On the night of June 6, the five armored divisions on the front line all received clear orders from Wolf's Lair, and their command was handed over to Marshal Rommel. Almost immediately after, they received Marshal Rommel's order: set off.

, heading to Caen.

According to Marshal Rommel's order, these armored units will use the protection of night to move forward to the vicinity of Caen, and then the main force will wait in hiding near Caen. After nightfall the next day, they will advance towards Normandy again, and on the 1st

At dawn the next day, they launched an attack on the British occupying the beach.

This was the first time in Marshal Rommel's life that he commanded so many armored forces. Before that, he had never commanded so many tanks in North Africa. This was also the first time that he had more tanks than the enemy on the opposite side. Before that, he had commanded so many tanks.

, the tanks in his hands were always only a fraction of others. In the past, even if the enemy's tanks were several times more than his, he could still beat the enemy to pieces. But now, he has no confidence in future battles. This

It was because the opponent's air superiority was so great that he lost confidence. He only had 450 aircraft in his hands. Although this number was much larger than when he was in North Africa, the enemy's combat aircraft on the opposite side were

At least thirty times more than he was. He knew that if the attack was launched during the day, Allied bombers could easily crush his armored division into pieces.

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"Our aerial protective umbrella will be subject to weather and lighting. For the former, the key depends on whether God will definitely test us. As for the latter, we are not without options." Ron continued to speak at the military meeting, "If I were

Germans, I will definitely use the night march, and then launch an assault on the beach at dawn when the sun has just risen. At this time, they can get entangled with our army with just one impact, which will have a negative impact on our air strikes.

Huge difficulty.

Therefore, I think we should make the following preparations at night:

First, we need to use night bombers to continuously bomb along the road leading to Caen, destroy road facilities, and drop time bombs to reduce the enemy's marching speed at night.

Second, our mosquito bombers can fly along the road and drop one or two flares from time to time. I believe this can also significantly reduce the enemy's maneuvering speed.

In this way, as long as the Germans' maneuvering speed decreases, it will be difficult for them to reach the scheduled hiding place on time. After dawn, our attack aircraft can blow them all into scrap metal."

"Very good! Very good!" Marshal Ted, deputy commander of the Allied Forces, was the first to applaud, and everyone also applauded.

"Your idea is very similar to ours. In fact, our night bombers have been sent out. However, they did not carry the time bombs you mentioned. Well, time bombs are a good idea. After they are dropped,

Irregular explosions will threaten all targets passing here, and it will take time to eliminate them. What the Germans lack most now is time." Turner laughed, "They will see it tomorrow night.

This is it.”

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Wittmann's tank was turning off its lights, following the tank in front of it. The railway leading to the target had been completely blown up, and the road was full of large and small craters, so that the tank could not

It was towed by a trailer and had to rely on its own engine, wasting precious motorcycle hours and moving forward on its own. Because the lights were turned off, the road ahead could not be seen through the periscope. So the driver could only open the hatch and turn his head.

Driving in the open. This also makes the driver have to keep eating the dust raised by the tank in front. Although he is wearing a mask, Wittman is sure that after walking like this all night, when he reaches the place, the guy's mouth and nose

At least half a kilogram of loess can be poured out. What's worse is that in order to see the front clearly, the guy can't even put on goggles. Based on this, Wittmann is sure that the poor guy must be in tears now.

Wittmann himself also exposed half of his body on the turret. He was in a higher position, so the dust blown to him was relatively less. Wittmann did this because it was more comfortable than being stuck in the tank.

Although the Tiger tank using double rows of road wheels is far more comfortable than the No. 4 tank and other little guys like the No. 4 tank. Compared with other familiar Soviet T-34 tanks, this monster of more than 50 tons is more comfortable.

It is as comfortable as a car. But no matter what, a tank is a tank after all. Staying in it for a long time will still make people uncomfortable. Secondly, Wittmann also wanted to make it easier to monitor the situation in the sky.

At this time, the roar of bomber engines came from the distant sky. Wittmann did not remember which batch of bombers he encountered tonight. Anyway, there were as many American and British bombers as locusts. Wittmann knew

, these bombers came to bomb the highway again. In such a dark night, where there was no moon, the bombers could not detect them. These bombers were just blindly bombing against the map. Just twenty minutes ago,

A group of bombers dropped their bombs far behind them.

All the tanks immediately drove off the road, then quickly turned off their engines and stopped. Wittmann and his crew immediately jumped out of the vehicles and quickly put camouflage nets on their Tiger tanks. Several

Minutes later, a mosquito bomber flying in front first dropped a series of flares. However, compared with the sun, the brightness of these flares was still far behind them, and they were still at least five or six hundred meters away, which was not enough.

