Rommel, of course, was not crazy, he kept hoping because he knew German tanks...... The special feature of the German tanks compared to the Allied tanks was that a considerable part of them were designed to dive and wade through the water after simple modifications. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

For example, the Tiger is designed to wade four meters deep in water because most bridges cannot bear its weight, so that it can pass directly from the bottom of the water when it is impossible to pass through the bridge.

It's just that it takes thirty minutes to prepare before wading.

Another example is the No. 3 and No. 4 tanks...... As long as it is not complicated to make some modifications, such as sealing the engine intake, adding a protective cover, the hatch on the side of the turret is all waterproof sealed with rubber film, etc., and most importantly, adding a hose with a diameter of 20 cm and a length of 18 meters to ventilate, so that it can dive at a depth of 15 meters.

Of course, this kind of diving is very dangerous, for example, if you are not careful, you will get into the mud underwater, and for example, the tank driver has almost no line of sight underwater, and the only thing they can rely on is a simple compass attached to the tank, and if you hit a cliff or a rock underwater, it is almost impossible for the tank to successfully bypass.

But Rommel didn't seem to have to worry about it, because the dive tanks were to be used in a flooded depression in front of Normandy, which had few cliffs and many impassable boulders...... Even if there were, it would be normal to lose a couple of tanks.

There is also the danger that these tanks can only dive underwater for 20 minutes.

This was caused by another defect in the submersible tank, where the ventilation duct could not adequately exhaust all the exhaust gases produced by the engine, so after 20 minutes, the concentration of carbon monoxide in the tank was too high to kill all the occupants of the tank.

Therefore, on the one hand, Rommel asked his staff officers to urge all the armored troops to advance in the direction of Normandy at full speed, especially the No. 4 tank...... "Tiger", although the armor is thick and the firepower is fierce, Rommel does not dare to expect it to reach Normandy in time under such road conditions.

However, Rommel was wrong on this point, and in the end there were five Tigers that managed to get in place before the attack was launched, which can be regarded as a small surprise.

Rommel, on the other hand, immediately organized a team of tank technicians and prepared all the parts that needed to be modified.

It's hard to do that, especially when a storm comes...... In fact, even if the storm did not come, the traffic situation in France after being bombed by the Allies for more than a month would not make much difference.

But these German technicians came up with a solution, they put pistols to the heads of the French workers, and let them improvise enough modified parts.

The most important point is the survey of the dive site.

This seemed very dangerous, because the mission could be said to be reconnaissance under the noses of the Allies.

But it's an easy and safe task......

Although the levees have been rebuilt, the water in the depression will not be drained for a while, and the rainfall from the storm has kept the "moat" in front of the Normandy Line.

The Allied soldiers were confident that with this "moat", the Germans would not be able to break through their lines even with three heads and six arms......

It is normal to have such thoughts, because the American army has planes, artillery, warships, but the Germans have nothing, what do they use to attack? Any attack will only be death!

Coupled with the fact that the visibility was reduced to only a few meters away due to heavy rainfall, the German divers could easily enter the water at the other end, and then survey the underwater geology and direction of the depression, and even lay steel plates for the construction of some impassable sections.

Soon after, a detailed underwater map and the tank's route were handed to Rommel.

Rommel looked at the map and nodded in satisfaction...... In order to facilitate the advance of the tanks, these routes were made in a straight line. In fact, a submersible tank cannot turn underwater, and if it does, it is likely to lose its way, and as a result, it will never be able to get out of the water.

What's more, the time to move forward will most likely only take twelve minutes.

This is still some distance from the limit of twenty minutes for diving tanks, which means that the time for diving tanks is relatively relaxed.

That is, this plan of Rommel was feasible.

Rommel did not hesitate any longer, and immediately ordered the infantry to requisition all the fishermen's wooden boats or homemade wooden boats.

Rommel even deliberately made this move very exaggerated...... Requisitioning wooden boats from fishermen was a violation of secrecy, since most of them were French, and everyone knew that the French would leak information to the Allies.

But Rommel just wanted the Allies to know.

Because then the Allies would think: Ha, are these Germans going to cross the depression in wooden boats? That's naïve, isn't it?

And then the Allied commanders will take it as a joke and not take it to heart!

didn't know that Rommel actually had a killer weapon in secret.

In fact, it was not only the Allies who thought this after hearing this information, but even the Germans themselves were shocked by Rommel's move:

"Unbelievable! Rommel won't really let us charge the American bunkers with these wooden boats! ”

"They can't even stop enemy machine-gun bullets!"

"We're done, let's get ready to stay in France forever!"

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This even made the Germans panic, because they thought that their superiors had no way to stop the enemy's attack and could only make senseless sacrifices with the lives of their soldiers.

Rommel allowed the soldiers to think so, knowing that there were many French spies secretly watching the reaction of the Germans...... Until the last moment, Rommel decided that it was not appropriate to let the soldiers know about his plan.

At the same time, Rommel directed the technicians to secretly modify all the tanks that rushed to Normandy.

Even Rommel himself rushed to Normandy with his own staff team, where he intended to make a last-ditch stand...... It is not an exaggeration to say that this is the last fight, because once the Allies are allowed to gain a foothold here, then with the comparison of forces and equipment between the German army and the Allies, it is basically impossible for the German army to hold France.

Then Rommel was waiting, he was waiting for the day when the storm would weaken, because only when the storm weakened would it be possible for the Germans to cross the depression in wooden boats.

But the storm must not be too weak, otherwise the Allied planes and warships will be able to play a role and deal a fatal blow to the Germans.

So, during this time, Rommel inquired about the weather every day, just as he was nervously concerned about the weather before the Allies launched the landing operation.