Chapter 611

In fact, the Greek Garrison has a very limited force. On Crete, there is only one British infantry battalion as the core guard force. The rest of the troops are not even uniform in the model and caliber of rifles. The local garrison general is still an old general who doesn't understand the modern war.

For the first time, the Greek infantry saw such flying parachutes, and for the first time, they found that the war they faced had completely changed. The German Paratroopers can be said to be a very elite offensive force, and their weapons are the most advanced weapons.

The island of Crete is full of blockhouses and fortifications used to defend against German attacks. These blockhouses and fortifications were a very solid defense system in the first World War, and few troops could break through these defense zones quickly. But these blockhouses have become as fragile as paper in front of the German attackers.

German Paratroopers have 75 mm caliber recoilless gun, which is a new type of flat fire weapon, used to deal with the enemy fixed fire point in the distance, it is easy to catch. The only disadvantage of this kind of gun is that it will emit huge smoke after firing, which is easy to attract retaliatory attack from the other plane. Unfortunately, there are German planes all over Crete, and this defect is no longer a problem.

This kind of artillery and large caliber 120mm mortar can be installed on the modified airborne bucket car, which has strong mobility and is not heavy. Soldiers can use manpower to temporarily move when necessary.

Even if the level fire 75 good confused caliber recoilless gun can not arrive at the position in time, the iron fist rocket launcher, which has been widely used by German Paratroopers, can also solve the problem of the enemy's machine gun blockhouse that cannot be conquered. Even if the rocket used by this weapon can not destroy the whole machine gun blockhouse, it can also create smoke and vibration, making the personnel in the other blockhouse useless.

"Fire! You can't let the Germans in! " A Greek officer was hiding in the command tower and shouting. He and his troops were stationed around a field airfield in Crete and ordered to repel any enemy who tried to occupy the airfield. Originally, the airport was to be bombed immediately after the German attack. However, because the Greek commander did not agree with the plan, he wanted to keep the airport to ensure that his fighter planes could continue to interfere with the possible large-scale landing, so the decision to blow up the airport finally came to an end.

Sadly, Don Quixote the Allied aircraft in Crete in 10 hours. The Allied aircraft were daring to take off. All the aircraft were not in a single level. The whole Crete air battle was tragic. The Greek Air Force pilots were also filled with Tang Ji De De's charm.

However, the Greek commander saw with his own eyes the huge German glider landing on the hillside not far away, and saw with his own eyes the German Paratroopers falling like dandelions in the sky, hundreds at first, and then thousands later. These German Paratroopers raided the air defense positions around the airport, but did not rush to attack the vital field airport.

Just when the Greek garrison was surprised, a soldier looked at the sky in horror and reminded everyone loudly: "my God! What's that? What is that? " His words attracted everyone's attention. Several soldiers who were loading guns all looked up and looked into the distant sky.

The Greek commander also raised his head, staring at the aircraft approaching the airport in the distance, not knowing what to say. The huge propellers are spinning across the top of the planes. These planes are not fast, but the roar of the engine is a bit desperate.

A frightening scene finally appeared. These Crusader helicopters from Germany hovered over the airport. At the beginning, they turned out to be several models with heavy armor. These planes had small caliber rockets on both sides and 13mm heavy machine guns with shields on both sides.

Machine guns began to fire at ground targets, knocking down Greek soldiers in groups in the trenches and behind bunkers. The huge gap in firepower left the Greek soldiers a little at a loss. They raised their rifles and opened fire on the helicopters, only to find that their rifles seemed to do little harm to each other's planes.

"Suddenly! Suddenly A hidden heavy machine gun fired into the sky. It was one of the few heavy weapons in the hands of the Greek defenders. The bullet flew into the sky, leaving a clear row of bullet holes on the helicopter. A German soldier who operated the machine gun was shot and fell down. The helicopter immediately began to adjust its flight height, and made a sharp turn to leave the battlefield.

Before the Greek soldiers cheered, more German helicopters entered the launch position in the sky. A helicopter suddenly opened fire, and seven or eight small caliber rockets swept to the launching position of the Greek heavy machine gun.

