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Several historical details in the first episode of "Pacific Ocean"
1. The landing date of Guadalcanal Island is August 7, 1942 In Japan, the U.S. landing force reached 10,000. The reason why the Japanese army did not resist was that there were only 2,800 Japanese garrisons on the island, and most of them were Korean laborers. There were only a few hundred combat troops, and they were all near the airport. ; At the same time, the Japanese did not expect that the U.S. military would suddenly launch a landing, so they encountered no resistance during the U.S. landing.
2. The naval battle was the battle of Savo Island on the evening of August 8, 1942. In this battle, the U.S. forces were defeated and 4 heavy cruisers were lost. Another heavy cruiser and 2 destroyers were severely damaged. More than 1,000 American soldiers were killed. The navy was killed in battle; while no Japanese warship sank, only 58 people were killed. (The situation of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific War is opposite. The U.S. Marine Corps fought smoothly at the beginning of the war, but the greater resistance it encountered as the war began. Shun).
3. That night battle was the Tenaru Estuary battle that broke out in the early morning of August 21, 1942 (in fact, the U.S. military made a mistake. The place was actually the mouth of the Yilu River. The local indigenous people called the Yilu River the Crocodile Creek. Since the U.S. Army recognized the real Tenaru River as the Yilu River, this battle should actually be the Yilu River Estuary).
4. The Japanese troops in the Tenaru Estuary battle were the Ichiki Detachment, with a strength of 900. The US troops included defensive strength and counterattack strength, about 2000-3000; because the US army had accidentally learned the main attack direction of the Japanese army (first one A U.S. scout ambushed Ichiki’s patrol, seized a map of the Japanese army and learned about the direction of the Japanese army’s possible offensive; followed by a pro-Western native who managed to escape back to the U.S. defense line after being captured by the Japanese army. , Provided relevant information of the Japanese army), so on the only way for the Japanese army, the machine guns and artillery were all calibrated, the fortifications were strengthened, and all artillery observers were on standby at the front line, just waiting for the Japanese army to come.
5. In the movie, battle broke out in the dark. Many friends felt that shooting night battles was not addictive, but there was no way. History is like this. There are also friends who questioned how the Japanese army was going to die like crazy. In fact, the core of the Japanese army's tactics is penetration + night combat. In the early stage of the Southeast Asian battlefield, this trick has been successful, so the US army in Guadalcanal is not considered, it is still the case. It is offensive, and everyone does not know that the U.S. military has already had an advantage in terms of troop strength, firepower, intelligence collection, preparations, and other aspects at this time. During the battle in the film, a few details are well grasped. One is that the battle revolves around a sandbank (the Japanese army wanted to rush through this sandbank, but they were all swept down by the US military machine guns). This is in line with history, Crocodile Creek. The entrance to the sea is actually a lagoon with a ring-shaped sandbank. If the Japanese army wants to cross the Crocodile Creek to attack the American troops on the opposite bank, they must pass through the sandbank. Therefore, there are heavy casualties here. The death pillow on the sandbank, the Japanese army who committed suicide was on the sandbank); another detail is that the US military reminded each other that the Japanese soldiers attacked from the flanks. Through the centripetal attack on the sandbank, there is another wave of attempts to wading from the coast to swim around to the US military flank to attack (this is why there are a large number of Japanese corpses on the beach in the morning in the film).
6. In the daytime, the corpses in the sea and on the beach are as mentioned above. It is not the dead people on the sunken Japanese warship that some friends said, but the part of the Ichiki Detachment who tried to detour through the beach and attacked. personnel. The Japanese army who committed suicide is also verifiable. At the end of the Tenaru battle in history, US medical personnel tried to treat the wounded Japanese soldiers, but the Japanese soldiers fired grenades and died together with the US soldiers. For this reason, the US military ordered the Japanese soldiers not to be treated. Run over directly by the tank. However, in the film, it seems that the battle ended a little bit sooner. In fact, the battle lasted 16 hours and ended at 17:00 that evening. In this battle, the Japanese army killed 777 people, while the US army killed 34 and injured 75.
7. A few other details: Robert Leckie, the protagonist in the first episode of the film, is a machine gunner from the 1st Marine Corps and 2nd Battalion. This battalion is also the unit that participated in the battle at the Tenaru Estuary; the American soldier who drank Japanese beer was also historically Indeed, after the US army occupied the airport, they accidentally found dozens of boxes of beer left by the Japanese army and enjoyed it. The 7th Marines landed on September 18, 1942, and among them was John, who became famous in World War I. -Basron.
8. Finally, this film is based on three Marines as the prototype. They are Robert Leckie from the 2nd Battalion of Marines 1st Regiment (the protagonist of the first episode), and Eugene Sledge from the 3rd Battalion of the Marines 5th Regiment (first episode) The one who had a heart attack and could not participate in the war), John Basilone of the 1st Battalion of the 7th Marine Corps (saying goodbye to his father in the first episode). Among them, John Basilone was the recipient of the Medal of Honor. He later joined the 5th Marine Division and died in the Battle of Iwo Jima. Both Robert Leckie and Eugene Sledge died in 2001.
1. You can pull the film to 22:22, which is the moment when the American landing craft departs. Pay attention to the big ship at the back left of the screen. This ship is named George F. Elliott, which is a transport ship. Carried the 1st Marine Division 1st Regiment 2nd Battalion (that is, the unit where the protagonist Bob is located). You can take a look at the historical photo of the Elliott I posted below. Do you think the ship in the film is almost exactly the same as the photo? !
2. Someone asked why the U.S. army had already landed when the landing craft where the protagonist was ashore. Because the protagonist was in the 1st Marine Regiment, before it landed, at 9:38 that day, the 5th Marine Regiment had landed; the 1st Marine Regiment landed at 11:00, one and a half hours later than the brothers, and The landing point was just to the right of the landing point of the 5th Marine Corps. It can be seen that this film absolutely respects historical facts in this detail.
3. Regarding the two corpses found by the US military in the jungle, I personally believe that they were not the corpses of US soldiers, but the coast watcher that had previously performed reconnaissance missions on Guadalcanal Island. Coast guard posts are mostly composed of soldiers and armed civilians from Australia, New Zealand, and the British Solomon Islands. These people are equipped with radio stations and go deep behind enemy lines to provide intelligence to the Allied forces. In the Pacific War, these people played a pivotal role. Often when the Japanese troops were deployed, they sent news to the Allied forces; but at the same time, they also endured great danger. Once captured by the Japanese, they would suffer absolutely. It is a more cruel punishment than ordinary Allied soldiers.
