What Lengerheimer and the others encountered was a destroyer of the British Royal Navy. To be precise, it was an auxiliary destroyer converted from a freighter. The destroyer named "Dragon Spirit" was equipped with
There are 2 quadruple machine guns, 2 twin machine guns and other weapons that pose little threat to Lengerheimer's Panther tanks. They are also equipped with two single-barreled 20mm Oerlikon cannons that pose a huge threat.
In other words, what Lengerheimer and the others really have to worry about is the two single-barreled 20mm Oerlikon cannons.
But the good news is that the British warship ran aground and most of its crew had been evacuated. Only one Royal Navy ensign and three soldiers were left.
During the evacuation, these four members happened to be sent to the beach to perform a reconnaissance mission. When they turned around and returned to the battleship, their careless captain had already taken everyone aboard another modified destroyer, and pulled them on board
The lifeboat pulling the rope left early.
As a result, these four unfortunate British people had to guard a stranded modified battleship, stupidly waiting for their commander to remember them, and then for the commander to send someone to rescue them.
Opening a pack of chocolates, the British second lieutenant, who was the leader of the four, complained while nibbling chocolates: "Are these unreliable damn comrades scared to death by the Germans? Even a few of us didn't return.
Don’t you even know about it on the ship?”
The chocolate was something he brought with him, and it was regarded as a welfare food for officers in the British Royal Navy.
Of course, there is also good news, that is, the second lieutenant is not the only one on the ship who has food in hand. In addition to the food that the four of them had brought with them before, there was a lot of food in this hastily abandoned warship that had not had time to move out.
Because during the retreat, the German armored forces had already advanced to a coastal town about 5 kilometers away from the Port of Pronay, so the British sailors on the ship were in a panic. Not to mention the food, they even had weapons on the warship
There was no time to disassemble it, and only part of the ammunition was taken away.
The four British people who were left behind were lucky enough to encounter misfortune. They had both food and weapons and ammunition.
With enough food and fresh water reserves for four people to eat for a whole month, as well as powerful ship-borne weapons, the British second lieutenant made a prompt decision. Everyone stayed on guard and stayed on the warship and never left.
Because the ship had been stranded and would not move, the four people simply put away the anchors to prevent the Germans from climbing onto the ship along the chains. Similarly, the four people placed them between the ship and the shore for people to use.
The upper and lower gangplanks were also retracted to prevent German troops from rushing onto the ship through the gangplanks.
In this way, this modified warship is equivalent to a certain degree of isolation from the land. This height is a gap that is difficult for German infantry to cross. The British second lieutenant is confident that if the German army dares to attack, he can use the warship's
The single-barreled 20mm Oerlikon machine gun bombarded incoming enemy forces from a distance.
Once the German troops got closer, the four people on the boat could also activate the two machine guns that had been dismantled and gathered in the direction of the shore, forming a fire net to kill enemy soldiers.
The British ensign was convinced that with the equipment on the warship, even if the Germans sent a company of infantry, he could repel it. The only thing that needed to be paid attention to was whether the invading enemy could be detected in time.
Fortunately, during the day, the four of them could still gather together and hide behind the machine guns, iron pillars and other bunkers on the bow of the ship, or brag and monitor the situation on the beach in the command room that formerly belonged to the captain.
But at night, the four people can only take turns to be on duty, with each person standing guard for two hours and sleeping in between shifts.
Fortunately, the chain of the anchor and the springboard connecting the ship to the shore were all put away in advance. Even if a small German army sneaked over under the cover of night, they would not have been able to get there without making some big noise.
Boat.
And if these Germans make a big noise because they want to board the ship, the three people sleeping on the ship will wake up, and then the four of them will work together to eliminate this possible German sneak attack force. Because it is a sneak attack, this
The size of this force will not be too large, and the second lieutenant is confident of destroying them.
After finishing the remaining chocolate in a few mouthfuls, the British second lieutenant yawned and said: "Bob, tonight is the first time that we will implement the shift system we discussed in the afternoon. You will be on duty. I will take a nap.
Just come and wake me up in an hour to cover the shift."
Bob, who was a bit fat, nodded, swallowed and said, "It's okay if I'm on the first shift. You can always leave a piece of chocolate for me to refresh myself. If I get sleepy, I can also take a few bites of chocolate to refresh myself."
Because he was not an officer, Bob did not have chocolate, a welfare food specially provided to officers. Bob, who was tired of eating compressed biscuits and inferior cans, would drool every time he saw officers receiving chocolates.
Fat people all have this problem. Otherwise, how could they become fat?
"I don't have a few pieces of chocolate here. Let me share it with you. I won't have to eat it tomorrow." The second lieutenant shook his head and refused Bob without hesitation: "If you feel sleepy, just go get a biscuit can to fill your stomach. The effect will be the same."
So, under Fat Bob's complaining eyes, the second lieutenant took the other two sailors and went to sleep with peace of mind.
The second lieutenant didn't think there was anything wrong with his stingy behavior at all. As a fat man, eating less is good for the body. This is for his own good. Not everyone can be like their Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, who still has a big belly.
They eat and drink a lot every day. Soldiers are different from politicians. Being too fat affects their performance.
Besides, before Churchill entered politics, he was in great shape.
Ten minutes later, there was only a lonely fat man left on the cold deck, leaning against the machine gun and eating biscuits. Everyone else went to sleep with peace of mind.
"Boom!" A sudden bomb fell on the water dozens of meters away from the fat man, causing a splash of water.
"Damn! It's really unlucky to be interrupted while eating a biscuit." Bob complained unhappily.
Wait? Was that a cannonball just now?
Bob, who sensed something was wrong, took a mouthful of biscuits and spat out: "Puff! Puff!"
"Enemy attack, enemy troops are firing at us!" The fat man stumbled towards the cabin where the other three people were sleeping.
"What happened?!" Before the fat man could run to shout, the British second lieutenant ran towards him with two other soldiers. Apparently, they were also awakened by the huge noise.
"Boom!" The third armor-piercing round fired by Lengerheimer's crew finally hit the British warship, causing a violent flash of fire.
"Hit!" Lengerheimer clenched his fist and punched the bottom cover of the tank, shouting excitedly: "Just keep this angle and keep hitting!"