This allows the bomber pilots to identify tanks covered with camouflage nets near the highway.

However, the British target was not originally German tanks, their target was just the road. Not long after the Mosquito bombers dropped the flares, a large number of bombs fell on the road in front of the Germans.

"Damn it! The road ahead is getting worse and worse," the driver cursed.

The accuracy of bombing by horizontal bombers has always been low. Although the British bombed the road about five or six hundred meters ahead, it is entirely possible that the bombs flying randomly missed a few hundred meters and hit the tank group next to the road.

.This can only depend on luck. Just now, Wittmann saw a string of misplaced bombs flying into the queue of several Panzer IV tanks in front. These tanks of more than 20 tons were under a powerful attack.

Under the attack of aerial bombs, it appeared so vulnerable that a No. 4 tank was lifted up by a bomb that landed two meters away from it. It did a somersault in the air, and then hit the ground with the turret facing down. Still.

One tank was even more tragic. A bomb weighing at least 500 pounds hit it directly. It was reduced to parts on the spot. The largest part, the turret, flew straight up and flew several times.

Ten meters, and then with a bang, it landed less than 20 meters away from Wittmann.

This mistake by the British caused the Germans to lose four tanks. Three of them were Type IV H and one was a more advanced Leopard. This loss was not too big for the German army. In fact, in the long-term

During motorcycle maneuvers over long distances, the number of tanks abandoned on the road due to various malfunctions was much greater than this. However, a series of such bombings brought much more serious consequences than this - a delay of time.

.At the current marching speed, it is almost impossible to reach the preset concealed standby location before dawn. And everyone knows that if the armored troops are still marching unobstructed on the road at dawn, then

How will they be hit?

In order to reach the destination in time, after the enemy plane disappeared, a new order was issued from above: the tank troops turned on their lights, moved forward as quickly as possible, and rushed to the hiding spot.

Wittmann's Tiger tank turned on its headlights, and the vehicle drove at a speed of about 30 kilometers on the bumpy road.

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Before dawn, the attack aircraft group of the 21st Attack Aircraft Wing was already ready at the airport. Their mission was to search near Caen and eliminate any German armored forces that might appear. At 4 a.m., the first group of

Twelve PA-38s took off. A few minutes later, the second batch of PA-38s also began to take off. These PA-38s were mounted according to the most typical anti-tank mission arrangements. They all had two 37s mounted under their wings.

mm cannon pod, and a cluster bomb containing 50 small bombs is hung under the belly. These small bombs use hollow charges, and as long as they hit, they can penetrate the top armor of the heavy tank.

At 5:15, the fleet arrived near Caen and began searching for targets along several roads.

In the final desperate run last night, some tanks successfully reached their destination, while others were left behind. Their structures were also completely disrupted. Some tanks also broke down during the march.

, and was abandoned by the roadside. Arthur flew along the road from Caen to Falaise while searching. Soon, the first group of victims appeared in front of him.

There were more than a dozen tanks and vehicles that had fallen out of the group, including tanks, assault guns, and trucks. Arthur pointed his nose at the convoy and rushed over. After discovering Arthur and the others, the Germans immediately

They became a mess and drove off the road one after another, seeming to want to disperse and escape.

Arthur first dropped the cluster bomb on the belly of the plane. The bomb suddenly exploded less than a hundred meters above the ground, and the 50 small bombs inside were dropped at once. The wingman who followed Arthur

Bombs were also dropped. 100 small bombs covered two tanks and two Opel trucks. After finishing the bombing, Arthur pulled up the plane and looked back, just in time to see the small bombs exploding one after another. A Leopard

The tanks, a Type H tank and the two Opels were all burning.

There was also a Panther tank in the convoy. It increased the accelerator and tried to escape. But as a burst of black smoke came out of the exhaust pipe, the tank actually stopped: it seemed to have malfunctioned.

How can we fight such a dead tiger? Arthur swooped over, aimed at its anus, and fired a salvo from the three 37mm cannons. Thick smoke came out of the tank, and then the tank door opened, and a man was covered in fire.

German soldiers jumped out of the tanks and rolled all over the ground.

While Arthur was attacking the tank, his wingman was eyeing a Rhino self-propelled anti-tank gun. Compared to the Leopard, the Rhino was much easier to fight. This self-propelled anti-tank gun used an open

There is not even a canopy on the top of the fighting room. To deal with such a target, even the 37-gun is not needed. Just use the 20mm gun to shoot a shuttle, and this self-propelled anti-tank gun is finished. The remaining few
Chapter completed!