Hardcore ruthless starts in the Pacific

This medic is very professional. When Ivan was on the LCP landing craft, Ivan vomited a lot. It was Sirius who enthusiastically came to help him. He gave Ivan chewing gum and diverted his attention with topics not related to the war, helping him overcome acid reflux. .

In contrast, other comrades-in-arms don't care about him at all, they just 'laugh' at those who are familiar with him, and treat those who are not familiar with him as if they didn't see him.

"Cirius Dodge....Pennsylvania Habsburg."

Ivan murmured: "He said that his family has a ranch and raised hundreds of cows... He said that when the war is over, he will definitely invite me to his ranch and treat me well."

"He may be rigid, but he's a good guy, a reliable and trustworthy medic."

"Licky, you saw me throwing up on the LCP, didn't you?"

Sirius may have only comrades in arms but no friends, because Ivan was the only one beside his corpse who described in a bitter tone what kind of person this medical soldier was.

The warmth that the medical soldier brought to Ivan has not disappeared, but it has become more and more scorching at this moment, burning his soul.

"You're still laughing at me, but he didn't—and he helped me, maybe this is the job of a medical soldier, but..."

"Feel sorry."

Before Ivan could finish his sentence, Lecky interrupted him with an apologetic expression on his face. After squatting down, he said seriously to Ivan: "I am ashamed of what I have done, but I can swear now that I will definitely help you when you have difficulties. time to appear!"

"And me!" Smiling Tiger also squatted down.

"What kind of exclusionism are you doing?"

Scud put a hand on Ivan's shoulder, "Don't worry, my dear Mr. Douglas, Bud Connor's shoulders will always be generous and welcome you~"

"You are disgusting."

The mountain man pushed his scud, then offered him a cigarette, "It'll make you feel better."

Ivan wasn't originally an anti-smoking fighter, but he definitely didn't touch this thing.

As for now, it's hard to say.

"Cough cough cough..."

"Hey hey, the soldier who smoked for the first time, this is the national treasure of the Marine Corps!"

"F丨ck You!" Ivan cursed.

The comrades-in-arms said that the appreciation of the appearance made Ivan feel better, and he gradually got used to the feeling of tobacco passing through his throat and lungs—not bad.

During the more than 20 hours of reincarnation, he has undergone earth-shaking changes, as if the time that had been stagnant for a year began to flow.

Leckie said that a letter to Sirius Dodge's hometown would only record that this heroic soldier died in a crucial and important battle, and that he died in the protection of his comrades, with great honor and would give him Awarded a Purple Star Medal.

Ivan learned that in war there are not only what he knows and discovers, but also accidental injuries and white lies, as well as comrades who can enlighten you when you are depressed.

The dead are equivalent to staying at a certain point in time forever, while the living must move forward with the passage of time.

Ivan is not eligible to choose to 'stay', because he stayed at that unforgettable moment a year ago, and came to the hell of blood and fire just to let the stopped time continue to flow.

7. Capture the airport

On August 8, after burying Sirius Dodge and taking away his dog tag (military identification tag), H connected to the battalion headquarters and was ordered to be stationed at a ridge passage south of the airfield.

To prevent the Japanese army from breaking out from this direction at the airport, and also to prevent the Japanese army from fleeing into the deep mountains and old forests from supporting the Japanese army at the airport from this ridge, it took about two hours to march to the destination, and immediately began to dig simple trenches.

Although it is simple, the requirements are not low at all. It is just that there is no need to dig all the traffic trenches. The traffic trenches connecting the two sections of foxholes from the machine gun squad to the position still need to be dug.

A standard foxhole must have three important things.

1. A concave pit with a depth of 120 cm, an upper wide mouth of 90 cm, and a lower wide mouth of 60 cm.

2. The breast wall is 120 cm long and 30 cm high, and a distance of 30 cm must be created behind the parapet to adjust the best shooting posture.

3. The length is 120 cm and the height is 30 cm. Also create a back wall with a distance of 30 cm so that when you are attacked from behind, you can immediately turn the muzzle and shoot in the best posture.

The heavy machine guns of the machine gun squad should add an additional 20-50 cm on this basis, and at the same time, at least 3 positions that can be quickly transferred through the traffic trenches need to be arranged, that is to say, the same foxholes + traffic trenches, which Ivan and Lecky have to dig 3 times.

However, the company commander only gave one hour, so only one machine gun position was excavated, but this one alone made Ivan tired enough - because the standard depth of the traffic trench is at least 180 cm, and the ground buried in the mud There is no way to do it without professional tools. You can only make a few more turns on the basis of the original crooked construction.

After a while of tossing and turning, more than half of the morning time had passed, and Yi Wen, who was about to lose consciousness in his digging hands, adjusted the kettle, and there was no water left in it.

His throat started to burn again, and it was as hot as if he had swallowed dozens of devil peppers.