4. There are also historical records about the accidental injury to the friendly army. Because the US military lacks combat experience and is not familiar with the environment, although the Japanese army did not take action, many shootings broke out due to wind and grass in the US military positions. Both the 5th Marine Regiment and the 1st Marine Regiment were accidentally injured.
5. The Elliott mentioned in 33:55 of the film is the transport ship that the protagonist took before the landing of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment. Turner was the commander of the US and Chinese navy in the Battle of Guadalcanal at the time. Elliott sank on August 8, 1942, the day after Guadalcanal landing. It sank at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. It was two separate battles against the sea battle on Savo Island that broke out that night. Elliott was sunk by an air attack, and the US military said in the film that "Zero crashed into her midship" refers to a Japanese aircraft (actually a torpedo plane is not a zero aircraft, but the US military at the time may not be so clear) was hit. Later, he fell on the ship and caused a fire. It was this fire that caused Elliott to be forced to abandon and scuttled by the U.S. military. Elliott carries a large amount of supplies for the Landing Battle 1st regiment, so the main character's unit will be frustrated by this.
6. At the end of the film, the 7th Marine Regiment appeared. The protagonist’s unit greeted an officer named Chesty Puller. This Puller was the commander of the 1st Battalion of the 7th Marine Regiment (Baslong was also in this battalion), a Legendary Marine Corps officer. He has won the Naval Cross 5 times in his life, which is unique in the US Marine Corps. In the Battle of Guadalcanal, he will lead the 7th Marine Corps to participate in the bloody battle of the Matanikau River (September 23-27, Lu 7th Regiment) Day 5 after landing) Fight with Henderson Airport. In the battle of the Matanikau River, the US army was in an ambush by the Japanese army, and because of its wit and decisiveness, it saved the US army of three companies; in the battle at Henderson Field, Puller defeated the Japanese army's crazy attack. Throughout the Battle of Guadalcanal, as the battalion commander, he was injured three times, two by a sniper, and one by shrapnel.
In the second episode, I personally estimate that in addition to the well-known battle at Henderson Airport, there may also be a battle on the Matanikau River with the 1st Battalion of the 7th Marines. Let us wait and see.
Episode 2
1. The first skirmish should be the second battle on the Matanikau between October 7th and 9th, 1942. The Matanico River is located to the west of the U.S. ring position (the Crocodile Creek in the first episode is located to the east of the position, and the blood ridge as we know it is located to the south of the position). On the opposite bank of the river, there were many Japanese forces gathering, which caused the U.S. position Quite a threat. Therefore, the U.S. Army organized the first battle on the Matanika River on September 23, 1942, but the battle was ambushed by the Japanese and failed. The attack on October 7, 1942 was a success. It severely damaged the 4th Wing of the 2nd Division of the Japanese Army. The U.S. Army wiped out about 700 Japanese at the cost of about 200 casualties.
2. The U.S. Army unit that landed was the 164th Infantry Regiment. They landed on October 13, 1942. At the same time, there were enough supplies and a large number of other materials for the 1st Marine Division to be transported to the island for 60 days. At this time, the total strength of the US military on Guadalcanal reached more than 23,000, and the Japanese army at this time was also close to 20,000, but the equipment and supplies could not be compared with the US military. The 164th Infantry Regiment played an important role in the subsequent battle for the airport.
3. It is true that the Marines in the film "stealing" army supplies. At that time, the 164th regiment had just landed, and several Japanese bombers came to bomb the airport as usual; the army soldiers hurriedly fled to find cover, and they were accustomed to land warfare. The team members expected that the Tingri machine would not attack the beachhead supplies, so they came to the army brother's supply. At this time, the Army's 164th Regiment was equipped with M1 rifles, but many Marines thought that the Springfield rifles were more accurate and dismissed the M1. However, there were still a small number of Marines who stole the Army's M1 as early adopters.
The landing of the 4,164 Infantry Regiment gave hope to the Lu 1 Division of Guadalcanal Island, but on the night of October 13, 1942, these infantrymen and marines tasted the most fierce Japanese warship against Guadalcanal Airport. Artillery attack (the night bombardment in the movie): The two Japanese battleships fired a total of 918 360 mm artillery shells, and the bombardment lasted for a full 80 minutes. The shelling caused great damage to Guadalcanal Airport. A total of 48 aircraft were destroyed or injured, 41 people were killed and hundreds of others were injured, and a large amount of fuel was destroyed.
5. During the pre-war mobilization, Lieutenant Colonel Puller of the 1st Battalion of the 7th Marine Corps (that is, the shriveled old man) said that the Japanese tried to attack from the vicinity of the Matanikau River. This was correct. At that time, the U.S. Army judged that the Japanese army’s offensive direction was the Matanikau River west of the position, because the Japanese army deployed heavy artillery and tank troops there; and the Japanese army had launched several small-scale attacks here, and the U.S. army firmly believed that this place would be the Japanese army. The main direction of attack. (In fact, the main direction of the Japanese army's attack was the bloody ridge area to the south of the position, that is, the defense zone of the 1st Battalion.)
6. During the mobilization, Hanneken's unit mentioned by Puller was actually the 2nd Battalion of the 7th Marine Corps. Hanneken was the battalion commander. The troops were being transferred from the south of the position to the Matanikau River in the west of the position to reinforce the 5th Marine Regiment to prevent the Japanese from attacking from there. The sector 3 mentioned in the film is not the "three rows" as mentioned in the subtitles, but refers to the third defense zone, that is, the defense zone around Xueling. At that time, the U.S. Army divided Guadalcanal into five defense zones, and the blood ridge defended by the 1st Battalion of the 7th Marine Corps was located in the third defense zone.
7. The Briggs mentioned in the film refers to Ralph Briggs, a platoon leader of the 1st Battalion of the 7th Marines. He led 46 men to establish an outpost in front of the main US military positions. On the night that the Japanese army attacked the airport, the outpost of Briggs was the first to spot the movement of the Japanese army, but they did not move. The Japanese army did not find them in the dark. Briggs then contacted Puller (described in the film), and Puller required all artillery to be silent to ensure that Briggs and others would withdraw safely. In the end, 42 of Briggs and other 46 people withdrew to the U.S. defense line (one of them did not escape until 2 weeks later), and 4 people were found by the Japanese and killed on the way.
8. When Baslong went to pluck the devil’s corpse, the devil on the opposite side opened fire. The devil used the ZB26 machine gun. Before the battle was about to begin, the devil cut the barbed wire and the
devil charged in waves, in steps, However, the firepower preparation before the charge is basically ineffective. It should be because the devil’s bullet barrel is too powerful, and the devil is very tactical. After the people in front are knocked down, they will lie down and wait for the US army to change the bullets before charging. The main reason for the success of the U.S. defense is that heavy machine guns and barbed wire have played a major role.
