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Lost Evidence: "Peleliu" 3 of 5

It was officially known as "Operation Stalemate II" but the survivors still call it "The Forgotten Battle". It was one of the last big Pacific battles of World War II and one of the bloodiest. Even...  
 
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masses686 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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why didn't the US use battleships to open fire on those mountains?
MIKCURIE (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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positions too well entrenched
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@masses686 A shell on normal groud will penetrate and its force be contained, making it more effective. On these coral islands the shells just exploded on the surface harmlessly unless it happened to score a direct hit on an emplacement. Thus the only recourse was to attack each emplacement one by one - making this the most awful - and really pointless as Halsey knew - battle of all. Taking a shit was a life or death adventure - "Fear and filth go hand in hand" - E.B. Sledge.
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I've heard that the Arisaka was actually a pretty good gun, especially the 6.5mm
jakefree25 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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The Marines didn't think too much of him.
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2:40 With all respect but E.B. Sledge wrote that the 5th marines ran over the airfield to secure it
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Rip Everett Pope
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there was a sniper vertion of the type 38 that was called. they thype 97. it had a bent bolt. they usaly came with scopes. but the scopes were so crapy that most of them fell right off.
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in total fairness, cockiness is how the Marine Corps rolls but ya it doesnt seem prde was worth so many lives
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It wasn't so much about pride as it was about the lack of any real "joint operations" experience between the various services. Commands weren't all that good at interoperating then as they are now.

Communications protocals were different, branch to branch, methods and practices were different, etc and so on.

The US Army didn't like operating with other branches any better than the USMC did at that time.

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