Chapter 1493 Worst Ending

Colonel Hunter watched the Germans quickly set up the attacking queue, and knew that the situation was developing in the worst direction. At this time, their infantry could not stop it.

"Quick, call the headquarters, send planes here, and bomb the German troops!"

There is also an airport in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, which was for some time a stopover for planes flying to and from Europe and the Americas.

And now, a certain number of P-40 fighters are also deployed here.

In the early days of World War II, the P-40 fighter was simply notorious and was beaten horribly by the Zero fighter, but it also had certain advantages.

For example, its wing load is very low, and it has good performance in mid-to-low-altitude dogfights. As long as it is used correctly, it can still become a good fighter.

At the same time, it is also because they have no choice.

All military services require money, and the navy burns money even more. It is really impossible to equip too many aircraft, and these P-40s were originally made for France.

As a result, the French Air Force surrendered before it could receive it. So, it happened to be received by the United States itself, and to catch up with the tension of the European battlefield, it was deployed to Iceland.

In addition to being used in air combat, it can also carry two 500-pound bombs for ground attack.

In fact, without a call from the ground troops, the base here received an order just after the Keflavik base was forcibly landed by Germany.

"Come on, hang up the bomb!" The base was busy. The fighter jets here used to fight against the air. Only the machine gun had pressed bullets. Now to attack the ground, only the machine gun is obviously insufficient, and there must be bombs.

The ground crew hurriedly pushed the bomb out of the ammunition depot with a trolley and ran towards the apron, and almost at this moment, the sharp anti-aircraft siren sounded.

Germany is very strict before formulating attack operations. Of course, they will not miss their aviation base. A large number of HS-129 sweepers have already flown!

Every time the nose goes down, the violent 40mm artillery shell will be swept to the ground, and the bomb on the ground will be detonated.

"Boom, boom!" There were explosions and flames everywhere. The aviation troops here are also second-line troops, almost rookies who have just graduated from aviation school. Before they took off, the entire base was already a sea of ​​fire.

If they are skilled enough, they should at least take off a few air superiority fighters to protect the sky overhead, but now, when the German planes flew away, it was already a terrible place to see.

The Germans are abominable, they flew in from the east.

Reykjavik is a coastal city, the west is the sea, and there is also a possible attack direction for the Germans. Therefore, the coastal defense artillery and anti-aircraft artillery are all arranged on the west side. As a result, the Germans went around in a circle. From the east!

The Germans crossed the mountains, boldly interspersed from the mountain peaks, and almost immediately started to attack after leaving the mountain, without giving the Americans any time to react.

Ground troops, stop fantasizing about getting air support.

The Tiger tanks rumbled, with Panther tanks on both flanks, followed by infantry, step by step toward the defense line of the 5th Land Exhibition Regiment.

"Grenadiers, come!" Colonel Kate called.

Following his orders, the soldiers holding the cluster grenades sprinted forward one by one. On the flat ground, they had almost nothing to cover. They could only run the S-shaped bullet avoidance route. Rely on speed and maneuver to dodge the opponent's blow.

Just running a few dozen meters forward is enough.

And these tens of meters are the place of their death.

"Chichichi." The German tank made a sound like a chainsaw. In front of the tank, the radio operator operated the MG machine gun to shoot violently, and 7.92mm bullets were poured over.

The rate of fire is too fast, as long as it is hit, it is definitely not one, but many!

When the bullet hit people, there were several holes at once, and they fell backwards under the impact of the bullet.

The tank's field of vision is limited, and it is impossible to take care of all places, and in the gap of the tank, the infantry behind, holding an assault rifle, adjusted to the burst mode and made a da da da sound.

"Machine guns!" cried Colonel Kate.

Here, the water-cooled M1917A1 water-cooled heavy machine gun roared.

The bullet chain rattled, and the orange-yellow bullets were stuffed into the barrel of the gun and flew out of the muzzle at a terrifying speed, shooting towards the gaps of the German tanks. Machine guns can't deal with tanks, but they can hit infantry next to tanks.

In the sound of chirp, several soldiers were swept away.

At this time, the tank moved again.

"Boom!" The 88mm tank gun roared, and in the black smoke, a grenade accurately hit the opponent's machine gun position. In an instant, the entire machine gun position flew up.

The combination of tanks and infantry is a perfect match. The tanks are used to charge, the infantry protects the blind spot of the tank, and the tank hits the opponent's bunker to protect its own infantry. Germany has long been proficient in this forward tactic.

Colonel Hunter watched the other party continue to move forward, and he was quite anxious in his heart.

"The regiment commander, the division commander told us to resist, they are setting up a minefield in the rear." At this moment, a radio soldier shouted to him.

The front is in contact with the German army! After learning about it, Major General Vandergrift, the division commander behind, immediately made a decision, got out of the car, and immediately laid mines!

They couldn't stop the German tanks from attacking, but they could use the minefields to block the Germans' actions. The faster the attack, the better it would be for the landing troops. The longer the delay, the easier it would be for the defenders to organize effective resistance.

Now, their own side has to withstand, and even the entire regiment has to sacrifice here!

Colonel Hunter looked at the approaching tank troops and said, "Attention, everyone must have anti-tank grenades ready!"

The approach of the Germans is unstoppable. When they get close to a certain level, they can throw out a large number of grenades without rushing forward.

Basilone took his anti-tank gun and aimed at a Tiger tank again. When his gun fired, the tank stopped too!

I hit it again!

And almost at the same time, countless flying bullets shot at him. Although Basilone was running fast, he still felt a pain in his ankle, like a mosquito bite. is blood.

He felt his gun heavy and could no longer hold it, and his body fell over.

"Baslon!" Beside him, two recruits crawled over, dragged his body, and dragged him back behind a stone.

The incomparably brave Basilone was an American hero who killed more than 3,000 island soldiers with the assistance of two wounded comrades in the historic Battle of Guadalcanal. Here, only a few shots were fired and wounded.

Even so, his record is already outstanding, he actually used an anti-tank gun to stop the attack of two Tiger tanks! If you give him a more handy weapon, he will definitely be able to do better!