Chapter 799: German-Soviet War (98)

The mine detector used by engineers is actually just a use of "metal detector". The mine detector forms a fixed frequency alternating magnetic field between the electronic circuit and the coil in the probe ring. When metal approaches, it uses the principle of metal magnetic conductivity to change the inductive reactance of the coil, thereby changing the oscillation frequency to send out an alarm signal. It does not work on non-metal. In World War II, the mine detectors of various countries all used relatively simple electron tube circuits, and their ability to identify mines was poor. Naturally, they could not detect the German toughened porcelain mines that did not contain much metal.

The Soviet battalion commander did not know this, and thought that it was the negligence of the engineers that caused him to lose several more soldiers, and he could not help but curse. "If you miss one more, I will shoot you all!!"

The engineers were also innocent, and could only search more carefully.

But just after walking out of more than ten meters, there was a light sound of "click!", and a ball bounced from the ground into the air. Before the surrounding Soviet soldiers had time to react, those terrible balls bounced up from their front, back, left, and right!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

With the sound of dense explosions, dense steel balls swept around, and a large number of Soviet soldiers fell down. Even the battalion commander was hit by steel balls and injured his arm. After the explosion, the battalion commander was so angry that his face was almost deformed when he saw the soldiers lying on the ground and wailing in pain. He pushed away the medical soldier who was bandaging his wounds and yelled at his messenger. "Sheva! Go to the regiment commander and ask for support!"

On the railway, the nearby Soviet troops rushed here and launched an emergency rescue. They lifted the American soldiers out of the carriage one by one. Some had become corpses, and some were seriously injured. Screams, groans, and cries came one after another, which was very harsh.

In the temporary command post nearby, the division commander Savvati frowned tightly, and his eyes revealed fear and tension that could not be concealed. Comrade Stalin sent them to guard this railway, but now this happened. If the superiors investigated, they would be blamed. "How many casualties are there?"

"More than 800 people have been carried out, of which more than 300 have been confirmed dead, more than 200 have been seriously injured, and the rest have been slightly injured to varying degrees."

This train transports 1,500 people. At this rate, more than 300 bodies must be carried out? Just as Division Commander Savvati was about to say something, a hurried shout came from outside. "Comrade Vladilian, Comrade Vladilian!"

"Come in!"

The messenger Sheva hurried in, saluted everyone, and looked at Commander Vladilian on the side. "Comrade Vladilian, we encountered a minefield of the German army, and Comrade Andreevich, the battalion commander, was also injured and urgently needed support."

"What?" Commander Vladilian frowned slightly. "Hasn't the engineers been sent to clear the mines?"

Sheva shook his head. "Comrade commander, the engineers failed to detect the German mines."

"Damn it!" Commander Vladimir cursed softly and sent the remaining two battalions to pick up the wounded.

Fred, who had already returned to the camp, heard the explosion in the distance and laughed. "It seems that these idiots have been tricked. We will go again tomorrow when the railway is restored."

During the war, it is easy to destroy the railway. You can use explosives or the simplest tools such as crowbars and iron shovels. But it is easy to destroy and easy to repair. Even if a long section of the railway line is destroyed, the repairing party only needs to drive an engineering vehicle over and re-lay the rails to continue transporting personnel and materials.

Therefore, during World War II, whether it was the Asian battlefield or the European battlefield, destroying the rails was not the best choice. The best choice was to blow up the culverts and locomotives. Even if the railway bridge was blown up, an engineering battalion could repair the railway bridge that was blown up and even the bridge piers were left overnight, but once the culverts and tunnels were collapsed, it would be difficult to restore them.

The locomotive needs to be assembled from parts produced by different factories. It is difficult to make it within one or two days. It is difficult for any country to produce a brand new locomotive in a short time. In order to deal with possible risks, many countries will have locomotives in stock for emergency use. Once these locomotives in stock are in short supply, it is equivalent to destroying the enemy's transportation capacity.

"These idiots!! Didn't they send troops to protect that railway? Why was it attacked?!" When the news that the train transporting their own soldiers was attacked reached the United States, President Wilkie was furious. "What's going on?!" Before, he heard that the Soviets sent three divisions to guard the railway, and he thought Stalin was quite capable, but now things have become like this? !

"The Siberian Railway east of Krasnoyarsk was attacked by the German army, causing the train transporting a regiment of our army to derail and overturn, and then was fiercely strafed by the German army."

"How many of our soldiers were killed and wounded?"

"The specific casualties have not been transmitted yet, but it is estimated that it should not be small."

"Oh my God!" President Wilkie couldn't help but pat his forehead. These poor soldiers died in a foreign land before they even fought the Germans! "How many Germans are there? Do the Soviets have any countermeasures?"

"According to the Soviets, there is at least one company's firepower. They have already sent people into the mountains to wipe out the Germans."

At this time, General William Daniel Leahy, the Chief of Naval Operations, hurried in. Because of the ridiculous "Ice Carrier" incident, the former Chief of Naval Operations Harold Stark was forced to resign and was replaced by General Leahy, who had already retired. After all, General Leahy's ability is obvious to all. In the original time and space, he became the first officer in American history to be awarded the rank of five-star general. Therefore, when there was no suitable candidate for a while, he had to ask the old general to come out.

General Leahy walked into the office excitedly and said loudly. "Mr. President, our scientific research department has developed active sonar!"

"Active sonar? What is that?" President Wilkie was confused. After all, he was a politician, not a military strategist.

General Leahy explained the principle of active sonar to him, and President Wilkie's eyes lit up immediately after listening. "That means we can catch that German submarine, right?" That damn German "ghost" submarine is still wreaking havoc on the eastern sea lanes of the United States, and countless ships have been sunk by it.

General Leahy nodded heavily. "Yes, Mr. President, from now on, submarines underwater will have nowhere to hide from active sonar! German submarines will no longer be a threat!"

"Great!" President Wilkie slapped the table excitedly. "When can it be put into actual combat?"

"We have a destroyer that is about to be put into service, and the installation of active sonar has begun. The destroyer can be put into combat in a week at most!"