The battle had been hard, but we prevailed and defended our gains, and as US Marines... With Miller and Sullivan at my side, we lead the Marines in striking back even harder as we made our way across the fields and the island.
We charged forth past the trees, shooting down any Japanese soldiers in our way. I aimed and gunned down a couple enemies as the Marines blazed shots that nailed several other Japanese in the trees, then I shot a few more in the palm trees as well. Soon we moved past the line of trees and came to a pathway leading to a hill, which contained a defensive line of Japanese riflemen and machine guns, so we charged for it.
"The Japs have a defensive line over there!" Miller stated.
"Everyone, move forward," Sullivan demanded, "Use the tanks for cover!"
The enemy trench line on the hill began blazing tense rifle and machine gun fire, which cut numerous advancing Marines down. However, we still advanced under the hail of bullets raining down on us. Many Marines crouched and lay on the ground, firing their rifles and raking the enemy line with furious gun shots, while other Marines charged towards the hill, blazing rifle shots as well. I fired a hail of BAR fire at the enemy line, riddling it with supporting shots and then I ran over to take cover behind one of the few Shermans with us. Miller fired intense BAR shots at the line and ran over with me and Sullivan, advancing from behind the tank, and soon, groups of other Marines were moving behind the Sherman tanks, including ours.
"Keep firing on their trench line!" a Marine shouted.
Several other Marines were gunned down by machine gun fire, but as I moved behind the tank, I kept firing supporting shots at the enemy line, raking it with fire as we moved forward. As Miller fired and gunned down a few enemy soldiers in the opposing trench, I fired BAR shots of my own, striking several enemies to to pieces while Sullivan blazed cover. In the vicious fighting as we advanced, the Marines fired hails of gunfire that cut down multiple enemies while still firing shots that raked the enemy line. As Miller shot a few Japanese, I aimed and fired my BAR, gunning four others down as Sullivan shot a couple more, then I shot two others to the right, then as the Sherman tanks shot off shells at the enemy trench, I gunned down two more as the Marines kept firing their rifles at the enemy trench, raking it with immense fire as we advanced across the short field.
The Japanese kept blazing fierce machine gun rounds at our advance, but we made use of the Sherman tanks for cover, and we kept firing rifle shots at the enemy trench line as we moved behind the armor. The Shermans blazed tank shells that took out a couple enemy machine gun nests. As I gunned down two more Japanese, I aimed for and blazed rounds at a machine gun, shooting down the gunners and then I fired more BAR shots that nailed four other Japanese soldiers before aiming for and gunning down the operators of a second machine gun nest. The Japanese blazed fire that struck multiple friendlies down, but I fired and shot four more enemies while Miller and Sullivan blazed cover, striking down a few others. I gunned down two more with precise aim as Miller fired covering shots, allowing the Marines to fire their rifles and shoot several more enemies, then I shot two more.
"Move it," a Marine ordered, "Get to the hill!"
"Strike their fucking trench line!" another Marine shouted.
We advanced across the small field of long grass between the trees and the hill, moving behind the tanks which blazed round upon round on the Japanese line. Eventually, we reached the bottom of the hill, and we Marines emerged from our tank cover and formed a line of infantry at the bottom of the hill, with all of us crouching or laying down on the ground and then aiming and firing barrages of fiery bullets at the enemy line above. The Marines fired hails of intense gunfire, cutting numerous enemies down in the vicious fighting as we braved incoming enemy return fire from the trench. Miller fired and shot several enemies as Sullivan gunned down a few others, then I fired my BAR, shooting five others to pieces. As Miller gunned down a few others, I aimed and nailed two more with precise shots, then Sullivan blazed cover as I fired more BAR fire that shot six other Japanese before aiming to the right and shooting a machine gunner.
The fierce battle raged on with the Marines firing their rifles and shooting more Japanese to bloody pieces. A midst the blazing bullets that whizzed past, the Japanese returned fire and gunned several friendlies down in return, but we kept on firing on their line, raking their positions and pinning them down as the Sherman tanks sitting behind us blazed suppression on them. While Sullivan aimed and gunned down a couple more. I fired more BAR fire and shot five other Japanese in a hail of shots before aiming for and shooting a machine gunner while Miller fired and shot several more Japanese. While the Marines fired on the Japanese riflemen, I aimed and shot down another machine gunner as Sullivan and Miller blazed cover, then I shot two other Japanese riflemen which allowed the other Marines to fire gun shots that cut multiple enemies down.
"Tear these fucking Japs to pieces!" a Marine shouted.
We all kept firing furiously on the enemy line, and soon, we eliminated the machine guns and only a handful of riflemen was remaining in the trench line... That's when we made our move.
The Marines all rushed up the hill with the Shermans following after us, all of them blazing shots that raked the enemy positions, shooting down several Japanese. We quickly reached the top and all of us were firing into the trench, furiously gunning down any remaining Japanese soldiers, and those who tried to flee were cut off by a second group of Marines, who fired numerous shots into the enemy troops, making sure they were all dead.
"Move up over the hill!" Sullivan ordered.
We moved up the pathway going up the hill, and once we reached over the top, we saw different Japanese defensive positions, trenches, nests before us with crates and palm trees scattered around. Along with entrenched positions and nests lined with sandbags and grass, there were a few pillboxes to the right.
"Shit," Miller said, "Hit these fucking defensive positions!"
The Marines entered into a vicious battle with the Japanese forces in the area. While a second, larger group of Marines broke off to engage a Japanese trench line and bunkers to the right, Miller, Sullivan and I lead groups of Marines in fighting the Japanese in the defensive positions.
