Of course, there are no ifs on the battlefield, and even if there were amphibious tanks at that time, the results were not optimistic. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The reason is that tanks also have weaknesses...... The weakness of the tank lies in the fact that the tank crew has a poor perception of the outside world, making it extremely clumsy in its reactions.

This is caused by the thick armor of the tank and the roar of the engine inside, and the tank crew can hardly hear the outside sound in this situation, and the visual aspect is ...... With the hatch covered, it can only be observed with a periscope or an observation hole, and only a small field of view can be seen.

These objective circumstances make it possible for tanks to generally have infantry to coordinate with them, otherwise they will be easily destroyed by enemy infantry from a blind spot.

So the amphibious landing vehicle and the amphibious tank became a perfect combination.

Amphibious tanks can make up for the shortcomings of the landing vehicle's firepower and defense, and can play an important role in breaking through the enemy's defense line, especially the coastal defense line. The firepower and protection of the amphibious landing vehicle can provide basic cover for the infantry, and the infantry can dismount and coordinate with the tank to support each other if necessary.

This is a bit like the combination between infantry combat vehicles and tanks in modern times, except that amphibious landing vehicles and amphibious tanks are used for landing operations.

The troops of the new 1st Division had been trained in Butan as early as in Burma, and even put this training into actual combat for application, so it was very handy at this time...... The infantry advanced layer by layer under the cover of the tank's firepower and defense, and at the same time the infantry acted as the tank's ears and eyes, constantly indicating important targets and directions for the tank.

As a result, the infantry, tanks, and landing vehicles rolled in the direction of the Japanese army step by step like a huge meat grinder, and there were Japanese corpses everywhere they passed...... The Japanese defense line quickly collapsed after the defeat of the demolition team led by Asano, and Asano's role was to tell the other Japanese that any effort they made was useless, and that flesh and blood could not stop the Chinese army's steel attacking machine.

Then, in front of Wu Yong and others, there were rout teams of Japanese troops everywhere.

This is not common on the battlefield, because in previous battles, even in the Pacific Island War, the Japanese army rarely experienced such a large-scale rout.

However, this seems to be a good thing, as it at least proves that the Japanese defense in the Pacific Ocean is inadequate...... If it weren't for the lack of troops, such a low-quality army would not have been used to defend the Marshall Islands.

The thought of this Wu Yong made his blood flutter, because his mind turned in a seemingly unreliable but logical circle at this time...... If little Japan doesn't have enough troops, it means that they have to transfer troops from China to the Pacific, so this will reduce the pressure on China, and it may even make little Japan embarrassed and give up the Chinese battlefield, after all, it is more important for little Japan to keep its own country.

If this is the case, it means that China's suffering is likely to be over.

Of course, this is not the case, because until the end of the war, there are still a considerable number of Japanese troops in the country who are making their final struggles, and there are even Japanese troops who have the illusion of relying on Chinese resources to block the attack of the American army.

But Wu Yong didn't know this, so he shouted on the radio: "Brothers! Kill, let's kill more devils here, and the devils will transfer more troops from the country! For the fathers and fellow villagers of the motherland! Don't let go of a single devil! ”

Wu Yong's words immediately aroused the homesickness of the soldiers, and then he thought that the reason why he couldn't go home for so long after fighting here was because of these devils...... Of course, it was not only people and tanks that were chased, but also patches of bullets and shells.

Therefore, not many Japanese soldiers surrendered in this battle, because even if some Japanese soldiers had the intention of surrendering, they were still killed and ignored by the red-eyed soldiers.

This made the US side a little unhappy, and even tactfully criticized the Chinese troops for this...... The reason why it is "euphemistic" is because the Chinese troops have made great contributions, and it is foreseeable that this Chinese army will still be very valuable in the future, so even if it is criticized, it is polite, for example, I hope that the Chinese army will pay attention to some prisoners of war on the battlefield next time.

In a way, this criticism from the US side is correct.

Because the massacre of prisoners of war has a negative effect: if the Japanese army knows that the Chinese and American forces will not survive on the battlefield, they will fight to the death no matter what the circumstances...... It's all death anyway, it's better to die with more dignity.

But this principle did not work very well for the Japanese army.

The culture of the Japanese is relatively special, first of all, the kind of hard brainwashing "bushido spirit", so that most of the Japanese army will not surrender to the death, so the effect of trying to make more Japanese troops surrender with leniency to prisoners is not significant, but this is very significant for **** soldiers, which has been strongly proved in the War of Liberation.

Second, the Japanese are cruel by nature, and they will even regard "leniency" as "weakness" and "cruelty" as "courage". As a result, after the new 1st Division's combat deeds of leaving no prisoners on Kwajalein Island spread among the Japanese army, although there was indeed the situation mentioned before, it also led to a part of the Japanese army not surrendering to the death in the face of the Chinese army, and even secretly circulated a sentence in the Japanese army: "If you want to surrender, go to the Americans!" ”

At the same time, however, this practice is also a kind of prestige, and it makes the Japanese army change its demeanor wherever it goes, especially those units whose quality and training are insufficient, and the battle has already been shortened in momentum before it has even begun.

This made the Chinese troops push forward all the way forward.

While the infantry was advancing with the coordination of artillery, the amphibious landing vehicle was withdrawn from the battle according to plan...... The importance of the amphibious landing vehicle is not only in the beach-grabbing landing, but also in the logistics support.

For example, now, the tank battalion and two battalions of infantry of the Chinese army have successfully landed on Kwajalein Island and opened up the situation, but the infantry and tank battalions of these two battalions have to consume ammunition, and as the battle line advances, more and more infantry will be needed, and even artillery needs to be transported to the island to provide fire support.

The Higgins, on the other hand, could not cross the reef.

So the amphibious landing vehicle played the role of transport...... In the rear, it has continuously sent strategic materials and even troops that have been transported to the offshore waters to Kwajalein Island, providing a guarantee for the offensive at the front.

(To be continued.) )