Chapter 019: The U.S. Army's Predicament
"George, I don't understand why your fleet doesn't move, are you afraid of death?" MacArthur said dissatisfiedly, if the naval naval battle is not out of the station, do you have to wait for the land battle?
"Of course it doesn't mean that, it's really the strength of the Chinese Air Force, and my fleet doesn't pose any threat to them, how much of a threat can the two aircraft carriers pose to them, the performance of carrier-based aircraft is generally much worse than that of land-based aircraft, and in terms of quantity, their planes can completely blow us up, in addition, the Chinese Air Force is very strong in night operations, we are not afraid of death, but we can't die in vain."
Of course, George wanted to fight, but today was the first day of the war, and in order to avoid being attacked by a sneak attack, the main force of his Alaska fleet had been hiding in the naval base on Kodiak Island, and the current situation was unknown, and the strength of the Chinese Air Force was really scary on the battlefield in the Soviet Union, so he did not let the fleet open immediately, but made the fleet ready to be ready to be pulled out at any time, and he himself understood the current situation in order to make a correct judgment,
MacArthur accused him, which made him dissatisfied, who would have thought that the Chinese would start a war when they started a war, there was no wind at all before, George was also very aggrieved, although they have been vigilant, but since China controlled Kamchatka and other places, it has been a year, the squadron has not been hostile to them, a harmless look of humans and animals, the US military has strengthened its vigilance, but it is always impossible to maintain a state of first-level alert for a long time, now suddenly to go to war, it still takes half a day to prepare,
"When are you leaving?"
"Soon, soon." George said impatiently,
MacArthur was very anxious, he did not dare to overestimate the role of the navy in the war of thousands of planes, China is not Japan, and there are only two or three hundred planes at most.
Two or three thousand aircraft, as well as night vision, the Alaskan fleet is also a death no matter how you look at it, but this is not something he has to worry about, what he wants is that the fleet can help him hold the Bering Strait,
The battle for Amchitka continues, although not fierce, but it is full of danger in the dark, the soldiers must also be fast, the airfield needs to be repaired before dawn, and the nearby islands must be controlled,
The other fleet landed on the volcanic island of Kolevin, this island is very large, it is formed by volcanic eruptions, it is 1500 meters high, the terrain conditions are more complicated, there is no town on the island, but because of the special conditions, two battalions of troops are stationed,
Paul is the commander of the defenders of the island, and an hour and a half ago he received the news that the squadron is attacking Amstka, which is far from Amchitka, and he does not think that the enemy will attack here, but just in case, he still ordered to strengthen the guard,
The volcanic island of Kolevin is already very close to the Alaska Peninsula, and the plane can provide relatively fast support, which is not comparable to a remote place like Attu, so Paul is still very relieved,
But it didn't take long for them to hear the roar of planes, and soon they heard the sound of bombs cutting through the air, followed by explosions, screams, and for a while, the mountains and the underground, wherever they were bombed, were in flames.
The bombing lasted only two rounds, but because of the large number of planes, the damage caused to Paul was not small, while the American planes did not make much difference.
And Holland Harbor, which is very close to the Alaska Peninsula, was also bombed, and the US military couldn't make up their minds for a while, Amstka had been attacked, and no one knew whether the squadron would attack the Andreyanov Islands, and if they did, they would attack the island, but strategically they should attack the port, and in the end, most of the US Air Force remained patrolling over Holland Harbor,
At half past nine, Paul heard a different roar again, and a sound like the turning of fan blades, and soon he saw a flash of red light in the sky, which told the other helicopters not to get too close, or they would collide.
"Quick, fire, fire at the sky." Paul shouted, the sky is obviously not their plane, the United States now also has helicopters, after the Chinese helicopters in the Soviet Union showed their might, they mobilized a part of the force to study the helicopters, but the performance is not as good as the Chinese helicopters in all aspects, although there are dozens in Alaska, but MacArthur dismisses this, he does not think that these helicopters can play much role in the war,
The fighter in the sky can easily beat these things that are not high or low, but he is still very satisfied with the use of this kind of aircraft as a means of transportation, at least without any airports, without take-off and landing runways, so the role of these helicopters in Alaska is only used as transport aircraft.
"Click", heavy machine guns and light machine guns opened fire one after another, but the helicopter flew very high at this time, plus it was night, the hit rate of the US military was very low, and it was difficult for them to hit the helicopter at an altitude of thousands of meters, causing substantial harm to the helicopter.
