Three hundred and sixtieth chapters are not unexpected
On the blocking line less than 50 kilometers away from Dunkirk, the German commandos led by Captain Kuhn also launched an attack on a small forest where the British troops were stationed.
With the guard battalion sent by the division headquarters, Kuhn did not foolishly throw his already exhausted infantry battalion into the woods. Forest warfare is not the strength of conventional troops.
Not to mention a troop that is extremely exhausted physically and mentally, even a cutting-edge troop pulled into the woods where enemy troops are ambushed will inevitably suffer huge losses.
In the mountains and forests, the terrain is undulating, with few roads, lush trees, and thorns. When defending, it is easy for the enemy to hold on to dangers and conduct hidden ambush. Even the British army, which is now very weak in fighting will, can use the bonus of this kind of terrain.
It caused a lot of trouble for the German attacking troops.
On the other hand, Captain Kuhn, as the attacker, not only had difficulties in command, observation, coordination and maneuvering, but communication problems between the front and rear troops were also prone to problems. The troops were easily disoriented, affecting combat operations.
In addition, Kuhn had already made up his mind to send the guard battalion sent by the division headquarters to the front, separate his tired battalion from the regiment headquarters' guard company, follow closely behind the guard battalion, and advance slowly. In this way, the communication between the units
, it will be more difficult.
It’s not that Kuhn is unwilling to gather his troops together and fight together to avoid the inconvenience of communication and coordination. It’s because fighting in mountains and forests requires troops to have the ability to fight independently and the positive spirit of active cooperation. These are his
The tired soldiers under his command were no longer able to do it.
In other words, sending tired soldiers to the front line to fight will not have the desired effect, but will only increase casualties. Instead of letting such mentally stressed soldiers run to the front line in a daze,
When charging, it is better to leave them in the rear as a support force, occupying the commanding heights and dense forest areas along the way to prevent the enemy from sending attack troops to steal our retreat.
Although the British would probably not have the brains or courage to send troops to attack the German rear, it would be a good idea to use exhausted troops whose offensive power is no longer strong to guard against this dangerous possibility and allow them to take the opportunity to recover some physical strength while they stay behind.
A good choice.
"We gathered 30 precision shooters from the guard battalion sent by the division headquarters and the guard company sent by the regiment headquarters." Kuhn held a telescope and observed the not-too-large forest in front of him as he said: "
This kind of terrain has too many obstacles and severely blocks the shooting range, so it is only suitable for troops with good marksmanship."
Concentrate the precision shooters to find the British soldiers as early as possible at a distance before contacting the enemy, and then equip the precision shooters with G43 rifles with a 3x scope to kill them from a long distance. This is the best method that Kuhn can think of now.
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If the large troops were allowed to rush directly into Shuli and attack all the way, the British troops who had been ambushing them for a long time would probably get a big advantage. Although the troops were superior, Kuhn did not want to inflict excessive casualties.
Fortunately, Kuhn brought 30 sets of green, brown, black, and gray jungle combat camouflage uniforms from the division this time. Letting 30 precision shooters wear camouflage uniforms and walk in front can also improve their concealment capabilities.
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Speaking of which, camouflaging color military uniforms were first used by the British army in World War I. At that time, the British put a coat decorated with many ropes and strips made of cloth and sacks on the outside for camouflage.
Because this was proposed by a Scottish soldier named Geely, the British also like to call camouflage uniforms Geely suits.
However, fortunately, the British troops stationed in the woods in front of Kuhn and others did not wear auspicious suits. And even if they searched the entire British 3rd Division under Montgomery, they could not find a set of auspicious suits. Because
At the beginning, the expeditionary force never thought that there would be a situation that would require them to rely on forest defense, so they did not specially prepare auspicious suits to bring them across the English Channel.
However, the German army has long begun to equip them with camouflage uniforms that are more advanced than the original British ghillie suits, and ensure that each division is equipped with at least dozens or even hundreds of camouflage uniforms. The mountain division has
The number is even greater.
In their camouflage uniforms for woodland combat, the German army was actually already ahead of the British army.
So, when the German precision shooters saw a group of soldiers from the expeditionary force in brass-colored combat uniforms lying on a broad land with few trees in the distance, building sandbags to build a blocking position, they were so surprised that they could hardly speak.
It was obviously a woodland battle, but the troops were left in a wide area. The German precision shooters did not know what the British were thinking.
Montgomery was quite skillful in selecting blocking positions in this forest. If the grassroots troops were commanded properly, they could block the German army for a long time.
However, the commanders of the lower-level troops did not understand the division commander's intention, and concentrated the soldiers who should be dispersed in the dense forest into the rare open land, and deliberately cut down a few small trees that blocked the firing range.
This time, his shooting range was widened. Perhaps the number of natural bunkers that could work was reduced at the same time, and the German army's shooting range also became wider.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang..." In the woodland beyond the sight of the British soldiers, German precision shooters fired one after another.
"Oh God! We can't see where the enemy is at all?! Bullets are popping up everywhere!" A British second lieutenant hugged his helmet in fear and lay on the sandbag. Around him, the machine gunner who was chatting with him before
It had turned into a corpse. A huge and ugly blood hole remained on the machine gunner's neck, with bright red blood continuously flowing out.
"Where is the company commander?! Go and contact our company commander!" The second lieutenant peeped with one hand, stood up slightly and looked back: "Hurry up and let the company commander give the order to retreat! The soldiers are dying in vain now!"
"Pang!" A bullet hit the helmet of the officer with his head exposed. Blood gushed out from his pierced helmet and flowed all over his face. A few seconds later, the second lieutenant who was yelling to retreat suddenly
There was no sound, and he fell into the trench pit with a thud.
"The platoon leader has been hit! Who is going to tell us what to do now?!" a soldier squatting in the trench pit with his head in his hands howled.
After escaping all the way here, the soldiers have long lost their fighting spirit. The invisible German sharpshooters are constantly firing fatal bullets from the woods, which is even more despairing. The soldiers don't understand why they are still here.
Go on, does all this really work?
Their company commander Ye also did not agree with this point, so the white flag was soon raised on this British position, which became another achievement of the German army.
By then, the blocking line outside Dunkirk had been interrupted by the German 13th Motorized Infantry Division. The remaining three blocking points that had not yet been captured could no longer stop the German army from heading towards Dunkirk.
It has been less than 10 hours since the 13th Motorized Infantry Division launched its offensive...