Japanese Surrounded Him — Ammo Gone — He Improvised Ammo and Killed 25 Without Mercy скачать в хорошем качестве

Japanese Surrounded Him — Ammo Gone — He Improvised Ammo and Killed 25 Without Mercy

A single American mortar man faced a reinforced assault at close range and held the line without a crew. The result was a defensive sector that did not collapse. By sunrise, the attackers were driven back and 25 were counted dead. April 13, 1945. Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa. Buford Theodore Anderson, Technical Sergeant, 96th Infantry Division, was isolated after a predawn bombardment wounded his entire eight-man mortar crew, cut him off from radio support, and left him alone against 75 Imperial attackers closing to within yards. Army doctrine and field manuals treated survival in that situation as impossible. He pulled his wounded men back into an Okinawan tomb, stayed forward with an M1 carbine, then hand-armed 60mm mortar rounds by striking them against volcanic rock to simulate setback and throwing them to detonate on impact, repeating the cycle while alternating with rifle fire. It worked because the fuze mechanism responded to acceleration and impact, not to the mortar tube. He converted stored indirect-fire ammunition into point-blank explosive effects, breaking the assault’s timing and cohesion and forcing a withdrawal. The action violated accepted mortar employment doctrine, basic safety protocols, and the probability of a lone defender stopping a close assault. The position held through dawn. 🔔 Subscribe for true WW2 American combat stories: @ww2americans 👍 Like if you learned something new 💬 Comment: Which American WW2 soldier should we cover next? #ww2 #wwii #worldwar2 #ww2history #militaryhistory #ww2americans ⚠️ Disclaimer: This video is narrative storytelling based on documented WW2 events and secondary historical sources. While accuracy is prioritized, this is not an academic publication. For scholarly research, consult primary archives and professional historians.