Luo Chunjian's words are by no means unreasonable. The US military's shelling yesterday was indeed sharp and did cause considerable damage to the defenders' fortifications. However, because the core defense weapon on the island, the fortress artillery, was not destroyed, the US military lacked air power. With the force restrained, the defenders may not be able to deal with the American battleships and cruisers, but there are ways to deal with the Marines seizing the beach.
The beachhead was established, and American follow-up troops came up in a steady stream.
Guam's strategic location is extremely important, so in Jin's original plan, after the aircraft carrier formation successfully ate the mantis of China's Pacific Fleet, Guam would become their forward base to serve the United States' next Pacific strategy.
Since he was determined to win Guam, in addition to the necessary gunboats, Kim brought over all the Marine Corps fighting with the Pacific Fleet. Now, even though he thought that Guam had become useless, in order to win the battle quickly, Kim still brought out all the Marines fighting with the Pacific Fleet from the beginning. With all your strength.
"A group, ah, let's go on a journey." Fu Xiaoyu.
"The Americans can't afford to wait, so they will definitely use all their strength as soon as they come up."
A brigade of U.S. Marines began to land continuously, and the battalion that succeeded in seizing the beach began to launch an exploratory attack in depth under the cover of more than a dozen amphibious tanks.
"Strike halfway across, that's it." Luo Chunjian suddenly picked up the microphone and shouted: "Fire."
The number of Chinese defenders on Guam is not large, only about one brigade. However, due to the fortress artillery, the firepower intensity of its equipment is comparable to that of a corps. The U.S. Marine Corps was a bit indifferent in its previous beach raids, which made the defenders Most of them were disgusted. They had long wanted to teach the Americans a lesson. As soon as they received the order to fire, they immediately took action and had a small climax in an instant.
"Empty air." When intensive artillery fire sounded from deep in Guam, whether it was the US soldiers searching for the advancing US soldiers on the beach or the naval officers and soldiers watching on the US ship, everyone, including Jin, was startled.
Immediately, probably in order to hide his surprised expression, Jin Wei said: "The Japanese said that the Chinese are very cunning, and now it seems that it is true. It seems that they have hidden some of their strength outside the frontal battlefield. However, they Can their artillery compare with our naval cannon? Send an order to all ships to immediately search for targets on their own and be free to fire."
When Jin said this, he was obviously not worried. As he said, no matter how powerful the defenders' artillery was, could it be stronger than their naval guns? If nothing else, the twelve guns on the two battleships alone The main gun is not something that small Guam can bear.
However, as the beachhead that the US Marine Corps had just established and the sea that was being forcibly crossed were hit by hundreds of artillery shells and continued to explode, Jin's face suddenly became ugly. The density of the defenders' artillery fire was completely beyond his control. It was unexpected, and according to his previous estimation, since the defenders' artillery could still fire such a density of firepower, it meant that yesterday's shelling did not cause a fatal blow to them at all.
"Fight back, fight back immediately." The captain of the USS Alabama battleship next to him no longer cared to look at his face and analyze his mood. He rushed out of the command room and shouted outside.
The U.S. Marine Corps that launched the landing battle had two regiments on the sea near the beachhead at this time. Regardless of whether they were riding landing craft, rubber rafts, or amphibious tanks, they were under such intense artillery fire. , is definitely a tragedy, and the same is true on the beach. Even though there are sandbags and amphibious tanks as bunkers, under the devastation of at least 120 mm caliber artillery shells, they have no other way to survive except praying for God's blessing. .
Our Marine Corps officers and soldiers were wailing and screaming in the artillery fire. This was absolutely a kind of psychological torture to the US Navy officers and soldiers on the US ship. Without the supervision of their own superiors, the artillerymen on the US ship immediately devoted themselves wholeheartedly to the retaliatory battle. The U.S. ship's naval guns had a longer range and greater power. Logically speaking, they could definitely suppress the firepower of the defenders on the island. However, after about five minutes passed and he saw that the defenders' artillery fire did not weaken at all, Jin could not calm down at first.
He ordered the cruisers and destroyers under his command: "Come closer, I don't believe it anymore, the Chinese artillery can be stronger than our naval guns."
About five cruisers and nearly ten destroyers immediately approached to start firing. As they got closer, the effect of the bombardment immediately improved. However, at this time, the defenders' fortress guns, which had been holding back, began to unleash their power.
In the lens of Jin's telescope, a dark hole suddenly appeared where it was originally just a large piece of mountain rock, and then, a gun barrel with a caliber of about 300 millimeters stretched out.
When the barrel of the cannon suddenly retracted, and then a burst of fire burst out from the muzzle, Jin leaned back subconsciously, and then cursed in shame: "Shit."
Fortress guns with a caliber of 300 millimeters, with a range of more than 20 kilometers, are enough to threaten the American cruisers and destroyers that are approaching. In Jin's subconscious, these fortress guns have been destroyed originally. They are now Appearing again not only made him feel that he had been deceived by the Chinese, but also dealt a severe blow to his self-confidence.
"How many troops have the Chinese stationed in Guam, and how many fortress artillery have been installed?" Such questions appeared in his mind, and he realized that the current scene had a lot to do with his command. Jin became angry and immediately ordered The two battleships and several heavy cruisers aimed at the fortress guns that suddenly appeared and bombarded them.
Jin's reaction was not slow. Unfortunately, Luo Chunjian had already taken the lead because of his mental arithmetic but not his care.
So, under Jin Yaizhen's tearful gaze, a destroyer in front was hit by three artillery shells one after another. First, the main gun on the bow of the ship was torn to pieces by an explosion, and then the ammunition depot was detonated, resulting in a direct explosion. It exploded into two pieces.
This cannon shot was so accurate that Rao Shijin and his captain were both experienced in battlefields and were used to big scenes, so they were still shocked.
"How is that possible,."
"Oh God."
...The American captains all exclaimed like this. Their fighting will immediately dropped sharply, as if they had been attacked by a sniper.
Luo Chunjian was born in the artillery of the Army Corps of Cadets and was proficient in the artillery warfare techniques of the Army Corps of Cadets. He had long numbered the sea areas near Guam and measured and shot various elements. In other words, in the hearts of the artillerymen of the Cadets and Guards Army of Guam, as long as the United States Once a ship enters the firing range, their coordinate parameters are all ready-made. This makes it difficult for them to hit accurately, let alone a single shot.
Just imagine, if their own safety and military honor are at stake, can they allow themselves to desert at this time?
Of course, the shock and psychological deterrent they caused to Americans would be astonishing.