"They've already lost the war, it's just that they don't know it yet!" At the same time, on Kauai Island in the Pacific Ocean, a veteran of the Japanese army looked at the distant island and said to his companion.

Behind them, a Japanese transport ship was unloading its own cargo, some dried fish from the mainland, and some unpalatable rice balls.

Japan's logistical supply can be said to be worse than Germany's, and it can be said that it is the worst among the mainstream "powers" participating in World War II.

Especially on some islands, Japan's infrastructure construction seriously constrained the deployment of troops and the fighting.

For example, now, in order to wait for logistical supplies, the troops have stopped here for almost ten days, and they still have not been able to attack the next island.

Under the cover of the Japanese fleet, the Japanese landing force finally occupied Kauai and captured the island of Nihau, which was considered to have gained a foothold in the Hawaiian Islands.

However, because of the huge loss of ammunition and the loss of personnel and equipment, until June 5, they were unable to carry out a large-scale attack on Oahu.

Most of the distant transport supplies are still on the way, and the number of Japanese soldiers stationed on Kauai has exceeded 5,000, but they still cannot pose a threat to the nearby island of Oahu.

They lacked medicine and heavy weapons, and only naval artillery support was still strong, but the Japanese found that the American troops were starting to play new tactics.

American submarines cruised around, threatening the safety of the Japanese fleet. This made Yamamoto fifty-six nervous, afraid that something would go wrong with his capital ship.

At the same time, the U.S. Army's fortifications became more and more concealed and strong, and the increase in firepower was a headache for Japan.

For example, the U.S. infantry began to use a semi-automatic rifle called the M1 Garand in battle, which was a nightmare for Japanese soldiers with a fast rate of fire and heavy firepower.

At first, the Japanese army thought that the increased firepower of the US military was due to the fact that it was equipped with submachine guns, but later they found that not only submachine guns, but also semi-automatic rifles were also equipped with them.

Complementing the semi-automatic rifle is the American-equipped Thomson submachine gun, a weapon that is as powerful as it is powerful.

These Thomson submachine guns were not actually ordered by the U.S. government, because their mass production is still in the queue.

In fact, the weapons were ordered by the French, and because of the defeat of France, they were temporarily requisitioned by the US government before they could pick up the goods.

Britain also ordered 100,000 Thomson submachine guns from the United States, but unfortunately Britain had also been defeated and surrendered by this time, and neither paid nor picked up the goods......

Otto Arms (Thomson's production company) was nearly bankrupt, and it took the U.S. government to bring them back to life after the Japanese attack with an order for 300,000 submachine guns.

As a result, the Thomson submachine guns ordered by the French, as well as a small number of M1 Garand rifles armed by the United States, were sent to the front and equipped to front-line combat units.

In addition to the M1918 Browning semi-automatic rifle equipped by the American infantry, which is a super-heavy rifle similar to a machine gun, the light weapons of the American front-line troops have basically been fully automated.

In terms of firepower, there are many German units whose soldiers are equipped with Mauser 98K rifles that cannot be compared, let alone the Japanese Army, which does not even have submachine guns.

Therefore, although the Japanese were stronger than the Americans in terms of naval artillery support firepower, the two sides often fought hand-to-hand battles, and some of the losses of the Japanese army were unbearable.

"Soldiers of the Third Wing, go get your own food!" An officer shouted loudly in the distance, and all the Japanese soldiers who heard the sound stood up.

In fact, the food delivered by the supply ships was not much, mainly ammunition, medicines and heavy weapons and equipment that were urgently needed on the front line.

For example, there were two Japanese Type 97 medium tanks that were unloaded on the beach - medium tanks, but in fact they were not at all comparable to the medium Leopard tanks equipped by Germany.

Even the German tanks No. 3 and No. 4 were stronger than the Type 97 in overall performance.

However, for the Japanese army at this moment, the two Type 97 medium tanks transported were almost the heaviest tanks in their hands.

"With this kind of tank, it seems to be easier to take Oahu!" Looking at the two Type 97 tanks parked on the beach, the fighting spirit of the Japanese officers was high.

"The rest of the people go to the beach and have a look, maybe there's something to eat!" Farther away, another Japanese officer commanded in a loud voice.

Hearing his order, some other Japanese soldiers, who were listless, complained in a low voice and walked to the other side: "I'm really fed up eating those small fish and shrimp again." ”

"Yaga! It is also glorious to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor and die in battle, so what's wrong with eating some small fish and shrimp? A veteran held his weapon and whispered at the complaining recruits around him.

When the tide was high, the Japanese soldiers placed many steel helmets and kettles on the beach.

When the tide is low, they can find many small fish and shrimp that can be eaten from these utensils and artificial crevices.

When these things are cooked, they can also be used as food. Anyway, there is no need to be afraid of bombing and shelling by the US military, there are many places on the island where you can make fires and cook.

It's no wonder that these soldiers are demoralized, the Japanese lost more than 3,000 soldiers in the battle to capture Kauai, and now there are more than 300 wounded who are too late to transport back to the rear.

In this case, it is natural that the remaining Japanese soldiers have some bad feelings.

It's just that the endurance of this army is amazing, and these Japanese soldiers who have been brainwashed by bushido may be the most terrifying group of madmen in the world.

In order to win, they can move forward despite death; In order to fail with dignity, they are also able to go crazy to the last moment of their lives.

When the sun is waning, they can all be trapped in the deep mountains and old forests, on barren islands, not to mention that they are still in the time of victory.

"Tomorrow, we're attacking Oahu! That would be a bigger battle! We will win, Your Majesty the Emperor, and will bless us to win! A veteran, looking at the distant island, said to the people around him.

"Yes! We are going to occupy there for His Majesty the Emperor! The Great Japanese Empire will prosper forever. Behind him, a recruit held his rifle and answered solemnly.

The beach in front of them was full of steel helmets with bullet holes used to trap small fish and shrimp, both Japanese and American. Next to the steel helmet, there is also a kettle tied together by a rope.

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Today's state is not good, the second is postponed, and I will make up for it in the afternoon.