Chapter 11

Storm the castle

1945, May 29th Okinawa Japan.

Roebuck's Journal: "This is the enemy's last stand, when we take Shuri castle, we can all go home"

The squad met up outside the castle, their guns were out of ammo, Miller had an empty M1 Garand.

Roebuck: "We're getting an ammo drop now just ahead!"

A box came down with a parachute, all the marines ran over and got some ammo, Miller picked up a Springfield sniper. They ran up to the castle, and Japanese soldiers ran out and found cover behind a wall.

Roebuck: "Japanese! Find cover behind those rocks"

Miller used his sniper to shoot them when they went to shoot, once they were dead, the squad moved up, then the Japanese started to load up mortars, the mortars hit a small tower, causing it to collapse on a marine, killing him

Roebuck: "Man down, someone get him out of there!"

The mortars kept coming.

Roebuck: "they must have spotters underground, Miller find the hatch then we'll clear it out, it should lead to the castle entrance"

Miller looked for it, it was a small wooden hatch, inside was 4 Japanese soldiers inside the hole Roebuck used his Thompson to kill them all, before they could even grab a gun, the hole was a small table and one light bulb, they moved to the other side of the hole and there was another hatch, they opened it and went up a ladder and found the mortar team, they killed them, and went through an arch, to a garden and Japanese banzai soldiers came out of spider holes, and ran at the Americans with bayonets, more soldiers were on the roof with snipers, Miller shot them off one by one, while the others used Thompsons to kill the banzai soldiers, they continued up into the building, more Japanese were inside they killed them and Miller picked up some unused mortar bombs, they went outside to a courtyard, there were a lot of Japanese soldiers with type 100 machine guns, they outnumbered the Americans

Roebuck: "Miller get some mortars in there!"

Miller threw a mortar over a wall, and there was a massive explosion, it killed them they ran through another building and killed the remaining soldiers, the castle was now the Americans, just outside was 3 Japanese soldiers surrendering

Roebuck: "Polonsky go check them, they can be crafty, ill check for ammo"

Polonsky took them and Roebuck opened a box, the Japanese grabbed Polonsky and two of them grabbed Roebuck, they pulled grenades, Miller quickly shot the two of the soldiers holding Roebuck, and then the one holding Polonsky exploded, killing Polonsky.

Roebuck: "POLONSKY you rat bastards they killed him!"

He took Polonskys dog tags, more Japanese came out of the buildings

Roebuck: "everyone, show no mercy to these assholes!"

He handed Miller a radio, for an airstrike

Roebuck: "change of plan screw taking the castle, just blow the fucking thing up, I want them all dead, then we go home!"

Miller told them to strike the west side of the castle.

Bomber: "ok we're coming in for an airstrike"

There was a huge explosion that killed the Japanese running out of that side of the castle

Miller then said the east.

Bomber: "yes sir coming in hot get to cover"

It exploded the east side of the castle

Roebuck: "yeah nice work Miller kill all of these fuckers!"

Miller told them to get the middle

Bombers: "coming in hot!"

It blew the castle and the castle fell to pieces, the remaining Japanese were killed by the Americans, once all the Japanese were dead, Roebuck gave Miller Polonskys dog tags.

Roebuck: "he didn't deserve this, he was a great soldier and will always be remembered, we won this everyone let's get the fuck out of this hell hole"