9. Today’s menu is white rice, white rice, white rice, and white rice! There are a few exceptions
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Basilon died on Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945. The first part: Guadalcan
El -Lecky Director: Tim Van Patton
Screenplay: Bruce McCann
Premiere: March 14, 2010 Day (US time)
plot: Robert Lecky and the First Marine Division of the Navy land on Guadalcanal Island. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor broke out, and Marine John Basilon was ready to go to some place in the Pacific to fight the Japanese; at the same time, the newly recruited reporter Robert Lecky enlisted in the army. Eugene Slage was unable to enlist because of a heart murmur and said goodbye to his close friend Sydney Phillips who was about to go to training camp. Eight months after the Pearl Harbor incident, the First Marine Division of the Navy, where Lekki and Phillips belonged, landed on Guadalcanal. The mission was to obtain this vital military air supremacy and prepare for the inevitable war.
The second part: Basilon
Director: David Rente
Screenplay: Bruce McCann
Premiere: March 21, 2010
Plot: John Basilon and the Seventh Marine Corps land on Guadalcanal Island , Aid in the defense of Henderson Airport. Basilon and the Seventh Regiment came to Guadalcanal to support Lekki and other soldiers of the First Marine Division who were fighting for air supremacy. Basilon played a key role in repelling a night attack by the Japanese army, but suffered terrible personal trauma. After four months of sleepless fighting, the exhausted and afflicted First Marines were evacuated from Guadalcanal Island.
The third part: Melbourne
Director: Jeremy Pudaiswa
Screenplay: George Pellecanos; Michel Ashford
Premiere: March 28, 2010
Plot: The first Marine Division evacuated from Guadalcanal Island and came to Melbourne, Australia; Baslolong received the Medal of Honor and went home to sell the war debt. The four months of fierce battle on Guadalcanal caused severe physical and psychological damage to Leki, Baslon and thousands of comrades. They evacuated from the island and arrived in Melbourne, where they were welcomed by the fanatical people like a savior. While the brothers were drinking, Lacky was deeply attracted by an Australian girl and her first generation Greek family. At the same time, Basilon was awarded the Medal of Honor and was ordered to return to his hometown to sell war debts.
The fourth part: Gloucester Bouvier Banica
Director: Graham Yust
Screenplay: Robert Shencan ; Graham Yust
Premiere: April 4, 2010
Plot: Eugene Slage enlisted in the Navy and received battlefield training; at this time Lecky and the First Marine Division joined the Battle of Gloucester. Sledge finally applied for the training and entered the Iliad camp for training. The First Marine Division landed at Cape Gloucester, New Britain, occupied by the Japanese. In the course of fighting against the Japanese army, Lekki and other soldiers quickly realized that the worst enemy was actually a smoky jungle. Lecky survived Gloucester, and his troops were stationed on the deserted island of Bouville. The shock he suffered in the battle began to manifest in behavior and psychology, so he was sent to the Naval Hospital near Banica Island for psychological observation.
Part 5: Peleliu Landing
Director: Carl Franklin
Screenplay: Lawrence Andris; Bruce McCann
Premiere: April 18, 2010
Plot: Sledge and Lecky landed at Berry with the First Marine Division Ryukyu Island. Basilon became more and more famous for his national tour of the war bond. On Bouvier Island, Sledge came to the Fifth Regiment of the First Marine Division, reunited briefly with Phillips and strengthened Lecky. Slage quickly tasted the taste of the first battle. When he and Lekki and other soldiers of the First Marine Division landed on the complex and difficult Peleliu Coral Island, they encountered the stubbornly resisting Japanese troops.
Part Six: Peleliu Airport
Director: Tony Tow
Screenplay: Bruce McCann; Lawrence Andris; Robert Shencan
Premiere: April 18, 2010
Plot: The navy moves to the most important airport position on Peleliu Island. Lekki was injured by the impact of the explosion and was sent off the battlefield. Under the suffocating temperature of 115 degrees Fahrenheit, under the predicament of insufficient clean drinking water, Sledge, Lecky and their comrades encountered tough enemies in the battle to seize the Peleliu Airport. Seeing that the comrade was seriously injured, Lecky was also injured and sent away from Peleliu Island. Sledge witnessed the shocking facts to him, and understood that sometimes he had to do certain things in order to continue to survive and continue to fight.
The seventh part: Peleliu Mountains
Director: Tim Van Patton
Screenplay: Bruce McCann
Premiere: April 25, 2010
Plot: The bloody transfer of Sledge and the fifth group to Peleliu Island At Bitou Ridge, the battle was head-on with the Japanese army. "Hammer Sledge", who had just received a new nickname, and the Marines continued to fight Peleliu with the enemy who made the bloody battle to the last man's order. A venerable general of Slag was killed in battle. While mourning, Slag witnessed the unimaginable barbarity of both the enemy and us, and his moral bottom line was challenged most cruelly. The troops finally held their positions, and they returned to Bouville with what had completely changed themselves on Peleliu Island.
The eighth: Iwo Jima
Director: David Rente; Jeremy Pudaiswa
Screenplay: Robert Shenkan; Michel Ashford
Premiere: May 2, 2010
Plot: Baslon Go to the fifth regiment and land on Iwo Jima. Baslong felt more and more troubled by selling treasury bonds, and applied to the troops for training camps to train new recruits. At Camp Pandalton, he and Lina Reggie, a female Marine who was reluctant to join the army, experienced a whirlwind romance. But the lovers knew that their time was running out, because Basilon was about to land with the troops on Iwo Jima.
Part Nine: Okinawa
Director: Tim Van Patton
Screenplay: Bruce McCann
Premiere: May 9, 2010
Plot: Sledge and the First Marine Division land on Okinawa. After fighting on Okinawa for more than a month, Sledge and other members of the First Marine Division received an order to disband a group of fighters who had fought against the toughest Japanese on the island. The savage living conditions and the dilemma of conscience are making Slash and his comrades endure the double test and torture of body and mind.
The tenth part: Home
Director: Jeremy Pudaiswa
Screenplay: Bruce McCann; Robert Shenkan
Premiere: May 16, 2010
Plot: Sledge and Lacky surrender in Japan, return hometown. After Japan surrendered, Lekki recovered from his injury and was discharged home; Slage returned to Alabama to be reunited with his family and Sydney Phillips. Lina visited Basilon's house and met with his family excitedly. Laiki returned to his original job, found a new relationship, and quickly adapted to life after the war. But for Sledge, who is not sure why he survived unscathed, it may take longer to adjust to it. In
Episode
1, the 1st Marine Division went to Australia for rest after the Battle of Guadalcanal. But their starting place is not Melbourne, which the film refers to, but Brisbane in the north. However, there were too many mosquitoes in Brisbane, and the 1st Marine Division that had just returned from Guadalcanal had many malaria patients (in the Battle of Guadalcanal, 7,500 Marines in the division had malaria), so the 1st Marine Division requested Change to a city with a cooler climate and few mosquitoes to the south. However, Sydney was already occupied by US Army and Navy soldiers, and the Marines had to turn to Melbourne.
