When Boyington dived towards the convoy, the convoy had already seen the aircraft group. However, at this distance, the convoy had no time to avoid the attack of the aircraft group. But the half-tracked quadruple 20mm anti-aircraft gun was still

Turning the gun barrel, it headed towards Boyington's fighter plane crazily.

The strafing started. However, compared with the six 20mm rotary guns of the P-81 in terms of firepower, there was still a big gap between these four 20mm guns. In addition, the self-propelled anti-aircraft guns at that time were still quite primitive.

The height and direction must be cranked by hand. It is often difficult to follow the movement of enemy aircraft.

Like now, although the 20mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun fired, most of the shells fell behind Boyington's fighter plane. As soon as Boyington opened fire, the slow-moving self-propelled anti-aircraft gun was almost completely unable to evade. 6 rotating chambers

The combined rate of fire of the guns was as high as 6,000 rounds per minute. The dense rain of bullets immediately smashed the half-track vehicle to pieces.

Just as Boyington killed the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, several other aircraft also opened fire with their own targets in mind. The entire convoy was beaten into a dead snake, and one vehicle after another burst into flames.

However, the inconspicuous barrel truck Rommel was riding in was spared. At least in the first round of attacks, no one noticed the barrel truck.

Now the enemy plane has completed the first round of attacks and is climbing up, preparing for the second round of attacks. At least, Rommel is still safe until the enemy dives down for the second time. His barrel truck carefully bypasses the burning

The SDKFZ2342 "Puma" 8-wheel armored vehicle approached the drainage ditch on the roadside. Apparently, the people in the vehicle planned to jump into the drainage ditch to hide before the enemy plane turned back.

Just when the barrel truck stopped next to the drainage ditch, the sdkfz2342 "puma" 8-wheel armored vehicle not far from him suddenly exploded. After being hit and catching fire, the 50mm stored in the vehicle

The shell exploded. The shock wave caused by the explosion lifted the barrel truck weighing only 700 kilograms, and then it was stuck upside down in the drainage ditch.

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"What? Marshal Rommel was attacked and injured?...What about the counterattack tomorrow morning?"

"The marshal said that the counterattack cannot be delayed and must start tomorrow!"

…

The news that Rommel was injured undoubtedly further damaged the morale of the German army, but it was impossible to give up the prepared counterattack for this reason. After paying such a high price on the road to Caen, the Germans must fight hard no matter what.

A handful.

After nightfall, the tanks at various assembly points began to move. They left the woods and began to move along the road. Wittmann's Tiger underwent emergency repairs, was also put into battle, and reappeared in the offensive queue. The so-called

It's really real to go into battle. The tracks that were damaged in the air raid are still there.

The damaged road wheels were hung on the tank to provide additional defense. Now, the Tiger tank can no longer provide the near-absolute safety guarantee it once did. The penetration of the British 17-pounder gun

The power of the armor is quite amazing. Even if ordinary armor-piercing bullets are used, it can easily penetrate the armor at a far enough distance.

Penetrate the Tiger tank. The American 76mm gun has a high chance of directly penetrating the front armor of the Tiger tank at a distance of 800 meters. So now, the members of the Tiger tank always like to shoot some random things

something to hang on the outside of the tiger's armor to provide a little extra defense. Although he

We know that even so, they still cannot prevent the attack of the "Firefly" 17-pound cannon, especially when the "Firefly" 17-pound cannon uses gold coin bullets-tungsten alloy armor-piercing bullets, which are as powerful as the Tiger King's long-barreled 88

The guns are comparable to each other. This cannot be solved by piling a few road wheels on the front armor.

In front of the tank group, German engineers were busy clearing mines on the road. The British retreated a certain distance during the night and temporarily broke away from the German army. The Germans soon discovered that before retreating, the British

A large number of anti-tank mines were laid on the roads. Obviously, the British were prepared for the armored assault that the Germans might launch. Otherwise, they would not have taken such an approach - laying mines

It will not only become an obstacle for the Germans, but also an obstacle for the British's future actions. However, this approach also proves one point, that is, the British's strength on the beach, especially the armored strength, is very limited. Otherwise,

The British would definitely prefer to use their armored forces to crush the German assault, rather than laying a large number of mines on roads that everyone uses, which will interfere with everyone's right of way.

