Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2534 Counter Sniping

The Allied Forces in East Asia have not done anything in the past few years, and they have bluntly trained a large number of arson experts. It is very difficult for the Marine Corps, but it is really not a problem for these arson experts.

Li Mei is undoubtedly the best among them. He is already a general, and he doesn't like this job. Now he is interested in bombing the Japanese mainland. The mission of bombing Amami Island went around, and he handed it over to Bu of the 227th Bomber Squadron. Captain Lant Hall was in charge.

The 227 Bomber Squadron belongs to the 6th Air Force and is equipped with 12 American-made B-24 bombers. This bomber has good performance, with a maximum range of 6000 kilometers, and can carry up to 1200 pounds, about 5.4 tons of bombs.

When setting fire to the forest, the bomb must be incendiary. This means that in the past two years, the most familiar bomb to the East Asian Allies is the incendiary bomb. Due to the large number of bombs used, the performance has improved the fastest, and the effect is very good. .

"Isn't our mission to bomb Kokura?" Hal's assistant, Lieutenant Scott, was not happy. Bombing places like Amami Island is definitely not as exciting as bombing Kokura.

Kokura is the future Kitakyushu city. It has one of the largest arsenals in Japan and has always been a key bombing target of the Allied forces.

"Okura has been bombed into ruins, are there any valuable targets?" Hal didn't have much interest in bombing Kokura, saying that Japan doesn't have many valuable targets now.

Under An Qi's command, Japan in this time and space was far more damaged by the Allied bombing than in another time and space.

When the U.S. military bombed Japan in another time and space, there was more intimidation. The purpose was to force Japan to withdraw from the war. Considering that Japan would be colonized after the war, the attack was not too harsh.

An Qi did not intend to colonize Japan. There are many places suitable for colonization in the world, and there is no shortage of Japan. Therefore, under the command of An Qi, the Allied forces did not even let Kyoto go. All the medium and large cities in Japan have been occupied by the Allied forces Bombed more than once.

Destruction is far easier than construction. Hundreds of bomber sorties can completely destroy an industrial area in a single bombing. It may take several years or ten years for the Japanese to restore and rebuild.

During the war, there was no time to rebuild. Bombers from the Allied forces in East Asia came every once in a while, and the ruins had not been cleaned up yet, which made things worse.

For several years in a row, Xiaokura's arsenal had long been burned, and its status on the Allied bombing list of key cities dropped again and again.

If Kokura was not located in Kyushu, the Allied forces would not have included Kokura as a bombing target this time.

"Is there a key target on Amami Island?" Lieutenant Scott didn't even know where Amami Island was.

Hal didn't answer the question because he didn't know how to answer it.

There are indeed no key targets on Amami Island, and Kokura is somewhat valuable to the Allied forces. Even if the arsenal is destroyed, the incendiary bombs can still be thrown into residential areas, so it will not be wasted.

Apart from the forest on Amami Island, there are only more than 1 Japanese, most of whom are old and weak, women and children, and there may be only one or two thousand soldiers. If a bomber brigade is sent there, the harvest may not even be enough for gas.

"Yes, Amami Island has the dignity of our commander-in-chief—" Lieutenant Kleist from Arkansas sneered. This attitude is not very respectful to General MacArthur, and he is still a fellow.

But this is also true.

It was absolutely irresponsible for MacArthur to announce that the battle on Amami Island had ended the day after the Marine Corps occupied Naze Town.

This is not the first time that MacArthur has been overjoyed.

During the Battle of the Philippines, MacArthur also unilaterally declared that the battle in Medan was over while the battle in Medan was still going on.

So I suffered from the famous Red First Division. For MacArthur's so-called dignity, the First Red Division fought bloody battles with the Japanese army in the forest for three months. Finally, with the help of the Southern African Expeditionary Force, all the Japanese troops in Medan were captured. annihilate.

Now MacArthur's old problem has been committed again, but the good news is that Amami Island is fighting in enemy territory, so the US military does not need to be scruples about attacking, and the Marine Corps should not follow in the footsteps of the Great Red Division.

Medan Island is located in the Philippines. According to the definition of the United States, it is an overseas territory of the United States. Fighting on its own territory must be more or less restrained.

Amami Island is the territory of Ryukyu illegally occupied by Japan. The Ryukyu countries have disappeared. It is customary to think that Amami Island is also Japanese territory.

