Chapter 811 Argentina (2)
Seeing that the German-Soviet war had no suspense, as long as they pushed forward steadily, the demise of the Soviet Union was only a matter of time. The United States on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean could not make any waves. The American fleet could only stay in the port and dared not fight. It became a real fleet of existence. Yannick then set his sights on South America.
Establishing a stable military base in South America is not only a very good strategic preparation, but also can control the Cape Horn route and completely cut off the sea transportation in the east and west of the United States.
Faced with Germany's proposal, not to mention that Argentina is a friendly country of Germany, even if it is not, it dare not refuse. Now Germany is a ruthless master who punches the Soviet Union and kicks the United States. Who dares to provoke them? And Germany did not let them suffer any loss, and agreed to divide the Falkland Islands, where Argentina and Britain had long been in conflict, to them.
This is a great gift. Argentina has been fighting with Britain for hundreds of years for the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands. They did not give up until the 1980s, and even fought a war with Britain.
Because South Americans are born without the talent to manage the economy, Argentina was on the verge of economic collapse under the leadership of Galtieri in the early 1980s, and domestic conflicts became very sharp. In order to shift domestic conflicts and obtain the rich oil resources around the Falkland Islands, the Galtieri government, which was a military genius, suddenly occupied the Falkland Islands militarily and expelled British soldiers from the islands.
But in fact, Galtieri's action was impulsive and dangerous. Because the then British Prime Minister, Mrs. Thatcher, was carrying out privatization reforms in the country and encountered considerable political difficulties. She also needed to find an opportunity to boost her political reputation.
The dish that Galtieri served was too much to Mrs. Thatcher's appetite, and she couldn't wait to declare war on Argentina. Although the British Empire has lost its former glory, its military strength can still completely crush Argentina. In the end, the Falklands War ended with Argentina's complete defeat and Britain's great victory.
And now Yannick can take the Falkland Islands back with just one sentence, and the Argentines have no reason to object.
"When will your fleet arrive?"
"Our fleet is on the way and will arrive at your port in three days at most. Your country will be able to expel the American ambassador tonight." Yannick knew that Argentina would definitely agree, so he sent the fleet early, which was a surprise to the Americans.
On the other side of Leningrad, fierce street fighting continued.
In a room on the third floor of a church, several Soviet soldiers worked together to move a Maxim heavy machine gun to the windowsill, quietly waiting for the German army in the distance to approach. Although the German army had advanced to 500 meters away, the machine gunner holding the machine gun handle did not rush to shoot, but waited quietly, because he knew that once his own firepower point was exposed, it would soon be suppressed by various weapons of the other side. All they could do was to wait until the enemy approached and suddenly open fire, and then use the shortest time to pour as much ammunition as possible to cause the greatest damage to the other side.
This is a lesson learned by countless Soviet soldiers with their lives, because the German street fighting troops far surpassed them in weapon performance and combat experience. To deal with such firepower points, even without accompanying assault guns or self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, German soldiers can suppress them with MG3 machine guns, destroy them with Panzerfaust rockets or grenade launchers, or simply call for air support. With so many means, the possibility of the Soviet machine gun firepower points surviving is really very small.
400 meters, 300 meters, 200 meters... As long as the opponent advances to 100 meters away, he will pull the trigger and shoot these damn invaders to his heart's content.
Just when the Soviet machine gunner fantasized about beating the opponent to the ground, a black muzzle on a building more than 700 meters away from the church was aimed at here.
"Distance 750 meters, right wind direction 3 to 4." Listening to the data given by the observer, the sniper slowly held his breath and gently placed his finger on the trigger.
The sniper rifle in his hand is not the popular SVD sniper rifle, but the latest MSG-90. Compared with the SVD sniper rifle that weighs 7kg without the scope, this MSG-90 weighs nearly 3kg more. And because of the process and material problems of the gun, it cannot be equipped on a large scale. Not only is the delayed recoil roller of the MSG-90 made of titanium alloy, but the buttstock is also made of engineering plastic; these were only successfully developed not long ago, and the production is not sufficient, so it can only be used to reward those top snipers.
And he is one of these top snipers.
He pressed the crosshairs in the sight on the machine gunner and pulled the trigger steadily.
"Bang!"
A second later, the bullet hit the shoulder of the machine gunner who was about to shoot. The machine gunner covered his shoulder and fell to the ground screaming. Others quickly pulled him aside, but did not call a medic. Like Smolensk and Stalingrad, the medicine here had long been sold out. All they could do was tear open his clothes and tie up his wound. Everyone knew that such an injury would only lead to death.
Another soldier stepped forward and picked up the machine gun without hesitation, but before he could pull the trigger, he was also shot and fell to the ground.
At this time, the German army had advanced to a distance of 100 meters, and the Soviet soldiers in front of other windows pulled the trigger one after another. Unfortunately, they did not cause any substantial damage to the German army. As long as the two unlucky soldiers were shot and fell to the ground, the rest of the German army almost immediately organized a counterattack.
The German sniper in the distance was counting the Soviet soldiers in the building one by one without panic.
"... Three, four, five, five..." Every time he shot an enemy, he habitually counted, and soon used up the 20-round magazine.
The observer on the side said. "Hit 15, this distance is a good result."
"So-so." He responded casually, replaced the new magazine, and the sniper began a new hunt.
At this time, the German MG3 machine gun on the ground had been set up, and the dense firepower suppressed the Soviet soldiers in the church and couldn't raise their heads to fight back.
"Attack!" Seeing this, the German commander gave the order to attack and took the lead to rush to the church not far away.
The gate of the church had been blown into pieces by an Iron Fist rocket. The terrible shock wave blew the Soviet soldiers guarding behind the door to pieces. A Soviet soldier had a nearly half-meter-long wooden stick stuck in his chest, and he couldn't die any more.
However, the German soldiers had no time to watch the other side die, and threw several grenades into the surrounding houses without hesitation.
Accompanied by a series of explosions, the German soldiers rushed into the rooms on both sides of the corridor. A dense burst of light sounds and screams came one after another, but most of these screams were made by the Soviets. After the gunfire stopped, the dull sound of corpses falling to the floor could still be heard.
"There are Soviets upstairs!"
"Kill them!"
"Cover! Prepare grenades!" The German soldiers shouted to each other and attacked upstairs in an orderly manner.