Sirius was dead, and no one knew what Evan needed right away and handed him what he had.

While thinking this way, a kettle appeared in front of his eyes. These hands covered with mud were the No. 1 ammunition hand mountain man who dug the traffic trench with him just now.

"Give--"

Evan froze for a moment.

"I guess you've already finished your drink?"

The mountain man pushed the kettle into Ivan's arms, then took out two cigarettes and lit them, and finally handed one of them to Ivan.

'Googling gurgling...'

After drinking the water, the whole person feels much more comfortable, and with a good brand of cigarettes, I always feel that the fatigue of digging foxholes and traffic trenches before is swept away, and then I saw the scud walking over with a water bottle hanging all over .

"Look at you, from a distance, you might think it's covered with grenades." Lecky couldn't help laughing.

"I thought you were going to blew yourself up in Japan." Smiling Tiger laughed.

"Damn you." Scud took away the water bottles of the machine gun team members after his daily greetings, "Laugh? If you can, keep laughing? I'll fill your water bottles with urine later!"

As soon as he heard this, the mountain people got excited, and quickly stood up to show their "proud" crotch, how funny it was to look like a cigarette in their mouth.

"This kind of thing should be left to me, I have yellow urine~" the mountain man said unceremoniously.

"F丨ck You!" Smiling Tiger stared straight at his eyes, "The Japanese army will come up later, if the .30 bullet hits the direction where you are stationed, I will make Laiji stand upside down and drink water today!"

When Laiji heard this, he was furious immediately, went up and locked his throat at the smiling tiger, and said viciously: "Why are you dragging me so stupidly?"

"Hmph, it's time for the lead shooter to retire!"

The Smiling Tiger didn't mean to forgive people at all. It was obvious that they would start to face the brutal battle soon, but this group of people didn't feel the slightest sense of tension, and they fought and fought without any scruples—not only them, but also the infantry platoons who were familiar with each other. The same goes for soldiers.

The company commander, Captain James, and the deputy company commander, Lieutenant Huckleberry, saw it but didn't show any intention of stopping it. Ivan wanted to understand one thing.

It's not that the Ma Runs are not nervous, it's just that they have been tense from yesterday to today, and they are afraid that something will go wrong if they get too nervous in a fight, so they try their best to let the soldiers relax before the battle.

Scud was too lazy to talk to this group of bastards, and Ma followed the three soldiers to fetch water from a stream not far away, cursing.

Lunch is still a D-level MRE, but there are not many of these things in stock. If the 5th Marine Regiment in charge of attacking the airport today fails, then the food supply of H Company will become a not too big but a bit troublesome problem.

At 11:28 noon, the 5th Marine Regiment covered the airfield overlooking Company H on time.

"Boom--!"

"Bang bang bang-!"

"BOOM!"

"Bam—!"

All kinds of shells fell on the airport, and it took more than an hour to prepare for the firepower. Immediately after 12:45, 7 M2 light tanks rushed forward. The well-trained soldiers of the 5th Marine Regiment and the tanks Carry out subtle coordination and advance towards the airfield attack.

"Whoah--!"

"The brothers of the 5th Regiment are showing their talents!"

"Our tanks are invincible!"

At this time, the company commander and deputy company commander of Company H were using binoculars to observe the battle situation at the airport, and Second Lieutenant Stone, the deputy platoon leader of the weapon card, stayed at Lecky's side.

Ivan, who had watched too many war movies before, was not very clear about one thing—in fact, every heavy machine gun needed a professional officer to command it.

Use the telescope to determine the general orientation, and then tell the main shooter the shooting location. First, two sets of short bursts will be used to confirm where the bullets landed. Finally, the specific orientation will be corrected to allow the main shooter to switch back and forth between short and long bursts to ensure firepower. The cover and suppression hit the correct position.

After all, the heavy machine guns are deployed on the 1.5th line when defending, that is, at least 1 meters away from the 200st line position. The naked eye can't see the enemy 500 meters away at all. It is a waste of bullets.

At night, it is even more necessary for the commander to point out the attack position, because the main shooter is even more invisible-Lieutenant Stone, who commanded the heavy machine gun when he accidentally killed Sirius, stayed with the other M1917, and at the same time allowed Lecky to shoot at the beginning of the battle. Perform free fire.

Now it was the other way around, with Lieutenant Stone on Lecky's side, and another M1917 was allowed to fire freely at the beginning of the battle.

Compared with the heavy machine gun squad, the mortar team needs an officer to command. Usually, the officer will be the platoon leader of the weapon platoon, but Stone is the deputy platoon leader of the weapon platoon of Company H. He came to the heavy machine gun side, then the mortar can only be commanded by the deputy company commander.

'The war is much more complicated than imagined. Ivan watched Stone chewing gum and murmured silently in his heart.

"Wow!"

