Chapter 545: Rubber Boat Unit (Plus 6)

"Chief Engineer, they want us to surrender." The voice came clearly along the sea breeze, and upon hearing this voice, the French sailors lost their will to fight.

As romantic French people, they don't like battles, and they don't like battles that are doomed to fail, and now, this is the situation, the bridges of their warships have been destroyed, a large number of officers have been killed, and the soldiers of the lower ranks, There was no will to fight at all.

Beside Joseph, the sailor called to him anxiously.

Joseph raised his head, his eyes were already red, at this time, he was facing a difficult choice in his heart.

How to do?

General Laborde, Colonel Jerry and others all died in battle. Should he avenge them? However, is there any possibility of revenge?

surrender? This is a disgrace to the soldier, especially since he was given this order, which is even more unwilling to do it.

He can't be alone, he's just a engineer.

Joseph didn't speak, just stared blankly at the people around him. His eyes were full of complicated emotions, as if he was asking them, what do you say?

"Chief engineer, chief engineer, it's not good, outside, there are a lot of rubber boats approaching us."

Hearing this, Joseph was finally moved, he stood up and ran outside.

When he ran to the upper deck, he could see clearly. At this time, the German battleship was only a mile away from his own side, and he could clearly see the dark muzzle of the opponent's gun, aiming at his own ship. It is conceivable that the 283mm naval gun, as long as it fires, can definitely send its own side to hell!

At the same time, behind the other party, there is a large rubber boat, rushing towards them!

The history of inflatable boats can be traced back to 880 BC, when Assyrian troops inflated animal hides to inflate them so that they could cross rivers.

At the same time, in ancient China, in the Song and Ming dynasties, people also used sealed inflated animal skins to pass the river.

For modern rubber boats, we need to start from 1912. The tires of the car of Berlin-based business owner Gehrman Meadun exploded, along with his 16-year-old son Albert.

In this era, if you want to drive a car, you must be able to repair the car. The two men filled the inner tube and filled a basin with water to check for air leaks.

That's when Menard had his inspiration: the inner tube has a bottom, isn't it a boat? !

So, as soon as it was said, the father and son bonded a boat like this. To prevent damage to the rubber, it was first covered with a net and later covered with a linen jacket.

After receiving the patent license for the invention, the two showed their results to soldiers on a waterway in Berlin. It is a pity that it did not attract the interest of the troops at that time.

After all, a bullet can penetrate rubber, and such a rubber boat is useless.

But the two were not discouraged. In 1916, the two inventors started a small workshop to produce their own rubber boats.

Although it did not break into the military sector, the emergency sector became interested in the product. By 1925, there were more than 100 workers in Maydon's small workshop, and they began to produce the air mattress invented by Albert.

And now, the rubber boats used by the Marine Corps come from Albert's rubber boat factory!

The Army wasn't interested in this kind of stuff, but the newly formed Marine Corps found rubber boats to be a pretty good watercraft.

When not in use, it can be released and easily carried, and when in use, it can be quickly inflated to meet the needs of crossing the river.

Moreover, at the request of the Marine Corps, the Albert factory also developed the current large rubber boat, which can accommodate an infantry squad, and has a small motorcycle engine at the tail to drive a propeller.

Mainly used on rivers, and now at sea, they also use it without fear!

The 26-horsepower engine at the rear was roaring, the propeller was driving the sea water, and the entire rubber boat, along with the waves, came up and down from time to time, and the soldiers in the rubber boat were beaten all over.

However, they did not hesitate, their eyes were filled with determination and determination!

The one who rushed in front was the soldier of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Marine Grenadier Regiment, the battalion commander Major Reinhardt Haldegen, holding an MP38 "submachine gun" in his hand, with murderous eyes in his eyes.

"Rush, rush up, we are Marines, we are sea dragons, land warriors, there is no task that we can't complete!" Haldegen was extremely excited.

Originally, their mission was to prepare to land in France along with other troops, but they were still at sea and suddenly received a new mission.

Just after the order from Berlin came, the Marine Corps was mobilized. When their own warships already had an advantage, they stepped on the opponent's warships and completely controlled the opponent's warships!

This kind of mission, for the Marines, is well within their training range! They struggled and fought all day long, training the combat skills of various marine infantry.

Originally, they planned to wash up with the tanks. Now, after the order was given, they unfolded their rubber boats in the landing ship, inflated them, and then drove out from the open hatch of the landing ship!

As the newly formed Marine Corps, they will never discredit their troops!

Born in Bremen on March 18, 1913, Reinhardt-Haldgen began his naval career in April 1933.

Historically, he was first trained as a flight observer and later a pilot. Later, because of an accident, he left the plane and joined the submarine force.

In this way, until February 1945, he served as a battalion commander of the 6th Marines.

Because at that time there was no submarine force that needed him to serve.

But now, history has changed. After the establishment of the Marine Corps, he was transferred to the Marine Corps and became a glorious battalion commander. Whether in the sky, at sea, or on land, he was using his own life, written with loyalty to the empire.

Because the speed of the landing ships was not as fast as that of the battleships, they were always behind. When they caught up, they had just completed the task of forcing the other side to surrender and blew up the other side's bridge. The naval guns are putting enormous pressure on the opponent.

The arrival of the Marine Corps was the last straw that crushed the opponent's will.