The United States cannot be blamed for this.

For a country like the United States, the threat on the continent is very small, so the United States mainly develops the navy and army air force, and they attach considerable importance to the original ground weapons.

As a result, the Germans rode across Europe, which surprised the Americans, and France, known as the "first army power in Europe", was quickly defeated by the impact of the German armored cluster. This has been listed as a topic for various military experts.

Tanks are already the most terrible existence of this era, and the US Army, which lacks modern anti-tank guns, has a strong sense of crisis, and the US Ordnance Department began to develop new anti-tank guns.

If you want to say that it was developed from scratch, it will definitely be too late, so the Americans and the Germans have the same idea, they are using the T9 76.2 mm anti-aircraft gun as the basis to develop a new anti-tank gun, after all, the characteristics of anti-aircraft guns and anti-tank guns are the same, high bore pressure, high muzzle velocity, and straight ballistics.

They brought the anti-aircraft guns in a hurry, but there was a lack of suitable gun mounts, and it was too late to develop new ones.

It just so happened that the M2 105-mm howitzer had just been installed. As a result, the hungry Ordnance Department had no choice but to improvise and installed the T9 76.2 mm anti-aircraft gun on the M2 gun mount, forming this unique M5 anti-tank gun.

It is installed with a howitzer mount, and that's where the pit daddy comes from!

Anti-tank guns usually aim for a low profile to facilitate concealment, while howitzers do not have such requirements. So, it looks like the tall and mighty M5 anti-tank gun will simply be a live target for the enemy's tanks!

The U.S. Army is very disgusted with this kind of thing, not to mention combat, it is not easy to get this kind of artillery to the front line!

However, the Ordnance Department did not think so, the German 88-mm anti-aircraft guns could be flattened to fight tanks, and their own 76.2-mm anti-aircraft guns, why not?

This project was eventually presented to Lieutenant General Leslie James McNair of the Ground Forces Command.

This general attaches more importance to anti-tank warfare, but his military thinking is conservative and rigid. Trained as an artilleryman, he was fond of towed artillery and thought the cost of tank destroyers was too high.

So, when he saw the M5 76.2mm anti-tank gun, he almost immediately gave the order to put it into production!

After the first batch was produced, it was not hidden and tucked away, and it was pulled to the Middle East battlefield, wanting to test the effectiveness of this anti-tank gun, especially whether it could compete head-on with the German tanks?

If it could, then the U.S. Army could breathe a sigh of relief.

And now, after these anti-tank guns were hurriedly pushed into the position, the British soldiers, at least, can breathe a sigh of relief, no matter how rebellious the appearance of this gun looks against the sky, at least the long barrel of this gun gives people a sense of security, now, there is no need to be afraid of German tanks, right?

One after another, anti-tank guns continued to move to the position, supplementing the lack of defense lines, and the hearts of the British soldiers became more and more steady.

Moreover, the arrival of reinforcements from the United States in large numbers means that the offensive and defensive on the battlefield will gradually reverse!

"It's time to eat, it's time to eat!" When the anti-tank gun was installed, there was a sound from behind, and with the sound, they smelled a scent.

"The taste of beef!" Geverey couldn't help but say excitedly that their supplies weren't very good in the first place, especially as more and more soldiers arrived.

Now, there's actually beef, which is really good!

"American cans, one box per person!" Huotoujun, who was in charge of distributing food, said: "The supplies given to us by the United States have arrived, we don't have to worry about logistics anymore, everyone can eat with their stomachs open, and we can eat canned food for every meal in the future!" ”

In World War II, when American soldiers complained about eating canned beef every day, British soldiers were envious.

And now, they're just as happy.

Mike took a step ahead, took two boxes of cans, handed one to Gevery, and then saw the production date on it.

1914 year.

"God, this is a World War I can!"

McChung was a little speechless, how did the Americans provide such a thing?

"Eat, it's nice to have canned food." Gefrey opened the can, picked out a piece of the foam-like beef with a bayonet, and put it in his mouth, yes, it still tasted authentic!

When sealed, the can can be stored for many years, which is completely safe, and it is a good meal to sandwich it in bread.

It's just that, no one knows, for many, this is already their last meal.

Seeing Gfrey gulping down, Mike gave up his vigilance and followed suit.

After two bites, Gefrey's ears suddenly pricked up, and he heard the characteristic whistling in the air, which was the sound of high-speed cannonballs cutting through the air!

"Damn, it's shelling, quick, fast into the bunker!"

With Gefrey's shout, countless flying rockets appeared in the distant sky, densely packed like an ancient rain of arrows!

Ciric Organ! When he saw this kind of thing, he was suddenly scared.

Recruits are afraid of artillery, veterans are afraid of machine guns, but, whether they are recruits or veterans, they are afraid of rocket artillery, this kind of thing, it is a covering blow, as long as it flies over, the covered place, not a single inch of grass grows, and no life can survive!

The surrounding scene was suddenly chaotic, everyone was looking for suitable cover everywhere, and at this time, those rockets had already flown in!

"Boom, boom, boom!" When it came into contact with the ground, there was an explosion, and with the explosion, pieces of land were lifted up.

The trenches were buried, the ammunition boxes were detonated, all kinds of fortifications collapsed, and with screams, countless lives disappeared at this time.

The first round of artillery fire of the Germans was covered by quite fierce! In addition to repairing, Rommel was still waiting for the arrival of these munitions, and now, at last, he can have a good time!

The first round of artillery fire covered the fifteen minutes, and in addition to rocket artillery, all kinds of howitzers also greeted the British positions, and the British defensive positions seemed to be plowed.

However, in the process, the British artillery did not dare to return fire.

The Germans in the sky, if they fire, expose the target, and in a few minutes, Stuka will drop the Grim Reaper's bomb with a roar.

Finally, the artillery fire stopped.

"Quick, quick, get back to your position, the Germans are coming up soon!" The commander of the position shouted loudly.