Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

"Commander, the German army has occupied our first line of defense. Our army has withdrawn to the second line of defense and continues to hold on."

At the naval base headquarters in California, a staff officer reported to Nimitz on the situation on Oahu.

"So fast?!" Everyone in the conference room was a little surprised. They had just received news that the German army was preparing to land in the morning. In less than half a day, the German army had already landed and occupied the first line of defense? ! Isn’t the German army’s combat effectiveness too exaggerated? !

"The German army sent dozens of tanks ashore. They were not light tanks, but genuine Jackal tanks. Our army did not have effective anti-tank weapons and could not withstand the German advance."

"Jackal tanks? How did the Germans do it? Didn't the pier of Pearl Harbor have been blown up?" They were no strangers to the German Jackal tanks that swept across most of Europe. But as far as they knew, the weight of the Jackal tank must be more than 20 tons. How did the Germans transport these tanks ashore in such a short time?

"The dock was blown up, but the German army sent a large number of hovercrafts to transport the tanks directly to the beach."

"Hovercraft?!" Hovercrafts are also boats, and Nimitz is certainly no stranger to them. What shocked him was that the German hovercraft had such a large carrying capacity that it could carry more than 20 tons of main battle tanks. This is not good news. If the Germans plan to land on the United States in the future, they will definitely send a large number of hovercrafts, which will be quite disadvantageous to the defending side, because the Germans only need to find a flat landing point. Delivering a large amount of heavy firepower weapons and equipment is simply impossible to guard against!

The staff officer continued his report. "The German army did not continue to advance after occupying the first line of defense, but instead built fortifications on the spot. Commander Wilson prepared to attack the German army at night. The Germans blew up the fresh water purification station on the island. Commander Wilson was worried that it would not last long, so he thought Kill as many Germans as possible."

"The freshwater purification station was destroyed?" Nimitz frowned slightly. This is bad news again. Without fresh water, the soldiers on the island may not be able to hold on for long.

"Is it possible to transport fresh water purification equipment to the island?" In fact, he also knew that this was almost impossible. Planes and surface ships could easily be intercepted by the German army. But if a submarine is sent, it will take eight or nine days to reach Oahu at the slow speed of the submarine. In these eight or nine days, the soldiers on the island may have died of thirst.

But he didn't want to give up. "Send a submarine immediately to transport freshwater purification equipment to Oahu as quickly as possible!"

"yes!"

Oahu.

After nightfall, the eerily quiet tranquility did not last long. There was a soft sound and a red flare slowly rose into the sky.

The next moment, the U.S. artillery position that had escaped the bombing immediately began to boil and poured artillery shells towards the German position.

Most of these cannons are M2-type 105MM howitzers. This was the best howitzer in the U.S. military during World War II. It was the backbone of artillery that provided direct support to infantry divisions, airborne divisions, and Marine Corps units.

What’s interesting is that this howitzer also has German origins. As early as World War I, the German army used a large number of M1909 105mm howitzers. At the end of World War I, the US military obtained a large number of this type of artillery. The excellent performance of these artillery was deeply loved by US generals, and they all requested domestic imitation. . However, because there was no relevant military demand after World War I, the imitation work was carried out very slowly.

Moreover, the M1909 was towed by mules and horses, which no longer met the needs of the new era. After some modifications, a 105mm light howitzer that could be towed by a car at high speed was finalized in 1931, which was named the M1. After the outbreak of World War II, the U.S. military continued to improve the M1 howitzer, and after it was finalized, it was called the M2. A total of more than 8,000 M2s were produced during World War II. They were an important fire support for the US infantry and were also used by some allies. Including those produced after the war, there were a total of about 10,000 vehicles produced.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Heavy artillery shells fell on the German positions. The Hawaiian Islands were occupied by the United States as early as 1893, and were completely controlled by the United States in 1898. They have been stationed on the islands for decades, and they can hit the cannons where they want to hit even with their eyes closed.

But the German fortifications were not just paper. In the past, it would take months or even years to build a strong fortress. However, Yannick knew that someone in later generations invented a simple blast-proof wall called Esco blast-proof wall, or HESCO for short. It was originally designed to prevent embankment erosion, flood control, and water control. It was later used by the US military to build military fortresses.

The ASCO blast-proof wall unit folds into a flat shape during storage and transportation, which saves space. At the same time, a single ASCO blast-proof wall unit is very light and can be carried by humans. Expand and erect the folded ASCO explosion-proof wall unit, and fix the two adjacent ASCO explosion-proof wall units together with iron wires to connect the single units of the entire row of ASCO explosion-proof walls into a complete building. wall. The greatest convenience of the ASCO blast-proof wall is that it can use local materials, such as sand, gravel and cobblestones. Large construction machinery such as loaders and excavators are used to load the soil, sand and gravel into the ASCO blast-proof wall unit, and a section of the wall is built. finished.

After using this technology, the German army can build strong defensive positions in the shortest possible time.

Fierce U.S. artillery fire fell on the German positions, causing minimal casualties to the Germans. After a while, the German fleet at sea began to counterattack. Compared with the US military's 105mm howitzer, the 406mm main gun of the German battleship was more powerful. In just two rounds of shelling, the American 105MM howitzer position was blasted into the sky.

With the roar of artillery, a US military death squad quietly sneaked 100 meters away from the German position. They carefully set up the M2 60mm mortar and quickly stuffed the shells into the mortar barrel.

Boo! Boo! Boo! With a muffled sound, mortar shells landed on the German positions one after another. However, these were not high-explosive bombs, but smoke bombs. After a while, the German positions were obscured by thick smoke.

Then another red flare was launched into the sky. The American soldiers jumped up, roared loudly, and rushed towards the German position.

90 meters, 80 meters, 60 meters...

They were getting closer and closer to the German position, but there was no movement from the other side. Michael, the American soldier at the front, couldn't help but feel an inexplicable palpitation in his heart. Even if the German position was surrounded by smoke, they should at least shoot randomly, right? Why is there no movement at all? Were all the defenders killed in the shelling just now?