There was a violent explosion from the airport, which immediately caused the soldiers to cheer excitedly, probably thinking that at least a dozen devils died in the explosion.

Ivan can't see the airport clearly without binoculars. Ma Run of the 5th Regiment is like small dots in his eyes, and the tank can see the outline a little bit clearly. The heat wave hit his face—although it was slight, it touched Ivan deeply.

'Is this the heat wave of the shells? '

It's different from the process of gradually rising heat when warming up the fire. When it hits the face, it's like a little spark jumping up, bringing stinging pain again and again.

'If it explodes at close range. '

Thinking of this, Ivan suddenly felt a chill rushing from his spine straight to his brain, and his body trembled slightly.

After suppressing it, Ivan tried not to turn his sight to the direction of the airport as much as possible.

At around 4:1 p.m., the Stars and Stripes belonging to the United States of America flew up at the airport, which meant that the Ma Runs of the 5th Regiment of the [-]st Marine Division completely occupied more than half of the airport built by the Japanese army.

The sound of cheers immediately resounded through the airport and the commanding heights around it.

"Hu———re———!"

At this time, the Japanese army was likely to mount a counterattack, so the company commander and deputy company commander of H Company began to urge the soldiers to shift their attention to the front of the position, but they did not see a single hair of the Japanese army until night.

Looking at it this way, the Japanese army did not have enough troops to fight back. Ivan successfully spent the second day of reincarnation on Guadalcanal Island.

8. Battle of Savo Island

Guadalcanal is 150 kilometers long and 48 kilometers wide, with a land area of ​​approximately 5,302 square kilometers.There are many mountains with sharp ridges in the central part. The highest peak is Makalakonburu, which is 2447 meters above sea level.There is a large plain along the northern coast, and the cliffs on the south coast are close to the sea.

The airport was built in the northern coastal area. It was occupied by the 8th Regiment of the 8st Marine Division at 4:1 p.m. on August 5. A battalion was mobilized to the west that night and used Lunga as a stronghold for defense. A Japanese officer was captured at Tulagi Island. At least [-] Japanese troops retreated to the Matanikau River west of Lungagain.

At this moment, Company H was still staying on the ridge south of the airport. It was supposed to guard the flanks of the 5th Regiment while annihilating or capturing the Japanese troops fleeing from the airport. However, they found nothing all day long, and the order they received was to continue to stand firm. However, until tomorrow, August 8th On the morning of the next day, we can collectively withdraw to the airport.

Before nightfall, they received an order to prohibit open flames and the new password "rattlesnake". The ghost knows what Captain James thinks. The "mole" last night has become the "rattlesnake" that eats it today.

Night is coming soon, but the horses on the ridge can't sleep, because a life-and-death battle is going on on the sea in the north.

"boom--!"

The sound of a huge explosion came from the surface of the sea, and the scorching flames seemed to illuminate the sea area around the ship.

At night, no one could tell whether it was a Japanese ship or a U.S. ship, but it must have been hit by a large torpedo, otherwise such a terrifying explosion would not have been caused.

"I don't know what it's like to be on that ship," Leckie murmured, before adding, "Like Independence Day fireworks."

At this time, Scud crawled over with two boxes of ammunition.

"Brothers, order 30 bullets..."

It may be that the deputy company commander was worried that the 6000 people claimed by the Japanese army would launch a counterattack on the airport at this moment, so he added 500 rounds of ammunition to the machine gun position.

After delivering the bullets, Scud did not leave immediately, but looked at the exploding ship and said softly, "I hope it belongs to Japan."

Just when he was about to leave, Smiley Tiger said firmly: "Yes, definitely!"

this nature

The optimistic guy expressed the feelings of Ma Run present - as if he believed what he only wanted to believe, or it was a kind of spiritual sustenance. Ma Run did not want to be abandoned by the navy on this desert island.

"General Nut is blasting the Japanese fleet into the bottom of the ocean!"

As if it was definitely not enough, Smiling Tiger continued to cheer himself and his comrades, "The mighty General Nat, the best and youngest amphibious commander in the United States of America, Major General Richmond Turner, will definitely not be defeated!"

"Who is the commander of the navy?" Ivan asked a lot.

"Lieutenant General Fletcher, Frank Fletcher."

"..."

Ivan always has a bad premonition, because he has heard this name in some videos related to naval battles, and it is not a very positive image-if I remember correctly, this guy especially likes to ensure the fuel of the aircraft carrier. Send the USS Saratoga back to refuel.

At this time, the ship that was hit by a giant torpedo in the eyes of Ma Run had a terrible martyrdom. The flames soaring into the sky immediately illuminated a large circle of sea surface, like a mushroom cloud of light and mist rising into the sky.

"Wow!"

"Whoah--!"

Ma Run couldn't help cheering loudly and laughing optimistically, and was even reprimanded by deputy platoon leader Stone because of the loud laughter.