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Chapter 1438 Break through the minefield

Bang bang bang bang!

A series of shocking explosions exploded on the German positions, and balls of black smoke rose into the sky, and the soft desert was even more stirred up by rolling dust.

After a while, the thick smoke mixed with rolling dust covered the sky and the sun, covering the huge area tightly, as if it was just back to night in an instant.

Under the carpet-style saturation bombing, the German artillery and tank units, which had been waiting for the minefield to be on the verge of attacking the soon-to-be-storage Allied armored units, were hit hard all at once.

Although the German ground air defense firepower was desperately resisting and causing considerable casualties to the Allied bomber formation, they could not stop Allied bombing without strong air force assistance.

Rommel spent a lot of effort to lay out more than 500,000 mines in front of the defense line. From the beginning, he never expected this vast minefield to block the Allied attack. His real purpose was to block the Allied offensive speed.

In this way, the Axis Army can mobilize enough artillery before the Allies break through this minefield, and the armored forces can block the Allies' armored forces at the exit of the safe passage opened by the Allies, and give them a head-on blow.

The narrow and straight security passage is actually easily bombarded by bombers and artillery from the Axis army.

They don’t need to spend too much effort, they just need to knock down dozens of tanks in front of them. This safety passage was destroyed after finally opening up.

The safety passages opened in the light foot operation planned by Montgomery in the past history were only two narrow passages that were only 7 meters wide and could only allow one tank to pass through in a column.

The result was that under the double bombardment of Axis aircraft and artillery, it was directly abolished, resulting in a deadlock. The armored troops were unable to break through the minefields according to the scheduled plan and launch a decisive battle with the Axis troops.

But it is obvious that Yang Fan cannot repeat the same mistake.

Moreover, this time, the security passage opened by the Allies was not only 7 meters wide, but also 30 meters wide, which could allow at least 5 tanks to advance side by side.

Even if the Axis troops have the conditions to carry out crazy bombing and shelling, it is not easy to paralyze this safe passage.

What's more, with the time route planned, Yang Fan still has too many trump cards to crack the blockage of the Axis troops at the exit.

"Brothers, beat me hard!"

"Kill these Nazi fascists!"

"Kill!"

Not long after the bomber group had just finished bombing, the thick smoke and dust that had enveloped the world had not yet dissipated, the Il-2 ground attack aircraft swept across the desert and rushed to the front of the armored forces, starting a new round of dive strafing.

A series of armor-piercing bombs, rockets drew bullets in the air, and blasted towards the infantry, artillery, tanks, armored vehicles of the Axis army like a storm. All visible military targets were their targets of attack.

It was raining all night long. Before the Axis Army could come to its senses from the overwhelming bombing, it saw a group of black gods of death flying over from the distant sky.

These ground attack aircraft, known as "tank killers" and "black death", are not just famous. Not only are they full of heavy armor on their bodies, but the cockpits are equipped with bulletproof glass with a thickness of 57 mm, which can be completely defended against the direct hits of small-caliber guns, shell fragments, and grenade shots.

Moreover, due to the strong power of the engine, the normal ammunition load of the Il2 aircraft reached 400 kilograms, the maximum driving speed can reach 410km/h, and the maximum range is 720 kilometers. It has sufficient ammunition and attack radius to carry out devastating strikes on the enemy's ground military targets.

"I'm pretty! Our Air Force is so powerful!"

"Oh my God, can we still use this?"

"Damn Nazi fascists, let's see how you can stop our steel torrent!"

"Gentlemen, charge for world peace and justice!"

"Roll up, kill all these damn devils!"

The Il-2 ground attack aircraft group was still raging wildly on the Axis position. The British 10th Army armored troops advanced step by step near the Axis defense line under the guidance of more than ten mine-demining vehicles.

Looking at the battlefield that was almost ruined in the distance, the British armored soldiers were all as if they were injected with chicken blood, both excited and happy.

Before, they were worried that the exit would be blocked by the Axis troops, which were on guard, but now, this problem does not exist at all.

Soon, the British 10th Army armored forces successfully broke through the minefield and started a melee and fierce battle with the ground troops of the Axis powers that had been beaten to the point of being unbearable.

When British armored troops continued to rush out of the safe passage, the armored troops of the Axis powers quickly gathered together to attack, and an unprecedented fierce tank battle broke out.

"Brothers, rush! The British army has broken through the front line of the Axis army. Let's see what we do next!"

The First China Army, which was two hours late, followed by the 15th Army and other troops of the US Army, walked one after another along the opened safe passage, and assaulted at full speed, once again rolling up dust.

Their mission is to conduct vertical and horizontal assaults on the Axis army, disrupt the enemy's deployment and defense, carry out a penetrating attack, and eliminate the Axis army's vitality as much as possible.

Although the Axis troops near the exit of the security channel were hit hard before they could play a big role in the direction of the main attack on the northern line, and the British armored forces successfully broke through the minefield, this does not mean that the overall situation of the battle has been decided, but it is just a good start.

Because the African Legion in current time and space is a cluster of millions of heavy troops, not the only one in history that only has more than 100,000 people.

The next battle will be even more cruel and intense, and it will never end in one or two days!

At the same time, on the southern wing battlefield and the central battlefield, several troops including the US 6th Army and the British 13th Army have begun to exchange fierce fire with the Axis troops.

In order to provide maximum firepower support to ground troops, the air force and navy of the Allied forces were fully fired.

Bombers, fighter jets, and ground attack aircraft come and go, rising and falling at airports everywhere since dawn, showing off their might on the battlefield.

The powerful endurance has played a huge role, giving these combat aircraft enough time to stagnate air and exert the great power of air supremacy.

The Allied ground armored troops, which were already stronger than the Axis troops, fought even smoother. Although the German tank troops were still very powerful, the German anti-aircraft guns were still very sharp.

However, under this crushing three-dimensional land-air combat, the Axis military forces faced huge survival pressure on all battlefields and were being consumed at an extremely fast speed.

The helicopter brigade acted as transportation and rescue tasks, constantly transporting supplies to the frontline troops and transporting the injured back to the rear for first aid.
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