Chapter 698 Sandbar
But Conrad obviously did not want Qin Chuan to do this, because he thought it was simply to commit suicide with his "work", so Conrad argued behind Qin Chuan:
"Its maximum speed is only 200 kilometers per hour, and it is a target when it encounters an enemy plane!"
"I won't let it touch the enemy plane!" Qin Chuan walked into the cabin, but quickly retreated because there was nothing good in the cabin, just the familiar "Junke 52".
"We have air supremacy!" Qin Chuan said: "As long as there are a few BF escorts, the enemy's fighter planes will not be able to get close to us!"
"It will be a good target for enemy anti-aircraft guns or even machine guns!" Conrad said again.
"Maybe..." Qin Chuan replied: "The enemy's air defense equipment has no time to react! I mean, if we get close to the low altitude!"
"God!" Conrad looked at Qin Chuan: "You don't want to get close at a low altitude and let the soldiers slide down the rope and launch an attack!"
"You guessed it right!" Qin Chuan nodded.
"You're crazy!" Conrad said: "It can only carry 20 people in one aircraft, and only 200 people in the ten aircraft!"
"Do you think I'm crazy?" Qin Chuan turned around, looked at Conrad, and said seriously: "Col. I will be one of them myself. Do you think I will die as you thought?"
"I believe you won't, but..." Conrad looked at his own "work". He really couldn't imagine that this thing could still fight.
After a while, Conrad nodded and said, "Okay, I believe in you!"
"Well, why did you suddenly believe it again?" Qin Chuan was a little surprised.
"Because you still have Hannah!" said Conrad.
Qin Chuan was stunned for a moment, and then the two suddenly laughed at the same time.
"How long will it take to be renovated!" Qin Chuan asked: "I mean, install a machine gun on it, open the belly of the machine, and then install a sling!"
"How many days!" Conrad replied: "These are not complicated!"
"Very good!" Qin Chuan said: "I think we should go and talk to Alexander!"
In Paulus's command, Paulus and his staff seemed to be discussing the feasibility of blowing up the dam, because Qin Chuan heard someone saying that it could at least flood the central ferry and make it difficult for the Soviet army to replenish supplies.
This is indeed, but the problem is that after the Volga water level rose, the Soviet army could even directly drive the ship into Stalingrad.
However, there is no need to argue about this issue anymore, Qin Chuan and Conrad walked in.
Paulus had no expression on his face, but Alexander nodded at Qin Chuan and said, "Major, are you here to say goodbye to us?"
"No, colonel!" Qin Chuan replied: "I think I have found a way!"
Alexander's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Paulus in surprise and joy. Paulus shook his head slightly, as if telling Alexander not to have too much hope.
But no matter what, Paulus still gave Qin Chuan aside.
Qin Chuan went straight to the point as soon as he came up. He pointed to several sandbanks on the Volga River and said, "Gentlemen, the water flows smoothly in the Volga River. Sandbanks like this can be seen everywhere on the river and are quite large in area. The Soviets' approach was to arrange the troops in the fortifications on it to build reinforced concrete fortifications to fight against our army's bombing, and to arrange artillery in it, including air defense fire!"
"Yes, we know this!" said Alexander: "The artillery fortifications on it caused great trouble for our Air Force to block the Volga River and occupy Stalingrad!"
"What's the use of saying this, Major?" Paulus said: "Your strategy wouldn't be to let the artillery and the air force sank these sandbars!"
"No, of course not, general!" Qin Chuan replied: "I want to occupy these sandbanks!"
The officers were stunned when they heard this.
"Occupy? How can it be done?" Paulus asked back.
"Major, these sandbars are in the middle of the Volga River!" said Alexander: "Unless we start a landing war, we cannot occupy these sandbars!"
Then the landing battle was almost impossible to succeed, because these sandbanks can be said to be surrounded by the Soviet army. On the left is Stalingrad and on the right is the East Coast. On the landing battle, it is almost a matter of seeking death.
"There is another way, Colonel!" Qin Chuan said: "We can airborne!"
The officers looked at each other, and then someone laughed: "Airborne? Our airborne troops will fall into the river to feed the fish!"
This is common sense in airborne combat. It is difficult for paratroopers to accurately grasp their landing points, so it is naturally a delusion to land on a sandbank.
Conrad seemed to understand what Qin Chuan meant, and he replied for Qin Chuan: "No, gentlemen, we can indeed airborne. This airborne method allows us to deliver troops to these sandbanks very accurately and quickly!"
Paulus seemed to remember something, he looked at Conrad and asked, "You are talking about the weird plane you drove?"
"Helicopter!" Conrad replied.
Paulus turned his gaze to Qin Chuan again.
"Yes!" Qin Chuan affirmed the answer: "The biggest advantage of a helicopter is that it can hover, and we can use it to deliver troops to the sandbank at the fastest speed and occupy it."
Paulus hesitated and asked, "How many troops can you send?"
"Two hundred people!" Conrad explained: "We have ten helicopters, each carrying 20 people!"
"There are five hundred to one thousand troops in a sandbank, and two hundred are sure to occupy it quickly?"
"This should not be a problem!" Alexander said: "Most the Soviet troops on the sandbank are artillerymen, and they are not prepared! If we are investing in elite troops..."
As he said that, Alexander glanced at Qin Chuan and said, "For example, the 1st Infantry Regiment equipped with MP43!"
Alexander was right. The 1st Infantry Regiment could score a casualty ratio of 1 to 10 against the Soviet army, and it was even more difficult to attack those non-infantry professional troops on the sandbank.
"What should I do if I supply?" Paulus asked again.
"On the one hand, we can transport it by helicopter!" Qin Chuan said: "On the other hand, we can use the equipment of the Soviets, and they will definitely store a considerable amount of ammunition on the sandbar!"
This is of course, because the sandbank can be said to be an important fulcrum of the Soviet front firepower and is also very safe, so the ammunition will be transported up one by one and stored in the underground fortifications on it.
Alexander nodded and looked at Paulus expectantly: "General, the fortifications on the sandbank can be used to avoid Soviet bombings, and these sandbanks can see the central ferry, so they will have a similar function to Mamayev Hill, and even the artillery on the sandbank can directly bomb the central ferry!"
Chapter completed!