Bulletproof plates cannot protect against direct fire from heavy machine guns. Like steel helmets, they are more effective against stray bullets and shrapnel.
The steel production in Southern Africa is enough to provide bulletproof plates for all Allied soldiers. This is not a unique technology in Southern Africa. During the last world war, some troops used bulletproof plates, but not on a large scale.
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Compared with the last World War, today's bulletproof plates are lighter and have stronger defensive capabilities. As long as they are not hit head-on by powerful bullets, they will not cause too serious damage.
When the soldiers of the 8th Division were in combat, they usually carried supplies weighing more than 30 kilograms. Husseini and others left their heavy backpacks behind before setting off and only carried the necessary weapons and equipment with them, so that they could move more quickly.
In fact, the distance is not that far, less than 100 meters. Several houses at key street corners were destroyed by the Germans, otherwise the distance would be even closer.
At this time, the rain gradually stopped, and there was still a lot of water in the center of the street. When the machine guns began to cover, the German troops on the opposite side also began to counterattack. In just a narrow street, the Germans were able to arrange a crossfire. They also had rich experience in urban combat.
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The 8th Division has more combat experience.
As soon as Husseini rushed out of the bunker, he threw a smoke grenade casually. Soon the street was shrouded in smoke, and the sight of the German machine gunners was blocked. However, the machine gunners and precision shooters of the 8th Division were not greatly disturbed.
The Germans were also smart. If their sight was blocked, they would just throw grenades. A grenade landed not far away from Husseini.
Husseini did not stop and sprinted like crazy. People can indeed burst out with amazing energy in desperate situations. Husseini's speed would definitely win a medal in the Olympics.
This is also thanks to the delayed fuse of the grenade. When the grenade exploded, Husseini and other assaulters had already rushed to the blind spot of the German shooting.
At this time, he no longer cared about accidentally injuring civilians. Husseini took out an offensive grenade, pulled the ring and waited for two seconds before throwing it in through the window.
boom--
The offensive grenade was so powerful that the steel balls mixed with the glass fragments of the window shattered. The dull sound of the steel balls smashing through the wooden furniture could be heard, as well as the screams from behind the window.
That's right.
Husseini did not hesitate and raised his hand to empty the magazine. As soon as the gunfire stopped, a commando next to him jumped into the room holding the window sill with one hand.
The battle ends soon.
There were a total of 12 German soldiers in this house, but there were 23 civilians on the second floor and basement. During the process of cleaning the room, four civilians died. These people were not caused by Husseini and others, but by the Germans.
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"You'd better ask reporters to come and take a look." After the battle, Husseini looked ugly. The scene, which even a veteran like him found unbearable, was indeed worthy of being published in the newspapers.
It cannot be published. Some battle scenes are too cruel to be published in newspapers. However, it may be used as evidence in the post-war trial.
"What happened?" Kang Ziyi still didn't know what happened.
Husseini shook his head and said nothing. The expressions of the other three commandos were also very ugly.
The fourth commando was being bandaged. He was injured in the leg during the battle and was unable to move. He had to be sent to the rear field hospital for treatment.
Kang Ziyi walked into the hall. It was a mess. The surrounding walls were like a sandstorm. There were bullet holes made by offensive grenades everywhere. The crystal chandelier was smashed to pieces. He didn't know how much Husseini and the others had just used.
In the corner of the hall, a German soldier died miserably, with bullet holes as dense as a honeycomb and a lake of flesh and blood.
In the bedroom at the corner of the stairs on the second floor, the door had been kicked open and half collapsed beside it. There were two naked female corpses on the bed, and two more on the floor under the window sill.
Kang Ziyi felt that the veins on his temples were throbbing. After walking out of the room, he ignored the German corpses in the bedroom opposite the stairs that had obviously died of stab wounds.
There can be no prisoners after this kind of battle.
Soon a reporter accompanying the army came up and took only two photos. Scenes like this were common in wars.
"This is why we came to Europe, to continue our work." Kang Ziyi was expressionless, trying to control his emotions.
