When the exercise began, even though the Wehrmacht forces responsible for the offensive suffered "heavy casualties", they failed to capture the SS position.
After the exchange of offense and defense in the second round of confrontation exercises, in the face of the SS attack, although the Wehrmacht soldiers resisted very "tenaciously", and even because it was an exercise, all squads and platoons fought to the last man without fear of "casualties", but in the end they still
The SS was deemed victorious by the command.
One attack, one defense, and two defeats. Such a result cannot be explained by luck.
"I gained some experience today. Only one platoon came from the opposite side. As a result, our whole company couldn't stop us even though we had the advantage of the terrain." Bruce, commander of the first platoon of the Sharp Knife Company of the 1st Regiment and 1st Battalion of the 30th Infantry Division, participated in the exercise.
As soon as it was over, he came out cursing and said.
"When their first platoon came forward to feint, I heard the clues from their gunshots." As the commander of the exercise company of the National Defense Forces, Lyon concluded: "One platoon can defeat our side.
The firepower data of the entire company, three platoons, their firepower is three times that of ours."
Sighing, Leon sighed with conviction: "If today was not a drill, if they did not fire blank ammunition, we would have to explain everything on the battlefield."
The Sharp Knife Company led by Lyon are basically veterans who have participated in the Polish Campaign. In terms of performance, they can be called a meritorious company, and they are the elite force of the National Defense Forces!
If even their company can't beat them, then if you search the National Defense Forces, there probably won't be any other company that can win this exercise.
"I heard that the troops sent by the SS to participate in the exercise were one of the SS troops that seized weapons on the Polish battlefield. I really don't understand why they still act like beggars with such good equipment.
I get jealous when I see the equipment." Bruce said sarcastically.
"What you saw is just this company." Lyon often communicates with Commander Hans, and Leon obviously knows more than Bruce: "I heard from the commander that the SS has a lot of strange gadgets, and there are also various new weapons.
All kinds. However, most of the conventional weapons used are old items that have been eliminated by the Wehrmacht. Generally speaking, the largest proportion of SS equipment is still some old stuff. New equipment only accounts for less than one-tenth of the party equipment.
The Guards got it."
"So, our exercise is the reason they used to change their equipment?" Bruce suddenly reacted as if he was enlightened.
"Don't say that," Leon patted the brother who had been his partner since they were in military school, and comforted with a smile: "The head of state has said it. If the SS wins, let the Wehrmacht follow the same rules as the SS."
The weapon ratio of the exercise troops will be optimized and the equipment replacement will be gradually optimized."
Naturally, they were unhappy after losing the exercise, but after Lyon and the others lost in a row, not only were they not punished, but they also obtained better weapons and equipment for the National Defense Force and their own troops. It was like losing but getting rewards.
Since there is a reward, it can be accepted. As for letting the SS use the same equipment as the Wehrmacht, that is something that the big shots at the top should consider, and Lyon and the others don't need to worry about it.
"Anyway, we have a day off after the exercise. Let's go have some wine and supper tonight." Leon suggested with a smile.
"Well, I heard that Munich's beer goes well with pig's trotters. You can try it." Bruce still had the same gloomy expression, but his answer had revealed his concern for late-night beer.
On the other side, outside the exercise venue, all the army generals who were present to observe the exercise were lost in thought. Although they were a little unhappy about losing, when the gunshots started to ring out at the start of the exercise, they understood that the National Defense Forces had probably lost this round.
In the ranks of the SS, the continuous firing of automatic weapons was too dense! A mere company almost unleashed the firepower of a regular reorganized battalion of the Wehrmacht.
After a few low-pitched discussions, someone in the National Defense Force still saw some signs.
For example, Rommel, the current armored general who successfully broke through an Italian division with a company of infantry in World War I and was once known as the "strongest company-level commander" in German history, stepped down from his position as Army Chief.
Commander Brau was curious about what Aunt Didi said in his ears.
Brauchi nodded slightly while listening, and seemed to agree with it.
Afterwards, Brauchi made a suggestion to Reinhardt to add additional content to the exercise - let the two companies undergo repairs first, and then draw two infantry companies of the same organization from the Berlin garrison to conduct comparative exercises.
The SS drill company and the Wehrmacht drill unit that were redressed according to the standards of the SS drill unit attack, and the garrison company defends.
Because according to the strategy of the headquarters of the headquarters, Germany will be on the offensive side for a long time in the future. Because the role of new weapons in the future can be better reflected in offensive exercises, the generals hope to experiment twice more to avoid accidents.
There were not too many exercises, and no one would die anyway. So, Reinhard happily agreed to Brauchitsch's suggestion.
"Let's go back and do it again?" Leon, who was packing his things and preparing to wait to buy some Munich specialties, asked with wide eyes.
As soon as the exercise was scheduled to end, Lyon, who had resigned himself to his fate, quickly put down the burden of failure and halfheartedly planned to take advantage of his free afternoon to stroll around Munich and buy some specialties.
This temporary addition of an exercise interrupted his originally free afternoon, which made Leon feel a little disappointed.
Leon was disappointed, but Bruce was very excited: "Leon! Did you hear that? Let us put on the equipment used by the SS just now and practice again. This is a great opportunity for us to avenge our shame!"
Contrary to Leon's lack of concern for false fame, Bruce has always taken all kinds of reputation very seriously. He always felt humiliated when he lost the exercise just now. Now that he saw the opportunity to earn back his face, he immediately became excited.
"I heard you, let's get ready." Leon secretly smiled bitterly in his heart. This round of exercises is over, and there will probably be no free time today. Shopping is out of the question, so he can only buy late night snacks.
Soon, Lyon was the first to take the field with the Wehrmacht company equipped with semi-automatic rifles. Facing the Berlin garrison, which had never seen blood or fought in a war, his elite group, which had experienced the baptism of war in Poland, could be said to win quite easily.
And when it was the SS's turn, their performance once again surprised all the generals watching the exercise. By the time the SS's black storm swept through the garrison company's position, it took less than half the time it took Lyon and the others!
Now, the army generals and marshals who had been calm just now couldn't sit still. This improvement in combat effectiveness was obvious.
If you learn the usage and tactics of new equipment from the SS, your combat effectiveness will definitely be even stronger!
Regardless of whether or not it would be a shame to learn from the SS, I had already run naked before, and I was still worried about such a trivial matter. I saw a group of Wehrmacht generals with their eyes flashing green, surrounding the SS Commander-in-Chief Steve who was present.
, taking turns shaking hands and communicating.
Then, Reinhardt, who had been silent for a long time, suggested with a smile that everyone should go down together to take a detailed look at the firepower configuration of the SS, and then he relieved Steve.