It is already the first weekend of July. In these three days, the Allied forces have completely taken control of the Normandy area and are trying their best to transport large troops to France. They are repairing the docks at a very fast speed, and the huge transportation
Ships lined up to enter the devastated port to unload countless supplies, equipment and personnel. Many American soldiers set foot on European soil for the first time in their lives and were looking at the scenery of France with curiosity. In just three days,
The Allied Air Force drove the German Air Force out of the skies over Normandy and successfully protected the transport fleet. In three days, the Allied forces in France quickly expanded to more than half a million people. Now the Allied forces are going all out.
Attack Calais and Cherbourg, trying to capture these two important port cities as soon as possible and prepare for the large forces to board Europe. But at these two places, the Allied forces hit the iron plate for the first time.
Allied tanks have been generally equipped with m4a3e8 Sherman as the basic armor unit, and a large number of m26 are equipped with 90mm artillery as the backbone of the tank force. The British have enlarged the turret of the m4 tank and installed a 17-pounder
The artillery is called "Firefly" as the backbone of its own tanks. Thanks to the strong production capacity of the Americans, the number far exceeds that of the German army in front of them.
On July 6, the Allied forces had occupied Normandy for a week. The number of Allied troops who had landed was close to more than 800,000, the number of tanks had exceeded 3,000, and there were more than 4,000 artillery pieces. Half of the troops were being mobilized to attack Calais.
and Cherbourg. The number of German troops facing them was less than 200,000, with only more than 700 tanks and assault guns, and less than 1,000 artillery pieces. The gap in the number of aircraft was also very large. Many field airports and the aircraft above were destroyed.
For the time being, the Luftwaffe on the Western Front could only maintain its existence and try not to let the Allied air forces act unscrupulously on the ground forces.
The British tank troops first encountered the iron plate. Their mixed troops with Canada encountered a tank they had never seen before outside Calais - a tank that was shorter than the Panther tank. It was very fast and had an indestructible front. The British
The M4 and the Canadian M4 were destroyed by artillery shells fired from 2,000 meters away before they had time to react. When the British and Canadians finally discovered the German tanks in the distance, a quarter of the tanks in the entire army had been paralyzed.
The British and Canadians are also quite brave. They opened a front line to outflank the German tanks. However, they sadly discovered that the German tanks were faster than them and could shoot while moving. On the German tanks
The artillery was extremely powerful and the rate of fire was fast, but the 76mm artillery equipped on their vehicles could not penetrate the German tanks no matter what. When an M4 finally approached and was only 100 meters away from the German tanks, the shells fired were still hit by
After the front armor of the German tank bounced off and the turret was knocked off by a shell, the Allied forces collapsed... The British and Canadians fled in all directions. Those who had no time to run had to raise the white flag and surrender. In just half an hour, the Allies
The British and Canadian armored divisions of the Army were defeated. More than 270 of the 350 tanks in the two divisions were destroyed. No German losses were recorded - they were only recorded after the war. The Germans dispatched armored vehicles.
The battle group composed of the teaching troops and the 17th Armored Division had a total of only 17 E50s, 25 Panthers, and 28 Type 4 G tanks. Only 4 Panthers and 7 Type 4 tanks were lost, and they could all be repaired.
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"Huh? It's surprisingly easy to fight... The British and Canadians are so incompetent? Compared to the Russians, it's really incomparable." Fafnir sighed, he was in this battle group.
.Now he wears the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves on his collar - in recognition of his 200th tank victory, and the gold chariot assault badge on his body, which all shows that he is the No. 1 tank of the Third Reich Wehrmacht.
Ace style.
After defeating the tank group of the Allied British and Canadian forces on July 6, they immediately turned a little south and joined the rest of the teaching regiment that arrived later. With a total of 35 E50 "Lynx" vehicles in the entire battle group, 11
A formation of "Elephant", 25 Panthers and 5 "Strong Tiger" 178mm self-propelled artillery directly attacked the flank of the U.S. Second Armored Division. This was already the essence of the German armored forces that could be mobilized in northern France.
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On the morning of July 17, they began their attack. The U.S. Second Armored Division in front of them had more than 1,300 tanks and self-propelled artillery armored vehicles. It was the strongest Allied armor force after the Normandy landing. Although during and after the landing,
Some tanks were lost in the battle, but today there are still about 1,000 armored forces, and they are always covered by the British 7th Armored Division and the Canadian 2nd Armored Corps on their sides. The goal of the entire 2nd Armored Division is to
Fort, and Fafnir and his battle group were working hard to penetrate the flanks of the U.S. 2nd Armored Division, thereby defeating it as much as possible and lifting the siege of Cherbourg.
