The Rise of the Third Reich

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Brandt and his two dozen paratroopers did indeed appear to be isolated and helpless on the 26th and 27th.

In addition to the necessary time to sleep, eat, and continuously use strange protective equipment, they were reinforcing various fortifications on the perimeter of Grays Airport. However, what struck Brandt, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, was that there seemed to be too many bullet-proof bunkers on the position, and the construction requirements were too high. It didn't look like they were building field fortifications, but rather like they were building a Maginot Line.

However, Brandt and his men still fully carried forward the good style of strict obedience of the Germans 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, there is no good job at all. They are either working hard day and night, or risking their lives on the front line with American armored forces! In comparison, it is safer to work hard.

When the early morning of the 28th came, Newfoundland was shrouded in a large black rain cloud, and an icy rain was about to come. Due to bad weather, the German air superiority was temporarily unable to be exerted.

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

Although the British and American navies have extremely strong defenses in Concepcion Bay, no one is willing to put all their bets on the mines and submarines in the bay, whether it is Collins or Fraser, whether it is Lieutenant General Walker or Major General Ross. , torpedo boats and destroyer escorts. Especially when the Queen of England has just given the title of "liberating Canada" to the German invaders, it is too dangerous to have 30,000 German troops squatting at the gate of Canada. Who knows what unexpected changes will happen? It would be safer to drive them into the sea early to feed the fish.

When the drizzle of rain began to fall, Brandt was chewing a piece of fragrant Spam luncheon meat. In the other hand, he was holding a large cup of instant coffee with milk slices. In addition, he had just Swallowing two biscuits filled with cheese and a piece of chocolate—these field foods seized from the Americans—was probably the most satisfying thing he had done since he parachuted into Newfoundland. But at this time, Brandt, who was enjoying breakfast, had an indescribable solemn look on his face. Because he knew that this rainy day would be filled with 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 operations. It would not be long before a sea of ​​American tanks attacked their position with powerful artillery support.

What he is enjoying now is probably his last breakfast!

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

The Americans obviously learned their armor tactics from the Red Army, but they are not exactly the same. The Soviet army used a sea of ​​people to overwhelm a sea of ​​tanks, while the US military obviously used a sea of ​​tanks to overwhelm the sea of ​​people, and the Americans also had intensive and precise firepower to support them. Although their command and tactics on the battlefield were still far inferior to those of the Germans, Schwarzenegger was still full of doubts about victory.

Because command and tactics can be improved through actual combat, the German army experienced countless battles before they developed superb command art and tactical coordination. But Schwarzenegger also knows that no matter how superb command and tactics are, it is impossible to create amazing miracles in the face of overwhelming material and manpower advantages. The reason why Germany was able to defeat the Soviet Union was ultimately due to the perfect combination of materials, command, and tactics.

Although the Soviet Union is rich in materials, it is still far from enough compared with the European Community, which is centered on France and Germany and controls the oil producing areas of Iraq and Persia.

But the United States has so many materials that it’s outrageous! Not to mention the tanks/tank destroyers that continue to appear on the battlefield, and it seems that there will never be enough tanks/tank destroyers to shoot down (indeed, the Americans now have 80,000 to 100,000 tanks of various types a year, with an average production of more than 200 a day, and only Newfoundland has one) How can the battlefield be completely cleared? ), even the various vehicles and machinery captured in the airborne raid on the 25th were enough to make Schwarzenegger, an old armored soldier, greedy.

Just the usable vehicles captured from the airport garrison, port garrison and anti-aircraft artillery units on the west coast of Concepcion Bay turned the more than 20,000 airborne paratroopers into European standard motorized units.

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

After interrogating the prisoners, Schwarzenegger learned that the American army had no horses! The entire U.S. Army has been fully mechanized a long time ago! Even the garrison and anti-aircraft artillery units, which are not very mobile, are equipped with a large number of cars. Normal logistics supplies are also carried out using motor vehicles.