However, this point may be redefined after the war is over. After all, even the peninsula is now Japanese territory, and it must be stripped after the war.

In short, this battle is to let Japan spit out all the territories that Japan has illegally expanded through previous wars since the Meiji Restoration.

"Okay, since our current task is to bomb Amami Island, let's take a look at how to accomplish it more effectively." Hal did not discuss the personal preferences of the high-level Allied forces, and soldiers take obeying orders as their bounden duty.

In fact, there is nothing to discuss.

It’s not easy to set fire to the forest, just find someone in the limelight and throw the incendiary bomb down, and wait for the fire to spread freely. Since the base is very close to Amami Island, all bombers can be filled with bombs. It is estimated that one or two batches , the task can be completed, if there is any omission, it will be done after one or two more flights.

Since the task is not difficult, let’s talk about it first. Americans are all action-oriented, and they can solve problems with their hands, so don’t waste time.

As the 227th Bomber Squadron prepared for action, Ian Morrison was drawing down its forces.

After days of hard work, the Fourth Division has achieved some results. The large forest in the south of the island has been controlled by the Fourth Division, and the main activities of the remaining Japanese troops are in the northern half.

There is no eye for water and fire, and the East Asian Allied Forces are notoriously ruthless. When the incendiary bomb is thrown, it will not take the initiative to bypass the American soldiers in the forest, so all the American soldiers scattered in the forest must be withdrawn.

"The 2nd platoon of Company B has lost contact since yesterday afternoon, and has not been in contact until now." The second battalion commander Brant was at a loss. The communication equipment is too advanced and it is not good, and there will be some problems from time to time.

The communication equipment used by the Allied Forces in East Asia was provided by the Johannesburg Telephone Company. The walkie-talkies produced by this company were excellent, and they successfully won the bid and became the supplier of the Allied Forces in East Asia.

The environment of Amami Island is quite complicated. There are mountains and forests, and there may be some minerals underground. Anyway, the call performance of the walkie-talkie is often affected.

Of course, it is also possible that this platoon was wiped out by the Japanese army.

However, this possibility is very small. Since the end of the Philippine campaign, the U.S. military has never platooned troops of this size and was wiped out in field battles.

The loss suffered by the Japanese suicide plane on a transport ship is not counted.

Just a month ago, a transport ship carrying 600 U.S. troops was attacked by Japanese suicide planes in the waters near Ryukyu Island.

"Send someone to look for it, and it must be found." Ian Morrison was anxious. It would be funny if this platoon didn't die in the hands of the Japanese, but was burned to death by their own people.

Brandt resolutely carried out the order, and he couldn't bear the worst result.

The 2nd row was indeed not eliminated, but it was also caught in a bitter battle.

The Japanese are indeed crazy. I don't know if they want to teach the Americans a lesson, or they are interested in the weapons and equipment of the 2nd platoon. Since this morning, they have launched a crazy attack on the temporary garrison of the 2nd platoon.

The temporary station of the 2nd row is a small col, surrounded by mountains on three sides and water on the other side. The terrain is still good. Although the performance of the Maxim is not as good as that of the M2, it is still much better than the 2th Japanese army. The platoon leader Norman participated in the Philippines The veterans of the battle, with rich experience, arranged defense lines along the river. The Japanese organized four consecutive attacks, all of which were repelled by the [-]nd platoon.

"Has the communication not been restored yet?" Norman was anxious.

Advanced weapons and favorable terrain, it is said that the defense is impenetrable, the Japanese will die as many as they come.

This must be based on the premise of sufficient ammunition.

In the context of the popularity of automatic weapons, the US troops naturally carry enough ammunition when they dispatch. Under normal circumstances, they must support the troops to fight in the field for more than three days.

The Japanese are too shameless. The troops who participated in the previous attacks were old, weak, women and children, and the purpose was to consume the ammunition of the second row.

This method is very effective. Norman discovered this problem two hours ago and ordered the troops to pay attention to saving ammunition when fighting, but it was too late.

From frugality to luxury is easy, from luxury to frugality.

In the past, saving ammunition only happened within the Japanese army. The U.S. military has never worried about this problem. American soldiers are also used to fighting with sufficient logistics. When encountering difficulties, the first reaction is not to rely on their own ability to solve them, but to call bombers Or artillery support, where ammunition shortages almost never happened.

Once you are used to living a luxurious life, you will naturally have more bad habits.