"Whoosh! Whoosh The Rockets ejected smoke and flame, flew out of the hanging rocket nest of the two wings of the helicopter, and flew to their targets. Although the dispersion was relatively large, because it was only very close, huge plumes of smoke rose quickly in the target area.

The German Army Air Force has found the best way to use helicopters, that is, when the huge air force has destroyed the enemy's air defense firepower, and the paratroopers have disrupted the battlefield and involved each other's defense forces, they use helicopters to deliver troops to control critical strategic targets, such as airports, railway stations, ports and other facilities. Because the enemy's air defense firepower has been destroyed, the suppression firepower provided by the helicopter can be effective enough to cover the troops it carries for ground operations.

Therefore, in the large-scale war environment of World War II, helicopters are no longer the trump card of anti tank, but the ultimate weapon to wipe out guerrillas and support paratroopers. It doesn't need heavy armor defense, and it doesn't need advanced firepower of long-range guidance. Its purpose is to rush to the airborne area with powerful arms. After all, anything is better than nothing at this time. More helicopters came from afar, and more than a dozen helicopters with armored protection joined in the suppression of the ground. Obviously, they assigned tasks ahead of time and removed all possible ground threats from all angles. Some were using machine guns to expel Greek infantry on the ground, while others were using rockets to clear some stubborn bunkers. Then there were helicopters descending and dropping ropes, and German soldiers slid down one by one from these helicopters. Akado had seen such exercises. For a moment, he was shocked by the progress of the times and the wisdom of war. He seems to have seen the picture of the twenty-first century US special forces landing, but in this scene, it is the German soldiers with M35 helmets who slide down the plane. The huge air current blew away the dust on the ground and rolled up the sand and dust in the distance. The first German soldier who landed on both feet may have fallen to the ground because he didn't stand firmly or because he was afraid of being hit. Immediately after the first soldier landed, he picked up his gun and ran to the target in advance“ Team one! towards the right! towards the right! Take the machine gun position over there! Team two! come with me! Attack! Attack Not far away, another helicopter is constantly sliding down the rope. It is obvious that there is a commander in this group, who is distributing tasks in a loud voice as soon as he lands. The German soldiers nearby are also neatly divided into two teams, bowing forward towards different goals. These German helicopter landing infantry are wearing goggles, and face covered with black shawl. It's not intended to imitate the modern special forces dress up, just because during the exercise, the soldiers may be blinded or choked by the dust blown by the helicopter airflow, so they have to choose a fashionable dress up“ Whatever it is! FireStarter! FireStarter! Kill those Germans! Come on The Greek officer was the first to respond and quickly issued a loud order to fight. He wanted to grab the phone to contact the headquarters and tell the commander-in-chief of the garrison to blow up other airports. But when he picked up the phone, there was no sound inside. Outside the house, two German special forces soldiers stood at the position of the telephone line, and the communication box also said "watch out, wire!" The words, the telephone line is still cut back and forth of the sloshing. One was armed with assault rifles, the other with forceps that had just been used, and their dry lips cracked to reveal their white teeth. They arrived secretly in another helicopter to cut off communication and disrupt local battlefield. The Greek officer hopelessly lost the phone in his hand, and then saw two helicopters in the distance pointing their flanks at his airport command tower. Two 13mm aircraft guns with black holes pointed nearby, and the Greek officer felt that he was in a very bad situation. With the blazing flames from the opposite helicopter, the airport control tower was immediately swept away by the torrent of steel. The destructive power of large caliber machine gun combined with full power ammunition can be described as terror. In just a few seconds, there will be no more breathing life in the whole command tower. The Greek commander, in the first time, was riddled with bullets, not even a scream. At the risk of being shot down, 110 German Crusader helicopters appeared over the battlefield, loaded with a large number of weapons, ammunition and soldiers, quickly rushed to the battlefield, easily suppressed scattered ground targets with the firepower of the aircraft, and the German troops quickly occupied an allied Field Airport on Crete.