Chapter 31: The Arduous Journey

It can be said that the words in the Alabama camp are the most comfortable days for the brothers of E-Company, although there is training, but this kind of training in tough battles and street battles undoubtedly adds a lot of fun to them, and some people even enjoy it. And training is only part of the story, and the rest of the time, many people go to Columbus for fun.

"You know, Betty is a lovely girl. And, of course, her oversized breasts, I want her to be my girlfriend if I can," Carson, one of the brothers in E-Company, described the delightful words, "and I spent the best night with her in Chickasaw Gardens. ”

"Oh! Carson, I hope you haven't lost your way back to camp in her oversized breasts! Lutz let out a loud cry, and then said in Captain Sauber's tone, "Private Carson, did you use a condom?" Do you still want to go to war against your fellow citizens before the war, and also leave behind a sin of war - little Carson? ”

Everyone burst into laughter.

"Sober will also think that your DD is not long enough and will not let you go to Europe, so that you will make the US military ugly in front of the female surnames in Europe." Paikanti smiled.

This is a situation that is often seen in the military service club, how happy the brothers are at this time.

"Parks!" At this time, Parks, who was smiling at his brothers at the door, heard someone calling him. He looked back and saw that it was Winster and Nickerson coming over and signaling to him.

"Sir?" Parks saluted him.

Winster returned the salute, and then said to Parks: "That's all for today's activities, let the brothers go back to the barracks and pack their luggage, we're leaving, tomorrow!" ”

"Tomorrow?" Parks suddenly remembered that the 506th Regiment at this time should be about to transfer the training base again.

"Yes, we're going to Camp McCall in North Carolina, it's a comfortable place, but we're not going to die to enjoy it, there's going to be even tougher training waiting for us!" Winster smiled, "Go talk to the brothers!" With that, he and Nickerson turned and left, leaving it to Parks.

This is the duty of the sergeant major, and according to Winster's intentions, he will also be deliberately promoted to the rank of staff sergeant in the platoon.

"Guys, there's an order down!" Parks stepped up to the stage, "I don't want to disturb everyone's interest, but I have to announce that today's party is over, let's go back to the barracks and pack our bags, we're going to Camp McCall in North Carolina tomorrow." There, we'll be trained in more complex ways. ”

As soon as Parks finished speaking, he heard someone shout loudly, "Oh—Camp McCall, I like it." ”

Lutz excitedly said to Tibo from the side, "If this place has made us feel very comfortable, then Camp McCall will be heaven." I loved it there! ”

Camp McCall was named in honor of Private John T. McCall of the 82nd Airborne Division, the first American paratrooper to die in World War II. On November 8, he died on the battlefield in North Africa, and the day the camp broke ground. Camp McCall is the base camp of the Airborne Forces.

"Here you are going to be the best airborne soldiers in the world." On the first day, Captain Sauber gave his brothers in Company E a dismissal, "Forget the 5 cinemas, the 6 huge beer gardens, and the heating in the barracks, and remember that you are not here to enjoy, but you should come here to be tortured and take part in the training here!" ”

"We are going to do the most complicated airborne landing, which includes your weapons, food, ammunition, maps, grenades, high explosives, compasses, shovels, gas masks, camouflage nets, water bottles, mines, and your clothing. These things add up to your weight, but we have no choice but to jump out of the air with them. "When Winster was training, he also conveyed the training content here to the soldiers.

Obviously, this is a bit difficult.

"Lutz, you have to add the weight of your condom!" Goneri smiled at him, "Maybe that's the equivalent of three Lutz freefalling from the sky!" ”

"Hey, Mr. Gonorrhea, keep an eye on your bird, don't let it press when it hits the ground, or it will strike in protest!" Lutz responded, and everyone laughed.

"Maybe everyone can look at Parkes's, his is what we want to learn." That's when White shouted. Everyone was arguing to see that Parks had already sorted everything out while everyone was still muttering.