Taking position by a tree, I aimed and gunned two enemies down as Miller and Sullivan fired cover from a sandbag nest, shooting several Japanese to pieces while I fired more BAR fire and shot five other enemies to pieces. Taking positions by sandbags, crates and trees, the Marines engaged the Japanese in vicious fighting, firing their guns and shooting Japanese soldiers to pieces, bullets tearing off and spilling limbs off some. As I fired more BAR shots which nailed six more enemies, the Marines kept firing hails of intense gunfire from their positions at the Japanese, cutting numerous enemies down in fierce fighting as friendly bullets raked the enemy positions. Miller fired his BAR and shot several others as Sullivan gunned down a few more, though the Japanese blazed shots back that took out a couple friendlies, but I aimed and shot two others and then kept firing more BAR shots that cut five more down. As the vicious battle kept up, a midst the flying enemy gun shots blazing from enemy positions, the Marines kept firing immense gunfire and shooting multiple Japanese, then I gunned down two more as Miller fired and shot several more enemies. Sullivan shot a couple more enemy soldiers and then blazed cover as Miller fired his BAR and shot a few others to pieces, then the Marines kept firing hails of gun shots that cut numerous Japanese to pieces in their positions, Marine gunfire shooting up and eliminating a couple positions in the vicious fighting.
The vicious fighting for the defensive positions kept on raging furiously as Marines kept firing their guns from different positions at the Japanese soldiers, shooting multiple enemies with bullets tearing and spilling bloody flesh apart, I rushed over to a small set of crates next to a couple palm trees with Miller blazing cover, then I fired my BAR and shot five Japanese. Miller shot multiple Japanese with BAR fire as Sullivan gunned down a few other enemies, though enemy gun shots blazed back and struck several friendlies down. After I gunned down two other Japanese, the Marines kept firing intense gunfire from their positions, cutting numerous enemies to pieces as they kept shooting at the enemy positions, riddling them with bullets in vicious fighting, then I fired more BAR fire and shot six other Japanese with the fierce battle heating up further. I then moved to a sandbag lined nest with Miller as Sullivan gunned down a couple other enemies, then Miller and I fired BAR shots which nailed numerous Japanese. A midst the flying bullets, enemy gun shots struck several other Marines down, but I aimed and gunned down two others as Miller shot a few more, then I gunned down another two soldiers to the right. Miller and Sullivan blazed cover that struck a few more Japanese as I fired my BAR and shot five more enemies to pieces, then the Marines fired shots that cut multiple other enemies down, riddling their positions with intense gunfire as I shot five other Japanese, then gunned down two more by a crate before gunning two different positions to pieces.
"I'll send you Jap bastards to Hell!" a Marine shouted.
"Fire on their positions!" another Marine stated.
"Shit, enemy gunfire!" a third Marine said.
Moving to a set of crates by some tall grass, I fired more BAR fire and shot six other Japanese as Miller fired and gunned down a few others. The Marines kept fighting fiercely in the fierce battle, firing immense hails of gunfire that cut numerous Japanese to pieces as they kept shooting at the enemy positions, eliminating them one by one in a flurry of volleys. Return fire from the Japanese took out a couple Marines, but as Sullivan gunned a few enemies down, and Miller and I shot multiple others with BAR fire, the Marines kept shooting more Japanese soldiers, riddling their positions with bullets as they kept fighting past their defenses. I shot up and eliminated a position before gunning down two soldiers, then Sullivan blazed rounds that struck a couple other enemies as I fired and shot five more Japanese. Miller fired his BAR and shot several more as enemy rounds blazed back and struck a few Marines, but I aimed and gunned down two other soldiers, covering the Marines as they fired more shots that riddled and cut down numerous more Japanese, then I gunned down two more. As the Marine gunfire shot up and eliminated a few Japanese defensive positions, Miller and Sullivan gunned down several other enemies, then I aimed and gunned two more positions to pieces, eliminating them before firing more BAR shots that nailed five other Japanese.
"Kill these fucking Jap bastards!" a Marine shouted.
"Enemy infantry!" another Marine said.
I fired and shot six more Japanese as Miller gunned a few others down with BAR fire, and though a couple more friendlies were struck by gun shots, the Marines fired intense gunfire back and shot multiple enemies to pieces. I shot up and eliminated another position and ran over to take position by the wall of a pillbox as Miller and Sullivan blazed cover before aiming and gunning two more Japanese down. With the Marines firing cover from their positions, raking the enemy defenses with fiery bullets, Miller and Sullivan came over to a position lined with sandbags, ready to help me get rid of the last of the Japanese defenses. A few other friendly soldiers were struck down by Japanese bullets, but as I shot five other enemies, then Marines kept firing more fierce gun shots that cut numerous enemies down, as well as shooting up and destroying a couple other positions, then Miller gunned down a few other Japanese while Sullivan blazed rounds that struck a couple more. I aimed and shot up two more positions as Miller gunned a few other soldiers, then I fired my BAR and shot six other Japanese while Miller and Sullivan blazed cover. I gunned down two more enemies while Miller and Sullivan shot a couple others, though the Japanese fired and gunned down a couple more Marines. Still, we kept fighting, for I shot another position to pieces while Miller fired and shot several more Japanese and Sullivan nailed a couple others with Thompson bullets. The Marines fired more gunfire that cut numerous other Japanese down, and I then fired and shot five enemies.
The Marines and Japanese kept firing fierce gun shots at each others' positions in a fierce skirmish, and in the middle of the intensity and flying bullets, Miller and I ran over to take cover by a couple palm trees and a few crates wreathed in grass, firing our BAR guns on the way. While Sullivan blazed cover rounds, I fired my BAR and shot six more Japanese, then the Marines fired some furious gunshots that riddled and gunned down multiple enemies, then Miller shot several others with his BAR. Sullivan gunned down a couple more Japanese as the Marines kept firing shots that raked the Japanese positions to pieces, then I fired my BAR and shot five others before shooting apart a position, then Miller gunned down a few more enemies. A midst the tense enemy bullets whizzing around, the Marines fired intense gunfire and shot numerous Japanese to pieces, bullets shredding off the limbs of some, then I gunned down two others at the right before shooting up and destroying a position, then I gunned another two enemies straight down. Miller shot several more Japanese as Sullivan gunned down a couple more, then the Marines fired furious gunfire that cut multiple enemies down, while still blazing shots that raked and eliminated a few more positions. As Miller and and Sullivan fired intense cover, I fired a hail of BAR shots that gunned five more Japanese down in the vicious fighting, then I gunned down another two before shooting a machine gunner.
"Come on, you Jap cowards!" a Marine shouted.
