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Post by James G on Jul 10, 2018 20:02:42 GMT
Now that's a good ambush. In, bang and out fast. Do this several times and the Germans will go slow expecting one without one coming: therefore seriously degrading the rate of advance.
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Post by stevep on Jul 10, 2018 20:15:10 GMT
Now that's a good ambush. In, bang and out fast. Do this several times and the Germans will go slow expecting one without one coming: therefore seriously degrading the rate of advance.
True but their likely to be more aware after this with some scouts units looking for such groups.
The other thing I suppose is if the allies can target the enemy HQs and communications. That could really have a disproportionate impact on enemy operations.
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Post by lordroel on Jul 11, 2018 2:33:48 GMT
Somewhere in Luxembourg
Ten heavily armed men hid in the bushes and trees of the Ardennes, watching the long columns of German infantry, horses, and armour pass them. The tiny road was absolutely packed beyond its limits, the Heer doing what it could to push the better part of fifteen divisions through.
The commander of the heavily armed men signaled to one of his subordinates. The Master Corporal pressed a button, and a bridge with multiple German troop carriers on it exploded. There were screams as shrapnel tore through horses and men alike, while the vehicles on the bridge were all wrecked beyond repair.
As the Germans tried to reorganize, a pair of TOW missiles streaked out of the trees, slamming into the lead and rear Panzer IVs. The tanks in the middle were unable to move, and many troops began to take cover, but to no avail: whoever had attacked was gone.
Now, the soldiers had to clear the dead men and horses off the road while trying to do the same with the destroyed vehicles. Later in the day they would be subjected to precision airstrikes by the mysterious future Canadian planes.
XIV Corps would be delayed.
Nice small update redrobin65, i wonder, do these soldier belong to the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command |
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Post by redrobin65 on Jul 11, 2018 15:27:40 GMT
Somewhere in Luxembourg
Ten heavily armed men hid in the bushes and trees of the Ardennes, watching the long columns of German infantry, horses, and armour pass them. The tiny road was absolutely packed beyond its limits, the Heer doing what it could to push the better part of fifteen divisions through.
The commander of the heavily armed men signaled to one of his subordinates. The Master Corporal pressed a button, and a bridge with multiple German troop carriers on it exploded. There were screams as shrapnel tore through horses and men alike, while the vehicles on the bridge were all wrecked beyond repair.
As the Germans tried to reorganize, a pair of TOW missiles streaked out of the trees, slamming into the lead and rear Panzer IVs. The tanks in the middle were unable to move, and many troops began to take cover, but to no avail: whoever had attacked was gone.
Now, the soldiers had to clear the dead men and horses off the road while trying to do the same with the destroyed vehicles. Later in the day they would be subjected to precision airstrikes by the mysterious future Canadian planes.
XIV Corps would be delayed.
Nice small update redrobin65 , i wonder, do these soldier belong to the Canadian Special Operations Forces CommandThey do; in this case they are from CSOR. |
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Post by lordroel on Jul 11, 2018 15:34:35 GMT
They do; in this case they are from CSOR. Wonder what Joint Task Force 2 are doing, maybe they are already operating in Germany. |
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Post by redrobin65 on Jul 20, 2018 23:32:58 GMT
May 10-15
Maginot Line
French forces along the Maginot line traded artillery fire with German forces on the other side of the border. Several German brigades launched probing attacks to no avail; they failed to break French defences, but that wasn’t what they were there for. The task of Army Group C was to pin the 375,000 French troops defending the Maginot Line in place. While the French Army had originally planned to have 500,000 men on the Line but had sent many of them elsewhere thanks to uptime information. Nonetheless, they still kept a sizable number of troops there just in case.
The Netherlands
The Luftwaffe had substantial plans for the Netherlands; primarily the capture of The Hague. However, the Netherlands Army Aviation Brigade had to be neutralized.
Kampfgeschwader 4 (KG4), comprised of dozens of Heinkel He111, Dornier Do17, and Junkers Ju88 bombers, flew towards England over the North Sea (planning to turn south of course) in an attempt to fool the Dutch. The Dutch were aware of what was actually happening, but another nation had volunteered to deal with the bombers.
