Chapter 48 Arriving at the Battlefield
"We will not have the cover of air force, we will not have the cover of naval force, we will inevitably face all the enemy troops we see alone."
The person who said this was Lieutenant Colonel Stelling, the commander of the British "Special Air Service Regiment". In addition to his extraordinary resume, the study experience of the "International Military Exchange Academy" of the Chinese Federation made him naturally the first person in the British special forces.
Since the "Devil's Journey" emerged in the founding of the Chinese Federation and subsequent operations, the special forces have been the sharp blade that countries have always dreamed of.
The United Kingdom is no exception. It is worth mentioning that the Chinese Federation has poor relations with France. The latter would rather bear part of the costs of Lieutenant Colonel Stelling and the "Special Air Service Corps", and worked hard to form the "French Gendarmerie Intervention Team".
This name sometimes makes Lieutenant Colonel Stee want to laugh, and even guesses in his heart.
"Is it because the French government was frightened by those who were hiding in the gangsters, or is it because their country's hostile policy to the Chinese Federation scared them?"
Of course, now is not the time to discuss these boring issues. What we need to tell the soldiers now is what they are facing.
Lieutenant Colonel Stelin believed that no environment would be rare to defeat the "Red Devil". All his soldiers were trained in all terrain combat. Just like the "Devil's Journey" of the Chinese Federation, they could be dispatched at any time, select different equipment according to different combat environments, and complete combat missions on almost all terrain.
Except for the Americans who have organized special forces in different military branches, the organizational methods of special forces in various countries in the world at this time were similar.
"We will airborne at night, reconnaissance the enemy's deployment, and identify the airborne ground for the aircraft landing operations of the 146th and 147th Brigade of the paratroopers who arrived later.
In addition, we must use secret operations to destroy Norway's railway system, which will delay the movement of the German ground main force to facilitate the progress of the next combat operation!
So people are ready for winter combat suits, brothers are here to see us this time!"
In the pre-war briefing meeting, there were also officers from the 146,147,148 Brigades. They, who were called "Red Devils", did not have the ability of the "Special Air Service Corps".
These light infantry brigades are relatively powerful troops in the British army. They have received training in aircraft landing and parachute deployment, and have good combat capabilities compared with other light infantry brigades.
Like the "Special Air Service Regiment", they are also the vanguard forces of combat.
The first day of Germany's attack on Norway was spent without a large-scale conflict, but both the British and Germans understood that the tragic battle was about to begin.
While Stelling School arranged combat missions, the entire British combat plan has also begun to be implemented as planned.
The night attack established an integrated airborne base, and two infantry brigades launched attacks from the north and south directions of Trondheim in central Norway.
At the same time, the navy will start landing operations under the cover of naval aviation and naval guns. The two battalions of the 13th French Foreign Legion Brigade, the 342nd French Independent Tank Company, the 1st Alpine Division of the French Army, and the 24th British Royal Guards Brigade to send the Shanghai shore.
Finally, they will take down the port of Narvik and serve as a base for Norway's subsequent operations, and cut off half of the iron ore supply needed by Germany. I believe that even if the Germans use all the air power of their 1,000 airships to transport these things, Germany's war potential will be greatly damaged.
On the night of April 15, 1936, the first wave of British landing in Norway began. Unlike the Germans, the Royal British "Air Service Team" will land at night using paragliders.
This is entirely for the suddenness of the attack. After all, it is definitely not an easy task to seize the airborne field under the strict defense of the German army.
"The Air Force is here, and we will also start to act!"
This was the order of Lieutenant Colonel Barnard Roberton Lee of the Second Detachment of the British destroyer. With his order, there were five destroyers in the British naval formation. His "Strong" led the "Hotaku", "Host", "Stolen", and "Hunter" turned to enter the Frojavet Fjord from the Frojan Islands.
There were Norwegian warships that escaped from German bombers, which would add one armored ship to his fleet, three destroyers, and four other mine-burning ships.
While the British destroyer on the sea was operating, the Afro-York transport plane in the sky was flying over the sky with rumbling.
