The decisive battle against the Third Reich

This is the first principle of German armored division operations, which is to fight as close as possible to the enemy.

Because only in this way can we try to avoid air strikes from the German army.

But the US military seems to be prepared for this... In other words, the US military's tactics should be like this, discover the enemy and then guide artillery or fighter jets to destroy the enemy.

Therefore, the US military's "Sherman" did not dare to move forward after advancing about a hundred meters. It just kept firing at the bunker with artillery under the beach.

Qinchuan knew the intention of the US military... This was a test of firepower. They hoped to draw out the German tanks.

Although the "Sherman" tank will bear great risks in doing so, because it is simply unable to fight against the German "Tiger" or "Panther".

But once the "Tiger" is dispatched, there will be a situation where the "Tiger" versus the "Sherman" will be formed, and the US fighter planes will attack the "Tiger" under the guidance of the infantry... that is, "Praying Mantis Catching" The cicada and the oriole are behind."

This idea is indeed a good one, but what the US military did not expect was that the German army did not need to dispatch tanks at all to destroy these "Shermans".

"ME63!" Qin Chuan ordered.

Immediately, the combat team took out the ME63 and set it up outside the perforation... This installation was a bit troublesome, because the ME63 cannot be directly set up on the perforation. This would cause the enemy to find out and fire a large number of bullets and artillery shells in this direction, in case the ME63 is hit. If an explosion occurs, everyone in the bunker will be dead.

Therefore, the combat team must first set up several shell boxes, and then aim the warhead at the perforation hole at a suitable distance to prepare for launch.

"Launch!" Following Qin Chuan's order, ME63 headed straight for the target with a wisp of smoke, and then heard a "boom" and accurately hit a "Sherman" tank.

The "Sherman" just emitted a little smoke at first, and soon it started to burst into flames and then ignited into a raging fire... Known as the "Lonson lighter", the "Sherman" really lived up to its reputation, and it lit up instantly.

The U.S. military quickly became panicked. Some people seemed to have received some information from the Eastern Front, so they shouted: "That is the German's 'controllable rocket'. Our opponent is from the Eastern Front!"

"God, they could knock out all our tanks easily with this thing!"

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This sentence is correct, because the next second, a burst of "chirp" screams sounded on the battlefield, and each ME63 went straight towards the US tanks with long and curved tails.

Some ME63s even jumped over the tanks and went straight to the landing craft on the beach, and then blew up the landing craft with a "bang"... But Qin Chuan thought that these ME63s should have failed to hit the target, and then the controller continued Then he controlled it and headed straight for the landing craft behind the tank.

Suddenly the beach was once again in chaos.

Then the U.S. tanks "rumbled" and charged forward with the soldiers.

This choice is correct. They have no other choice but to move forward. Otherwise, their fate will only be to be destroyed one by one by the ME63s fired from the enemy's direction.

Therefore, having an advanced piece of equipment sometimes not only has its own advantages, but also gives it considerable tactical initiative... Just like now, the German army can attack and defend, but the US military is blocked by a small ME63 was forced to launch an attack.

With General Strike's order, the battle suddenly became intense again.

First, the bullets poured out like raindrops from the bunker, pinning the American soldiers to the ground and unable to move.

Then the tanks "rumbled" out from the bunker fortifications. After they adjusted the angle of their bodies, the muzzles sprayed out streams of flames, beating the "Sherman" tanks that rushed forward along the passage. A ball of fire.

Soon it was blocked by the wreckage of the "Sherman" tank, and then the German tanks aimed their barrels at the landing craft and American soldiers on the beach...

The battle was almost a replica of the U.S. 4th Infantry Division. The U.S. 5th Infantry Division paid the price for Eisenhower's hasty attack.

"General!" Major General Logan, commander of the U.S. 5th Infantry Division, was lying on the beach and reported to Eisenhower: "We cannot break through the enemy's defense lines. In fact, the enemy is massacring us, just like they did with the 4th Infantry Division. …”

"Why is this happening?" Eisenhower shouted angrily: "We have air superiority. As I said, you must use fighter planes and pay attention to coordination with the air force!"

"We have no chance to use fighters at all!" Major General Logan replied: "General, they have 'controllable rockets' that can destroy our tanks from a long distance. The offensive tactics we proposed are obviously unworkable. We are forced to Launch an attack on the enemy's defense lines..."

Then Eisenhower understood.

"Controllable rockets..." Eisenhower turned his attention to Halker and said, "Those are only available on the Eastern Front!"

"What's their hit rate?" Halke asked.

"The tanks of the 5th Infantry Division are almost out of service, what do you think?" Eisenhower replied angrily.

"That's the 21st Armored Division!" Halker silently put his pipe in his mouth and said: "We know from the Soviets that although 'controllable rockets' are simple to make, their operation requires a long time of training. Hit rate High, which means that they are likely to be the same troops from the Eastern Front... In other words, the Germans transferred not only the 'Legendary Sergeant' from the Eastern Front, but also the 21st Armored Division and of course the 1st Infantry Regiment. ! And they're in 'Utah Beach'!"

Eisenhower nodded solemnly, and after being silent for a while, he continued: "This means that it will be difficult for us to successfully land on Utah Beach!"

Halker agrees.

There is no doubt about it... The 21st Armored Division is the ace unit of the German army. It fought from Africa to the Eastern Front and only now appears in "Utah Beach". With such quality and equipment, plus they also have the "Atlantic Barrier" of strong fortifications. It would be even harder to break through their defenses than to reach the sky.

"Order the 5th Infantry Division..." Eisenhower ordered with an ashen face: "Withdraw from Utah Beach!"

"But General..." The staff officer looked at Eisenhower doubtfully.

"Execute the order!" Eisenhower said.

"Yes, General!"

The order to retreat was quickly issued to the 5th Infantry Division.

Major General Logan looked back at the sea behind him and the many capsized landing craft that were smoking black. He opened his mouth for a long time and could not close it.

Retreating under such circumstances is almost the same as holding the entire army here or charging forward pointlessly.

It was obvious that Eisenhower had the mentality to withdraw as much as he could.