The huge muzzle was aimed at the landing. After the officer in charge was sure that it was correct, he picked up the phone and gave the order. "Fire."
"Boom, boom, boom..."
The continuous firing of the main gun was like a burst of fireworks, showing the power of industrial crystallization. A series of loud noises made the warship that had been in service for more than ten years move a few meters, and the number on the bow of the ship clearly read Mircea.
"Boom, boom, boom~"
Led by the Mircea, more than a dozen other medium and large warships kept bombarding the defenders' positions. In front of them stood densely packed transport ships, and bee-like landing craft kept bombarding the defenders.
Officers and soldiers were constantly transferred to the beach. At first glance, there were at least 20,000 to 30,000 people.
Yes, there are indeed this number of officers and soldiers who have landed. Most of the landing force composed of the 1st Marine Division, the 3rd Marine Division, and the 8th Marine Division have been ashore. The only disadvantage is that they cannot get ashore with heavy equipment. Although the landing craft
It is being transferred continuously, but unloading a lot of equipment is very troublesome, and the landing time is very precious, so it is impossible to wait for these equipment to land.
However, although the landing force lacks heavy equipment, there is a lot of sea and air support. In addition to naval gun support, Romania also has a lot of superior air force. In the current battle, more and more people have realized that the air force
importance to ground combat.
Therefore, the tasks of the Air Force are becoming more and more heavy now, among which the demand on the ground is the greatest. This has also led to an increasing demand for ground attack fighter aircraft by the Air Force. Of course, General Ankdra, as the leader of the Air Force, will not be satisfied.
In this case, it's just that there is no urgent need for the heavy bombers he values because no matter from any aspect, the RU80 bomber that can perform strategic bombing missions has no suitable target.
The main reason is that Britain and France are far away from Romania, and the two countries' air forces can send bombers to carry out missions. Therefore, the current mission of the Romanian Air Force is mainly to seize airspace against Britain and France in the Mediterranean and conduct ground-to-sea attacks.
Naturally, this landing in the Middle East will not be without the support of the Air Force. The newly formed Middle East Air Force has deployed three wings of aircraft on the island of Cyprus. Their first task now is naturally to help the army seize the port city of Beirut in order to
Yu allowed Romanian troops to continuously land on the land in the Middle East.
Faced with Romania's huge sea and air superiority, the defensive pressure on the defenders' officers and soldiers was extremely high.
"Hurry up and fire before they rush over."
A French company commander in the defensive position was directing his soldiers to fight back against the attacking Romanian soldiers.
The defenders on the position operated their own weapons and fired desperately at the incoming Romanian officers and soldiers. The firepower erupted from the position by Bétier 1892 rifles, MAS36 rifles, FM 24/29 light machine guns and other weapons made the Romanian army's offensive
A laziness.
Although the French army in World War II was not highly regarded by later generations, its performance in defensive warfare was remarkable. After all, World War I gave the French army enough experience in positional warfare.
However, the French officer who was the company commander was not happy at all when he saw this. He quickly shouted, "Be careful of shelling."
Yes, this was a lesson learned by the defenders in exchange for blood. Sure enough, after the French officer shouted, a rapid slapping sound of artillery fire was heard, and the French troops on the position immediately immersed themselves in avoiding the incoming artillery fire.
"Boom, boom, boom."
Several mortar shells exploded around the fortifications, with the nearest one only a few meters away. The accuracy of the first round of firing fully demonstrated the training level of the Romanian army, because mortars most test the experience of the gunner.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
With the continuous bombardment, more and more artillery shells gradually fell into the position, and French casualties also appeared. Faced with this situation, the French army also had its own counterattack methods, but they were inferior in firepower to the offensive ones.
There is a certain gap between Luo Jun. This makes veterans who have fought on the Western Front in World War I feel like they are facing the German army.
This feeling is not wrong. After all, Romania basically came to compete with the German army before. However, in recent years, it has gradually become somewhat different from the German army in terms of equipment, but it is highly consistent in tactics. But the only difference is that the Romanian army
The reason for the large number of artillery equipment is mainly due to the large number of Soviet artillery, which is the biggest threat.
The position that was attacked by artillery and infantry finally withstood the attack after losing nearly twenty people. However, the officer leading the team felt like crying when he looked at the sparse soldiers behind him.
The company defended this position, but now not even half of the people on the position were breathing.
