Chapter 712: Australian Troops
Australia is a magical land, and this continent is probably the only continent other than the Antarctic continent that has no disputes.
However, in a world war, Australia was not immune, and even if there was no war on Australian soil, they still sent troops to participate in operations on other continents.
After all, Australia was a British colony.
In 1931, Australia became an independent country within the British Commonwealth with independent domestic and foreign affairs.
In later history, in 1986, the Queen of England signed the Relationship with Australia Act in Australia. The Supreme Court of Australia, which has final jurisdiction, terminates the powers of the British Parliament and the Government over the Australian states, and English law is no longer valid for Australia.
But even so, Australia's federal parliament is the legislature, which is made up of the Queen, the House of Representatives, and the Senate. The Queen of England is Australia's Head of State. The Governor General is the representative of the Queen of England.
And now, the British mainland is resisting, and because of their limited forces, in other colonies, they have also begun to move forces.
Now, there are two Australian infantry divisions that have marched into North Africa, and in Tubrug, there is the 9th Australian Infantry Division.
On the dirt slope, a platoon of soldiers from the 2nd Battalion of the 9th Infantry Division was lying quietly there.
The weather in the desert is unpredictable, it is very hot during the day, and it is extremely cold at night, so these soldiers are wearing Australian wool clothes.
At the same time, they also used woolen pullover hats, scarves, and sleeveless leather waistcoats. Some people wear leather vests under their outer clothes, and more often on the outside.
On the corners of their collars, the Australian "Sunrise" badge was sewn in dark metal, and on the right arm of their jacket there was a rank insignia.
They wore fabric ankle pads on their legs and boots in an Australian tan brown style.
In the hands of most people, they are holding a 0.303-inch caliber SML MK III rifle, which is manufactured at the Lithgow factory in Australia. It also carried a 17-inch bayonet, which the Australian troops were proud of being proficient in their use of.
And now, looking at the tank troops on the opposite side, their hearts are complicated.
Among them, one of them held a M1928A1 Thompson submachine gun. You don't have to look at the rank, just look at his weapons to know that he is the commander of this unit, Second Lieutenant Pedro.
Holding a 50-round drum submachine gun, Second Lieutenant Pedro was conflicted.
On the other side, there are tank troops! And on your side, it's all infantry!
How to deal with the passing tanks? Is it necessary to retreat? No, of course not! This is their own position, and it would be a shame for them to withdraw from the battle before they have yet to fight!
Throughout World War II, the combat effectiveness of the Australian army was definitely obvious to all. Even the brutal soldiers of the island nation are afraid to fight the Australian army. In New Guinea, Australia has completely frightened the army of the island nation, and less than 5 percent of the island soldiers have survived.
"They don't have many tanks. Moreover, behind them, there is no infantry! Beside him, machine gunner Gus Longhurst said, "We can wait until their tanks have moved past and use our sticky grenades against them!" ”
As a machine gunner, Longhurst was a tall soldier, and the 42-kilogram Vickers machine gun with a tripod at his side was often picked up in one go.
Now, he keenly discovered the disadvantage of the opponent's tanks, there was no infantry cover, and at the same time, he did not notice that his side was hiding here, in this case, then his own side can still do it!
In Longhurst's eyes, there were not many tanks on the opposite side, in fact, an armored battalion in Germany, the number of tanks was almost hundreds! Now, although some of the tanks have not been included in the establishment because they have just come up, there are still more than 50 tanks rushing over.
And here, the Australian infantry is only a platoon, more than thirty people, and even so, they want to kill the German tanks!
This is absolutely brave and fearless!
"Okay, then let's use stickybombs!" Second Lieutenant Pedro made up his mind.
At the beginning, when this kind of anti-tank grenade was issued to them, they still despised it, they didn't stick to people, they stuck to themselves first, and they were full suicide weapons, but now, against the opponent's tank, they can only rely on this kind of thing!
As he spoke, the German tanks had already rumbled up, and in the wilderness, the tanks were racing rapidly, and when they flew over a small dirt slope, the tanks even flew up directly from this dirt slope, and the tracks were suspended in the air, and then fell down again!
Without pause, continue to move forward, which shows how good the performance of this tank is!
The Australian soldiers hid behind the hillside, watching the tanks come at a rapid pace, and everyone felt their scalps tingle, but no one was afraid.
"Buzz, buzz." The tracks of a tank, crushed over, are exactly where a soldier is hiding!
The rest of the people raised their hearts to their throats, and when the tank had moved away, there was no bright red blood on the ground, only the yellow of the old Australian coarse cloth, and they spun around.
When the tank comes, drill into the middle of the two tracks, and it's fine!
It's common sense, but very few people dare to do that, and when that steel monster comes into action, many people's hearts will start to crumble!
One by one, and finally, when the tanks roared and drove past, the counterattack of the Australian soldiers began!
Longhurst jumped out of his hiding place at once, and chased after the German tanks in front!
Run, run, speed up! His two thick and powerful thighs moved quickly, his body ran fast, and the wind in his ears was whistling!
As he ran, he prepared his stickybombs, and when he was only 10 meters away from the tank in front of him, he threw his stickybombs.
This kind of anti-tank grenade has many restrictions on its use, but now, Longhurst can use it with ease!
Finally, the No. 74 anti-tank grenade accurately hit the rear of the tank, and then, sticky!
When he threw it out, Longhurst didn't look at his results, he had to run back!
His assistant, Private Selmish, was watching the tank he had hit.
I saw this tank, and after continuing to drive for more than ten meters, boom, a loud bang came!
Hit accurately! Anti-tank grenades, explode accurately!
The tanks of the Germans, invincible across the entire continent of Europe, and now, in the vast North Africa, the Panther-3 tank, was attacked from behind!