Now that experiments have proven that the Spitfire is effective, this method is quickly communicated. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

There is only one difficulty, and that is that the number of flamethrowers is too small...... There are only about 50 infantry regiments in China, mainly because the range of this thing is too close, only about 20 meters, if it can get close to the enemy's distance, it can basically throw grenades to kill the enemy, so it is basically useless in frontal combat and is not popular with soldiers.

Of course, this is only for the M1 flamethrower, and when the US military develops to the M2 flamethrower with a range of 45 meters and still sprays napalm, the role it can play in the frontal battlefield cannot be ignored.

On the other hand, it was calculated that three to five flamethrowers would most likely be needed to deal with a Japanese trench...... The previous experiment used as many as 10 people, but in fact, the flame sprayed out would continue to burn for a few seconds until the fuel burned out, and even after the fuel burned out, it would produce some unpleasant black smoke, which could also suffocate the Japanese soldiers in the tunnel.

Therefore, the correct method of spraying should be to wait for a while after spraying the flame, and then carry out the next injection when the flame is about to be extinguished, which can not only save fuel but also achieve better results and be more convenient for combat...... "Sherman" tank can just hold five fuel tanks after freeing up space as much as possible, which means that there is no need to replenish fuel tanks in a battle.

However, the problem of supply is not a problem at all for the US military.

Zhang Chi made a phone call to Halsina and asked, "General, we need more flamethrowers!" You know, a lot of Japanese people are hiding in the pit like rats, and we need to burn them out or suffocate them inside! ”

"No problem!" Halsey replied, "How much do you need?" ”

"Uh...... The preliminary estimate is that 500 will be needed! ”

"What? To have so much? Halsey was also shocked when he heard this.

"Probably you might need more!" Zhang Chi replied, "Because the Japanese tunnels are everywhere, I'm not sure how many tunnels I need to face in other parts!" ”

"No problem!" Halsey replied, "We don't have that many at the moment, but I'll have them flown over!" ”

Soon after, more than 100 jets were transported to the "wolf's horns" by amphibious landing vehicles and then handed over to Zhang Chi, and a few hours later, more than a dozen large transport planes flew over Kwajalein Island, and then "boomed" and dropped more than 1,000 flamethrowers on Kwajalein Island......

The reason for the airdrop of more than 1,000 was because Halsey feared that Kwajalein Island was too small and that the airdrop might be thrown in the direction of the Japanese or into the sea, preventing the Chinese forces from getting enough flamethrowers.

However, this worry is unnecessary, because after hearing about this, the US military dispatched an amphibious landing vehicle to guard the waters near the island early in the morning, and if the airdrop was inaccurately dropped into the sea, the amphibious landing vehicle would soon drive to the airdrop point and fish the supplies ashore.

In the end, more than 800 of these airdropped ejectors were in the hands of the Chinese troops, and one or two hundred may have fallen into the Japanese defense area.

However, even if the flamethrower was picked up by the Japanese army, it would not be of much use...... The Chinese troops advanced under the cover of the "Sherman" tank, and the range of the flamethrower was only 20 meters, which not only did not become a sharp weapon for the Japanese army who were not good at using this thing, but also became a bomb that could explode at any time if it was placed nearby.

It didn't take long for Zhang Chi to assign these flamethrowers.

However, when equipping this thing, some problems are often found when it is applied.

For example, the original plan was to assign flamethrowers to each tank, convert them into Spitfires, and burn them on the battlefield. But Zhang Chi thought about it...... Although the Spitfire tank is suitable for dealing with tunnels, it has little effect on regular combat on the ground, and the 20-meter range and the absence of machine guns and artillery will make it easy for the Japanese to get close to the Spitfire and blow it up. If anything, it was that the Spitfire tank could also be used to deal with the Japanese bunkers in a similar way to the pits...... Spitfire tanks can shoot fire at machine guns in bunkers.

Therefore, Zhang Chi temporarily decided to convert 20 "Sherman" tanks into Spitfire tanks and put them on the second line to be responsible for clearing the tunnels, and the remaining 35 tanks continued to cooperate with the troops in combat. (Note: The Chinese troops were originally equipped with 60 "Sherman" tanks, but two sank when they landed while they were still in a "Donald Duck" state, and three more broke down after landing and could not participate in the battle.) ）

The soldiers were refitting Spitfire tanks, and Zhang Chi and Wu Yuhang analyzed the distribution of the Japanese army's tunnels on the map and made a plan to clear them...... Zhang Chi decided to divide the kilometer of road he had just won into four parts of the same size, and arrange five Spitfire tanks and a company of infantry to cover and cooperate with each part, so that these 20 Spitfire tanks could carry out the clearance work at the same time, which could greatly reduce the clearing time.

At this moment, a voice came from behind Zhang Chi: "Colonel! ”

Zhang Chi turned his head to look and saw that it was Wilson with a few subordinates, who were walking quickly towards Zhang Chi excitedly.

"Colonel Wilson!" Seeing them Zhang Chi, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised: "Why are you here, this is a battlefield!" ”

"I'm sorry, Colonel!" Wilson stepped forward and shook Zhang Chi's hand and said, "Sorry I didn't inform you in advance, but I really can't wait!" ”

"Are you in a hurry?" Zhang Chi didn't understand Wilson's intentions in such a hurry.

"Yes!" Wilson replied: "I'm anxious to see your Spitfire......"

"Oh!" Zhang Chi suddenly realized.

"Is that them?" Wilson looked at a few tanks not far away that were loading flamethrowers into the tanks and asked, "How was the actual combat effect?" Have you tried it? ”

"Of course!" Zhang Chi replied: "We used it to burn fifteen Japanese in a tunnel...... Drain the air and suffocate them, to be exact! ”

Wilson couldn't help but exclaim, "Unbelievable, Colonel! This is another great invention! ”

"Great invention?" Zhang Chi was a little puzzled, this was just moving the flamethrower to the tank.

"Of course!" Wilson replied, "The greatness of an invention is not a matter of its complexity. It's about how much of a role it can play on the battlefield, and one might even say ...... On the premise of usefulness, the simpler the invention, the more admirable! ”

(To be continued.) )