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Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b
The big mess that the commentator mentioned was the preparatory aerial and naval bombardment. Both overshot their targets by literally miles. As a result, the German shore fortifications on Omaha were essentially intact, manned by troops that were basically fresh.
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Yep, but I was referring to the DDs that came in after the preliminary bombardment, while the initial waves were stalled on the beach, and gave the direct fire support that the (sunk) divisional artillery and DD tanks could not.