The reason why the anticline fortification is called the anticline fortification is because it is built on the anticline.

Fortifications are generally condescending, so that the field of vision and firing range are wider and more firepower.

However, the anti-slope fortifications were built in the opposite direction, at a low level.

Of course, it still has many disadvantages in the low place, such as a poor field of vision, not far to throw grenades, etc.

In fact, many of these shortcomings can be solved through fortifications and coordination, and cooperation and contact with friendly forces can be maintained without a broad vision; If the grenade is not thrown far, it will be solved by a trench with one side high and one side low...... The fortifications themselves are located on the inclined plane, and if the two sides of the trench are built high and low, it will be difficult for the enemy's grenades to be thrown into the trench, because the higher side will actually make the trench a dead end, and the grenade will either be blocked or rolled over the trench to the other side.

The point is that anti-slope tactics render a large amount of heavy equipment of the enemy ineffective.

For example, the U.S. tanks that have driven to the top of the hill on the opposite high ground can suppress the hilltop position on the Onna Heights, but their machine guns cannot penetrate the mountain, so they lose the threat to the anticline positions on the Onna Heights.

In short, anticline fortifications are aimed at sacrificing some geographical advantages to weaken the enemy's modern equipment.

Of course, this is also a tactic used by the soldiers of the Volunteer Army on the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea...... The gap between the equipment of the volunteers and the US army is too great, and the aircraft, artillery, and tanks are not in the same heavyweight class at all.

In this case, the volunteers had to choose to build fortifications on the anticline...... It is basically pointless to build fortifications on the positive slope, because the US military can blow up the fortifications built on the positive slope with powerful firepower, and it is only a question of how many shells are consumed for the US military.

However, if the fortifications are built on the anti-slope plane, first of all, the artillery and tanks will basically not be able to play a role, and the American GIs can only use people to attack the hilltop positions and anti-slope positions held by the volunteers, and this point is precisely the shortcoming of the US army.

As it is now, the Germans also did not have air supremacy.

Without air supremacy, it is impossible to suppress the opponent in artillery battles, because as soon as the artillery positions are exposed, they will be ruthlessly bombed by enemy fighters, and the armored division will not be able to play a role during the day, so it can only choose this tactic similar to that of the Volunteer Army against the American army.

However, although it is said that it is "only", in fact, the US troops are pressed on the top of the hill and cannot rise to the top, and at the same time they do not know how to attack.

The German soldiers were prepared in the anti-slope fortifications, one by one with their rifles mounted on the fortifications and aimed at the hilltop position, and the American GIs risked one to hit one and another again...... The American GIs who attacked the position on the top of the hill were stunned and could not advance half a step, while a large number of US soldiers were blocked on the positive slope and could not advance.

"Hell!" Major General Allen shouted at Major Jones, the commander of the American forces who attacked the high ground: "You have occupied the high ground, what else can stop you?" ”

"The enemy has built several lines of defense below, General!" Major Jones replied loudly at the sound of gunfire: "Their marksmanship is very accurate, we have suffered so many casualties that we don't even know where they are!" ”

"Rush down!" Major General Allen ordered: "You are condescending, organize your fire for cover, with bayonets, with grenades...... Anyway, break through their defenses, do you hear clearly?! ”

"Yes, General!" Major Jones replied.

And then he raised his head and shouted: "Mortars, machine guns...... Get ready to cover! ”

Jones arranged the mortar positions on the positive slope...... The mortar's trajectory is curved and can be reached across the hilltop heights, so there is no need to place on the top of the hill where space is small and the enemy will be targeted.

It's just that in this process the mortar needs to be tested at the enemy's line of defense under the guidance of an artillery observer.

The process was not easy, as the two artillery observers had been shot through their heads by bullets from the opposite side within seconds of poking their heads out.

It was not until Major Jones covered the observers with fire that the test firing was barely completed.

Major Jones then spent another ten minutes setting up the machine gun emplacements to ensure that they could suppress enemy fire well and not be blocked by their own men who were charging.

After these preparations, Major Jones gave a loud order: "Get on your bayonet, prepare your grenades, listen to my orders, throw them out with all your might, and wait for them to explode before you get up and charge, understand?" ”

"Yes, sir!"

There is a reason why Major Jones wants to explain in such detail, although the 1st Infantry Division is well-trained, it is the first time to go to the battlefield after all, and many soldiers have completely forgotten all the skills on the training ground when they are nervous, and many of them can't wait to charge when the grenade is thrown, and the result is to fall under their own grenades.

What Major Jones didn't know, however, was that their danger was not that at all.

"Are you ready?" Major Jones asked.

"Yes, sir!"

"Mortar!" Major Jones raised his hand at the mortar company, and as he put it down, he shouted, "Fire!" ”

After a burst of artillery fire, dozens of mortars of different calibers fired a volley of shells on the other side of the hilltop and high ground.

A few more rounds were then played under the command of Major Jones......

SIMILAR TO THE GERMAN ARMY, EACH PLATOON IS EQUIPPED WITH A 50MM MORTAR, THE AMERICAN ARMY IS EQUIPPED WITH A 60MM MORTAR (M2 TYPE, IMITATING THE FRENCH BRAND 60MM MORTAR) PER PLATOON, PLUS EACH COMPANY HAS A MACHINE GUN PLATOON EQUIPPED WITH TWO, AND THERE IS A MACHINE GUN COMPANY UNDER THE BATTALION, ETC., A BATTALION IS EQUIPPED WITH ABOUT 40 MATARS.

Of course, Major Jones couldn't get them all together, and some of the troops were even scattered down the hill and couldn't come up. However, the more than 20 mortars organized fired indiscriminately at the other side, and the power should not be underestimated.

During the bombing, the machine gunners in charge of covering took advantage of the opportunity to set up the machine guns, and regardless of whether the target was found, they fired rows of bullets into the smoke.

"Grenades!" Major Jones shouted.

The American GIs pulled the safety bolt of the grenade they had already grasped in their hands, and then threw it in the other direction one after another.

"Boom!" There was another chaotic noise.

Major Jones did not hesitate, and the next second he shouted an order to the soldiers lying on the ground: "Rush, guys, kill them all!" ”

The American GIs shouted, and groups of Americans got up from their hiding places and rushed towards the German soldiers' lines with bayonets raised.

Patton, who was watching all this at the foot of the mountain, couldn't help but praise: "Yes, this is my 1st Infantry Division!" ”