HMCS Montreal and HMCS Calgary had been in the area for months, ensuring that the term ‘U-boat’ could change into ‘what boat?’. They each fired off eight Evolved Sea Sparrow missiles, downing sixteen bombers. Another was downed by the CIWS on Montreal. The bombers turned away but flew into another obstacle: eight CF-18s from 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron. Firing four missiles each, KG4 lost thirty-two aircraft in addition to the sixteen killed by the frigates. The five bombers left quickly retreated.
Other CF-18s launched attacks on German airfields near the Dutch border. More than three hundred fighters, bombers, transports and trainers were blown to pieces or went up in flames. The Dutch Air Force also saw action, downing fourteen planes and losing twenty of their own on the first day (compared to seventy IOTL).
The few transports that got into the sky were blown apart by Dutch AA and Canadian/Dutch aircraft.
The Royal Netherlands Army blew up multiple bridges over the Ijssel and Maas rivers as soon as planes crossed the border. One crucial bridge destroyed was the Gennep Railway Bridge. This ensured that no trains would be able to drive straight through and behind the Peel-Raam Line.
The Germans had planned for this and had barges ready, but not on this scale. Still, they began shelling Dutch positions along the border. Then, the Heer attacked. The SS Adolf Hitler Regiment led the way towards the Grebbe Line, followed by the 227th Infantry Division. At the Grebbbe Line, the SS and Heer troops encountered strong Dutch defences, but were able to overcome the outer defences at 11:45 AM on the 11th. Still, Dutch resistance was fierce. To the displeasure of the Germans, the Dutch fought very hard, inflicting heavy casualties on the 227th Infantry Division. However, Dutch high command was doubtful about their ability to hold the area, and the rest of III Corps withdrew towards the Peel-Raam Line (temporary defence). Even with uptime information, the Dutch government and military elected to withdraw even further, behind the Water Line, Vesting Holland.
Local counterattacks by Dutch forces delayed the Germans more and more. A company of Dutch armoured cars routed a Heer company on the West bank of the Ijssel but were forced to retreat after Panzers from the 9th Division showed up. Six NAAB T-V light bombers escorted by Fokker D-XXI fighters attacked German supply lines along the border, destroying an entire ammunition column while losing one bomber.
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Post by lordroel on Jul 21, 2018 5:53:15 GMT
May 10-15
Maginot Line
French forces along the Maginot line traded artillery fire with German forces on the other side of the border. Several German brigades launched probing attacks to no avail; they failed to break French defences, but that wasn’t what they were there for. The task of Army Group C was to pin the 375,000 French troops defending the Maginot Line in place. While the French Army had originally planned to have 500,000 men on the Line but had sent many of them elsewhere thanks to uptime information. Nonetheless, they still kept a sizable number of troops there just in case.
The Netherlands
The Luftwaffe had substantial plans for the Netherlands; primarily the capture of The Hague. However, the Royal Netherlands Air Force had to be neutralized.
Kampfgeschwader 4 (KG4), comprised of dozens of Heinkel He111, Dornier Do17, and Junkers Ju88 bombers, flew towards England over the North Sea (planning to turn south of course) in an attempt to fool the Dutch. The Dutch were aware of what was actually happening, but another nation had volunteered to deal with the bombers.
HMCS Montreal and HMCS Calgary had been in the area for months, ensuring that the term ‘U-boat’ could change into ‘what boat?’. They each fired off eight Evolved Sea Sparrow missiles, downing sixteen bombers. Another was downed by the CIWS on Montreal. The bombers turned away but flew into another obstacle: eight CF-18s from 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron. Firing four missiles each, KG4 lost thirty-two aircraft in addition to the sixteen killed by the frigates. The five bombers left quickly retreated.
Other CF-18s launched attacks on German airfields near the Dutch border. More than three hundred fighters, bombers, transports and trainers were blown to pieces or went up in flames. The Dutch Air Force also saw action, downing fourteen planes and losing twenty of their own on the first day (compared to seventy IOTL).
The few transports that got into the sky were blown apart by Dutch AA and Canadian/Dutch aircraft.
The Royal Netherlands Army blew up multiple bridges over the Ijssel and Maas rivers as soon as planes crossed the border. One crucial bridge destroyed was the Gennep Railway Bridge. This ensured that no trains would be able to drive straight through and behind the Peel-Raam Line.
