Attack on Chimi-Jima (Episode)

Scott and Madman are now on the USS Divine-Flight battleship and are now walking the deck of the large ship. They are still unaware of where they are or where Veselovsky and Sergei are. After exploring the hot decks of the ship they eventually come across Sergeant Lancaster coincidentally. Lancaster says that they are in allied hands and are actually in the Philippines. He also says that they don’t know where Veselovsky and Sergei are and are probably most likely dead or captured. Lancaster says that the Soviets have pushed back the Germans to Pinsk on the Eastern Front. Lancaster also says that since they are here in the Pacific, they could lend the Marines a hand. Lancaster then leads Madman and Scott to a mission briefing room where there are other officers and a large map of three Japanese occupied islands. The Japanese have three interest points on the islands or head quarters. The Japanese are apparently using those points for communication relays for air support and need to be taken. The three islands are called Ototo-Jima, Ani-Shima, and Chichi-Jima. Lancaster says that the Philippines Commonwealth will take point 1 on Ototo-Jima. A joint American force of Americans and Philippine Commonwealth will take point 2 on Ani-Shima and an all American force will take Chichi-Jima. Lancaster says that Scott and Madman will lead two squads on the beach attack on Chichi-Jima. A while later Scott and Madman are on landing craft with their squads heading to the island. In a very nerve racking moment they wait until the ramp drops on the beach. Eventually it drops and Scott and Madman rush of the landing craft as quick as possible dodging bullets until they reach cover at a trench which was captured by the Americans earlier. They fighting is fierce and the Americans are taking heavy casualties. Scott and Madman return fire and kill a few Japanese soldiers but there are two bunkers that are shooting at them. After a while of exchanging fire, Scott brings his squad to a landing tank for cover and they push up. Scott throws a grenade at one of the bunkers and kills on of the machine gunners. Scott and Madman then clear some of the opsticles so the tank can move up. The tank then moves up and takes out the two bunkers. Scott, Madman and other Americans clear out most of the infantry on the beach and head inland to the forest. Af fierce battle occurs when the reach more Japanese positions and an underground bunker. Scott and Madman clear more obstacles so the tank can move up more. A big battle insures in which the Japanese are pushed back. The Americans occupy the positions, but the underground bunker is still in Japanese control so Scott and Madman head in. The bunker is very dark and Japanese soldiers attack them in the dark but the bunker is eventually cleared. Scott and Madman then decide to head back to the beach to resupply their squads and themselves with ammunition.