The two captured government pilots were Americans like Tom, namely Jeff from Texas and Smith from North Carolina.
Tom expressed a warm welcome to the arrival of his two companions. The three of them were not mistreated by the Mizhou Army. Other prisoners of the government army were not so lucky. They were forced to participate in heavy physical labor. This was also considered the responsibility of the Umbrella Company.
Tradition.
"The Umbrella Company has many ways to torture these people. From morning to night, they don't get a minute's rest." Tom took the initiative to explain to Jeff and Smith. During this period, he ate and slept every day, but gained a few pounds.
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"The protective umbrella is a little careless. The guards in this camp are very lax. We can look for opportunities to escape." Jeff is proactive. No matter how preferential treatment the Mizhou Army gives him, he is not as good as being a boss in Rio.
"If I were you, I wouldn't do that. We have food and drink here and leave the camp. The mercenaries of Umbrella Company are not so civilized." Tom looked at Joseph and Henry chatting not far away and shook his head slightly.
Don’t think that Umbrella has given U.S. military pilots good treatment, and that the Umbrella company is weak and can be bullied.
Tom actually thought about escaping, but a few days ago, when Tom witnessed a small group of government prisoners being shot by the Mizhou Army like chickens because they failed to complete their labor tasks, Tom gave up the idea of escape.
If you stay and continue to be a prisoner, at least your life will not be threatened.
If he escaped, he would be pursued by the Umbrella Company, and Tom didn't think his legs could run over the wheels or tracks.
Although the number of prisoners increased to three, the only soldiers guarding them were Joseph and Henry.
While Tom was chatting with Jeff and Smith, Joseph and Henry were also talking about the ongoing war.
"When can we leave this damned place?" Henry looked up to the sky and sighed. It has been raining in the past few days. There are mud puddles everywhere. There are so many mosquitoes that are scary, big and fierce. When he sleeps at night, the quilt is wet. Henry is now
I miss southern Africa very much.
In fact, the environment in southern Africa is similar to Brazil, and generally speaking, it’s not bad.
However, the local infrastructure in Brazil is too poor, so the original ecological environment has become unbearable.
"Wait until the Yankees admit defeat." Joseph was not in a hurry. In Joseph's opinion, life now couldn't be better.
Although the war has not yet broken out, the salary and bonus paid to Joseph by the state government of Mizhou are quite substantial.
Mercenaries go through life and death just to make money. Now they don't have to work hard and they can still make money. For the sake of money, any grievance becomes insignificant.
If possible, Joseph hoped that his current life could last forever.
Unfortunately, this was impossible. On January 15, the Mizhou Army finally completed its deployment and concentrated nearly 110,000 troops on the front line in Rio. This was already the limit of the Mizhou Army.
The number of government troops has increased to 300,000. The strength gap is about one to three, but the strength gap is not that big.
On the 17th, the Air Force broke out in the largest air battle since the war began. Nearly a hundred fighter jets from both sides participated. The Mizhou Army won a complete victory. A total of 33 government aircraft were shot down and damaged, and its own losses were only 4. In the end, the government forces only had
7 planes successfully returned to the airport.
From this day on, the government air force completely lost air supremacy and ceded the sky to the Mizhou Army.
However, the solution to the problem ultimately depends on the ground forces.
In the early morning of the 20th, the Mizhou Army artillery began shelling the government army positions.
The artillery used by the Michigan Army was purchased from southern Africa, including the 1917-type 155 mm caliber heavy howitzer.
This type of artillery was developed during the World War and applied the most advanced artillery technology in the world at that time. Although that technology was already 15 years ago, it is still not backward.
The Mizhou Army is equipped with a total of 18 155mm howitzers. The artillery gunners are all hired from southern Africa. It is not easy to train a qualified gunner. What the Mizhou Army lacks is time.
The howitzer position is located about 10 kilometers from the front line. This is not the maximum range of the 155mm howitzer. The maximum range of the 155mm howitzer is 13 kilometers. In this era when artillery radar has not yet appeared, the government artillery wants to carry out fire countermeasures against the Mizhou Army artillery.
It was not easy. Instead, the Mizhou Army artillery was able to use the air force's correction to carry out precise strikes on government positions.
"Ready to release"
Following the commander's order, the 155 howitzer spewed out huge flames, shaking the mountains in an instant, and the whole world was trembling.
The shirtless gunner, covered in sweat, pushed the 155mm howitzer's rate of fire to its theoretical limit. 155mm is basically the largest caliber that field troops can equip. Any larger than that, it falls into the category of fortress artillery or train artillery, and it can no longer be used with it.
The troops took action.
After three rounds, the artillery fire was temporarily stopped, waiting for the data from the front line to be returned, and then firing at full power after correction.
