Return of Sky Ghost
“Using superior fields of fire and well-situated positions, the defenders had been able to kill more than 1,200 Japanese troops. This death toll was helped greatly by the white jet, making strafing runs continuously up and down the beach, while neutralizing the ships offshore and halting, at least temporarily, any aircraft taking off from McReady field.
The beach was littered with dead Japanese soldiers, many burning landing craft, at least a dozen crashed war-planes—and surprisingly few STS cas...ualties. The problem was, while the defenders had done a heroic job, there was another wave of Japanese landing craft soon to come in. It would contain at least 750 fresh troops, with plenty of ammunition. The defenders were spent, both physically and in their ammo belts. Already many men were into their reserves, and the recoilless rifles had exactly two shots left in them apiece. All four tanks were down to the last six shells, as were the mortar men and the antipersonnel launcher squads.
Worse yet, their protector on high, the man and the airplane which had kept them all alive this far, was running out of ammunition too.MoreLess
The beach was littered with dead Japanese soldiers, many burning landing craft, at least a dozen crashed war-planes—and surprisingly few STS cas...ualties. The problem was, while the defenders had done a heroic job, there was another wave of Japanese landing craft soon to come in. It would contain at least 750 fresh troops, with plenty of ammunition. The defenders were spent, both physically and in their ammo belts. Already many men were into their reserves, and the recoilless rifles had exactly two shots left in them apiece. All four tanks were down to the last six shells, as were the mortar men and the antipersonnel launcher squads.
Worse yet, their protector on high, the man and the airplane which had kept them all alive this far, was running out of ammunition too.MoreLess
Read book Return of Sky Ghost for free
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
8 / 10
8 / 10
8 / 10
User Reviews: