Chapter 1228 Atomic Bomb XI

(Starting from today, at least three updates, to be completed by the end of this month)

Brandt and his twenty or so paratroopers did indeed seem to be isolated and helpless on the 26th and 27th.

Except for the necessary sleep and meals and the continuous use of strange protective equipment, they were all reinforcing various fortifications on the positions outside Grace Airport. However, what made Brandt, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, feel very strange was that there seemed to be too many bomb shelters on the positions, and the construction requirements were too high. It didn't seem like they were repairing field fortifications, but it seemed like they were building a Maginot Line.

However, Brandt and his men still fully carried forward the good style of strict obedience of the German devils, and worked hard for two days without a single complaint. In fact, there is really nothing to complain about. For the nearly 30,000 German troops on Newfoundland Island now, there is no good job at all. Either they work hard day and night, or they fight with the American armored forces on the front line! In comparison, it is safer to do hard labor.

By the early morning of the 28th, Newfoundland was covered by a large dark rain cloud, and a cold rain was about to come. Because of the bad weather, the German air superiority could not be used for the time being.

The Allied forces, who had already received accurate weather forecasts (Canada was their territory after all, and the advantage in weather forecasting was still obvious), took advantage of this rare opportunity to launch a fierce attack.

Although the British and American navies had extremely strong defenses in Conception Bay, whether it was Collins or Fraser, whether it was Lieutenant General Walker or Major General Ross, no one was willing to bet all on the mines, submarines, torpedo boats and escort destroyers in the bay. Especially when the Queen of England had just given the great cause of "liberating Canada" to the German invaders, it was too dangerous to let 30,000 German troops squat at the gate of Canada. Who knew what unexpected changes would happen? It would be safer to drive them into the sea to feed the fish as soon as possible.

When the drizzle of rain began to fall, Brandt chewed a piece of fragrant Spam luncheon meat, and in his other hand he held a large cup of instant coffee with milk tablets. In addition, he had just swallowed two biscuits with cheese and a piece of chocolate - these field food seized from the Americans were probably the most satisfying things after he parachuted into Newfoundland. However, at this time, Brandt, who was enjoying breakfast, had an indescribable solemnity on his face. Because he knew that this rainy day would be full of blood and fighting. He knew that the Americans would never miss this day when German carrier-based aircraft could not be dispatched to support ground combat. It would not be long before the American tank sea would attack his position with the support of powerful artillery.

What he is enjoying now is likely to be his last breakfast!

While Brandt and his men were enjoying their "last breakfast", Lieutenant Colonel Schwarzenegger was lying in a huge crater, squinting his eyes at the densely packed American tanks and infantry attacking from the opposite side, and couldn't help but think of the Red Army on the Soviet-German battlefield.

The American armored tactics were obviously learned from the Red Army, but they were not exactly the same. The Soviet army was a sea of ​​people drowning a sea of ​​tanks, while the US army was obviously a sea of ​​tanks overshadowing a sea of ​​people, and the Americans also had dense and precise firepower for support. Although their command and tactical level on the battlefield was still far inferior to that of the German army, Schwarzenegger was still full of doubts about victory.

Because command and tactics can be improved through actual combat, the German army has experienced countless battles to develop superb command art and tactical coordination. But Schwarzenegger also knew that no matter how superb the command and tactics were, it would be impossible to create amazing miracles when facing overwhelming material and manpower advantages. The reason why Germany was able to defeat the Soviet Union was that it won on the perfect combination of material, command and tactics.

Although the Soviet Union had abundant materials, it was still far from enough compared with the European Community, which was centered on France and Germany and controlled the oil producing areas of Iraq and Persia.

But the United States had so much materials that it was outrageous! Not to mention the tanks/tank destroyers that kept appearing on the battlefield, as if they could never be destroyed (indeed, they could never be destroyed. The Americans now have 80,000 to 100,000 tanks of various types per year, with an average of more than 200 tanks per day. How could they destroy them all in Newfoundland alone?), even the various vehicles and machinery seized in the airborne raid on the 25th were enough to make Schwarzenegger, an old armored soldier, envious.

Just the usable vehicles seized from the airport garrison, port garrison and anti-aircraft artillery on the west coast of Conception Bay turned the more than 20,000 paratroopers who were airborne into a motorized force of European standards.

What surprised Schwarzenegger even more was that the German troops who airborne on the west coast of Conception Bay did not find even a single horse during the several days of combat.

