The decisive battle against the Third Reich - Chapter 957

c954 confusion

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With a few screams, seven ME63s flew with a long tail towards the two tanks that had just climbed ashore… The reason why seven ME63s were used to hit two tanks when ME63 was so scarce was to ensure that the two tanks were destroyed the moment they came out of the water.

Otherwise, although they were destroyed later, they would still be destroyed, but they could not block the landing point.

The ME63 successfully did this. Two of them hit a tank at the same time. After two explosions, the tank stopped immediately and emitted a wisp of black smoke. Another tank was hit by an ME63, and it continued to drive forward for a distance before stopping. It seemed that something went wrong.

Originally, Qin Chuan was worried that this would cause a gap to be opened at the landing point for other tanks to file in, but at this time a dramatic scene happened… The US tank crew also thought that the gap left by this gap could be passed, just as Qin Chuan thought, so they slowly squeezed in.

As a result, the right track hit the track of the tank in front.

If it were normal, this difficulty would not be a big deal. You only need to increase the horsepower to push the tank in front away… The problem is that half of the tanks in the back are still in the water without force, and when it does this, it only makes the tank in front shake.

Then, more than 20 tanks that have already entered the water rushed up again.

It’s not their fault that they are so anxious. Although the German artillery was suppressed by the US military, the mortars scattered everywhere fired at this section of the river one by one.

What’s worse is that the tents of amphibious tanks are made of rubber. If they are hit by shrapnel or bullets, they will leak air and water. Many amphibious tanks are supported by drains. If they fail to land in time, they will inevitably sink to the bottom of the river.

As a result, one by one, the landing point was soon crowded with amphibious tanks. The amphibious tanks on the other side were still entering the water one after another without knowing it, which caused the traffic jam to become more and more serious.

“Concentrate mortars to bombard the landing point!” Qin Chuan ordered.

The result of this row of shells was great. More than 20 amphibious tanks were sunk by the huge waves caused by the shells in the first place. One shell even hit the tank in the tent by coincidence. As a result, the whole tank and the tent burst into flames and then sank to the bottom of the water.

The other amphibious tanks panicked when they saw this. Some turned back to escape to the other side, while others continued to rush forward. The middle of the river was in chaos for a while. Several amphibious tanks sank into the water because of collisions with other ships… The anti-sinking ability of amphibious tanks is notoriously poor. It is best to cross the river in calm waters without bullets or shells. Otherwise, it is a risk.

But then again, if it were not for the ME63’s ability to destroy tanks from a long distance to block the landing point, they would have landed one after another and launched an attack on the island of Chambre.

But the reality is… more than 30 amphibious tanks sank inexplicably in the water, and this chaotic situation continues.

“Pause the offensive!” Patton gave the order at this critical moment: “The 15th Infantry Regiment clears the tank wreckage and covers the landing of the amphibious tanks!”

The 15th Infantry Regiment is the infantry regiment that lands using amphibious landing ships. They originally followed the tanks, but now they have to take on the task of clearing the way for the tanks.

The commander of the 15th Infantry Regiment, Colonel Torres, is a veteran with rich combat experience. He once fought against the German 21st Armored Division in Africa. When he knew that the “legendary sergeant” might be in the Metz Fortress, he realized that this battle would not be as simple as imagined.

He said to his men: “General Patton is optimistic because he has never fought with the ‘legendary sergeant’. But I have, and I know what kind of opponent he is. So, if you want to save your life, stay alert and sober, especially your head… because the ‘legendary sergeant’ is not fighting with the rifle in his hand, but with his head!”

Colonel Torres was sober enough at this time. He knew that if he followed General Patton’s order, that is, just clearing the wreckage of the tank, this scene would continue.

The reason is simple. When the amphibious tanks drive to the landing point, the Germans’ “controllable rockets” will come over and hit them again, so chaos and losses will appear again, and then repeat.

So Colonel Torres gave an order: “Line up two amphibious landing vehicles on both sides of the landing point, and then set them on fire!”

“Sorry, Colonel!” The staff officer was stunned when he heard the order: “Can you say it again?”

The staff officer thought he had heard it wrong, because amphibious landing ships are undoubtedly a valuable war resource for the US military… The infantry division is even using condoms as floating tools, but Colonel Torres wants to set the amphibious landing ships on fire.

“You heard it right!” Colonel Torres yelled: “Go and set them on fire!”

So, soon several amphibious landing ships caught fire and emitted black smoke near the landing point.

After that, Colonel Torres ordered his men to clear the obstacles.

Colonel Torres’s approach was correct, because the flames and black smoke of the amphibious landing ships blocked the sight of the ME63 operators, and they didn’t even know when the tanks would land, so of course they couldn’t hit the tanks in time to block the landing point again.

As the tanks “climbed” up the east bank of the Moselle River one after another, General Patton shouted excitedly into the walkie-talkie: “Go forward until they capture Chambier Island. It’s time for them to pay the price.” ”

Looking at the “Sherman” tanks that landed one after another and then put away their tents and marched majestically towards Chambier Island, Eberhard said helplessly: “Lieutenant Colonel, we still have twenty-one ME63s left. Do you want……”

Qin Chuan shook his head and rejected the suggestion.

Twenty-one ME63s can only destroy 4 to 6 tanks according to the normal hit rate, but there is a steady stream of landing tanks, at least dozens of them, and destroying a few of them cannot stop them from advancing.

“There is also a river on Chambile Island!” Eberhard said: “I hope they can defend their defense with this river!”

But they all know that this is just a kind of self-comfort.

There is indeed a river on Chambord Island, and the baker and others also built a line of defense along the river bank.

The problem is that this river is an artificial river. Not only is its width much narrower than the Moselle River, but more importantly, its water flow is gentle, and it can almost be said to be a calm lake… This is obviously a problem for these US amphibious landing ships and amphibious landings. Tanks are advantageous.