Re: First ground combat between Japanese and US troops
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Originally Posted by A-58
....The first ground combat was on Guam anyway. The Japanese landed troops and mopped up the extremely small and woefully under-equipped garrison on 10 Dec 41 after a brief fight. Their heaviest weapons were a handful of .30 calibre machine gun and several BARs. Artillery was in the form of hand grenades.
And remember, the first attempted Japanese landings at Wake on 11 Dec 41 were rudely driven off by the heroic defenders of Wake Island before the Japs got a chance to put troops ashore, and their next successful attempt was 23 Dec 41. And we all know what happened after that.
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Allow me to draw your attention to a little something I like to call: "The International Dateline" and unfortunately Bobby it's not a 976 number where you can chat with the hot co-ed of your choice.
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