Chapter 35: The Flamethrower
Vincent casually raised the steel helmet in his hand to attract firepower, while observing the movements of "Little Apple" and Maihee, only to see that Little "Little Apple" was like a mole, rising in the east and putting a shot, and putting a shot in the west.
Vincent and "Little Apple" cooperated with each other to play with the enemies in the bunker, which angered the people in the bunker, and they hurriedly mobilized all the machine guns with three perforations nearby to attack the two of them, "Poof...... Poof" bullets rained down on the edge of the crater where the two of them were hiding, and the German steel helmet in Vincent's hand was already full of holes.
This time Mai Xi had the opportunity, hurriedly jumped out of the crater, and then ran a few meters quickly, in the next crater, Mai Xi only needs to jump into a distance of fifty meters, you can reach the range of the flamethrower, Mai Xi as a veteran of the Wehrmacht, this obstacle jumping is not a difficult subject at all, in just ten seconds, Mai Xi jumped to more than forty meters away from the bunker, the enemy in the bunker was competing with Vincent in the "Little Apple", Mai Xi took advantage of this rare opportunity, successfully reached the attack position.
Mai Xi hurriedly set up the flamethrower on the edge of the crater, took a slight aim, and then pulled the trigger, "Poof...... Poof......", a scorching flame erupted, the temperature of this flame was extremely high, even steel could melt, special fuel was sprayed around the perforation of the bunker, and the hot and whitish flame rushed into the perforation of the bunker, and in an instant there were terrible screams in the bunker.
"Ahhh!!h
After the flames are fired into the enemy fort, the objects in the fort will be burned, the ammunition will explode, and the personnel will be suffocated and killed, and the high temperature in the fort will be maintained, even if the enemy in the bunker has installed steel plates in front of the machine guns, it will have no effect on the flamethrowers, and the steel plates will not protect them.
Mai Xi did not stop, continued to spray violently at the perforations of the bunker, most of the bunkers were splashed with the special fuel sprayed by the flamethrower, and then burned violently, and there was billowing smoke inside the bunker, several enemies opened the door of the bunker and escaped, they let out terrible screams, but who could help them, no one, soon the raging flames wrapped them, they screamed on the ground, rolling, trying to extinguish the flames on their bodies, but the tumbling had no effect, Instead, they set fire to all the places they passed, and soon the enemies were reduced to piles of burning bonfires. The ammunition inside the bunker also exploded quickly, and the explosion sound of "boom" continued, even if the ammunition of the bunker exploded, the bunker built by the enemy was not blown up, which shows how strong the enemy's bunker was, if Li Mo and they did not have a flamethrower, it would be extremely difficult to blow up such a strong bunker.
Flamethrowers are a powerful psychological deterrent to enemy forces, and their lethality is quite tragic, and those who are hit are often burned alive, so there have been calls for a ban on the use of such weapons. Flamethrowers are mainly used against bunkers, pillboxes and other fortifications. Since the flamethrower fires actually a burning liquid that can flow around, it is effective in hitting all kinds of shooting dead ends. In the film, the effective range of flamethrowers is extremely limited, but this is actually due to the fact that the producers used propane-filled civilian jets to protect the personal safety of the actors. In fact, modern flamethrowers are capable of burning targets to ashes at a distance of 50-80 meters. There are also practices that spray flammable liquid at the target and light it afterwards (or be ignited by the target's lamp, etc.).
For the operator, the flamethrower is very dangerous. First of all, the flamethrower was heavy, which limited the mobility of the carrying person. On the battlefield, flamethrowers are prominent, making operators often live targets for enemy snipers. Historically, flamethrowers rarely became prisoners of war, and in retaliation, captured flamethrowers were usually shot on the spot. Finally, the effective range of the flamethrower is indeed relatively close compared to other weapons of its class, which forces the operators to get close enough to the enemy. The same problem exists with on-board flamethrower systems. Their range is significantly higher than that of hand-held flamethrowers, but still inferior to infantry firepower.
The danger of a flamethrower being hit, resulting in a large explosion, was exaggerated by Hollywood movies. It should be noted that it is uncommon to see a large explosion due to a spark or bullet shot, as depicted in the movie. The tank is filled with inert, high-pressure gas, and if it is punctured, the operator will at most be knocked to the ground. The fuel contained in the tank is by no means easy to ignite, unless the opponent uses ** type of ammunition.
Li Mo has been using binoculars to observe the situation on the battlefield, Vincent and Mai Xi's success made Li Mo breathe a sigh of relief from his heart, as long as one of the pillboxes is overcome, he can attack the enemy in the other pillbox from the perforation of the other pillbox, although the two pillboxes of the government army are very strong, but the distance between the two pillboxes is more than thirty meters.
Vincent's platoon finally took the leftmost blockhouse of the government army after paying heavy casualties, and the government troops in the remaining blockhouse saw that the situation was not good, and immediately fled along the trench back to Santander.
And Vincent and other soldiers who were wounded and killed in the attack were also transported, the German army had a high degree of mechanization, and the supply and evacuation of ammunition were extremely convenient, and when Vincent was about to be sent away, Li Mo went to visit Vincent alone:
"Vincent, this time you have made the first contribution, and you will definitely get a beautiful first-class Iron Cross, and you will have more bragging capital in the future!"
Vincent was lying on a stretcher and laughing with the company commander Li Mo:
"Company commander, pickled girls are the favorite of our Italian men, but I prefer to fight, I like this exciting feeling, and I am very lucky to be a soldier under you."
Vincent's meaning is very clear, a commander like Li Mo makes soldiers trust, Li Mo can share weal and woe with soldiers during training, and can charge into battle with soldiers in wartime, the most important thing is that Li Mo can fully trust his subordinates and let them freely play their tactical abilities, Li Mo himself also cherishes the lives of soldiers very much, and will not command blindly. This is where a commander convinces a soldier.
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