Hardcore ruthless starts in the Pacific

It is now 1944, and the artillery support of the U.S. military is quite mature. If the secret position cannot be calculated within two to three minutes, the artillery should be rebuilt.

"Boom—boom—!"

【Destroy the Japanese firepower point】

【Light Machine Gun*1】

[The basic requirements of the side missions are completed, please continue to work hard to provide coordinates]

The navy's artillery support was accurate and fast, and Ma Run, the D company that was bombed just now, burst into cheers.

"here you go!"

"Blow up these bitches!"

"Death to Lao Tzu!"

It can be said that the Ma Runs have perfectly implemented the dogmatic offensive tactics of the US military—the first time they encounter the enemy, they find a bunker and lie on their stomachs, and the second time they call the artillery group.

As long as the first wave is not destroyed, the second wave and the third wave will come until the infantry can occupy the enemy's position with the lowest casualties.

The shelling lasted for about ten minutes, during which the little devil did not make any resistance, after all, there was no grass under the cannon.

【Destroy the Japanese firepower point】

[heavy machine gun * 2]

【Light Machine Gun*3】

【Throwing gun*6】

Ivan only felt that the job of an artillery spotter was much more pleasant than that of an infantryman on horseback, as long as he was not allowed to lead the G team across the line of fire to establish an observation post behind the enemy.

'This is the American style of warfare I want. What is the face-to-face hand-to-hand combat of the little devils before? '

Fighting to the end of the last two rounds not only caused Ivan to be seriously injured and almost died, but the last one even caused him to suffer from combat fatigue. Having mental problems?

'This is the offensive tactics of the US military! '

Guadalcanal left Ivan with too much shadow in his heart. Before coming to Saipan, he thought it was similar to Guadalcanal, or even worse, so he worried about it for a long time.

I often thought about how to fight the little devil at close range, but I didn't expect that the coordinates were determined here. When Yaz or Charlie called, the Japanese army's position was destroyed after the bombardment of the naval guns within ten minutes.

"Get ready to follow, Foudino told the others, follow us - we're going to move on!"

While saying this, Ivan didn't forget to observe the casualty rate of D Company Ma Run.

To be honest, it’s not small. The detailed count only jumped out one and a half rows, which means that the casualty rate of the D Company of the 3rd Battalion, which is the first batch of the first echelon, is almost 60%. Even so, it is still ready to rush up Capture the Imp position that has just been shelled by the Navy.

On the one hand, 30% of the veterans lead the battle with 70% of the recruits. The casualty rate is high, but most of the unlucky ones are recruits. It is even said that 80% of D Company’s active Ma Run are veterans. On the one hand, the stimulants distributed in advance played a big role.

11. Yiwen, who was once ruthless, still has a kindness

When the G team came to the starting position of the D company, everything they saw was enough to describe it as hell.

Ma Run jumped into one and a half rows, but left almost half a row of Ma Run to take care of the wounded soldiers.

At first glance, there were twenty or thirty wounded soldiers. They leaned against the wall of the trench and howled fiercely, surrounded by the corpses of their dead comrades.

The clothes on the dead Ma Run were as tattered as a hornet's nest. This is considered luck. It was only the little devil's grenadier that bombed them, and it was replaced by a Type 94 mortar or a 75mm mountain artillery/field artillery. Not necessarily how much human tissue can be collected.

By the time the G team all arrived, the medical soldiers of D company had injected each wounded soldier with morphine, and then, with the help of the remaining comrades, they carried out emergency treatment one by one, stopping the bleeding, applying medicine, and bandaging, and not forgetting to put on the wounded soldiers. A cigarette was stuffed into the mouth of a wounded soldier, and that was all they could do.

After seeing Yiwen and others coming, the medical soldier shouted as if he saw God: "Help, help us transport the wounded soldier back!"

Before Ivan could speak, the two recruits in the team were about to start moving, but fortunately, Peter and the others stopped him immediately when they saw this.

"Private, I'm sorry, we can't help you transport the wounded."

