Two hundred and fifty first chapter fire and (sixteen)
If the Japanese Navy and Army soldiers were asked to rank the most unpopular troops, the military police would definitely be among the top three. If the same investigation was conducted in the German army, the Japanese military police would definitely be left to the SS. Compared with those of Japanese colleagues, the German military police obviously lacked such a little deterrent power.
When the German SS developed to its extreme history, it had already left the category of a paramilitary organization and evolved into a state's administrative agency. Its power had covered the original jurisdiction of the police and military police, and even intervened in the fields of production and people's livelihood, controlling a large amount of German labor and resources. Because of the trust of the head of state, the SS had a large number of secrets of the Third Reich, which was also the source of confidence that Himmler dared to contact the Allies alone without telling Hitler.
But that is just the history in Xu Jun's memory. In this time and space, the SS has embarked on a completely different path from history under the guidance of the new head of state. The Armed Guard Brigade is a pilot combat unit, and the training content of this unit is somewhat similar to that of the Army Special Forces in later generations.
From the weapon configuration of this brigade, it can be seen that they are not suitable for regular position combat, and this unit is more suitable for high-speed maneuverable guerrilla combat. From Xu Jun's perspective, the mission range is somewhat similar to the future ranger units of the US military. The real US ranger units were not established for the first time in history in June 1942.
The light infantry units of the Tomahawk Brigade were all wearing gray-green German Army autumn and winter combat uniforms at this time, which was newly made in the clothing factory in the French Concession. The uniforms did not use the SS's black collar, which made them now look like a German Army unit.
The epaulette and collar seal are still in the style of the SS, but they adopt a new design from Berlin. The ss logo and military rank on the collar seal are no longer twisted with silk embroidery, but are directly made of metal stamped pieces with chrome on the surface, which looks very beautiful. There is also a black matte version for officers and soldiers to use in the battlefield. The new collar seal was airlifted from Germany, and the accompanying order letter signed the name of Himmler, the leader of the National SS, but everyone is more willing to believe that this must be the idea of the Head of State.
At this time, the rank logo worn by the Tomahawk Brigade was a matte combat version. The black SS logo looked inconspicuous at first glance, but combined with the temperament and expression of the soldier, it immediately made people feel murderous.
The officers and soldiers wore an m35 steel helmet covered with a gray-green khaki helmet. The steel helmets brought to Shanghai this time were all black SS parade painted, and the one with a red-backed, white-circled, 10,000-character shield badge on the left was like a bull's-eye from a distance. Of course, it was not suitable for wearing during combat, so a gray-green helmet cover was needed. This helmet cover was not customized by the French, but was found a clothing processing site run by the Chinese. It is said that it was a thread led by a senior official in the special envoy. As for any other transactions inside, it was not enough to be told by outsiders.
As mentioned earlier, the Japanese military police are not welcome, and this is limited to the internal army and navy. Among the Japanese people, the military military police is very respected. It is not because the military police are expected by the public, but because the unit is treated very well.
Usually, the monthly allowance for a Japanese private is 800 cents per yen. Looking at the military police, the monthly salary of a military private is 500 cents per yen, which is more than five times that of ordinary soldiers in the army. The level of military soldiers is equivalent to that of the inspectors in the police, and it is not the same level as ordinary big-headed soldiers. Therefore, every time a military police recruits, the applicants flock to it, and the competition is extremely fierce and cruel.
At that time, the minimum education standard for recruiting military police was to graduate from elementary school, pass the exam and be trained by the military police practice center, and then become awesome military police. From the nature of the military police work, they are actually policemen in the army, so their training direction and training subjects are completely different from ordinary army combat units. In addition to conventional military training, they also need to learn various military regulations and police techniques, and the targets they target were mainly various criminal activities involving the army, which gradually spread to all hostile activities against the Japanese army.
The Japanese military police force has always been very weak. Before the end of the war, it was also the time when the Japanese military police expanded to its highest level. The total number of military police in Japan was only more than 30,000. The military police teams attached to each occupied areas and even the division commands were often only the size of the team. There was even a military police sign hanging in many places, and the captain and his subordinates combined were less than one squad. In the Japanese army, it was called a military police detachment.
Because the Shanghai Japanese Gendarmerie has a headquarters here, the size is already the largest in East China, but it only has one squadron's strength. This time, the Shanghai Gendarmerie immediately invested a small team, which was equivalent to a quarter of the troops being thrown here.
As mentioned earlier, the Japanese military police were just military police. They were called this earlier. The establishment of the Japanese military police was completely derived from the Japanese Police Department. The first batch of Japanese military police were actually adapted from the police of the Tokyo Police Department.
Due to the special working nature, most of the equipment distributed by the Japanese military police is mainly based on deterrence, and the actual combat effectiveness is not taken into account. The military police are classified as units such as cavalry and baggage soldiers within the Japanese army, so each Japanese military police are qualified to wear sabers and leather leggings, and senior non-commissioned officers can even wear long-tube horse boots. Each military police are assigned a military raincoat with a hood, which almost becomes the symbol of the Japanese military police. One is the hexagonal sunrise seal on their seal, and the other is the military military armband with red letters on the white background (there are also black letters, but not many are still there).
The Aoki Squad was originally a standard military police equipment. Each person had a saber and a southern pistol. For this operation, they specially received a batch of rifles and machine guns from the 13th Army. However, the military Squad did not organize too much weapon training. They have been busy searching for Chongqing agents and Red Party members this year. They would rather spend time in the wine pool and meat forest in Hongkou Little Tokyo. This kind of combat technology is usually not needed, and whoever has the energy will do it themselves.
Although the Shanghai Gendarmerie is famous for its reputation, in fact, except for the 128th Shanghai War, it has not fired several guns in the following years.
Most of the anti-Japanese people in Shanghai have no weapons. Even among the lurking agents sent by Chongqing, many of them are not armed in order to conceal their identities. Even some armed agents rarely choose to resist stubbornly. Most of them kneel down and raise their hands to surrender when the situation is unfavorable.
If you encounter a ruthless person, let the Shanghai gangs deal with No. 76, and ordinary goods will be handed over to the pseudo police and the concession police. There is no need for the Japanese military police to do it yourself. As a result, when you meet the outlaws of No. 76, the military military police will immediately suffer heavy losses. After all, they are still police officers and their combat power is really limited.
Chapter completed!