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Originally Posted by dyna mo
massing on the beach? i don't recall that, you could be right, for me, the problem has always been the soldiers backpacks- 150 fucking pounds, the troop carriers got stuck on sandbars and troops had to slowly wade in with soaking wet packs, slow going = easy picking.
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apparently, the bombing was meant to create fox holes for the solders but hardly any actually reached the beaches so when the soldiers came ashore there was no hiding places on the beaches so they congregated on the shore, a German machine gunner interviewed said himself that he couldn't believe how they left themselves so exposed and easy to pick off. they really needed a commanding officer to push them forwards.
The tanks were also meant to be an important part of the landing but as the ships transporting them refused to get in close enough, the tanks were sent out into rough seas and lost in the deep water.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2016280.stm