Chapter 881 Paratroopers Show Their Power

After several hours of sailing, under the protection of the Australasian Air Force, hundreds of Sop-34 transport planes successfully arrived over the Ryukyu Islands and were divided into two formations according to the plan, heading to Naha and the port respectively.

In order to protect these hundreds of transport planes, the Australasian Air Force used several times the number of fighters and reconnaissance planes for escort, and also provided air fire support to the paratroopers who successfully parachuted.

It is precisely because of the hundreds of planes traveling at night that the entire flight formation is moving very slowly.

As the plane gradually approached the landing site, the paratroopers in the transport planes were also making intensive and orderly combat preparations.

"Everyone, check the parachute for the last time. We are about to arrive at the destination and be ready to parachute at any time." Inside a certain plane, the commander was obviously in charge of the soldiers in the transport plane.

Listening to the instructions of their respective commanders, the paratroopers checked their parachutes for the last time and fixed their guns and other equipment.

After all, this is parachuting from a high altitude. If there is any problem, it will be fatal. Moreover, they not only have to successfully parachute, but also ensure that their equipment will not fall in the air.

After all, parachuting is not for tourism, but to fight against the enemy's army. If the weapons and equipment are lost, it is not much different from being a live target.

As the leading plane at the front sent the signal that it had arrived at the destination, the transport planes began to open the hatches and let the paratroopers parachute one by one.

Before parachuting, some soldiers took out the wine that had been prepared long ago from their backpacks, filled a glass for everyone, and then raised their glasses to signal, and then drank it all.

This glass of wine is to relieve the tension of the soldiers when facing parachuting and war, and it is also to see these soldiers off.

"May God bless, long live the empire!"

Accompanied by the soldiers' prayers and cheers, a large number of soldiers jumped down, holding the determination to win, and staring at the land below with firm eyes.

This looks like a feat like the death squad, but the atmosphere between the soldiers is very joyful. Many soldiers even smiled and chatted loudly with their comrades in the sky.

Unfortunately, the whistling sound caused by the rapid tearing of the air soon covered up the voices of their comrades.

Looking at the ground that was getting closer and closer, these paratroopers understood that the real war was coming.

Obviously, the landing point had been chosen long ago. This is a relatively flat area, and most of the area is covered with grass, which is one of the most suitable places for paratroopers to land.

After a period of free fall in the air, the paratroopers who had reached the right height opened their parachutes and headed for the already scheduled landing point.

Because it was night, in order to facilitate the landing and search for the landing point of these paratroopers, the leading aircraft had already dropped several smoke bombs and flares, which was also very conspicuous.

Soon, one paratrooper after another landed smoothly. After these paratroopers landed safely, the first step was to quickly retract the parachutes.

There was no way. This kind of military-made parachute with relatively good quality was very expensive. As long as it could be successfully recovered, it only cost a small price to put it back into use.

In less than half an hour, more than 2,000 paratroopers landed smoothly in the designated area and successfully assembled.

The mission of these more than 2,000 paratroopers is to launch a surprise attack on the port of the Ryukyu Islands and quickly control the order of the port.

Without the port, the nearly 100,000 island army in the Ryukyu Islands had no way to retreat and could only wait to be captured by Australasia.

What's more serious is that as an archipelago outside the mainland of an island country, the Ryukyu Islands cannot obtain material supplies in any way if the port is captured.

Even if the island country deploys 100,000 troops here, their material reserves here are destined not to be too much.

This also means that even if Australasia does not send out the main force, but only lets the soldiers of the Philippines and Kalimantan compete with the islanders, the 100,000 island army in the Ryukyu Islands is doomed to fail.

Even more cruelly, there are still many people in the Ryukyu Islands, and the daily food consumption of these people is also a huge number.

If the Ryukyu Islands are relied on alone, it is definitely impossible to meet the consumption of these people plus 100,000 troops.

As long as Australasia can blockade the ports of the Ryukyu Islands, these islanders will either surrender or starve to death in the Ryukyu Islands.

Although the overall mission of these 2,000 people is to raid the port, their respective tasks are different when divided into specific military organizations.

As a company commander, Tommy and his soldiers' mission is to build a simple defensive position one kilometer away from the port to ensure that the Australasia army can block the island army supporting the port.

In order to guard against possible attacks by the islanders, in addition to the more than 6,000 soldiers, dozens of machine guns and several small-caliber artillery were also airdropped.

