"Boohoo!"
Two Rocket Pods hoisted by an armed helicopter were firing fiercely, and rockets were fired wildly, turning a section of the US military's defense line into a sea of flames.
When the smoke cleared, the entire position was in a state of disrepair. The U. S. troops on the ground suffered heavy casualties.
"Good opportunity, attack immediately and break through Americans's position." After discovering this opportunity, a Captain company commander of German military immediately issued the order.
Hundreds of German military soldiers jumped up from the river beach and rushed towards the US military position.
Although at this time, a Heavy Machine Gun on the flank of the US military position began to fire, knocking down a dozen German military soldiers in an instant.
But the armed helicopters in the sky immediately suppressed this firepower point. This allows German military to take advantage of this opportunity to break through to the US military's defense line.
German military, who broke into the US military position, had no time to rest and immediately plunged into a more intense battle. Starting from this position, they attacked from both sides in an attempt to further expand their results.
"Da da da!"
The submachine guns fired wildly, and several US soldier were beaten into honeycombs.
When fighting in narrow places like trenches, shorter weapons like submachine guns undoubtedly have a great advantage.
Under German military's continuous attacks, the US military's defense lines were penetrated in many places. Many positions have been locked in repeated battles.
Even though U. S. reinforcements arrived, they temporarily stabilized the situation. However, as more and more German military landed, the war situation once again became unfavorable to the US military.
"How is the situation on the front line? Can we break through Americans's defense line this morning?" German Army Group B Commander Marshal Guderian asked.
"Your Excellency, Americans's resistance is tenacious, beyond our expectations. However, we have already gained the advantage. Now, the frontline troops are constantly expanding their advantage. This morning we broke through Americans There is no problem with the defense line. However, if we want to attack further, we may have to wait until Armored Forces crosses the river," said Lieutenant General Karl 8th Army Corps Chief of Staff.
Marshal Guderian nodded. The US military is also equipped with a large number of tanks and armored vehicles. If it launches an attack with pure infantry, it will be no different from seeking death. Only by launching an attack with Armored Forces can it be possible to defeat the US military in one fell swoop. After all, the armored soldiers of German military have also experienced brutal war tests. The U. S. Armored forces are also well-equipped. But they are just a group of rookies who have just stepped onto the battlefield. It is almost impossible to fight against the elite German military armored soldiers.
"Let the engineers be ready. Once our troops gain a foothold on the other side of the river, they will immediately start building the pontoon bridge." Marshal Guderian ordered.
"Yes, Your Excellency." Karl? Lieutenant General Hilpert replied.
German military's engineers have already been prepared. Even all the materials needed to build the pontoon bridge have been prepared long ago. As long as German military has a firm foothold on the other side of the river and can safely start building the pontoon bridge, the engineers can be dispatched.
The fifty-meter-wide river is nothing to the engineers of German military. In less than half an hour, they can build a floating bridge. Of course, a pontoon bridge that is strong enough to pass heavy tanks is another matter. It requires using steel or fast-setting special cement to build the bridge piers, and then building the bridge deck, which is relatively troublesome.
"General, the situation on the front line is very pessimistic. Our defense line is already on the verge of collapse. If this continues, I'm afraid it won't be long before the defense line collapses."
Lieutenant General Lucian Truscott's face was ashen. Although 5th Army Corps is as many as 200,000 people. However, the defense zone is also nearly thirty kilometers long. Excluding one Armored Division and two Mechanized Infantry Division as offensive troops, there are only seven Infantry Division used for defense. On the front line of defense, three Infantry Division have been lost. If they continue to invest, their troops will be consumed bit by bit.
However, Lieutenant General Lucian Truscott was even more unwilling to let their defense collapse like this. Therefore, he once again had to send additional troops to the front.
"Order the 48th Infantry Division to reinforce the front line. In addition, the 701st Tank Battalion and the 702nd Tank Battalion also join the battle. No matter what, we must resist the Germany people's attack!" Lieutenant General Lucien Truscott ordered.
In order to stabilize the front line, Lieutenant General Lucian Truscott not only dispatched an additional Infantry Division, but also dispatched two independent tank battalions assigned to 5th Army Corps to the battlefield. These two tank battalions are both heavy tank battalions, each equipped with 53 M26 heavy tank, and have very strong combat effectiveness. Lieutenant General Lucien Truscott hopes that through this batch of tanks, he can contain German offensive in one fell swoop.
An hour later, U. S. reinforcements appeared on the battlefield. The addition of Infantry Division made the US military's defense line more stable once again. They even launched counterattacks in some areas. At one point, the position occupied by German military was recaptured.
The US 701st Tank Battalion and the 702nd Tank Battalion took the lead in launching a counterattack.
Although the number of more than one hundred M26 heavy tanks is not very large, it is still a very big trouble for the German army whose armored troops have no way to cross the river.
Fortunately, German military's air support is very powerful.
Two squadrons of Stuka dive bomber took the lead in launching an attack on the two US tank battalions.
"Boom!"
A heavy Aerial Bomb exploded next to a M26 heavy tank, and the huge power directly destroyed the M26 heavy tank.
When German military and Stuka dive bomber roared and dropped bombs, the US armored soldiers panicked. One tank after another was destroyed by German military's Dive Bomber.
At this time, German military's armed helicopter group also received the report and entered the battlefield.
Dozens of armed helicopters began to attack these US military M26 heavy tank with rockets. The frontal armor of these heavy tanks can withstand rockets. But the armor on the back and flanks couldn't withstand it. Especially the armor on the top of the turret is very thin. This caused the US military's M26 heavy tank to be headshot one after another, causing very heavy losses.
After three hours of hard fighting, the US military's defense line had been completely breached by German military. When a large number of German military captured the US military's defense line, the US military on the front line suffered heavy losses and collapsed.