The battle went smoothly as expected from the beginning. The Americans were completely stunned by the spearhead composed of the new e50 "Lynx". At a distance of 3,000 meters, the "Lynx" began to fire. Using the new high and low stabilizers,
The shooting appeared to be very accurate. It turned each Sherman into a pile of torches, and the Sherman was completely helpless against the German tanks at this distance - not to mention the E50, even the No. 4 tank could easily shoot at this distance.
Bounce the Yankee's 76mm gun shells away.
The Yankees were wealthy and began to use shelling tungsten core armor-piercing projectiles to shoot. At the same time, they used their numerical advantage to surround the German assault group. American attack planes in the sky also began to dive and attack. The e50 was not afraid of tungsten core armor-piercing projectiles 2,000 meters away.
Taking advantage of its speed, it is not afraid of being bombarded by the American 155 heavy artillery, but there is absolutely no way to deal with the A-1 attack aircraft in the sky. Several No. 4 "Tornado" self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and No. 5 "Flying Leopard" self-propelled guns in the assault group
The anti-aircraft guns fired desperately, but they were unable to stop the A1 attack... Fortunately, in the first round of attacks, only 4 Panthers were destroyed due to the resistance of ground anti-aircraft fire. But if this attack does not stop, this assault will
The group will be sent to hell one by one by the A1 attack aircraft.
At this time, several German planes appeared in the sky. The arrival of these planes caused chaos in the American attack fleet. Fafnir looked up and saw that there were not many German planes flying over, and only 4~
It looks like 5 aircraft, but the nose of one of the leading me262 aircrafts is painted like a black petal, and there is a heart on the side of the fuselage, which is covered with small spades logos; the other one, the ta183, has a yellow
The nose and a yellow body number "14" were painted on the tail, and the tail was painted with stripes of white. The two planes each carried a wingman of the same model, and they went hand in hand to disrupt the American attack fleet.
The me262's attack was very simple and effective. It took advantage of its speed to climb up, then dived and fired at the group of attack aircraft. Each dive was able to shoot down multiple enemy aircraft. The same was true for the wingmen, who followed the lead aircraft to dive and pick up missed shots.
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The attack of the TA183 is extremely entertaining. The aircraft uses dazzling maneuvers to impact the attacking fleet. Every time it fires, it seems to be aimed at the empty space. However, Fafnir is keenly aware that every time the bullet flies out,
There will always be an enemy plane flying right on the trajectory of the bullet. "What a great ability to predict deviation shooting!" Fafnir sighed.
The only use of the TA183 wingman is to follow the lead aircraft and watch the rear for him, occasionally missing and shooting down American attack aircraft that fly in front of him in a hurry.
The counterattacks by American attack planes and a few fighter jets were weak and weak, and they were completely unable to hit the four German jet fighters. In particular, the two leading planes seemed to be in an unmanned territory and frequently shot down their own aircraft. Soon, the American pilots
They lost the courage to fight - no one wanted to bear the unilateral massacre. The remaining planes fled desperately and dispersed. And the four German planes seemed to have fired all their shells, and they were shaking towards the German tanks below.
The wing returned.
Fafnir was secretly surprised by the high efficiency of these two aircraft. "In 17 minutes, the two lead aircraft shot down more than 25 American aircraft in total. How many American aircraft were there in total? Is there 50? It is indeed well-deserved!" He said
Without thinking too much, he immediately threw himself into the battle.
It wasn't until the distance was reduced to less than 1,000 meters that the American's hit rate increased. The leading E50 also took a few rounds. Thanks to the good ricochet shape, not a single American tungsten core armor-piercing projectile hit.
Wearing "Lynx", but the Panther behind suffered some losses - 5 Panthers were damaged and had to be repaired before they could continue to fight. The Elephant assault gun was unscathed thanks to the thick frontal armor.
Within 500 meters, the e50 continued to show its power. Every time the 88l71 artillery fired, it was likely to take away an American tank. However, the tungsten-core armor-piercing bullets of the American tanks were still difficult to cause much damage to the "Lynx".
When they finally used tungsten-core bullets to destroy several "Lynx" vehicles, they themselves retreated... The losses were too serious, and the entire battlefield was shrouded in smoke, making it impossible to observe their results in detail - thinking that the "Lynx" was still indestructible...
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Finally, in the evening, after hard fighting, the battle group finally penetrated the entire front line of the U.S. 2nd Armored Division and the British 7th Armored Division. The queue more than 40 kilometers deep was cut off, and the Americans and British were packed into a
Logistics was cut off in the pocket. Throughout the day, the Allied forces suffered huge losses. More than 150 tanks were destroyed during the German battle group's assault. Most of the remaining tanks were stuck on the front line of Cherbourg, unable to move. The logistics route was cut off, although there were still
There are more than 900 armored vehicles, but their morale has been greatly damaged and ammunition is insufficient. The entire situation is now very unfavorable to the Allies - although in the end they will definitely be able to capture Cherbourg and Calais with their overall advantage...