"I'm ashamed, but I have to tell you that, in theory, any area within the range of naval guns is not suitable for a large-scale engagement with the opposing army." Tycho said apologetically. The Italian navy won the battle, but was unable to stop its operations in the Adriatic Sea, which had cleared several shipping lanes with the end of the Allied minesweeping. So their battleships could provide cover for the landing force. "It is obviously impossible for the Italian Navy to enter the Adriatic Sea and deliver the head under the watchful eye of the opposing shore-based aircraft. Therefore, the defense of these cities can only be entrusted to the army.

"It seems that today is really an unlucky day, and just this morning, this guy Li Mei told me that the Air Force cannot guarantee air supremacy. I didn't want them to help us clear the ground, but they couldn't even block the other side's planes! Barton said with a grim face.

"Italy is not a suitable battlefield for large-scale land warfare...... It is not a battlefield suitable for defense, especially when the other side comes by sea and lands from the western coast. The defender's depth is too small. And the front is too wide. De Gaulle, on the sidelines, was also pessimistic about the prospects for land warfare. When it comes to the Army, the Allied Triumvirate is a little worse than the Germans in terms of tactics and strategy. However, the terrain of Italy also limited the use of German armored forces. This may be good news.........

"If we can't hold them, let's destroy them all. Ports, airports, roads, and hoarded supplies. You can't leave it to your opponent. "After leaving Tycho's office. Barton said to De Gaulle, who was beside him. The British were to be responsible for the defense of the north, and the defense of central Italy was to be entrusted mainly to the United States and France. In the south, the Italian navy was to defend it. The two of them were carefully deduced. They believe that the easiest place for the other side to attack is the defense zone of the United States and France. The specific reasons are as follows.

First. From the point of view of the Central Powers, they needed to resolve the war in Italy as soon as possible. Then it is naturally the best to attack the political and economic center of Italy, and this place is Rome, which is exactly in the defense zone of France and the United States, where do the Germans fight here?

Second, in terms of convenience, if you attack from the north, you need to cross the mountains between Italy and Austria-Hungary. This was clearly not suitable for Germany, which was longer than the large corps and was equipped with a large number of tanks and vehicles. And judging from the intelligence, Austria-Hungary intends to occupy this area, and the Germans will naturally not shed blood for the interests of Austria-Hungary in vain. And attacking southern Italy is not a good idea, which is far from the Balkans. The Italian Navy though did not have access to the Adriatic Sea. But in the south, Taranto Bay is still fine. The Germans would not be so stupid as to be bored by the fire of the Italian Navy and the attacks of aircraft. So the only place to choose is ......... central Italy.

Patton and de Gaulle knew this, and the most important thing to do now was to plan a strategy for the future. For the enemy forces that have landed, it is naturally best to be able to destroy them in the process of landing. Unfortunately, Italy's eastern coastline is too long and has not been fortified. Under such circumstances, it is naturally impossible to block the indiscriminate bombing of the naval and aircraft of the Central Powers. Without permanent fortifications, without the support of the navy's large-caliber naval guns, without aircraft to ensure air supremacy and suppress targets on the sea, coupled with the long coastline, Patton and de Gaulle did not have sufficient forces to defend all the points, so the idea of holding the coastline naturally did not work. In particular, after both Li Mei and Tycho expressed their inability to support the East Coast campaign, the two finally gave up on the idea completely, and now they can only make a fuss about the interior. …。

It is impossible to restore the trench confrontation of the First World War. Italy's narrow terrain from east to west and long from north to south is very passive in the face of the enemy attacking from the east, and it takes too much manpower, material resources and time to establish a defense line from north to south, and this defense line is too thin because of the terrain, it is difficult to remedy it if it is broken in one click, and its own troops are relatively small, and it is easy to be colanded by the opponent. Then they were divided and surrounded by the other side, and each was annihilated. So this set of tactics is also not feasible..........

"As the guy from the Air Force and Tycho said. (In the historical plane of this article, the U.S. Air Force already existed as an independent army.) It is impossible for us to inflict heavy losses on our opponents in the landing strip. No matter how good our M1 cannon is, it is impossible to distinguish it from naval guns. Barton sighed when he thought of this. He was thrilled when he learned that his troops would receive a new batch of long-range artillery, which was nicknamed Tom Long-legged and performed well...... The marching weight is only 1388kg, and the weight when shooting is only 16kg, and the pitch angle is between -6 degrees. And the horizontal shooting range is also 6 degrees! Don't look at this thing as light, but it can shoot a 4kg shell 3km away! This thing is definitely a big killer in land warfare, but compared to the main guns on a battleship, it's better to wash and sleep.

