New World War II Eagle Strikes the Sky

( ) False injury is indeed a big problem.In the historical Cobra operation, the U.S. Army Aviation killed hundreds of officers and soldiers including a lieutenant general in one go, and also killed dozens of tanks and other vehicles along the way.In terms of the number of Americans killed, although it cannot be compared with what the Germans killed, but in terms of quality, it is not comparable to the Germans at all.You know, American generals are still quite valuable.Even a guy like Barton is just a lieutenant general.When General Halsey led almost the entire US Pacific Fleet to fight the Battle of Guadalcanal, he was just a lieutenant general.Throughout the war, the Americans only lost two lieutenant generals. One was shot black by the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean, and the other was killed by the bombers of the US Army Aviation during Operation Cobra.The sudden death of this commander also once plunged the US military into chaos.

Ron didn't remember the name of the unlucky guy who was killed in the bombing. When he saw this history in his previous life, he only read it as a story, so he didn't have the heart to remember the name of the unlucky guy.But now, according to the arrangement in the combat plan, Lieutenant General Leslie James McNair, commander of the US Army Ground Forces, is most likely the unlucky guy.

"Especially in the plan, our bombers will launch night bombings, and the speed of our army's progress will definitely be different from the plan, and even because of the problem of information transmission, sometimes it will be different from what the Army Aviation Force learned. The same. Heavy bombers are at high altitude, it is difficult to see who is on the ground, and at night, it is even more impossible to see who is. This increases the risk of fratricide." Ron said.

"So, Ron, do you have any plans?" General Bradley asked.

"General, the 21st Attack Aircraft Wing has been cooperating with the Seventh Army some time ago to undertake close-range fire support and battlefield isolation tasks. When performing close-range fire support missions, the distance between the enemy and ourselves is no more than 100 to 200 meters Mi, the enemy and the enemy are intertwined, and the chance of misfires is quite high. For this reason, we have worked with the Seventh Army to study some ways to avoid misfires." Ron replied.

"Well, keep talking."

"In the beginning, we had all the vehicles of the Seventh Army install a board with a striking inverted V-shaped logo on the top. As long as our attack planes see this logo from the air, they will not attack."

"The Germans can see this sign too, what if the Germans do the same?" one person asked.

"We put these signs on the vehicles before the attack. After the attack, the Germans will find this kind of sign. I think the Germans may not have enough time to equip their vehicles with such signs. As for the future , we have several logos that can be used in rotation," Ron replied.

Ron's answer obviously satisfied the person who asked the question.He nodded and said, "I'll be fine that way. It's really a good and easy solution."

"But Ron, this approach is suitable for attack aircraft flying at low altitudes. Our bombers can't see such small things clearly." It was Ron's old acquaintance, Li Mei, who spoke.

Ron nodded to Li Mei, and then replied: "As General Li Mei said, bombers can't see such a small sign clearly even in daylight. But we can have some workarounds. For example, our After the ground troops found the bombers, they immediately launched a predetermined combination of signal bombs into the air according to the regulations. In addition, just like our 21st Attack Aircraft Wing in cooperation with the Seventh Army, our air power can send bombs to the ground. The troops send liaison officers. Before the bomber starts bombing, it sends a radio command to the ground. If the ground does not respond, or the response is wrong, the bombing will begin. Even the ground liaison officer can guide the air strike and make a quick judgment on the bombing result."

"Thinking about it, it seems pretty good!" Li Mei said blankly, "It's worth a try... Even if it doesn't work this time, it's still worth keeping on as a direction for future efforts."

Anyone who is familiar with Li Mei knows that Li Mei's evaluation of Ron's suggestion is actually quite high.As for his expressionless face, well, have you ever seen facial paralysis with expression?

Then Li Mei looked at Ron again, and continued to speak to Ron in that classic Li Mei-style voice with almost no ups and downs: "Are you free tonight? Let's make this idea concrete together, and create an open space." How about the fight?"

"Okay, General." Ron readily agreed.Li Mei burst out the word "air-land battle", which really surprised Ron.This seemingly dull person is surprisingly sensitive in tactics.And if this idea is to become a reality, it really needs the participation of experts like Li Mei.