Obviously, the current mechanization level of the U.S. Army definitely exceeds that of the German Army, which claims to have a torrent of steel!

Moreover, the German troops on the battlefields of Newfoundland and Canada were still dragging a logistic supply line of several thousand kilometers, making it impossible for them to use their full strength.

How will the German Wehrmacht win this North American war?

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

The function of the coaxial machine gun is for aiming. As long as the machine gun can hit, the main gun of the tank/tank destroyer will also be able to hit.

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

The 75mm artillery fired immediately, with 8 pointed tungsten-core armor-piercing projectiles (the E-25 tank destroyer was all equipped with pointed tungsten-core armor-piercing projectiles, and the No. 4 H tank was equipped with high-explosive projectiles and armor-piercing shelling projectiles. The one firing now was The E-25 tank destroyer roared out and hit the 1500-126 tank and the M4A3 tank in the blink of an eye. All eight moving American tanks were shot and turned into a ball of fire, rolling forward slightly. After rolling around, they all lay motionless.

Schwarzenegger immediately raised his binoculars to carefully observe the shot tank. Through the pattering rain, he discovered that only three tanks may have been exposed to explosive ammunition, the turrets were torn off, and a raging fire broke out. Although the remaining five tanks were hit by bullets, after the fire and smoke dissipated, the hit tanks turned into motionless metal monsters lying on the ground. The front and turret top hatches of four of the tanks (all solid M26s) were pushed open, and the surviving tank crews got out.

"Squeak..." The sound of MG42 machine guns tearing linen cloth sounded immediately. This was several MG42 machine guns ambushed in a small forest firing fiery ammunition. Their target was just drilled out and hit by 75mm shells. American tank soldier in the tank. This method of warfare aimed at annihilating tank soldiers originated from the brutal Soviet-German battlefields, where there was not much humanitarianism and chivalry.

However, the artillery response of the Americans was much faster than that of the Soviets (American military radios were off-the-shelf, so the communication between the troops was very good). The German paratroopers operating the MG42 did not dare to fight. After firing a few long bursts, they Moved positions immediately.

As soon as the MG42 gunfire stopped, American artillery fired over. The 105mm and 155mm shells rained down on the head 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 101st Battalion's position. The infantry following the American tanks threw smoke bombs forward as they advanced. Smoke of various colors suddenly filled the middle of the battlefield. .

"You're playing pretty smart!" Lieutenant Colonel Schwarzenegger fully understood what the Americans were trying to do.

Their tank guns are not as good as the 75mm gun with a caliber of 70 times that used by the E-25, and the American pointed tungsten core armor-piercing projectiles are 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 a sand bunker and firing (the M26's main gun is enough to penetrate the E-25 tank destroyer 1,500 meters away when firing pointed tungsten core armor-piercing projectiles). -25 frontal armor, but the Germans built bunkers for their E-25s), so closing the distance was a must. Within 1,000 meters, the M26's main gun can penetrate nearly 200mm of steel plate when using pointed bullets. Even if there is sand cover, it is difficult for the E-25 to withstand it.

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

The E-25 hiding behind the bunker opened fire again, but this time it did not aim with the coaxial machine gun (because the enemy tank was obscured by smoke, so it could only be seen roughly, and the sparks hit by the bullet could not be seen clearly), but directly took the target. The 75mm gun opened fire. This time, there was no hit rate like before. 2 of the 11 shells (Schwarzenegger still had 11 E-25s in hand, and the coaxial machine guns of 3 of them just missed, so they didn’t fire) hit 2 of them. One shot destroyed an M4A3, and another hit an M26.

"Keep moving forward, rush to within 800 meters and then fire! Don't be afraid of losses, we have plenty of tanks!" Behind the US military front, Lieutenant General Walker, the newly appointed commander of the 20th Army, stood on the body of an M26 tank and looked ahead. The sea of ​​tanks slowly approached the German defense line and issued orders triumphantly.

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