Romanian Eagle

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The fierce artillery bombarded the top of the mountain, blowing up the fortifications on the top of the mountain, and the defending Greek officers and soldiers shivered under the artillery fire.

The non-stop artillery bombardment made all the defenders on the position struggle to support, and they were waiting for the end of the shelling.

As for the artillery of the defenders, which had been destroyed before, the suppression from the air and Romanian long-range artillery made the artillery supporting the defenders have no room for survival.

And what kind of artillery does Greece use to compete with Romania? Romania is the crushing level in terms of quantity and quality.

At present, the largest caliber artillery of the Greek Army is the French millimeter howitzer, and the train guns on the Romanian side are not mentioned. Just two large-caliber guns cannot stop them.

Not to mention that in order to compete with the Soviet Union's many artillery pieces, Romania has a large number of various artillery pieces. There are nearly a thousand large-caliber artillery pieces of 150 mm and above alone, while Greece has only 85 pieces.

There is neither a quantitative advantage, nor a caliber advantage, what is the comparison with Romania. Not to mention that Romania has air supremacy, and all kinds of aircraft make it more difficult for the Greek defenders.

As the commander, Admiral Mandif personally went to the front to observe the details of the shelling.

"Yes, the damage rate of artillery to the defenders is very high, and our artillery training has not been reduced over the years."

Mandive, who put down the telescope in his hand, casually praised the artilleryman.

And although there is no large group of entourage behind him, the only few people are senior officers. It consists of Lieutenant General Modelk, the former head of the Far East Advisory Group, who served as the commander of the 14th Army, Lieutenant General Foctor, who served as the commander of the 6th Army, and Lieutenant General Hoffman. Major General Mizik, commander of the 39th Division of the position.

Such a group of senior officers coming to the front line to check on the enemy's situation naturally made people nervous. If nothing else, just being hit by enemy shells would paralyze the army's command system. So they were not wearing their own golden general uniforms, but the same combat uniforms as ordinary soldiers.

After Mandive finished watching the shelling, he turned to Major General Mizik and asked. "How is the morale of the soldiers at the moment?"

In the face of the questioning of the military boss, Admiral Mandif, Major General Mizik, who is the commander of the 39th Division, naturally knows that he cannot hide the truth from the admiral, and it is not difficult to say in such a situation of absolute superiority.

"At present, the strength of the soldiers is not bad. They generally think that defeating the Greek army will not be difficult for us."

And what Mizke has not said is that the officers and soldiers of their 39th Division are generally from the original Bulgaria, and they have an unforgettable hatred for Greece. This point, I believe that without him, whoever is present does not know. Look at the troops that were incorporated into the war against Greece. Of the 16 divisions, five of the divisions had their main source of soldiers recruited from the former Bulgarian territory.

And these soldiers from Bulgaria are also very willing to fight their original enemies, so they do not need to mobilize morale.

"Are there any difficulties with materials?"

"Your Excellency Commander, at present our division has sufficient supplies and does not need to be replenished, but if you are willing to replenish 20 flamethrowers for our division, then it will be even better."

Mizke's words amused Mandiff, he looked at Mizke and asked. "Does the flamethrower work well?"

"It works wonders against bunkers, tunnels, and caves."

After hearing Mizke's words,

Mandive nodded in agreement. "Well then, I will assign a flamethrower company to you. They have 18 flamethrowers in one company, which is enough to increase your attacking ability."

The flamethrower that Mizke attaches so much importance to is the flamethrower used by Romania and individual soldiers who was only characterized at the beginning of this year, and its number is PZ-2 flamethrower.

Research on fire-breathing equipment has been carried out for a long time, from medieval Greek fire to Byzantine firearms, and these have long been submerged in the long river of history.

The modern flamethrower was invented by German R. Fiedler in 1900. Its original intention is to be designed as a kind of exercise equipment, but the German military believes that the invention has practical significance.

In the First World War, the use of flamethrowers by the German army shocked the Allies very much, and then countries also developed their own flamethrowers.

As for the flamethrower research in Romania, it was improved by using captured German flamethrowers after the end of World War I. It’s just that when we entered the 1930s, this improved German flamethrower became outdated, and Romania began to develop a new flamethrower, and last year Iasi University invented gasoline solidification technology, which doubled the performance of the new flamethrower. . Its fire-breathing time and distance have been greatly improved.

This PZ-2 flamethrower, full weight, without fuel: 19.1 kg, loaded with fuel: 30.1 kg. Effective range: 22 meters. Maximum range; 50 meters.

At present, this flamethrower has been equipped with the Greek Army under the command of Mandive. Each division has 18 flamethrower companies composed of individual flamethrowers, while the group army has two battalions (four companies per battalion). A special armored Spitfire company (9 vehicles) modified from the Jackal IV.

While Admiral Mandif was talking, the troops of the 39th Division were already gathering their positions, and it looked like they were going to attack.

And this naturally attracted the interest of His Excellency the Admiral, and Mizke, who was on the side, took the opportunity to say. "This is the 3rd regiment under my division. We plan to test the enemy's defense after the shelling is over."

As he finished this sentence, Mandive became interested, and he planned to watch the battle of the division.

Without letting him wait any longer, the assembled troops began to rush towards the position. And as soon as you get up, you can see other doorways. The officers and soldiers of the 39th Division were widely dispersed, and the distance between each person was basically 4-6 meters, and the officer was still instructing the soldiers to pay attention to the distance.

As for the Romanian offensive, the Greek officers and soldiers defending on the position would not be unaware of it. I saw a dense number of figures immediately appeared on the position where no one could be seen before the shelling.

It's just that this time they not only need to pay attention to the offensive on the ground, but also pay attention to the overhead. I saw dozens of bombers drilled out of the sky and clouds, and the only remaining anti-aircraft firepower on the position immediately opened fire. They tried to use the firepower to deter these bombers from bombing the ground.

It's just that how could this be as they wished, and several bombers drilled out of the clouds and rushed towards them. This time, the Romanian Air Force had prepared a lot for this battle.

While taking advantage of the ground and air cooperation, the officers and soldiers of the 3 regiment moved faster. The formation saw that the Romanian army came into range, and the defenders and soldiers on the position opened fire. The high-pitched positions, mingled with the sound of high-pitched mortar shells, thwarted the attacking troops.

In the face of this situation, the attacking Romanian army fired the infantry artillery and artillery shells that had already been prepared, trying to suppress the firepower of the defenders.

"boom!"

A heavy machine gun in the defending position was blasted into parts.

"boom!"

A light machine gun that fired happily was also destroyed.

Under the bombardment of Romanian artillery, the firepower on the position was rapidly reduced. Seeing that the position was in danger of being breached, I saw an army of reinforcements coming up.

"Okay, you can stop the attack, this attack can't hit the ground."

Mandive waved to stop the offensive, and how could Mizke stop the admiral's order, so the officers and soldiers of the attacking 3 regiments retreated.

This battle was very satisfied with Admiral Mandive, who had a clear understanding of the Greek army. These Greek troops are not lacking in morale and fighting spirit, but their equipment is too poor, and their technical and tactical level is not enough. He already has a general idea about breaking this line of defense, and then he needs to prepare himself.

And this Major General Mizke in front of him is indeed capable. He is a good young man who can bring a unit that has only been formed for less than two years to combat effectiveness.

Well, Mizke in his forties is indeed a young man compared to Mandive.