And the helicopter unit is going to go to the Kolevin crater, land here, and then give the US military a center to flower,
In view of the fact that the enemy's naval forces were still not found, the attacking fleet had already covered the landing force with artillery fire, and one by one several hundred mm naval artillery shells fell on the suspicious target area,
Fortunately, there is a helicopter to guide, otherwise I don't know how many shells will be wasted, how much time, the artillery fire will soon clear a clean area on the beach, the helicopter will patrol partly, and part of the soldiers will be dropped on the beach, they will follow the army on the volcano to flank the American troops,
Paul also realized this after the squadron landed in the crater and landed on the beach, he had the intention to stop all this, but the troops were not sufficient, and he was not very sad about the area east of the city, because the island was too difficult to defend, and he had suffered the loss of the Japanese sneak attack before, and later he had the intention to strengthen the defense, but the European war did not go well, the Pacific war did not go well, and the US government did not want to waste too many resources on such an island that was easy to attack and difficult to defend,
The Northern Andreyanov Islands are also known as Unaraska, and the Alaska Peninsula is the focus of their defense, and it can also be supported by the Alaska Air Force.
Paul didn't expect the squadron to land in the crater, there were no troops there at all, and for a time the squadron occupied a large area of land, and the American troops retreated into the jungle.
Seeing that the squadron was gradually encroaching on the island, Paul was anxious, their firepower was not strong, the small airfield on the island was also destroyed, and it was also occupied by the squadron's helicopter unit, Paul was eager to ask MacArthur for reinforcements,
"General, I need reinforcements, the squadron is attacking very strongly, if you don't give me reinforcements in two hours, we will have to surrender."
"Bastard, resist me, lose your position, you don't come back." MacArthur thundered,
Paul said: "I have to warn you, General, that this is only a small island, and I think it will be difficult for me to escape back even if I am not caught for a while." ”
"You ......" MacArthur was speechless with anger, he really didn't have troops to send over at the moment, and the fleet was hundreds of kilometers away,
The airborne troops can be sent to catch up, but they cannot be airborne at night, except that the night is dark, and most of the paratroopers may descend into the sea, and the Chinese air force has always been there, and it has also gone to Holland Harbor to bomb, MacArthur is not sure if it is the squadron's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain,
"I will send the air force to support you, and as long as you hold it until dawn, our fleet will be full of soldiers and supplies to support you."
"But general, the firepower of the squadron is too strong, their helicopters can hover in the air to attack us, and they can land on any of our flawed defense lines anytime and anywhere, we only have more than 600 people, it is not easy to hold this bombed and devastated island, the troops are simply not enough."
"If you can't hold it, you have to defend it, don't talk nonsense, the airborne troops can't land, they can't support you, the navy is too far away from you to support you in time, so you will be saved if you hold on until dawn, otherwise you can only be wiped out by the Chinese."
"Okay, General, I see."
"Resist, resist me." Putting down the phone, Paul immediately shouted,
And MacArthur spoke to George, the commander of the Alaskan fleet, on the phone again, "My comrade admiral, my subordinates have already begged grandpa to tell grandma to let me send troops to support, have you set off?" ”
"Of course, we're in the waters off Chirikov Island in the southwest of Kodiak Island, but we're not here to save your men, we're on a mission."
"What, George, the mission of the Alaska fleet is to protect the safety of Alaska residents, territories and soldiers, now our soldiers are being slaughtered by the Chinese, you actually don't go to rescue them, besides, the protection of the island is the responsibility of your navy, our army is not used for naval warfare, now our army soldiers help you defend the island, facing the dilemma of being completely annihilated, but you don't save them, George I have to say, if you don't save them, you will definitely go to court-martial."
"I'm sorry, general, we can't do anything, you know, in addition to the Chinese Air Force is very powerful, they also have the kind of helicopter units that can take off and land anytime and anywhere, we used to be a dead end, to save them, as long as the Air Force is dispatched, forcing the Chinese Air Force to not pose a threat to surface ships, and then the fleet in Holland Harbor will be dispatched to rescue them back, as for continuing to stay there, I personally have reservations."
MacArthur thought about it and felt that it made sense, the fleet of two aircraft carriers, there are only a hundred or dozens of aircraft, although he also has strategic ships, cruisers, destroyers and other ships, but the Battle of Midway has proved that they are vulnerable in front of aircraft, so the fleet does not pose any threat to China, which has a huge air force, but may lead to the destruction of the whole army, so the air force and small fleet are most suitable to come to the rescue, and the distance is also close,