Chapter 217 Sniper

"Captain, what are we going to do?" one of the soldiers called to Avery.

Avri didn't know what to do because this was a situation he had never encountered before.

After Montgomery took office, he organized the troops to conduct several exercises... He was the kind of person who liked to consider all problems before the war, so he simulated various possible German attacks during the exercises and found corresponding solutions. .

Afterwards, Montgomery told his men: "If you encounter a problem that you don't know how to solve, just consult the drill manual. It will tell you what to do!"

However, Montgomery's words soon went bankrupt, because the situation he was facing now could not be solved and the answer could not be found in the exercise manual... Although Captain Avery did not check it, he knew very well that there was no way it could be found in the exercise manual. There are solutions.

After thinking for a moment, Avery shouted: "Mortar!"

"Mortars..." Several British soldiers quickly prepared the mortars.

"Idiot!" Avery couldn't help but yelled angrily: "I'm talking about a 3-inch mortar!"

Several British soldiers couldn't help but be stunned, and then replied: "Yes, Captain!"

Captain Avery felt helpless... Although his order just now was unclear, the idiot also knew that the maximum range of the 2-inch mortar was only 400 meters, which could not pose a threat to German snipers.

However, this does not seem surprising. The British 44th Infantry Division is a relatively new force. Many of them are inexperienced recruits. All the combat skills they possess are two months of training in the recruit camp... In fact, even the veterans of the British 44th Infantry Division had only experienced the Dunkirk evacuation.

From this perspective, the British army is indeed in urgent need of training.

The 3-inch mortar shells quickly hit the five hundred meters in front of the position with a roar. With a burst of "boom", radiating smoke and dust rose up in front of the position, and there were also smoke and dust near the position. Some mines were detonated as a result.

"Did we kill them?" one soldier asked.

No one can answer this question because no one knows the outcome.

"Keep bombing!" Captain Avery ordered, and a dozen more shells were fired.

But everyone knows that continuing to fight like this is not the answer.

If the German snipers were killed, it would be a waste of shells for the British mortars to continue bombing. Although the British army had much more ammunition than the Germans, they could not afford such targetless carpet bombing.

What's more... their bombing is actually just to cover up their inner insecurity, and this insecurity can never be filled, because no one can guarantee whether another bullet will suddenly be fired in the desert. Pierce their heads.

After thinking about it, Avery raised his head to the British sniper, indicating it to test the enemy.

The British sniper understood, took off his helmet and put it on his rifle, and then slowly stretched out from the trench.

There was no gunshot, and the British sniper couldn't help but feel half relieved.

Then the British sniper changed positions and repeated the same action, but there was still no gunshot.

Several other British soldiers are also doing the same thing as the British snipers... There is still no movement on the other side!

What the British army didn't know was that German snipers had a rule: If you are not 80% sure or may be discovered by the enemy, then don't shoot!

The reason for this criterion is very simple. They are different from ordinary snipers...Ordinary snipers can fire one shot and change places, so let alone eight points of certainty, as long as there is one point of certainty, it is worth pulling the trigger, because the cost is only one shot. bullets, but it may be exchanged for an enemy's life.

But the German snipers lurking in front of the position cannot move, and they have to lurk all day... They have many opportunities to shoot the enemy, so there is no need to take risks for those targets that are very difficult and have a small chance of hitting.

"I think we have taken care of them, Captain!" the British sniper said as he stuck his head out and held up his telescope to observe. He tried to find some evidence near the mortar blast point, such as blood or corpses. .

But at this moment, a bullet made a "ping" sound, penetrated the telescope and then shot into the head of the British sniper through the eye... The British sniper fell to the ground before he could say a word. There was a bloody hole in his left eye, and red and white stuff came out like a fountain.

"Damn it!" Captain Avery couldn't help shouting: "Mortar, keep shooting until you blast them into the sky!"

Avery believed that mortars were the nemesis of snipers because the 3-inch mortar had a maximum range of more than two thousand meters, which allowed it to bomb suspicious areas beyond the range.

Even if the gunner doesn't know where the enemy is hiding, the shells have a wide range of damage, and they might be able to hit a dead mouse... Anyway, the German sniper can't do anything with the mortar outside the range.

But Avery soon discovered that he was wrong, because the roar of artillery shells came from the direction of the German army, and then a shell exploded near the mortar position.

Captain Avery, who had come from World War I, knew that this was a test firing by the enemy's artillery, so he quickly grabbed the phone and loudly ordered: "Evacuate the position, quickly!"

But it was already too late. After a roar, dozens of shells instantly exploded the British mortar position into a sea of ​​flames. One of the shells even caused the mortar shell to explode, so I only heard " With a loud bang, the entire mortar position was enveloped in billowing smoke.

"Go to hell!" Captain Avery couldn't help but cursed.

Captain Avery's attention was completely attracted by the tragic situation of the artillery position. He did not realize that his head had been exposed outside the trench, so a bullet hit his helmet with a "bang" sound...

"Captain!"

"Captain!"

...

The moment the captain fell, the British soldiers were terrified.

"What should we do?" Someone shouted: "Will the Germans rush up?"

"No!" A lieutenant took over the command: "They will not charge at the defense line, otherwise it will not be just like this. So... you just need to lie down to survive, understand?"

"Yes, sir!" These British soldiers never dared to stick their heads out again, not even to try.

"What should we do next, lieutenant?" the soldier asked.

The lieutenant thought about it and replied: "Report to the superiors and ask for instructions!"

Another meaning of asking for instructions is to throw this problem to the superiors.

But the superiors also did not know how to solve it, so they reported it up one level at a time, all the way to Montgomery's headquarters.

But Montgomery was taking a nap at the time, and the staff did not dare to wake him up.