Chapter 41: Special Operations Company (II)
Since Wang Erbiao's platoon has to be treated as a guard platoon, the equipment is naturally the best, all of them are ACU combat uniforms, this set of clothes includes dragon scale armor body armor, Kevlar helmets, sunglasses, leather boots, gloves, etc., which is the standard infantry combat clothing of the US military, with first-class protection, and from the perspective of rifles in this era, it is impossible to wear body armor at all.
In terms of establishment, a company is divided into three platoons, but in terms of platoons, it is still the same, and a platoon is divided into five squads, and the advantage of this is that it is easy for people to accept, otherwise they will all be changed to a three-three system all at once, and it will be difficult to command.
In terms of specific establishment, according to the different weapons, a company is divided into a guard platoon, an ordinary assault platoon, and a fire support platoon.
The guard platoon is the same as the ordinary assault platoon, a platoon is divided into four assault squads and one fire support squad.
In the assault squad of the guard platoon, there were 7 ordinary commandos, all armed with an AKM and an M1911 pistol; One sniper, armed with an SVD sniper rifle and one M1911 pistol, and two squads of fire support, both armed with an MGL-140 grenade launcher and an M1911 pistol.
The fire support squad, as the name suggests, is long-range fire support, so this squad has six mortars, equipped with two Type 93 60 mortars, and one gun is carried by three people. In addition to mortars, the six were armed with an M1911 pistol. In addition to these six mortars, the fire support squad will also be equipped with an observer and commander-in-chief, usually a platoon commander, or someone else can be in charge, this person's weapon is AKM, but with a thermal imager high-power telescope; There is also a signal corpsman, carrying a high-power repeater, who is responsible for extending the communication range of this platoon, so that it is convenient to contact the command, and two ammunition men, who carry mortar shells, are also equipped with an AKM, which is responsible for vigilance.
In actual combat, the fire support squad is usually under the direct command of the platoon commander, and it is also the platoon headquarters where it is located, which is used to be responsible for medium-range fire support, while the assault squad is responsible for charging into battle.
In addition to weapons, all the guards platoon are equipped with small walkie-talkies, all soldiers will be equipped with a low-light night vision device gain device, the squad leader will have a medium magnification telescope with a low-light night vision gain device, Wang Erbiao, the platoon leader, will be equipped with a zoom high-definition telescope with a thermal imager gain device, and the sniper will also be equipped with a thermal imager device. In other words, this platoon alone used 5 thermal imagers.
Equipped with so much high-tech equipment, this platoon is definitely the No.1 in this world in terms of reconnaissance capabilities, command capabilities, and assault capabilities.
After seeing these sci-fi equipment and listening to the explanation, Wang Erbiao immediately realized the benefits of these things, although he was very curious about these sci-fi things, but when he thought of his identity, he simply didn't ask, anyway, as long as he learned how to use it.
Of course, such a sci-fi army, Li Zhigao must not be able to swagger out, these combat uniforms and various night vision devices are not equipped at ordinary times, only when necessary, once equipped, they must win, otherwise when their own strength is not enough, they will be discovered by other powers, then something may happen.
Based on the fact that this cannot be exposed, Li Zhigao's nickname for this guard platoon is the "Vampire Special Assault Platoon", as the name suggests, it cannot see the light, and can only act in the dark, I believe that in the face of this army that is generally equipped with night vision devices and walkie-talkies, as long as the difference in strength is not too big, no one in the ordinary army can beat them, as long as they can keep winning, the secret can naturally be kept forever.
In addition to this guard platoon, Lin Sanxi's platoon is the same as Wang Erbiao's platoon in terms of weapon configuration, the difference is that his platoon does not have ACU combat uniforms, no dragon scale armor body armor, only ordinary camouflage uniforms and M35 steel helmets.
Lin Sanxi's platoon also has a repeater station to increase the communication range, but in terms of walkie-talkies, it is not a single person, but only the squad leader and platoon commander have it, and the night vision of the low-light night vision device is only available to the squad leader, platoon leader and snipers.
When actually fighting, Lin Sanxi's platoon can fight in conjunction with Wang Erbiao's platoon, which belongs to the combination of high and low.
Because he can properly see the light of day to carry out assault operations, plus Lin Sanxi has a bit of a bandit spirit with the wild surname, and he has to cooperate with the vampires to fight, so this platoon Li Zhigao also gave a nickname, that is, the werewolf assault platoon, after all, how can vampires not have werewolves as companions?
Well, it is undeniable that this is indeed Li Zhigao's laziness and spoofing.
As for Zheng Yun, Li Zhigao's definition of them was a pure fire support platoon, so the entire platoon was equipped with sixteen Type 63 107mm rocket launchers.
Among them, the rocket artillery crew is three people serving one gun, and the sixteen guns have a total of 48 people, plus a signal corps and a platoon commander who is also an observer, adding up to exactly 50 people. All artillery units are also equipped with one AKM and one M1911, but they are usually set aside and only used in emergencies.
The artillerymen's clothing consisted only of ordinary camouflage uniforms and green berets, and even steel helmets, but in terms of communication, they had walkie-talkies and a repeater. At the same time, in order to increase the mobile surname of this artillery platoon, Li Zhigao ordered a batch of four-wheeled agricultural vehicles, which were specially used as tractors and ammunition vehicles for rocket artillery, so that the mobile surname and firepower sustaining surname of the rocket artillery platoon could be enhanced.
It is undeniable that Li Zhigao's establishment has certain defects, and it is not suitable for the establishment of regular troops, for example, the artillery squad is a bit redundant, and the best way should be to add a mortar or bazooka soldier to the ordinary squad to increase the extension of the firepower of the ordinary squad, but that would have relatively high requirements for the comprehensive quality of the soldiers, after all, this involves the coordination of infantry and artillery in the class, so it is better to build a large formation class, make an artillery squad, and engage in platoon-level infantry and artillery coordination, which can be more professional.
