Arthur pulled up the plane. Behind him were two Leopards, two No. 4Hs, a Rhino, three Opel 3.5-ton trucks, and three half-tracks, all burning.

"It's so exciting. It's like hunting deer in Yellowstone! Damn the Nazis, go back to hell!" Arthur's machine gunner Abraham shouted excitedly. Abraham, well, look at this name , you can know that he is a Jew. Hitler's various persecutions of Jews in Europe made this Jew who grew up in the United States unable to sit still, so he signed up to join the army and became a rear seat machine gunner.

Arthur smiled and shook his head. His machine gunner was good at everything, but sometimes he was too noisy. He controlled the plane to continue climbing, and then continued to search along the road. Arthur knew that these tanks were heading towards the enemy all night last night. Caen Movement. And they all use their own motorized marching methods. For such a long march, even tanks like the American M-4 Sherman tank, which are famous for their low failure rate and durability, will definitely have many Broken down due to malfunction. Especially the big ones, such as Tiger tanks.

Arthur has heard about the German Tiger tanks many times from other troops. It is said that in North Africa, that thing surpassed the American Xie Mantou (M4 Sherman tank) because the cast turret looks like a big steamed bun. Got this nickname), beat the shit out of them. So much so that when some guys mention the Germans, they immediately think of Tiger tanks.

This reaction from other troops also made Arthur full of desire to destroy this super tank. However, after flying along the road for a while, he saw some trucks that were stuck in craters and could not climb out. This kind of thing, just a burst of 20-gun cannon fire can make them burn. Several times, when the plane flew over, there were German soldiers next to the truck trying to get them out of the crater. Come out. As soon as they heard the sound of the propeller, they immediately fled in all directions. Some hid in the woods, and some jumped directly into the ditch on the roadside. Arthur had no interest in opening fire on such a target. , but his machine gunner Abraham was different. While he kept greeting the mothers or grandmothers of the Germans, he used his M2 machine gun to pour bullets at them crazily, so that Arthur could not even Don't remind him and save bullets. "In case we encounter a German fighter jet, don't tell me you have no bullets."

After receiving such a warning, Abraham became a lot more honest. Of course, he would still shoot if he had the chance, but he would stop after only one or two short bursts at most.

"What is that?" Just in front of Arthur, a big car that Arthur had never seen before appeared on the road.

This is a huge tank. In terms of appearance, it looks like a leopard. At first, Arthur did think of it as a leopard. However, as the distance got closer, Arthur immediately discovered that this thing was much larger than a leopard. .

"Good guy!" Arthur said, "I'm sure this guy is at least as big as two M4 tanks. What the hell is this?"

"King Tiger tank!" Abraham in the back seat replied, "Our people have encountered it in Italy."

Arthur raised the plane, then dived down, using his 37mm gun to fire at the top armor of the King Tiger tank that had been abandoned here due to a malfunction. The King Tiger's armor was very strong, especially the front of the turret, and it was said that it had never been hit.

However, like any tank, the thickness of its top armor is very thin. The tungsten armor-piercing incendiary bomb fired by the 37mm gun easily penetrated its top armor and burned it into pieces.

Got a big torch.

Arthur proudly circled the burning King Tiger several times, took several photos from several angles with a camera gun, and then began to continue searching along the road. At this moment, there was a sound from behind.

There was a loud noise. Arthur looked back and found that the King Tiger had just exploded, and the entire turret was blown away.

…

While Arthur was searching for the Germans along the road from Caen to Falaise, and constantly destroying German tanks and vehicles that had not had time to enter hiding spots or broke down due to malfunctions, at the Allied headquarters, Ron also

He was stating his judgment on the war situation to higher-level commanders.

"Since sunrise today, our attack aircraft have been hunting along the roads leading to Caen. By about 10 o'clock in the morning, our attack aircraft had destroyed a total of 87 targets, including 36 heavy-duty vehicles.

, 12 half-tracks, 15 towed artillery, 7 Panzer IV tanks, 1 Tiger tank, 6 Panther tanks, 4 King Tiger tanks, and 6 various assault guns. Most of these vehicles are in

It was destroyed by us when it broke down because of a malfunction. This shows that a large number of German armored units were moving towards Caen last night. With so many armored units being moved near Caen, their purpose can be imagined.

