0p0 Third Reich Episode 341
Third Reich Episode 341
But then, they also came to their senses, their target was an Italian bomber, not a fighter!
As a result, the British fighter jets immediately abandoned the Italian fighter jets and began to pounce on the Italian bomber fleet, and fired at the Italian bomber fleet with machine guns and cannons on their planes.
The British fighter pilots knew very well that once these Italian bombers were released, the British troops on the ground were likely to suffer a great blow.
It is worth mentioning that the fighter pilots of the British army, with the support of the sufficient national power of the United Kingdom before the war, were obviously well-trained and were a group of experienced veterans.
Their shooting accuracy and attack position are very good.In just 5 minutes, more than half of the Italian bomber squadron was shot down.
This caused the Italian bomber squadron to suffer huge losses, and when they finally flew over the mission area, there were only five Italian bombers left, and two bombers sent by the French army.
And it was the arrival of these 7 bombers that still caused heavy damage to the British ground forces on Height 4.
The Italian bombers took off with a full load, so there were a lot of bombs on board, and the bombing of the British army was also miserable.
The British commander on the ground was so angry that he cursed at his "incompetent" air force and threatened to sue his superiors for the serious dereliction of duty of the British Air Force in Africa.
And these Italian bombers are also desperately. While the Italian pilots selectively drop bombs on the ground they think are valuable targets, they have to avoid the attack of the fighter jets following the British army.
However, three Italian bombers were too focused on bombing ground targets to ignore the British fighters that came soon after.
As a result, they were shot down by British fighter jets before they had time to throw away the ammunition they were carrying.
Because these bombers were bombing ground targets when they were shot down, they were not flying high, and they fell to the ground quickly as soon as they were hit by British fighter jets.
The Italian pilots who were shot down also died on the ground as the plane fell because they had no time to parachute.
The pilots of the other two Italian bombers were much smarter. They did not completely focus on bombing ground targets, but paid great attention to the position of the two fighter jets that the British army came to, trying not to let the opponent occupy their rear. Easy to attack your own position.
Of course, given the opportunity, the two Italian bombers would drop bombs on high-value targets on the ground.But even so, the two Italian bombers were somewhat injured, but it didn't affect the flight.
As for the fighter jets that the British army followed, although there were only two, they knew very well how much damage these bombers would cause to the ground troops.
This is simply a humiliation to these British pilots!Because of this, after the British fighter jets shot down three Italian bombers, they kept chasing the remaining two Italian bombers and the French bombers.
They vowed in their hearts that they must shoot down all the Italian bombers as soon as possible. Only in this way can they wash away their shame.
The pilots of these two Italian bombers and the French pilots in the other two bombers also knew one thing in their hearts at this time... They must not be able to fly back.
After all, the flying speed of bombers is not as fast as that of fighters, and the flexibility of aircraft is also much worse than that of fighters.
They are doing their best to delay the time of being shot down, so as to give the besieged French troops on the ground the greatest support.
This is the only thing they can do now.
The two Italian bombers finally threw away all the ammunition they carried, and then began to stagger and prepare to leave the battlefield.
Although the two Italian bombers failed to escape the British fighters in the end, the other two French bombers were able to escape because the Italian planes attracted fire.This can be regarded as not being wiped out.
It can be said that the Italian Air Force performed very well, almost to the point of being impressive!
In contrast, the Italian Army, which Johnson considered the biggest threat and was slowly approaching, looked a little ugly.
Contrary to what Johnson guessed, Garibaldi's army was not in a hurry to get to the front line.And the Italian army is not the trump card that Rommel planned...
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"Master!" Behind Stephen came the voice of adjutant Baptiste: "The British troops on the attack position suddenly launched a counterattack against our attacking troops. Now, our vanguard has been repelled."
Baptiste's voice just fell.The voice of another staff officer in charge of combat coordination also sounded: "Report, the second battalion has several times more British troops in front of them. Due to the situation, the second battalion has temporarily stopped attacking. The second battalion commander sent to ask whether to continue Carry out the attack order."
"The British army is making moves!" Baptiste became nervous all of a sudden, "Did they see through it?"
"See through?" Stephen sneered: "The plan sent by the German army made me sweat all over in front of me. With the actions of the British officers, they can see through it?"
As he spoke, Stephen waved his hand and said, "Order, the second battalion and the third battalion will defend on the spot and stop attacking."
