As the first British soldier to discover the whereabouts of the German paratroopers, Smith was helpless at the moment. Although he tried several shots in the air, it was of no avail due to the distance.
Now they had no choice but to bite the bullet and wait for a head-to-head confrontation with the Germans with equal strength.
Although they were regular British troops, it was still quite frightening for them to fight head-on with a German unit of equal strength.
After all, the combat effectiveness of the German Army is recognized as being the best in the contemporary world, and since it can be selected into the German paratrooper force, it is even more outstanding in the German Army.
The combat effectiveness of the British Army is recognized to have reached...the level of the German police.
"Sir! I observed through the telescope that the parachuting Germans had entered the building complex opposite. I also saw some German soldiers. They seemed to have machine guns in their hands, but I don't think they had too many.
Machine gun." Smith reported exactly what he saw and heard to Captain Mitchell.
Captain Mitchell first looked carefully at the map of the area around Elvington in his hand, and then looked at Smith beside him and said: "The Germans should place machine guns here and in the two buildings here. If we head on
A strong attack will definitely result in huge losses. If it is best to let the air force bomb the Germans, if that doesn't work, we will try to bypass and attack the north side of the building complex."
"Captain, I just contacted my superiors through the radio. The news from my superiors said that in the afternoon, bombers from our Air Force will pass by here. At that time, they will drop a small number of bombs to help us." Si
Mies also looked at the map in Mitchell's hand and suggested: "Just for these few shabby houses and hundreds of German soldiers, it's not worth it. What's more, I prefer to confront them, as long as I can hold on.
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Because of Mitchell's hesitation, the German paratroopers successfully set up a defensive position on the spot. Then relying on the position, they patiently collected the surrounding airdrop equipment and restored their combat effectiveness to the extreme.
Until almost 3 o'clock in the afternoon, there was a rumbling sound in the sky, and small gray black dots appeared in the sky above Elvington, followed by strange small dots pouring from the sky.
Down.
It is a pity that these 6 bombs were originally dropped by the way, but they all blew up. Each one exploded around the building where the German troops were located, but the German soldiers inside the building were not affected at all.
"Hey! Smith, is this the air support your superiors are talking about?" Captain Mitchell swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked to the stunned comrades and Sergeant Smith.
He had heard how powerful the Royal Air Force was, and was even named and praised by the Prime Minister as a hero in the Dunkirk evacuation!
But now it seems that the Air Force is just a bunch of useless trash.
"I don't know about this... I thought they would play some role." Smith shook his head, but there was obviously a trace of apology in his eyes. After all, he was the one who invited the reinforcements.
He originally thought that the support bomber force, no matter how bad their technology was, would just blow up some things, but what he didn't expect was that they were so powerful that they perfectly avoided all the right targets.
But soon the British counterattack began, not because of how brave they were, but because intelligence said that German air support was likely to arrive soon.
If those legendary Stukas with terrifying accuracy arrive, this British garrison will be doomed.
Fortunately, they are no different than the National Guard militia. They are professional soldiers and have the ability to attack.
In other words, only by taking a preemptive strike and destroying the German paratroopers Mitchell's company before the Stuka arrives can they truly be safe.
Therefore, they took the lead with the only Matilda infantry tank that happened to be lucky enough to be on hand. And this tank was also the confidence for them to dare to launch a counterattack.
"Bang!" The first artillery shell luckily hit a small building where the German troops were stationed, frightening the German officers and soldiers inside.
The shells easily shattered the wall into powder, but this did not seem to have a major impact on the German troops on the opposite side.
"What just happened?" a German corporal asked his comrade next to him.
"It seems that the British army has attacked." Another corporal replied contemptuously.
The German army easily crossed the English Channel, which even Napoleon had not crossed, and then pressed the British across the board. To be honest, they had good reasons to despise their British opponents.
"Bang!" Along with a crisp gunshot, the German defenders in the building finally began to fight back. However, compared with the loud noise of the British tank's shell just now, this gunshot seemed very weak.
"Ding!" The bullet fired by the Germans was impartial and hit the armor directly in front of the British tank.
Obviously, against the thick armor on the tank, a bullet is of no avail.
Soon, the tank's turret began to rotate and was aimed at the window that had just fired.
"Bang!" The approaching British tank roared again, and the shells directly punched holes in the window. The entire window frame fell to the street, and the furniture inside was blown to pieces.
The British infantrymen watching from behind had no doubt that the Germans in this room were definitely dead.
The biggest weakness of the German paratroopers is that because they are airborne from the sky, they do not have any heavy weapons. However, the British troops guarding here are different. Their company is equipped with the only tank, which makes them here.
Occupying a great initiative advantage in the battle for Elvington.
The British army had experienced previous battles with the German army, and gradually understood a lot about the German army's tactics. Coupled with their own understanding, the British army also gradually learned the German army's favorite method of using tanks and infantry to cross cover in actual combat.
method.
Of course, this tactic was first invented by the British, so it is not too difficult to learn.
The essence of this tactic is to let the infantry cover the rear, protect the tank's more vulnerable rear, and use the thick armor in front of the tank to face the enemy's firepower.
This method was very easy to use when the two armies were dueling. The German army also used this method to blitz many European countries one after another.
But the Germans will not be easily defeated by their best tactics. Although they cannot carry heavy weapons, they can still carry things like the Panzerfaust anti-tank rocket launcher.