While watching the little devil's third line of defense with a telescope, Ivan said: "Now the artillery fire of the Japanese army is continuously covering the beach, embankment, and the road to this position. I took them over with great difficulty, and it is impossible to let them They turned back again, and it is best for you to stay here for a while, and now the wounded soldiers are not the only ones who will be killed or injured when they go back."

This sentence immediately aroused the indignation of the people of D Company who stayed here to take care of the wounded soldiers, but seeing that the G team was equipped with Chicago typewriters per person, they probably knew that this team was not soldiers in the conventional sense, so they cursed a few words in a low voice.

The reality is so cruel.

Because what is going on now is not a simple land battle, but a rather dangerous beach landing.

When there are not enough footholds, field hospitals are usually not set up on land, and the direction of the beach is still being bombarded by the little devils. Two uninjured Ma Run carried a wounded Ma Run back, and a shell fell The casualty wasn't just one on the stretcher.

Everyone in Team G that Ivan formed before the war was very precious. Let them serve as stretcher soldiers. It would be fine if they didn't die. If they died or were injured, Ivan would definitely regret it and want to shoot himself.

Iron-blooded and ruthless, what a commander should do, even if he watched the wounded Ma Run of Company D go to death step by step, he would not let his subordinates take this risk.

"but......"

Although Ivan did not take his eyes off the binoculars, he still had a kindness towards the wounded. "Every member of the G team obeyed the order except Yaz, and now go to help the medical soldiers stop the bleeding of the wounded as quickly as possible, but they are never allowed to leave this place without authorization." Block position."

The medical soldier immediately burst into a smile when he heard this sentence - no matter what, the new team is still willing to help.

Team G started to act immediately after receiving the order. The veterans have seen many wounded soldiers. The previous battles have taught them how to deal with wounds urgently. many good things.

Seeing his comrades taking action one after another, Yazi felt uncomfortable, and couldn't help asking, "Why did you get rid of me?"

"Are you dumbfounded by the bombardment?"

After putting down the binoculars, Ivan turned his head and stared at him: "I need you or Charlie, who can follow my orders anytime and anywhere, send plain language back, and let the artillery fire provide support to the soldiers on the front line as quickly as possible. Don't forget that you were originally responsibility."

It's easy for recruits to do this. They suddenly don't understand their responsibilities and do things that shouldn't be done by themselves. Although Yiwen has done a lot, every action of his has been carefully considered, unlike many The recruits did it as soon as their heads got hot.

"You need to be clear about one thing - casualties are not increased out of thin air." Ivan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Our casualties are all because of the damned little devils. They will increase our casualties if they don't die, and you and Charlie is the most effective lethal weapon, and your duty is essentially to reduce the casualties of the soldiers participating in the war as a whole."

The biggest difference between Yaz and Charlie, the two Navajos, is that the former likes to show his emotions, while the latter is always reserved.

Personality determines everything. Yaz is a guy who puts his helpfulness on his face, and Charlie is not a selfish person, but his emotions are restrained and difficult to detect.

If Charlie stayed instead of Yaz, Bao Buqi, the introverted boy, would make some kind of blunder in his mind, but Yaz wouldn't.

Yiwen realized that he was the nanny on the battlefield, and he had to take into account his character when he stepped on a horse... Then he thought of the unique army whose branch was built on the company. Gao’s instructor/political commissar is not a nanny—it is even said that they are not only the nanny of every soldier, but also have to shoulder the responsibility of commanding and making decisions together with the commander.

The most respectable thing is that they can also set an example and set themselves as an example for the troops.

Like a saint, be harsh on yourself and forgive others.

If he hadn't participated in the war, Ivan might never have understood how difficult it was for the army in China, and felt that it wasn't just faith that supported their integrity.

'I really want to, I really want to see them in that era, and what makes them saints apart from their beliefs. '

Evan: "So, can you understand?"

"Sorry, sir, I was wrong."

Yaz apologized decisively.

Then he couldn't understand his chief, Lawrence Ivan even more.