2. In the film, Lekki’s troops are stationed in a cricket field, which is true in history. At that time, the four regiments of the 1st Marine Division were stationed at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (also known as Camp Murphy); the 5th Marines were stationed at Camp Rowell; the 7th Marines were stationed at Massa. Balcombe Camp in the mountains; the 11th Marine Regiment is stationed in Ballarat.
3. At the time when Basilon was awarded the Medal of Honor, many friends may be interested in who entered the arena with Basilon. You can pull the movie to 21:25. The rightmost of the three people behind is undoubtedly Basloun; the taller, older, fat man on his left is actually the commander of the 1st Marine Division 1st Assault Battalion. Dissen, this man was awarded the Medal of Honor because he led his subordinates to repulse the attack of Kawaguchi Detachment in the Battle of the Blood Ridge in September 1942, and was also awarded the Medal of Honor; the thin young man on the left of Edison was not a soy sauce character, but Mitchell Pago, a platoon leader of the 2nd Battalion of the 7th Marine Corps, led his men to regain a mountain that was captured by the Japanese in the battle for the airport in October 1942, and was also awarded the Medal of Honor. So now everyone understands that at this award ceremony, three Marines were awarded the Medal of Honor, and the one standing in front of these three might be the official of the Marine Division 1 in charge of the ceremony. The one who spoke and gave the three awards was not Others, it is the commander of the 1st Marine Division Van der Greft. And Fan Shuai himself later received the Medal of Honor for his outstanding command in the Battle of Guadalcanal. The award ceremony was held on May 21, 1943, near Mount Massa, where the 7th Marine Regiment was stationed.
4. In the film, there were fights between American and Australian soldiers in bars, which was quite common at the time. The size, uniform, and salary of American soldiers far exceed those of Australian soldiers. Moreover, American soldiers generally act generously, can sing and dance, and treat others with politeness (especially to the girl’s mother, although the girl’s father is always skeptical), and the title of "Australian rescuer" naturally makes the American soldier in Melbourne. popular. To give a small example, an Australian newspaper boy met an American soldier one day. The American soldier waved his hand for two shillings (24 pence), and took one cent of the newspaper (a newspaper actually only costs 2 pence, The boy’s salary is 1 penny for selling 12 newspapers.) After reading it for a few minutes, he returned the new newspaper to the boy. When the American soldiers went to the Australian girl's house, they always brought flowers and large bags of food, clothing and cigarettes. When taking a taxi, they threw the money directly to the driver instead of looking for it. The popularity of American soldiers naturally made the Australian soldiers unhappy, especially when the Australian 9th Infantry Division returned from the North African battlefield (this is the Tiger Division who participated in the Battle of Alamein), conflicts between the two sides can be seen at any time in the streets and bars.
5. U.S. soldiers stationed overseas make it inevitable to discuss their military discipline. In fact, generally speaking, the military discipline of the Marines is still acceptable in Australia. Although there are many guys who do not return at night, and gang fights with Australian hunks are not uncommon, it did not happen in the city during the 1st Marine Division’s stationing in Melbourne. There was a serious casualty incident. The U.S. Army stationed in Brisbane has a lot of cattle, and there have been incidents of killing Australian soldiers on the street! And I feel that the US Army has always been uneven. Also in Melbourne, when the Marines were stationed in the city, it was generally acceptable. However, when the Army was stationed in the city before, the famous "Leonsky case" occurred; Leon; Ski was a US Army soldier who brutally killed three Australian women while stationed in Melbourne in May 1942, and he was sentenced to hang for this. The U.S. Army seems to have caused a lot of trouble during World War II. During World War II, a total of 141 U.S. Army soldiers were sentenced to death for committing serious crimes such as rape and homicide overseas. In contrast, the Navy and Marine Corps don’t even mention World War II. , And even no one has been sentenced to death since 1849!
6. Of course, the Marines are doing rest and recuperation in Melbourne after all, not just eating, drinking and having fun. Training is essential. When they first arrived in Melbourne in January 1943, the Marines focused on reorganizing their organization and boosting morale; from the end of March, they began to conduct tactical training among small units; from April to June, everyone began to carry new equipment. Including high-intensity training such as landing and field survival; in the summer, the U.S. Army evaluated the status of the 1st Marine Division and considered it well-equipped and high morale. 75% of the soldiers were experienced veterans, and their average age was lower than that of the Army. On the whole, the division's combat effectiveness has been adjusted to the best condition. The US military believes that if the 1st Marine Division participates in continuous combat at this time, this state will remain for 2 months; if there is rest and rotation during the period, this state will remain for half a year.
7. At this stage, the Marines also began to change in large numbers. The most notable thing was that the M1 rifle began to fully replace the Springfield rifle used on the battlefield of Guadalcanal in April 1943; in addition, three pieces of equipment began to debut, one is the M4A1 tank. It will replace the M3A1 light tanks. These M4A1 tanks arrived in Melbourne in May 1943; the second is the LVT-2 Buffalo Amphibious Landing Vehicle, which has been improved on the basis of LVT-1 and will fight at Cape Gloucester. Try your skills in the first; the third is the jungle hammock, which will resist moisture and mosquitoes well in the humid jungle. Of course, the new camouflage uniforms put on by the marines at the end of the film are indispensable. The new uniforms are more concealed than the old ones, and are more resistant to mosquitoes and thorns. This uniform began to be equipped with assault troops and reconnaissance troops in mid 1943, and infantry began in the second half of 1943. In the Battle of Tarawa in November 1943 and the Battle of Gloucester thereafter, the U.S. military had already participated in the war with this uniform.
8. The 1st Marine Division began to leave Melbourne at the end of August, and the main force left between September and October. They will first travel to a few islands to adapt to the jungle life, and then invest in the "coin operation", the goal is to be located in Gloucester Cape, New Britain.
9. The small balloon blown by the American soldiers on the ship is a condom.
10. The helmet is exquisite: if the helmet is hit by fragments (not the bullet)
and the rope is tied, the helmet does not fall, and the strong impact force will directly break the neck.
Without the rope, the helmet flew away, his neck was sprained, and when he touched the whistle, he grabbed the helmet from behind and pulled it down, and then killed him!