I think Rommel might want to launch a large-scale counterattack in the early morning to get someone to knock us into the sea. I think we should concentrate our heavy bombers in the afternoon to attack the most likely enemy hiding places.

We should carry out carpet bombing on some positions of square tanks. Before nightfall, we should lay mines on the road leading to the beach. After nightfall, the weather will change somewhat, the clouds in the sky will increase, and the height of the cloud base is only 2000 meters high. This pair

Our actions will have some adverse effects, but they are not incapable of action. Our bombers will continue to drop flares and bombs on several major roads to disrupt the enemy's actions. And tomorrow, my attack aircraft will carry heavy fuel

Air bombs to attack any German armor that might appear."

…

Wittmann's Tiger tank is currently parked in a forest, and the world's number one tank ace is currently sitting on a rock only twenty meters away from his tank, with his head held high, looking through the overlapping images of him

He looked at the sky through the gaps between the branches and leaves above his head. His loader, Gunther Weber, was standing not far away from him, kicking the grass blades on the ground with his feet in boredom.

They have been old partners for many years and have won many honors together in the Soviet Union. This time they came to the Western Front together to fight against the Allies.

The formal tank battle has not yet begun, but the difference between the Western Front and the Eastern Front has already become obvious. On the Eastern Front, the most terrifying opponent is the enemy's anti-tank gun first, and the second most terrifying opponent is the Russian's

Tanks and artillery. But here, there will not be too strong opponents on the ground. The Allies do not have too powerful heavy tanks. In a pure tank battle, neither American tanks nor British tanks are tigers.

Of course, they can still pose a threat to him, such as those "Firefly" tanks equipped with 17-pound guns, so they must not be taken lightly. After all, his tank is not a King Tiger, and there is no abnormally thick one.

Armor. It would be very dangerous to let the 17-pounder hit it.

However, Wittmann doesn't like the Tiger King. In his opinion, it is better to call this thing the Leopard King. This does not mean that he looks too much like a leopard, but that it is as reliable as a leopard. No,

It's worse than a Leopard. If your car was a King Tiger, I guess it would have been abandoned on the road last night. Yes, the difference in air power is the most important. Although the Russian Black Death is very powerful

, but because of its limited range, they could not prevent the Germans from gathering troops. But the Americans were different. Not to mention the four-engine heavy bombers, the twin-engine PA-38 also had the necessary range to launch attacks at far depths.

This also caused the seasonal speed of the German armored forces to start to become horribly slow.

At this time, there was a slight tremor in the air, and then the tremor gradually became more obvious. Finally, it turned into a large roar of engines and propellers. At this time, the sound of air defense sirens came from a distance.

"Enemy bombers! Get into the air raid shelter!" Wittmann shouted to Gunther Weber. At the same time, he stood up and ran towards a hole not far away.

This forest is actually a starting position that the Germans have prepared long ago. Therefore, the facilities are quite complete. For example, there is a solid air raid shelter here.

Wittmann and Gunther Weber ran into the cave, and then the heavy steel door closed behind them. Everything outside was blocked from the door.

…

300 Lancaster bombers lined up in a neat formation and flew towards this forest. In front of these Lancaster bombers, there were 12 Mosquito bombers. They would first drop bombs in the target area and lead the bombers.

Carpet bomb the target.

"This is it!" George Best, the pilot of a Mosquito bomber, "Get ready... to drop the bomb!"

Following George, 12 Mosquito bombers quickly dropped their bombs. Then those bulky Lancasters also entered the bombing route. Compared with the American B-17, the British Lancaster bombers looked particularly ugly.

When it comes to self-defense firepower, it cannot be compared with the B-17 Flying Fortress. But this bomber has an unparalleled advantage: a large bomb load. In its magazine alone, it can carry 9.97 tons of bombs.

Britain is very close to Caen, which means that the Lancaster bomber does not need to carry too much fuel. The reduction of fuel also means that it can carry more bombs.
Chapter completed!