Chapter 274 Risky Gamble 2
The Allied supplies were not only due to the port's throughput capacity, but also the transportation route from the port to the front line. Before the Normandy landings, the Allies were afraid that the Germans would receive more support and supplies, so they planned to
Various roads to Normandy were bombarded repeatedly, and almost all roads
The roads were all smashed up, and the railways were so bombed that it was almost impossible to tell that they had ever existed. As a result, all the materials that landed from the port had to be transported forward by cars.
.However, the road that was blown to pieces and then crushed by a large group of large trucks was even more damaged.
These bad roads, in turn, caused various car breakdowns. On the British side, more than a thousand 3-ton transport trucks broke down. In order to ensure the transportation capacity, the British, who had obtained the main attack position in the plan, simply found
The Americans took over a thousand transport vehicles from the Americans.
Replacement. As a result, the U.S. military complained. The elegant Bradley complained to Eisenhower, and the loud-mouthed Patton simply cursed and threatened that if the British couldn't do it, they would just follow his plan. Of course, the fight
Even if the British die, they will not give up their dominant position.
The British Empire has ruled the world for hundreds of years. Although every British person now knows that Britain can no longer be the world's leader. The Germans have pulled it from the position of the world's most powerful country through two wars.
Come down - of course, dare to pull the emperor down
No one can escape being cut to pieces - the future era belongs to the Americans and the Soviets. But the more this happens, the more the British are unwilling to let go of their arrogance of being the world's boss and have to compete with others for the first place in everything.
1. He is also very sensitive and always worried that others will look down upon him.
Just like at the last meeting...
"Marshal, I have studied the local situation and our plan. I have to say that our plan is too rough. For example, I feel that we have a very insufficient understanding of the situation of the German troops near the Anheng Bridge, the main target.
The so-called intelligence is mostly based on a few aerial reconnaissance photos.
This is what is analyzed from the film. This is unimaginable intelligence preparation for launching such an important battle!" Ron said unceremoniously to Marshal Montgomery at the battle preparation meeting, "Are we going to fight with the Dutch?
No contact with the resistance? Don’t we have intelligence personnel on the ground?”
"General Ron, of course we have channels to contact the Dutch resistance organization, and we also have intelligence personnel. But there are signs that the Dutch resistance organization has been deeply infiltrated by the Germans. We are worried that using their connections will give the Germans
So alert." A British lieutenant colonel replied.
"Even if this is the case, why is aerial reconnaissance so rough?" Ron continued to hold on.
"We are worried that too frequent reconnaissance aircraft activities will expose targets..."
"So, there was no detailed reconnaissance?" Ron immediately took over, "Just like the German's fatal attack not long ago? In order not to alert the enemy, in order to achieve surprise? Our current situation has reduced to this
Is it necessary to make a desperate move like the Germans? Or is our plan so fragile that we have to rely on enough luck to succeed?"
Seeing the British lieutenant colonel's tongue-tied expression, Ron couldn't help but feel a little happy. Speaking of which, Ron, who had watched "The Bridge Too Far" in his previous life, knew that Operation Market Garden ended up being a huge failure due to insufficient preparation.
, it was only because the Allied forces had long health bars and the Germans were already declining that there were no major problems.
After seeing some plans for the operation, Ron discovered that the roughness of the British plan in reality was even more exaggerated than in the movie, so much so that Ron couldn't help but say something like this in his heart: "With this attitude, I can't
It’s totally unjust to be beaten to pieces by the Germans.”
But even so, Ron originally did not intend to slap the British in the face. He only planned to explain his views to General Bradley in detail, and then he would come forward to discuss with the British. Unexpectedly
Yes, when I arrived at the venue today, Montgomery
Before he came, Ron sat at the door, lit a cigarette, and handed one to General Gavin, the commander of the 82nd Airborne Division. The two of them had just lit the cigarette, and before they had time to say a few words,
Marshal Montgomery came in wearing a beret.
The two people quickly stood up and saluted Montgomery. Montgomery returned the salute, then looked sideways at the cigarettes they held in their mouths, and said in a commanding tone: "Put out the cigarettes! Smoking is not allowed in my meeting!"
Montgomery's voice was so loud that everyone around them looked at Ron and the others. Ron and Gavin both extinguished their cigarettes, feeling like ten thousand horses were running past.