As the Marines kept firing and shooting down more Japanese soldiers and tearing apart enemy positions with machine gun fire and grenades, I could see we were nearly finished destroying the last of the Japanese defensive positions. I fired my BAR and shot numerous enemies as Miller gunned several more down, then I shot up another position before nailing a machine gunner with supporting fire. A Banzai charger came in, but Miller rushed the enemy and seized hold of his rifle, wrestling him fiercely for it, just before Miller punched the Japanese soldier hard twice before shooting him with his BAR. I shot two more enemies as Sullivan blazed cover and then I rushed a Japanese and slashed him down with my knife before shooting up and eliminating another last position... Soon, after much vicious fighting, we eliminated the positions and most infantry in the region, allowing us to move on.
"Move up," Sullivan ordered, "Move down the pathway!"
We shot down the rest of the Japanese in the area and moved further down the pathway with other Marines and two Sherman tanks following in from behind. Here, we found some enemy forces in a grassy field with different palm trees situated at points, along with several Chi Ha tanks and two medium sized machine gun pillboxes behind them, covered in grass, and some soldiers as well.
"Jap machine guns and tanks," Sullivan warned, "Burn those fuckers!"
While Sullivan and the Marines blazed cover fire, Miller and I fired our guns and shot several Japanese soldiers, then I aimed to the right and gunned four more down. The Sherman tanks rolled in and blazed shells that blasted apart two of the Chi Ha tanks, reducing them to blazing ruins. However, the three other Chi Ha tanks came in and fired on them, and though the Shermans tried to fend them off, the enemy shells blasted them apart.
"Shit!" Miller exclaimed.
"We'll need to take a manual approach," Sullivan said, "Henderson, find a bazooka and demolish those damned tanks... Miller, cover him!"
"Yes, sir." Miller responded.
I gunned down two more Japanese as Miller and Sullivan shot a few more, then I ran over to a foxhole, just barely escaping the bullets of the enemy pillboxes. I waited as several Type 92 bullets raked the foxhole, and once Miller blazed cover, I ran over to another foxhole, where to my luck, I found a bazooka waiting.
A couple Marines blazed fire from a nearby foxhole, shooting down several enemy soldiers as I picked up the bazooka, though a few Marines were gunned down by the machine gun fire from the two pillboxes. I aimed the rocket launcher at one of the enemy tanks, and with concentration, I fired a rocket, blasting the enemy tank apart, which had been previously damaged in the fight with the Shermans.
"Burn those Jap bastards, Eddie!" Miller shouted.
Now alarmed, the other Chi Ha tanks fired a couple shells over towards me, striking the ground outside the foxhole. I took out my BAR again and gunned down four more Japanese soldiers as the few Marines nearby blazed cover, then I held the bazooka again and aimed it at the second tank, firing a shell that struck its side. The armor tried to move, but once I loaded another rocket into the tube, I concentrated and shot off another projectile, destroying the tank once and for all. There was still one more tank left, and it fired another shell that pounded the ground near me... But I remained undeterred, for I just aimed and fired another rocket... Only for it to miss as the tank moved. Still, I loaded another rocket and aimed, concentrating and then firing until it hit the front of the armor. As I loaded another rocket, the tank moved again, but I aimed down where it was headed, blasting off a rocket that struck the tank just as it came by, blasting it to smouldering pieces.
"Yeah, that's it!" Miller shouted, exuberant.
"Good work, Henderson," Sullivan complimented, "Now let's take those pillboxes!"
"Let's tear those bastards apart!" an excited Marine said.
We all then ran over towards the two pillboxes, all of us taking position in foxholes or by fallen palm trees while others simply laid on the ground a midst the tall grass. Machine gun fire from the pillboxes tore several Marines down, shredding off the limbs of a couple in a pool of splattering blood, and numerous Japanese soldiers appeared out of the grass to fire their guns in support as well... But once we were in position, the Marines were firing their rifles in return, raking the enemy positions with intense gunfire.
A few other Marines were struck by gun shots, but the Marines fired furious gunfire back and shot multiple enemies in the grass. Still, several Banzai chargers also emerged from the grass, but Marine gun shots blazed and tore them down. A few more chargers emerged from the grass, but Miller, Sullivan and I aimed and shot them down, then I fired my BAR and shot five more enemies positioned by the grass near the pillboxes as Miller and Sullivan gunned down a few others. Enemy gun shots struck a few friendlies down with powerful bullets, but as I gunned down two other soldiers in the grass and Miller shot a few more, the Marines fired their guns and nailed several enemies in return with fiery bullets.
"Miller, ya' see that foxhole over there?" Sullivan said, pointing to the crater near the front of the pillboxes.
"Shit... I see it, Tom." Miller replied, firing cover with his BAR at enemy positions.
"It should serve as a position where you can hit the gunners of those pillboxes... Take Henderson, I'll cover you, then follow up shortly."
"Right," Miller replied, "Eddie and I will strike it."
"Okay... Ready," Sullivan stated, then he aimed his Thompson and blazed furious rounds at the pillboxes, pinning down the gunners, "Cover! Move it, boys!"
"Eddie," Miller spoke to me, "Come on, let's move it!"
As Sullivan and several Marines fired more shots at the pillboxes, Miller and I ran over to our objective, the foxhole just near the pillboxes, and we just barely got there before the machine gunner turned its attention back on us. With us there, Miller and I fired immense BAR fire on the enemy positions, shooting multiple soldiers in the grass and raking the pillboxes, furious bullets riddling pieces off of it while pinning down the gunners. This allowed Sullivan to rush over and join us, just as the machine guns resumed fire and shot a few other Marines.
"Shit!" Miller exclaimed.
"...I think I can clear that out," Sullivan said, "You cover me, shoot down those gunners if possible... I get over there and blow those fuckers out with grenades!"
I gunned down four others while Miller fired his BAR and shot several more in a hail of fire, then I nailed two more enemies with BAR shots. Though he knew Sullivan did things like that before, Miller raised his concerns.
"It's fucking risky," Miller said, "I'll handle it!"
"I'll be okay, Chris," Sullivan responded, sensing the Marine's worry for him, "You and Henderson just cover me."
"Shit... Fine." Miller replied.
