The decisive battle against the Third Reich - #957 - Chapter 954 Chaos

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With a few screams, seven ME63s flew with a long trail towards the two tanks that had just climbed ashore… The reason why seven ME63s were used to hit two tanks when ME63s were in such short supply was In order to ensure that these two tanks were destroyed the moment they came out of the water.

Otherwise, destroying them later will be destroyed, but it will not be able to block the landing point.

ME63 succeeded in doing this. Two of them hit a tank at the same time. After the two explosions, the tank stopped immediately and emitted a plume of black smoke. Another vehicle was hit by an ME63. It continued to drive forward for a certain distance before stopping. It seemed that there was a malfunction somewhere.

Originally, Qin Chuan was worried that this would open a gap at the landing point to allow other tanks to file forward, but then a dramatic scene happened… The US tank crew also thought that the gap could be passed through, just as Qin Chuan thought. So he slowly squeezed up.

The result was just a little bit worse. The right track hit the track of the previous tank.

If it were normal times, this difficulty would be nothing at all. You only need to increase your horsepower to push the tank in front… The problem is that half of the tank in the rear is still in the water and has no force. When it does this, it just The tank in front was shaken.

Then, more than twenty tanks that had already been launched rushed in again.

It’s not surprising that they were so anxious. Although the German artillery was suppressed by the US military, the mortars scattered everywhere fired at this section of the river without a single shot.

To make matters worse, 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 drainers. If they fail to get ashore in time, they will inevitably sink. River bottom.

As a result, one car was crowded one after another, and soon the landing site was crowded with a bunch of amphibious tanks. The amphibious tanks on the other side were launched one after another without knowing it and headed towards the opposite side, causing the traffic jam to become increasingly serious.

“Concentrate mortars to bomb the landing site!” Qinchuan ordered.

When this row of artillery shells came over, the result was great. More than two dozen amphibious tanks were sunk by the big wave set off by the artillery shells at the first time. One of the artillery shells coincidentally hit the tank inside the tent directly. As a result, the entire tank was hit by a large wave. A burst of fire broke out along with the tent, and then sank to the bottom of the water.

The other amphibious tanks couldn’t help but panic when they saw this. Some drove back to escape to the other side, while others continued to rush forward. There was chaos in the middle of the river, and several more amphibious tanks sank into the water due to collisions with other ships. … The sinking resistance of amphibious tanks is notoriously poor. It is best to cross it safely in calm waters without bullets or shells. Otherwise, it will be a risk.

But then again, if the ME63 hadn’t been able to destroy the tanks from a long distance and block the landing point, they would have landed one after another and launched an attack on Chambier Island.

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

“Suspend the offensive!” Patton issued 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 was the infantry regiment that used amphibious landing ships to land. They originally followed the tanks, but now they had 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 practical experience. He once fought against the German 21st Armored Division in Africa. He realized that the “legendary sergeant” might be in the Metz Fortress. The battle will not be as simple as imagined.

What he said to his subordinates was: “The reason why General Patton maintains an optimistic attitude is because he has never fought against 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 alert, especially your head… because the ‘Legendary Sergeant’ is not fighting with the rifle in his hand, but with his head!”

Colonel Torres was awake enough at this time to know that this scene would continue if he followed General Patton’s order, that is, just cleared the tank wreckage.

The reason is simple. When the amphibious tanks drive up to the landing site, the German “controlled rockets” will come over and hit them again, so another chaos and losses will occur, and then the cycle begins again.

So Colonel Torres issued 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 this order: “Can you say it again?”

The staff officer thought he had heard wrong, because the amphibious landing ship was undoubtedly a valuable war resource for the US military… The infantry division was even using condoms as flotation tools, but Colonel Torres wanted to set the amphibious landing ship on fire.

“You heard that right!” Colonel Torres yelled, “Go and light them up!”

As a result, several amphibious landing craft soon ignited fire and emitted black smoke next to the landing point.

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

Colonel Torres’s approach was correct, because the flames and black smoke from the amphibious landing ship obscured the ME63 operator’s sight. They did not even know when the tank would land, so of course they could not hit the tank 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 an endless stream of tanks landing, at least dozens of them, and destroying a few of them cannot stop their advance.

“There is still 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, almost like a calm lake… This is obviously a problem for these US amphibious landing ships and amphibious landings. Tanks are advantageous.