Although the destroyer's gun is relatively small in the fleet, only more than 100 millimeters.
But that's only relative to the navy.
Even the caliber of the destroyer's main gun is much larger than the caliber of the army's howitzer.
In addition, at this time, all Japanese army troops rushed out of their bunkers and were exposed to the unsheltered wilderness.
This gives these naval guns time to work.
Boom, boom!
Balls of orange-red flames rose in the ranks of the Japanese troops, knocking the pursuing Japanese troops off their backs.
With the interruption of naval guns, the retreating US army finally left some breathing space.
The retreating American troops built positions on the spot, set up machine guns and mortars, and fired fiercely at the Japanese troops.
If you compare the American army with the Japanese army, the firepower density of the American army is much greater than that of the Japanese army.
This is true for both individual firepower and support firepower.
Therefore, when the American army stopped to build a firepower network, the Japanese army could not rush forward at all.
What's more, there is naval gun support behind the American army.
Seeing this situation, Ohba Sakae knew that he could not go on and had to retreat.
Otherwise, everyone will be buried here.
Just when Ohba Rong was about to retreat, he discovered an embarrassing thing.
That is, the nearby tunnel entrances were blocked with cement by the American army.
There was no shelter around, and all kinds of trees were burned clean by the American army.
Apart from large and small craters, there was no place for them to hide.
If you want to evacuate, you have to walk several kilometers of mountain roads to return to the starting point.
However, the actual situation is that the American machine guns hit them so hard that they could not hold their heads up.
Many people can only hide in bomb craters and cannot even fight back, let alone anything else.
Just as Ohba Rong was thinking hard about how to escape, he suddenly saw a large number of warships approaching the sea in the distance.
Hundreds of planes flew overhead, and a barrage of bombs rained down on the ground.
Massive bombs fell on them.
"Ruined!"
Ohba Ei closed his eyes in despair.
These Japanese soldiers were hiding in bomb craters and could avoid the American machine guns.
But facing the planes in the sky, they are like living targets.
There is no way to resist.
Directly overwhelmed by massive bombs.
At the same time, Nimitz was looking at the fleet in front of him with a livid face.
He had only been away for a few days, and the support fleet he had left behind had become like this.
More than ten main battleships were sunk, and the rest were all injured.
Destroyers with relatively small tonnage suffered relatively light losses, mainly because the kamikaze teams looked down on these small ships and would rather choose large ships such as battleships and aircraft carriers.
The worst is a cruiser.
This allowed these destroyers to be preserved intact.
After he received the telegram from Wei Wu, he hurried back at a jog, but he was still a step late.
The kamikaze team had already completed the attack first, causing heavy losses to the remaining support fleet.
However, there is also good news, that is, they attracted the defenders on the island and wiped them out.
Saipan was captured.
As long as the surrounding affiliated islands are captured, Saipan can become a transit station and unsinkable aircraft carrier for the Pacific Fleet.
It served as a bridgehead for future landings in Luzon and a transit point for bombing Tokyo.
This is a blessing in misfortune.
The affiliated islands surrounding Saipan are not as large as Saipan.
Some are even just a piece of land rising out of the water.
Not to mention mountains, there are even few rocks.
As long as you send a plane around such a small island, you can clearly see the situation on the island.
After experiencing the painful lesson of Saipan, the American army became cautious in its subsequent landings.
In addition to sending aircraft for reconnaissance, necessary artillery preparations must be made.
Regardless of whether you see the enemy or not, let's clear the ground with artillery fire first.
Then, the infantry dared to land cautiously under the cover of tanks.
Because the American army was so careful, the Japanese army on the surrounding islands hardly took any advantage. They were completely suppressed by the US's superior firepower.
It probably only took a few days to clear out the surrounding affiliated islands.
The entire Saipan Island completely fell into the hands of the Americans.
After taking Saipan, Nimitz formed a written report on the battle process and submitted it.
The core is just one, requiring all American ships to be equipped with anti-aircraft weapons.
Those already installed will be doubled.
It’s best if it can be used both high and low.
Used against Japanese kamikaze and Kaiten torpedoes.
The U.S. lawmakers who saw the report were stunned.
They never thought that the enemy would adopt such a suicidal attack method.
At one point, it was thought that Nimitz had colluded with arms dealers to defraud military funds.
When they saw the ships returning with bruises and bruises, they quickly passed the motion.
All American ships must be equipped with anti-aircraft weapons before leaving port.
For a time, orders for anti-aircraft guns soared, and the stock prices of related companies rose sharply, stimulating a wave of bull market gains.
Let the already hot US economy heat up rapidly.
All American ships began to install anti-aircraft weapons in order.
Before it was completed, the offensive was not organized for the time being because of fear of Japanese suicide attacks.
Japan has a large number of ships being repaired in shipyards.
For a time, a brief peace ushered in on the Pacific battlefield.
But everyone knows that this is just the calm before the storm.
When one side completes preparations, a new offensive will come.
The US and Japan sides have ceased fighting, but some people have not been idle.
For example, Tominaga Kyouji.
At this time, he was like an ant on a hot pot.
"Higashino-kun, please help me think of a solution, what should I do?"
Tominaga Kyouji complained bitterly in front of Wei Wu.
"I sent all the planes out, and now there is no news. What should I do if the base camp investigates?"
"Why is there no news?" Wei Wu threw a battle report in front of Tominaga Kyouji.
“The kamikaze was a great success, sinking 27 rice aircraft carriers, 12 battleships, 18 heavy cruisers, 22 light cruisers, 32 destroyers, and 138 various auxiliary ships. This was a great victory. "
"This absolutely proves the value of the kamikaze."
"And you, the father of the Kamikaze Force, have made even greater contributions. Not only will you not be held accountable, you will also be reused. You may even be transferred back to the base camp."
Wei Wu said with a smile.
"What?" Tominaga Kyouji's eyes widened when he saw the battle report.
"Did I really destroy so many battleships? Really or fake? Is this okay?"
"Saipan has been lost. All the defenders were killed. There are no witnesses. Is it that important whether this data is true or false? As long as we insist that it is true, it must be true."
"Besides, the base camp also needs a victory report to inspire people, doesn't it?"
Wei Wu said seductively with a smile.
"This is a stepping stone to return to base camp."
