burmafrd
Banned
When you have thousands of aircraft sorties even a 1 or 2% success rate will really tear up a unit.
Naval Gunfire support was a big factor in the landings of Sicily and Salerno. Also Anzio. German commanders who suffered under them have testified to that.
Ships guns firing flat trajectory due to short range are VERY accurate. Only once you go beyond 15,000 yds do you start to get a real drop in accuracy. Many heavy cruisers were within 2000 yds of the beaches, and the BBs were at 3000 yds. 5 miles inland would be only 11,000 yds to the BBs. And as pointed out HC 14 and 16 inch rds would absolutely devastate any vehicle not a tank in the vicinity.
Naval Gunfire support was a big factor in the landings of Sicily and Salerno. Also Anzio. German commanders who suffered under them have testified to that.
Ships guns firing flat trajectory due to short range are VERY accurate. Only once you go beyond 15,000 yds do you start to get a real drop in accuracy. Many heavy cruisers were within 2000 yds of the beaches, and the BBs were at 3000 yds. 5 miles inland would be only 11,000 yds to the BBs. And as pointed out HC 14 and 16 inch rds would absolutely devastate any vehicle not a tank in the vicinity.