() The document that made General Bradley so angry was actually a weather forecast. Allied meteorological experts informed General Bradley in this forecast: From midnight today until noon tomorrow, there will be severe weather in France.

Heavy fog, the expected visibility, well, the expected visibility will probably not exceed 100 meters. Such weather conditions mean that from the second half of tonight to this period, all air power will be useless. And not only the air power will not be available

When used, even ground forces will be affected. Attacking when the visibility is less than 100 meters is fighting a confused battle. It is difficult for soldiers to judge whether the target on the opposite side is German or American.

If it's not done well, maybe everyone will be fighting for a long time, and when the fog clears, they will find that the two parties fighting are the US Army and the French Army. Maybe the Germans are willing to fight such a confusing battle.

Anyway, they have no chance of winning in a clear fight. The more chaotic the battlefield, the better it is for them. But for the Americans who are already determined to win, it seems a bit unfair to risk being overturned in order to win a little more.

Cost effective.

In fact, throughout World War II, the U.S. Army ground forces gave people the impression that they could only use force to overwhelm people and did not understand any tactics. The entire combat process was to bomb the planes after bombing the cannons, then rush the tanks after the bombardments were bombarded by the artillery, and then the tanks rushed after the planes.

After bombing, the planes were bombed and the artillery bombarded... forever pushing all the way, forever "Believe it or not, I can call 1,000 bombers with just one phone call." The battle was fought without skill and without any sense of beauty. But what about the American generals?

? There seems to be no magical command that can turn the tide and change the entire situation of the war at once. Except for Patton, the others seem to be cowards who are never willing to take risks. They fight by themselves and stick to the rules, and do not even allow others to do so.

It was so outrageous. Later, when Patton led his Third Army to run a little faster, the U.S. Army and the German Army actually had the same goal: to stop that bastard!

In fact, there is really nothing wrong with the U.S. military playing like this. It is like playing chess. In a situation that is already a big advantage, every chess player's choice will be to simplify the situation as quickly as possible. Any means that may complicate the situation should be avoided as much as possible.

Therefore, the U.S. Army simply simplified the combat method to a front-line push. Anyway, with this method, the Germans had absolutely nothing to do? Nothing.

Now God suddenly jumped out and created complex changes man-made, oh, no, it was God man-made, what should we do?

After urgent consultations, the Americans finally came up with the solution: simplify the situation and temporarily suspend activities. Firstly, in front of God, no one can do anything. Secondly, even if the Germans can escape a little, the Americans will win this battle.

.If you play something too risky and turn your winning move into a losing move, it will be a big loss.

…

Before dark, Ron sent all his PA-38 attack planes, AC-47 attack planes and B-25 bombers, which have relatively long ranges, to Portsmouth Airport. There are no large airports in the UK.

fog, so that these aircraft can take off early the next day without being affected by the fog, and attack the Germans when the fog just dissipates. As for those PA-47 attack aircraft, because their range is not far enough,

Just stay at Caen Airport. This also means that tomorrow, they have to wait until the fog clears before they can take off and launch an attack.

Facts have proved that the meteorological experts of the Allied Forces are really good. Around two o'clock in the middle of the night, night fog really appeared. The fog became thicker and thicker, and coupled with the influence of night colors, at Caen Airport

, almost nothing can be seen ten meters away. If the Germans send a commando over at this time, it will probably cause chaos at the airport.

All the planes have been grounded. The pilots who have been tired for a day have got a rare rest. However, the security forces at the airport will be tired. After all, no one knows whether the Germans will really send an assault force.

Team over here.

In fact, when the heavy fog appeared, Marshal Kruger really had such an idea. But after thinking about it, he gave up. If the commandos were to be airdropped, the German airports were also filled with heavy fog and the plane could not take off. Even if

After flying, I couldn't find the Allied airfield covered by heavy fog. If I penetrated from the ground, let alone the distance, can you guarantee that I won't get lost in such heavy fog?

However, this heavy fog really helped Field Marshal Kruger, and now the retreat is much smoother. There are no more annoying night bombers in the sky, although the lack of visibility also affects the German army's night driving——

On the way back, the German army had already had several vicious car accidents. Some tanks crushed their own infantry, and some tanks accidentally broke through the guardrails and fell into the river when crossing a bridge. But no matter what,

, compared with being bombed all the way by the Allies, this kind of loss is so small that it can be ignored.