So the government army was in trouble. The accuracy of the 155 howitzer was very high. The killing radius of the explosive bomb was about 100 meters. Within a radius of 20 meters, it could directly tear the target into pieces by relying on huge impact. Outside a radius of 20 meters, it would rely on explosions.
The fragments and impact damage cause damage. Even if the target within the effective range is not directly hit by the fragments, all internal organs will be shattered.
When the artillery began to bombard, Karl and Anthony's companies were already ready for the attack.
Now that Carl and Anthony's companies have been replenished, they are fully staffed again. In order to launch a more effective attack on the government army positions, the Michigan Army has invested in tank troops this time. Carl and Anthony's companies have been assigned two tanks. The soldiers are certainly excited.
However, both Karl and Anthony were a little worried.
"Soldiers have not accepted infantry-tank coordination, and cooperation will still be a problem when the time comes." Karl was worried, saying that there are only a few countries in the world that can carry out infantry-tank coordination operations.
For most countries, they can't even use infantry-artillery coordination, so forget about infantry-tank coordination. Many countries don't even have tanks and don't know how to use them at all.
"Infantry and tank coordination have almost fallen behind. I heard that the local defense force is trying tank group operations. If it succeeds, our light infantry will probably become history like the heavy cavalry." Anthony sighed, the emergence of machine guns changed the war.
Form, now with the large-scale use of tanks, the way of war will undergo earth-shaking changes.
That's how it is sometimes. You can't say that Karl and Anthony didn't do a good enough job. It's just that the times have eliminated you, and it has nothing to do with you personally.
"Tank group operations must be based on large-scale installation of tanks. Apart from us in southern Africa, which country in the world can afford it?" Karl is not worried. No matter how many tanks are equipped, light infantry still exists.
Necessary and will not be easily eliminated.
What Karl and Anthony didn't know was that the status of light infantry was indeed declining in the Southern African Ministry of Defense exercises.
Especially after helicopters are equipped with front-line troops, tanks combined with helicopters will be the main force of the Southern African Army in the future. The role of infantry has changed from a decisive force on the battlefield to an auxiliary force that cooperates with armored forces and army aviation forces.
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Of course, this must be based on strong economic strength. One of the "Leopard" tanks previously installed in southern Africa can buy three "Light Cavalry". Now, the "Tiger" tank that has just been installed in the army is worth one.
Four "Leopard" tanks. If southern Africa is equipped with heavier and more advanced tanks in the future, the cost will be even higher.
Looking at it this way, probably only southern Africa and the United States in the world can afford mechanization.
At least that's the case now.
At this time, the artillery shells passed through the air and caused a huge scream. The government army positions in the distance began to erupt with orange-red flames and huge black smoke. A government machine gun position was ignited, and the raging fire caused the ammunition to explode.
During the explosion, through the telescope, it could be seen that many government soldiers were desperately trying to put out the fire. At this time, another artillery shell flew over, causing heavy casualties to the government soldiers.
Both Karl and Anthony have been able to adapt to this scene of flying limbs and bloody flesh.
After half an hour of shelling, the government artillery did not fight back. When the fighter jets hovering in the sky began to change shifts, a sharp whistle finally sounded.
"Go, go." Karl patted the tank armor to remind the tank crew to go.
The "Light Cavalry" tank spit out huge black smoke, and finally started up. Listening to the "squeaking" sound of the tracks, Karl waved his hand and led his troops to follow the tank closely and launch an attack on the government army's position.
It had just rained last night, and the ground was muddy. Water accumulated at the bottom of the huge craters. There were huge pools of water between the two army positions.
Not long after leaving the starting position, the tank passed by a downed aircraft. The cockpit of the aircraft seemed to have been violently demolished. The pilot had disappeared, but large areas had turned into dark red blood stains. It was estimated that the pilot was also violent.
A lot of good luck.
Looking at the Brazilian flag clearly visible on the wing, Karl shook his head, drove away some unwanted thoughts from his mind, and followed the troops forward.
At this time, there was another scream of a cannonball piercing the air overhead, and Karl's expression changed drastically in an instant.
The government army's counterattack finally came. The Mizhou Army in front of them shelled the government army's position, but the government army artillery never counterattacked. They were waiting for this moment.
The next moment, countless artillery shells exploded, and the attacking Mizhou Army also suffered heavy losses. A "light cavalry" was directly hit by the artillery shells, and the turret was blown away. The commander and driver were only half of the body in the car, followed closely in the tank.
The cannonballs they carried exploded, and the flames were as brilliant as the fireworks in the night sky.
"Speed up, speed up, don't stop." Carl buried his head and rushed forward. At this time, he only had one thought: to rush through this cemetery as quickly as possible.
boom
A cannonball suddenly exploded not far away from where Anthony was. Karl looked back and did not stop.
Whether it is Bodhisattva or God, I hope he can bless Anthony.
