As the sound of bombardment sounded, many wooden boats were blown over. Fortunately, these soldiers tried to sit on the back of the wooden boats. Although the boats were damaged, there were not many casualties among them who fell into the water. The Axis powers did not need to clear the mines, as long as
Just clear a road. Soon after losing more than 60 fishing boats, the road was opened. The landing ship continued to move forward and soon reached the beach near The Hague Port.
The Yaman army did not send troops to attack the opponent's flagship, which was busy clearing mines, because they knew that in long-distance attacks, without the support of coastal forts, they would not be able to fight against the battleship's thick naval guns, so they did not conduct shelling.
, to avoid being found by the opponent’s naval gun.
The Boston Army landed on the beach without any hindrance and quickly surrounded the pier. However, as soon as they set foot on the land of the Yaman Empire, they stepped on a mine. Several Boston soldiers who stepped onto the land first were blown away by the mines, and the remaining
There was chaos below, and Yaman soldiers hiding in the warehouse area and coastal woods immediately opened fire, taking advantage of the chaos to kill and wound many Bostonians.
The Reese soldiers were put to use again. These soldiers from Cerro were sent over. They rushed to the front and stepped on the mines laid by the Yamans. These soldiers were so frightened that they no longer dared to move forward, but the Bostonians
Pressed from behind with guns, they had no choice but to move forward.
The main gun turrets of several Missouri-class battleships quickly turned around and fired fiercely at the warehouse area, covering the landing Axis forces. The Yaman Army did not confront the opponent on the coast, and they retreated step by step in an organized manner.
The Bostonians gave up the Port of Stedam. The Bostonians, who did not know what the plan was, immediately transported a large number of personnel and materials to the port through the dock. Just when the army began to disperse and attempt to control various points in the entire city, they were violently attacked by the Yaman Army.
Firepower killed and wounded, and a brutal street battle began.
The well-trained Yaman soldiers were much more elite than the Axis troops, and their tactical literacy was higher. The Yaman army quickly gained the upper hand. The two armies had already fallen into street fighting in the city, and the naval guns no longer dared to fire bombardments.
, and the bombers were quickly killed by the powerful anti-aircraft firepower on the ground. Both the clumsy carrier-based bombers and the torpedo planes that were guest bombers suffered a lot.
The Axis forces seemed to have anticipated the possibility of street fighting. They transported many M4 tanks ashore via merchant ships. These tanks immediately rumbled into the streets of the city and rushed directly towards the garrisoned Yaman army.
The Yaman army also has many tanks in the city, but they are basically No. 3 tanks. Although the main guns of these tanks have a caliber of 50 mm, the armor is slightly weak, so the Yaman army will
The vehicle was piled with sandbags and used as a fixed fire point on the barricade. This method of use was very successful. It was difficult for the M4 tank to penetrate the front armor of the No. 3 tank reinforced with sandbags. The melee between the two sides fell into a stalemate for a while.
The Yaman army was more creative on the battlefield. They took advantage of the complex terrain to maximize the power of the 40-type rocket launchers. The M4 tanks were restricted everywhere, and many were hit by rockets flying from unknown places.
side armor or top armor.
The Axis forces relied on their superiority in strength and exchanged huge casualties for the opportunity to gradually compress the Yaman Army's defensive positions. The Yaman soldiers were mobile and flexible in attacking the enemy. Many snipers were hidden in the ruins or between buildings.
Kill those Axis frontline officers, machine gunners or exposed tank soldiers, and the hidden Yaman artillery will also look for densely populated areas of enemy troops and fire one after another.
Seeing the fierce resistance of the Yaman army, the Axis forces continued to send more troops to land. At the same time, various light and heavy weapons were thrown into street fighting, suppressing the Yaman army with intensive firepower. The commander of the Axis army did not notice that Yaman
After a period of fierce resistance, the army began to retreat in an orderly manner. The unconscious Axis forces launched a pursuit, and more and more troops poured into the port of Stedam.
Just when the Yaman army was about to be squeezed out of the city, the Yaman army's rocket launcher group, which had been covered with camouflage nets on the outskirts of the city, lifted the camouflage net covering the artillery. The Yaman army's self-developed 18-tube vehicle-mounted rocket launcher
It showed its ferocious face.
"The target is directly in front, ten kilometers away, with full coverage and shooting." Marshal Rundstedt, who was commanding the defense of the Port of Sterdam, immediately issued an order. After a cloud of smoke and dust rose, swarms of rockets flew towards Sterdam.
Dan Port. The ground is shaking, the city is collapsing, and the Axis troops that are advancing forward have suffered a devastating blow. However, this is not over yet. The Yaman Army rocket artillery continues to reload and begins continuous bombardment.
At this time, the Axis battleships at sea finally reacted. They turned their guns and fired at the rocket launcher position of the Yaman Army. However, the rocket launcher position was already far away from the coast. The 381mm caliber naval gun was almost
At the extreme range, the navy's naval gun support accuracy is too low and will not be of much use.
