The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-21
GERMAN DRIVE
SHOWS WAR NOW
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ed, a huge armada of heavy bomb
ers appears over the selected ter
rain. With bombs up to 500 pounds,
these act as the long-range artil-
lery, dive-bombing previously Sc
lected detectives. Each plane has
a definite target.
AS these planes drop their eggs
and turn about, they become, on
the return trip, mechanical ma
chine gun units, strafing anything
visible on the ground.
AS they return, a new wave of
lighter planes armed with lighter
bombs and incendiary fuses de-
scend like locusts, taking the part
formerly delegated to cavalry.
Screening the attack, they clear
the way for still another squadron
of planes which includes transports
bearing parachute troops.
The parachutists dropped far be-
You'd the objective, presumably to
take charge Of gasoline depots,
supply stations and contact previ-
ously-landed fifth-column men.
The demoralizing of civilians and
what defensive troops might be in
the vicinity is their aim.
After dropping their loads of par
achuters, the transport in turn be-
come machine gun units on the re-
turn trip.
With the way thus cleared, a new
a%irforce comes to protect the ad-
vance of heavy tanks.
The tanks in battle arrange
themselves in a fashion similar to
naval warfare. The 80 to Cotton
ners are in the middle while light
err and faster armored cars and
small tanks are on the TANKS.
They screen the advance of the
infantry. Soldiers now never get
sore feet because they are moved
UP in buses, lorries and whatever
mobile facilities are available.
1t was pointed out that these in
fantry troops are brought
up unless the way is cleared and
the entire mission is under the con-
slant protection of fighter planes.
While the infantry is coming up,
the parachutists - and there are
several branches of parachute
troops - perform previously ap-
appointed duties. Wearing five
winged birds on their tunic lapels,
the parachutists contact the fifth
columnists who have been protect
ing their descent for subsequent
maneuvers.
Those wearing four birds begin
a back-trek toward their objective,
hopping up whatever they find in
the way.
Three-birders seize and hold sup
ply depots, the two-birders seize
airports and suitable landing fields.
One bird troops r engineers who
open roads so that the advancing
infantry may be rushed onward.
Coordination has been attained
thus far. The only comparison is
Notre Dame playing Hobart col
lege-there just isn't any defense
against such an overpowering at
tack.
Like clockWork, a new transport
plane group appears and, after
dropping from 80 to so parachut-
lists, goes to fields presumed to
have been seized for wounded SOL
diers, to return them to the home
base.
New carburetors to meet
changes in gasoline octanes have
been brought along SO that no tink-
ering is needed. 1t is only neces-
sary to take out a pair of bolts,
attach a new carburetor and seized
gasoline Immediately functions.
Instead of calculus, crama.ing
by West Pointers and other mill
tary school students should be done
on coordination. I e a d of a
smoke screen, the present need is
an air screen.
This was not thought out over
night" my informant told me. 1T
shows preparation Of years OF
study and of great intensity. No
wonder captured prisoners h a
maps showing a new Germany
even before that objective is at
tanned"
The old order is dead-and many
OF those who were following 1t
blindly r too.