Every soldier in the US army in the film is not fastened.
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original post of Episode 4 is from the original Sonic BBS World War II forum section, the original author angone, please indicate if you repost.
1. You may have heard a little about the battles of Guadalcanal Island, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, but are relatively new to Cape Gloucester, so I feel that it is necessary to introduce the background of this battle. In the eastern part of New Guinea, there is an island called New Britain (35 square kilometers, 7 times the area of Guadalcanal Island). The island's southeast is the Solomon Islands, the west is New Guinea, the Nantong Coral Sea can reach Australia and New Zealand, and the north is It is the Central Pacific Ocean, and its geographic location is very important. Rabaul on the northeast corner of the island was an important stronghold and hub of the Japanese army in the Pacific battlefield during the Pacific War, and Cape Gloucester was located on the northwest corner of the island. In order to seize or weaken Rabaul, the Japanese stronghold, after the victory of the Battle of Guadalcanal in February 1943, the Allied forces stepped into the Solomon Islands and New Guinea, and launched the "request or weakening Rabaul" in June 1943. Operation Coin" plans to capture 13 islands including Rabaul. The landing at Cape Gloucester was part of this operation. Landing D-day was the morning of December 26, 1943.
2. New Britain Island is a typical tropical island with dense vegetation, complex terrain and miasma. The original owners of the island were German colonists who developed the town of Rabaul; but after the outbreak of World War I, the Australians drove out the Germans and developed some new plantations in New Britain; but until the outbreak of the Japanese Pacific War After the capture of Rabaul, the whole of New Britain is still in a primitive state, except for a few villages and plantations, which are not suitable for human habitation at all. There are four major killers on the island. One is the landform. The island of New Britain is densely covered with swamps, mangroves and tropical rainforests. The trees are lush and watery, and the visibility is often only within 20 meters. The hollow tree fell on its own as soon as it encountered lightning and shelling. During the entire operation, as many as 20 marines were killed by the fallen tree; the second is animals, mosquitoes, crocodiles, snakes, and spiders on the island. , Centipedes, locusts, scorpions, etc. are densely distributed, spreading diseases and harming the human body. There have been cases in which the arm of a US soldier was bitten by a crocodile during the operation; the third is the disease, malaria, bush fever, hemorrhagic fever, and typhus on the island. , Dengue fever, and scurvy are rampant, almost every Marine will be recruited, and jungle fever (a fungal infection) caused thousands of Marines to retire after the battle; the fourth is the weather, the U.S. Army Landing coincided with the rainy season. The rain was so heavy that it could cause a flood every night. If you stay in the foxhole overnight, you may be drowned. Therefore, the U.S. military basically builds the camp on high places, and everyone wears clothes for a few months. There was almost no time to do it; and the endless thunderstorms also caused at least 3 marines to be struck by lightning... Having said so much, it is nothing more than to explain the harsh natural environment of the island and the chief enemy to fight on the island. Not the cruel Japanese army, but nature!
3. The landing date of the 1st Marine Division at Gloucester Point was December 26, 1943, and the target was the airport at Gloucester Point. Gloucester Point Airport is located at the northernmost point of the corner. The southeast side of the airport is swamp, and the south side is the mountains. At that time, the main force of the 1st Marine Division landed in the marsh to the east of Gloucester Point Airport, and the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, where the protagonist in the film was located, landed on the west of Gloucester Point as a containment force. The landing point is called It is the "Green Beach". Their goal was to block the route that the Japanese army might send additional reinforcements from the west to the north airport. It needs to be mentioned briefly here that the heavy Japanese troops are in Rabaul, while in other parts of New Britain, only simple military stations and small roads have been set up along the coast. These small roads and coastal barges are used to transport troops. Therefore, the 1st Marine Corps and the 2nd Battalion The mission is to cut off these small roads leading to the north that the Japanese may use.
4. Due to the complex terrain of Cape Gloucester and the difficulty of marching, the Japanese army believes that it is unlikely that the U.S. military will target the airport at Cape Gloucester. In addition, the Japanese garrison here is relatively weak. resistance. Although the protagonist’s 1st regiment and 2nd battalion were a containment force, they did not encounter any major battles. In the first few days after landing, the 2nd battalion mainly sent a small group of patrol troops to go deep into the jungle to find the forest path used by the Japanese army and wait for an opportunity to attack. The defensive Japanese army. In the film, Lacky ambushed 4 Japanese soldiers is a small-scale encounter during this time.
5. The battle in the rain in the film should be the "Coffin Corner" battle that broke out in the early morning of December 30, 1943. The 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, established a circular position after landing at Green Beach. The rest of the position was bounded by cliffs, but there was a relatively smooth mountain on one corner, so the position protruded. The US military called it "coffin corner". ". In the early morning of December 30, about 100 Japanese troops from each of the two squadrons of the Japanese Army launched an attack on this protrusion. The US Army repelled the Japanese attack. A total of 89 Japanese corpses were found after dawn, with 23 US casualties. And this was also the fiercest battle that broke out during the two weeks that the 2nd Battalion was stationed in the Green Beach position.
6. The U.S. Army took down the Gloucester Point Airport on December 31, 1943. The Japanese commander in Rabaul believed that the Japanese army in the Midwest of New Britain was weak and unable to drive away the American troops. In order to ensure Rabaul, he decided to shrink Forces, ordered all Japanese troops in the western part of the island to retreat eastward. During the retreat of the Japanese army, many people died due to lack of medical care and food and the epidemic. Even the natives along the way dared to attack the remnants of the Japanese army with knives and sticks. In the film, the 2nd Battalion encountered so many dying Japanese soldiers who had lost their combat effectiveness. The task of the Marines after seizing the airport is to travel by boat to and from various points in northern New Britain, intercepting and sweeping the retreating Japanese remnants, but generally speaking, the effect is not great. Instead, there are a large number of Marines in New Britain. Falling ill in the rainforests of Britain.
7. In order to prevent precious Marines from consuming energy to wipe out the defeated Japanese army, the US Army decided to replace the 1st Marine Division with the 40th Army Division to continue the sweeping mission. The 1st Marine Division left New Britain in April 1944 and returned to the rear to rest. During the entire battle, the 1st Marine Division killed 310 people and injured more than 1,000 people. In view of Rabaul's strong forces, the U.S. forces finally abandoned the seizure plan, and instead occupied nearby islands to weaken Rabaul through isolation and bombing. This action was effective, and Rabaul has basically retired from the Pacific battlefield since 1944. By September 1945, a total of 135,000 Japanese troops in Rabaul and surrounding islands had surrendered to the Allied forces. If the Allied forces did not jump over Rabaul but took a strong attack, it would definitely be more tragic than the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Much bloody battle!