Marshal Rundstedt ordered continuous shooting, and the rocket artillerymen fired ten rounds of volleys without rest. Although these dense rockets reduced his entire city to rubble, they also killed a large number of Axis troops.
Taste.
The direct losses of the landing force exceeded 60,000 people, and countless weapons and equipment were destroyed. Even several merchant ships anchored at the dock for unloading were hit by flying rockets and ignited.
A raging fire.
"Carrier-based aircraft take off immediately and destroy the opponent's artillery positions." Admiral Hull ordered the carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier to attack immediately. Now every second the opponent is allowed to attack, one's own side will suffer heavy casualties.
Just now, because he suffered heavy damage from ground artillery fire in the city, Admiral Hull was afraid of excessive losses, so he ordered the carrier-based aircraft to return to the aircraft carrier. Now he ordered the carrier-based aircraft to attack, which caused chaos on the aircraft carrier. There was a lot of chaos.
The ground crew immediately began to attach bombs to the plane, and the pilots quickly climbed onto the plane to check various instruments and make various preparations before takeoff.
At this moment, a loud bang came, and the outermost cruiser was blasted upwards. Then the hull broke apart and was divided into two parts, the front and rear, and the hull began to sink rapidly.
"Torpedo attack, submarine." The lookout post immediately shouted. Just when the Axis fleet turned its attention to land, the submarine force of the Yaman Empire showed its power.
Seeing a submarine attack, the destroyers deployed around them were dispatched to find the location of the Yaman submarine. Using submarines to attack a well-protected large fleet is very dangerous in this era of increasingly advanced depth bombs and sonar. They can easily
After the attack, it was unable to escape and was sunk by the destroyers that came after hearing the news. However, this time Marshal Rundstedt launched such a large battle and it was not the loss of these submarines.
Launching torpedoes to sneak attack the fleet is just a decoy, because only a few of the incoming submarines have torpedoes, and most of the submarines are full of mines. These submarines have already arrived nearby, and they take advantage of the fleet to attack the land and have no time to take care of the sea.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, they quietly laid mines nearby and filled the surrounding space with floating mines that sunk one meter underwater, trapping the entire Axis offensive fleet. Then they used torpedoes to attract the opponent's attention and lure the destroyers to pursue them.
When the Axis destroyers saw a torpedo attacking their own side, they immediately judged that it was a submarine. They quickly turned on their sonar and rushed towards the possible location of the submarine at full speed, but soon several destroyers
It hit a mine, and after several loud bangs, many destroyers were sunk.
The panicked Axis sailors did not even think in the direction of the mines. They were panicked and did not know what secret weapon the other side used to severely damage their own side. The entire fleet fell into chaos. Taking advantage of this chaos, the submarine carrying torpedoes continued to launch
, fired a large number of torpedoes at the Axis fleet, sinking many cruisers and destroyers.
No matter how panicked the anti-submarine operations on the outside were, the aircraft carriers in the inner circle were meticulously executing Admiral Hull's orders, and carrier-based aircraft took off one after another, heading towards the artillery positions of the Yaman Army.
As soon as the Axis carrier-based aircraft group took off, the anti-aircraft fire that greeted it exploded in the sky like fireworks. In order to protect the safety of the rocket launcher troops, Marshal Rundstedt had already deployed a large number of anti-aircraft guns around the artillery positions, including many.
The most advanced 88mm large-caliber anti-aircraft gun.
Intensive anti-aircraft fire caused the Axis aircraft to crash one after another, and soon the Yaman army's land-based fighter group, which had chosen to withdraw after a period of air combat, surrounded them again, sealing the Axis fighter group. Then the Yaman army's land-based fighter group was surrounded.
As the rumble approached, the Axis soldiers were shocked to discover that the Allied Air Force Kunpeng 2 bomber, which had never been seen, finally appeared.
A dozen Corsair fighter jets that were on alert over the fleet immediately approached them, but soon a dozen Golden Eagle 3 fighter jets accompanying the bomber group rushed out and fought with the Corsair fighter jets. The performance of both sides was similar.
, the numbers were also equal, and an evenly matched air battle began.
After getting rid of the opponent's pirate fighter jets, the Kunpeng 2 bombers continued to move forward, and soon arrived over the Axis fleet. They opened the bomb bay door unhurriedly and dropped a string of 100 kilogram bombs. The dense
The bombs fell, blowing up the already chaotic Axis fleet. Especially those aircraft carriers with extremely large targets became the targets of the bombers.
Under the string of bombs, several aircraft carriers began to catch fire. Seeing the fleet being attacked, the Axis carrier-based fighter force fighting with the Yaman Air Force's land-based fighter group wanted to retreat, but the opponent was tightly stuck to it.
, using its own fierce firepower to prevent the opponent's attack.