American soldiers are accustomed to using violence to solve problems. If there is a little trouble on the other side of the river, no one can see it. If someone appears, don’t care how many mortar shells are fired first. In any case, the Japanese will not be given any chance to sneak attack. .

These habits are no problem when the logistics are sufficient. Now they are continuously consumed by the Japanese. Even if the mortar shells are saved, they are all exhausted an hour ago. Only two of the four Maxims can still be used normally due to failure. .

So if you say that the Marine Corps is a fourth-class person, these are all old antiques from decades ago. They should have been given to the museum long ago, but they are still serving in the Marine Corps.

"No, we have been calling continuously—" Howard, the sergeant in charge of communications, was quite calm. If the Japanese rushed into the camp, he would also have to participate in the battle.

Before he could finish his sentence, another gunshot rang out. Norman cursed angrily, and returned to the position to continue commanding the battle.

The Japanese are also experienced, and from the strength of the defenders' counterattacks, it can be inferred that there is a problem with the defenders' ammunition, so this time it is the real Japanese soldiers who participated in the attack, no longer women and children.

"Pay attention to saving ammunition, don't waste bullets!" Norman reminded loudly, at this time he was no longer envious of the Army's M1 Garand.

Springfield is a bolt-action rifle, and the consumption rate of bullets can be controlled.

Switching to the M1 Garand, which only needs to be pulled and does not need to be loaded, will at least double the rate of bullet consumption. Maybe it will have to compete with the Japanese for bayonets at this time.

The Japanese [-] cover is also good. Although the shooting speed is slow, the accuracy is no problem, and the trajectory is straight. Putting it in the hands of experienced soldiers, the efficiency is still guaranteed.

The real army must be more ragtag and different. The Japanese army also has veterans. A heavy machine gunner on the defender's side was shot in the head by the Japanese army.

Maxim, the decades-old gun, the US military has a lot of shooters, and there will be a deputy shooter on top of it soon.

As a result, the deputy shooter was quickly named again, and now no one took over.

There are only three Maxims in the defenders. Machine gun shooters are always given special attention. It is not easy to train a qualified machine gun shooter.

Seeing that no one was taking over, Norman jumped and rolled over to ensure the continuation of the machine gun fire. At this time, there were less than 30 U.S. troops left on the ground who could still fight.

It was even worse on the other side of the river. At a glance, there were at least two or three hundred corpses densely packed. The Japanese didn't bother to collect the corpses.

The width of the small river is not enough, and the current is quite fast, which is also the characteristic of forest rivers. If you have good physical strength, you can cross it with a little run-up, so the defenders really can't neglect it.

Boom boom boom -- boom boom --

Norman is a qualified machine gunner, combining long and short, and killed more than a dozen Japanese soldiers in a row.

The Japanese soldier who was quite good at shooting finally noticed Norman, but this time he missed. The bullet passed by Norman's ear, and Norman could even hear the sound of the bullet piercing the air.

This also reminded Norman of the opponent's approximate location.

Without hesitation, Norman turned his gun and fired a long burst at the approximate location. The opponent couldn't hold back and fired again, but still missed Norman.

The performance of the [-]-style rifle is decent, but other aspects are really not good. In order to strengthen the ability of Japanese soldiers to fight bayonets, Japanese designers designed a barrel that is too long. There is no special device for the muzzle, and the muzzle flame is quite obvious.

So after this shot, Norman finally determined the opponent's position.

The Japanese shooter was very cautious, hiding in the bushes at the base of a big tree.

Norman didn't hesitate, a long series of bullets hit the past, the branches and leaves of the bushes flew across, the big trees next to them were interrupted, and the shooter was probably beaten into a sieve.

Shooters of this level are all accurate shooters in the official field troops. There is probably only one place like Amami Island, and Norman will not be threatened again.

Speaking of the overall quality of the Japanese army, it is really not good compared with when the war just broke out.

When the war first broke out, the individual quality of the veterans in Japan was indeed not good. Many veterans had a [-] cover without a scope, and their shooting accuracy was comparable to that of a sniper.

After a few years, the veterans of the Japanese army are probably dead. Now the quality of the Japanese army is not as good as that of the previous generation. The elderly and children have to go to the battlefield. From another perspective, it can also fully prove that Japan is indeed desperate.

Neither will the will to fight.

No, Norman didn't even finish firing a single ammunition box, and the Japanese army retreated hastily, without the determination to fight to the end.

(End of this chapter)