against the lockdown to land in Britain, and the war in the Balkans was burning a real thing.
Behind a low wall, German soldiers clutched their weapons and waited to cover their tanks and crush the obstacles that stood in front of them.
The tracks of Tank No. 4 rolled forward, and the obstacles built by the Greek soldiers were quickly pushed down by the huge body of the tank, and there was a loud bang.
Then, dust and smoke rose from the ruins, and the German soldiers then rushed out of their hiding bunkers and began a new assault of their own.
On the other side of the street, the machine guns of the Greek defenders began to fire heavily, tracer bullets weaving through the dust, hitting the steel plates of the tanks, and splashing everywhere.
In street fighting, the tank is surrounded by a very terrible magnetic field of stray bullets. Hiding around the tank is not a good option.
Because the enemy's infantry could not calm down and control their emotions, the soldiers would use their weapons to subconsciously fire at the nearest tank.
Bullets hit the tank's armor from all sides, are blocked by the armor, and then bounce everywhere.
These stray bullets easily hit the infantry following the tank, so soldiers rarely stood next to the tank during street fighting, unless it was absolutely necessary.
Because of this, the infantry on the attacking side generally only followed the tank, not on either side of the tank......
Tank No. 4 swerved around a narrow street corner, its clumsy body looking nimble. The No. 4 tank has been fitted with board skirts on both sides, and it looks much stronger.
"When! Dangdang! "The large-caliber machine-gun bullets hit the slim skirt of the board, leaving a row of crooked bullet holes on it.
The sparks from the collision of metals make the surroundings shimmer. German soldiers weave through the streets, carrying a Mauser 98K rifle with the same logo and an M24 grenade with a wooden handle in the other.
It is almost the standard equipment of the German army now, where there are German troops, you can see M35 steel helmets, M24 grenades, and Mauser 98K rifles......
Of course, compared to the real history, the German army now has some good things that have not been equipped at all in history, or that will not be equipped until a few years later.
For example, the H-shaped tactical harness is an excellent product after the Führer improved the Y-shaped tactical harness, and it is welcomed by the majority of soldiers.
Although the original Y-shaped tactical harness was fixed, it was somewhat overwhelmed by the increasing number of accompanying equipment of the German army.
The end result is that the Y-strap is often pulled out of shape by cumbersome items such as gas masks, making it difficult for soldiers to move.
Now, the H-strap, which is more mechanically oriented, gives German soldiers a more relaxed weight-bearing experience. The more food and ammunition a soldier can carry, the more likely he is to survive on the battlefield.
The Wehrmacht soldiers wearing such new harnesses were engaged in tough street battles with the British and Greek defenders in Athens, the capital of Greece.
"Erect a machine gun on a high ground! Cover the tank to the next block! Organize crossfire, cover machine-gun shooters! Crouching behind a pile of rubble, a German platoon leader gave a loud order to his men.
He had arranged the tactics, and the soldiers had to carry them out. With a heavy MG-42 machine gun on his shoulder, the Heavy rushed into a staircase next to him in a hail of bullets.
The co-shooter followed his companion, carrying an ammunition box with a chain around his neck and a Mauser 98K rifle behind him, running as fast as he walked.
The bulky movement required cover from his companions, and beside him, a German shooter with an MP-38 submachine gun had exhausted an entire magazine of bullets in one go.
At the same time, several Mauser rifles were fired, and for a time the ammunition fired by the German soldiers really suppressed the Greek defenders on the opposite side.
At very close distances, both sides poured their ammunition on their enemies as if they were crazy. On both sides of the street for tens of meters, tracer bullets come and go, weaving a net of fire.
Panting machine gunners, carrying their own weapons and stepping on the corpses of civilians, climbed up to the third floor, which was already somewhat broken.
He gasped and looked at his surroundings, then found a relatively dilapidated window, opened the machine gun bipod, and placed his weapon in a relatively stable place.
The second-in-command got down on one knee beside him, ripped off the chain of bullets around his neck, and pressed them against the bolt cover that the Heavy had opened.
The shooter snapped on the lid of his bolt quickly, then pulled the bolt, causing the machine gun to rattle with a crisp rattle.
