Chapter 831 Canned Food During World War I

Can't blame America for that either.

For a country like the United States, the threat on the mainland is very small. Therefore, the main development of the United States is the Navy and the Army Air Force. For the original ground weapons, they paid little attention to it.

As a result, the Germans galloped across Europe, surprising the Americans. France, known as the "first army power in Europe", was quickly defeated by the German armored group. This has been listed as the topic of the thesis of various military strategists.

Tanks are already the most terrifying existence in this era, and the US Army, which lacks modern anti-tank guns, has a strong sense of crisis, and the US Department of Ordnance has begun to develop new anti-tank guns.

To say that it was developed from scratch, it would definitely be too late. Therefore, the Americans and the Germans have the same idea. They developed a new type of anti-tank gun based on the T9 76.2 mm anti-aircraft gun. After all, anti-aircraft guns and anti-tank guns have the same characteristics. Chamber pressure, high initial velocity, straight trajectory.

They brought the anti-aircraft artillery in a hurry, but lacked a suitable gun mount, and it was too late to develop a new one.

Exactly, the M2 105mm howitzer has just been installed. So the Ordnance Department, hungry for food, could only temporarily crawl and install the T9 76.2mm anti-aircraft gun on the M2 gun mount, forming this unique M5 anti-tank gun.

It is installed with a howitzer mount, which is the source of the pit father!

Anti-tank guns usually pursue a low profile, which is conducive to concealment, but howitzers do not have such requirements. Therefore, the M5 anti-tank gun, which looks tall and mighty, will simply be a living target of the enemy's tank!

The U.S. Army is very disgusted with this kind of thing, not to mention combat, it is not easy to get this kind of guns to the front line!

However, the Ordnance Department disagreed. The German 88mm anti-aircraft artillery can be leveled to fight tanks. What is wrong with the 76.2mm anti-aircraft artillery of our own side?

The project was eventually presented to Lieutenant General Leslie James McNair of Ground Forces Command.

This general paid more attention to anti-tank operations, but his military thinking was conservative and rigid. Born in the artillery, he had a fondness for towed artillery and thought the cost of tank destroyers was too high.

So, when he saw the M5 76.2mm anti-tank gun, he almost immediately gave the order to put it into production!

After the first batch was produced, it was not hidden and pulled to the Middle East battlefield. I wanted to test the effectiveness of this anti-tank gun, especially, can it compete head-on with the German tanks?

If so, the U.S. Army can breathe a sigh of relief.

And now, after these anti-tank guns were hurriedly pushed into position, British soldiers can at least breathe a sigh of relief, no matter how insane the shape of this gun looks, at least the long barrel of this gun, It gives people a sense of security. Now, don't you need to be afraid of German tanks?

One after another, anti-tank guns continued to move to the position, supplementing the insufficiency of the defense line, and the hearts of the British soldiers became more and more at ease.

Moreover, the arrival of a large number of reinforcements from the United States means that the offensive and defensive on the battlefield will gradually reverse!

"It's time for dinner, it's time for dinner!" After the anti-tank guns were installed, a voice came from behind, and with the sound, they could smell a fragrance.

"The taste of beef!" Geoffrey said excitedly. Their supplies were not very sufficient, especially as more and more soldiers arrived here, the supply became even more tense.

Now, there is actually beef, which is really good!

"American canned food, one box per person!" said the Fire Head Army, who was in charge of distributing the food: "The supplies from the United States have arrived for us, so we don't have to worry about logistics anymore. Let's eat it openly, and we will be able to eat canned food at every meal in the future! "

During World War II, when American soldiers complained about eating canned beef every day, British soldiers were envious.

And now, they are equally happy.

Mike took the lead, took two boxes of cans, handed a box to Geoffrey, and then saw the production date on it.

1914.

"God, this is World War I can!"

Mike was immediately speechless. How could the Americans provide this kind of thing?

"Eat it, it's good to have canned food." Geoffrey opened the can and used a bayonet to pick out a piece of beef that was like shredded foam and put it in his mouth. Yes, it still tastes authentic!

The sealed cans can be stored for many years. You can rest assured that it is a very good meal when you sandwich it in bread.

It's just that, no one knows, for many, this is their last meal.

Seeing that Gufrey was eating in a big mouth, Mike also gave up his vigilance and ate in a big mouth.

Just after taking two bites, Geoffrey's ears suddenly perked up, and he heard the characteristic whistling in the air, which was the sound of high-speed flying cannonballs piercing the air!

"Damn, it's shelling, fast, fast into the bunker!"

Following Geoffrey's shouting, countless flying rockets appeared in the sky in the distance, densely packed like a rain of arrows in ancient times!

Cyric Organ! When he saw this kind of thing, Geoffrey was immediately frightened.

Recruits are afraid of artillery, and veterans are afraid of machine guns. However, both recruits and veterans are afraid of rocket launchers. This kind of thing is a covering blow. As long as it flies over, there will be no grass in the covered area, and no life can survive!

The surrounding scene was suddenly chaotic, everyone was looking for suitable bunkers, and at this time, those rockets had already flown!

"Boom, boom, boom!" When it came into contact with the ground, there was a loud explosion, and with the explosion, pieces of land were lifted up.

The trenches were buried, the ammunition boxes were detonated, and various fortifications collapsed one after another. With screams, countless lives disappeared at this time.

The Germans' first round of artillery fire coverage was quite violent! In addition to repairing, Rommel is still waiting for the arrival of these ammunition. Now, he can finally have a good time!

The first round of artillery fire lasted for 15 minutes. In addition to the rocket launchers, all kinds of howitzers also greeted the British positions. The British defensive positions seemed to be plowed.

However, in the process, the British artillery did not dare to fight back.

The Germans in the sky, if they opened fire, exposed the target, and a few minutes later, Stuka would shriek and drop the death bomb.

Finally, the gunfire stopped.

"Quick, quick, go back to your position, the Germans are coming soon!" the commander in the position shouted loudly.