Two P-38s were flying along the coastline of Guadalcanal. At 10 o'clock last night, the Tokyo Express (the nickname given to the Japanese destroyer fleet by the US military on Guadalcanal) arrived again as scheduled and shelled the airport. However, the destroyer's

The power of the 5-inch gun was very limited and caused almost no damage to the airport. The hole on the runway was filled in less than two hours.

However, when the Tokyo Express arrives, it usually means that the Japanese are coming to the island at night. So early in the morning, Ron and Billy drove the P-38 out to patrol. Because there is no air superiority, there is no way to build in the area occupied by the Japanese.

It is the simplest temporary dock to build any port facilities. So to transport things ashore, you can only move the materials from the transport ship to the sampan, and then use the sampan to send them ashore. This is very efficient.

Low cost and very time-consuming. After these things are brought ashore, they are always piled on the beach on the shore and then transported to hidden places on the island. Many times, it is dawn before these supplies can be moved away. As a result

I saw a group of American planes flying in the sky, and then incendiary bombs and other things kept falling down. The supplies that had not been moved away, especially the food, were among the hungry Japanese who pressed their chests against their backs.

They were burned to ashes before their eyes.

"Sir, look there! Direction of 11 o'clock."

Ron has also seen that there are a lot of supplies piled on the beach over there, piled here and there. A large group of Japanese soldiers are carrying those things box by box. Looking from the air, those

Ri himself is like a group of yellow ants moving.

Apparently the Japanese also saw the plane, so some people started to throw away the things in their hands and run away, while others hugged the things in their hands tightly and ran towards the jungle. Some people actually raised their 38's in their hands.

Big cover, ready to shoot into the air.

"Damn! You think you are the golden sun." Ron complained silently in his heart.

There were three 500-pound incendiary bombs hung under the bellies of Ron and Billy's P-38s. When they dived at low altitude, the six incendiary bombs burned the supplies on the beach into a sea of ​​flames.

In the eyes of the Japanese with hatred, the two P-38s slowly turned their heads and continued to hover over these supplies: The things are not burned out yet, so we can't leave. Otherwise, the Japanese will come out to put out the fire and grab the things. And not only this.

The two P-38s did not leave, and after a while, several more Dauntless bombers came. At this time, the hope of eating rice balls was dashed.

Fujisaki Shun had not eaten anything normal for several days. He came to the island on the Tokyo Express at the end of August. When he landed on the island that night, he was still full of confidence, thinking that as long as he took out the spirit of Yamato, he would be able to survive.

It will definitely beat the beautiful beast to pieces. But after arriving on the island, he discovered that the Yamato spirit does not work all the time. For example, it does not work well when you are pregnant. There were also others who were transported to the island with him.

There were some supplies, but the quantity was very limited. And if there were more, they couldn't be moved. It didn't take long for these supplies to be consumed. In the Japanese army garrison area, there are now very few wild creatures. When I first landed on the island, there was one

While he was chatting with a veteran named Matsuda who had been on the island for a while, a large red and black centipede about a foot long suddenly crawled out from under the rotten leaves not far away. The veteran immediately looked at him.

His eyes gleamed, he pulled out his bayonet, jumped forward, and nailed the large centipede to the ground with one blow. Just as Fujisaki was surprised, he saw the veteran dig out the venom glands and fangs on the centipede's head with a swift blow.

Then he looked at Fujisaki and said, "Fujisaki-kun, would you like half a piece too? This thing is very delicious, crunchy and chicken-flavored."

Fujisaki was so frightened that he backed up and almost sat on the ground. "Mr. Matsuda, are you kidding me?"

"You don't want to eat? Ah, that's great." Matsuda immediately stuffed the centipede into his mouth and started chewing it.

At that time, Fujisaki was still very surprised, but now that he thought of the half centipede, Fujisaki regretted it terribly and became increasingly hungry.

When the supplies arrived last night, Fujisaki originally planned to carry rice first, but he was ordered to carry other important supplies first. As a result, the rice was burned in vain. Although after seeing those important supplies, Fujisaki once expressed his concern for victory.

He was full of hope, but he also knew that he might not have the chance to go back. He didn't have a son yet, and his parents had passed away long ago. There was only a 15-year-old sister named Si Zhi in the family. Before coming to Guadalcanal, he received her

In his letter home, he mentioned that supplies in Japan are very tight now and he often goes hungry. This also made him very worried.

At about 9 o'clock in the morning that day, a group of US military transport ships arrived at the Guadalcanal pier and unloaded 3,000 fully armed soldiers. There were also 5 105mm artillery, 8 37mm anti-tank guns, and 5 M3 light tanks.