The Germans had planned for this and had barges ready, but not on this scale. Still, they began shelling Dutch positions along the border. Then, the Heer attacked. The SS Adolf Hitler Regiment led the way towards the Grebbe Line, followed by the 227th Infantry Division. At the Grebbbe Line, the SS and Heer troops encountered strong Dutch defences, but were able to overcome the outer defences at 11:45 AM on the 11th. Still, Dutch resistance was fierce. To the displeasure of the Germans, the Dutch fought very hard, inflicting heavy casualties on the 227th Infantry Division. However, Dutch high command was doubtful about their ability to hold the area, and the rest of III Corps withdrew towards the Peel-Raam Line (temporary defence). Even with uptime information, the Dutch government and military elected to withdraw even further, behind the Water Line, Vesting Holland.
Local counterattacks by Dutch forces delayed the Germans more and more. A company of Dutch armoured cars routed a Heer company on the West bank of the Ijssel but were forced to retreat after Panzers from the 9th Division showed up. Six RNAF T-V light bombers escorted by Fokker D-XXI fighters attacked German supply lines along the border, destroying an entire ammunition column while losing one bomber.
May 14th, Near Hannut, Belgium
Sergeant Liam Carson squinted through the commander sights on his Leopard 2A4M tank. The Germans had been delayed by airstrikes on logistics and command posts (OOC: OTL, the Battle of Hannut began on the 12th of May and ended on the 14th), but now they were here. The German tanks charged forwards.
His gunner called out; “Range, two two hundred meters!”
The squadron commander barked out the order: “Fire!”
The 120mm guns on the Leopards boomed. A dozen enemy tanks blew up. In some cases, the shells were overkill, going straight through the Panzers. Missiles from the TOW LAVs smacked into more tanks, turning the enemy line into a funeral pyre. The enemy Panzers could not do anything about it, as they were well out of range.
And thus, began the Battle of Hannut.
Great update redrobin65 but it it schould be called the Netherlands Army Aviation Brigade (Luchtvaartbrigade) and not already the Royal Netherlands Air Force wich it became only in 1953. |
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Post by stevep on Jul 21, 2018 11:09:01 GMT
Ouch, that's going to hurt a lot, especially the air losses. Germany wasn't producing a lot of a/c and even less in the way of training new aircrew. There is going to be heavy fighting for the Netherlands but I hope the allies are remembering that, with all regard to the Dutch this is a side-show. The main German attack is AGB's attempt to turn the Maginot line through the Ardenne and both AGC's maneuevers in front of the Maginot line and AGA's invasion of the Netherlands are unimportant compared to this. If somehow AGB's push succeeded as OTL no matter the success of the Dutch and Canadians I fear the Netherlands and Belgium would be indefensible.
I know the allies are intellectually aware of this but a bit surprised to see some of the rare Leopard II's the Canadians have operating up here. Much better I would have thought in Belgium, if allowed there before its neutrality is breached by the Germans so if necessary they can support a south driving hook against the main German armoured thrust.
Anyway good to see this active and things are really coming to the boil. Think its going to be bloody but especially for the invading German forces.
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Post by lordroel on Jul 21, 2018 14:17:34 GMT
Let’s hope the Germans do not decide to launch a terror strike like the Amsterdam raid of OTL to force a Netherlands surrender, that is if they have the bombers left to do that.
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Post by stevep on Jul 21, 2018 20:48:07 GMT
Let’s hope the Germans do not decide to launch a terror strike like the Amsterdam raid of OTL to force a Netherlands surrender, that is if they have the bombers left to do that.
Well their still got a lot of bombers but the losses in this mission will have been a nasty shock, both for the high command and the aircrews. Probably the allies can't hit the same kill rate again as they knew the Germans were coming and also they might have used up a lot of missiles they can't easily replace. [Depending on how quickly the Canadians can generate the production capacity for such items.] However the Germans won't know this and they also know the AGB push is the important one.
On the other hand the Nazis are rather notorious for revenge attacks and won't be happy at Dutch resistance, especially since its proving so strong. So they might try something. Hopefully allied intelligence advantage and radar will be enough to give a warning and hence a very hot reception if the Germans do try something like that.
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Post by lordroel on Jul 23, 2018 13:13:14 GMT
Let’s hope the Germans do not decide to launch a terror strike like the Amsterdam raid of OTL to force a Netherlands surrender, that is if they have the bombers left to do that. Well their still got a lot of bombers but the losses in this mission will have been a nasty shock, both for the high command and the aircrews. Probably the allies can't hit the same kill rate again as they knew the Germans were coming and also they might have used up a lot of missiles they can't easily replace. [Depending on how quickly the Canadians can generate the production capacity for such items.] However the Germans won't know this and they also know the AGB push is the important one.