Still having faith in his commander, Miller handed Sullivan some grenades. Miller shot a few other enemies while I gunned down two more, then I aimed for the pillbox to the right and shot down one of the two gunners, though the enemy was simply replaced by another... But that's when Sullivan made his move.
"Cover him, Eddie!" Miller shouted.
The two of us then fired on the pillbox, shooting down a few Japanese soldiers before raking the left pillbox windows with bullets, and with concentrated fire, I shot down one of the gunners. Sullivan managed to reach the side of the left pillbox, and as he did so, I aimed and shot the other gunner, allowing Sullivan to move over to the window, prime and throw in two grenades and get to cover behind the pillbox wall as the grenades blew apart the left pillbox, which Sullivan followed with by firing his Thompson into the window.
Miller and I kept firing on the Japanese near the right pillbox, shooting several enemies in the grass. I gunned down four more Japanese as Miller shot a few more, allowing Sullivan to run up further. After I nailed two more with BAR fire, Sullivan nearly reached the side of the right pillbox, so I aimed for and shot down one of the machine gunners before shooting two other Japanese soldiers in the grass. As Miller blazed cover, I took precise aim and shot the other machine gunner, bloodily riddling him with bullets. This got Sullivan to reach the window and throw in a grenade before running back to us as the pillbox exploded... The pillboxes were done for.
"Move forward, Marines!" Sullivan ordered.
Sullivan, Miller and I lead the other Marines down the pathway past the pillboxes which immediately entered more of the grassy field with different palm trees, but behind it, we could see some jungle, the path going on while dense trees covered the sides.
"Keep moving forward," Sullivan said, "We'll clear that jungle!"
"Banzai!" we suddenly heard from Japanese soldiers, some camouflaged, as they emerged from the tall grass in the field as well as in the trees. Some soldiers positioned themselves to fire their guns while others charged with bayonets, and those in the trees took sniper shots.
"Shit, they're charging!" Miller said.
"Jap snipers in the trees!" a Marine warned.
Miller and I fired our guns and shot a few of the Banzai chargers, though Japanese soldiers remaining behind in the grass fired their guns and gunned several Marines down, a couple being struck by snipers in the trees. As a fierce skirmish broke out, the Marines fired their guns back and shot multiple enemies in the grass, shooting down several chargers as well. I fired and shot five enemy soldiers as Miller gunned down a few more, then Sullivan aimed and blazed shots that nailed a couple other Japanese. Miller shot another Banzai charger as I gunned down two more soldiers in the grass, though a couple chargers broke through... But Marines engaged them, with one smacking an enemy hard with a couple swipes of his rifle stock and another Marine flipping over another charger and then beating him out with his rifle as well. I fired more BAR shots, nailing five more Japanese, and then I gunned down a sniper in a palm tree as the Marines blazed cover, then I slashed another down with my knife.
A few other Marines were struck by gun shots, but Sullivan fired and gunned down a couple others as I shot another tree sniper. Miller ran over to a tree, firing his BAR to shoot several other Japanese, but one when one came near him, he rushed the enemy and seized hold of his arms, wrestling him fiercely and then Miller punched the Japanese soldier hard with his right fist and then shot him with his BAR. The Marines fired more gun shots that cut numerous other Japanese down as I shot two others, then aimed and gunned down another in a tree as Sullivan and Miller shot a few more. The Marines fired more gun shots that nailed several other enemies as I fired my BAR and shot five other Japanese... Eventually, after hard fighting, we cleared away the Japanese troops here.
"Move into the jungle!" Sullivan ordered.
The Marines moved further down the pathway and entered into the jungle, where some Marines kept on the pathway through the trees while others broke off and moved past the trees themselves. As we moved through, more Japanese soldiers appeared in the trees, blazing shots.
"Shit, Jap infantry!" a Marine said.
I took position in near a couple trees, aiming my BAR and shooting two Japanese while enemy gun shots blazed and cut several friendlies down. Miller and Sullivan took position by a fallen tree and fired cover that raked the enemy troops, then as they took position by trees and plants, the Marines fired their guns and shot numerous Japanese soldiers in a hail of immense gunfire. As a vicious skirmish raged, Miller and I fired our BAR guns and shot multiple enemies as Sullivan gunned down a few others, then I fired and shot five other Japanese in the jungle. A midst the fighting, Miller shot several more Japanese as Sullivan gunned down a few others, and though the Marines blazed furious cover shots, the enemy forces still fired off bullets that struck a few friendly troops down. Still, in return, Miller fired BAR shots which nailed a few Japanese as I gunned down two more enemies, then aimed and shot another in a tree, then the Marines fired fierce gun shots from their tree positions, cutting several enemies down as their bullets riddled and splintered past the tree cover of the enemy. The vicious fighting in the jungle kept up as the two sides kept shooting at each other, bullets flying and whizzing past the trees, splitting the wood. As Miller shot several other Japanese with BAR fire as Sullivan gunned down a couple others, and while I fired my BAR and shot five more Japanese, Sullivan threw a grenade that bloodily tore off the legs of a couple enemies in a blast. I then gunned down two others as the Marines fired more shots that cut multiple other enemies down in the jungle.
"Keep fighting," a Marine shouted, firing his gun, "Kill these fucking Japs!"
The fighting in the dense jungle was brutal, and a couple other Marines were struck, but we kept shooting more enemies down with Miller, Sullivan and I gunning several down, and then we cleared away further resistance to move up the path leading through the trees. I moved through the trees and took position by another palm tree, where I aimed and gunned down a sniper in a tree before firing more shots that nailed four other enemies. Miller and Sullivan fired covering shots, allowing me to move forward, where a Japanese soldier came at me, but I seized hold of his arms and wrestled him fiercely before I then punched him hard twice before stabbing him with my knife. I aimed my BAR again to shoot more enemy troops as Marines kept firing shots that raked enemy tree positions and shot more enemy soldiers, riddling them with bullets that pierced and spilled their bloody flesh.
"Chase 'em into the trees!" Miller said, excited.
We moved even further through the trees, shooting several other enemies who remained in our path. We then found more Japanese defenses, with enemy soldiers behind small dispersed cover lines made of sandbags and fallen trees down the jungle before us. They were mostly just riflemen armed with Arisaka rifles and Type 100 guns, but there were other fallen trees just before us as well, with the pathway continuing on between them, and we could use these fallen trees for cover to engage the enemy defenses.