Although he was a new recruit, he had also received training for a certain period of time before entering the 2nd Marine Division. The chief there was completely different from Ivan—they didn't have the slightest kindness or consideration. They would praise the soldiers who completed the mission first, but It is also limited to verbal, as if to complete the task.

Although after arriving in the army, Yaz has undergone more rigorous training than before, but whenever the training is over and it is lunch time, Yiwen will always find a way to get something delicious and drinkable to take care of his brothers. Show the demeanor that a veteran should have: bold, decisive, and calm.

He even patiently explained the reason to himself and took care of the recruits' emotions.

Just as Yaz was immersed in the memory, there was a burst of shouting in his ear.

"Yaz—!"

"Yes, sir!"

Yaz, who was startled, immediately leaned forward.

"Preparing to contact the Navy, Company D has been withdrawn!"

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12. Propulsion speed is too fast to form a protrusion

The scene seen through the binoculars was that Ma Run, who rushed up from Company D, retreated quickly. He did not see the smoke and dust produced by the explosion, nor did he see any light and heavy machine guns firing indiscriminately from the flanks or other areas.

With accurate coordinates, the navy bombarded the little devil's third line of defense and the depth direction for 15 minutes. It is reasonable to say that the Japanese army on the fourth line of defense could not gather troops to counterattack so quickly, because it was one and a half rows away from D Company. Not even 10 minutes.

Then there are only two possibilities-the little devils on the left and right wings of the attacking position quickly support and counterattack through the traffic trench; Captain Houston, the commander of Company D, retreats on his own initiative.

Seeing that the number of people withdrawing did not decrease much, Yiwen was convinced that the commander of Company D had given the order to retreat.

'In that case... the second line of defense hasn't been breached anywhere else? '

Looking at the figures of the Ma Runs of Company D who came back, Yiwen found that due to the existence of the Whisperer, the 6rd Battalion of the 3th Marine Regiment attacked in a particularly smooth direction, and had already made a moderate prominence in the entire offensive line. department.

Check the time, it's not even 9:[-] am.

'Damn, push too fast! '

At this point in time, Ma Run of the third batch of the first echelon started to land. According to the pre-war forecast given to him by Major Crowley before the war, when the first batch of the second echelon left the warship, they should only have landed on the beach. It was about 200 meters, but D Company of the 3rd Battalion had reached a depth of 500 meters. If it continued to attack, it would break through 800 meters and approach the strategic goal of Chalan Kano.

This is the result of purely relying on the Whisperer to provide efficient naval gun support without tank and company-level fire support.

In fact, too fast is not very good, because the U.S. military is not good at mobile warfare. If it is placed here in the People's Army, it must boldly rush deep into the headquarters of the little devil. Ivan also happens to have a mission with generous rewards. Back then, there were only 2 pillars. But the shells can take down the headquarters of the regiment. I don’t know how many big and thick pipes over 300mm stand behind Ivan. The little devil's headquarters was razed to the ground.

It is the U.S. military that can land and fight.

"Yaz, you let the navy's naval guns aim at the coordinates just now, wait for the bombardment demand, and contact the major by the way, and tell him that D company has hit a position 500 meters deep, forming a salient, and has suffered heavy casualties. Please send reinforcements immediately I am afraid that the Japanese army has mobilized the reserve team to prepare for a strong attack to regain the position!"

"Aye aye, sir!"

Yiwen rubbed his eyebrows and scolded himself a few words in his heart.

When the explosion was really cool for a while, I didn't consider that such a rapid advance would form a protrusion on the front line.

In the final analysis, his offensive experience was insufficient. After all, the two reincarnations in Guadalcanal were defensive battles, and the only two offensive battles did not learn anything—the first time he didn’t even see the hair of the Japanese army. , The second time I watched the three marine battalions fall into the encirclement of the little devils.

Company D retreated in a timely manner, rushing out with 80 NO. [-] people and coming back were almost the same, only slightly injured three or four recruits.