"Then, the two of you should come up with a specific plan as soon as possible, and leave a day or two for the troops to familiarize themselves with the plan before the action." Eisenhower said, "Although it is not humane to rush the wounded to work, it is war now. During the period, Ron, you and Li Mei are both irreplaceable experts in the use of air power. You can only work harder for those who can. However, don’t be too tired... Curtis, I especially want to Remind you, you guys work day and night and never care about yourself. It’s fine for you to be like this, Ron is now a wounded person and can’t work day and night with you. Well, I don’t care about you What time is it, Ron must be in bed by 11 o'clock!"

"Well, I know these things." Curtis? Li Mei still responded with an unwavering voice.

……

In fact, Ron discovered that Li Mei was really a very disciplined person.As soon as she entered his oversized office with a sand table, Li Mei set an alarm clock for 11:[-] p.m. without further ado.

"I often lose track of the time when I start studying work. I think you seem to have this tendency too, so in order not to violate Ike's military order, we must first set the alarm clock. Alright, let's begin..."

……

Mike was originally a non-commissioned officer in charge of radio communication in the 8th Air Force. Early this morning, he got a task to serve as an air liaison officer in the Army Ground Forces.So, early in the morning, he and several other guys who accepted the same mission rushed to the troops they were going to cooperate with in the "Lysander" MKIIISD liaison plane they got from the British.

The plane landed lightly in a small open space, and Mike saw that there were two goals erected at both ends of the small open space.This appears to be a school playground.

As soon as the plane stopped, Mike jumped out of the plane.At the same time, he shouted: "Someone! Help me lift the things down."

Two soldiers ran over, they, Mike, and his partner Sura hurriedly lifted the big box off the plane, and the pilot Cook also came to help.

"What, it's heavy," Cook said.

"A high-power radio, plus a high-power generator. Otherwise, it would be so heavy!" Mike replied.

According to the newly revised plan, Mike and Sura will install this radio station on an m7 Priest self-propelled artillery.For air contact.

Several people lifted the radio into a car, and then the car pulled Mike and the others into the distance.

A few minutes later, the car entered a yard.Here is the regiment headquarters of an infantry regiment under the No.30 Fifth Infantry Division of the US Army.Mike saw that there was still an m7 pastor 105mm self-propelled artillery parked in this yard.Several technicians are busy on it.Mike knew they were removing the cannons above to make room for the high-power radio and the larger generator that the high-power radio needed.

The head of the group, Dulles, was very busy, so he just briefly talked to Mike and the others.He said that his fighters will try their best to protect their safety and hope that their cooperation will be very pleasant.In fact, it is not the first time for them to cooperate with the liaison officer of the Army Aviation, but it is the first time to cooperate with the liaison officer of the heavy bomber unit.

Before lunch, the guys from the ground troops removed the cannon of the m7 Priest 105mm self-propelled gun, and the original generator was also removed.As for the things that Mike and the others brought, they won't put them on until after lunch.

To say that the lunch of the army ground troops in France is better than that of the guys in the rear.In the UK, there is nothing but Spam to eat every day.At most, it's just turning pure spam stew into potato stew spam.The American soldiers, including Mike, have gotten to the point where they will feel sick when they smell Spam.But the British had a good impression of Spam. Not only British soldiers, but sometimes some British citizens were also willing to exchange other foods for Spam.Of course, after eating the British, the GIs immediately understood why the British thought Spam was delicious.This is really because the taste of things made by the British can only be described as dark.Mike even came to the conclusion that if you can adapt to British food, then you can definitely eat a lot of disgusting fat worms that are still wriggling, and then praise its taste Compared with some chicken.

It is different in France. In the eyes of the French, the Americans are their liberators, and the enthusiastic French are happy to provide Americans with all kinds of delicious food.As long as a little things, such as a lighter, such as chocolate, you can exchange good things such as wine, smoked sausage, chicken and duck from the enthusiastic French.Especially French wine, well, this stuff is not for the big guns in the United States.

For example, in today's lunch, there is a bottle of French wine that is said to be exchanged for a Zippo lighter.

"Hey, Mike," a second lieutenant named Henry showed off, holding the bottle in his hand, "ever had this drink? Champagne!"

"Yes," Mike replied. "I'm from Virginia and I have a vineyard at home. We make our own champagne."

"You can't call it champagne, you can only call it sparkling wine." Henry shook his head, looking like a connoisseur, "Only French champagne is real champagne! This is real champagne from the Champagne producing area .Unfortunately not much, only a small glass per person. And smoked sausage, which is also very good, but unfortunately there is not enough. So, we still have to have some spam."

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