Ron knew that when General Eisenhower first went to Marshal Montgomery's office to find him, he was ordered by Montgomery to put out the cigarette in his hand. After listening to the story at that time, I just felt that Montgomery really had a character, but when he was like this
Ron was still very depressed when his personality started to affect him.
"Grandma, you have character, don't I have character?" Ron thought angrily, "If you are really awesome, like Nelson, who can win every battle, you are awesome, I will tolerate it. You
Didn't you just rely on several times the supplies to defeat the fox once? Why are you pretending to be a big-tailed wolf? My uncle can tolerate it, but my aunt can't tolerate it anymore!"
So, given the opportunity to discuss the plan, Ron fired.
"Also, this plan says that our armored forces will use the 'Highway 69' to advance rapidly. How high is the 'Highway 69'? This road only has two lanes! It depends on such a road to bear the entire
The passage and logistics support of the 30th Army, two infantry divisions, one armored division, and one armored brigade. How can we ensure smooth roads? How can I
If I remember correctly, a few years ago, the Allied forces were almost surrounded and annihilated by the Germans because of a traffic jam in Belgium. Also! In airborne operations, the enemy and we must be closely intertwined, and the airborne troops lack anti-tank capabilities. Once they encounter the enemy's armored troops, they will be very vulnerable.
To a large extent, it will rely on air support. How will air power support the ground? How to ensure that there will be no large-scale accidental damage?"
"General Ron, you may not have read the plan carefully enough." Marshal Montgomery said coldly, "According to our inference, there are no German armored forces in this area. In addition, the plan clearly states that we will provide airborne troops with
It is equipped with a radio communication machine for communication with air power. Our Royal Air Force attack aircraft force has sufficient experience and can effectively complete this kind of mission."
"Marshal," Ron said coldly, "A captured German officer told me that when they invaded Russia, they found that the Russian troops they destroyed seemed to be better than the Russian troops they knew.
The total number of teams is still more. The Germans are for Barbaro
Plan Sa, the preparation time was much longer than ours, and there was a mistake in the number of enemy troops. We concluded based on inference that there were no German armored forces here, which was probably too risky. In addition, the effective range of the Type 22 radio communication machine was only
5 miles, head
The distance between the target and the airdrop site is more than 8 miles. Moreover, Marshal, your staff team probably has not carefully studied the mineral map of the Netherlands - there is a large iron mine at which location, and the large amount of iron ore will cause interference to the radio.
, have you considered this?
?In addition, have you verified that the band allocated to the airborne troops is not close to or even overlaps with any other military or civilian bands? Once there is a problem with radio communication, is there a record of how to maintain contact? Maybe I am not careful, I didn't read it.
arrive."
"Ron, aren't we improving these contents now? I believe that after careful study, we will have a solution." General Bradley spoke, "Don't you think so?"
Ron suddenly jumped out and fired off artillery, which was a bit beyond General Bradley's expectations, but he picked out a lot of problems from the British plan to slap the British in the face, which also made General Bradley very happy.
After all, Montgomery's plan robbed him of the opportunity to make a great contribution. General Bradley knew that there were political reasons for making this decision. Even though his plan was more secure and feasible, this plan
There are many loopholes, and this decision cannot be changed. Even in terms of time, there is no time to change it.
But it is one thing to admit it rationally, but it is another thing to admit it emotionally. In fact, the US military generally does not like to give themselves the nickname "our Italian" when they meet for the first time.
In front of the Americans, they have always been British guys who are heifers and fly planes. They are so awesome. When they see someone slap them in the face, all the US military generals feel relieved.
Now that General Bradley has come forward to persuade Ron, Ron can no longer continue fighting. In fact, he also knows that it is very difficult to complete such a complicated plan in such a short period of time, and it can even be said that it is
It's impossible. If I hadn't read some information in this area before, I wouldn't have thought of so many. So Ron stopped talking and said that there were only so many problems that he could think of at the moment. As for the solution, he still had to solve it.
It depends on everyone working together.
Ron picked out such thorns, which made Marshal Montgomery very unhappy. He knew that when his staff team completed this plan, they did not consider what Ron said carefully enough. But the more he understood this, the more he
Chapter completed!