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The M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle equipped by the US military in World War II is a famous and legendary rifle. General Patton once called the M1 Garand rifle "the greatest war machine in history."

John Canteus Garland, the designer of this legendary rifle, was born in Canada and later moved his family to the United States. During World War I, he designed a lightweight, fully automatic machine gun. Although the design was not adopted by the U.S. Army, he obtained a position as a firearms designer at the U.S. Bureau of Standards and was later transferred to the Springfield Arsenal.

When Garland began designing this semi-automatic rifle, bolt-action rifles were still the firearm of choice in wars around the world. Many firearms experts believe that semi-automatic or fully automatic rifles are just "unrealistic" imaginations. Garand also faced many difficulties when designing the rifle. Before the M1 Garand rifle, he designed multiple models, all of which failed.

The M1 Garand rifle, which was finally successfully developed, encountered many strong opponents in the bidding process of the US Army Ordnance Department. Such as Beletti rifle, Pedersen rifle, Thompson submachine gun and Springfield M1903 bolt-action rifle, etc.

After many rounds of selection, only Garand and Pedersen were left. The Ordnance Committee was more inclined to Pedersen's design advantages. However, it also felt that Garand still had development value, so it asked Garand to submit a model using 276 bullets. model to compete with Pederson's.

Coincidentally, at that time, the U.S. Army was already dissatisfied with the performance of the existing 276-caliber bullets. In particular, MacArthur, the then Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, bluntly stated that the 276-caliber rifle was garbage and forced the 30-caliber rifle to be planned as a key project. . It turned out that this request just contributed to Garland's success.

After the undeclared war of the island nation, the U.S. Army, which fielded the M1 Garand, soon began to get into trouble with the Japanese army (it is worth mentioning that the Japanese army tried to imitate the Garand in the later stages of the war and named it a Type 4 rifle. Although The gun did not enter active service, which also illustrates the influence of the Garand design.) In the Mediterranean theater, U.S. soldiers equipped with the Garand landed in North Africa during Operation Torch. Since then, Garland has rarely missed any battle in which the U.S. military participated.

With the strong logistical support of the United States, semi-automatic rifles have greatly increased the firepower density of American infantry squads. The Garand was designed with simplicity and reliability in mind, which not only allowed the Garand to arm the entire U.S. armed forces with a large amount of production, but also made her a highly reliable weapon. The general loved her, the officers admired her, and the soldiers loved her. It is no exaggeration to say that the "greatest tool of war" truly belongs to this semi-automatic rifle used for American dignity.

Now the M1 Garand rifle, which has just been installed by the US military, has encountered the more advanced FAL rifle of the German Marine Corps. What's even more terrible is that the German Marines don't just have FALs in their hands. They have tanks on the ground, attack aircraft in the sky, and naval guns on the sea; they are a true trinity of land, sea and air.

When another round of fleet artillery fire hit the US military position, the German tanks had already approached 50 meters away.

"Quick! Prepare the bazooka!" A US military commander shouted loudly, asking the soldiers to prepare the bazooka anti-tank rocket launcher. An American soldier stood up suddenly with a bazooka and aimed at a German tank not far away. But before he had time to pull the trigger, he was hit by a sweeping machine gun from the tank, and he fell down helplessly. But he was not the only one who jumped up. A dozen American soldiers jumped up carrying the bazooka. Although most of them were shot by the tank's machine guns and the German soldiers following the tank, there were still a few rockets. Flying straight towards the German tanks.

boom! boom! boom!

The American soldiers who were about to cheer after the successive explosions were shocked to find that the German tanks hit by rockets continued to move forward unscathed.

"Oh God! How is this possible?!" The American soldiers were shocked. In fact, they had heard rumors that the bazooka that supported the Soviet Union could not even destroy a German tank. But at the time, they thought it was because the stupid Soviets didn't know how to use it. Now they discovered that the German tanks were really not afraid of their bazookas, and they also noticed that the German tanks had a fence-like fence around them. The thing detonated the rocket in advance.

"Thud! Thud!" On a machine gun position, the shooter swung the machine gun back desperately, and a German tank aimed its black hole muzzle at this place. With a loud bang, the 75mm grenade hit the machine gun position indiscriminately. The loader and machine gunner were blown to pieces, and the machine gun was also blown into parts.

Although the U.S. soldiers tried their best to block the German advance, they were like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

Hearing that many parts of the first line of defense had been breached by the Germans, Commander Wilson had no choice but to order the remaining soldiers to withdraw to the second line of defense.

In the German fleet, Commander Hellman in the bridge received a report from the front line. "Commander, the US military has withdrawn from the first line of defense."

Commander Hellman nodded. "What were the losses to the landing force?"

"Less than 200 casualties. Do we need to continue the pursuit?"

Commander Hellman smiled. "Don't be anxious, take your time. Send out engineering troops to build defenses." In amphibious landing operations, the offensive team's beachfront operation is the most difficult, but once the offensive team establishes a foothold at the landing point, the difficult task will be for the defensive team. . This is because the attackers will continuously send reinforcements and heavy equipment to the island, consuming the defenders' strength bit by bit and squeezing the defenders' living space until the defenders are compressed into a small area and completely eliminated. .

After receiving the order, the frontline German troops began to build fortifications on the spot. The German field fortifications in World War II were built based on actual combat experience during World War I. Almost every German officer who participated in trench warfare in World War I was an expert in the construction of field fortifications. Although more than 20 years have passed, and various weapons have changed rapidly, the construction methods of field fortifications during World War I did not fall behind, only defensive tactics fell behind.

Coupled with the help of various construction machinery, the German army quickly rebuilt defense fortifications on the first defensive position of the US military.

"It seems that the Germans are going to retreat step by step?" After hearing the report from his staff officer, a trace of worry flashed across Commander Wilson's face. The current situation is quite unfavorable for them. Yesterday, the first wave of attacks by the German attack aircraft formation blew the fresh water purification station on the island to pieces, leaving little fresh water on the island. Anyone with a little bit of common sense knows that without water, a person will burp after a few days. If the Germans make up their mind to continue the stalemate with them, they will suffer a large number of casualties in a few days. "What's going on at the freshwater purification station? Can it be repaired?"

The staff officer sighed dejectedly. Trying to repair the destroyed freshwater purification station was like trying to piece together and revive people who had been blown to pieces. "It's completely impossible. We have to rebuild one. But there are no extra materials or machines on the island."

After a long silence, Commander Wilson slowly spoke. "Be prepared to attack the Germans at night and drive them all into the sea."