"That's definitely not a Japanese tank!" As they retreated, the American tank commander complained.

His troops had never seen such a terrible tank, those Japanese tanks sprayed in camouflage, which absolutely crushed the American M3lee tanks in terms of performance.

What is even more terrifying is that these Japanese tanks are crushing up at a very high speed, inflicting more damage on the American tank forces.

The Japanese tanks were rampage through their positions, ignoring the American tanks at all, and even broke through a section of the U.S. Marine Corps defense, nearly driving the U.S. troops back to where they had been a few hours earlier.

"Assault! Assault! Wielding command knives, the commanders of the Japanese infantry shouted loudly, urging their soldiers to attack forward.

The Japanese army invested a large number of troops on the morning of this day, and there were almost 3,000 counterattacks, which pressed the American troops out of breath.

Hundreds of Japanese soldiers, under the cover of machine guns and tanks, desperately approached the American defense line, and destroyed the American soldiers' defenses one after another.

The trenches, which were held by dozens of American soldiers, could be occupied by the Japanese in a matter of minutes, and these Japanese soldiers were cruel and tyrannical, as feared as beasts.

Similarly, American soldiers were playing to their advantage, at least near the beach, committing twice as many troops as the Japanese.

"General Thompson! I need reinforcements! 3 infantry companies of my Marines were routed by the Japanese! The loss is as many ...... as a battalion," the commander of the U.S. Marine Corps pleaded bitterly.

If he had a choice, as the commander of the navy, he would not have asked for reinforcements from the army in a low voice.

But now his position was crumbling, and only the U.S. 1st Army could save the landing.

Reinforcements came quickly, and because of the maneuverability advantage in trucks, the U.S. troops moved very fast near the beach.

The soldiers of two infantry companies threw themselves into the battlefield, and then, without holding out for even an hour, were again crushed by Japanese tanks.

Those Leopard tanks were simply devils on the battlefield, and the Japanese soldiers were not afraid to protect these Leopard tanks around them, so that these tanks from Germany could play the role of a firepower point as much as possible.

This style of play was completely contrary to the German tactics of covering the infantry with tanks, and the Japanese used infantry as much as possible to protect their tanks from close attack by American infantry.

Although the loss of infantry in this way will be high, a good tank can play as much as possible on the battlefield without threat, so the US army has nothing to do with these Japanese tanks for a while.

"One more infantry battalion! Stop the advance of the Japanese army no matter what! On the phone, Major General Thompson firmly ordered his men.

Another battalion of infantry was thrown into the fray, and countless American soldiers had to face powerful Japanese tanks.

However, the United States is not passive, it fills the battlefield with human lives, and they are also preparing their own counterattack tactics.

First of all, on both flanks, the American soldiers launched a counterattack against the Japanese army, and there was a tendency to encircle the Japanese counterattack forces in the center.

Secondly, the U.S. military is also mobilizing artillery and preparing to put a large amount of artillery in the area where the Japanese counterattack is attacking to destroy the momentum of the Japanese attack.

"Boom!" Suddenly, the U.S. Army's 155 mm howitzer fired, and a shell landed on the position that the Japanese had just occupied.

Then, a second shell also fell, and then one explosion after another, and the shells rained down on the Japanese positions.

No matter how much Japan's top brass tries to strengthen New Guinea's defenses, there is still a huge gap between Japan and the United States in terms of heavy firepower.

Among the artillery that the Americans equipped their troops with, the caliber of 155 mm and 105 mm artillery was at least twice as large as the Japanese artillery of the same type.

So, when the shelling began, Yamashita realized that he might never be able to drive the Americans off the beach.

It's impossible to fight back, it's impossible to fight back in this life, so you can only barely defend like this......

Perhaps, after holding out for a day, naval shelling at night would allow the United States to abandon its beachhead and retreat out of New Guinea on its own initiative — that's what was on Yamashita's mind.

Accustomed to offensive operations, he felt a little remorse for the first time - if he had more German tanks in his hand, maybe this counterattack would have directly penetrated the American defenses!

"Alas......" sighed, Yamashita put down the telescope in his hand and asked, "Tanaka-kun is really brave...... It's a pity that there are too few weapons to support him. ”

From this commanding height, you can see the Japanese counterattack armored units rushing left and right in the US defense line, as brave as Changshan Zhao Zilong.

Unfortunately, the U.S. counterattack on both flanks was also fierce, so fierce that Yamashita shook his determination to continue the offensive.

He was afraid that his new weapons would be annihilated by the US army, and that the US military would eat the few living forces in his hands - the more than 1,000 main soldiers who participated in the attack.

Although the 6th Division was the main force of the main force, its soldiers had to be replenished from Japan, which was tens of thousands of miles away, and at this time it was consumed on the beachhead, and Yamashita was somewhat reluctant to do so.

After all, in Yamashita Bongfumi's view, he still has another line of defense to hold, and the Americans will not be able to make a climate in New Guinea.

Just behind Yamashita Bongfumi, the Hengduan Mountains of New Guinea are full of jungles and mountains, and the Japanese can rely on this line of defense to stop the American army from continuing to advance.

Moreover, in those mountains, the American heavy artillery tanks could not be used, and air superiority could not be brought into play, which was more conducive to the defense of the Japanese side.

Another reason is that because of the fear of losses caused by the bombing, the Japanese army deployed its heavy artillery units on the ridge defense line, so there was no artillery available in the battle for the plains.

But abandoning the front in front of him and putting the Americans ashore, Yamashita was also somewhat reluctant. Seeing that he will be able to drive the Americans into the sea, isn't it a coward to retreat at this time?

After struggling for a few seconds, Yamashita finally decided to press more reserves of the 6th Division and look for opportunities in the confrontation with the United States.

"Order the 47th Infantry Wing to press! Expand your results! It's all in one battle! Yamashita gritted his teeth and gave the order to continue the attack.

"Hey!" The officer beside him bowed his head, then turned and walked out.

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