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A week later, the new attack aircraft of the two squadrons were sent to the "Crow's Nest". At this time, the pilots of the two attack aircraft squadrons were already in place, and the entire wing was finally able to operate smoothly. At this time,

At that time, Ron got a new instruction.

This is an order from General Eisenhower, the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces in Europe. According to this order, the 21st Attack Aircraft Wing will launch attacks on various German targets in the Calais area of ​​France. Ron knows that there are two main tasks in this mission

intention:

The first intention is to give the newly built wing an opportunity for actual combat exercises, so that they can form combat effectiveness as soon as possible before the landing operation. The second intention is to hope that the 21st Attack Wing will take action in the Calais area.

The pressure brought about can lead to the German army's misjudgment of the Allied strategic goals.

In fact, it is no secret to the German army that the Allied forces are preparing to land in France. The war has now progressed, and there has long been no possibility of concealing the issue of such a strategic direction. Now the Allied forces have turned the entire southern England into a

A large military camp has been built. Millions of troops, thousands of warships, and tens of thousands of fighter planes are concentrated here. If the Germans still don’t understand what the Americans want to do?

Wouldn’t that really make you a fool? Therefore, the Allied forces themselves have never concealed their intention to launch a landing campaign of unprecedented scale in France. In the Allies’ broadcast of the German-occupied areas,

Constantly encourage the people in the occupied areas, telling them that the long night occupied by the Germans is about to end, and the Allied forces will soon cross the strait and come to liberate them.zi

General de Gaulle of France continued to call on the French people to join the resistance organization through radio broadcasts, cooperate with the Allies, and drive out the German invaders.

Under this situation, the activities of the resistance organizations have become more and more active. The French resisters are most likely to help the Allies get some intelligence, and sometimes they will carry out assassinations. But recently, these

People are getting bolder and bolder. Not to mention that there are more and more assassinations, and even

There were more and more attacks on Gestapo institutions. There were also more and more sabotage activities. Armed resisters would even sneak attack lone German soldiers, and those without weapons would secretly mow down German soldiers.

People's telephone lines fell down the tracks of the railway where the German train was going to pass.

The time of the Allied landings is of course one of the top secrets, and the Germans certainly don’t know it. In fact, even if you ask General Eisenhower now, he doesn’t know, because this has not yet been determined. In fact, when is dri until

The decision was only made a few days before the arrival of dri. However, the approximate ri date of the Allied landings was very clear to the Germans. This is because the English Channel has always been windy and dangerous, and the hydrological conditions are complex and changeable, making it truly suitable for large-scale landings.

The activity only lasts for four months from May to September.

The location where the Allied troops landed was a secret that the Germans were even more eager to know. Unfortunately, the Allies did a very good job of keeping secrets. The Germans had no information at all, so the Germans had to guess on this matter.

. However, although the French coastline is long, not everywhere is suitable for landing. Some coasts are full of steep cliffs. Even if there is no one to defend them, there will only be a few landings at most.

Light infantry who climb rocks; some coasts are lined with underwater reefs, making it impossible for landing ships to reach them; some beaches have too steep slopes, making it difficult for landing crafts to dock; and some beaches have too soft substrate, and heavy equipment will sink on the beaches.

For all these reasons, the places that are really suitable for landing are quite limited. Among them, the Germans consider two of the most dangerous areas: Calais and Normandy.

Of the two locations, Calais is more dangerous. Although the hydrological conditions are not as good as Normandy, Calais is the closest to Britain, which means that the same number of ships can send more troops ashore in the same time. Moreover, Calais is the closest to Britain.

There are available ports nearby. After the first wave of landing is successful, the port can be quickly occupied, and then a large amount of heavy equipment can be continuously landed on the French mainland. And starting from here, it is closer to Paris. Therefore,

This location was the most dangerous to the German troops.

As for Normandy, another landing site, although the hydrological conditions are better than Calais, there is a lack of ports nearby. After the leading troops land, the speed of the subsequent heavy troops to disembark will be very problematic. In addition, it is far away from the hinterland of France, leaving Germany

People will have a little more time to reflect.

Because of this, the Germans focused their defense on Calais. They built a powerful coastal fort with 6 406mm guns on the coast of Calais, as well as a large number of artillery bunkers, machine gun bunkers, anti-tank trenches, and minefields.

, barbed wire. The Allies made a plan, and after calculation, the Allies concluded that only the navy would

In the preparation of firepower on land, it is necessary to sacrifice three to five battleships and a large number of cruisers and destroyers. Of course, if the Allies ignore losses and use all their strength, they can still capture Calais, but such a result is not what the Allies want.

What the army wanted. Therefore, from a very early stage, the Allied forces had set their target in Normandy.

After confirming that Normandy was the landing target, the Allies formulated a strategic deception plan code-named "Indomitable", using various means to trick the Germans into believing that Calais was the Allied landing target. To this end, the Allies did

A lot of work has been done, and one of the means is to strengthen the activities of the 21st Attack Aircraft Wing in the Calais area.

