第八章 南亚之虎(6)
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炮击一开始还似乎是零零落落、此起彼落地作响,顷刻之间轰鸣声连成一片,此时从苍茫的天空中望下去,就会发现一条条红光闪烁的大道从炮口一直铺到岛上。贝蒂欧上空烟云笼罩,炮弹爆炸的闪光此伏彼起,冲天的沙柱一条又一条地高耸喷发,宛若水柱一般。
猛然间有一颗炮弹击中日军埋设在地下的弹药库,巨大的动能穿透了上面覆盖的椰木、钢板和混凝土,引起了一阵惊天动地的巨爆,少倾有形成了一团至少300米高的蘑菇云守军四分之一的弹药在顷刻间放了烟花。
上午9时,康纳利上校到达栈桥。现在登陆部队中大部分军官非死即伤,局面异常混乱。团长本人只能靠前指挥全团作战,后续增援的7团2个营也配属给他协同作战,他站在齐腰深的水中,利用一个中士背的无线电台,竭尽全力沟通联络。
康纳利并非无名之辈,系老资格的陆战队军官,受过严格训练,经验丰富,原本是第5两栖军司令部上校参谋,亲自参与制订塔拉瓦战役的全部计划,对岛上地形和敌情也相对熟悉。由于他了解全部情况,霍兰德才将担任指挥肩负首攻任务的陆战3团给他。
不巧的是,根据计划他要在部队控制滩头后才上前指挥,因此登陆批次排在第4、5批,没想到前面3批上去后一片混乱,而北卡罗来纳号的重创和抢滩更加剧了这种混乱,于是他提前靠前指挥,无奈登陆之初战况过于猛烈,美军装备的tbx近距步话机和tby中距电台浸水后普遍失灵,通讯兵也几乎全部伤亡。他同滩头阵地的联系时断时续,同后方的战列舰群联系则根本不通。最后还是各营营长直接与舰队联系,由于相互通报的信号混乱,互相抵触,混战时战列舰群根本不敢用主炮开火,只能靠驱逐舰的127mm火力压制而这奈何不了日军。
第二天上岛时,康纳利不但拥有了4个人组成的通讯组,还直接与战列舰炮群取得了联系,在前线炮兵观测员的现场协调下,美军炮火越来越精准,日军的火力点和防御工事不断被摧毁。
经过一上午激战,美军上岸人数达到了1400余人,另外还有30多辆坦克。栈桥也控制在美军手中,可以方便登陆艇将物资和补给运上来,再将受伤官兵送下去。局势看起来似乎一点点在好转。
恢复信心的陆战队员鼓起勇气,开始以连、排为单位,向日军火力点逐一进攻。在坦克的配合下,他们陆续攻占了一些地堡和防空洞。但日军沿岸地堡密集。互相支撑,每攻下一处,美军都要付出高昂代价。仅仅一个上午,4艘战列舰打出的406mm舰炮炮弹就超过2000发,而127mm炮弹已不计其数。
康纳利上校把指挥部设在一个大防空洞里。洞子被隔成许多迷宫般的小室,洞内尚有日军,喊叫声时时可闻。胆大的他来不及派人全部肃清敌军,只好在自己门口设置了半个排卫兵。由于抢占红二滩头的营长战死,为数不多的士兵无所适从,康纳利认为大嗓门柯特所在的b连在第一天打得最好,便让他火线代理营长,在他的指挥,b连组成了一个加强连,越过第二道海堤向岛内纵深前进了200多米这是前进速度最快的一个连。即便如此,b连的伤亡也达到了40多人,再加上第一天的战损,很快又从一个加强连打回成标准连的原型。
美军第二天推进速度比第一天略好,伤亡也小,登陆场已扩大到第一天3倍,后续登陆的士兵不用再像前面5批战友那样被压制在滩头上了。在付出了伤亡近3000,坦克、履带车、登陆船超过300辆(艘)的代价后,陆战3师终于在预定登陆的3个滩头站住了脚,但距离他们彻底肃清这里的日军还早得很。
几个高级将领看了战报之后愁眉苦脸,丝毫不敢掉以轻心。
霍兰德的嗓子已经喊哑了:“我军损失很大,首攻的3团损失了将近40%的士兵和一半军官,战斗力削弱到难以维系的地步;7团第一天增援了2个营,这2个营的损失今天达到了四分之一,傍晚时分我将3团剩余的1个营和7团的第3个营派了上去,即便这样,兵力还是感到不敷使用;师长戴文上校已准备明天靠前指挥,他要求我将第13团和师直属工兵营也派上去……”
“明天依靠这些兵力能完成占领全岛的任务?”
霍兰德摇了摇头:“我很想说能,但事实是不能。”
哈尔西叹了口气,把舰队通报递给他:“战列舰主炮炮弹消耗过半了,127mm炮弹也已补充过2次,类似今天这样高强度的火力,我们最多还能坚持2天,如果你第4天还拿不下来,第5天开始你就没法指望有这么猛烈的舰炮攻击支援你。”
尼米茨补了一句:“这还是因为北卡罗来纳号和印第安纳号各有一座舰炮存在问题,弹药被节约下来用于其他主炮了,否则连4天都维持不住。”
“我争取5天内结束全部战斗。”现在霍兰德不敢再说三天扫清敌军的豪言壮语了。
尼米茨也没有逼他,而是耐心地说,“给自己留点余地吧,我给你们7天,不过伤亡务必要减少,我不想看到这一仗打完陆战3师就失去战斗力。”
“是,长官!”霍兰德感激地看了尼米茨一眼,心情略微放松了一些。
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