If you persist in the assault, you may still be unable to achieve your goal after paying a heavy price. However, if you do not launch an assault, it will be difficult for the Germans to use their main forces to defend Cherbourg due to the constraints of the British army. Once Cherbourg changes hands, the German army will

There is no way to drive the enemy into the sea

It's possible. And this means that Germany will once again fall into the dilemma of fighting on the east and west fronts, and its final defeat is only a matter of time. So, if you think about it from the Nazi perspective, more specifically, from Hitler's perspective

When you think about it, it's pretty obvious what decision to make.

In order to improve the efficiency of demining, the Germans not only used professional engineers, but also asked many ordinary infantry to help them. However, when the British laid anti-tank mines, they also laid some anti-infantry mines, which greatly increased the number of engineers.

Due to the difficulty of their work and the tight schedule and heavy tasks, casualties and accidents continue to occur.

Relying on the approach of not being afraid of casualties, the Germans barely completed most of the demining tasks before the specified time. However, if the carrots are too fast and the mud is not washed, omissions will inevitably occur. Therefore, Wittmann saw on the road

Many tanks of various types were damaged due to being hit by landmines and then pushed directly to the roadside.

This night, the frequency of British bombers' appearance was much higher than that of the previous night. Along the way, the endless bombing almost never stopped. The efficiency of these bombings carried out in the dark was not high. The real reason was that the bombing

The number of tanks lost was quite limited. But such bombing slowed down the German

The speed of the people's march. When they arrived at the launching point of the original planned attack, it was already 3 o'clock in the morning. In another half an hour, the influence of the sun will appear. By then, whether it is the overwhelming bombers or the

The warships anchored in the strait could deliver a fatal blow to the Germans.

One and a half hours is indeed a little short for the Germans, but it is not completely hopeless. As long as they can penetrate the British army's position before dawn and complete the division of the British army, after dawn, the two armies will be in a criss-cross situation.

Human attack aircraft, bombers and battleships' cannons will all face the dilemma of accidentally injuring their own people as soon as they fire.

Before arriving at the starting point of the attack, the Germans had already suffered certain losses. Many tanks damaged by mines or bombings were actually quite lightly damaged. With minor repairs, they could return to the battle. But in order

Seizing time, these vehicles were mercilessly left on the roadside. Now, after experiencing countless difficulties, the German tanks can finally face the enemy's defense line.

Under the moonlight, the British defense line is vaguely visible. The British have considered transforming some of the German fortifications in Normandy and turning them into defenses facing the mainland. But these fortifications are not good.

Because when these fortifications were built, it was considered that if they were occupied by the enemy, the German army would

The situation when launching a counterattack. Therefore, their position is quite bad when viewed from the mainland, and their shooting range is basically extremely narrow. After research, the British determined that these fortifications were basically used as anti-gun holes.

It's of no use anymore. Therefore, the British's defenses are now basically built temporarily.

Due to limitations in transportation capacity, the British were unable to transport large amounts of reinforced concrete ashore. Therefore, the British's defenses were mainly civil structures. Theoretically, the strength of such defenses was very limited. Breaking through it would be a threat to the Germans

Say, it shouldn't be impossible, even if the time is only one and a half hours.

The British used bulldozers to push out several anti-tank trenches in front of the position, and used the pushed out soil to build tank bunkers. These tank bunkers were actually thick earth walls. The height of the earth walls was m-

The height of the 4 tanks is roughly the same. Behind this earth wall, the British built a undulating road. When the British "Firefly" tank climbed to the crest of the wave, its body was hidden in the earth wall.

At the back, only the turret will be exposed. And when it goes down the wavy road to the trough, nothing can be seen from the outside. In this way, the "Firefly" tank inherits from its prototype -

—The body of the M-4 tank is too high, and its easily exposed weaknesses are basically no longer a problem. However, the advantages of the M-4 series tank turret's small front projection and large gun depression angle are perfectly demonstrated.

In this way, after obtaining the rough parameters reported by the observer, the "Firefly" tank hiding behind the earth wall, after being prepared, can quickly drive up the crest of the wave, expose the turret, and fire at the enemy tank.

Once the gun is fired, the "Firefly" tank can quickly drive down the trough and disappear behind the earth wall. The German tanks trying to counterattack can't find their target at all.

This design actually originated from the Middle East war decades later in another time and space. In that war, the Israeli army used similar fortifications on the Golan Heights to block enemy tanks that far exceeded its own number.

At the meeting two days ago, Ron thought of this battle example and put it forward as his own idea. This suggestion was well received by the British. As a result, in another time and space, this idea reached the age of seventy.
Chapter completed!