1057 Landing Island 1 Battle
? In the original historical time and space, Japan's kamikaze suicide attacks mostly only played a psychological deterrent effect on the Allied forces. In fact, compared with the price paid, the tactical value of Japan's kamikaze special attack aircraft is very limited. ??? `During the battles of Wright Gulf and Okinawa, many Japanese suicide planes took off, but only a few Allied ships were sunk. This level of exchange can only be said to be worth the candle, because Japan has been unable to cultivate It is nothing more than an "expedient measure" taken to produce qualified pilots.
In fact, if you think about it, you will know the root cause of this: Few planes can directly hit the waterline of a battleship like a torpedo. Even after the pilot successfully approaches the battleship, he can only hit the deck and superstructure of these battleships. .
But these places are also the key protection parts of the battleship, and the armor in some places is even prepared for millimeter-caliber cannon shells. Obviously, these kamikaze aircraft, which are relatively slower and have relatively less charge, cannot penetrate the armor of these parts and cause a fatal blow to the battleship. So the "one machine for one ship" that Japan is clamoring for is nothing more than a joke for self-entertainment.
Another reason is that most of the pilots of these planes are simply trained death fighters. It can be said that they have fallen into madness mentally, and it is even more impossible to take any effective response after contacting the enemy-being able to fly to the destination is considered a level performance, and it is a bit too much to ask these novice pilots to dogfight with the American fighter force. It's hard for the strong. Therefore, after initially causing certain losses to the U.S. military, these aircraft will be shot down halfway by skilled American pilots.
But Yagi still completed his plan. He drove his own plane and slammed a supply ship of the US Landing Force for a while. I don’t know if Yagi’s luck was really good, or it should be said that the Americans were really bad luck. The plane happened to hit a ship transporting munitions, so the huge explosion helped Yagi complete the final attack— —The American transport ship burst into a ball of flames, and sank in the Taotao sea water in an instant.
Four warships of the U.S. landing fleet were damaged and one munitions ship was sunk. This news suddenly woke up the U.S. Navy, which was planning to easily defeat the Japanese army, from its arrogance. A large number of planes were sent to harass the Japanese-controlled islands that were about to land on the 6th, and stricter air security was implemented.
The plan to land on the 6th will not be canceled because of such a small twists and turns, so the U.S. Navy still followed the original combat plan and started the attack on the island. When the warships of the U.S. Navy spread out on the sea level, Rear Admiral Ishida, who stood on the top of the mountain and watched everything with binoculars, realized how pale the preparations of his troops were in front of the giant of the United States. powerless.
He has ordered the troops to dig trenches for several days in a row, but these trenches and fortifications are as small as an ant nest in front of the US Navy fleet he saw. He put down the binoculars in his hand, and then focused his gaze on a dozen or so insignificant trenches next to the beach not far from his feet.
"Boom!" The roar of the distant cannon firing came from the sky,
Those distant American battleships simply did not come within range of the Japanese mm and mm caliber cannons. Ishida's well-prepared firepower was deployed in front of the American 150mm caliber cruiser main gun and a large number of 155mm caliber artillery, and there was no room for it to be used at all.
Hundreds of artillery shells swept through the positions of the Japanese army stationed by the sea in an instant. These large-caliber artillery shells were never seen by these Japanese recruits. If you know that the Japanese army was beaten all over the ground by the Soviet 122mm artillery in Nomenkan, you can think of the mentality of the Japanese defenders who appeared in the trenches.
"Baga! Road!" Ishida suddenly had an urge to kill people. He really wanted to find an opportunity to go back to the base camp, and then ask those guys who did everything possible to hide the news of the defeat on the front line: "Which group are you guys?" of?"
Along with the concealed news of the defeat, there is also a specific analysis and description of the great strength of the US Navy. In accordance with the requirements mentioned in the combat manual of the Japanese Army, Ishida built his position to resist landing in a more dangerous position along the coast. But in the face of such overwhelming artillery fire, he really couldn't think of any reason to prove that those men who were baptized by the artillery fire could survive.
It can be said that in the face of the superior firepower of the US Navy's naval guns, he lost the battle before it started, and his soldiers collapsed before they saw the enemy they should see. Ishida pressed the command knife firmly with one hand, and squeezed out his order through his teeth: "Send a direct telegram to the base camp! Tell them to hide the strength of the American navy, and it will cause trouble for those who are deploying defenses behind... Try to be polite and use honorifics."