Then, the German machine-gun shooters, who had already pressed their eyes on the crosshairs, aimed at the ruins of the buildings that were flashing with muzzles on the opposite side.
"Whew!" Taking a deep breath and then spitting out, calming his nerves, the machine gun shooter pulled his finger down on the trigger.
"Suddenly! Sudden Sudden Rush! The distinctive, dense sound of tearing linen was immediately sung.
The Führer's chainsaw was the nickname given to the MG-42 by the Allies. This nickname is the best proof of the strength of the MG-42 machine gun, and it is also the highest compliment given by an opponent.
With the slight vibration of the body of the machine gun, the chain of bullets that passed through the body of the gun bounced with the vibration, as if it had life.
At the same time, as the chain jumped, the cartridge casings under the barrel began to clange and fall, hitting each other with a nice sound.
It's just that the sound of firing is so loud that it muffles out the pleasant sound. It was on a brutal and bloody battlefield, and of course no one appreciated the beauty of the moment.
Bullets rained down from behind a broken window on the third floor and crossed the opposing position.
In just an instant, the Athenian defenders' positions were shot out of a white mist by hail-like bullets, and the defenders' firepower was suppressed at once.
The fierce fire that had just been fired had stopped, and the German soldiers rushed out of their bunkers and approached their targets.
The grenadiers calmly threw their grenades near the opponent's bunkers, and then the entire street was flooded with dust blown by the air waves.
"Hell!" Ears buzzed with the loud sound of a grenade exploding, and the machine gunner on the third floor complained loudly.
But his hand did not slow down any longer, and the bullets were still flying out of his gun, strafing the Greek soldiers who were staggered by the grenades and tried to get up and retreat.
Blood splattered, minced flesh was shot everywhere, and three or five of the Greek soldiers who stood up fell down, and the rest gave up on getting up and continuing to escape.
Because of the distance, the shooter and the sub-shooter can even see the distorted faces of the enemies on the other side of the street when they were shot.
"Retreat! Fall back! On the other side, Greek mixed with English kept shouting, and the Greek soldiers who struggled to get up were quickly killed by the Germans.
There were also some enemies who tried to hold on to their original positions, but they immediately tasted the power of the German M24 grenades.
Seeing that the Greek soldiers were retreating, the No. 4 tank, which followed the infantry in the alley, covered its own infantry and rushed to the other end of the street and occupied a circular flower bed there.
The flowers in the flower beds were all dead, the pots were shattered, and there were the corpses of civilians and Greek soldiers on them.
On the other side, next to the flower bed, is a large crater that has been blown out by a cannonball. The pit was also littered with warm bullet casings, as well as the bodies of two Greek soldiers.
The German soldiers, armed with their weapons, leaned against the various bunkers next to the flower beds, covering their machine guns from high places, and by this time had stopped roaring.
The co-shooter opened the mechanism on the body of the gun and pulled out the barrel of the MG-42 machine gun from the side. This is a genius design that makes it very easy to mount a new barrel into a machine gun.
Soon, in just a dozen seconds, the secondary shooter had already done his job and tossed the hot barrel aside.
"Suddenly! Sudden Sudden Rush! The rapid gunfire rang out again, and the bullets flew over the flowerbeds that crossed the end, knocking the Greek soldiers farther to the ground.
The battle was still going on, the German-controlled city of Athens was getting bigger and bigger, and the remaining British defenders and Greek troops were pinned down in small blocks, and there was no chance of victory.
"God willing...... In this case, there is no need for me to continue to persevere. Standing at the door of an underground bunker, looking at the black smoke rising in the distance, the commander of the Greek defenders said bitterly to the British officer behind him with his hands behind his back.
The British officer sighed and said as hard as he could: "Your Excellency, I hope you will continue to hold out for another 2 to 3 days to gain more chances of victory." ”
"My soldiers are exhausted...... What they need is hot water and food. But now they are even short of ammunition, how can this kind of fight continue? The Greek general shook his head, walked back to his desk, and grabbed the phone: "Let the soldiers stop resisting......
Seeing his allies surrender in front of him, the British officer lowered his head and sighed, but there was really nothing he could do to object.