"It's been a long time since a large-scale air battle broke out in central Italy?" After the situation on the front line reached the ears of Richthofen, who was commanding the battle in Belgrade, he threw down the pencil in his hand and said with some confusion.! Top!

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At first, the Germans thought that the opponent had only deployed limited air defense forces here. Bomber squadrons launched attacks on the artillery position one after another, but they failed. They were either forced back by the opponent's dense 90mm and 40mm anti-aircraft guns, or

It was shot down by the fighter jets hovering in the sky. The opponent seemed to be planning to use the last bit of its air force assets to fight the Germans. According to the reports from the front line, there were at most two squadrons of fighter jets in the airspace near the opponent's artillery position.

Logically speaking, this small amount of troops is nothing to the German Air Force. But everything is timely. It takes a long time for the front line to send information. If you wait until the results are available from your own side before mobilizing air power, the other party may

They have finished fighting and are running away! According to the intelligence from the front line, the opponent should be a train artillery. After spending nearly an hour to blow up the entire airport and making it unusable, they immediately began to stop work and evacuate.

And fled away from the battlefield. Based on the train's speed of 50 kilometers an hour, 3 hours have passed by now, and the opponent has already reached 150 kilometers away. Then the German Air Force has to rush from the railway

It is a bit more difficult to find the target on the train and then attack it, and the fighter units covering it can naturally leave after the train guns are withdrawn, and will not give the Germans a chance to fight head-on!

The destruction of the airport meant that the German airborne troops could only maintain their combat effectiveness through airdrops of ammunition and supplies for a long period of time. Infantry weapons are okay. The key is artillery and ammunition. Although gliders can land in open spaces, the landing location is

At least it has to be on level ground. The Italian artillerymen did a very dedicated job. They not only used artillery shells to clear the cargo yard and artillery shells,

Once, it also destroyed some gliders that landed in the open space. Although it is easy to fill a hole in the land, it is not easy to move the several-ton wreckage. Nearly a hundred tons of artillery shells were fired in 60 minutes.

It is said that this kind of loss can be recovered relatively quickly, but only if you have enough engineers and materials! Unfortunately, the Germans do not have these two things!

The sudden attack not only wiped out the Germans' plan to continue using the airport, but also caused heavy losses to the German paratroopers defending the airport. They just landed yesterday and were covered by 6-inch artillery today. The hastily constructed defenses were basically

It was unable to withstand high-explosive bomb attacks from large-caliber artillery. The French also taught the nearby German paratroopers a lesson by raking grass and hunting rabbits.

The battle situation suddenly became confusing. On the afternoon of the second day of the airborne landing, the reinforced American and French armies arrived at the outskirts of Foligno with the support of the remaining air force and anti-aircraft artillery. The remaining troops near the city had not yet been eliminated.

The defenders participated and were ready to counterattack. Ridgway and his regiment were one of the units with relatively intact strength. The German Army

Although the backup was poor, they still had a firepower advantage under the cover of the air force. The two train guns of Andozal and Garibaldi, who took advantage of the opponent's lax defense to knock the opponent's head, did not dare to risk their lives again in the daytime.

The real decisive battle will begin at night! At that time, the two train guns will once again go to the next preset position to provide fire support for the attacking troops!

However, this does not mean that both sides can sleep during the day. The Germans are busy building fortifications, while the harassment and probing of the American and French teams have never stopped. When night falls slowly, the eagles of the Second Empire return to their nests.

At this time, the extremely brutal night battle finally broke out!

Today is the time to decide life and death. As the leader of the group, Li Qiwei also carried a Thompson submachine gun. "What a twist of fate. The first users of weapons specially produced for war were gangsters and policemen." Li Qiwei checked.

Click the magazine and then

Start to finally arrange the battle plan to your subordinates. "Our long-range artillery fire will first focus on attacking the barracks in the west. Then part of the reinforcements outside the city will launch a feint attack, and the main force will launch a general attack from the airport. We will also take the opponent's retreat at the same time."

.from night

The battle started at 8 o'clock in the morning. We must end the battle before dawn, and at least drive the German paratroopers out of the city. Only in this way can our firepower destroy them. If we only occupy the periphery instead of mixing with the Germans,

Together, then the other side's air force can clear us all out during the day tomorrow, so our task is very simple, that is to rush in! Rush into the city at all costs, and then divide the enemy! The following are the specific tasks, for each battalion and company

Commander, read it again."

