Iron Cross

Chapter 018 Thunder Plan (2) Lank accompanied Skorzeny back to the secret base on the outskirts of Berlin overnight, while Skorzeny took the time to introduce him to the team's composition and related characteristics along the way. Considering the importance of the task, Rank had thought as much as possible about the size of the team, but unexpectedly underestimated the leader's determination: the size of this assault team was much larger than he had imagined, with 50 people, all of whom could speak English and possessed unique skills. As the operation is expected to take place at night, the training ground close to actual combat is now bustling with activity. He observed for only a few minutes and saw that they were the best drivers: they were the best drivers, capable of driving all kinds of vehicles, armored vehicles, and even tanks. The camp was filled with British right-hand drive vehicles, and they drove with great speed and without any obstacles;In terms of action, they are the best soldiers. They can skillfully operate various British weapons, such as Sten submachine guns, Enfield rifles, and Brent light machine guns. They can almost shoot without fail within 200 meters, and their hand to hand combat skills are even more decisive. He dared to say that he had never seen such a soldier before. The Italian paratrooper brigade among the 100000 troops of the African army can be considered as the elite infantry, but there may not be a single one with such skills. They are now dressed in full British military uniforms, and if they intrude without knowing it, they may be scared to death - such a large British assault team infiltrating Berlin would cause a huge upheaval. Now he finally understood why the F ü hrer had sent the stormtroopers on a submarine, because so many people couldn't have quietly entered the British Isles through airdrops. Sir... what you are seeing now is not all of them, but only 48 people. Two more people will be airdropped early tonight for preliminary enemy reconnaissance. Once they establish themselves, they will immediately send us electricity. To be honest, you are late. If you had joined the team earlier, it would have been ideal and safest for you to airdrop them first. Skorzeny is very humble, and his attitude now is much better than when we first met. Unfortunately, I only found out about this today, "Rank smiled awkwardly." And I don't know how to parachute, let alone your military skills, so I can't sneak in first. I hope the operation won't cause any trouble for you, and I will do my best to fulfill my duties according to your requirements Don't think that way, the skills you possess are not possessed by any of us, and the success of your actions mainly depends on your performance. "Skorzeny had already read all of Lanke's files and resumes on the way, and did not look down on him at all because Lanke was the last to join and not from a military background. On the contrary, Rank possesses all the abilities he dreams of: a typical civilian officer who appears to have no killing intent, making it easy to play the role of a noble officer. Having lived in the UK for many years, my personality and habits are closer to the standards of a British person, and I am well versed in various details of British customs. Just that standard Oxford accent is something that no member of the assault team possesses. More importantly, Lanke has already had the experience of playing the role of a British officer once, and with this aura and experience, playing again will be even more seamless. Skorzeny is now very grateful to the F ü hrer for his discerning eye. He had originally planned to cooperate with that British thug named Chapman and keep a close eye on him. But the leader always tells him not to be anxious, there will be better people coming. He always thought this was a comforting sentence, but he didn't expect that what the leader said was completely true. The people who came were even better and more suitable than he had imagined. We have been training for over a month now, and everyone except me comes from the original Brandenburg troops. In order to create a reasonable British environment as soon as possible, we have made every effort to play the role of British soldiers - from props to formations, from actions to speech. "Skorzeny pointed to the British style displays in his command post, which were also posted with defense maps of the British Isles. He proudly said," This looks like a typical British regiment level command post, and we even copied the British afternoon tea habits verbatim. In order to quickly improve everyone's English level, the assault team set a rule: daily communication must be spoken in English, and anyone who dares to leak a German sentence will be punished. Pay a fine of 1 mark, everyone supervises each other, and no one is allowed to make exceptions This immersive effect must be very good, "Lanke praised." Who came up with this? It's really great Do you know what it feels like to be forced to speak all in English? It's been a long time since I graduated from college. At first, it was unbearable to pick it up, and my mouth was as unclear as if it had been rolled up. But unfortunately, I'm still the captain and I have to order them to do this and that. They just need to say 'yes, sir' or 'no, sir' in a simple way... but the effect is really good. "Skorzeny looked proud. If you appear in the city, you are likely to be