After fighting for less than half a day, half of his men were lost. This reminded him of the bloody mill of World War I. In fact, there was no comparison at all. It was just an illusion caused by the excessive casualties of the defending French army, and the French army was in
With how many people Beirut has, how can it afford to be called a flesh and blood mill?
When we pull up the camera angle and look at the entire battlefield situation, we can see that the French army's position has been smashed to pieces, and many areas have changed hands. This naturally makes Major General Alnique, commander of the French 31st Division, who is defending the position, unable to sit still.
Now he has no choice but to ask Commander Mendelak for help.
"Your Excellency, Commander, our defense is under too much pressure and we urgently need reinforcements."
On the other end of the phone, Mendelek, the commander of the city defense, listened quietly to Major General Alnik's call for help. He naturally knew about the crisis situation at the stall, but he didn't have any mobile troops on hand to do anything about it.
Regardless of the fact that Beirut has already gathered most of the French troops in the area, there are only more than 60,000 people in total. Even though the British army has sent a brigade of reinforcements (after discovering the Romanian landing fleet, the French army in Beirut immediately asked for reinforcements and stationed in
The British-Indian 21st Brigade in Haifa, Palestine, rushed over immediately with a rapid march, which was not unpleasant), but the number of troops in Beirut was less than 40,000.
Moreover, these people have to be dispersed to defend everywhere. This also leads to the fact that even though they know that beachhead defense is the most advantageous, they still only have one division of troops to defend. (Don’t ask why we need to defend the beachhead position, no one can watch helplessly.
A steady stream of enemies landed safely)
Lieutenant General Mendelek had actually anticipated this situation, and in his plan, he had no idea of a decisive battle on the beachhead.
In his plan, the beachhead was just a means to delay the opponent. His purpose was not to block the Romanian army on the beach, but to delay the opponent's actions and gain time for reinforcements from the British army.
After all, the defenders in Beirut only had less than 40,000 troops, and they did not have any capital to fight against the attacking Romanian army.
Although he had plans to abandon the stall position, it did not mean that he was willing to give up after half a day. According to his original idea, the stall would need to be defended for at least two days, but now let alone two days and one day.
However, the current situation forced him to consider whether to hold on for a while longer and delay the withdrawal of the troops until the evening, or to organize a retreat now.
Of course, according to his idea, it would be best to retreat at night. This would not only ensure the smooth withdrawal of the troops, but also allow him to complete his new idea, which was the best of both worlds.
However, this method requires the Tantou troops to hold on for another half a day, which is what Mendlek is most worried about. If the position is breached, the retreating troops will not be able to continue to use it for a short time, which is very detrimental to Beirut's city defense.
But if we want to withdraw now, we need to consider the chaos and losses caused by the retreat. Retreating in front of the formation has always been a technical job, and it is the most difficult one. How many people at home and abroad have stumbled here in ancient and modern times. Although the modern army has made this
The choice is no longer so scary, but the chain reaction it may cause still makes every commander carefully consider it.
As the commander of the city defense, Mendelek was of course no exception. After some consideration, he made the decision to let it defend until nightfall. In order to prevent a possible defeat, he gritted his teeth and took out two
A battalion of troops provided reinforcements for the 31st Division.
Mendeleck's hesitant decision was a complete disaster for the defenders. Although he had dispatched two battalions of troops, the French army on the beach could not resist the attack from the Roman army. At four or five o'clock in the afternoon
At that time, the position was broken through by the Luo army, and the defenders were completely defeated and completely unable to organize themselves again.
The Romanian officers and soldiers who landed also knew how to assess the situation and immediately followed the defeated troops into the city, which made Mendelek regretful.
But everything was too late. The Roman army that invaded the city was like a nail inserted into it. After defeating three French attacks at night, it finally gained a firm foothold. A steady stream of landing troops followed closely behind, fighting with the French army.
Fighting continued in the city of Beirut. The Roman army, equipped with submachine guns, flamethrowers and other street fighting weapons, used their numerical advantage to gradually drive the French army out of various locations.
By the third day, the French army had been driven out of Beirut, and the British reinforcements it expected were still caught up in the national uprisings in Palestine and Jordan.
There are not enough statistical data for this uprising led by the Saint family, but the subsequent report showed that at least 300,000 people responded. These Arabs, under the advice of Romania, did not fight the British army, but instead used their familiarity with the local area to
situation, constantly destroying roads and harassing the British army, making their attempt to reinforce Beirut completely frustrated.
Faced with the fall of Beirut, General Wavell, as the supreme commander of the British forces in the Middle East, knew that the coming situation would be difficult.