On the other hand the Nazis are rather notorious for revenge attacks and won't be happy at Dutch resistance, especially since its proving so strong. So they might try something. Hopefully allied intelligence advantage and radar will be enough to give a warning and hence a very hot reception if the Germans do try something like that.
I do hope the RAF is operating out of Netherlands Airfields, because i do not think the Fokker D.21 ore the Fokker G.1 will last long against a dogfight with a German Messerschmitt Bf 109 . |
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Post by redrobin65 on Sept 5, 2018 3:14:30 GMT
May 12th, Ottawa
“…And tell the Prime Minister that some of our agents working with the French managed to…”
“Director!” An aide ran up to David Vigneault, Director of CSIS (Canadian Security and Intelligence Service).
“What is it?”
“Another Neo-Nazi rally, in Montreal.”
Vigneault groaned. Between re-establishing foreign operations and monitoring domestic hate groups, CSIS was being stretched thin. Oh, they had seen some more funding, but money was tight and it hadn’t been enough.
The fact that Nazi Germany existed again had given the various fascist/Neo-Nazi/alt-right organizations a jump in recruitment, as well as creating new ones. Interestingly, they had focused more on white nationalism than anti-immigration fear tactics (though a number of individuals had been arrested for assaulting visible minorities all over the country). Some of them were unironically defending Hitler and his Reich!
Vigneault regained his composure. “Has the rally been contained?”
The aide shifted uncomfortably. “Weeeelllll…”
“Spit it out: what’s going on?”
“It looks like the Neo-Nazis have been confronted by anti-fascist protesters.”
Vigneault raised an eyebrow. “Is this news? Whenever this happens, they usually yell at each other before they all get tired and go home.”
“It’s not that, Director. There’s a big fight going on.”
May 12th, Montreal, Quebec
“WE WILL NOT BE REP…ow!”
Olivia Helan enjoyed the crunch of a nose breaking as the Neo-Nazi clutched his face in pain. He was tackled by her friend Russel as an alliance of various anti-fascist/anti-hate groups faced off against the Canadian National Heritage Front.
The CNHF was an amalgamation of numerous small and large alt-right movements that had united in January. They were relentless in promoting their reprehensible views, and had taken to the streets of Montreal today. Naturally, various anti-hate groups had rushed to the scene, and the usual shouting between the sides commence. This time was different though-the rhetoric had been more inflamed than usual, the members closer to each other and less patient.
Helan and a few of her friends ran straight at a small group of CNHF and was promptly knocked over by a large tattooed man. She later recalled that her last memory of the fight was a boot coming down on her face.
The police had tried (and failed) to keep the two sides away from each other. When the first fights broke out, they arrested the instigators from both groups. However, the clashes were everywhere and the SPVM (Service de Police de la Ville de Montreal) had ended up arresting almost half of the fighters.
May 14th, Near Bouillon, Belgium
Sergeant Noah Kelohren had joined the Canadian Army in 2003. He had completed his training in 2004, been assigned to CFB Petawawa with 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, and was deployed to Afghanistan just in time for Operation MEDUSA. The fifteen days of fighting had left their mark on Kelohren. He was wounded in 2007, left and returned to Afghanistan twice more before leaving in 2011 with the final Canadian withdrawal. Then-Corporal Kehloren stayed with his unit for four more years, leaving the Army in 2015 as a Master Corporal. He joined his brother’s tech startup in Kitchener and didn’t see himself joining the Regular Army again- the Shift had changed that.
The Canadian Army had contacted everyone they could on the Supplementary Reserve, which mostly consisted of inactive/former members of the military who were willing and/or able to be called up if requested. Kelohren had answered his call and requested to rejoin his unit. That request had been denied-according to the officer he had talked to, 3RCR was near full strength and the Reserves needed experienced officers and NCOs to shore up their units. After going through a refresher course, newly promoted Sergeant Kelohren was assigned to The Canadian Grenadier Guards, which was part of 34 Canadian Brigade-Group in Quebec. 34CBG was renamed to 3 Canadian Mechanized Brigade-Group. Now, they were listening to the loud engines of German panzers as they approached.