arrested by the military police as a British spy Really? "Lanke joked," That would be so much fun Of course, "Skorzeny suddenly laughed," there's something even more fun about it What is it We usually train at night and don't fall asleep until after 5 o'clock in the morning. Our biological clock is completely disrupted, and sometimes there are some problems with sleep. Last week, I went to check the room and found three people talking in their sleep: one said there was movement and the captain was blowing his trumpet to gather; another said, pull it down, it's early morning now, I can hear it's a wild cat in heat; the third said, you two are talking nonsense, it's clearly a wild dog fighting, okay? These are not the key, the key is that these words are all spoken in English Hahaha, "both of them laughed knowingly. Skorzeny handed Lanke a stack of photos and said, "This is the location of the target. The Air Force had taken aerial photos of the area during the British air raid before, but they didn't realize what was down there and thought it was just an ordinary aristocratic estate, so they ignored it and only stored it as general information. I spent a lot of effort to dig them out of the pile of old papers. Currently, almost no one in the country knows the situation there. And I dare not send reconnaissance planes to go there. I dare not say if they can break through the air defense network during the day. If they alert the enemy and arouse their vigilance, it will be very annoying Lanke nodded and began to carefully examine these photos. My plan is to take three steps: first, we will play the role of British military police to seize control of the area; second, we will use air force bombers to conduct precise bombing of the area at night, destroying facilities and eliminating most of the personnel through bombing; third, after the bombing begins, we will pretend to be British military police to come forward for rescue and take the opportunity to eliminate the fish that have escaped Precise bombing? "Lank raised his eyebrows." Do we have the ability to do these things Yes! But it needs to be arranged in advance, "Skorzeny magically pulled out a suitcase from under the bed, revealing the equipment inside and introducing," This is the positioning system recently developed by Imperial scientists. It has four dry batteries and corresponding signal equipment, which can continuously emit two fixed frequency electromagnetic waves. This frequency is different from the usual communication wavelength but can be detected by machines. Our aircraft will be equipped with special receiving equipment, which calculates the direction and displays the approximate distance based on the differential method, and then can provide precise guidance. The closer the aircraft is to this device, the stronger the signal in the receiver. When the distance is only 20 kilometers, the oscilloscope will display a bright spot and the aircraft position point. When the centers of the two coincide, it is in the optimal state for bombing. Each set of devices will form a bright spot. If the target range is relatively large or more accurate positioning is needed, multiple systems can be used simultaneously. We have tested this device many times and are confident that it is effective, and the more we have, the more precise it is - this time I plan to bring 8 sets of devices Lanke nodded to show understanding. If it's just a simple bombing, I just need to arrange the equipment and let myself slip away, and I don't even need to mobilize so many people. But the leader emphasized that this mission only has one phone call, and this failure may not have a chance next time. In addition, the focus of the mission must also be to eliminate the enemy, preferably one without missing. Therefore, we must have someone stay on site to replenish the guns, and the number cannot be too small. "Skorzeny obviously has carefully considered the action plan." You should know that the Air Force is short of four bombers, and it is also difficult for other bombers to fly to the UK for bombing. At the same time, the British radar is very powerful, and the large cluster formation will immediately remind them of air defense. We can only use 2-3 planes. Bombers conduct secret flights in small formations for bombing. Even if their bombs are precise, the ammunition and lethality carried by these planes are always limited and require manual cooperation The only convenient condition for the operation is that, after our preliminary investigation by spies in the UK, the British authorities, in order to maintain confidentiality and prevent us from prying into the relevant situation, did not have very strong security forces in the area. Most of them were police, with only a small team of military police, presenting a tight outside and loose inside pattern. There was a regiment of troops stationed about 15 kilometers away in this area, which could quickly provide support. The unfavorable condition was also this, because there were not many troops and the environment was relatively closed, and our hasty appearance may arouse their suspicion and expose a high risk We may need to redesign the entire action plan, "Rank said slowly after reading the detailed plan and hand drawn map Upon hearing these words, Skorzeny became nervous and said, "Speak carefully I have been to that place twice... "Lanke slowly entered into memories of the past, which were long forgotten.