In other words, this establishment is the best arrangement that Li Zhigao can make at present, taking into account all kinds of factors, and as for the actual combat effectiveness, it can only be tested through actual combat.
These people will use new weapons in the future, so the Enfield rifles they originally used will be free, and they cannot be wasted, and they can be used by those logistics troops.
No matter how bad the gun is, as long as it can shoot bullets and kill, it is a good thing, and it is also good to increase the density of ignition power.
Out of the need for secrecy, the three platoons selected by Li Zhigao did not immediately plunge into actual combat training, but first watched the video played by the projectors in the two closed board rooms, listened to Li Zhigao's lectures, learned the use of new weapons and theoretical knowledge, and conducted simulated drills with live ammunition indoors.
What the? Isn't video teaching too advanced? Damn, they all came out with night vision devices, and I'm still afraid of Mao, as long as I firmly grasp this army, do a good job of secrecy measures, and make up a story with fewer loopholes in the future, it should be fine.
Li Zhigao asked the three special operations platoons to conduct actual combat training, also out of secrecy, these units are all set up a separate barracks for separate training, and before training, they will specially send troops to clear the field to ensure that there are no outsiders around the training ground, and during the training period, they will also set up open and secret sentry posts at key points to be responsible for monitoring the surroundings and ensuring that outsiders are not allowed to break in.
In short, this separate training ground can only be entered by Li Zhigao and the people of the Special Operations Company, and no one else is allowed to approach, not even Scott and Edward.
As for the training plan for special operations personnel, Li Zhigao asked the arms dealer Harrison to formulate it early, and when it was formulated, it was originally aimed at the black African warlord forces with a high illiteracy rate, and the emphasis was on simplicity and directness, and it was quite good to use it on this group of people in the Qing Dynasty.
In addition to training according to the training plan, Li Zhigao also specially strengthened the food for the special combat units, that is, there was meat at every meal, each person also had two eggs at each meal, vegetables were changed every day, and the staple food was steamed buns.
In order to allow the troops to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible, and to cultivate a relationship with them, Li Zhigao also participated in the whole training as an instructor, and the training with the soldiers was not sloppy at all.
In other words, Li Zhigao is now devoting all his energy to training a special operations company, and everything else is secondary.
After half a month of training at the grassroots level, the entire special operations company has at least mastered the use of new equipment, and its combat effectiveness is not easy to say, but at least it will not be blind, and it has a certain clue.
The rest is to continue to strengthen the running-in training, use the weapons well, and practice the tactical movements well, in order to fight more accurately and act faster, but this will take time to consume, and take bullets and shells to feed, and there is no hurry.
In order to make up for this lack of firepower, Li Zhigao returned to modern society several times during the training, and in addition to asking Harrison to buy some training bombs back for training, he also bought 5,000 more training grenades and 1,000 high-explosive grenades.
That's right, Li Zhigao just wants to match the grenades, these grenades are specially allocated to the two assault combat platoons, and the fire support platoon playing with artillery does not use them.
However, after all, grenades are dangerous, so they usually use training grenades to train, and when they really fight, they will send real high-explosive grenades according to the needs of the situation, or they will be trained with real guys all at once, and at the level of these people, it can only be a tragedy.
Although grenades are dangerous, they are the best fire support weapons at close range, so they must be equipped and must not be missing. Li Zhigao's plan was that during the battle, two platoons of 100 people would be issued with five grenades each, so that close fire support could be realized.
In this way, hand grenades are used within 30 meters, MGL-140 grenade launchers are used between 30 meters and 400 meters, mortars are used within 500 meters, and Type 63 107mm rocket launchers are used within 5 to 8 kilometers, thus forming a continuous fire output from far to near.
Such firepower, coupled with the commonly equipped AKM and M1911 pistols, and the firepower at the squad and platoon company levels, is already somewhat surplus in this era.
However, the surplus is always better than the insufficient, these soldiers are not easy to train by Li Zhigao himself, each of them is very precious, and there are some feelings in the training process, he is reluctant to spend them easily.
Of course, as the supreme commander here, Li Zhigao still has too many things to do, and it is impossible to spend all the time of the day training soldiers, so in fact, he only has half a day, that is, a morning, when he trains with the soldiers. In the past half day, he was mainly explaining and teaching as a teacher and instructor, and there were not many cases of actual practice.
As for the afternoon, he let them study on their own as usual, no, he handed over the training task to the three platoon commanders and let them train separately, while Li Zhigao had to be lazy, no, there were other important things to deal with.
There are a lot of other important things, such as he has to take time to continue to pour goods and materials in the two worlds, take time to inspect the training of other soldiers, take time to see how the reinforced concrete fortifications are being built, etc., take time to ask how the tenants in Zhuangzi are farming with machines, take time to re-establish a stable and secret communication channel with the prefect of Taiping Mansion, and take time to show Liu Runsheng, who has moved in, how her condition is recovering. Take the time to let Liu Runsheng, who is grateful to Dade, quickly find a teacher who is willing to come over to teach the soldiers' cultural lessons, and so on......
In short, he had to ask about all aspects of the entire base and training camp, and he had to do it himself, without worrying at all, which made him deeply understand the meaning of the word "difficult to start a business" and became more aware of the urgency of the lack of people under his hands.
In this series of intensive training, one thing interrupted Li Zhigao's original plan, that is, Marven, who had been missing for a long time, actually returned, and brought a small surprise to Li Zhigao.