"This is completely different from what we imagined. Before experiencing a real war, we had a good idea. The Browning heavy machine guns and mortars equipped in the company were responsible for providing fire support from 1,000 meters away. Then the BAR shooters provided fire support with the infantry, who would become the backbone of our mobile firepower! Covering infantry and engineers continued to advance. However, when we entered the battlefield, we found that all plans could not keep up with the changes!"

"Browning is a good machine gun. In addition to its large weight, it takes a long time to replace the barrel. The other performance is still very good, very stable and strong. If the barrel is in water, it can be fired without deliberately cleaning it. It can also show very good stability when facing floating or vibration on the beach. These machine guns and 60MM mortars together form the core of our long-range company-level firepower. However, we are facing the Japanese Vix water-cooled machine gun. The other party does not need to change the barrel, and the firepower continuity is better. In long-distance combat, we can only guarantee a rough draw."

"What is really fatal is that the firepower is accompanied by. BAR machine guns cannot play a suppressive role at all. Thanks to the terrible 20 rounds of magazines, our shooters usually shoot all the bullets in an instant! We cannot effectively suppress those firepower points in the distance. Even when shooting with the English Rattlesnake (the Americans call Lewis machine guns.), we are absolutely disadvantageous when shooting," a US military officer wrote in a post-war report. However, talking about a few words is absolutely impossible to describe the depressed mood of the US military officers and soldiers on the battlefield. Their experience is ten times worse than the situation described!

"Now, try to collect all the MG machine guns, concentrate all the saddle drums, and hand them over to the offensive forces, and the remaining personnel responsible for long-range suppression use chains. Also, tell everyone that if they can find a semi-automatic rifle or carbine, then throw the spring rifle aside. These fire sticks should be thrown into the garbage dump of history!" Platoon leader Homan arranged in an orderly manner.

"Bob, didn't I ask you to find the company commander?" Homan said unexpectedly after looking at the personnel sent out to contact the person who had returned with a few people. He also knew one of them, and was the correspondent of the company.

"Boss, tell you good news and bad news." Bob said helplessly.

"There is good news at this time?" Homan was very surprised.

"The good news is that you are our company commander now, and the bad news is that our company commander is killed, and there is only one correspondent left in the company." Bob pointed to the correspondent who followed him.

"Well, lucky guy, now, gather everyone up immediately, and then we start to set up the defense line." Homan ordered. After saying that, he picked up the engineer shovel in his hand without looking back and began to expand the trenches around the crater.

"Sir, the order above is to let us attack." said the correspondent.

"However, the attack requires an offensive position first!" Homan said angrily. Just now, he pointed the number of people roughly. The number of people left in his company should not exceed 80. It was a company of 139 people before! It can basically be judged that he had lost the offensive ability. The firepower outside was so strong and the engineers suffered heavy losses. He could only clean up shallow and deep mines and obstacles to a limited extent. Even if he really attacked, he had to wait for the tanks and reinforcements behind to come up. Several companies that were rushing fast had been crippled. It is estimated that at this speed, he would become the battalion commander tomorrow!

What should I do when the situation cannot be opened? As a grassroots officer, I naturally find a way to survive first! When the sky falls, there is naturally a high place to go. As a grassroots officer, Homan just wants to let the brothers around him survive first!

The Americans have a backup plan for this landing battle, so they naturally would not be naive. They really think that the battle can be ended with a bombing of the naval guns. Although the Japanese army was a little bit watery on the Western Front, it would not be like this! At least when the Germans attacked the Japanese army, tanks were essential, which was the minimum treatment for the Japanese army! So, this time, after the first wave of landing troops gained a foothold, the second wave of tanks and armored vehicles were the most important weapons for the US military to crush the Japanese defense line!

At this time, a famous master in history was waiting anxiously on the landing ship not far away for the first battle he commanded!

"Young guys, the first debut of the Iron Cavalry of the United States of America depends on us. What you have to do is follow the heavy tank platoon, protect our flanks, and then use your 75MM howitzer to kill all the Japanese that can be seen. Okay, do you understand? Just like you did on the exercise field!" Lieutenant Colonel Patton's high voice echoed in the cabin of the tank landing ship. Historically, Patton was responsible for forming armored troops after the end of World War I, and in this plane, he even brought the first batch of American armored troops into actual combat! I have to say that luck is so good!

In addition to preparing 400-ton tank landing crafts, the Americans also specially created a tank landing ship with a standard displacement of 1,200 tons and a full load displacement of 2,200 tons. While they can put a company of armored troops in one location, the way the tank landing ships to the battlefield is very simple and rough, just rush directly to the beach, then open the cabin door, and then the 17 tanks stored in it can drive out along the pedals in front of the cabin!

Lieutenant Colonel Patton is responsible for commanding the first wave of US Army armored troops rushing to Shanghai. This time, the Americans invested 6 armored companies at one time, of which Patton will directly command four of the armored companies to fight on the first landing ground. The Americans' armored companies consist of two cars and three armored platoons, each armored platoon with 5 tanks. Each tank landing ship has 1 heavy tank platoon, carrying a wolf-type tank imported from Germany, and the other two are medium-sized tank platoons, carrying a T1 tank produced by the Americans. The Americans' idea is very simple. The main task of the heavy tank is to be responsible for breakthroughs, while the T1 tank behind is responsible for cover and output. After all, in the eyes of the Americans, everyone has 75MM artillery, which should be similar to the use!

There are 3 tank landing ships in this landing ground that need to be rushed to the beach. There is also an armor behind it that is sent to the landing ship. In addition, there are more than 20 armored vehicles and a large number of mechanized infantry that need to be sent to the beachhead position with the landing ship. In terms of scale and quantity, the Americans' attack is definitely full of sincerity! In terms of scale, it has reached the level of an armored battalion of the German army.
Chapter completed!