In the end, rationality overcame his urge to curse. Looking at the defensive positions that had been shrouded in thick smoke, he knew that his defense was completely finished. All he can do now is pray, pray that the U.S. Marine Corps can land as soon as possible, so that he can retain some strength to consume the lives of some American soldiers.
It is a pity that the Americans obviously did not plan to speed up their landing pace. The large-caliber naval guns on the destroyers and cruisers seemed to be free of money, and they poured shells on the Japanese positions, and one explosion after another set off patches of blackness. Smoke, the whole island seemed to be trembling, trembling because of this round after round of shelling.
"The enemy has at least 5 cruisers, a destroyer and a light cruiser... The shelling is very violent. The head of the Akino brigade just called and said that his troops have killed more than one soldier." The chief of staff stood behind Major General Ishida , Holding the telegram in his hand, he began to report: "The two artillery pieces of the Independent Anti-Tank Brigade have also been completely destroyed."
Rear Admiral Ishida did not expect that the two small 37mm cannons could really destroy all the tanks of the US Navy's 6th Squadron on the beach. He preferred to believe that the anti-tank mines he planted could have an effect. But his landmines also died together with these artillery, and were thrown away by the shells of the US Navy.
The shelling started at ten o'clock in the morning of this day and continued until Major General Ishida was so numb that he didn't even bother to convey the order to abandon the second-line position. Then the overwhelming number of troop carriers in the United States began to gather towards the beach, and the boarding boats were lowered, and they approached the coastline densely.
"Finally... it's started." Major General Ishida felt his palms covered with sweat on the command saber. He didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing for the Americans to start attacking now, because he really couldn't be sure of his first-line and second-line positions. , how much resistance there is.
A few minutes after the bombardment started, the headquarters of the Akino Brigade could still be contacted, but in a round of shelling an hour later, the phone could no longer be connected, and the radio could not be contacted. Ishida's headquarters had been lost. Mastered the situation of the first line of defense.
Seeing that the boarding ships began to unload soldiers, groups of American soldiers were already staggering forward in the knee-high sea water. When the nearest American troops were only tens of meters away from the first line of defense he had arranged , he finally heard the sparse gunshots bursting out from the defense line.
Some grenades were thrown and exploded, making little splashes on the sand. Compared with the massive shelling by the United States just now, these Japanese counterattacks seemed like a joke, but these gunshots and explosions still made Ishida's heart a little wider, because his first line of defense was still there. His fortifications still function as expected.
Taro Takemoto shouted in his trenches, looking for a familiar foot everywhere. The foot of his comrade-in-arms, the one who complained and carried wood with him, just flew up with the shells, and the other party moaned and begged before dying He found his feet. He bent down and searched around the trenches that had been torn into gentle slopes by shells, hoping to find the missing foot.
Occasionally, a soldier passed by him, holding a weapon and yelling that the Americans are coming, and ran in another direction, but Taro Takemoto ignored him, and just looked down for his companion's feet. But soon he stopped, because he saw the corpses of his captain and several officers, lying in disorder in an open machine gun position.
Only at this time did he realize that he should leave here quickly. After all, the highest officer of hundreds of soldiers in this trench was dead. Half of his body was lying in the cold trench.
Takemoto Taro ran back quickly, ignoring the soldiers in the passing trenches who were desperately firing towards the beach. Some of these people threw prepared grenades, and some kept pulling the bolt to try to reload the ammunition faster, and occasionally the sound of machine guns could be heard in the distance.
This battle was not the same as Taro Takemoto had imagined. It was not a face-to-face shooting between the two sides. They were condescending and took advantage of it. On the contrary, he has not seen an American until now, and he was beaten by American cannons and fled in embarrassment. He jumped over a corpse lying in the trench, and ran towards the traffic trench in the distance with his helmet on. He dug it himself, and he was familiar with the terrain there.
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In the fourth update, Long Ling is no longer in debt, but he still owes a few book friends to explode. Tomorrow, Long Ling will continue to explode. For the rewarding book friends, Long Ling will die!!!!!