At a distance of 200 meters, if it is a mechanical sight, the crosshair is larger than the target area, and there is basically no accuracy at all. Riflemen who have received strict training have a certain hit rate, but this does not include these Gurkha employees who have just joined the army.
soldiers.
The battlefield environment is also completely different from the training ground. The terrain of the training ground is flat and the targets are stationary. Soldiers do not have to worry about enemy counterattacks during training and have more time to aim calmly.
In the battlefield environment, the terrain is extremely complex, with many uneven terrains and many bunkers to hide in. The Somali rebels are not those British and French coalition forces who have undergone rigorous training and will only line up neatly to die in battle. At this time, they did not undergo rigorous training.
It became an advantage. The clothes of the Somali rebels were almost the same as the color of the earth. Hundreds of rebels formed a skirmish line to attack the mercenaries. During the attack, they continued to shoot with guns and did not respond.
I know where they got so many bullets to waste.
Although the hit rate of the Somali rebels is not high, whoever has experienced the feeling of bullets flying past the head knows it. An unlucky Gurkha mercenary was brushed by a stray bullet from his ear, and his ear was immediately blown off.
Half of the time, the unlucky soldier went to find a military doctor by himself. He couldn't find his broken ear, so he simply bandaged it and continued to fight on the battlefield.
Insurgent figures emerged from the distant ridge, and precision shooters began firing.
The shooting speed was not fast, and the hit rate was not high at first. However, as the battle progressed, the hit rate began to gradually increase, and the rebel casualties also increased linearly.
After the rebels entered a distance of 200 meters, the precision shooters had almost no missed shots. At this time, the heavy machine gun also began to fire. Compared with Lee Enfield, the heavy machine gun had a greater deterrent effect. The rebels fell a third of the way.
After about a while, it collapsed completely, and the first attack failed.
Only one of the mercenaries was injured.
Under asymmetric conditions, the battle is indeed a one-sided massacre.
What made An Qi very dissatisfied was that while the mercenaries were fighting the rebels, more than half of the villagers took advantage of the chaos and fled. They were very fast at this time and disappeared without a trace along the river, leaving hundreds behind.
A goat by the creek.
An Qi ordered people to bring back a few goats, slaughter them and cook them for soup and barbecue. No one knew when the rebels would retreat, so An Qi had to be prepared to spend the night by the river.
"Do you want to send someone to capture those villagers?" Yang Mei's eyes flashed with danger signals. This "capture" was used well. Although only one of the mercenaries was injured, he was pinned down by the river and surrounded and beaten.
Feeling very unhappy.
"Let them go. We will then pull up the net for investigation. If we are caught again, we will no longer be villagers -" An Qi is not worried about those villagers. That is, An Qi has just returned from the Western Front and is not used to attacking ordinary people.
If it were the servant army here, they would probably execute all these villagers as soon as they were surrounded. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why so many years later, there are only such a pitiful few hundred thousand people in Somaliland.
In 1917, according to statistics in southern Africa, the fertility rate of women of working age was around 5.5, which meant that a woman would have about 5.5 children in her lifetime. People in this era generally married early, so as long as there was no war,
The population is growing very fast.
The situation in Somaliland is different from that in southern Africa. Due to poor medical conditions and harsh natural environment, the mortality rate and premature death rate of newborn babies are very high. The average life expectancy is estimated to be only about 20 or 30 years old. Therefore, there are hundreds of thousands of people in Somaliland.
There are hundreds of thousands of people per square kilometer.
The Somalis who did not have time to escape were all women and children. Some of the infant children kept crying loudly. The women were also frightened. Several translators went over to ask questions, and when they came back they lamented again and again.
"They are all widows and orphans. They are very pitiful. They are also bullied in the village. They have no property at home and no place to run." A translator named Efuya, who is also Somali, said with an unbearable expression.
, my family all live in Berbera, so there is no problem with loyalty.
Angie couldn't help but feel sympathy, so she rummaged through the armored vehicle and brought out a box of chocolates, asking Everya to share some with the children.
Chocolate and candies are great weapons for the officers and soldiers of Southern Africa to win over people's hearts. When the Southern African Expeditionary Force first arrived in France, the French people's attitude towards the expeditionary officers and soldiers was not very good. However, as time went by, the French people's attitude towards the expeditionary officers and soldiers changed.
Earth-shaking changes have taken place, and the role of chocolate and candies is indispensable. Many expeditionary officers and soldiers relied on chocolates and candies to trick French girls into taking them back to southern Africa.
It cannot be said to be "cheating". The matter of free love cannot be described as "cheating". They are all ally countries, and transnational marriages are also normal.
Chocolate does not respect national boundaries. For these women and children, the temptation of chocolate was irresistible. Soon smart women came to help. A rope was tied three times and two times to hang up the sheep. A series of actions were performed smoothly, including bloodletting, skinning and cutting.
