A river less than fifty meters wide is nothing. Although the river was a little rough due to melting snow. But for a well-trained army, it is no obstacle at all. If Americans wasn't blocking it on the other side of the river, German military could have easily crossed the river. Even the engineers of Germany were able to erect the pontoon bridge in an extreme event.
However, because the bridge on the river had long been blown up by the US military. It is not easy for German military's heavy equipment to cross the river. It was necessary to wait until German military engineers built a solid pontoon bridge before they could cross the river. But the prerequisite is that German military must establish a stable position on the other side of the river, so that the engineers can build the pontoon bridge without being affected.
German 3rd Army Corps, 8th Army Corps and 14th Army Corps all dispatched a force of Infantry Division to cross the river at once. Tens of thousands of German military struggled to cross the fifty-kilometer-long river. They carried the boat that had been prepared long ago and pushed it into the river. Then, as a class, we jumped on the boat and rowed hard to the other side of the river.
On our own position, mortars and light Heavy Machine Guns were firing, suppressing the US military positions on the other side of the river and providing fire cover for the troops crossing the river.
However, it is obviously impossible for the US military to let German military cross the river so easily.
"Get into position quickly, Germany people are starting to cross the river, we can't let them cross the river, otherwise we will be dead!"
The junior officers of the US military shouted loudly.
Countless US soldier raised their heads from the trenches, set up their weapons on the trenches, and prepared to fire. There are also many US soldier who got out of the anti-gun holes and joined the battle.
Although, the fierce firepower of German military caused a lot of casualties to the US military. However, the US soldier who survived are still fighting bravely. The densely packed landing troops scattered on the river made these American officers and soldiers fearful. But just as the officers preached to them, they now have no way out. If they don't want to die, they must block the Germany people in the St. Croix River.
"Ta-ta-ta! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Various types of light and heavy machine guns of the US military began to fire, and the M1 semi-automatic rifle in the hands of ordinary soldiers also began to fire.
For a moment, a dense rain of bullets enveloped the German military soldiers who were crossing the river.
There is no place to hide in the small wooden boat, even if you lie down inside the boat. But the wooden hull will still be penetrated by bullets.
"Ah!"
Screams continued to sound, and German military soldiers were constantly hit by bullets.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Mortars on the US military position also began to fire. Cannonballs fell like raindrops one after another.
Although the mortar shells are not very powerful, there is still no problem in dealing with those small wooden boats.
"Boom!"
A cannonball hit a wooden boat belonging to German military. The entire small wooden boat was torn apart in the explosion, and the German military soldiers on it suffered heavy losses. After the wooden boat was blown up, the soldiers on board fell directly into the river. Where the water is shallower, there may be a glimmer of hope. But where the water is deep, death is doomed. While fully armed, there was no possibility of escape.
In the positions behind the U. S. military, the U. S. artillery, which had been silent, also began shelling at this time.
"Fire and hit me hard. Blast all those damn Germany people to death!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A large number of U. S. artillery began bombarding, and the 203mm heavy-duty Howitzer, 155mm Heavy Howitzer, and 105mm Light Howitzer opened fire one after another. Dense artillery shells fell into German military's position like rain. The US military used this method to suppress German military's firepower, thereby creating favorable conditions for its own side to withstand German military's landing operations.
Small wooden boats were constantly blown up, and German military, which was launching a cross-river operation, suffered considerable losses.
"Woo!"
The German Air Force fleet in the sky will not sit still and wait for death. They immediately launched an attack.
A Dive Bomber threw a heavy Aerial Bomb onto the US artillery position. Suddenly. The entire artillery position was shrouded in fire and smoke. Several cannons were blown up in the explosion, and even the barrels were twisted into twists. Many of the artillerymen were blown away and torn into pieces. The rest of the US artillerymen were also frightened and began to run away.
"Asshole, open anti-aircraft fire and shoot down German aircraft." Commander of the US military ordered.
Anti-aircraft Gun and anti-aircraft machine guns on the US military position began shooting in an attempt to shoot down German aircraft. However, this is undoubtedly very difficult. German military fighter planes began to attack the US artillery positions one after another, destroying the US artillery. At the same time, it also suppressed the firepower of the US military's defense line, provided support for the troops crossing the river, and covered them to cross the river with relatively small casualties.
US Army Air Corps also scrambled a large number of fighter planes in an attempt to hold back German Air Force and prevent German Air Force from attacking the US ground forces.
However, US Army Air Corps's fighter plane was blocked by German Air Force before it entered the battlefield. German military's air search After Radar discovered the US military fighter planes, it immediately took off a large number of fighter planes to fight. This makes it impossible for US Army Air Corps's fighters to get close to the battlefield.
Even if you want to cross the river less than fifty meters away, it won't take long. However, the US military seized this opportunity and blocked the river with powerful firepower, causing considerable casualties to German military who was crossing the river.
"Boohoo!"
The US military position was covered by a hail of rockets. There were dense explosions, and the U. S. troops on the defense line suffered heavy losses in the explosions. Many firepower points were destroyed by German military rockets.
Hundreds of helicopters flew to the battlefield, including both armed helicopters and general purpose helicopters. Compared with armed helicopters, general helicopters do not have Rocket Pod. But also with aviation machine guns. At the same time, you can also open the hatch and use the Heavy Machine Gun installed there to straf the ground.
For a time, German military helicopters began to wreak havoc on the heads of the U. S. troops, using aviation machine guns and rockets to eliminate these U. S. troops.
"Launch the rocket launcher and kill the Germany people's helicopter!"
A U. S. Army second lieutenant officer ordered.
"Phew!"
A rocket launcher roared towards an armed helicopter.
The armed helicopter did not have time to evade and was hit by a rocket on the spot.
"Boom!"
There was an explosion, and German military's armed helicopter turned into a pile of fireballs and fell to the ground.
The US military is not defenseless against the German military helicopter. Rocket launchers, anti-aircraft machine guns, etc. are all prepared for these helicopters.