Chapter 665

An American M4 Sherman tank rumbled past the burning wreckage of a tank. On the smoky wreckage, the white five pointed star could be seen. Not far from the ground, there was the body of a tank soldier.

The plan to break into Damanhur didn't go well at the beginning. The tanks of the US North African Independent armored brigade were attacked by German Paratroopers on the road. The iron fist rockets were launched from hidden places. One after another US tanks were destroyed on the road of attack. In just one hour, The U.S. military lost more than 40 tanks and nearly the same number of armored vehicles.

Barton's attempt to divide and encircle the German Paratroopers failed completely. Although the attack of the independent armored brigade caused huge casualties to the German Paratroopers, the whole defense line outside Damanhur was still firmly held by the German Paratroopers, and even some less important defensive positions were not lost to the Americans.

"Fire!" A hidden German paratrooper machine gun position suddenly gave out a roar. The black muzzle pointed to the flank of the American soldiers. With the roar, the unique sound of tearing linen burst out, and the bullets shot like raindrops at the helpless American soldiers.

Bullet hit the flesh and blood, blooming a bright red flowers, American soldiers one by one fell on the street, a dozen people lost their lives in an instant, soon American soldiers also began to fight back with rifles, bullets also hit the German machine gun position.

"Hell! These Americans are much more powerful than the British. Their weapons are automatic, asshole! " A German veteran, holding his helmet, retreated behind the rubble. While swearing at his opponent, he pulled a grenade from his chest, put it in his mouth and bit open the safety ring. When the Americans were shooting, he immediately threw out the grenade, and then retreated back to his bunker again: "try this, fools!"

"Boom!" With an explosion, the sand rose and flew into the trench. The veteran held up his mp-44 assault rifle and fired fiercely at the smoky place.

"Suddenly! Suddenly The bullet flew into the dust, and then came the screams of two American soldiers. Obviously, this shooting was very successful. He hit at least two enemies. However, as the American soldiers also hit him with bullets, a smoke of being shot immediately rose around him.

"Garland! Goddamn garland rifles The weapon held by the Americans has long been familiar to German soldiers. Because its performance is very similar to that of German G43 semi-automatic rifle, many Germans think it is the best rifle used by the Americans. But in fact, Americans still have carbines and submachine guns, not just one weapon.

As the bullet hit the dust on the ruins, a grenade rolled into the small foxhole accurately. Without thinking about it, the German veteran kicked the grenade out of the trench. Before the grenade landed again, it exploded in mid air.

But not far away, another grenade exploded in the German paratrooper's trench, lifting two German soldiers. On the other side of the road, the American heavy machine gun also began to roar. It hit the debris and spattered a spark. A German soldier was hit in the arm and fell to the ground, calling for medical guards.

It's not only the Germans who praise the quality of American soldiers, but also the Americans on the opposite side are scared by the crazy fighting methods of the Germans. For a long time, American soldiers and German soldiers have been fighting in the desert. They are all like chivalry. They are fighting a very gentlemanly and regular fight. They can move forward if they can fight. The other side will not waste their troops and will retreat if they can't fight, The big deal is surrender. Which like today, for a long time no value of the ruins put together like this.

In this small neighborhood, Americans have lost no less than 200 soldiers. No matter how small the loss of German Paratroopers across the street is, more than 40 people will be killed. In this way, the two sides have already destroyed more than one battalion in order to fight for these dilapidated houses. What's more, the fighting is still going on, and there is no end to it.

Two American tanks put in by German infantry were soon ambushed by German anti tank snipers near a corner. The thin armor on the side was soon punctured by the attack of iron fist rocket. The top tank man was killed by snipers and infantry shooters before he climbed out of the tank. It was only a few minutes later, These two tanks, which were still swaggering just now, were paralyzed on the street corner in smoke.

In fact, in the trained and highly educated army, the fear of tank attack is very slight, especially in street battles. There are many German weapons that can pose a threat to each other's tanks. What's more, the Americans are still facing the German Paratroopers, who go deep behind the enemy lines and face any enemy weapons alone.

