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America Stunned Japan With The M10 Wolverine Tank Destroyer Which Destroyed Japanese Army in WW2

#japan #america #ww2 #audiobook #pacificwar Japan, a major player in the Pacific War, was preparing for an invasion of the United States before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Japan's survival relied on the importation of natural resources and raw materials, including rubber, tin, iron, and oil. After winning a brief war against China in 1894-1895, Japan invaded China in 1937, seizing control of major port towns and raw materials. The Japanese signed the Tripartite Pact with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy in 1940, which strained relations between the two countries. Japan planned to invade and seize the lucrative oilfields of the Netherlands East Indies, but the US embargoed Japan from purchasing oil. The Japanese Army began experimenting with airborne forces in December 1940, training volunteers in various locations and preparing for attacks on Pearl Harbor, the Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, Northern Malaya, Thailand, Guam, Wake Island, and Midway Atoll. In December 1941, the Japanese Army prepared for a parachute drop on Sumatra, but an unintentional fire on the cargo ship Meiko Maru forced the paratroopers to abandon ship without their equipment. The Imperial Army General Staff resorted to Major Komura and his 2nd Raiding Regiment, which departed Kyushu and arrived in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on February 2. The 2nd Raiding Regiment was divided into the 1st and 2nd Attack Groups, with the 1st Raiding Flying Regiment dropping the 350 officers and troops. The attack force moved from Cambodia to the west coast of the Malay Peninsula by February 13. Palembang, the Sumatra capital, was chosen by the British Royal Air Force (RAF) to serve as its headquarters on Sumatra. Lt. Col. L.N.W. Vogelesang commanded the region surrounding Palembang, with a makeshift ground defense force formed from 72 grounded airmen of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and three officers of the RAF. Japan's strategy involved capturing two refineries and P1, the only known airport, with the 2nd Raiding Regiment aiming to take control without damaging them. The regiment consisted of 180 men, including Major Komura, who landed 3.5 miles southeast of the airfield. The 1st and 2nd Platoons of the 2nd Rifle Company were to be dropped 0.3 miles west of Shell Oil BPM facilities. The amphibious invasion by the 230th Infantry Regiment and the 229th Infantry Regiment provided reinforcements for the understrength parachute regiment. However, the Japanese planes arrived at the mouth of the Moesi River, causing casualties and damage to British antiaircraft weapons. The Japanese fighter aircraft strafed the area, and pilots Bill Lockwood and his wingman shot down a bomber. The Japanese continued on to P2, evacuating the British and evacuating the Japanese. In the Battle of Palembang, Japan, a group of paratroopers descended from an airstrip and were dropped into a tree-covered region. Lieutenant Minoru Okumoto led a planeload of paratroopers, who were unable to exit their aircraft due to a clogged door. They landed four miles south of the drop zone, near the primary road connecting Palembang with the airstrip. The Dutch and British defenders held their ground, not giving the Japanese a single inch of advantage. The Japanese engaged the first few Japanese to reach the airfield in combat for the next hour or so. The British artillerymen began removing their antiaircraft guns, while the Japanese continued to fire upon other vehicles. The P1 evacuation was already in progress, with some vehicles slipping out of control and toppleting over. The few armed evacuees started retaliating against the Japanese. In the Battle of Palembang, the Dutch soldiers were attempting to gather additional forces for P1. However, they were targeted by the Japanese, who launched a firestorm at the Dutch convoy and the upturned fuel truck. The Japanese managed to hold the blockade, drive the last Dutch out of the area, and seize the armored car. Major Komura and 25 members of the 4th Rifle Company arrived at the roadblock to deter reinforcements from Palembang. Lieutenant Ooki and his armored car company encountered 300 Dutch soldiers and British airmen evacuating the airfield. The Japanese paratroopers continued their assault, but were outnumbered. Lieutenant Hirose and his men were outnumbered and eventually drove out the Dutch and RAF defenders. Lieutenant Ooki took control of the airport office and took control of the airport office with his twenty paratroopers. However, the captured armored car was in Japanese hands, and the Allied riflemen opened fire upon it.