The battle for Kwajalein Atoll began at noon on the third day. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The reason why this time was chosen instead of the early morning, which is more suitable for landing, is due to several reasons.

One is to achieve the suddenness of battle.

The fact that the early hours of the morning are suitable for landing operations is known not only to the Americans, but also to the Japanese...... Even the Japanese know this better, because they have a better grasp of the high tide and low tide times in the area, so the Japanese have developed a habit of getting nervous when the tide is high and gradually relaxing when the tide is low. On the other hand, they knew that the Americans were afraid of night battles, so there was only a certain period of time in the early morning suitable for landing.

Therefore, if the attack is carried out as usual, it will be the time when the Japanese army is at its most vigilant and the time when the Japanese army is most prepared, and the attack will inevitably be met with a stubborn counterattack by the Japanese army.

On the contrary, the attack on the Japanese army at noon was completely unexpected by the Japanese army...... Midday is when the sea level is at its shallowest and the reef is largely exposed, which can cause a lot of trouble for landing.

However, Zhang Chi believes that this is the best time to attack.

Because in addition to the enemy's surprise, it was still the time for the Japanese army to eat lunch, and the archipelago was close to the equator and the sun was shining at noon, so the outdoor heat was unbearable, and most of the Japanese would look for a shady cave on the island to escape the heat...... The high temperature and humidity on the island were simply a kind of torture for the Japanese army, especially the sky would hit a piece of artillery shells at any time, which made the Japanese troops have to hide in the anti-artillery holes most of the time, and the anti-artillery holes were stuffy and hot at noon, so many Japanese soldiers left the shore fortifications through the communication trenches and hid in the woods a few miles away to enjoy the coolness.

This pattern was discovered by US pilots, and Zhang Chi was suspicious...... This was not an unsolicited action by the Japanese army, but an organized operation with the permission of their commanders, because the soldiers hid in large numbers in the field fortifications at noon, and because of the heat, they would suffer from problems such as illness or physical exertion. In fact, the Japanese army did this for the purpose of preserving its strength.

The U.S. military originally wanted to bombard the woods, but was stopped by Zhang Chi...... Bombing is needed, but it is important to make good use of it.

On the other hand, the large bare coral reefs off the coast are not a bad thing but a good thing for Donald Duck.

"Donald Duck" is afraid of water, in the water it is just an "old duck" with a speed of only five kilometers per hour and will be sunk at every turn, but when it comes to land, or when it reaches the stranding area below the water level of 0.91 meters, it will transform from an "old duck" into a "tiger...... What can those reefs count under the tracks of the "Sherman"?

In order to confuse the Japanese army, Zhang Chi also ordered a large-scale bombardment of Kwajalein Island in the early morning of that day, and it was a purposeless dump of artillery shells and aerial bombs on Kwajalein Island...... In fact, even if you want to have a target, it is difficult to find a target under the smoke, not to mention that the target of this bombing is not to attack, but only to scare and scare the Japanese army.

After the bombing stopped, the Japanese nervously climbed out of the trenches to organize defense, but they waited left and right and saw no landing force of the American army, and then gradually relaxed.

At 10 a.m., the U.S. military carried out a routine bombing of Kwajalein Island mixed with several smoke bombs...... These smoke grenades looked as if the U.S. military had mistaken the shells, but in fact they were intentional by the U.S. military, and they were used to interfere with the Japanese army's line of sight. But in fact, the U.S. military's almost non-stop small-scale bombardment of Kwajalein has long shrouded Kwajalein in smoke.

Then, out of the visual range of the Japanese troops, more than 100 landing vehicles were launched on time, and more than 1,000 soldiers from the two battalions of the Second Regiment climbed onto the landing vehicles one after another from the transport ship through the net rope to prepare for the attack.

At this time, if we follow the offensive principle of "going down slowly" for the landing force, we should let the "Donald Duck" go into the water first, because those who are slow should be prepared first and even advance for a period of time, so that it is possible to land at the same time.

However, due to some wind and waves on the sea at this time, Zhang Chi thought that putting the "Donald Duck" into the water too early might cause some unnecessary risks, so he let the landing vehicle prepare first...... This also shows how vulnerable Donald Duck is on the sea.

Almost at the same time, the warships and air force of the US Navy were also busy.

They were not busy bombing Kwajalein Island, but fearing that there were Japanese reconnaissance planes or submarines around and that the Japanese would discover the landing preparations made by the Chinese troops in this direction.

Therefore, the US destroyers patrolled in several directions, scanning the air with radar and searching the bottom of the sea with sonar, and fighter planes, including more than 30 "Hellcats," also patrolled everywhere and shot down the Japanese plane as soon as it spotted it.

Therefore, some people say that wars are fought with information and intelligence, and although this is somewhat absolute, there is some truth to some extent.

Since the preparations were carried out during the day, the amphibious landing was ready in less than half an hour.

At this time, the bloated "Donald Ducks" were lifted down one after another under the operation of the crane......

"General!" The staff officer of the 3rd Marine Division asked Johnson, who was watching all this: "Do you think those Chinese can successfully capture Kwajalein?" ”

"Occupy Kwajalein? Just use these equipment?! Johnson laughed, "Lieutenant Colonel Johnson, you don't look at these things...... These tanks floating on the surface of the sea, the Japanese could sink them even with a rifle! ”

"But...... That's the Chinese army! Lieutenant Colonel Johnson replied, "I have heard that they have done miracles again and again on the battlefield!" ”

"That's just their luck!" Johnson replied: "Lady luck won't take care of them all the time!" ”

What Johnson didn't know was that the reason why the Chinese army was able to defeat the Japanese army again and again was never because of any goddess of luck, but because of strength and understanding of the enemy and ourselves, that is, the art of war.

Johnson, on the other hand, missed a meritorious service because he misestimated the strength of the enemy and his disdain for "Donald Duck", or let the U.S. government win back a game in the competition against the Chinese army.

This also made Roosevelt know the whole battle, and couldn't help but scold Johnson for being a fool and handing over the victory that had already been won to the Chinese army in vain.

It is precisely because of this battle that the already famous Chinese Expeditionary Force is even more dazzling, because it makes people know that the Chinese army will not only fight, but also "invent" some very applicable equipment for the battlefield...... This is more surprising than being able to fight, because China is known to be an industrially weak country, so where do the Chinese's inventions come from?!

(To be continued.) )