Coupled with the air fire support, it is not a big problem to defend against the attack of a division of the island country.

After all, the island army stationed around the port is only a Type C division, which is equivalent to a recruit who has not experienced much training.

Of course, the task of digging trenches and building defensive positions cannot be completed by only one company of troops.

A company has only more than 100 people. It is impossible to dig a trench that can resist more than 10,000 people in a short time.

This time, the number of soldiers digging trenches and deploying defensive positions alone accounted for about one-third of the number of soldiers attacking the port, that is, more than 700 people, about five companies of troops.

Although one-third of the troops were taken away, there was no problem with the remaining troops raiding the port.

According to intelligence, the Type C division of the island country was stationed two kilometers away from the port, and there were less than 1,000 troops stationed inside the port for defense.

After all, the port of the Ryukyu Islands was not large, and this Type C division lacked sufficient training, so it naturally needed a more open place for training.

However, the distance of two kilometers only takes less than half an hour to support.

What's more, paratroopers are still a relatively new type of troops for various countries. Countries like island countries do not have developed transport aircraft technology, and each transport aircraft can only transport a dozen soldiers. Naturally, it is impossible to develop corresponding airborne tactics.

Without the airborne tactics, the islanders would not have thought that Australasia would take the form of airborne raids on the port.

On the other side, after the remaining 1,000 Australasia soldiers gathered, they began to march towards the port in a mighty manner.

Under the cover of the night, the army marched smoothly and was about to arrive at the port without being discovered by any island army.

But the good times did not last long. As they got closer to the port, the islanders' vigilance became tighter.

After all, in the war, the island country still attaches great importance to the port. If the port is lost, the nearly 100,000 troops on the island will be completely homeless.

"Damn, it seems that we can only attack by force." The commander of Australasia looked at the obviously more stringent vigilance deployment in front, sighed helplessly, and said.

"Contact the Air Force and let them launch a round of sensation. We will act after the bombing is over."

Although it has been decided to attack by force, Australasia will not consume its soldiers for no reason.

Let the Air Force start a large-scale bombing of the port, and then these more than 1,000 paratroopers will take advantage of the chaos inside the port to launch a surprise attack on the port. This is the most likely way to reduce casualties and achieve results.

After all, these island soldiers were awakened from their sweet dreams and hurriedly avoided the bombing of planes in the sky. How could they have thought that there was an army preparing to attack them a few hundred meters away?

This is the benefit of mastering air supremacy. Not only can you attack the enemy from the air, but you can also obtain intelligence that the enemy cannot grasp.

The Air Force is not far from the paratroopers. After receiving the signal from the paratroopers, several bomber teams quickly came to the port and launched a large-scale bombing of the port.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the commander of Australasia gave an order, and thousands of paratroopers began to move and quietly moved towards the inside of the port.

Because it was unexpected, coupled with the cover of aerial bombers, this sneak attack was very successful.

By the time the island army discovered the sneak attack paratroopers, the paratroopers were almost completing their plan.

"Who are they?" A patrolling team of island soldiers noticed something unusual ahead and someone asked.

"Kill them!" The Australasian side did not hesitate at all and immediately started firing at the commander's command.

This is when the difference in weapons was reflected.

In order to facilitate this air raid, the paratroopers were generally equipped with two main weapons, one of which was the standard weapon, the Lee-Enfield rifle, which was commonly equipped by the Australasian army.

Although it was the same rifle as the one equipped in World War I, the latest Lee-Enfield rifle was modified by the Royal Arsenal, and the firing rate became faster and more stable. With the addition of a scope, it became a qualified sniper rifle.

The other weapon was the latest submachine gun developed by Browning, the JMB-36 submachine gun.

The advantage of this submachine gun is its extremely fast firing rate. With sufficient ammunition reserves, it can make up for the shortcomings of the special army's insufficient firepower.

At the commander's command, the paratroopers instantly pulled the trigger of the submachine gun.

Da da da!

The extremely fast firing rate of a submachine gun is very advantageous in a skirmish. Of course, the power of a submachine gun is not as strong as that of a rifle, which also means that the range of a submachine gun is limited.

But the distance between the two sides in this skirmish is only a little over 100 meters, which is also within the range of a submachine gun. Like a rifle, any shot can be fatal.

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