8. The 1st Marine Division originally thought that they would return to Australia for rest, but I don’t know whether the affair in Australia at the time annoyed the Australians or the high-level US military did not want to give them a good life. Pavu, a barren land in the Russell Islands to the west of the island; it is said that an officer inadvertently saw Pavu while flying over the Russell Islands. The base, but after I really landed on the island, I discovered that it turned out to be a deserted island with such bad conditions! Of course, the authenticity is unknown. The Russell Islands were captured by the US military in early 1943. The archipelago consisted of two large islands, Pavu Island and Banica Island. Pavu later became a training base, and Banica Island became an important Air base. Pavufu Island is not large in area, and the rain is even more than that of New Britain. Rats are flocked in groups (shown in the film). Therefore, the officers and soldiers of the 1st Marine Division were miserable, and many suicides occurred during their stationing. Speaking of mice, the Marines in Paphos were bored at the time and thought of using flamethrowers to deal with swarms of mice! Crabs are also a feature of the island. The first thing marines wake up in the morning is to shake their shoes, otherwise they may step on the crabs hiding in the shoes.
9. Then we talk about the topic of war phobia (or war syndrome to be more precise), which is also the focus of this episode. This kind of mental illness is very common in the Pacific battlefield. For example, in the Battle of New Georgia Islands, a quarter of the US troops in a regiment got this disease. The root causes of this disease are tension, anxiety and fear. The symptoms are as follows: 50% of people will be listless, expressionless, leaning forward, weak arms, trembling fingers, and dragging feet. 20% of people will be very agitated, yelling, incoherent, panic, and trembling; 15% will have various psychiatric symptoms; 15% will have anxiety symptoms, and people with this disorder often suffer from insomnia , Irritability, nightmares, frequent urination, and difficulty concentrating. The Japanese army in the Pacific battlefield is good at night combat, harassment and trickery, which makes the US army lack of sleep and high stress and are more susceptible to this disease. In general, many people can be cured through treatment; but many people tend to be violent, and even stabbed their comrades to death on the spot; Lacky’s comrade Gibson in this episode is the sad victim of the disease.
10. In this episode, there is also a picture of Eugene training. He will be on the battlefield in the next episode and will meet with his friend Phillips. One thing to mention here is (as mentioned in the post), the veteran in black and no glasses at the beginning of each episode of this film is Phillips, that is, in the first episode, he said goodbye to Eugene, and later his birthday comrades sent him. Young man with golden grenade. He is the only one among so many people in this show who has survived to this day. He is one of the consultants of "Pacific".
11. The next target of the 1st Marine Division is the island of Peleliu in Palau, where they will stand the real test. I personally think that the first four episodes are actually based on the theme of the prologue of the war, the heroes of the war, the peace in the war, and the trauma caused by the war to outline the outline of the Pacific battlefield. The war has just begun since the fifth episode!
Episode 5
1, this episode describes the training and life of marines on Pavu Island. After the Battle of Cape Gloucester, the Marines had hoped to continue to Melbourne to rest, but they failed to do so. At that time, the original plan was to send them to Guadalcanal Island, and even a barracks have been built for them, but in the end General Geiger of the Third Amphibious Army decided to send them to the much smaller island of Pavu. Let the Marines be disturbed and find a quiet place to rest at ease. But in fact, Pavufu Island is small, but not cute at all. All day rain, mud all over the floor, rats and crabs everywhere. Since there is no specially prepared barracks, the Marines have to do it themselves. They sleep in the mud when they are tired. Meat and beer are only provided once a week. It took the Marines to clean the rotten coconuts of the island for a full 1 Months, sometimes even digging wells to find fresh water; coupled with the endless heavy rain, the mentality and morale of the Marines on Pavu Island are very bad. In this case, a large number of Marines lied to the nearby Banica Island Hospital by falsely claiming that they were ill. At the peak, there were even as many as 200 cases per day (shown in the previous episode)!
2. In this episode, Eugene joined the 1st Marine Division as a recruit, while Phillips returned home by ship. Here is a brief introduction: The US military also had a rotation system during World War II. As long as you accumulate a certain amount of points, you can be sent back. For example, you can save 1 point for every month of service, and you can get 5 points for a purple star medal. Wait, if you perform well after all aspects are integrated, and you have accumulated a certain amount of points, then you can go home. Phillips in the film should be one of the Marines who performed well in all aspects and scored enough points first. On the other hand, you can also find that in theory, there are very few Marines from Guadalcanal to Okinawa, so a group of people like Lekki basically went home after playing Peleliu. Eugene was added to the 1st Marine Division as a recruit. During the Pavvu's rest period, the 1st Marine Division absorbed about 5,000 recruits. There is also a small episode here. It is said that after the war on the European battlefield, the soldier with the highest score was able to go home first, and the soldier with the lowest score had to continue to do post-war peacekeeping missions. The soldier with the worst score was also sent home, but It is for further training to prepare for combat in Japan! However, Japan soon surrendered, and these soldiers with the lowest points returned home earlier than their comrades stationed in Europe.
3. The battle on Peleliu Island in the film was part of the stalemate in September 1944. Here is a brief introduction to the background: Peleliu Island is part of the Palau Islands. The location of Palau Islands is very important. It is the Caroline Islands to the east, Mariana Islands to the northeast, New Guinea to the south, the Philippines to the west, and the Philippines to the southwest. Indonesia. At that time, the U.S. military had already won the battle of Mariana, and had also achieved decisive victories in the Solomon Islands and New Guinea, so it was ready to launch a combat plan against the Philippines. Before attacking the Philippines, the U.S. military believed that the Palau Islands, which was crossed between New Guinea and the Philippines, was an obstacle, and it was very likely to intercept and harass the U.S. offensive forces. Therefore, the US military decided that it was necessary to take an offensive against Palau to remove possible threats. The Palau archipelago consists of more than ten main islands. The U.S. military originally planned to attack Bapurtuap Island, the largest and most heavily defended island. However, due to the fact that the Japanese army on the island was too strong and the airport was built in general, the attack area was changed to a large area. Peleliu Island and Unger Island, both of which are relatively small. Among them, the main force of the Japanese garrison on Peleliu Island is the 2nd Wing of the 14th Division + the 3rd Wing of the 15th Wing, plus other troops and naval forces, and the number of combatants is about 6,000, plus the labor force and the air force. , The total force is about 10,000. The U.S. Army launched an attack on Peleliu on September 15, 1944.