War will amplify the negative emotions in people's hearts to the greatest extent. Southern African soldiers will do anything to kill the enemy in battle. However, this is not a reason to destroy humanity. The federal government of Southern Africa does not want to gain millions after the war.
war machine, so we still have to seize every opportunity to educate the soldiers.
Husseini sat on the steps in front of the door, lit a cigarette, and opened his wallet. Inside was a photo of Husseini's family.
Only the warmth of family members can warm the soldiers' gradually cold hearts.
There is not much time to sigh, the battle is still going on, the city is full of Germans, fatal bullets may be fired from behind every window, and the huge body of the "Leopard" tank cannot provide enough cover for the light infantry. The Germans will
After the tanks passed by, grenades were thrown into the infantry group behind the tanks. Every house had to be carefully cleared. The troops advanced very slowly. They only advanced two blocks in four hours.
This is still a battle in France. How cruel is the battle in Russia?
"We must change this way of fighting. The civilian casualties will be too high if this continues. We can't explain it to the French -" At the 8th Division headquarters, Ackerman was angry. When did the British care so much about the lives of the French?
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"Either shut your mouth or get out of my headquarters!" Xie Jianye was in a bad mood. After the battle broke out, the 8th Division had suffered nearly 400 casualties.
The German casualties were even greater, with more than 2,000 people killed, and only a few dozen captured.
"Just withdraw our people and use heavy artillery and bombs to completely destroy the city." Blomfield was also distressed. The southern African army had never fought such a frustrating battle.
When we were in North Africa, the land was vast and sparsely populated, and you couldn't meet a single person for hundreds of kilometers. The tanks lined up and pushed across.
East Asia is more straightforward. There is no need to consider the issue of prisoners when dealing with the Japanese, and there is no one chattering around. When the Americans fight, they are more ruthless than the southern African army. They can really level the entire city with ruthless attacks.
After all, the situation in France is different. The Allied forces must consider the mood of Free France when fighting. If they attack too harshly, it will not be conducive to the internal unity of the Allied forces.
As the saying goes, Southern Africa is here to be a savior, not to incite hatred.
"No, we want to defeat the Germans with dignity. After this battle is over, we will gain an invincible iron army!" Xie Jianye refused to accept it. The Russians were able to fight for every inch of land and drive the Germans out of the city.
So can African armies.
Just when Xie Jianye made up his mind, across the strait in London, Gavin and Yang Smuts were struggling in various meetings.
There were too many meetings. There was a combat preparation meeting every morning and evening. Weather was the eternal theme. In the past two days, dozens of transport ships sank, not because of German attacks, but because of strong wind and waves.
The progress of the Allied forces was not smooth either, far behind schedule. The airport at Cannes was damaged, Caen was not captured, and Cherbourg was not captured. Even if it was captured, it would probably be attacked by the Germans.
Total destruction.
The Germans could completely blow up the airport at Cannes, and naturally they could also completely blow up the port of Cherbourg. Preliminary reconnaissance by the Allies showed that the Germans had densely mined mines inside and outside the port of Cherbourg. It is estimated that just clearing the mines would take several weeks.
In addition to the weather, more energy needs to be spent on internal wrangling among the Allies. The US military complained that follow-up support was insufficient and the speed of transporting troops and supplies was too slow.
The British complained that southern Africa gave too little support to the Normandy direction. If southern Africa could provide the same support as Spain and Italy, the Allies might have captured Paris by now.
Gavin and Yang Smuts were also angry. The British and Americans were too slow. At least the southern African side had begun fighting with the Germans. The British and Americans were still busy building roads and bridges around Normandy.
There was only the 21st Armored Division, the main force of the German army, and all other units were servants.
"Without the help of tanks, our troops cannot launch an attack on the Germans. At the same time, we have too few transport vehicles and without sufficient logistical support, we cannot fight for a long time." Little Patton was also anxious. He had long been looking forward to meeting Long Mei.
I wanted to fight, and now the opportunity has finally come.
In North Africa and Italy, Patton Jr. missed the opportunity to fight Rommel twice, so when Patton Jr. learned that Rommel had been transferred to the Western Front, he was ecstatic.
Patton Jr.'s current position is the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. 2nd Armored Army. This force was newly formed and was originally going to follow the second wave of landing troops to Normandy, but it has been postponed until now due to weather conditions.