"Therefore, our defense method can only be mobile defense, just like we did in the late stage of World War 1, using highly mobile vehicles carrying infantry and artillery to penetrate behind enemy lines, attacking the opponent's transportation lines, transit stations and other key sectors, and at the same time consuming the opponent's attack power through mobile and flexible elastic defense on the frontal front. This is also one of our greatest strengths. De Gaulle said. The US-French coalition can be regarded as fighting at home, and it can be regarded as occupying land and people. (After all, the Luftwaffe's strategic bombing kept most of the ordinary Italians completely on the side of the Navy and the Allies.) But the more important advantage is that the United States and France have a large number of trucks for their own troops. The mobility that this brought was not comparable to that of .........the German Army.

The most mechanized army in history was the American and British armies, and the German army needed a large number of horses to transport supplies and equipment. As for the Soviet Union, its level of mechanization was not as good as that of Russia, and without the large number of trucks provided by the United States and Britain, I am afraid that the Soviets would not have fought so smoothly in ten campaigns. And in this plane, the Americans still inherited the style of wealthy local tyrants, and equipped the troops with a large number of transport vehicles. The mobility of the troops has been greatly improved.

"Also, although the guys in the Air Force said that we could be safe in the skies within km of the coastline, I still didn't trust them, so I prepared in advance and moved some machine guns and mm guns or something to the half-track. According to the Italians, these things also work well for flat fire. We'll get a little more if we can. Barton added.

When making the plan, both of them coincidentally took into account the problem of air defense, but Barton had experienced the bombing of Florence, and if he hadn't run into the air raid bunker, I am afraid that he would not have been able to stand with de Gaulle today to discuss the problem of army operations, and the best result would be lying in the hospital with bandages. The thought of the bombers that obscured the sky and the bombs that rained down made Patton .........nervous.

"By the way, according to the news from Huaxia, the Germans may send airborne troops to occupy some key points, and we should be on guard against, what should you do about this problem?" De Gaulle asked. This news comes from Xu Jie accurately, as a traverser, he naturally has an understanding of the achievements of the German Airborne Forces in the early days of the war, this well-trained and well-equipped unit has conquered fortresses, occupied islands, and made great contributions to the Third Reich. …。

"Paratroopers? What can you do with a rifle and a couple of mortars in your hand? They were too vulnerable to the onslaught of armored forces. Barton didn't really care about that.

"But even so, we should be prepared, at least we need to leave enough reserves, and we need to step up the construction of fortifications at key points." De Gaulle was also not optimistic about the combat effectiveness of the German Airborne Forces. However, for the sake of safety, he planned to make some arrangements to draw a group of elite infantry from various units, and equip them with various armored vehicles and half-tracks, so that in the event of an accident, he could rush to the battlefield ......... as soon as possible.

"If my intelligence is accurate...... You must still have a French heavy cavalry from Caen, right? When are you going to use it? Barton said nonchalantly. The French Army had made extensive use of armored units as early as World War I, and these heavily armored steel behemoths played an important role in many battles, especially in defensive operations, where the hard armor and strong firepower of these tanks were always the most reliable pillars of the entire support point, so the Americans were still very concerned about this force.

"It seems that your intelligence department doesn't just spy on the other side's intelligence. He's also responsible for gathering information on friendly forces. De Gaulle was reluctant, but he confessed. You're talking about the B1 tank of the 3rd Panzer Division. The frontal armor of this tank was up to 6 mm thick, and it was also inclined armor, and the frontal turret was also up to 8 mm. Armed with a 7mmL4 main gun. There were also 3 machine guns, the combat weight reached 3 tons. I think that this tank is enough to destroy all the targets that can be touched. They're going to play when it counts. ”

"Well, then I'll be relieved. Sooner or later, the Germans will line up their steel behemoths into battle, and I'm afraid that our M3 tanks won't be able to deal with these guys. "For the ugly appearance of the Grant tank, Patton is very dissatisfied, if it is just ugly, forget it, your main gun horizontal angle is so much, not as wide as the German tank destroyer, what is the matter?!。 …。

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