I Canadian Corps was attached to the French Seventh Army, which was accompanied by the First and Second Armies. They were all in the Ardennes, prepared for an attack while the British Expeditionary Force and French Ninth Army moved into Belgium.
“Attention all units, German armour approaching, infantry likely behind. Engage at will.” The battalion commander transmitted over the radio.
The Canadian Grenadier Guards were slightly northwest of the town of Bouillon in southern Belgium, near the French border. They were deployed ahead of the rest of 3CMBG as a delaying force. Kelohren’s B Company was dug into a series of dugouts and slit trenches between small buildings. Two LAV IIIs and a TAPV were parked into firing positions while artillery was positioned behind the town. The Sergeant could see the silhouettes of Panzer IIIs approaching. They had a 37mm gun (at the time) and 30mm of armour. Infantry could be seen creeping behind.
The company commander, Major Queen, was heard over the radio: “Fire!” The Sergeant repeated that order to his section.
Kelohren watched the TOW missiles fly from their individual launchers and hit the Panzer IIIs. Kelohren had seen TOWs hit Centurions, Leopard 1s and T-72s in target practice, and the results were impressive. But this was different. The PzIIIs blew up in spectacular explosions. Infantry following behind were showered with shrapnel as the Canadians opened fire with small arms. C6 and C9 machine guns cut down swathes of Geman infantry with their high rates of fire. Sergeant Kelohren fired a few rounds with his C7 rifle and saw a German soldier drop.
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An hour and five minutes later
“Sergeant, we’re running low on ammo.” One of his Privates said.
“I know, I know.”
The town was littered with the carcasses of tanks and soldiers. The Canadians had taken a few casualties, mostly from artillery. A destroyed LAV-III sat next to a house, having taken a direct hit from the 75mm cannon on a Panzer IV. The burnt remains of a TAPV were scattered in a parkette, victim of a very lucky artillery barrage.
The battalion would pull out of Bouillon and head for the French border. The Germans on the other hand were forced to halt temporarily and evaluate their strategy, allowing the defenders of Sedan and Dinant even more time to prepare. Canada suffered 16 dead and 31 wounded. Germany suffered 445 killed and 300 wounded. Some were the result of a visit from CF-18s on German troops as they were preparing to attack again.
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Post by redrobin65 on Sept 5, 2018 3:22:28 GMT
I removed the Leopards at Hannut-no reason for them to be there, really- and combine the two divisions into a corps, which makes more sense from a logistical standpoint.
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Post by lordroel on Sept 5, 2018 6:08:26 GMT
May 12th, Ottawa
“…And tell the Prime Minister that some of our agents working with the French managed to…”
“Director!” An aide ran up to David Vigneault, Director of CSIS (Canadian Security and Intelligence Service).
“What is it?”
“Another Neo-Nazi rally, in Montreal.”
Vigneault groaned. Between re-establishing foreign operations and monitoring domestic hate groups, CSIS was being stretched thin. Oh, they had seen some more funding, but money was tight and it hadn’t been enough.
The fact that Nazi Germany existed again had given the various fascist/Neo-Nazi/alt-right organizations a jump in recruitment, as well as creating new ones. Interestingly, they had focused more on white nationalism than anti-immigration fear tactics (though a number of individuals had been arrested for assaulting visible minorities all over the country). Some of them were unironically defending Hitler and his Reich!
Vigneault regained his composure. “Has the rally been contained?”
The aide shifted uncomfortably. “Weeeelllll…”
“Spit it out: what’s going on?”
“It looks like the Neo-Nazis have been confronted by anti-fascist protesters.”
Vigneault raised an eyebrow. “Is this news? Whenever this happens, they usually yell at each other before they all get tired and go home.”
“It’s not that, Director. There’s a big fight going on.”
May 12th, Montreal, Quebec
“WE WILL NOT BE REP…ow!”
Olivia Helan enjoyed the crunch of a nose breaking as the Neo-Nazi clutched his face in pain. He was tackled by her friend Russel as an alliance of various anti-fascist/anti-hate groups faced off against the Canadian National Heritage Front.
The CNHF was an amalgamation of numerous small and large alt-right movements that had united in January. They were relentless in promoting their reprehensible views, and had taken to the streets of Montreal today. Naturally, various anti-hate groups had rushed to the scene, and the usual shouting between the sides commence. This time was different though-the rhetoric had been more inflamed than usual, the members closer to each other and less patient.
