The divisional artillery of the 7th Army, which Patton now commands, consists of four 155-mm howitzer battalions and one 42-barrel MLRS battalion with 82 howitzers and nine rocket launchers, and each battalion contingent has one 12-gun 107-mm heavy mortar platoon.

The artillery consists of 4 105mm howitzer battalions, 1 155mm howitzer battalion (38 guns per battalion), and 1 air defense battalion (equipped with M15 and M16 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns).

Of course, the howitzers of the current US military are not the M270 multiple launch rocket system of the later generations, or the XM777 light 155 mm caliber howitzer earlier, or the M284 and M199 guns, nor the Swedish Carl Gustaf M2 84mm rocket launcher developed and produced in 1048, but can be mounted on the Sherman tank. It can also be mounted on the Willis Jeep T34 organ-type multiple rocket launcher, also known as the T34 Sheshen multiple rocket launcher.

The US military began to equip it in 1943, the rocket had a caliber of 4.5 inches and 36 to 60 barrels.

The maximum range of the M8 rocket launched by the rocket artillery is more than 3,800 meters, which is worse than the 5,000 meters of the M16 rocket, which was switched to a rotational stabilized rocket at the end of World War II.

As for the T40 "Big Firecracker" rocket, it refers to the large-caliber self-propelled rocket artillery modified from the Navy's 183 mm anti-submarine rocket, but it was not used in this battle.

During World War II, the establishment of the United States and Britain was a division, with a small strength of more than 10,000 and a large number of more than 30,000.

In the European theater of World War II, the United States and Britain had at least hundreds of thousands of troops, and they were also equipped with logistics troops and aviation forces to assist in the operation.

In 1944, a standard U.S. infantry division was almost 15,000 people, and an airborne division was about 12,000, and the current U.S. 7th Army was established on the basis of the First Armored Army, with more than the original 7 divisions under its jurisdiction, reaching 9 divisions, and each division had more than 30,000 troops.

That is to say, the strength of Patton's 7th Army is now more than 270,000 people, so the various types of artillery owned by his artillery unit are relatively large, especially if the reserve artillery is pulled into the battlefield to participate in the artillery bombardment, I am afraid that it will be a very spectacular artillery fire covering the war scene.

"All artillery teams will adjust your shelling parameters immediately!"

"Combat mode is coming in now!"

"Target the ancient city of Modica, 1868 meters away!"

Soon, the captains of the various artillery teams were sharpened and used all their strength to give orders from their superiors to prepare and attack.

As soon as their orders were given, all the artillery personnel, those who transported the shells, those who loaded the shells, those who aimed at the firing coordinates, the gunners, and the captain who commanded the shelling immediately took up their posts and did their jobs well.

Therefore, soon a M101 105mm howitzer, 155mm howitzer and various types of large and small artillery guns were lined up in an orderly line to fire battle formations.

And the T34 Hishen multiple rocket launchers mounted on the Sherman tank and the Willis Jeep are also arranged in an orderly manner. Always ready to launch an attack.

With Patton's 7th Army deploying artillery positions so vigorously and preparing for the bombardment, the entire ancient city of Modica was in a panic.

Many residents of the ancient city of Modica, who were told by the U.S. military to evacuate immediately, were panicked, shouting, evacuating, fleeing, or being killed and unwilling to leave, and continued to stay in the city and wait for death to come......

Barton and most of his officers and men turned a blind eye to the various essences and panicked expressions of the inhabitants of the ancient city of Modica, or the expression of death.

Because they were all outside the ancient city of Modica, they didn't see it either.

However, even when he saw Patton, he was indifferent, and he would continue to cover the artillery fire as he intended, and it would cover it for more than an hour.

Because his artillery unit was still very well stocked, he was not worried at all.

As for the air battles between the German planes and the British and American air forces that did not reach them, he also paid no attention to them, as if this increasingly fierce air battle had not happened at all, and was completely ignored or ignored by Patton.

"Are all the people in the city evacuated?"

"How long will it take for our shelling to take place right away?"

"I don't want to wait too long, because I still have to find out all the German troops lurking in Sicily!"

After Barton saw that his artillery was ready, he stared impatiently at Norman, the chief of staff beside him.

"Dispersal troops have already been sent to disperse the inhabitants of the ancient city of Modica, and the artillery bombardment should be ready soon!"

"When our dispersal troops and our reconnaissance units are all back, you can immediately carry out artillery coverage, Commander!"

Chief of Staff Norman replied in a nervous tone.

He was also very nervous about preparing to bombard a city for no reason, although he was now fighting with the German and Italian armies, and it was normal and normal to destroy one or two cities, but now he was acting without the approval of Admiral Eisenhower and Admiral Marshall, so what the consequences would be, he did not know now.

So he is now praying very much to God that their shelling will kill and force out some German troops in the ancient city of Modica, so that their shelling will have a reason to shell.