Looking at the proof of his battalion's defense, the suppressed American infantry in the minefield, and the three tanks that had broken their tracks, borol knew that the Americans could not break through their own defense in any case. At least the concealed heavy machine gun position and the paratrooper chariot were not exposed, There is still a lot of power in his hand that he can continue to defend.

Sure enough, with the gradual thinning of gunfire, the American attack stopped completely. A large group of American soldiers slowly retreated along the road they rushed in, gave up part of the occupied peripheral positions, and left hundreds of corpses. Before the Germans could celebrate their victory, the large caliber artillery units of the Americans who were not able to catch up with the battle in the front line just around here launched the most intensive shelling. One by one, they landed on the German positions and bombed the buildings that had been destroyed by bombers again. Before the crater was filled, it was covered by new craters. Before the ruins were cleared, they were replaced by new ones. The German soldiers huddled around the rubble, waiting for such a heavy fire to pass. Borol knocked down the dust on the helmet with his hand, and gently knocked the dust on the map twice with his hand. Just now, a shell hit the enemy not far from his headquarters, and killed a battalion member. Fortunately, his battalion was safe, but a lot of dust was shaken down. After climbing out of the ruins and dust, the German soldiers were shocked to find that the American tanks were only tens of meters away from them. With a stupefied effort, the course machine gun in front of the American tanks highlighted the fierce tongue of fire and knocked down several German Paratroopers who were at a loss. However, the American infantry did not come to a good end. The German machine gun position on one side suddenly opened fire, and the bullets flew into the American soldiers from the flank. Before waiting for the reaction, more than a dozen American soldiers closed their eyes forever. The firing speed of the German machine gun was so fast that there was no need to rescue the American soldiers who were hit. An American soldier who watched his companion's head cut off by a machine gun was scared out of his wits. Before he could get down, he was smashed in the shoulder by a flying bullet. Before he fell down with the huge impact, he was hit in the chest by another bullet. Then he saw the tracer bullet go through his armpit and hit another man in the stomach. The soldier was still conscious when he fell to the ground. His eyes, which had not yet been closed, looked at his fellow soldiers who had been shot and fell down. He watched the platoon leader who had been training them severely. He was shot through his stomach, his intestines gushed out, and he rolled all over the ground with blood... When he felt the pain, he closed his eyes, and then everything was away from him“ I have no reinforcements for you. I have five soldiers here. They are my last reserve. " Borol held up the phone and said helplessly to the commander of company 1, who was hysterical and asked for reinforcements on the front line. There were 470 soldiers in a battalion. Now, 95 of them were killed, including the soldiers killed in the logistics group. Even borol didn't know why the Americans were so crazy to attack here. When he parachuted, he thought there would be no decent fighting here. Now he knows why his paratroopers have to strengthen their anti tank firepower. Now he knows why he carries more ammunition than he eats when he parachutes, because everyone knows that it will be a cruel battle, a desperate battle of life and death, except the optimistic paratroopers themselves. In less than five hours after the start of the battle, he had finished the reserve team. Borol could not imagine how fierce the battle would be waiting for him. After he put down the phone, he grabbed up the phone and called the regimental headquarters: "chief, I'm borol. The attack was too fierce. I asked for reinforcements."“ The reinforcements will leave in three hours. You can only stay there by yourself for the remaining three hours. I have to tell you the bad news briefly. The Americans are trying to encircle the whole Damanhur. The defense line we have to stick to is getting longer and longer. " The head of the regiment also seemed to be having a hard time. It seemed that the battle had reached its worst at the beginning“ Oh, I see! I will stay here until reinforcements come Borol put down the phone, and then looked at Donald, who was beside him. Suddenly, he thought of Baru, who had died in Belgium for a long time. Borol gave a wry smile, then buckled his helmet on his head and said, "come on, go to the front line and have a look!"