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Chapter 233 Observation
This time when Omaha Beach was conquered, the Allied forces seized about 100 machine guns from the German artillery regiment with countless ammunition, including several MG-42 general-purpose heavy machine guns.

100 machine guns are enough to equip a complete division.

In order to defend the skies over Omaha Beach, Marshal Rommel spent all his money on this regiment.

The German command believed that with these 100 machine guns, the regiment could hold out on Omaha Beach for at least two days.

They would never have imagined that after being suddenly attacked by the Chinese Independent Company, the regiment fell apart without even holding on for 20 minutes.

Lieutenant Colonel Robert Cole has long heard the name of the Independent Company, and in today's battle, he completely convinced the Independent Company.

If there hadn't been an independent company's sudden attack on the German artillery regiment on Omaha Beach, his battalion might still be fighting hard with the opponent at this time, and it might even be attacked by the German army during the airborne, and the entire army was wiped out .

When Yan Zhi said that he would take away more than a dozen machine guns, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Cole pointed to the rows of seized machine guns and said that these were the spoils of the independent company, and Yan Zhi could take as many as he wanted.He knew that the Independent Company was going to conquer the German infantry battalion stationed at Brecourt.

In this regard, Yan Zhi was not polite. He needed these machine guns too much, especially those few MG-42 general-purpose machine guns.

The MG-42 general-purpose machine gun was developed and equipped by Germany in 1942. It replaced the MG34. Its biggest feature is its extremely fast rate of fire, with a minimum of 1200 rounds per minute and a maximum of 1500 rounds. It is called "Hitler's chainsaw".

This MG-42 is hailed as the best machine gun during World War II. Its firepower is so powerful that it has depressed the will of the arrogant and domineering American soldiers for a long time.

The MG-42 was considered an infantry nightmare.

When Yan Zhi left, every soldier in Independent Company and E Company brought an extra machine gun.

When parting, Yan Zhi asked Lieutenant Colonel Robert Cole if he could borrow a sniper rifle.

Before leaving for Normandy, Yan Zhi asked Shao Daguo to bring an M1903 sniper rifle, but lost it while parachuting.

Lieutenant Colonel Robert Cole generously gave Yan Zhi two M1903 sniper rifles, which made Yan Zhi overjoyed and grateful.

Omaha Beach is about six miles south of Brecourt.

The soldiers of Independent Company and E Company walked northward along Omaha Beach for about four kilometers. They began to march in the thorns by the sea, although the German defenders of Brecourt knew that the Allied forces would attack their garrison. Attack, but don't know when to start.

When it was about one kilometer away from Brecourt, Yan Zhi let all the soldiers rest on the edge of a hidden beach. He, Second Lieutenant Winters, Ma Ben, Fang You, and Warrant Officer Compton walked along the thorns Cong walked towards Rekuer's cat waist.

Only by being caught by surprise can one be caught unprepared. Faced with a German battalion that was several times stronger than his own, Yan Zhi thought that he had to find a way to launch a surprise attack on the enemy.

If you want to win more with less, you can only launch a surprise attack on the enemy.

There are palm trees growing on the coast, and the salty air brought by the sea breeze needs to be slightly bloody, and there is also a hint of gunpowder smoke. There are constant rumbles of guns in the distance. This is the German artillery battalion. Open fire on Allied ships landing off the coast of Utah.

The artillery battalion of the German army must be eliminated as soon as possible. The 108mm cannon is the nightmare of the Allied forces landing on this beach.

Walking a few hundred meters further, there is a tall watchtower in the distance, standing in the eyes of everyone.

Yan Zhi and the others hid among the palm trees and took out their binoculars.

Sure enough, there were two German soldiers on the watchtower, and they were watching around with binoculars. They looked at the beach on their side from time to time.

Yan Zhi took off the M1903 sniper rifle from his back. From the sniper scope, he could see more clearly the every move of the two Germans on the watchtower.

The sniper scope moves down. At the bottom of the watchtower, there are two German soldiers sitting smoking. One of the soldiers can be killed with a single shot. Yan Zhi can clearly see the tension on the soldier’s face, but the other soldier only shows a The shoulders are out.

Winters also saw through the binoculars, two German soldiers sitting at the bottom of the tower, said.

"These two German soldiers had explosives in front of them. Their intention was to blow up the watchtower after they found us."

Yan Zhi zoomed in on the camera, and sure enough, a corner of the explosive package was exposed near the watchtower.

Winters chewed gum: "If you use a sniper rifle to kill the two soldiers above the watchtower, it will definitely alarm the two soldiers below. Why don't we send someone over there and kill the two soldiers under the watchtower first. The watchtower remains This is very beneficial to us, standing on the tower, we can observe every move of the German infantry battalion 600 meters away."

"Ma Ben, Fang You!" Yan Zhi said, pointing to the watchtower.

Ma Ben and Fang You knew each other, they drew out their bayonets, stooped their waists, and touched towards the watchtower.

Five minutes later, Winters saw Ma Ben and Fang You appearing behind the two German soldiers through the binoculars. When their bayonets were inserted into the throats of the two German soldiers, two M5 slight beeps came from their ears. There was a gunshot, and Winters looked up through the binoculars again. On the watchtower, two German soldiers were already lying on the watchtower, with blood gushing out from their heads like a spring.

Immediately afterwards, Winters saw Fang You and Ma Ben appear on the watchtower. The two moved very quickly and dragged the dead bodies of the two German devils from the watchtower on the wall. After about 2 minutes, they were wearing German devils uniforms Ma Ben and Fang You appeared in Winters' telescope and made an OK gesture to them.

Winters and Compton looked at each other, admiring from the bottom of their hearts that the independent company's surprise attack technique was so skillful, and the tacit understanding between them was even more admirable. In just a few seconds, they could get up and down the watchtower. The four enemies were killed quietly, and they were changed into German military uniforms to avoid suspicion from the German battalion. This wave of operations can be included in military textbooks.

Yan Zhi, Second Lieutenant Winters, and Warrant Officer Compton boarded the watchtower together, and observed the two German battalions opposite from the gap in the watchtower wall.

Looking at the two battalions of the German army from the watchtower, you can see their defensive deployment clearly.

The Germans never dreamed that their sentinels had been killed.

Looking from the watchtower, the German infantry battalion and artillery battalion 500 meters away are no more than 500 meters apart. There are trenches and trenches between the two battalions, and they can support each other in wartime.

From the point of view of the terrain, the two battalions of the German army are located in a low-lying position towards the sea, especially the artillery battalion, which is almost arranged in a depression, surrounded by reeds, thorns, and bushes, if it is not twelve 108 mm Cannons were firing in turn toward the Utah shore, and it was hard to spot them, even from a watchtower.

Winters believes that these thorn bushes and bushes can serve as natural camouflage for enemy artillery, and they can also serve as graves for artillery.

(End of this chapter)