is a very good film. Although it only describes a small-scale rescue in the late World War II, the film is very perfect in all aspects of the foreshadowing, the arrangement of suspense, the rapid outbreak of conflict and the end. There is no place for procrastination.
The film describes a group of American prisoners of war captured in the Philippines in 1941 and held in concentration camps by the Japanese, most of whom were wounded or sick (the ones who were healthy were taken to work elsewhere, like The Bridge on the River). as described in Kwai/The Bridge on the River Kwai). In 1944, the US Army General MacArthur re-registered in the Philippines and launched a counter-offensive against the Japanese army. While the Japanese army was defeated, they also secretly arranged plans to kill prisoners of war. At this time, the U.S. military must pass through this concentration camp on the way forward - the Japanese will definitely not let the prisoners of war live to meet the liberation. A group of recruits were assigned the task of rescuing these prisoners of war, and this task was unsure of the higher-level commanders. In addition, it had little impact on the war situation, so no elites were sent. I think history should be like this. However, with careful planning and the close cooperation of the Philippine local guerrillas, the new recruits successfully completed their mission, and it can even be said to be a complete victory. More than 120 people attacked the concentration camp where 500 people were detained, and there were also stationed not far away. 11,000 Japanese soldiers, the result was only 1 American killed in action, 12 Philippine guerrillas killed, and 1 prisoner of war died (or died because he was too sick after being rescued), rescued 511 prisoners of war, and also wiped out all Concentration camp defenders!
In fact, watching this movie still feels familiar, underground parties, guerrillas, night raids, bombing bridges, bombing tanks, ox carts (more advanced than our unicycles), if the US military in the film is replaced by the Eighth Route Army, let’s say the Philippines The guerrillas are replaced by Chinese guerrillas, and on August 1st this year, they will definitely tour the country.
According to the subtitles at the end of the photo, this rescue was the most successful rescue in the history of the U.S. military. There are many reasons for his success. From the U.S. military’s side:
1. Accurate intelligence, from the information about the concentration camps, but the aerial maps, to Understanding the Japanese deployment and movements is impossible without intelligence.
2. A careful and bold plan. A good plan is half the battle. It is worth learning from the part of the deployment of troops before the attack.
3. Excellent junior officers, although the soldiers are all recruits, but let those excellent officers command, as well as perform well. It is said that one of the reasons for the strong combat effectiveness of the German army is that the junior officers are very good.
4. Close cooperation, including with the Philippine guerrillas and the air force in the rear. In fact, the common people are also cooperating. Otherwise, the Japanese would not be ignorant of the whereabouts of the U.S. squadron, and the wounded would not have been transferred so quickly.
5. Concentrate firepower. Looking at the attacking section, I dare say that even the soldiers with rifles fired nearly a hundred bullets. The intensive firepower and the unprepared Japanese army made the US military wipe out most of the Japanese army in a short period of time. .
The Japanese army is slightly worse, but it is not as useless as the Kuomintang army:
1. The charge at the bridge lost a lot of people in vain, and no large-scale attack was organized later.
2. As for why the Japanese army's combat effectiveness is relatively poor, in addition to the unexpected factor, the film explains that they are only a secret police force, not a regular army, so the combat effectiveness is naturally worse. The nearby Japanese army who wanted to come to reinforce should be a regular army, but traffic and communication were cut off, and it was night again, and there was nothing to do.
3. However, the Japanese army did not flinch. When the last two people were fighting, they were still trying to find a way to shoot - at this time, hundreds of others were retreating. Fortunately, these two were not mortar soldiers, otherwise, if the 120 mortar hit the crowd, it would not be a matter of killing a few people.
4. The Japanese tanks are really bad. Even recruits can hit the first shot, and they will be killed immediately after hitting, which is too bad.
5. A grenade has been thrown in the bunker, and the machine gun can still sound again. The fighting spirit is not unreliable.
There are two other characters in the movie that puzzled me a bit. One is the officer who died of illness in the concentration camp. Apart from the purpose of delivering medicine to the underground party, he didn't seem to play a big role in the prisoner of war camp. The other is the officer wearing the delta cap. Although the mission is the spiritual core of this mission, no matter from the perspective of decision-making, planning, implementation, and cooperation, I did not see that he played a key role. Like the commander who shoulders the shoulders, they are all medals of high-quality service. It is good to be an official.
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