4. Here we need to mention the Japanese defense in Peleliu. The Japanese army turned to the defensive after the defeat in the Battle of Guadalcanal, but in the initial defensive battle, the Japanese army has not adjusted from the original thinking. The offensive is still blindly pursuing tactics such as infiltration and outflanking. In defense, surface fortifications and coastal fortifications are usually used to resist the landing of US troops. The result was defeated and defeated by the superior firepower of the US military. The Japanese army learned from the pain and finally began to make adjustments in tactics. The earliest practitioners were the Japanese garrison troops on the island of Biac, New Guinea. They adopted the strategy of defense in depth and tunnel fortifications. As a result, MacArthur was full of confidence and thought it could be solved in two weeks. The battle lasted for 2 full months! The Japanese commander of Peleliu also adopted this tactic. He deployed only a limited force at the beachhead and deployed the main force in the mountain tunnels in the northern part of the airport. Through tunnel fortifications, even if the US military seizes the airport, the Japanese can directly threaten the airport. What’s terrible is that this time it was the U.S. military's carelessness. It did not fully realize that the Japanese military’s tactics had fundamentally changed. In the preliminary preparations, there were several places that were not adequately done. The U.S. air force did not notice this area during the early reconnaissance, and even discovered that there are so many hills here when they landed. Second, three days after the initial naval gun attack, the naval force responsible for the attack declared " There are no more targets to attack.” As a result, not only was the central mountain area barely attacked, but several obvious Japanese firepower points on the beach were intact, resulting in many unnecessary casualties; third, overconfidence, commanded by the 1st Marine Division. Official Ruputes believed that the battle on the island might be the same as the Battle of Tarawa. It started fiercely, but ended very quickly. He optimistically estimated that it would take only a few days to capture the entire island (and in fact it was fought). There are 2 months). Also, the target itself is not good for the US military. Because Palau has been managed by the Japanese for many years (Japan has been operating here since the defeat of Germany in World War I), and the island of Peleliu is small, the US military cannot send coast guard posts or reconnaissance. The troops went to the island to gather intelligence, so the lack of first-hand information hindered the operation.
5. Here is a brief introduction to the U.S. military's landing plan on Peleliu Island. Peleliu Island is shaped like a lobster pincer, with two branches pointing to the north and the other to the east. The central part of the island is a mountainous area, and the southern part of the mountainous area is the target airport; in addition, Peleliu Island is surrounded by a circle of reefs, which makes the landing mainly rely on LVT (tracked landing vehicles). The U.S. military has preset four landing sites, namely the east of the island, the south of the island, the west of the island, and the northwest of the island. However, the U.S. Army on the east of the island found that the Japanese defense was relatively tight. The Japanese forces in the south of the island might form cross fire, and the northwest of the island was too narrow for the troops to deploy. So the U.S. forces finally chose the western part of the island as the landing site, which was divided into white 1 beach (land battle 1 Regiment 3 Battalion), White 2 Beach (1st Marine Regiment 2 Battalion, Lekki’s troops), Orange 1 Beach (5 Marine Regiment 1 Battalion), Orange 2 Beach (5 Marine Regiment 3 Battalion, Eugene’s troops) , Orange 3 Beach (3rd Battalion of the 7th Marine Regiment), each Marine Regiment has a battalion reserved as the regiment reserve, and the 2nd Battalion of the 7th Marine Regiment serves as the division reserve. The U.S. military plans to bring 4,500 people ashore from five pioneer battalions within 20 minutes and 8,000 people ashore within 85 minutes.
6. During the landing, the first wave of the US military was the LVTA that provided cover fire, followed by the LVT that transported the landing forces. The LCVP (Higgins ship) transported the subsequent landing forces to the vicinity of the reef, and then returned from the beachhead by the LVT. Sent to the beach. The Japanese army set up a lot of mines in the landing area, but I don’t know whether it was poorly maintained or installed incorrectly. Most of the mines did not explode, but many LVTs were hit by Japanese long-range firepower near the reef. The entire D-day About 26 LVTs were destroyed. At 8:32 on the same day, the first wave of US troops landed at Peleliu. During the landing, the resistance encountered by the US troops near the beach was mainly from the deep Japanese indirect fire attack. Among the five battalions, the biggest problem was the land battle at Bai 1 Beach. The 3rd Battalion of the 1st Regiment had a large Japanese fortification (known as the "Cape" by the US) on the left side of their landing site. This fortification was actually preserved intact during the naval bombing, which caused great difficulties for the entire landing. Due to the fierce Japanese attack during the landing, many US troops were in confusion. For example, soldiers from the 3rd Battalion of the 7th Marine Corps of Orange 3 Beach broke into the nearby beach of the 3rd Battalion of the 5th Marine Corps of Orange 2 Beach (film Reflected in). At the beachhead of Peleliu, the Marines suffered the heaviest casualties other than Tarawa since the eruption of the Pacific Ocean.
7. After standing on the beach, the Marines began to advance inland. The fastest advancement was the Marine 5th Regiment in the center. They passed through the bushes in the south of the airport (shown in the film), almost directly. The east coast of the island. Their interspersed successfully divided the Japanese army on the island into north and south, so that the 7th Marine Corps on its right side could calmly clear out the Japanese army in the south of the island.
8. The Japanese counterattack in the film was actually a combined attack on the same day at about 16:50 pm. The Japanese army involved 13-16 tanks and hundreds of infantrymen. They were dispatched from the mountainous area in the central part of the island. Their main attack position was the left-wing defense line of the 5th Marines. The protagonist Eugene was in the 3rd Battalion of the 5th Marines. It can be seen that only a small part of the Japanese army attacked them on their left side. The US military commented that this Japanese attack was different from the simple assaults of the Japanese army in the past, but more organized and planned. Some Japanese tanks rushed into the beach directly from the Marine Corps defense line. There was a moment of panic in the US military, and everyone took up their weapons and participated in the battle-from grenades to M4 tanks. After all, there were so many American soldiers with fierce firepower. In the end, the Japanese counterattack was smashed. All the Japanese tanks participating in the battle were destroyed except for 2 escaped. What's interesting is that due to the chaotic situation of the U.S. military, everyone reported their own record. The report at the time was staggering-it said that about 160 Japanese tanks were destroyed! After the counterattack was repelled, the Japanese army also launched several small-scale counterattacks, but they were all unsuccessful.
