This was the first principle of the German Panzer Division's operations, to fight at close range with the enemy as much as possible.

Because only in this way can we avoid air strikes from the Germans as much as possible.

But the U.S. military seems to be on guard against this...... Or that the tactics of the U.S. military should have been like this, to find the enemy and then guide artillery or fighter jets to destroy the enemy.

Therefore, the "Sherman" of the US army did not dare to continue after advancing about 100 meters, but constantly fired at the pillboxes with artillery under the sand.

Qin Chuan knew the intentions of the US military...... It was a kind of fire probing, and they hoped to lure the German tanks out.

Although this would have taken a lot of risks, the Sherman tank would have been able to stand up to the German Tigers or Panthers.

However, once the "Tiger" is dispatched, then a situation will be formed in which the "Tiger" will attack the "Sherman" and the US fighters will launch an attack on the "Tiger" under the guidance of the infantry...... That is, "the praying mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch is behind".

This was a good idea, but what the U.S. military did not expect was that the Germans did not need to send tanks to destroy these "Shermen".

“ME63！” Qin Chuan ordered.

Immediately, a combat team took out the ME63 and set it up outside the perforation...... This is a bit of a hassle, because you can't put ME63 directly on the perforation, which will cause the enemy to spot and fire a lot of bullets and shells in this direction, and if you hit ME63 and there is a martyrdom, the bunker will be completely destroyed.

Therefore, the combat team should first set up several shell boxes, and then aim the warheads at the perforations at a suitable distance to prepare for firing.

"Launch!" With Qin Chuan's order, ME63 went straight to the target with a wisp of green smoke, and then only listened to the sound of "boom" and accurately hit a "Sherman" tank.

"Sherman" started with only a little smoke, but soon flames erupted and a raging fire broke out...... Known as the "Ronson Lighter", the "Sherman" really lived up to its name, and it was a hit at once.

The U.S. military quickly panicked, and some people seemed to have received some news from the Eastern Front, so they shouted: "That's the Germans' controllable rockets, our opponent is from the Eastern Front!" ”

"God, they can easily destroy all our tanks with this thing!"

……

This sentence is right, because in the next second, a "chirp" scream soon sounded on the battlefield, and one by one ME63 went straight to the US tank with a long and curved wake.

Some ME63s also went straight to the landing craft on the beach over the tank, and then blew up the landing craft with a "boom...... However, Qin Chuan thought that this part of the ME63 should have failed to hit the target, and then the controller then controlled it to go straight to the landing craft behind the tank.

For a moment, the beach was in chaos again.

Then the U.S. tanks "rumbled" and charged forward with their soldiers.

This choice was correct, they had no choice but to move forward, otherwise their fate would only be to be destroyed by the ME63s fired from the enemy's direction.

Therefore, having an advanced piece of equipment is sometimes not only an advantage in itself, but also a considerable tactical initiative...... As it is now, the Germans can attack and defend, while the Americans are forced to attack by a small ME63.

With General Stryker's order, the battle suddenly became white-hot again.

First of all, the "whoosh" rain of bullets from the bunker pressed the American soldiers to the ground and could not move.

Then the tanks "rumbled" out of the bunkers, and after adjusting their body position, the guns spewed out flames from the muzzles, and the "Sherman" tanks that rushed forward along the passage were fireballed.

Soon it was usually jammed with the wreckage of the Sherman, and then the German tanks aimed their barrels at the landing craft and American soldiers on the beach......

The battle was almost a replica of the U.S. 4th Infantry Division, which paid the price for Eisenhower's rash attack.

"General!" Major General Logan, commander of the U.S. 5th Infantry Division, reported to Eisenhower lying on the beach: "We cannot break through the enemy's lines, in fact, the enemy is slaughtering us, just like the 4th Infantry Division......"

"Why is this happening?" Eisenhower shouted angrily: "We have air supremacy, as I said, you have to use the fighters and pay attention to the coordination with the air force!" ”

"We simply don't have a chance to use the fighters!" Major General Logan replied: "General, they have 'controllable rockets' that can destroy our tanks from a distance, and the offensive tactics we have drawn up are obviously not working. We were forced to launch an offensive towards the enemy's lines......"

So Eisenhower understood.

"Controllable rocket ......" Eisenhower looked at Halker and said, "That's something on the Eastern Front!" ”

"How's their hit rate?" Halque asked.

"The tanks of the 5th Infantry Division are almost reimbursed, what do you say?" Eisenhower replied angrily.

"That's the 21st Panzer Division!" Halke silently put on his pipe and said: "We know from the Soviets that although the 'controllable rocket' is simple to make, it requires a long time of training to operate. A high hit rate means that they are most likely the same units on the Eastern Front...... In other words, the Germans transferred not only the 'legendary sergeant' from the Eastern Front, but also the 21st Panzer Division and, of course, the 1st Infantry Regiment! And they're right in Utah Beach! ”

Eisenhower nodded solemnly, and after a moment of silence, he continued: "This means that it will be difficult for us to successfully land at 'Utah Beach'!" ”

Halque agrees.

There is no doubt about it...... The 21st Panzer Division was the ace unit of the German army, which fought from Africa to the Eastern Front and is only now appearing in the "Utah Beach", such quality and such equipment, plus they also have the strong fortifications of the "Atlantic Barrier". It's harder to break through their defenses than to climb to the sky.

"Order the 5th Infantry Division ......" Eisenhower ordered with a dead face, "Withdraw from 'Utah Beach'!" ”

"But the general ......," the staff officer looked at Eisenhower suspiciously.

"Execute the order!" Eisenhower said.

"Yes, General!"

The order to retreat was soon given to the 5th Infantry Division.

Major General Logan looked back at the sea behind him and at the landing craft that had already capsized with black smoke, and he couldn't close his mouth for a long time.

Retreating in such a situation is almost no different from the whole army holding out here or charging forward pointlessly.

Obviously, Eisenhower was holding the mentality of withdrawing as much as he could.

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