This is a transport aircraft modified with Lancaster bombers. Although it is not comfortable, it is already the best one among British transport aircraft.
This is also a very helpless thing. The British have been following the example of the Chinese Federation using airships to transport large numbers of troops. Although there has not been much progress on large airships, the British have made a lot of progress in the development of small airships.
Unfortunately, the emergence of radar at this time made the British airships useless. They had to try to build some transport planes to meet the needs of paratroopers in the early stages of the war.
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Lieutenant Colonel Stelin was sitting in the airplane at the beginning, with various equipment from the "Air Service Corps" in the narrow cabin. Looking at the equipment in the aisle, he couldn't help but worry that his air service corps' equipment was a little weak.
As a special assault team, light mortars and rocket launchers, plus some gun-fired rocket grenades are all their anti-armored weapons. If those 12.7mm anti-equipment weapons made by German anti-tank guns during World War I were added, they would probably be all the "heavy equipment" of the "Air Secret Service".
He had oil paint on his face and looked at his soldiers with high fighting spirit.
"Compared with the special forces of the Chinese Federation, what we lack is only more equipment and some combat experience!"
He glanced at the heavy equipment of different lengths and shook his head.
"I hope the navy can get there, without their gun support, I'm worried..."
Yes, according to the information sent by Norway, the German "aircraft cavalry" had occupied Trondheim's airport at this time.
The mission of the Royal British "Air Service Regiment" is to guide the airborne and assist the airborne brigade in establishing an integrated air-ground base.
To the south is Namsos. In addition to attacking Trondheim, the railway along the line must be cut off. The road he led was Ondalsness in the north, and the distance from Trondheim was about 160 kilometers.
"I don't know which bastard designed the plan. The two brigades landed in such a distance. Are we going to scare the Germans away?"
According to his vision, the airborne troops should land at the Strön Railway intersection station north of Trondheim. This will not only completely cut off the railway, but also bring a regiment of troops from two brigades away. With the support of air firepower, even facing the German "aircraft cavalry" will not be at a disadvantage.
In particular, close combat can best suppress the enemy's air strike ability. However, this kind of combat plan cannot be formulated.
About the British side, the airborne troops were used to block the attack along the way. Then eat up the defenders of the opponent's Nalvik, so that a bridgehead position could be controlled.
"This is really a stupid method. If we control the central cities and airports to cut off the railway, we are still afraid that where will the German troops in Nalvik go? Sweden? I think Student, Sussman and the others will never be willing to do this!"
The former is the major general of the K-1 Division. He is currently in Narondheim, while the latter is the commander of the "Iron Cavalry in the Air". The former is a classmate of Lieutenant Colonel Stirling in the Whampoa Military Academy, while the latter is a classmate of the Devil's School together.
"It's a pity that I'm afraid we won't fight them directly this time. These men from the headquarters have planned an expensive trip!"
Lieutenant Colonel Stelin was very dissatisfied with the plan he proposed completely abandoned. However, he was helpless when the military ranks were like this.
"Notice……"
The red light of the parachuting skydiving blew and whistle, telling him that the war was about to come. In fact, he understood that not to mention the enemy ambush, there would not be even the Germans there.
"With complete air support, infantry is just a ground team that searches and annihilates. They are capable of striking and guiding long-range weapons to destroy them as their main purpose. Therefore, our reconnaissance team is actually just a guide to professional artillery fire, aviation bombs and long-range weapons...!"
These are the knowledge learned in the Whampoa Military Academy. But after returning to the UK, the old training made him understand the gap between the British military and the Chinese federal army.
The bomber in front flew towards Trondheim, before that, Lieutenant Colonel Stelin and his men had to leave the plane.
"Prepare to jump..."
The "Air Secret Service" is like the actions of the Chinese Federal Defense Forces. Faced with the fierce cold wind in the sky, Lieutenant Colonel Stelin no longer complained about anything.
As a soldier, from now on, his task is to achieve his goals and bring his subordinates home safely.
As the red turned green light, a soldier from the Royal British "Air Service" jumped out of the cabin.
Chapter completed!