9. Regarding the "landmine original", there is also a historical fact. At that time, the US army actually entered the minefield arranged by the Japanese army (especially the landing area of the 5th Marine Corps) after landing, but it is strange that few landmines exploded. Later, after analysis, there are two possible reasons. First, the Japanese army judged that the US Army’s main attack direction was in the east of the island. Therefore, many landmines buried in the landing site on the west of the island were actually installed in a hurry. There are even a lot of landmines without insurance (it is estimated that the Japanese army is still counting on the island east to fight and then run back to dig out the landmines here to continue to use), and the "landmine original" sign may also be a bluff of the Japanese army, counting on the U.S. army After seeing these marks, I chose the east of the island as the landing field or did not dare to let go of the attack even after landing here; second, the US military detonated many landmines in the area during the early bombing; third, the rising tide brought by the sea the night before landing A large amount of mud and sand was added to the original land where the mine was buried, so the detonation ability was poor. It is said that it rained again later, and the rain washed away a lot of mud and sand, and on the contrary exposed a lot of landmines. As a result, the U.S. military engineers succeeded in mine detection easily. However, one thing is certain. If all the mines placed on the landing site are detonated, it will definitely be a disaster for the US military.
10. On D-Day, the 1st Marine Division had a total of more than 1,100 casualties, and the 1st Marine Regiment, which suffered the most casualties, had a total of about 500 casualties, reaching one-sixth of the total strength of the regiment. But for the 1st Marine Division, the battle has just begun!
Episode Six
1. The beginning of this episode is the situation on the morning of September 16, 1944, D+1. The Marines are short of water; many friends may not understand why the adequately supplied American soldiers are reduced to the point of drinking muddy water. Facts There are four reasons for this: First, the temperature on Peleliu Island is very high, and the fighting intensity is high. In this hot environment, the marines consume a lot of drinking water. Each Marine was equipped with half a gallon of drinking water, but by the afternoon of the same day, the water was almost drunk, exceeding the usual consumption. Second, the Japanese artillery fire on Peleliu Island was relatively fierce, and many amphibious supplies were transported. The vehicle was destroyed and injured, which affected the speed of transportation of supplies. Third, there is a circle of reefs on the periphery of Peleliu Island, which greatly slowed the speed of the amphibious vehicle between the beach and the transport ship. After a few days, the US military would blow up some of the reefs. , The replenishment speed has been qualitatively improved; fourth, somehow, many of the water tanks shipped to Peleliu were previously oil drums and were not cleaned (could it not be the ones that Eugene brushed in the fifth episode, hehe), installed in The drinking water in it was contaminated. Many marines vomited and lost their combat effectiveness after drinking, so the rest of the marines had to give up drinking this batch of imported water. Therefore, due to the above reasons, it is in line with historical facts that the US military on Peleliu Island encountered a certain supply crisis during the period from D day to D+1 day.
2. Then this episode mentioned the battle for the airport. Because the Japanese army dug a large number of tunnels in the mountains in the middle of the island, the long-range firepower placed in the tunnels directly threatened the airport at the foot of the mountain. Therefore, to seize the airport, the U.S. military must pass through the airport and penetrate the southern edge of the central mountain to stand. On September 16th, 4 marine battalions participated in the battle across the airport. From left to right, they were Lu 1st Battalion (Lecky's unit), Lu 5th Regiment 1 Battalion, Lu 5th Regiment 2 Battalion, Lu 5th Regiment 3 Battalion (Eugene's unit). The encounter most similar to the situation in the film should be the two leading companies of the 1st Battalion of the Lu 5th Regiment. Many people directly faced the Japanese artillery and arrived at the foot of the mountain at the northern end of the airport without the cover of armored vehicles. The 2nd Battalion of Lu 1st Regiment, where Lekki was located, passed through the northwest of the airport. The goal was to seize a road junction. They entered a Japanese building complex, but they encountered strong resistance from the Japanese and lost contact with their friendly forces. The day ended. The 3rd Battalion, Lu 5th Regiment, where Eugene was in, did not attack north, but went east through the airport to protect the flank of the 3rd Battalion of Lu 7th Regiment in the south. According to Eugene’s memories, he was crossing the airport. Snafu (the veteran’s oil) was knocked down by a piece of shrapnel (shown in the movie), but fortunately, the shrapnel was at the end of the crossbow and hit the pistol holster, causing only minor bruises. . After the 3rd Battalion of the 5th Marine Regiment completed the task of breaking eastward, it was ordered to be transferred to the northern part of the airport to replace the 1st Battalion of the 5th Marine Regiment in the afternoon. Therefore, on the morning of D+2, from left to right in the north of the airport, there were Lu 1 Regiment 2 Battalion, Lu 5 Regiment 3 Battalion, and Lu 5 Regiment 2 Battalion.
3. It is mentioned in the film that Eugene and his comrades marched into the mountains the next morning (D+2) after the battle for the airport. Pocket". On that day, the 3rd and 2nd Battalions of the 5th Marine Corps carried out exploratory attacks on the central mountainous area and the eastern swamps, but did not achieve much. The U.S. military was aware of the intensive Japanese defenses in the mountains, but Ruppets, commander of the 1st Marine Division, still insisted that the battle would be resolved within a few days, and refused the aid of the army.
4. Then the film came to the night (D+2 night), where the veteran asked Eugene and other artillery to check the weapons, and also mentioned the dog. In fact, in history, the U.S. military carried a lot of military dogs when fighting in the Pacific battlefield. These military dogs helped the U.S. military a lot in searching for Japanese troops and finding booby traps. Especially when Japanese troops infiltrated at night, dogs often noticed earlier than people. When the wind was blowing, the dogs also suffered a lot of casualties. In the Battle of Guam alone, 25 military dogs were killed. But not all US troops are assured of giving their lives to the dogs, so the veterans in the film dismissed the dogs' ability to detect the movements of the Japanese army, and ordered Eugene and others to maintain a high degree of vigilance at night. The veteran shouted "Woof", which was actually learning how to bark a dog. On the one hand, it was a joke, and on the other hand, it was to keep Eugene and others as alert as a dog.
5. The U.S. Army killed by his own person. According to a veteran, he was an Army dog trainer. He took a military dog and spent the night with the Marines. Maybe this person got war phobia and became hysterical; because there have been incidents in which war phobia patients went crazy to kill their own people or attracted Japanese troops, the Marines killed him without hesitation. Of course, it may also be because this person is an army and not a Marine, so the Marines did not take that into consideration...
6. At the end of the film, some of Eugene’s troops received a new order to go to the "East Side Highway", which actually refers to D +3 On the 3rd, the US military changed its mind and decided to keep the central mountain area intact, first sweeping the eastern marshes and the peninsula named "Ngadoro Rock". So that day, the 2nd and 3rd battalions of the 5th Marine Corps advanced eastward, sweeping the Japanese troops in the eastern peninsula in a week.
7. In the film, the wounded represented by Lekki and Runner returned to the voyage one after another. By the end of D+6, that is, one week after landing, the casualties of the 1st Marine Regiment where Lekki was located were as high as 1,672, of which 71% were casualties of the 1st Batta
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