Christian Construction Company is quite powerful. Now the two simple docks can deliver more than 2,000 tons of materials ashore every day.
This number is not high, but considering that the simple dock lacks large-scale port equipment and all materials are carried ashore, it is not bad.
This is also thanks to the hard-working British and Indian troops. It is probably not reliable for Indians to fight the Germans, but they can still be used as porters.
"You Americans can't fight without tanks?" Yang Smozi looked contemptuous. Where was the courage to attack the Liege Fortress in the last world war?
Fortress of the Burning Sun is the most famous battle of the US military in the last world war. At that time, the Americans used human sea tactics and paid a price of tens of thousands of people.
The method is a bit stupid, but the courage is commendable.
Compared with the US military in the last world war, the current US military's weapons and tactics are more advanced, but their courage is gradually losing, which is really sad.
"We are an armored force, and tanks are our main weapons. We can't let tank crews pick up rifles and charge at the Germans." Little Patton felt aggrieved. He really wanted to fight, but he didn't want to fight Eisenhower.
Eisenhower did not speak in the main seat.
Eisenhower did not participate in the last World War at all, and served in the United States throughout the period.
It is estimated that Eisenhower took away Roosevelt's secret order, so the US military was full of momentum but slow in action.
Roosevelt should have been frightened by the brutality of the Russian battlefield. After all, he was a democratically elected president. If the United States also killed millions of people in a battle, Roosevelt would be ousted by the Americans in minutes. By then, no amount of righteous slogans would be good.
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Eisenhower was not a pure soldier. If he aspired to develop into politics in the future, he must ensure that the casualty rate of the US military was at an acceptable level, otherwise he would have no chance in the future.
"Where are your paratroopers? Why haven't the paratroopers completed their assembly yet?" Yang Smozi pressed forward step by step.
Little Patton spread his hands, the paratroopers had nothing to do with him.
"The paratroopers have completed the previous stage of the mission and need time to rest before they can continue to fight." Eisenhower said with a sincere expression.
"Haha——" De Gaulle, who had just arrived in London, sneered.
The Allies launched a landing operation on French soil, but the Free French did not send troops to participate in the operation, which itself was strange.
Unlike the confident British, De Gaulle did not have much hope for Operation Overlord. He would rather see the Allied forces recapture Paris from Spain and Italy.
Deep down, De Gaulle was full of anger towards the British and Americans. When Free France was first established, Britain and the United States did not even recognize Free France for a long time, which greatly hurt De Gaulle's self-esteem.
It was here that the seeds of hatred were planted.
"Andre, can you send one or two divisions to reinforce Normandy?" Montgomery didn't like De Gaulle.
"Please call me Mr. President. We are not familiar enough to call each other by name yet - by the way, as the commander-in-chief of the British Army, why are you still in London and not in Normandy?" De Gaulle is like a hedgehog, covered in thorns and not easy to mess with.
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"When the British Army needs me to be in Normandy, I will definitely go." Montgomery said with a straight face and a stiff expression.
There's no way to explain this.
According to the plan, the Allied forces have now established a solid beachhead and launched an offensive into the interior of France. Montgomery can naturally go to Normandy to command the British army in combat.
Now that the Allied forces have not even stabilized their beachhead position, the German artillery can still cover Normandy, and Montgomery does not want to take his chances.
"Gentlemen, our biggest problem now is transportation capacity. We must either capture Cherbourg or expand Mulberry Terminal--" Gavin did not want to quarrel. Solving the problem was the serious business.
"We can also use airdrops, because we have countless transport aircraft, and of course we need airdrop technology first." Royal Air Force Marshal Arthur William had the idea that only the Southern African Air Force has the ability to airdrop heavy equipment.
Needless to say, the Americans can even drop paratroopers everywhere. If they airdrop heavy equipment, they will probably drop it into German-controlled areas.
Neither could the UK. The UK had not conducted any research in this area before the war. Even if it had the capability, it lacked equipment suitable for airdrops.
Southern Africa is unique in this regard, and it is precisely because of the airdrop guarantee that the 8th Division was able to launch an attack on Cannes.
