Chapter 66 Commando

Under the personal command of Major General Evans, a special commando team was quickly formed.

This commando team consisted of 20 tanks, 20 armored vehicles, 10 cars and 500 commandos.

The tanks were all "Valentine" infantry tanks.

This is because the "Valentine" tank has two great advantages over the "Matilda" tank... low failure rate and low body.

(Note: "Matilda" tank is 2.51M high, "Valentine" tank is 2.27M high)

The low failure rate can ensure that the commandos will not block the passage and affect the progress of subsequent vehicles when performing tasks due to failures.

The low body allows the tank to move forward in low-lying areas without exposing the turret and being discovered by the enemy.

Because of these advantages, although the "Valentine" is not as good as the "Matilda" in terms of firepower and defense, it was still selected without any surprise... In fact, in the next few years, the British army will gradually replace the "Valentine" tank with a larger caliber gun to completely replace the "Matilda" tank with a high failure rate, high body and high fuel consumption.

The armored vehicle is the Beaverette light armored reconnaissance vehicle... This armored vehicle has an observation hole on the right for the driver to observe and drive, and a "U"-shaped shooting slot on the left, where soldiers can mount a Toblen machine gun to shoot while moving, and because it is open, the commandos riding in it can jump out of the car at the first time to deploy a combat formation, which is very suitable for assault operations.

The 10 cars are loaded with the ammunition needed by the commandos.

Five hundred commandos... These are the elites carefully selected by Major General Evans from the 15th Armored Division. Some of them have participated in World War I and experienced veterans, and some are newcomers who have performed well on the battlefield and have made many merits.

Major General Evans's idea is that the German army has only one understaffed infantry company of more than 100 people in Tobruk Port, and basically no heavy weapons... The reason why "basically" is used here is because Major General Evans is not sure whether the German army will take out heavy weapons such as anti-tank guns from the warehouse for use.

But even so, Major General Evans believes that under the firepower of 20 tanks, 20 armored vehicles and the attack of 500 elite commandos... this German infantry company will soon retreat, and the warehouse will undoubtedly return to the hands of the British army.

The next most important thing is: these 500 commandos will rely on tanks and armored vehicles to build a line of defense around the warehouse and defeat all German troops who attempt to recapture or blow up the warehouse.

Major General Evans believes that they can do this because the total strength of the German army is only more than 1,000 people, most of whom have been dragged on the defense line by the frontal attack of the 15th Armored Division and cannot move. At most, two or three hundred people can be transferred to the warehouse for reinforcement.

Two or three hundred German troops attacked five hundred elite troops with tanks and armored vehicles as defense... Major General Evans believed that this was a sure thing.

Major General Evans even organized a simulation exercise for this group of commandos... The British army had occupied Tobruk before, so they knew the terrain of Tobruk Port and the location of the warehouse very well. They organized an exercise based on these and took two hours.

From this point of view, Major General Evans was also a careful commander.

The problem was... The main content of Major General Evans' exercise was to address the problem of how to quickly deploy and garrison after occupying the port. He did not expect that the commando's attack would not reach that point at all, so his exercise not only did not play the role it should have, but also formed a psychological misleading for the commando.

The commando set off on time at three o'clock in the morning.

This time was also accurately calculated, the time for the commando to sneak through the channel, the time for the commando to rush to Tobruk Port, and then occupy and deploy... All of this would probably take more than two hours. (This is partly because the maximum speed of the "Valentine" infantry tank is only 24 kilometers per hour)

Then it was almost dawn, which was beneficial to the defending commandos. At the same time, the commandos only needed to hold on for about half an hour to get air support, so they were even more confident of winning.

In order to cooperate with the commandos' sneak attack, the 15th Armored Division also launched a fierce attack on the front of the defense line, with artillery fire and tanks, and the entire defense line was rumbling.

Qin Chuan and others in Tobruk Port knew nothing about this. Some of them even yawned because they were in a relatively relaxed second line. To be precise, they were because guarding the warehouse was not challenging. If they were on a battlefield where they could lose their lives at any time, I'm afraid no soldier would dare to relax.

So, although Qin Chuan knew that this was a bit wrong, he couldn't help but hide in the corner with several subordinates and smoked... This was not a problem of addiction. Qin Chuan didn't have an addiction at all, but the pressure on the battlefield was too great. The soldiers needed some external help to release this pressure, and cigarettes were one of the simplest and most convenient ways.

After carefully lighting the cigarette, everyone consciously used their helmets to block the flames. They didn't want to become the target of a sniper hiding in the dark because of smoking, although the possibility of a sniper here was small.

"You know?" Werner said to Qin Chuan: "I think they should give you an Iron Cross!"

"Forget it!" Machine gunner Bowen said with a smile: "They will only use these achievements as sacrifices..."

"Shh!" Werner gestured to Bowen to stop talking, and Bowen nodded knowingly.

At first, Qin Chuan thought that Bowen was joking, but later he realized that what Bowen said was indeed true... This was what Himmler, the national leader of the SS, did. He borrowed flowers to offer Buddha statues and turned the confirmed sniper results of frontline snipers into "Sacrifice to the head of state", all sniper results will be cleared on the specified date.

You must know that it is very difficult for German snipers to confirm the results of the battle.

First of all, targets shot by snipers during a general attack or defense are not included in the official results, because this is what a soldier should do and not the sniper's credit.

Secondly, the results must be witnessed by two or more bystanders.

Finally, the chief needs to confirm and stamp.

Qin Chuan thought about it and realized that almost all the enemies he had killed before were targets he shot while attacking or defending... which meant that his results were still zero.

But even if it is so difficult to obtain the result, it is "cleared" when it is said to be "cleared"... It is no wonder that the soldiers have complaints. You must know that this is an achievement they have achieved at the risk of their lives, but they have been beaten by those who are in the same position. People in high positions can easily make gifts to the head of state... What right do they have to do this? !

Qin Chuan didn't take it seriously after knowing this, because he knew very well that the reason why he fought here was not for any results.

At this time, Qin Chuan faintly heard the almost imperceptible sound of tank tracks in the sea breeze, which made Qin Chuan jump up as if being pricked by needles.