the two that swam in under staff sergeant shepherd and gattis did damage and knocked out the 88 millimeter gun they the had in that part of omaha beach. they had two at omaha beach. they knock out the one at wn 61. they did damage and more tanks came in, but only about 15 out of 64 tanks. for you as a tanker that day you're presented with a difficult situation because you want to be station fair had to provide fire support and you've got so many soldiers around you, you don't want to run them over, dead and wounded and it's confusing. if you're a stationary aircraft, the germans can pick you off so it is a devastating battle for them as well. the assault troops land haphazardly in jagged groups. the tides were messed up. the confusion, not knowing where they're looking, the smoke and dust and the fear, the seasickne seasickness all leads to late landings and in the wrong spot. unfortunately the two main assault spots landed in the exact deadliest spot, the absolute kill zone right under the fire power of wn 62. that leads to massive loss of life and wounding in those two companies. a germa