"Japanese defenses," Miller warned, "More of them in the jungle!"
"Marines," Sullivan stated, "Engage their defenses, shred those bastards!"
As Marines charged forth to cover, firing their rifles at the enemy positions, Japanese gunfire blazed right back and struck several friendlies down. Still, many Marines lined along the fallen trees near us and, using them for cover, fired immense gunfire back at the Japanese positions, cutting multiple enemies down in a hail of rifle shots. While most Marines lined and fired their guns from the fallen trees, blazing furious volleys of shots at the Japanese positions, some other friendlies took position by trees behind us and to the side, blazing supporting fire. A vicious battle ensued as the Marines kept firing gun shots that raked the Japanese positions, nailing several enemies to pieces while enemy bullets blazed back and struck a few friendlies as well.
With the two sides firing furious bullets at each other, I took position near a tree and fired my BAR, shooting five more Japanese as Miller and Sullivan fired cover shots by different trees to pin down enemy troops. The Marines lining the fallen trees kept firing intense gunfire and shooting numerous enemies down, then I fired BAR fire and gunned down six others as Miller shot a few others and Sullivan blazed fire that nailed a couple more. A couple other friendlies were struck by bullets, but as I fired BAR fire and shot five other Japanese to pieces, the Marines fired their guns from their fallen tree cover and shot several enemies in return, and the fierce fighting kept up. A midst the enemy bullets flying around, the Marines kept firing shots that raked the enemy positions, riddling their cover with bullets, with Miller firing his BAR and shooting several Japanese while Sullivan gunned down a few others, and while the Marines kept blazing cover shots that pinned the enemies down, I aimed and shot two other Japanese by a couple trees, then the Marines fired immense gunfire that cut numerous enemies to bloody pieces, bullets ripping off limbs from enemies, though Japanese return fire struck a couple friendly troops. Still, we kept fighting fiercely as Miller shot several other Japanese and Sullivan gunned down a couple more, then I fired my BAR and shot five other enemies as the Marines fired their guns and from their tree cover and shot multiple others, then I aimed and gunned down two others coming onto the path to engage.
The vicious fighting in the jungle raged as the Marines kept firing their rifles from tree cover at Japanese positions, all while braving the intense enemy gunfire. Miller fired and shot a few enemies as I fired my BAR and gunned down five other Japanese while Sullivan blazed cover. As the Marines fired their rifles and shot several more Japanese soldiers, I gunned down another two by some trees, but the Japanese blazed bullets back that struck a few friendlies down. Still, Miller and Sullivan fired shots that raked the enemy positions, then I fired my BAR and shot five more Japanese, allowing the Marines to fire more fierce gunfire and shoot multiple enemies to bloody pieces. The fierce skirmish kept up further with Japanese gun shots blazing around us in a heated exchange, making this jungle even more unnecessarily hot, but we held our ground with stubborn determination as Marines kept firing furious bullets at Japanese positions, raking their tree cover to pieces. With much hard fighting occurring, Miller fired his BAR and shot several more Japanese soldiers as I shot five others with immense BAR fire, then Sullivan gunned down a few others with his Thompson. With Miller and Sullivan blazing cover, the Marines fired shots that cut numerous other Japanese down, then I aimed and gunned down two others by some plants.
"Shit, enemy gunfire!" a Marine stated.
"Fire on their fucking defenses!" another Marine ordered.
The Marines kept firing their guns at the Japanese defenses in the trees, shooting more enemies down as bullets ripped their cover to pieces. Miller, Sullivan and I shot several other Japanese and, after much hard fighting, we cleared away the rest of the Japanese defensive positions here, allowing us to move further down the path.
"Get on down that pathway," Sullivan demanded, "Clear the rest of the jungle!"
We moved further down the pathway, rushing through the trees, but once we took a turn, a machine gun nest armed with a Type 92 gun opened up by a set of palm trees and fired, blazing powerful rounds that tore the legs off a couple Marines and forcing other friendlies into cover.
"Shit, machine gun!" a Marine shouted.
"Henderson," Miller said, "Nail that machine gunner!"
Several other Marines blazed rounds at the nest, but they were driven back behind their cover as the machine gun fired and pinned them down, shooting a few more friendly troops. Several Japanese soldiers appeared in the grass to attack as well, but Miller and I fired BAR fire and shot a few down as Sullivan blazed cover that struck a couple others. One Japanese threw a Kiska grenade near us, but like a reflex, I picked it up and threw it back at them, the blast taking out a couple enemies. I then ran over to a tree and blazed fire that raked the enemy nest, but I was forced back into cover by the machine gun's return fire. Still, Miller and Sullivan fired cover and shot a few soldiers, then I aimed and gunned down two others in the grass, then I fired at the nest again before dodging some return rounds. But Miller still fired cover shots, which allowed me to aim with concentration and then shoot down the gunner and his crewmen before finishing it off with a grenade... The machine gun was done.
"Great work, Eddie," Miller rejoiced, "You sure showed 'em!"
"Move out, men!" Sullivan ordered.
Emerging from the trees, Sullivan, Miller and I moved past the machine gun nest with many other Marines following after, and we rushed further down the path. Shortly, as we moved further down, we came upon more Japanese defensive positions made of sandbag lines and fallen trees. behind these entrenched positions were more soldiers armed with rifles and sub machine guns, though there were also a few Type 99 guns mounted on the fallen trees, and they blazed hails of gun shots as we furiously advanced, with many Marines lining along fallen trees near us or taking position by standing trees behind or to the side and fired their guns back just as fiercely at the enemy.
"Japanese defenses," Miller said, "Tear these fucking bastards to shreds!"
"Send these bastards to Hell!" a Marine demanded furiously.
