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With Qin Chuan's idea, the German soldiers also invented various other kinds of "stake shells" with a lot of brains.

For example, in response to the tactics of reconnaissance and rapid passage of the American army, the German soldiers developed a kind of floating "stake shells...... This requires a bit of skill, simply put, to calculate the size of the stake buoyancy, so that the stake buoyancy is equal to the total weight of the cannonball and the stake, so that the "stake cannonball" tied together is suspended in the water instead of floating on the water, and it is even difficult to detect its existence from the water, unless it is washed out of the water by the current.

Of course, it will also reach the vicinity of the designated area and explode like other "stake shells".

The U.S. military has come up with a lot of ways to try to change all that.

For example, they sprinkled barbed wire into the river...... This seems to be working, because it does stop those "stake bombs".

But first of all, this operation was done in the upper reaches of the river, that is, within the range of German fire, so it had to pay a certain amount of casualties to do it.

The second is that the effect of this method is only temporary...... although the "stake bombs" were stopped, nothing could stop them from exploding, so the barbed wire fences were quickly blown to pieces, and the "stake bombs" that followed continued to float down one after another.

The most serious thing is that the US military does not have many amphibious landing ships in its hands, and they cannot afford such losses.

Even this "stake bomb" appeared on the island of Charmer......

In some respects, the island is not suitable for "stake bombs", because the "moat" in front of the island is slower and the channel is narrower, only about 50 meters.

But as long as you are willing to use your brain, you can always come up with a solution.

The German soldiers on the island of Chamberil improved the "stake bomb" into two parts, one was the "anchor" and the other was the "projectile body".

"anchoring" sounds like "anchoring", but it is actually a stone that is used to sink in water.

The "projectile body" is similar to the "stake bomb", except that it is not controlled by a time-delay fuse, but by an electric wire.

Ropes of different lengths are tied between the "projectile body" and the "anchor" body...... The length is calculated, and it is hoped that the "stake bomb" will stop at as long as the rope is.

Once crafted, simply throw it into the river, and the "stake bomb" will move down with the current until it is pulled by a rope and then stopped and suspended there.

To put it simply, there are invisible simple "mines" laid in the river.

These "mines" may not be used against other things, because even the German soldiers themselves are not sure where they are, and therefore certainly cannot detonate them when enemy ships pass directly above or near them.

The problem was that the Allies were using amphibious tanks with very poor resistance to sinking...... Due to their large weight (33.6 tonnes in combat), they barely float on the surface simply because of the buoyancy provided by the fragile outer enclosure, which can sink at the slightest wind or shake into the water.

The worst thing is that the American army is still ignorant of these actions of the German army.

"General!" The staff officer said to Patton: "In two hours it will be dark, and it seems that we should withdraw the 17th Panzer Regiment!" ”

"Withdrawn?" "They blocked the river with shells, do you think we can still withdraw the armored regiment?" Patton said. ”

The staff officer was speechless.

But this is certainly not the way to go, because as soon as it gets dark, the Germans can launch a sneak attack on the 17th Panzer Regiment from any direction, and the tanks are difficult to use in the dark, especially when there is not enough ammunition.

After thinking about it, Patton ordered: "Let the transport planes drop ammunition for them, and tell Nathan to occupy Chambier Island in the shortest possible time, otherwise he will wait to be surrounded by the Germans!" ”

"Yes, General!"

Airdrop supplies for the 17th Panzer Regiment were not a good idea.

This is not because the airdrop target is not clear.

In fact, pilots can easily find a drop site while in the air...... It was in the middle of the three "islands" of the Metz Fortress, where more than 100 tanks of the 17th Panzer Regiment gathered in rows.

The problem is that the supplies cannot be accurately dropped in the center of the airdrop, which is where the 17th Panzer Regiment is located, and they will always deviate from the airdrop point due to altitude and wind direction.

As a result, most of the supplies either fell on the three "islands" where the Germans were stationed, or fell within the control of German firepower.

In the former, the Germans laughed and said that it was a gift from Roosevelt to bribe them, hoping that they would show mercy to the American soldiers...... Although most of these supplies were useless, because the different systems made the bullets and shells unusable by the Germans, unless those shells were made into "stake bombs".

In the latter, the U.S. soldiers had to struggle to get those supplies back...... Sometimes they consume more ammunition than they do to recapture these supplies.

Eventually, however, the 17th Panzer Regiment had enough ammunition to launch an attack.

At this time, Colonel Torres gave a suggestion to the commander of the 17th Panzer Regiment, Colonel Nathan.

"I don't think you should attack!" Colonel Torres said: "On the contrary, you should defend, organize the defense with these ammunition of yours...... Otherwise, if you can't capture the island of Shanbier, then it's all over, and your ammunition won't be enough to hold it until dawn the next day. Then you will be faced with two choices, surrender or be annihilated by the Germans! ”

Colonel Torres' suggestion was contrary to General Patton's order, and Colonel Nathan did not take this suggestion to heart.

"Last time, we almost succeeded!" Colonel Nathan replied, "I'm sure we'll have it easier this time." And as long as we take the island of Shanbier, I am sure that the supply of the Germans and the fortifications of the island of Shanbir will solve all the problems we face! ”

However, minutes after Colonel Nathan gave the order to attack, he completely changed his mind.

The U.S. attack was still the same as before, with amphibious landing boats carrying infantry in front of the attack, and then amphibious tanks followed behind and forced crossing...... As long as the amphibious tank is ashore, there is little to stop the onslaught of its tracks, armor and firepower.

However, just as the amphibious tanks entered the river, the river suddenly burst into columns of water that rushed into the sky, and more than a dozen amphibious tanks disappeared from Colonel Nathan's sight in an instant.

"Stop attacking!" Colonel Nathan shouted angrily, "Stop attacking! Fuck it, such bombs from the Germans are already everywhere! ”

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