stonecrandall Chapter 810
Chapter 810
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Whoosh!
Just when the American soldiers were so nervous that they were about to burst into tears, a sharp whistling sound came!
Boom, with a loud bang, an anti-tank gun of the American army that was in ambush was directly hit!
In the dark night, the flames produced by the explosion looked extremely dazzling, and the American soldiers on the entire battlefield saw the destroyed anti-tank gun and the American soldiers who were blown up to the sky!
In an instant, a big question mark appeared on everyone’s forehead: How did the German army find them?
The answer is simple: the German army is equipped with infrared night vision goggles!
The reason why Kleist knew that the US military might set an ambush in front of him, but still dared to march forward, this courage came from this night battle artifact!
The German soldiers equipped with infrared night vision goggles found the American soldiers lying on the ground occupying a favorable terrain and preparing to ambush them from a distance in the dark night.
It was already past three in the morning. In mid-October, the night temperature dropped to less than ten degrees Celsius. In this case, the infrared characteristics of human body temperature in a low temperature environment are very obvious, and can be seen from a long distance with infrared night vision goggles!
Therefore, the German army saw the ambush of the US army from a distance. On the one hand, Kleist arranged a part of the troops to deliberately approach the ambush circle of the US army from the front to attract the attention of the US army.
Then he arranged the other two troops to go back to the back of the US army from the north and south sides, using the cover of the huge momentum created by the German army on the front, and touched the back of the US army without anyone noticing, and aimed the muzzle at the back of the US army!
At this time, the German army that was responsible for attracting the attention of the US army on the front opened fire. They slowed down at a distance of 000 meters and began to use their tank guns to target the high-value targets exposed by the US army on the position!
For the German army, anti-tank guns are currently the most threatening weapons to them. As long as the US military’s weapons are killed, it will be difficult for the US military to threaten the safety of their tanks!
Therefore, in the first round of attacks, the main targets of the German army were these anti-tank guns!
The first gunshot was like a signal. At the moment of the explosion, other German tanks also opened fire!
Boom boom boom – continuous explosions came from every corner of the US military position. The explosions one after another destroyed the hidden anti-tank guns one after another!
The US military, which was suddenly hit, immediately became chaotic. Facing the powerful German armored forces, they were under great pressure. As a result, the enemy could see them, but they could not see the enemy. Moreover, they had to be beaten unilaterally by the enemy who could not even figure out the position in the dark!
This made the US soldiers even more panicked, and the US troops on the position showed signs of collapse!
“Quick, fire flares immediately to find out the position of the German army!”
General Patton was anxious. The enemy’s sudden firing was completely beyond his expectations. This was completely different from the battle he had imagined in his mind!
It was obvious that they had set up an ambush circle and caught the enemy, but why did they get beaten instead? Was it the enemy who ambushed them, or were they ambushing the enemy?
However, there was no time to think about it now. They had to take action. Now the US military was in a passive situation of being beaten unilaterally!
If they could not quickly reverse the situation, I am afraid that their troops would not be able to hold on for long!
Chirp – with a sharp whistle, a red flare was launched into the air!
Bang!
The flare flew to a height of 500 and exploded. In an instant, the dazzling light sprinkled on the earth, dispelling the endless darkness. Many US soldiers were not prepared. Under the glare of the strong light, they subconsciously covered their eyes with their hands.
However, the flares still played their role. The US soldiers saw the German tanks in the distance through the gaps between their fingers!
“The Germans are there, hurry up, open fire with all your force immediately, don’t let them get close!”
The Germans’ targeted attacks were still going on, and the U.S. military was constantly losing its few anti-tank weapons.
A distance of one thousand meters was like targeted shooting for the German tankers, so their hit rate was extremely high. In this case, it wouldn’t be long before all these U.S. anti-tank guns would be destroyed by the Germans.
And once they lost these anti-tank guns, they would become toothless tigers, completely losing the ability to fight against the hunters!
General Patton no longer expected to annihilate the German army at this time. All he wanted was to keep his own troops and prevent the Germans from defeating them. So the most important task at this time was to open fire quickly and counterattack quickly!
As long as their fierce counterattack could cause certain casualties to the Germans and make them realize that they were a tough nut to crack, Give up the plan to storm them, then they will not be wiped out! It is better to die than to die for a friend. At this time, Patton could no longer care about MacArthur’s task. His own life was in danger. They must give priority to saving themselves!
Boom, boom, boom!
The American gunners panicked and began to fire back. Not only the anti-tank guns opened fire, but various other artillery also fired at the German army in panic under the panic of the soldiers.
Among them, the small-caliber anti-tank guns obviously could only join in the fun and could not threaten the German army at all, and the 75mm field guns would only scratch the target unless they directly hit the top of the German tank. However, heavy artillery with a caliber of more than 120 meters should still be able to destroy the German tank if it hits it directly.
However, they just opened fire and it was too late. Just when he was sure of his record, he was startled by the sound of artillery behind him!
The all-out counterattack of the U.S. military allowed the German army, which was hiding in the rear and had been well prepared, to discover their artillery positions!
This artillery posed a great threat to the German army. The covering fire of large-caliber howitzers had been proven to be able to destroy German tanks in the previous battle of St. Marys. It was difficult for the Type 4 tank to survive a direct hit from such artillery, let alone the Type 3 tank with weaker armor protection.
Kleist had limited troops at his disposal, so his tolerance for casualties was very low. In order to minimize casualties, Kleist had already formulated a plan to focus on the U.S. artillery before the war!
The U.S. military was attracted by the German attack on the front, and in a panic, they only focused on dealing with the enemy in front. And they completely ignored the more deadly killer hidden behind them, which caused them to expose their targets too early, resulting in a fierce attack from the German army!
Boom——
The earth-shaking explosions came from behind, accompanied by a shaking feeling. The American soldiers subconsciously turned their heads and looked behind them!
At this sight, almost all the soldiers’ faces turned pale instantly!
Not far behind them, the place where their artillery position was originally was now engulfed by the flames of the explosion!
And the continuous explosions continued to come from the artillery position. It was not known whether the enemy was still continuing to attack, or whether their artillery shells had exploded, causing this situation.
However, no one cared about these trivial matters at this time!
The first thought in everyone’s mind was: the artillery is over!