This morning, the weather in Calais, France was very good, and it was another good day with bright sunshine and clear skies. But this kind of weather was not liked by the Germans. A few years ago, the Germans especially liked it like this.

weather, but now, such good weather almost means violent air raids.

At about 7 o'clock in the morning, Imperial Field Marshal Rommel was riding in a Mercedes-Benz car, escorted by a convoy, to the beach of Calais for an inspection. Yesterday, due to defensive strategy issues, he and his immediate boss Rundstad

Marshal Lundstedt argued again. Marshal Rundstedt still believed that the Americans would land in Calais without

It was Normandy. At the same time, he still insisted that the main force must be deployed further back in order to increase depth. He could take advantage of the unsteady footing after the US military landed and launch a counterattack to wipe out the main US force in one fell swoop. Even if the German army could not defeat the US military, it could still retreat and re-enter the battlefield.

Choosing favorable terrain to organize a defensive line to defend. It can also prevent the German army from being cut off by the US military and being surrounded and annihilated.

But Rommel knew that it would not be easy to use this plan to deal with the US military. The US air power was too powerful. If the German army launched a counterattack in France, the German army would be violently hit by the US air power and would not be able to organize a large-scale attack.

Fight back.

However, Rundstedt insisted that the initial Allied landing must be unstoppable. The Allied landing was inevitable. According to his plan, even a prepared counterattack could not destroy the Allied system being rebuilt, because

The German army's center of gravity is at the rear, and at least it can retreat gradually and steadily.

Crossing the Seine River, pushing towards Paris, and even retreating to the deeper German-French border, this is what the Allies are facing and will be the front of the German defense group. The defense line covering this front will be relatively intact, and can have

Relatively sufficient troops to encircle the empire's western front.

Rommel knew that Rundstedt's considerations were reasonable, but didn't the old marshal understand that as long as the Americans were allowed to land, Germany's defeat would be inevitable? So here, no matter what, it cannot be

Let the Americans land on the European continent. To this end, he and Marshal Lundstedt even conducted a war game. Lundstedt played the role of the Allies in the deduction, and Rommel arranged his main force forward.

defensive strategy to fight against it. The result is victory

The winner was of course Lundstedt. With the powerful material power of the Allies, the old marshal successfully defeated his defenses and conquered the European continent in the war game. However, this victory was not enough to convince Rommel.

He knew that if he changed his position and played the role of the Allied forces, Lundstedt's defensive counterattack would definitely not be possible. In fact, thinking about the overwhelming military power of the Allies, Rommel felt that the originally clear sky had become dull.

Yin sinks...

Arthur was flying over Calais with six PA-38s. This was the first combat mission of the 21st Attack Aircraft Wing. Under its belly, six 250-pound aerial bombs were hung.

There were also 10 rockets hung under the wings. The mission he accepted this time was to patrol along the railway and highway lines from Paris to Calais, attacking any German targets they found.

"There's a train down there!" Wingman pilot Simon shouted from the earphones. Arthur lowered his head and saw a train spitting black smoke coming from the original direction.

"Get ready to attack!" Arthur gave the order. Several PA-38s immediately changed into a linear formation. Arthur's fighter plane was at the front, and the other fighters followed in sequence, preparing to launch an attack.

The train was getting closer and closer, and Arthur stared at the target with wide eyes. - The power part is at the front of the car? Damn it, it's probably a passenger car... Look again... it's really a passenger car! Arthur cursed in his mind, and then

The wireless power issued a command: "Abandon the attack! Climb, it's a passenger car!"

It is very important to determine the target before attacking the train. France is an ally. If a passenger train is accidentally attacked and a large number of French casualties are caused, the impact will be too bad.

Arthur pulled up the plane and was about to leave. At this moment, he saw another train coming farther away.

Arthur's fleet approached the train. It was a freight train, and there was a wagon in front of the power locomotive. The several 37mm anti-aircraft guns placed on it showed its nature. Arthur took the lead and rushed down.

Rockets were fired at the train. Since Arthur was constantly making moves to avoid anti-aircraft artillery attacks when firing rockets, although he shot out ten rockets in one go, his rocket

The bullets hit the target very crookedly, and not even one hit the target.

But you can't say that Arthur's attack was ineffective. He attracted almost all the anti-aircraft artillery fire, giving the teammates following him a chance to fire calmly. The rockets fired by his wingman Simon were at least

Two rounds landed on the anti-aircraft vehicle, and the 37mm anti-aircraft guns were immediately muted. Then other fighter planes swarmed up, and rockets and bombs rained down. After a while, the train was blown into pieces.

Section, overturned on the side of the railway.

"Well done!" Arthur said. "How many bombs do you have left?"

"I've lost all of mine!"

"I've lost mine too!"

"I have two more rockets!"

"I have two more bombs!"

"I don't have any more!"

Arthur had also thrown away all the bombs, so he said: "Let's fly along the road for a while, find a place to throw away the remaining bombs, and then go home!"

So the fleet began to turn towards the road. After flying for about ten minutes, Arthur suddenly discovered that below twelve o'clock, a German convoy appeared, with several high-end cars in it!
Chapter completed!