Looking back, Stephen continued to say to Baptiste: "You have also read the battle plan. Isn't the current situation what we are most looking forward to?"
"Indeed." Batista nodded.Who took a breath and said: "If we can hold on for about 2 hours, no, it only takes 1 hour. This battle, we will win!"
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"Sir..." An Australian staff officer suddenly shouted loudly in the headquarters: "The French army on the south wing has completely stopped attacking, and is now launching defenses on the spot!"
"What!" The Australian major general stood up abruptly.After a moment of distraction, he turned his head to look at Johnson and said, "General Johnson, the French army stopped attacking as expected. It seems that their purpose should be to contain us."
"Has the battalion I transferred join the Australian troops on the southern flank?" Johnson asked a staff officer beside him with a serious expression.
"It has arrived!" The staff quickly replied: "They have launched a joint counterattack with the two battalions of the 26th Division. It is expected that within an hour, the French army on the southern flank will be driven back to the periphery of my main position. .”
"Height 4, has the German army started to raid?" Johnson looked at the time on his watch.
"Not yet, but they have drawn out two platoons according to the suggestion of the headquarters and transferred them to strengthen the eastern defense line."
"Okay! It seems that we should move one step faster!" Johnson ordered: "Order the southern flank troops to increase their offensive strength. The French colonial troops cannot stop us. In addition, order the garrison on the 4th Heights to take the top as the top." The core is to deploy a circular defense. Let the reserve team move around in a cross, cooperate with the chariots left behind, and block the attack of the German and French troops from the circular defensive formation until we eliminate the French army on the south wing and draw out our troops. …”
Listening to Johnson giving a series of orders, the Australian major general's heart was hanging in the air, and he finally fell down.
He knew that what Johnson was doing now was to race against the German army that could attack Height 4 at any time, and also to compete with the approaching Italian army.Whoever concentrates his forces first and disrupts the opponent's deployment will usher in the victory!
With the No. 3 Heights and No. 4 Heights controlled by both sides as the axis, the three parties attacked tens of thousands of troops and fought continuously on the last barrier of the eastern Algerian oil fields.
It is difficult for those who have not witnessed it with their own eyes to imagine the tragic scene in this small area.A large number of black soldiers of the French army, white soldiers of the British army, and the Australian army were all dyed the same color by bright red blood.
Under the offensive mission requested by both Rommel and Johnson, the originally relatively stable battlefield was disturbed into chaos.
First the defenders of Height No. 3, and then turned to attack.Then the French army, which attacked the main position of the British army, turned to the defensive again.
Going back and forth, switching offense and defense, what changes is the pattern, what remains the same is the casualties.
Whether it is attack or defense, it is accompanied by countless sacrifices and injuries.Especially the black soldiers of the French colony who launched the attack, because their training level was not in place, they left the fortifications and took the initiative to attack, which caused their losses to rise in direct proportion.However, their sacrifices were enough to make the British army insane, unable to concentrate their energy and strength, and unable to use their fists.
On the southern flank of the British attack position, the French army led by Stephen himself has been beaten back by the British counterattack.Without the fortifications built as expected, even if these colonial conscripts wanted to defend on the spot, it would be difficult to do so.
Under the leadership of a British infantry battalion, the other two Australian battalions followed closely. The formation of the three battalions was like a triangle cone, and the stinging French army retreated again and again.Facing a group of defenders with insufficient training, poor equipment, and no fortifications to rely on, the British army did not have much difficulty in counterattacking.
"The French army on the southern wing retreated to the periphery of the preset warning line!"
"The chasing troops continue to suppress the opponent and are expected to completely defeat the enemy in 30 minutes."
"The offensive of the French army attacking No. 4 Heights has weakened and is gradually turning into a semi-defensive state. Only 3 attack points are still fighting."
Just as the god of luck favored Johnson and the others, the menacing French army was finally unable to maintain their seemingly ferocious attack. The weak French army could no longer continue their bluffing offensive.
Every commander of the 24th Division and the 26th Division understands that the battle situation has reached the most critical time.The current British army and Australian army have completed a comprehensive suppression of the French army.As long as it is not long, the French army will pay the final price for their self-defeating martial arts-like attack to death!
Don't forget that the French army was fighting lively not long ago, these are the flashbacks they exchanged for huge losses.From Johnson's point of view, the move was beautifully played, but totally not worth it!