CO5060.20 said:Ahh yes, Hoorah to that, but what mind set drove them to accomplish such a daunting acquisition?
Charge_7 said:21,000 Japanese burrowed into volcanic rock turning the island into a massive fortress.
110,000 Marines landed by 880 ships. The sand was also of course volcanic and couldn't be dug into without it collapsing and filling itself in.
It was a photograph - not a painting.
Plenty of info about Iwo.
Charge_7 said:In taking defensive positions it always takes a 3 to 1 ratio at the very least. The defenses the Japanese had were incredibly tough to overcome. The numbers should not lead you to a wrong conclusion.
Charge_7 said:Heavy firepower doesn't mean much when the enemy is burrowed into the native rock to effect a labyrinth of tunnels and redoubts such that not even 16" naval guns can dislodge them. Heavy firepower didn't win Iwo Jima. The M1 rifle and Marine Corps blood and sweat did.
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