Helan and a few of her friends ran straight at a small group of CNHF and was promptly knocked over by a large tattooed man. She later recalled that her last memory of the fight was a boot coming down on her face.
The police had tried (and failed) to keep the two sides away from each other. When the first fights broke out, they arrested the instigators from both groups. However, the clashes were everywhere and the SPVM (Service de Police de la Ville de Montreal) had ended up arresting almost half of the fighters.
May 14th, Near Bouillon, Belgium
Sergeant Noah Kelohren had joined the Canadian Army in 2003. He had completed his training in 2004, been assigned to CFB Petawawa with 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, and was deployed to Afghanistan just in time for Operation MEDUSA. The fifteen days of fighting had left their mark on Kelohren. He was wounded in 2007, left and returned to Afghanistan twice more before leaving in 2011 with the final Canadian withdrawal. Then-Corporal Kehloren stayed with his unit for four more years, leaving the Army in 2015 as a Master Corporal. He joined his brother’s tech startup in Kitchener and didn’t see himself joining the Regular Army again- the Shift had changed that.
The Canadian Army had contacted everyone they could on the Supplementary Reserve, which mostly consisted of inactive/former members of the military who were willing and/or able to be called up if requested. Kelohren had answered his call and requested to rejoin his unit. That request had been denied-according to the officer he had talked to, 3RCR was near full strength and the Reserves needed experienced officers and NCOs to shore up their units. After going through a refresher course, newly promoted Sergeant Kelohren was assigned to The Canadian Grenadier Guards, which was part of 34 Canadian Brigade-Group in Quebec. 34CBG was renamed to 3 Canadian Mechanized Brigade-Group. Now, they were listening to the loud engines of German panzers as they approached.
I Canadian Corps was attached to the French Seventh Army, which was accompanied by the First and Second Armies. They were all in the Ardennes, prepared for an attack while the British Expeditionary Force and French Ninth Army moved into Belgium.
“Attention all units, German armour approaching, infantry likely behind. Engage at will.” The battalion commander transmitted over the radio.
The Canadian Grenadier Guards were slightly northwest of the town of Bouillon in southern Belgium, near the French border. They were deployed ahead of the rest of 3CMBG as a delaying force. Kelohren’s B Company was dug into a series of dugouts and slit trenches between small buildings. Two LAV IIIs and a TAPV were parked into firing positions while artillery was positioned behind the town. The Sergeant could see the silhouettes of Panzer IIIs approaching. They had a 37mm gun (at the time) and 30mm of armour. Infantry could be seen creeping behind.
The company commander, Major Queen, was heard over the radio: “Fire!” The Sergeant repeated that order to his section.
Kelohren watched the TOW missiles fly from their individual launchers and hit the Panzer IIIs. Kelohren had seen TOWs hit Centurions, Leopard 1s and T-72s in target practice, and the results were impressive. But this was different. The PzIIIs blew up in spectacular explosions. Infantry following behind were showered with shrapnel as the Canadians opened fire with small arms. C6 and C9 machine guns cut down swathes of Geman infantry with their high rates of fire. Sergeant Kelohren fired a few rounds with his C7 rifle and saw a German soldier drop.
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An hour and five minutes later
“Sergeant, we’re running low on ammo.” One of his Privates said.
“I know, I know.”
The town was littered with the carcasses of tanks and soldiers. The Canadians had taken a few casualties, mostly from artillery. A destroyed LAV-III sat next to a house, having taken a direct hit from the 75mm cannon on a Panzer IV. The burnt remains of a TAPV were scattered in a parkette, victim of a very lucky artillery barrage.
The battalion would pull out of Bouillon and head for the French border. The Germans on the other hand were forced to halt temporarily and evaluate their strategy, allowing the defenders of Sedan and Dinant even more time to prepare. Canada suffered 16 dead and 31 wounded. Germany suffered 345 killed and 200 wounded. Some were the result of a visit from CF-18s on German troops as they were preparing to attack again. Nice to see a new update redrobin65 |
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Post by James G on Sept 5, 2018 8:38:33 GMT
I removed the Leopards at Hannut-no reason for them to be there, really- and combine the two divisions into a corps, which makes more sense from a logistical standpoint. Makes sense. Anything to ease up the strain on cross ocean supply will be needed. |
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