"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A heavy cruiser of German military was firing fiercely. Although it was night and the visibility was not high, the outline of the Britain merchant ship could only be seen clearly.
However, with the assistance of Fire-control Radar, as well as the relatively close distance and other factors, it was still easy to get a hit.
210mm Main Gun's cannonballs easily tore open the hull of the merchant ship. Amid the cries of the British soldiers, the merchant ship gradually sank into the sea.
"Damn it, launch Torpedo, be sure to stop the Germany people!" the captain of a Britain destroyer ordered with a dark face.
They must find a way to prevent the massacre of Germany people in Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Otherwise, British Army will pay huge losses. At that time, let alone resist the attack of Germany people at Newfoundland. I'm afraid we can't even defend Canada's homeland.
"Yes, sir!"
The destroyer quickly launched Torpedo, but unfortunately, not only did it not achieve any effect, but it got itself involved.
In order to guard against attacks by British Navy's Torpedo boats and submarines, German Navy's fleet maintained high-speed sailing after entering Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Although this will have a certain impact on the hit rate, it is a good protection for your own safety. Even if the British army launches a lightning strike, it will be difficult to hit the German military warship sailing at high speed.
Bombardment Formation of German Navy, entered Gulf of Saint Lawrence from Cabot Strait, and then sailed out of Gulf of Saint Lawrence from Bell Strait. Along the way, British Army, who was trying to cross the sea to reinforce Newfoundland, suffered heavy losses.
Five Infantry Division and one Armored Division, more than half of the troops died in Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Of the remaining half, part boarded Gulf of Saint Lawrence, and the other part returned to Canada. This means that Britain people worked all night, not only suffered heavy losses, but also only sent less than 20,000 people to Newfoundland.
At this time, nearly two divisions of German Marine Corps had completed the landing. Moreover, Germany 3rd Marine Division is launching an attack on St. John's. Once 3rd Marine Division captures St. John's, the other troops of German Marine Corps will land on Newfoundland faster.
Minister of War After receiving the damage report, David Magson felt like crying.
"Prime Minister, we paid tens of thousands of losses, and finally sent less than 20,000 people to Newfoundland. This loss ratio is really too great. If we continue like this, we may have to pay greater losses. By then, not only will we not be able to defend Newfoundland, but we will also lose too much force, and even the homeland will not be able to defend it." David Magson suggested.
Several divisions have been lost one after another. Such losses are already unbearable for the British Army. After all, the current Britain is no better than United States, and their army is far from comparable in size to the US Army. The successive losses of several Infantry Divisions have made David Magson very distressed.
Prime Minister Churchill frowned, he didn't agree with giving up like this. However, he also knows that the current losses are very large, and if they continue, their losses will become larger and larger.
"Let's take a look at today's battle situation first, and then let's talk!" Prime Minister Churchill said.
Because there were not many troops landing on the island, the British army originally planned to launch a large-scale counterattack. But now it has to be postponed.
But the British army's postponement of the attack does not mean that German offensive will postpone it.
Although St. John's is a full fifty kilometers away from Trepassey, Germany 3rd Marine Division still arrived at St. John's on November 24. With a large number of Truck and armored vehicles ashore, the maneuvering speed of German Marine Corps is no slower than the mechanized troops of the German Army.
Although British Army also has a Infantry Division stationed at St. John's, German Marine Corps is not afraid at all.
That afternoon, after German Navy's Bombardment Formation and Carrier-based aircraft conducted an hour-long fire attack on St. John's, Germany 3rd Marine Division officially launched an attack on St. John's.
Dozens of Amphibious Tank, with the cooperation of hundreds of armed helicopters, launched an attack on British positions. Following the tank were the infantrymen of Marine Corps. In the sky, there are dozens of fighter jets, Dive Bomber, providing support for them.
Although, British Army 3rd Infantry Division and St. John's have been operating for a long time and have built a lot of fortifications.
However, under the powerful firepower of German military, these fortifications have been damaged a lot.
In addition, they were attacked by German military's tanks and armed helicopters, and they became even more unable to withstand it.
Some anti-tank firepower points will be discovered by the German military helicopter before they have time to fire, or only have time to fire one or two shots, and then be hit by rockets.
It is precisely because of this that the British army was unable to form a powerful counterattack during the battle. Their defense line was easily torn apart by German military.
"General, the Germany people's offensive is too fierce. Our defense line has been torn apart by German tanks. It is expected that they will hit our headquarters soon." British Army The commander of the 2nd Division reported to Lieutenant General Campbell.
"What? The battle has only started less than two hours ago, and we can't resist it anymore?" General Campbell looked very ugly, as if it was difficult to accept such a result.
"General, the Germany people not only received fire support from Naval Gun on the sea, but also a large number of Carrier-based aircraft provided them with air support. In addition, Germany The people also have dozens of tanks and a large number of helicopters, which we don't have. The air force cannot guarantee our air superiority, so we naturally cannot resist the Germany people's attack." Major General Division Commander said helplessly.
Although Lieutenant General Campbell knows that Germany people are very powerful, once Germany people log in to Newfoundland, it is estimated that it will be difficult for them to hold on. However, he did not expect that they would lose St. John's in such a short period of time.
"General, let's evacuate St. John's and go to the west. We still have enough troops there, and it's easier to get support." Major General Division Commander suggested.
Campbell Lieutenant General thought for a moment, then nodded.
Immediately, the British army attempted to escape before German military completely captured St. John's. But unfortunately, German military is advancing too fast. So much so that only a small number of British troops Infantry Division successfully escaped. The rest of the troops were surrounded. Moreover, they fell into the hands of German military before they even had time to blow up the port of St. John's.