After interrogating the prisoners, Schwarzenegger learned that the American army actually had no horses! The entire US Army had been fully mechanized a long time ago! Even the garrison and anti-aircraft artillery units that did not move much were equipped with a large number of cars. The usual logistics supply was also carried out by motor vehicles.

Obviously, the current mechanization level of the US Army is definitely higher than that of the German Army, which is known for its steel torrent!

Moreover, the German army on the battlefields of Newfoundland and Canada also dragged a logistics supply line of thousands of kilometers, and it was impossible for them to exert their full strength.

How did the German Wehrmacht win this North American war?

"Da Da..." The coaxial machine gun of the E-25 tank destroyer roared again, and the chain of fire composed of tracer bullets suddenly hit the front of seven or eight advancing M26 and M4A3 tanks, shooting a series of sparks.

The function of the coaxial machine gun is to aim. As long as the machine gun can hit, the main gun of the tank/tank destroyer will definitely hit.

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

The 75mm artillery fired immediately, and 8 pointed tungsten core armor-piercing shells (the E-25 tank destroyer is equipped with all pointed tungsten core armor-piercing shells, and the No. 4 H tank is equipped with high-explosive shells and armor-piercing shells. The E-25 tank destroyer is now firing) whizzed out, and in the blink of an eye, it hit the 1500-126 tank and the M4A3 tank. The 8 American tanks that were driving were all hit, and they immediately turned into a ball of fire, rolled forward slightly, and then all lay still.

Schwarzenegger immediately raised his telescope to carefully observe the tanks that were hit. Through the drizzling rain, he found that only three tanks might have been damaged by the explosion of ammunition, the turrets were blown off, and a raging fire was set on. Although the remaining five tanks were hit, after the flames and smoke dissipated, the tanks that were hit turned into metal monsters lying on the ground motionless. The front and top hatches of the turrets of four of the tanks (all sturdy M26) were pushed open, and the surviving tank soldiers got out from inside.

"Squeak..." The sound of MG42 machine guns tearing linen immediately sounded. These were several MG42 machine guns ambushed in a small forest firing blazing ammunition. Their target was the American tank soldiers who had just gotten out of the tanks hit by 75mm shells. This method of warfare aimed at annihilating tank soldiers originated from the cruel Soviet-German battlefield, where there was not much humanitarianism and chivalry.

However, the American artillery reacted much faster than the Soviets (the American military radio was a common thing, so the troops had good communication). The German paratroopers operating the MG42 did not dare to fight at all. After firing a few long bursts, they immediately moved their positions.

As soon as the MG42 gunfire stopped, the American artillery came over. 105mm and 155mm shells rained down on the heads of the German 101st Air Assault Battalion, and the entire position was shaking.

While the American artillery was firing, their tanks continued to advance towards the position of the 101st Battalion. The infantry following behind the American tanks threw smoke bombs forward while advancing, and smoke of various colors suddenly filled the middle of the battlefield.

"It's quite clever!" Lieutenant Colonel Schwarzenegger fully understood what the Americans were thinking.

Their tank guns were not as good as the 70-caliber 75mm guns used by the E-25, and the American pointed tungsten core armor-piercing shells were not as good as the German ones. Therefore, at about 1,500 meters, even the M2 gun may not be able to deal with the E-25 tank destroyer hiding behind the sand bunker (the M26 main gun is enough to penetrate the front armor of the E-25 at 1,500 meters when firing pointed tungsten core armor-piercing shells, but the German army built bunkers for their E-25), so it is necessary to close the distance. Within 1,000 meters, the M26 main gun can penetrate nearly 200mm steel plates when using pointed bullets. Even with sand cover, it is difficult for the E-25 to withstand it.

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

The E-25 hiding behind the bunker fired again, but this time it did not aim with the coaxial machine gun (because the enemy tank was obscured by smoke, it could only see roughly, and could not see the sparks of the bullets at all), but directly fired with the 75mm gun. This time, the hit rate was not as high as before. 11 shells (Schwarzenegger still had 11 E-25s in his hands, and the coaxial machine guns of 3 of them did not hit, so they did not fire) hit 2, one of which blew up an M4A3, and another hit an M26.

"Keep moving forward, rush to within 800 meters before firing! Don't be afraid of losses, we have plenty of tanks!" Behind the US front line, the newly appointed commander of the 20th Army, Lieutenant General Walker, stood on the body of an M26 tank, watching the sea of ​​tanks in front slowly approaching the German defense line, and proudly gave orders loudly.

In his opinion, although these German troops in front of him were very capable, they could not stop the attack of the 20th Army with 2 armored divisions... It was nothing more than losing some tanks, and victory seemed to be within reach.