"For the sake of the Great Japanese Empire, the whole army is assaulted! His Majesty the Emperor...... Banzai! Standing in the landing dinghy, a Japanese commander stabbed forward with his own command knife.

The Japanese army rowed hard in the boat, and in the rain of bullets and bullets from the United States, they began the Midway landing battle.

Just behind the Japanese troops, the battleship Yamato of the Japanese Navy entered the battle angrily, and the midshipmen joined the ranks of ravaging the Midway position with the largest caliber naval guns in human history.

Seven Japanese battleships lined up in a row, just like the Battle of Jutland in World War I, forming a battle line, and the scene was very spectacular.

After all, this is a 60,000-ton Yamato-class battleship, and just looking at its magnificent bridge and 9 460 mm caliber main guns is enough to be feared.

"Suddenly! Dodo! "The U.S. forces defending Midway did not flinch, and they began their own counterattack as the Japanese launched their landing fleet.

The machine-gun positions opened heavy fire, and the bullets swept across the water, leaving a row of small columns of water.

"Crackle! Crackling! "The bullet hit the sea with a crisp sound. Some Japanese soldiers who were standing on the side of the ship and opened fire were hit and fell into the water with a louder noise.

"Suppress the beachhead! Machine gun! Fire! At the bow of the bumpy landing craft, the Japanese officer loudly ordered his machine gun to fire.

"Suddenly! Dodo! The Japanese machine guns roared, making the entire beachhead extremely lively.

The Japanese mobilized 3,000 soldiers to attack Midway, and the American troops were about the same number, and there was no difference in strength between the two sides.

But in terms of support firepower, the Americans had only mortars and heavy machine guns, while the Japanese had large-caliber guns on destroyers, cruisers and battleships.

The gap in firepower is one in the sky and one underground, the two sides are not on the same level at all, the Japanese firepower is fierce, and the US troops can only open fire and return fire when they are in close combat.

However, even so, in the battle for the beachhead, the US military still took the initiative.

The Japanese army received the combat experience of the landing force in places such as China and Burma, which was completely different from that of Midway.

One is an assault in nature, for which the other side is not fully prepared for a landing battle. One is the beachhead of the enemy's key defense, with dense firepower and complete fortifications.

Although more than 70 percent of the positions were destroyed by Japanese artillery fire, the US forces were still able to rely on the remaining 30 percent to defend.

The Japanese army did not have landing craft for amphibious landings, nor did they have armored personnel carriers specially designed for the navy.

The famous Te-2 fireboat (the name is indeed Te-2...... Don't ask me why, embarrassed) It hadn't been invented at this time, and the Japanese army could only rely on pure infantry landing operations.

As for the tanks of the Army...... As for those thin-skinned bean chariots, even if they really landed, it's really hard to say who covered whom.

In the landing area of the Japanese army, the only two heavy machine guns left by the US army inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese army.

The already small beach was crowded with the corpses of Japanese landing soldiers, and the battle had just begun, and the Japanese army had lost almost 100 soldiers.

Blood donations stained the turquoise sea, and the smoke of artillery fire blackened the white clouds of the sky. The American forces on Midway fought desperately, and the Japanese did not want to fall short.

"Rush! Long live His Majesty the Emperor! As soon as he hit the assault boat on the beach, the Japanese officer stood up and rushed forward desperately.

The American machine-gun fire came at the officer's feet, and he turned a blind eye. His courage encouraged the Japanese soldiers, and the Japanese soldiers, huddled behind the corpses of their comrades, began to pick themselves up and take forward the attack.

The U.S. positions were already incomplete, and most of the permanent fortifications had been destroyed by Japanese naval guns.

For example, the radar station built on the island has now been blown up beyond recognition by artillery.

The American sappers themselves destroyed the most central component, the eye-catching radar antenna, which is now no different from ordinary iron mesh.

The airfield is also full of craters caused by artillery shells, and there are countless wrecks of planes on both sides of the straight runway.

The US aircraft carrier fleet retreated...... Or rather, after the loss, there was no barrier at Midway, and the destructive power of the battleship was obvious.

In a crater made by artillery shells, the commander of the U.S. Marine Corps put down the binoculars in his hand and ordered his subordinates: "Let the soldiers abandon the beach defense, the enemy shelling is coming." ”

Sure enough, just as the American troops finished retreating, the Japanese rained shells and turned the beach into a hell on earth.

"Boom!" An unknown caliber shell landed on the beach, kicking up a patch of yellow sand, and the power of the shell on the beach was weakened, and the power was much smaller.

With the complete paralysis of the long-range firepower of the American army, the Japanese warships did not have to use the range advantage to fire outside the circle of fire, so they also began to save large-caliber shells.

All were shelled with artillery of caliber of more than 356 mm, and it was definitely an expensive fireworks display.

The Japanese army did not have a solid foundation, so they adopted a more economical method to suppress the American beachhead.

More than a dozen destroyers and cruisers lined up and began to bombard with small-caliber main guns, and these 200-mm and 100-mm shells, although less powerful, were better than the density of fire.

The Japanese concentrated hundreds of these naval guns, and they bombarded the American positions again. After the gunfire was completely inaudible on Midway, the Japanese on the beachhead began a new round of attack.

This time, the U.S. machine guns rang out again, but they were even weaker. The American army, which had lost most of its fortifications, had to fight the Japanese in the ruins with the fiercest battle.

Regrettably, in the end, before nightfall on this day, the Japanese captured the entire Midway Island, annihilating all 3,000 American troops on the island.

Yamamoto's good news was sent back to the Tokyo base camp, and the Japanese Combined Fleet completely annihilated the U.S. aircraft carrier mobile fleet, and completed the strategic mission, seizing the vital Midway Island.

When the locals got the news, they naturally rejoiced and laughed. It's a pity that no one knows that the sinking of the Soryu aircraft carrier and the serious injuries of the Kaga and Wyvern aircraft carriers.

Amid the sour congratulations of the Japanese Minister of War and other army generals, the Japanese Minister of the Navy was satisfied to receive the commendation from His Majesty the Emperor.

At the same time, Isoroku Yamamoto gave the order for the Combined Fleet to return to Kure Harbor for repairs, and the Japanese Combined Fleet left some destroyers to support Midway, and the rest of the troops returned to the sea.