"Hey, how did you do that? It's the first time I've done this, and I don't even know where to put my rifle. Tipper looked enviously at Parks' neatly dressed.

"Brothers, stop talking nonsense, get dressed in your gear! Captain Sauber might just be watching us! When the time comes, your little birds will not be able to escape Sauber's poisonous hands, let alone flying in the sky, even if they fall to the ground! Parks chuckled.

As soon as his words fell, he heard Sauber's voice roaring loudly from far to near: "What are you waiting for? Waiting for the shells of the German devils? ”

"Remember, you are airborne troops, not a bunch of idiots!" Captain Sauber approached. Everyone quickly battled their formations, their eyes fixed on the front, motionless.

"You've got five minutes! Then we board the plane and jump out of the air, or some of you are not ready, then just wait to be the first airborne to fall off the plane and die, I think, all the airborne troops will be ashamed of you. Sauber didn't let them go easily.

All the soldiers of Company E began to scramble to organize their equipment, and then Sauber saw Parks: "You are good, Parks! Sauber said a rare word of praise.

"Thank you, Captain!" Parks replied calmly.

Sauber looked at him, his mouth moving as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say it after all, and began to speak loudly to the other brothers of Company E.

As a result of the first airdrop with complete equipment, it is conceivable that some people were not prepared, and some were even injured! Colonel Zinke was not very satisfied with this incident either.

But the brothers of E-Company also suffered some things, such as Tibo's jaw was broken and blood flowed. Private Robert Win's foot was broken, and Private Carson had a sprained hand. It's nothing short of a tragedy.

Parks knew that his brothers had some complaints in their hearts, but after all, such training was still necessary, and it was the basic requirement for the Airborne Forces to operate, and if it could not be done, then survival on the battlefield would be a big problem.

"Actually, Captain Sauber is quite right." For the first time, Parks praised Sauber in front of his brothers in Company E, "Know that we will face the Germans in the future, and we will be alone!" This is the basic condition for the brothers to save their lives. Alright, brothers, stop complaining and do what you have to do! ”

Perhaps the brothers didn't think much of Sauber's words, but the brothers obviously understood Parks' words. Parks' prestige in Company E has been affirmed with the continuous improvement of training.

"Well, well," White chattered, "perhaps I'll be a little more comfortable with Souber in my neighbor's house, but the old lady who can't get rid of it." ”

"Let's be an old man!" Someone laughed and answered. Everyone couldn't help but laugh.

The second time, the brothers' preparation was obviously much better. Although they still had to carry the heavy equipment, the fighting spirit of the brothers was high, and some even sang songs on the plane.

Winster praised Parks for what he had done. He knew that Parks was doing the right thing, and in a company, it was not only the officers who had to unite the hearts of the soldiers. And among the soldiers, if there is a non-commissioned officer who can unite the brothers, it will undoubtedly have an incomparably huge effect on uniting the brothers and boosting morale.

After many parachutes in full equipment, the brothers of E-Company have become accustomed to it, and there has never been a situation where they were injured by hastily prepared and inadequate. They are becoming more and more proficient in parachute combat.

It was then that Parks received another letter from Virginia.

To be honest, the development of AK47 is not very smooth, after trial production, test guns and ammunition equipment, there have been a small number of samples, but there are still some small problems, which may also be a problem with the production process.

"We have already taken samples and sent them to the War Department, where we will step up PR! There may still be hope. In Virginia's heart, although the tone was not so depressed, she also did not have great hope.

It seems that it may not be so easy for this weapon to appear in the standard equipment of the US military. Perhaps we can take a step back and look at what if the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle was originally designed? According to the improvements of later generations, it is completely possible to modify the magazine to 20 rounds, and with a slight change, it can be completely compatible with the bullets of the M1 Garand rifle. Then this will be a strong contender for the M1 Garand. However, in any case, these can only be talked to Virginia now, and the details will have to wait for her information.

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