Vicious fighting ensued as enemy gunfire blazed and struck several friendlies down, but as I aimed my BAR and gunned down two enemies by a tree, the Marines fired immense gunfire back from their positions and shot multiple Japanese, then I fired my gun and shot five more Japanese. With the two sides blazing fierce gun shots at each other, raking their cover pieces with furious bullets, Miller fired and shot several other enemies as Sullivan gunned down a few more, then the Marines fired immense gunfire which cut numerous Japanese down. I fired and shot five more Japanese, but enemy bullets blazed back and struck a few friendly soldiers, with a couple Marines being shot down by machine guns. However, as I gunned down two more enemies, the Marines fired their guns and shot several enemies in return, their powerful bullets tearing off limbs and bloody flesh off enemy soldiers, then I fired more BAR fire and shot six enemies as Miller and Sullivan gunned down a few others. As the fierce skirmish went on, Miller shot several more enemies as Sullivan gunned down a couple others, then I shot five more Japanese with BAR fire as a few other Marines were struck by bullets. Still, I gunned down two more at a tree and a machine gunner, allowing the Marines in firing more gun shots that cut multiple enemies down, then I gunned down two more as Miller and Sullivan blazed cover. Marines kept firing shots that raked enemy tree positions, and as they shot several other Japanese, I fired and gunned down five more in the way in the fierce skirmish.
Marines kept firing fiercely tense cover shots at enemy tree positions, raking their cover to pieces with bullets as I gunned down another machine gunner, then I fired and shot two more straight ahead in the trees before gunning down another two at the right in some plants. The Marines fired gun shots that nailed several enemy soldiers as Sullivan gunned down a few others and Miller shot several more Japanese with BAR fire, then I fired my BAR and shot five enemies. Still, enemy gunfire blazed back and cut several friendly troops down, but the Marines lining our fallen trees kept firing gun shots that riddled the enemy positions to pieces, and as I fired my BAR and shot six more Japanese as Miller gunned down a few others, the Marines fired more hails of intense gunfire that cut numerous Japanese to bloody pieces, bullets ripping off limbs off enemies and spilling flesh into pools of blood. Sullivan gunned down a couple others as the Marine fired covering shots from their tree positions, and Miller shot a few others before he and Sullivan gunned down a machine gunner. I shot five more Japanese with BAR fire as Sullivan gunned down a few others, then Miller fired his BAR and shot several enemy soldiers. A midst the enemy bullets flying around, splintering through the trees, the Marines fired immense gun shots back and shot multiple enemies to pieces, then I gunned down two more by some plants before shooting another two by some trees.
"That's it," Miller said, "Keep firing on these bastards!"
"Move out of the jungle!" Sullivan spoke.
We kept firing on them, shooting down any remaining resistance in the trees, and after much hard fighting, the enemy force here was diminished and our way through the jungle was clear. We moved through the trees, gunning down any several remaining Japanese as we rushed down the path. As I gunned down two enemies, Miller shot a couple others as another enemy soldier rushed up towards him, seizing hold of his rifle. However, after wrestling fiercely for the BAR gun, Miller punched the Japanese soldier hard and gunned him down before continuing on with us as we made our way out of the jungle.
Eventually, we came out of the trees to some more grassland, right where we found another Japanese trench line filled with riflemen and machine gunners, all aiming for us as we charged our way across the grasslands... Behind their trench line, we could see a supply camp, multiple different huts filled with crates and barrels.
"Shit," Miller exclaimed, "Jap defensive line!"
"There's a supply camp behind them," Sullivan stated, "Let's burn these Jap fuckers and raze that camp to shreds, destroy and capture whatever we can find... Everyone attack!"
As we charged forth, the Japanese trench line blazed furious gunfire that cut multiple Marines down, tearing off the arms and legs from a few of them, and vicious fighting commenced. While a few other Marines were gunned down, most other Marines lay down on the ground, including Miller, Sullivan and I, and we crawled over towards the enemy line, firing our guns that raked their trench positions. In the fierce skirmish, Marines fired their guns and shot several enemies while enemy fire blazed all around us, but we kept persisting and crawling ahead, firing more gun shots at the enemy trench. As I lay on the ground, I fired and shot five Japanese with my BAR as Miller gunned down a few others. Sullivan nailed a couple more with Thompson bullets, then Miller shot several others as well, then I aimed for and shot down a machine gunner. Though several more Marines were struck by enemy bullets, Miller and I fired cover shots and the Marines fired immense gunfire and shot multiple enemies to pieces in the vicious fighting. As Sullivan gunned down a couple more enemies, Miller shot a few others with BAR fire before they were both firing cover that gave me time to fire my BAR and gun down more six enemies, then the Marines fired more gun shots that cut numerous more Japanese down, and we kept firing our guns fiercely on the trench.
Miller fired BAR shots that cut several more Japanese down, riddling their defensive cover to pieces with supporting bullets as Sullivan blazed Thompson rounds that struck a few others, but Japanese return fire blazed back and gunned down a few friendly troops. I aimed and shot two more enemies in the trench before shooting down a machine gunner, then I gunned two more down at the right side as the Marines kept firing shots that struck several more Japanese down. Sullivan gunned down a couple other Japanese as Miller shot a few more with supporting BAR fire, then Sullivan aimed for and nailed a gunner all while the Marines fired immense gun shots that cut numerous enemies down. I then fired my BAR and shot five more Japanese to pieces, but return fire from the enemy gunned down several friendlies. Still, we persisted and kept fighting fiercely, firing tense gunfire on the enemy trench as we crawled towards it. Miller shot a few other Japanese as I shot two more, then aimed for and nailed a machine gunner with BAR shots, and then the Marines shot several other Japanese. In the fierce fighting, we crawled closer and closer to the enemy line, and as Sullivan gunned down a machine gunner with his Thompson, I shot five more enemies with BAR fire as Miller gunned down a couple others, then the Marines fired intense gunfire that cut multiple other Japanese down in vicious fighting... Soon, we just neared the trench.
"Rip those Jap bastards to shreds!" a Marine shouted, firing his rifle.
We crawled further and we fired on the enemy trench, clearing it further of resistance, until finally, we reached the trench, shooting down the several enemies still in it while friendly bayonets stabbed a few others. Marines then entered and lined the trench with Miller, Sullivan and I and we aimed our guns at the camp, where numerous enemies were starting to come out to challenge our advance.
"Lay down suppression on this fucking camp," Sullivan said, "Tear 'em up!"