"Thank God!" Kruger said sincerely.

The thick fog did not begin to dissipate until half past nine the next morning. A reconnaissance plane taking off from the British airport reported that the German army was retreating rapidly, and that tens of thousands of troops may have escaped from the encirclement that had not yet had time to close.

Almost at the same time that the reconnaissance planes sent back their reports, thousands of bombers were already flying across the strait.

Camacho is a gunner in the B-25 light bomber of the 21st Attack Wing. Today, his bomber and other B-25 bombers are rushing toward the intended target-a key highway.

The bomb bay of the B-25 is full of cluster bombs used to kill light infantry.

This kind of cluster bomb is a by-product of the bat bomb used in air strikes on Japan. Each of these bombs can throw more than two hundred small bombs towards a large target area in one breath, and each small bomb will be released under the control of a timed fuze.

It exploded more than ten meters above the ground and threw more than two hundred steel balls in all directions. The killing radius of these steel balls was as high as 30 meters, which was extremely convenient for dealing with unprotected light infantry.

Originally, when Bushmaster was developing this weapon, it planned to use radio VT fuses on small bombs to ensure that these small bombs could explode at the appropriate height. However, the military, especially the Army Air Force, was very worried that the bombs equipped with such fuses would

If the bomb fails to explode successfully, everyone in Germany may obtain this fuse and copy it for air defense. Therefore, the use of such high-tech gadgets in bombs is strictly prohibited. Therefore, the Bushmaster had no choice but to do the next best thing.

Time fuses can only be used on small bombs.

The fog gradually dispersed, revealing the highway. Camacho saw that the gray-white highway was filled with various vehicles and soldiers.

The Germans knew that if they continued to march on the road after the fog dispersed, they would definitely be bombed badly by Allied bombers. However, the front lines of the Allied ground troops on the north and south wings were getting closer and closer, and the distance between them was already close.

There are only less than 10 kilometers left. The German army dragged all the remaining Tiger tanks, Panther tanks and the like to the wings, but under the Allied offensive, they could not withstand it for long. Maybe by tonight,

The Allies can finally seal off this last escape route. Time is life now. Therefore, the Germans can only retreat under the bombing.

"Prepare to attack!" the leader of the team issued the order.

So the B-25 bombers immediately spread out to form a straight column and rushed towards the German troops fleeing on the road. When the German soldiers saw the bombers coming, some jumped into the roadside in a hurry.

In the drainage ditch, some ran down the road and then found a random place, or simply lay down on the spot.

Under normal circumstances, lying down on the spot can greatly reduce the probability of being hit by shrapnel, because most of the shrapnel flies diagonally upward. However, when facing an air-burst bomb, lying down will cause yourself to be hit.

The probability becomes even greater because the steel balls ejected from these air-explosion bombs are mainly thrown downward and diagonally downward.

The B-25 bombers dropped bombs along the road. These bombs exploded with a "bang" when they landed at a height of about 400 meters above the ground, throwing more than two hundred small bombs onto the road. Each of these bombs exploded like this

The bombs can cover the area of ​​several football fields, but in terms of the damage area to exposed targets, the damage area of ​​this bomb has even exceeded that of fuel-air bombs. It is precisely because this weapon is so cruel that it is used in

In Ron's original time and space, many international organizations kept proposing to ban this kind of weapons worldwide, just like banning chemical weapons. However, such motions were always upheld on behalf of the United Nations.

The top five hooligans have vetoed it time and time again. Among them, Min Zhu Dengtao, who talks about human rights, has vetoed it the most. Don’t talk about chemical weapons. This thing is really different from chemical weapons. Chemical weapons are the counterattack of the poor and the rich.

Used by handsome gangsters, of course they should be banned; and cluster bombs have been used by rich, handsome gangsters to bully poor people since ancient times. Oh, no, they are used to maintain world peace and serve poor people.

How can we ban the weapon that is used by the people to uphold justice?

The time fuses of the small bombs that were blown up had already been activated when they were thrown out. So after a certain period of time, when most of the small bombs fell to a height of more than ten meters above the ground, these small bombs

They exploded together, shooting countless small steel balls towards the ground.

…

The B-25 bombers had already flown far away, and Privates Sisfield and Malaga got out from under a truck. When those B-25 bombers attacked just now, as truck drivers, they had to stop first.

Then they could run away. This extra movement naturally delayed their time to escape far away. In desperation, they had no choice but to dive under their own car.

As soon as they got under the car, they heard a series of explosions in the air, followed by another crackling sound, like the sound of bullets falling on the ground when countless machine guns were firing at the ground at the same time. They started from

Under the car, I also saw something hitting the road like raindrops, stirring up smoke and dust. Then there was a scream from outside.

After a long time, until the sound of the plane could no longer be heard, Sisfield and Malaga got out from under the car. Sisfield looked around and saw many comrades lying on the ground, motionless. Let's go.

When I got closer, I saw several bloody holes on their backs. There were several soldiers groaning in the distance. They hurried over.

One of these soldiers was only hit by a piece of shrapnel in the leg, and the other several were much more seriously injured. It was estimated that they would not be able to get out of the encirclement. Sisfield and Malaga bandaged them casually and supported them.

The one with the injured leg walked towards his car.

Sisfield and Malaga had not carefully observed his Opel truck just now. Now they supported the injured man and walked to the cab. Only then did they notice that the hood of their car was full of large and small holes.

Lifting the hood, Sisfield saw that all the wiring inside was beaten to pieces, and on the piston cover of the engine, he also found several steel balls embedded in it.

Obviously, the car could no longer be driven. Westfield and Malaga had no choice but to carry the wounded man and walk forward for a while. However, the speed of walking was too slow, and not far away, the U.S. ground troops

The sound of cannons could be heard clearly. The three of them all understood that at this speed, they would not be able to get out of the encirclement anyway.

"You go first!" said the wounded man, "I can't walk anymore. You go on your own, otherwise you won't be able to cross the bridge. Let me sit on the side of the road, maybe I can catch a ride."

Both Westfield and Malaga knew that what the wounded man said was true, and they also understood that now was not the time for mother-in-law and mother-in-law. So they thought about it, helped the wounded man to sit down on the roadside, and then asked: "You

Is there anything you want us to bring to anyone?”

…

Compared with the b-25 that can sweep away a large area, the efficiency of the ac-47 is much lower. They are not equipped with crazy killer weapons like cluster bombs, but they also have their own advantages, that is, they are effective against armored targets.

Their attack power is stronger. The six-barreled 25mm Gatling cannons on them can deal with most armored vehicles, and even if sometimes you encounter something that a 25mm cannon can't chew, it doesn't matter, we still have

What about the 40mm gun?

Coupled with the advantages of ac-47 having more ammunition and long firepower duration, this thing is perfect for blocking roads and bridges. Now, two ac-47s are spinning around on the bridge head of a bridge. Use

The rain-like firepower of the 25mm Gatling was so overwhelming that the Germans couldn't even lift their heads, let alone cross the bridge.

"What should we do?" Major Pat and his team were hiding in a forest by the bridge. Just now, these two guys who looked like transport planes attacked his convoy, destroying all their vehicles and killing them.

Hundreds of soldiers, and the rest who were more alive fled into the woods and found that the bridge nearby was blocked by two AC-47 attack planes.

Major Pat could come up with no feasible solution.

"Are we going to enter a prisoner of war camp?" he thought. "It would be great if that heavy fog could last for two more hours. Heavy fog... heavy fog... there is no natural heavy fog. If we can artificially

It would be nice to create heavy fog."

He immediately turned around and said to the soldiers following him: "I have a way. We can use smoke bombs to interfere with their sight and rush across the bridge. I need a few volunteers to come back to the road with me.

, there were several mortars in one of our overturned trucks, and several boxes of smoke grenades. Who wants to go with me?"

"Me!" A voice stood up.

"Good job!" Pat patted the sergeant on the shoulder to encourage him, and then asked, "Any more?"

"I!"

"And me!"

…

"Captain, look, there seem to be two people over there." Gunner Gru said from the AC-47.

"It's too boring to fly there for two people. Besides, maybe the Germans are trying to lure the tigers away from the mountain? We are going there. The firepower of the remaining AC-47 alone may not be able to kill those hiding in the woods.

The Germans inside are all blocked. Besides, the ground troops are about to complete the encirclement anyway. Holy Mother, we have killed enough people today. Why must we kill them again? Just let them be prisoners of war.

"Yes." The captain replied, wondering if it was because so many Germans were killed today that this guy who had killed countless people actually started to look like a virgin.
Chapter completed!