.Coming to the island with the fleet was Ron’s old friend, reporter Hailan.

Since the outbreak of the war, Hailan has become a pillar of the newspaper. As a woman, she has constantly appeared on the war-torn front lines, sending passionate reports one after another. This has made her herself a

A celebrity who has attracted much attention, especially some women's liberation activists, regard her as an example to prove their views. Hailan is also very good at using this status to continuously bring additional benefits to Bushmaster.

This time, when she heard that Ron and the others won another air battle on September 7th, she immediately asked the relevant parties to come to the island for interviews. However, after that, because an important customer suddenly came to the company,

As a result, my trip was delayed and I didn’t come to the island again until today.

In this interview, both Ron and Vandergrift became supporting characters. The Boa Constrictor's Vulcan cannon seemed to be the protagonist. Both Ron and Vandergrift were full of praise for it.

.Other pilots also requested that their planes be equipped with Vulcan cannons. This situation really, well, made Hai Lan smile all over his face. His radiant look fascinated many soldiers and pilots.

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Everyone thought that Hailan was happy for the victory of the United States, but Ron knew that what really made her happy was the possibility of obtaining orders for the Vulcan Cannon after this battle. The Soviets learned about Boa Constrictor's weapons through the Spanish War.

. Although the Python's rifles were very disdainful to the Soviets, the black-hearted anti-infantry mines designed by the Python were deeply loved by the Russians. These mines use ceramic shells, which makes it difficult for mine detectors to detect them.

And the power is very, well, very suitable. It has never killed any enemy. Because it has very little charge, the power is just enough to blow off a leg. But this is better than being killed. Anyway, it is disabled.

He can't go to the battlefield anymore, and the enemy has to spend money to treat the unlucky guy and use at least two people to carry him down. This means that if a thunder is heard on the battlefield, the opponent will permanently lose one person.

And it will temporarily lose two people. Not to mention the tragic situation of this guy will seriously damage the enemy's morale. When the Soviets came into contact with this thing for the first time in Spain, they saw how small the charge was. Their first reaction was

The imperialist capitalists are really black-hearted, and after they witnessed the effects of this thing, their reaction was that the imperialist capitalists were really black-hearted to an unimaginable level. Later, the Soviets also began to copy this small-scale

Anti-infantry mines. Recently, a Soviet procurement delegation came to the United States. The Soviets, who remembered the boa constrictor mines, made a special trip to the boa constrictor. The result was the same, and they fell in love with the powerful Vulcan anti-aircraft artillery. The Soviets

There is an almost pathological obsession with firepower density. The only dissatisfaction is that the caliber is too small. They insist on getting a larger caliber for them, at least 30mm. It would be better if they can get a 37mm or even 57mm.

Yes. It is said that after hearing the number 57mm, several of the company's technical staff fainted.

Hearing that the Soviets wanted to purchase Boa Constrictor weapons, Ron suddenly remembered the two most classic Soviet weapons he had seen in his previous life. How happy it would be to copy these things first and then sell them back to those old idiots.

So he told Hai Lan that he had a brand new weapon idea, and he would have it ready in a few days, and then let the company's after-sales personnel take it back to try it out.

While Ron was busy thinking about how to make more money, Japan himself was not idle either. After the great air battle on September 7, Japan's navy and army held separate meetings to review the Battle of Guadalcanal. Although both sides tried their best

The army blamed the navy for failing to protect their transport fleet (because the navy and army were not able to cope with each other, the army established its own transport fleet); the navy blamed the army for failing to capture the airport, which caused the navy to

Warships are often attacked by air strikes. But at least everyone has reached a consensus on one point. That is, it is impossible to obtain air superiority over Guadalcanal by relying solely on the strength of the Japanese army at the Rabaul base. Continuing to do so will only lead to continuous failure.

At the end of September, the 2nd Division commanded by Maruyama, which had just been transported to the island, had an encounter with the 1st Marine Division, which was expanding its defense area. Relying on the support of heavy artillery and aircraft, the 1st Marine Division only suffered 65 casualties, killing and wounding.

The Japanese army has more than 700 people. This battle is different from Ichigi's time. The US military does not have a fixed position to rely on, and its number is smaller than that of the Japanese army. However, with the advantage of heavy firepower, it can still achieve an exchange ratio of more than 1:10. This

The First World War made it clear to Japan that there are no such things as tanks and artillery.

And if there is no air superiority, it is impossible to transport troops and heavy equipment to the island on a large scale, and it is impossible to seize the island. To win, we must find a way, a way that can truly and effectively paralyze the Guadalcanal Airport. So, a
Chapter completed!