On the morning of December 1st, just after dawn, German military launched an attack on Cape Breton Island.
German military 1st Armored Division, 11th Mechanized Infantry Division and 12th Mechanized Infantry Division, which have already logged in, have become the main players. Marine Corps's three divisions also participated in the attack. At the same time, other troops of German 1st Army Corps are also seizing the time to land.
British Army Although he suffered heavy losses in yesterday's battle. But then, they still tried to resist. Near Sydney, the British army has assembled more than four Infantry Division and one Armored Division, intending to defend Sydney. In addition, the British army is also deploying troops from Nova Scotia peninsula to urgently reinforce Cape Breton Island. US Army is also accelerating the dispatch of the army Kitakami in order to stop German offensive, and even in Cape Breton Island, he once again destroyed German military and drove German military into the sea.
In the sky, German Air Force 1st Air Group dispatched dozens of fighter jets and hundreds of ground-attack Attacker to cover the army's attack. On the aircraft carrier three German Navy fleets at sea, the deck was also filled with fighter jets ready to take off. Once US Army Air Corps and Royal Air Force fighter jets appear, they will immediately take off to fight.
At the same time, German homeland also began to dispatch fighter planes to reinforce the front line. However, to reinforce Newfoundland from Germany, it needs to pass through Norway, Iceland, and then land at Newfoundland. This journey, including the pilot's rest and refueling time, will take at least seven or eight hours.
On the ground, German military's offensive was very fierce. Especially the 1st Armored Division, 'Mighty Tiger' heavy tanks and 'Panther tank' medium tanks, their combat effectiveness completely crushes the M3 light tank, M3 Lee medium tank and M4 medium tank equipped by the British army. As for M26 heavy tank, the British army has relatively few equipment. However, even the M26 heavy tank is far inferior in performance to the 'Mighty Tiger' tank of German military, and at most it can rival the 'Panther tank' tank of German military.
German military 1st Armored Division is even equipped with a heavy tank battalion consisting of 'King Tiger tank' heavy tanks. The 'King Tiger tank' heavy tank in this time and space is even more powerful, and the Tank Cannon has been replaced by the 105 mm Tank Cannon. There is simply no tank in the world that can withstand the 'King Tiger tank' heavy tank.
This made German Army's attack on Cape Breton Island overwhelming. British Army was not only unable to withstand it, but also suffered heavy losses.
British Army Cape Breton Island Garrison Commander General Wavell kept asking for reinforcements. He hoped that British Army could send more reinforcements to Cape Breton Island, especially Armored Forces and anti-tank troops. In addition, he desperately hopes to stop German Air Force from bombing them. German Air Force and Armored Forces fought together, and the British army was completely unable to parry. If this continues, they may be defeated soon.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, US Army Air Corps and Royal Air Force joined the battle again.
US Army Air Corps dispatched a total of five hundred P-47 fighter jets and P-51 fighter jets this time, and Royal Air Force also dispatched all the remaining two hundred or so fighter jets to the front line.
After Radar discovered the incoming enemy through the air search, German Air Force and the navy immediately began to take off fighter planes to meet the enemy. German Air Force 1st Air Group The fighter jets in Newfoundland all took off to fight. German Navy also took off 42 fighter squadrons to fight.
However, German Air Force and the navy tried their best. But in terms of numbers, they are still at a disadvantage. What they can rely on is probably the performance of the fighter planes and the quality of the pilots.
This air battle was even more intense. More than a thousand fighter jets from both sides fought over Cape Breton Island. Fighters continued to be shot down, not only United States fighters and Britain fighters were shot down, but also Germany fighters were shot down. However, the number of Germany fighters lost is far less than that of Britain fighters and United States fighters.
However, as more U. S. military and British fighter planes entered the battlefield, German Air Force and Navy Carrier-based Aircraft Unit gradually fell into disadvantage. When American Navy and F4U fighter plane of British Royal Navy entered the battlefield, the US and British forces had a huge advantage in the number of fighter jets. Even though German military is in an advantageous position in terms of quality. But quantitative changes will eventually lead to qualitative changes.
"God! Are Americans and British crazy? The number of fighter planes they have put into the battlefield has exceeded a thousand. This is already twice our number." After receiving the report, Admiral Ulrich Groult looked very ugly.
"Do we still have fighter jets that can take off?" Marshal Blomberg's face was ashen. Americans and British obviously wants to overwhelm German Air Force and the navy through numerical superiority. Once German military loses air superiority, then the battle on Cape Breton Island will probably be even more difficult.
"Your Excellency, all the fighter jets of the Air Force have taken off. Although the Navy still has more than a hundred fighter jets, they need to stay for air defense. If Americans sends out Dive Bomber and Torpedo Bomber to attack our fleet, they can intercept it." Admiral Ulrich Graulter said.
Marshal Blomberg nodded, although the navy fleet was cruising on the sea, it was erratic. But no one is sure whether their specific locations have been revealed. Therefore, the Navy must be more cautious.
"Let our pilots try their best." Marshal Blomberg said.
"Yes, Your Excellency. Don't dare, don't worry about Your Excellency. Our reinforcements will arrive this afternoon. It will not be easy for Americans and British to defeat us. Our reinforcements will also arrive continuously. The Air Force will speed up the expansion of the airport and the construction of new airports. Next, we will deploy more fighters in Newfoundland. It is absolutely impossible for Americans and British to seize air supremacy!" said General Ulrich Groult.
"Yeah!" Marshal Blomberg nodded. He knew that fighting Americans and British in this way would certainly cause them heavy losses. But similarly, Americans and British will also suffer heavy losses. The scale of German Air Force and Navy Carrier-based Aircraft Unit is still enough to compete with Americans and British. They wanted to seize air superiority, but that was impossible. Fighting to the end, who can't hold on first will be revealed soon.
"Let the army speed up the attack, we don't have much time!" Marshal Blomberg then issued the order.