The work of clearing the tunnels soon began, and under the reconnaissance and guidance of the infantry, the Spitfire tanks burned violently against the tunnels where Japanese troops might be hidden, and all around them burst into flames, which made Kwajalein, which was already under the scorching sun, even more like a furnace. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

But despite this, the fighters are full of energy...... They have no reason to complain, after all, they have been given an equipment that will allow them to destroy the enemy very effectively without risking their lives, and what could be more important to a warrior on the battlefield ?!

The only thing that is a little disappointing is that the quality of the Japanese troops stationed on Kwajalein Island is not very high, and it is more accurate that their "bushido" education is not thorough...... This may be because they have lived on the Marshall Islands for a long time, and more because they have experienced the sea scenery of the island and the simplicity of the local indigenous people without being brainwashed enough, and soon after the Spitfire tank was launched, batch after batch of Japanese troops shouted in blunt Chinese: "Surrender, don't shoot!" Shoot or kill! ”

Of course, some of the warriors didn't pay any attention to their calls, and continued to spray flames into the tunnels as if they didn't hear them...... Zhang Chi had reason to believe that the Japanese army would have liked or had tried to stretch out the white flags from inside, but it was clear that the white flags would not have helped in such a situation, and those white flags would have been burned before the Chinese troops could see them.

If it had been before, US military advisers would have opposed this practice of Chinese soldiers, but now they are completely inappropriate...... On the one hand, because they have long been accustomed to this, and on the other hand, they have gradually matured in the battlefield, knowing that mercy to the Japanese army will not help.

In fact, with the development of the war, even the mentality of the US military towards the Japanese army is slowly changing, just like the US 1st Marine Division drove tanks to the wounded Japanese soldiers on Guadalcanal.

In fact, this hatred has been deepening all the time, and finally it has developed to the point of using Japanese civilians, such as the bombing of the Japanese mainland by US warplanes...... In the early stage, it was maintained that only Japanese military facilities, such as factories, barracks, power stations, etc., were bombed, but in the middle and later periods, large-scale bombing of the Japanese people was carried out in a planned manner.

The decision of the US military top brass to do so also had their own agenda, hoping that through these bombings of civilians, they would cause panic and confusion among the Japanese people, which would further undermine the confidence and morale of the Japanese army and even force the Japanese army to surrender.

Therefore, there is a theory that the U.S. military dropped two atomic bombs on Japan to force the Japanese army to surrender, saving tens of millions of Japanese people, and even preventing the extinction of the Japanese race...... In terms of results, this may be right, because if the war continues like this, if Japan continues to launch the "National Jade Shattering" war, Japan is indeed in danger of extinction, but the premise is wrong...... The United States does not have such good intentions to care whether the Japanese are wiped out or not, they care about how many American GIs will be killed or injured in such a war.

There's nothing wrong with that, because that's how brutal war is.

But it would be shameful to glorify this practice and even put it on the level of God.

Wilson and the others didn't say anything, in fact, all they saw was the tanks that were spitting fire into the tunnel......

"Wow!" Wilson exclaimed, "This is fantastic! Captain! It's a feast! ”

"According to my ......," laughed an American soldier, "it's more like roasting a gopher!" ”

The words of the American soldier caused a burst of laughter from several people around him.

Zhang Chi didn't laugh, it's not that he doesn't know American humor, but he feels that he should at least retain a little respect for those Japanese soldiers...... There is a saying that "only dead Japanese are good Japanese", and now they are dead or dying.

"Colonel, do you know what I'm thinking?" Wilson asked.

Zhang Chi replied without thinking about it: "You are thinking about designing a special 'Spitfire Tank', I guessed correctly!" ”

"Bingo!" Wilson smiled and nodded, "You're smart, Colonel!" What do you think of this idea? With the chassis and shell of the 'Sherman', that is, to remove everything that is not needed, such as artillery, sighting systems, and even the barrel...... This frees up more space for the installation of flamethrowers. Of course, we had to make some improvements to the gun to at least make it less of a fuel backflow to make it safer! ”

"Of course!" Zhang Chi replied: "This kind of tank is needed on the battlefield, especially against the Japanese. But...... I don't think you should remove the barrel! ”

"Why?" Wilson was a little puzzled: "There's not even a gunner in the tank, is there?" What do you mean...... Hopefully it can transform into 'Sherman' and fight the enemy if necessary? ”

"No!" Zhang Chi shook his head: "Of course I don't think so!" A Spitfire is supposed to be a Spitfire, and there's a good chance that there will be chaos when switching on the battlefield, and we're not short of tanks, are we? ”

"That's what I mean!" Wilson nodded.

"But...... If we remove the barrel, there will be a serious problem! Zhang Chi said.

"What's the problem?"

"A 'Sherman' ......without a barrel," Zhang Chi replied, "The Japanese can recognize it at a glance as a Spitfire tank with a range of only 20 meters!" ”

"Oh!" Hearing this, Wilson couldn't help but nod his head in a sudden realization: "That's right! Colonel, I almost made a big mistake! We should keep the barrels! Make it look like a regular 'Sherman'! ”

The reason is obvious, if a "Sherman" drives onto the battlefield or on the road, ordinary Japanese soldiers and even Japanese tanks do not dare to approach easily, otherwise they will have to consider facing almost impenetrable armor and powerful firepower.

However, if it was a "Sherman" without a barrel, the Japanese would immediately judge that it was a "Spitfire tank" with a range of only 20 meters and basically no machine gun defense, so they would formulate an attack plan based on its weaknesses.

"Actually, it's more ideal......" After thinking about it, Zhang Chi continued: "We still have to remove the barrel!" ”

Wilson was confused.

"It can't fire anyway, can it?" Zhang Chi explained: "So why should we waste a real cannon barrel? Fitting it with a low-cost dummy barrel will do the trick! ”

Wilson couldn't help laughing and patted Zhang Chi's shoulder: "You are really great, I really hope you can **** this business, I think you will do a good job!" (To be continued.) )