With that, the Marines now lining the trench were firing their guns, cutting numerous enemies down in a hail of immense gunfire. As the Marines kept firing their guns from across the trench line, riddling the enemy encampment with bullets, I fired my BAR and shot five Japanese soldiers as Miller shot several others and Sullivan gunned down a few more. More Japanese emerged from the huts to join the confrontation, but the Marines fired shots that gunned several of the enemy troops down, then I fired BAR shots that nailed six more Japanese. Sullivan then gunned down a couple Japanese with his Thompson as Miller shot a few others with BAR fire, and a midst the vicious fighting, more enemy troops fell to immense gunfire blazing from across our new trench. With Sullivan blazing cover, Miller shot several more Japanese, and the Marines kept firing intense gunfire that cut numerous other Japanese down as I shot five more with BAR shots. Eventually, as the Marines lining the trench kept firing hails of furious gunfire at enemy troops, we cut down more of, them diminishing and repelling their counterattack.
"Move into the camp," Sullivan ordered, "Clear it out!"
While some Marines remained in the trench, other friendly soldiers emerged from the trench and ran over into the camp, some taking position in the grounds of the camp near the huts while others did so in the doors and windows of the huts themselves, and once me and my two comrades entered, more Japanese came in to confront.
"Shit, Jap infantry!" a Marine warned.
"Kill all those bastards!" another Marine shouted.
As more Japanese came into the camp or emerged from huts on the other side, we Marines fired our guns at them from positions on our captured side of the camp, and a vicious skirmish ensued. With the two sides firing furious volleys of bullets at each other, the Marines shot multiple enemies and then I gunned down another two by a hut, though return fire from enemy troops struck a few friendlies. While Miller and Sullivan fired and gunned down several more Japanese, I fired my BAR and shot six more Japanese in the camp, then aimed and gunned down another two by some crates. As the Marines shot several more Japanese, Miller fired his BAR and shot a few others and Sullivan gunned down a couple more enemies. A couple other friendlies were struck by gunshots, but as the vicious fighting went on, I fired my BAR and shot five more Japanese as the Marines fired and cut numerous other Japanese to pieces with gunfire, then I shot another two by some crates. As the ferocity of the skirmish heated up, a few ammunition boxes were struck and they burst apart, spewing their contents everywhere.
Marines kept firing their guns from their positions in the camp and shooting more Japanese soldiers in the vicious fighting, with some Marines firing support from huts as well as from the trench behind us. I gunned down two more by a hut as Miller shot several other Japanese with BAR fire, then I fired my BAR and shot five more Japanese to pieces. The Marines fired immense gunfire that cut multiple Japanese down as Sullivan blazed cover that nailed a few more, though the Japanese blazed fire back that struck several friendlies down. Still, in return, I shot five more Japanese with BAR fire as Sullivan gunned down a couple others, then Miller shot a few more. Marines kept firing fierce gunfire from their positions in the camp, raking enemy troops with bullets, and a couple more ammunition and supply boxes were blasted, creating a fiery display. In the fierce fighting, I gunned down two more enemies by some crates and the Marines fired gunfire that shot numerous enemies, then I aimed and gunned down two more Japanese while Miller and Sullivan shot a few others... Soon enough, the enemies in the camp were diminished.
"Henderson," Sullivan spoke as he came over to me, handing me a couple packs of explosives, "Use these and blow these fucking supply huts to pieces!"
Taking the packs, I ran over to the first supply hut, filled with crates of all sorts of supplies and set an explosive on the crate next to the entrance, then took cover by a palm tree as the explosive blew apart the hut in a fiery explosion, tearing all the wood to pieces.
"All right, keep going, Eddie!" Miller complimented. However, some more Japanese came out to confront us, but the three of us fired a hail of bullets on them, "Japs," Miller warned, "Burn those fuckers!"
Miller and I fired our BAR guns and shot numerous of them as Sullivan gunned down the remaining several, and after the firefight, I ran over and placed an explosive on the second hut before taking cover as it went off and blasted the hut to blazing smithereens.
"Outstanding," Sullivan complimented, "Miller, Henderson, over here."
While Marines mopped up the area, the two of us followed him over to a larger hut and neared the entrance. Sullivan threw in a grenade and he fired a couple bullets inside after the blast. We then entered the hut and looked around, seeming to be empty... But that's when we heard a yell... Sullivan rushed over to a door, where he immediately met a Japanese officer with a katana trying to bring it down on him, but Sullivan blocked the blade with his Thompson and kicked the enemy down before shooting him to finish him off.
"Look around," Sullivan advised, "Try and find something of interest."
As the other two looked around at the different tables and boxes, I went over to a small table to see different photographs, and when I looked over them, I noticed a half burnt one that contained something striking yet again... A Nazi officer, that same youthful looking one I saw in that photo from Tarawa, and when I looked over at a crate next to the photos, Miller and Sullivan came over to me, Miller looking at the photograph.
"That's the same Nazi in that picture from Tarawa," Miller pointed out, "The Japs have a special interest in him?"
"The officer I just killed looked like he could be guarding something." Sullivan said, looking at the crate on the table.
Taking an interest, I pried the lid right off of the crate with some suspense... And I couldn't believe what I was seeing, just as Miller reached his hand in and picked one up to gaze in awe... Golden bars, seven of them.
"...Wow," Miller said, a bit excited, "What are they thinking of?"
"I don't know," Sullivan answered, "Japs must have left in a hurry... That doesn't matter right now, let's get back outside, and mop up whatever's left of any Japanese resistance."
With that, Miller set down the gold bar on the table and the three of us headed out of the hut, aiming to destroy the remainder of Japanese resistance... And once we came out onto the edge of the camp, we found it across a small field... A line of three Japanese pillboxes and two machine gun nests ready to defend.
"Shit," a Marines stated, "Jap machine guns!"
"Marines, strike those damn nests," Sullivan ordered, "Take 'em out!"
Friendly troops rushed across the field, many of them crawling through the grass and taking position in foxholes as immense enemy machine gun fire blazed from the enemy pillboxes and nests and ripped numerous Marines down in hails of fierce gun shots, ripping off the limbs of several of them. Along with the machine guns, numerous Japanese soldiers appeared on the machine gun line to rain rifle shots down on our advance as well, which struck several more friendlies. The Marines kept charging, firing their rifles at enemy positions as other friendlies in the grass or foxholes blazed supporting fire. Multiple other Marines were torn down by machine gun fire, but as I came in, aimed and gunned down two enemies by one of the pillboxes, other Marines fired their guns and shot several Japanese soldiers in return, and the vicious battle kept up.
