Chapter 1255: Almost Dead War
The airfield defenders were all under Koch's command, and he called the battalion commander of the garrison and the platoon commander who was in charge of guarding the ammunition depot to his headquarters.
"Gentlemen, do you know why I called you here?!"
"Is this ......," guessed the battalion commander, "is there a guerrilla near the base?!" ”
"No!" Koch shook his head, he feigned anger, "The guerrillas didn't find out, but maybe there are some traitors among us who are doing the same thing as the guerrillas. ”
The meaning of these words is so obvious that when the Air Force says such things, it is obviously accusing the garrison of not doing its job properly on a daily basis. The battalion commander glanced at the platoon commander and asked, "Could it be that the traitor you are talking about is in our defenders?" Could it be the defenders of the ammunition depot ?! ”
Only after the ammunition was actually examined could Koch draw conclusions, and at this juncture, he did not dare to make subjective assumptions.
"Today, our army carried out an air raid and successfully dropped bombs on the target, but the unthinkable happened! The dropped bomb did not explode! There were fourteen of them, all of them duds, and they all got stuck in the mud. This is really incredible, I don't know what the two of you think about this matter. ”
The battalion commander was surprised: "What? All duds?! ”
"That's right! It's all duds! With that, Koch stood up and walked over to the platoon commander with a stiff face. Now, I'd like to hear what you think. ”
Koch had noticed from the beginning that after declaring the bomb a dud, the platoon commander's eyes were obviously abnormal. He has a ghost in his heart!
"Say it! Don't hesitate, I'd like to hear what you think! After all, the ammunition is all taken out of you! ”
Koch's face was about to be tapped, and his questioning made the platoon commander feel like pins and needles, and even trembled a little.
In the end, the platoon commander made a desperate guarantee: "There are absolutely no problems with ammunition!" It must be those muddy floors that prevented the bombs from detonating! You know that this scenario is possible, and as for the fact that all the bombs were duds, I believe that it is a coincidence. ”
"Haha? Coincidental?! How can there be such a coincidence. ”
"This must be a coincidence!"
"Really? What evidence do you have that this is a coincidence? In other words, I now have a strong suspicion that those munitions have anomalously failed. I suspect there has been gross malfeasance in your work! Now you have to prove that you are really conscientious. ”
The platoon commander of "I ......" was stunned at that time, he was extremely nervous, and his whole body was trembling violently. In Koch's opinion, this is a sign of weakness!
Seeing that he was silent, Koch continued: "In that case, I have to see the ammunition for myself!" What do you think? At least take a few apart and study them to prove that the ammunition is really okay?! ”
"This ...... All right! ”
To this day, the platoon commander still did not dare to report the truth to his superiors, and if the matter could be resolved peacefully, everyone would be very happy. Since the superiors have decided to check, let's take a gamble! After all, there are a lot of ammunition that haven't been soaked!
Koch did not understand the platoon commander's calculations, and in his own opinion, he believed that the ammunition was damp.
When he personally entered the ammunition depot, he did not listen to the platoon commander's introduction to these neatly stacked aerial bombs.
"Enough! I know their nature better than you do! We are the Air Force! I don't need you to explain it now, I'll check it myself! ”
Koch took the matter very seriously, and after all the lights in the warehouse were turned on, he took a flashlight to check further. Instead of inspecting the aerial bombs that were standing, he specifically inspected the walls.
Eventually, he noticed an anomaly on a concrete wall - there were signs of flooding.
He snapped his fingers, and the battalion commander and platoon commander came nervously.
"Williamstone, what's going on?!"
The battalion commander was also taken aback, and he immediately questioned the platoon commander: "Karl! You say, what's going on?! ”
"This ......"
"I'll explain it to you!" Koch said indignantly, "You are a traitor among us!" You hid the fact that the ammunition depot was flooded, and now it is necessary for me to suspect that there are serious problems with the ammunition stored here! Gendarme, take this person under control! ”
Next, it's time for the soldier to disassemble the bomb.
As a result, all 250kg bombs were used in the operation, and Koch ordered the dismantling of the same one.
The soldier used a specialized tool to unscrew the collision fuse, which had never been turned on since it was installed, and pulled the long barrel-shaped fuse out of the projectile body.
