The decisive battle against the Third Reich - Chapter 953

c950 Forced crossing (2)

With a “Bang!”, Qin Chuan shot and killed a tank commander who poked his head out of the “Sherman” tank.

The tank commander may have thought that it was not yet fully dark at this time, and coupled with the smoke from the front line and the dust and water mist caused by the bombing, the German army would not notice him.

So driven by curiosity, he opened the hatch of the tank and stuck his head out to carefully observe the other side with a telescope… Of course, this cannot be completely said to be curiosity, because the poor sight line means that the tank is difficult to observe. The enemy’s firepower point, he also hopes to better direct the tanks to suppress the German firepower and cover the forced crossing of the American soldiers.

But Qinchuan’s bullet ended his mission, and at the same time, the U.S. tank commander did not dare to try… The U.S. tank communication was very good. After one commander was killed, the other tank crews immediately communicated through the walkie-talkies. Notify other tanks:

“Damn it, the second lieutenant fell and was killed by a sniper!”

“The Germans have snipers, they have snipers!”

“Don’t stick your head out of the tank, be careful, don’t stick your head out of the tank!”

…

Americans’ operations are always accompanied by nervous calls and warnings, although sometimes it is just a small thing… This allows them to feel that other units are fighting together during the battle, and it is also a way to release pressure and eliminate tension.

“Bang!” Another shot.

The target of the gun was not a person, but a rubber boat.

The US military driving this rubber boat seems to have received relevant training. They know how to avoid enemy fire in the water… They do not try to keep a straight line in the water like other kayaks or assault boats.

Most people are accustomed to walking in a straight line, which requires them to use more force to offset the flow speed of the river, so the natural progress is slower.

This rubber boat was lowered from upstream, and the distance was obviously calculated… This calculation is actually very easy. You only need to know the speed of the water flow and then estimate the speed of the rubber boat. Make a simple calculation of distance, speed and By converting the time, you can figure out where to put it down from upstream.

To put it simply, they drift with the current and use all their strength to paddle forward.

Doing so will not only shorten the time to cross the river to the maximum extent, but the rubber boat will also be faster and more difficult to aim than the Germans in a diagonal direction… This will give them a better chance of landing.

But Qinchuan’s bullet made them despair. The rubber boat was hit and penetrated, and air quickly leaked from the bullet holes. Then the rubber boat became more and more difficult to row. In the end, the American soldiers on it could only abandon it. The boat jumped into the river.

“Bang!” This shot knocked down a correspondent, who was lying low on the assault boat and shouted loudly.

The next second, Qinchuan’s bullet destroyed him and his phone… As a quasi-modern force, what the U.S. military is most worried about is not that the officer is killed. If the officer is killed, another one will take command; nor is the medical soldier being killed. , they all know that medics are actually more of a comfort. A first aid kit can solve minor injuries. Injuries that require medics will be difficult to survive on the battlefield.

What they were most worried about was that their communication equipment was destroyed and they were unable to contact their superiors, because then they would wonder if their superiors should order them to retreat at this time, but they were still charging pointlessly because they could not contact their superiors. This will naturally affect morale.

However, the US troops in the 3rd Army are still somewhat different from other US troops.

If it were other American troops, they would have retreated at this time, but they still persisted in fighting. Although rows of bullets beat the American soldiers who were forcibly crossing into rivers of blood, and although the shells brought water jets to the sky to overturn the assault boats or rubber boats they were riding in, and even blew them into pieces, the people and the boats were still alive. They were still coming towards the river one after another.

It wasn’t until five “Sherman” tanks were destroyed by ME63 that the U.S. military retreated like a tide, leaving only a bright red patch of corpses in the river and a few smoking and burning tank wreckage on the other side.

The German soldier was stunned for a while, and then he laughed inexplicably.

Qin Chuan could understand their actions… People who had never fought in a war tasted the joy and excitement of victory for the first time. The sense of pride and satisfaction that outsiders could not understand.

But Qin Chuan also knew that as long as they fought a few more battles, they would soon become numb to it.

“Is that what they call a ‘controllable rocket’?” At some point, Colonel Becker lay down next to Qin Chuan: “I mean, a thing that destroys American tanks!”

“Yes!” Qin Chuan replied: “It’s called ‘ME63’!”

Since this thing is still classified in the German army, its nickname was actually given by the Soviets…”Controllable Rocket”.

“What a great thing!” Colonel Becker said: “With it, American tanks are targets for us!”

Qinchuan didn’t speak. If there were enough “ME63”, it would be true, but Qinchuan’s first battalion carried only fifty “ME63”. Nineteen were knocked out in the battle just now.

Barton on the other side was also shocked by this.

Because according to his intelligence, Metz Fortress has almost nothing that can deal with the American “Sherman” tanks. This is one of the reasons why Patton dared to use the infantry division to force the crossing… The tanks of the infantry division were lined up on the river bank, constantly Implementing precise fire suppression against the Germans to cover the infantry crossing the river, this in itself could pose a sufficient threat to the Grand and Little Sorcy Islands, so his plan to penetrate Chambier Island could be successful.

But now, the German army could easily destroy the “Sherman” tank on the other side of the river.

“What’s going on?!” Patton said: “They actually have ‘controllable rockets’? I heard that currently only the 1st Infantry Regiment can use it. Does this mean the 1st Infantry Regiment is in Metz Fortress?”

“Perhaps they equipped the military academy in Metz with ‘controllable rockets’!” the staff officer said, “You know, the military academy will learn to use these new equipment.”

Patton thought for a while, then shook his head and said, “No, I think the 1st Infantry Regiment is at Metz Fortress!”

Patton held the cigar in his mouth and stared at the telegram in his hand… It read: “According to statistics: the enemy launched 19 ‘controllable rockets’, and a total of 9 of our tanks were destroyed!”

“19 ‘Controllable Rockets’ knocked out 9 tanks!” General Patton judged: “Such a high accuracy cannot be achieved by cadet soldiers who have never been on the battlefield and have never used ‘Controllable Rockets’ . So, the 1st Infantry Regiment, or at least part of them… became our opponent in Metz Fortress!”