There is a small river next to the position. The river water is flowing and there is no need to worry about poisoning by the rebels. The freshly cut mutton is cleaned and then cooked. The two mercenary chefs are very satisfied. This should be their job.
Probably the smell of mutton wafted to the rebel positions, and before evening, the rebels launched another attack.
This time there were more rebels involved, about a thousand people.
The increase in numbers did not change the outcome of the battle. The same precision shooters started shooting from a long distance. When the rebels entered the 200-meter range, the heavy machine guns began to fire. Before the riflemen had a chance to shoot, the rebels retreated in confusion, followed by
The process of the first attack is pretty much the same.
An Qi keenly noticed that some of the rebels who participated in the attack actually used cold weapons.
After weighing the situation, An Qi asked the armored soldiers to put back the heavy machine guns on the vehicles. The defense at night should be based on the armored vehicles. With the help of vehicle lights and bonfires, the rebels would not be able to break through the position.
Yang Mei was leading the soldiers to dismantle the bullock carts abandoned by the villagers and prepare to light a fire. The cattle and sheep had been gathered together and protected by bullock carts. The mercenaries found some bedding from the bullock carts and distributed them to the women and children for the night.
, according to the regulations of the umbrella company, when camping in the wild, a bonfire must be lit around the camp, not only to guard against enemy attacks, but also to guard against attacks by wild animals.
If she hadn't come to Somalia, Angel wouldn't have known that there were wolves in Africa. These wolves are Asian jackals, only found in Somalia and Ethiopia, and their numbers are rare.
Now that night is falling, the howls of wild wolves can be heard in the distance. Although the mercenaries are not afraid, every howl of the wild wolves will cause a commotion among the sheep, and babies will start to cry, and mothers will whisper.
Soothing and softly singing children's songs, this would have been a wonderful night if we weren't in a war zone.
Yang Mei arranged for the soldiers to be on duty in shifts, and some soldiers had to stay awake at all times to guard against rebel attacks at night.
During the two attacks during the day, the rebels achieved nothing. Night was the last chance for the rebels. In the evening, an air force reconnaissance plane passed through the sky and flew several times around the position by the river. Berbera should have known about Angel by now.
The situation here is that reinforcements may arrive after dawn.
"We still have enough bullets. We didn't consume much in the day's battle. The morale of the soldiers is pretty good. I promise them that everyone will have a bonus when they go back." Yang Mei sat by the river and whispered to An Qi. In fact,
Don't be so careful. It's good to have a language barrier. Yang Mei and An Qi both speak Chinese, and these Gurkha mercenaries can't understand them.
"How much bonus do you promise? It's too much and the headquarters can't afford to pay it." An Qi is much more relaxed now. The intensity of the rebels' attack is completely different from that of the Germans on the Western Front. Having seen the cruelty of the Western Front, looking at these rebels,
It's like playing house.
"Their monthly salary is only three pounds, and one pound for each general is enough -" Yang Mei was also relaxed, since Yang Mei didn't have to pay for it herself.
"So little!" Angel was surprised. When the Southern African Expeditionary Force was in Europe, even private soldiers who had just joined the army could get at least ten pounds a month, not to mention gray income that far exceeded their salary.
"It's quite a lot. In their hometown, they may not even earn three pounds a year." Yang Mei doesn't think three pounds is too little. The question of how much is less depends on the situation. In the past, the annual income of the corporal in Huayong Camp was also very low.
, ten pounds a month is the standard for a serious British army, not a colonial servant army.
People like An Qi and Yang Mei are considered regular troops. Gurkha mercenaries are servant troops. After serving in the servant army for more than five years, mercenaries may also become regular troops.
"These soldiers are not bad. It's their first time on the battlefield. It's great to be able to perform like this." An Qi had a good impression of these Gurkha mercenaries. They were taciturn and loyal to their duties. Half of their ears were blown off.
The soldier was also on combat duty and did not ask for rest.
There are also many Gurkha mercenaries in the Southern African National Defense Force, and their performance is very good. Many of them have also learned Chinese and English, and they look no different from the Chinese on the surface.
Just as he was talking, a soldier on alert suddenly fired a warning shot. The armored vehicle immediately ignited and turned on the lights, and the heavy machine gun also started firing. However, it was still a burst fire, so bullets still had to be saved.
After nightfall, several bonfires were lit about 70 to 80 meters outside the position. At this time, the bonfires became a blockade for the rebels, and the rebels who rushed to the bonfires were knocked down one after another.
The rebels also knew that this was their last chance, so more troops participated in the attack, and the rebels' momentum was higher. Although they suffered heavy casualties, the rebels still moved forward.
However, courage cannot change the outcome of the battle. The difference in weapons cannot be made up by quantity and courage. After dawn, the rebels abandoned about 1,500 corpses in front of the position. Corpses were everywhere.