Just after 8 o'clock! The roar of long-range artillery arrived as expected! The firelight of distant artillery fire was so conspicuous in the dark night that standing at a high place, Li Qiwei could see that the sky in the distance was printed with dark red. Cannonballs

Screaming and falling on the white

After about 10 minutes of attack, the shelling began to extend to the rear of the fire points marked by sky reconnaissance. From time to time, buildings were smashed to pieces by shells weighing 45 kilograms. The Germans seemed to be asleep and did not react at all.

After completing the bombardment for about half an hour, the rumble from the dark night meant the beginning of the US military attack. Several Grant tanks that had luckily escaped the Luftwaffe attack and reached the front line began to charge. The 75mm howitzer on the side of the car body

And the 37mm cannon on the roof of the vehicle spewed deadly flames from time to time. Behind the tank, there were a large number of infantry, who covered up behind the tank. The Allied forces located in the northwest corner and east were also preparing to launch an attack!

"The Americans really have no memory. Just half a month ago, they organized our armored forces to advance in the city, and today, they actually used the same method to deal with us. We are really looking for death!" Paul looked at the night in the distance.

The American tanks that fired from time to time said. Suddenly, there were several loud noises from the advancing American tank troops. Two Grant tanks stopped, one was hit by a track, and the other was hit by a bomb.

Overwhelmed a large-charge anti-tank mine and exploded directly into a burning iron box. The loss of the tank troops caused chaos, and the Germans were waiting for this opportunity. The light mortars deployed in the city would

The flare went out, and the slowly descending magnesium flare instantly exposed the attacking troops to strong light. Under the dazzling light, many American soldiers subconsciously stopped and covered their eyes with their hands.

The firepower of the German defense line, which had been silent a few seconds ago, was instantly activated! The harsh sound of the mg machine gun, like tearing oil cloth, resounded throughout the battlefield. More than a dozen tongues of flame twisted their deadly bodies in the air and directly attacked a large number of infantrymen from both sides.

mopped down, and the heavy mortars hidden inside the city also began to fire! Although it did not last long, in just a few minutes

Inside, machine gun and mortar fire cut the attack into pieces. The remaining tanks tried to continue the attack, but soon after the scream of anti-tank guns was heard in the night, the troops responsible for the feint attack decided to retreat rationally.

, because according to their estimation, since the anti-tank guns have been pulled over, the opponent's large troops should have been attracted over.

"Pull up all the artillery that can be used, including the M2 machine guns, anti-aircraft guns and field artillery. Pay attention to the opponent's mortar positions just now and knock them out first!" Li Qiwei ordered loudly on the phone. Here

In this attack, the US military devoted almost all its firepower. Even equipped with various

The flyswatter team of the anti-aircraft guns all went into battle, leveling the anti-aircraft guns and firing. The flames fired by the four 20mm machine guns were shining in the dark night, and the deadly rain of bullets swept everything they encountered, whether it was bunkers, bunkers or buildings.

Under the impact of dense high-explosive bombs, it collapsed like an ancient ruin.

"We still underestimated the firepower of the German paratroopers. They had the most advanced light weapons of their time, and the support firepower such as mortars and recoilless rifles also exceeded our imagination. Night helped us reduce the intensity of the opponent's air strikes.

But it also weakened our firepower. The seemingly crazy shooting was actually not very effective!" Ridgway recalled afterwards.

The flares launched by both sides flew in the air, and the direction of the attack immediately turned into daylight. Li Qiwei's various copycat fire support vehicles carefully wandered outside the attack range of the opponent's combat artillery, using machine guns to suppress the exposed areas.

German firepower point. When the German artillery began to fire, these death spirits would retreat under the cover of the smoke screen. With the support of superior firepower, the infantry began to launch an attack and successfully strategically attacked the first line of defense outside the city.

With the sound of shells exiting the gun barrel, a German soldier looked at the American battlefield still showing off in the distance with an ugly expression. Just now, this artillery group tried to attack a half-track vehicle 700 meters away. The twin 40mm cannons on it were really powerful.

It's Taike

It was so bad that at least 4 fire points were knocked out one after another. And because the shooting just now exposed the position of the 50mm anti-tank gun, a giant python composed of two shells soon swept over, causing the half-track vehicle to

The record has become 5!

"All troops withdraw to the second line of defense and execute immediately." At this moment, Stuart's voice rang in the command headquarters. "I am hovering over you now. All troops withdraw to the second line of defense in the city. The air force's

Comrades will help us clear targets on the ground. Repeat, execute the order immediately!"

"The Streetlight Squad is ready to go out. Tell them that their guidance and positioning will directly determine the direction of the war." Finally, Student suddenly remembered something and added. In half an hour, the Night Devil is about to appear! And Foligno

Will be their first killing field!
Chapter completed!