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Heavy snow fell in the sky, and the bombing operations on the British mainland were suspended. Only the V3 cannon tirelessly poured shells towards London.

The barrel of the V3 cannon has been replaced several times, and the replaced barrel was not wasted. The barrel wall was slightly processed and turned into a 155mm cannon howitzer. Installed on the chassis of the Jackal tank, it becomes a self-propelled howitzer.

The cannon howitzer is an artillery piece that has the ballistic characteristics of both a cannon and a howitzer. When shooting with a large charge and a small angle of attack, the trajectory is low and extended, close to the performance of a cannon, and can perform the shooting mission of a cannon; when shooting with a small charge and a large angle of attack, the trajectory is curved, close to the performance of a howitzer, and can Perform howitzer shooting missions. In 1915, Germany developed the world's first modern howitzer. During World War II, the howitzer was widely used by all warring countries. Its characteristics are: the barrel length/caliber ratio is between 39 and 45. When using a large firing charge and a small firing angle, the ballistic characteristics are close to that of a cannon; when using a small firing charge and a large firing angle, the ballistic characteristics are close to that of a howitzer.

Because it is a second-hand product, its durability is not as good as that of a new barrel. However, it is recycled and the price/performance ratio is quite high. The weapons department even plans to continue processing the 155mm plus howitzer barrel after it is phased out, and change it to a 160mm heavy mortar.

On this day, Yannick held a high-level military meeting to discuss the invasion of England.

Among all combat styles, amphibious landing operations have always been known as the most difficult to organize. Every amphibious operation will result in heavy losses or even the destruction of the entire army as long as the attacker makes a slight mistake.

If the defenders lack heavy weapons, it will be easier for the landing troops to break through the enemy's defenses; but if the defenders have strong fortifications and strong firepower, the landing site will become a bloody slaughterhouse.

Why did "Saving Private Ryan" become a classic? It is because the movie truly reflects the cruelty of the battlefield for individual soldiers - soldiers who are alive and kicking one second may be killed by bullets, artillery shells or landmines the next, not to mention those mutilated limbs and full bodies. A messy crater.

In order to reduce the German defense force in Normandy, the Allies used all kinds of "conspiracies". In order to create a situation of preparing to focus on attacking Calais, they not only created a fake First Army Group internally, but also appointed Patton as the commander. The army was always on standby, preparing to march to Calais, and even ordinary soldiers were kept in the dark. inside.

Secondly, they deliberately allowed the German army to intercept their own telegrams, and even "accidentally" leaked important combat meeting reports. The Allies used all this to show their determination to attack Calais.

After obtaining this information, Germany quickly shifted its defense focus to Calais, and the defense force in Normandy was greatly reduced.

But even so, the Allied casualties in the Battle of Normandy were as high as 20,000. Had it not been for the disastrous experience of the Dieppe landings, this number might have been doubled.

In North Africa, Rommel's Afrika Korps was approaching Egypt; in the Atlantic, German submarines caused huge losses to the Allies' maritime transportation; in the Soviet Union, the German troops approached Stalingrad. The Soviet Union, in particular, has suffered heavy losses after more than a year of war. It can be said that it is almost at the edge of despair and is in urgent need of assistance.

Faced with such a critical situation, the United States, which had just entered the war, believed that it could take advantage of the opportunity for elite German troops to attack the Soviet Union, and urgently requested a large-scale amphibious landing in September, the most suitable time for direct landing in the English Channel, to open up a second battlefield. But after three years of war, Britain knew that even with the full support of the United States, it would be difficult to win a cross-sea landing operation.

Therefore, the United Kingdom originally did not plan to launch an amphibious landing in 1942, and at most sent a small group of commandos to conduct some harassment operations on the European continent. However, heavy pressure from several aspects forced the United Kingdom to take action.

In this context, the British War Cabinet asked the Allied Joint Operations Command to organize and lead a plan to implement large-scale amphibious landings on the European continent. The command under General Louis Mountbatten finally selected based on past experience. The landing place was Dieppe, a small seaport in the Warring States Period.

Dieppe is located in northern France, adjacent to the English Channel. The coast is lined with distinctive white cliffs, which are steep and precipitous, like a natural fortress. The River De Arc flows through the urban area of ​​the town and into the English Channel, dividing the urban area into two, and docks for ships are naturally formed on both sides of the river. This place was once the famous Viking lair in history, and has become a famous Haipin tourist attraction in modern times.

After France surrendered, the German army had many military facilities near it, including a radar station and an airfield. Five coastal artillery batteries were deployed from east to west along the bank of the D'Arc River. These batteries were equipped with a total of It has more than 20 150mm heavy guns, and there are multiple anti-aircraft gun batteries around the coast. Barbed wire and other obstacles were laid out on the seawall. The Germans laid a total of 40,000 landmines on the beaches and open areas leading inland. They were on the steep hills on both sides of the estuary of De Arc and even on the roofs of many seaside buildings. They all have firepower points and are equipped with many light and heavy machine guns. The German 302nd Infantry Division stationed in the area has a total strength of about 8,000 people. This is a force with considerable combat effectiveness.

The Allies launched their attack on August 18, 1942, with disastrous results.

The Army suffered 3,610 casualties and 2,200 missing, accounting for 54% of the total landing force. It also lost a large amount of material and equipment including 30 tanks; the Navy lost 1 escort destroyer and 33 landing craft, with 550 casualties; the Air Force lost There were 106 aircraft and 190 aircrew casualties. The total number of casualties and missing persons among the three armies was 6,550, while the German casualties were only 650. The corpses, tank wreckage, weaponry and damaged landing craft strewn on the beaches of Dieppe became the best physical evidence of Germany's propaganda of its impregnable Atlantic wall.

An extremely heavy loss for the Allies, as Churchill first said, it was also "a treasure trove of experience" (Churchill's political talent has always been leveraged, and it was clear that Coventry was a disaster caused by too late to defend, Relying on the losses and conspiracy theories that he could talk about as a last resort, he completely wiped out what he thought was London's wrong judgment). The Allies learned many valuable lessons from the tragic defeat in Dieppe. These are used. The lessons gained through costly lives and blood will definitely be the most precious asset for the Normandy landing two years later. In the formulation of the Normandy landing plan, there are two golden rules. The principle comes from Dieppe - never land directly in the port and strong sea and air firepower preparations must be carried out before landing.