I kept running across the long grass covered field with Miller and Sullivan, jumping from fox hole to foxhole as Marines all around me were firing gun shots at enemy positions at the machine gun line. Numerous more Marines were shot down by enemy gunfire, with some bloody flesh being torn off, but the Marines fired their guns back and shot multiple Japanese down in return. A midst the flying bullets whizzing all around, I ran to a couple palm trees with Miller as Sullivan entered a nearby foxhole, then I fired my BAR and shot five Japanese soldiers while Miller shot several others with BAR fire and Sullivan blazed cover that pinned down an enemy position. As multiple other Marines were struck by machine gun bullets, Miller and I fired our BAR rifles and shot numerous enemies down in a hail of gunfire as Sullivan nailed a couple others with Thompson rounds, then Marines fired gun shots that cut several Japanese down while still firing shots that raked the machine gun nests.
"Fire on their fucking positions!" a Marine ordered.
"Die in Hell, you Jap bastards!" another Marine shouted.
A midst the vicious fighting, several more Marines were struck by enemy bullets, but Miller fired back and gunned down a few Japanese near the bunker and once I dodged a barrage of machine gun rounds, with Sullivan blazing cover at the machine gun nests, I fired my BAR and shot six more Japanese to pieces. Miller and I kept firing shots that raked the enemy machine gun nests and then we both ran over with Sullivan to a nearby foxhole closer to the machine gun line and held position there, just dodging another volley of machine gun fire.
"Fuck... Miller, Henderson," Sullivan exclaimed, "We can't take out those pillboxes, unless we lose those two machine gun nests guarding them," he then looked over to the right of us and saw a Type 92 machine gun stationed there, "If you two can shoot down those nests, I can make it over to that Jap machine gun and lay down support, then you two can make it to the back of those damn pillboxes... Ready?!"
"I'm ready," Miller said, "I'll give you cover!"
"Open fire!" Sullivan ordered.
The three of us then fired our guns at the two machine gun nests, riddling them with a barrage of gun shots. I aimed at one of the machine guns and shot down the gunner and then I fired at the other nest and nailed the gunner with precise shots. I kept firing until I gunned down the two crew men of the other nest, and as Miller and Sullivan blazed cover, I kept firing at the first nest and shot down the remaining crewman as they got another gunner on it. I shot both the nests to pieces, raking them apart as I gunned down their crew, finishing them off.
Sullivan then ran over to the Type 92 gun as Miller and I kept firing on the nests and pillboxes, and as fast as he could, he reached the gun, mounted it and started firing a hail of machine gun fire on the pillboxes... Miller and I took this time to move down the path on the left side of the enemy line and reach the back of it, seeing a trench behind the pillboxes that connected the three of them along with the two nests.
"Let's raze these fuckers, Henderson!" Miller said as we went into the trench behind the pillboxes.
Once we entered the trench, I shot two Japanese soldiers in our way before coming up to the first pillbox. After kicking in the door, Miller and I fired BAR shots at the enemies inside, gunning the four men down. We then went out to the trench, encountering more enemy troops, so we fired our guns at them, with me shooting four as Miller gunned down a couple others before going up to one of the two nests and shooting the two crewmen of the machine gun nest to pieces. We both then went over to the second pillbox and entered the back of it, firing intense BAR fire that shot the five enemies inside to pieces.
"One pillbox left," Miller said, "Keep it up, Eddie!"
More Japanese soldiers came in to confront us, so we fired our gun at them, with me shooting four as Miller gunned down a few others, then I shot two more that came in. Going up to the second nest, I fired my gun and nailed the enemy crewmen within the nest, finishing it off. With only one pillbox left, we both rushed over to the back of it and kicked down the door, then Miller and I shot the four enemies inside, and finishing off the last pillbox... The Japanese machine gun line was eliminated.
"All right, let's get back with Sullivan." Miller said, sighing some relief.
Miller and I ran out of the trench, where we saw Marines cheering, which gave Miller a bit of a smile. As most of the Marines then went back to the former enemy camp while some others mopped up the area, the two of us walked over towards Sullivan.
"Think we can rest now, Tom?" Miller asked, a bit jokingly.
"Once we clear up and secure the area," Sullivan responded, "Ya' both did good... I'll make sure you get your holidays, boys... You've both earned 'em."
"...What of those gold bars, Tom," Miller asked with suspicion, "And the picture of that German in China... Something is going on here, they could be working on something important, I don't like it."
"I thought you wouldn't, Chris," Sullivan spoke, "...I'll inform Lindner about it once he comes here, he could help look into it, then you won't have to worry."
We then looked over to the left of us, just a couple meters away, where we saw three Marines roughly seizing hold two recently captured Japanese soldiers. As they harshly pinned down the captured enemies, the three Marines were then brutally beating the two Japanese soldiers, with two Marines viciously hitting one pinned Japanese soldier with their fists, brutally punching him over and over while the third Marine was furiously beating the other Japanese with his rifle stock, and after a moment, that Marine threw down his rifle, knelt down on top of his captured enemy and started beating him fiercely with his fists.
The Marines kept viciously hitting the two Japanese soldiers with their fists and rifle stocks over and over, and after laying out their beatings on them, the two Marines grabbed their rifles and aimed at the enemy. Despite the enemy asking for mercy, the two Marines were eager for revenge and were knowing that these Imperial soldiers didn't deserve mercy, and the Marines shot him a few times, with one of the Marines then stabbing him with his bayonet. The third Marine then grabbed his rifle and stabbed his captured Japanese with his bayonet furiously.
"...First, we have to take the rest of the island," Sullivan said as we looked on, "Give these murdering bastards what they deserve, and send 'em to Hell."
We then looked over towards the mountains in the distance, seeing Mount Tapochau, the point that would signal our victory on the island, just as soon as we seized it... Though there were still obstacles to contend with first...