"Yaz, we have all withdrawn, tell the navy to bombard me, and then ask how long it will take for the reinforcements to arrive at this place!?"

"Aye aye, sir!"

After making the arrangements, Ivan immediately learned about the situation from Captain Houston, the commander of Company D.

"My head was also hot, but when I rushed in, I found that something was not right." He wiped the dust on his face, "I heard the movement of the devils on the left and right flanks, and when I turned around, I realized that only we continued to move forward. It was almost Being entangled with the Japanese army and unable to withdraw, it was very strange at that time that we kept rushing forward."

'It goes without saying that I bombarded you in the direction of your attack for countless rounds, and the devils who were not killed were also stunned. You can still meet resistance when you rush into the position, then ask the navy if there are any bombs in the shells. Pack explosives. '

The company commander who rushed forward and calmed down instantly withdrew without fighting the little devil who counterattacked. Generally speaking, it was a very good thing.

"Sir, I have called Major Crowley for reinforcements, and the naval artillery will continue to cover the Japanese third line of defense. We must pay attention to the left and right wings of this position."

Hearing these words, Captain Houston immediately fell into shock.

It took a few seconds to recover, and he asked incredulously, "Do you still have communication equipment? Which company do you belong to?"

"HQ, 6rd Battalion, 3th Marines, Team G—I'm Commander Sergeant Lawrence Evan."

"The G team? The special operations team directly under Major Crowley!?"

Captain Houston said: "I said how could there be such precise artillery support in the direction of attack. All in all, thank you for your help."

"You're welcome." Ivan took out his binoculars and observed the Japanese army's third line of defense. So far, he hasn't seen any counterattacking Japanese troops. "Your Excellency, we should consolidate this position while we wait for reinforcements. But there is one thing to pay attention to. Team G will not follow your orders."

"As long as it can provide communication." Captain Houston didn't worry too much about affiliation.

Among the three troops participating in the Saipan landing battle, the 2nd Marine Division was the closest to the north, the 27th Army Division was in the middle, and the 4th Marine Division was in the bottom.

In other words, the friendly forces on the right wing of Ivan's position belonged to the 27th Division of the Army. However, this unit had not participated in any battles before. Two battalions and a regiment headquarter withstood the jade broken charge of more than 3000 Japanese troops, but no one could be sure that they had the same bravery after tempering when they landed.

The fighting will of the army is not achieved overnight, it needs to go through a lot of tempering, a lot of training and actual combat to forge an iron army.

The [-]st Marine Division and the [-]nd Marine Division were not ace troops from the beginning. They were tempered by blood and fire to stand out in the big dye vat of World War II.

Ivan immediately arranged for the combat deployment. Peter took Charlie to follow Captain Houston, mainly to keep the communication from being interrupted, and he took the remaining Anderson, Foudino, Harry, and Yaz to the right wing of the position.

Seeing that the G team was short of troops, Captain Houston immediately sent two BAR teams and one M1919A4 team to support them. There were six main shooters and assistant shooters, and three ammunitionists. Although the overall strength was not large, they were all elite veterans without exception. ...The most important thing is to obey Yiwen's dispatch for the time being.

'This captain, I like it. '

When you come to the right wing, immediately deploy three machine guns. M1919A4 is deployed in the center, about 120 meters away from the first line of trenches. Two BARs are arranged on the east and west sides. There are simple machine gun positions left by the little devil. A little repair will be perfect. Play a role.

Anderson, Foudino, and Harry each guarded a traffic trench and immediately dug out a bullet shelter, while Yaz followed Ivan, going wherever he needed support.

After they were all in place, they heard the whistling sound of shells hitting the little devil's third position. At least for the time being, there was no need to worry about the frontal situation.

"Sir, Your Majesty the Major asked you and the soldiers of Company D to hold on to the position for half an hour. A fully formed Company C will soon enter our position. Be sure to hold the salient."

"Tell Major Crowley that Team G is determined to complete the mission."

In fact, there is no choice to enter this battlefield.