The astonishing thing happened the moment the fuse was pulled out - water droplets.
Koch didn't want this to be true, but under the light, the fuse he saw was actually flashing! And there are water droplets dripping directly to the ground!
He personally touched the fuse with his hands, and his dry palms quickly wet. This situation and this scene are shocking.
"Damn! What are these liquids? Isn't it water?! Come on, put the bullet down, I'd like to see how much water is in there! ”
The body of the bomb loaded with TNT was brought down by the combined efforts of the seven fighters, and soon, a trickle was displayed in front of everyone. This is not just immersion, the entire projectile body is almost a water tank!
Koch was furious, and he glared angrily at the platoon commander, who was currently being held by the gendarmes, and asked, "Is this what you call not submerged?" Isn't this liquid water? Ammunition is already more than just damp! ”
To this day, the platoon commander is still trying to argue: "No! That's not true! You should be able to understand that water protects the TNT in the bomb body! I think it must have been the arsenal that filled the water before these bombs arrived! Right! It must be so! They want to prevent TNT from exploding accidentally! ”
"Phew! You treat me as a fool?! ”
Koch was furious, and in his rage, he pulled out his pistol and pointed it at the platoon commander's head.
At this point, the person who was still messing around immediately became intimidated, and even his smelly stream dripped from under him. He cried, "I really didn't know there was such a thing! Someone must have framed me! My God, please spare me! I ......"
"Shut up! You still have the face to say this?! How can you not know, don't you understand what dereliction of duty is? I really want to be, I didn't know until today that the fighters of my aviation brigade were simply reduced to a pile of scrap metal!
If we can't use these bombs, we're going to have to fight with machine guns! Someone has to take responsibility for today's events! It's you! You traitor to the Third Reich, you must apologize with death! ”
In a fit of rage, Koch immediately loaded the pistol, he was already murderous, and at the moment when he was pulling the trigger, the battalion commander stepped forward and grabbed Koch's arm.
With a snap, the bullet hit the ceiling directly. However, the platoon commander seemed to have been really shot, and the gendarmes noticed that this dishonest guy suddenly went limp......
"Huh? Scared to death?! Koch was taken aback.
The gendarme hurriedly touched the man's neck, "He was stunned!" ”
Koch's anger subsided slightly, and he ordered the gendarmerie to disarm the entire platoon of the ammunition depot and hold them temporarily for interrogation in the Gestapo field.
Then, the ground crew was ordered to inspect all the bombs in the munitions depot.
At the beginning, Koch still had a hint of fantasy that even if it was flooded, most of the bombs would still be intact!
However, the truth is like a constant cycle of left and right hooks. Throughout the afternoon, the munitions depots were carefully inspected, and the astonishing results were quickly handed over to Koch.
In short, it is a conclusion - the Koch Aviation Brigade, the combat effectiveness is basically deserted.
Of its bombs, 250kg were all lost, 500kg were intact, 100kg were ninety percent fell, and 50 kg and 25 kg were fifty percent fell.
Koch's illusion with the outcome was so shattered that he fainted. Because the two types of troops used the most are 250kg and 100kg, they almost completely suffered! The scrapping of the collision fuse means that the entire bomb is temporarily unusable. Could it be that small bombs were used for future air strikes? The results achieved were too small, and half of them were wasted.
After regaining his spirits, Koch had to report the incident to his superiors and endure the criticism of his face.
There was always someone to blame for this, and the culprit must have been the platoon commander who was derelict in his duties, and the commander of the garrison battalion who neglected to investigate, and Koch himself was equally responsible for negligence.
However, Koch did not want to take on too much responsibility, he was severely criticized by his superiors, and the resentment in his heart naturally had to be discovered.
His anger naturally shifted to Florid, the commander of the 722nd Division, because the officers and soldiers of this division were responsible for guarding the airport!
Koch still had a glimmer of illusion about the outcome, and the thought of it made him faint himself. Because the two types of 250kg and 100kg that are used in the army are the most, they are planned to be all finished.
On the other hand, Yang Mingzhi seized two tons of explosives and smiled from ear to ear.