Civilians shouldn't do recon.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

In this connection, it should be remembered that no adequate maps or photographs were in the possession of the Division! "Grassy Knoll" had been designated the objective on the strength of its description by a former resident as a commanding terrain feature of unmistakable appearance which dominated the entire area of Lunga Point and the airfield. As such, it represented the key terrain feature of the area, but in actual practice, it proved to be too large and too removed in point of distance to be of controlling importance from the point of view of the relatively small forces engaged.

[Don't Panic]

In this connection, it should be remembered that no adequate maps or photographs were in the possession of the Division! "Grassy Knoll" had been designated the objective on the strength of its description by a former resident as a commanding terrain feature of unmistakable appearance which dominated the entire area of Lunga Point and the airfield. As such, it represented the key terrain feature of the area, but in actual practice, it proved to be too large and too removed in point of distance to be of controlling importance from the point of view of the relatively small forces engaged.

How far away was the mountain?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

In this connection, it should be remembered that no adequate maps or photographs were in the possession of the Division! "Grassy Knoll" had been designated the objective on the strength of its description by a former resident as a commanding terrain feature of unmistakable appearance which dominated the entire area of Lunga Point and the airfield. As such, it represented the key terrain feature of the area, but in actual practice, it proved to be too large and too removed in point of distance to be of controlling importance from the point of view of the relatively small forces engaged.

How far away was the mountain?

Out of arty range.

[Don't Panic]

In this connection, it should be remembered that no adequate maps or photographs were in the possession of the Division! "Grassy Knoll" had been designated the objective on the strength of its description by a former resident as a commanding terrain feature of unmistakable appearance which dominated the entire area of Lunga Point and the airfield. As such, it represented the key terrain feature of the area, but in actual practice, it proved to be too large and too removed in point of distance to be of controlling importance from the point of view of the relatively small forces engaged.

How far away was the mountain?

Out of arty range.

30-40 miles?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

In this connection, it should be remembered that no adequate maps or photographs were in the possession of the Division! "Grassy Knoll" had been designated the objective on the strength of its description by a former resident as a commanding terrain feature of unmistakable appearance which dominated the entire area of Lunga Point and the airfield. As such, it represented the key terrain feature of the area, but in actual practice, it proved to be too large and too removed in point of distance to be of controlling importance from the point of view of the relatively small forces engaged.

How far away was the mountain?

Out of arty range.

30-40 miles?

1st hadn't landed anything bigger than 75s at that point. Effective/accurate range was 3-4 miles for those, IIRC. Anyway, it wasn't what they'd hoped it would be from the reports the planter had given them. He probably zipped over to the hill in his '32 Bentley with nobody shooting at him. Civilians don't think about the complications of combat.

[Don't Panic]

In this connection, it should be remembered that no adequate maps or photographs were in the possession of the Division! "Grassy Knoll" had been designated the objective on the strength of its description by a former resident as a commanding terrain feature of unmistakable appearance which dominated the entire area of Lunga Point and the airfield. As such, it represented the key terrain feature of the area, but in actual practice, it proved to be too large and too removed in point of distance to be of controlling importance from the point of view of the relatively small forces engaged.

How far away was the mountain?

Out of arty range.

30-40 miles?

1st hadn't landed anything bigger than 75s at that point. Effective/accurate range was 3-4 miles for those, IIRC. Anyway, it wasn't what they'd hoped it would be from the reports the planter had given them. He probably zipped over to the hill in his '32 Bentley with nobody shooting at him. Civilians don't think about the complications of combat.

Like minefields, machine gun nests, pill boxes, tanks, barbed wire, whorehouses, enemy soldiers, air strikes, that sort of thing?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Like minefields, machine gun nests, pill boxes, tanks, barbed wire, whorehouses, enemy soldiers, air strikes, that sort of thing?

A few thousand sons of Nippon in the tree line.

[Don't Panic]

Like minefields, machine gun nests, pill boxes, tanks, barbed wire, whorehouses, enemy soldiers, air strikes, that sort of thing?

A few thousand sons of Nippon in the tree line.

Napalm.




Jus' sayin'

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Like minefields, machine gun nests, pill boxes, tanks, barbed wire, whorehouses, enemy soldiers, air strikes, that sort of thing?

A few thousand sons of Nippon in the tree line.

Napalm.
Jus' sayin'

The problem with area weapons is you need to know which area they should be applied to.

[Don't Panic]

Like minefields, machine gun nests, pill boxes, tanks, barbed wire, whorehouses, enemy soldiers, air strikes, that sort of thing?

A few thousand sons of Nippon in the tree line.

Napalm.
Jus' sayin'

The problem with area weapons is you need to know which area they should be applied to.

Apply liberally prior to landing.

Or did they have any of those tanks converted to flamethrowers? If your enemy insists in hiding in a giant tinderbox he should be shown why that is a bad idea extremely quickly.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Like minefields, machine gun nests, pill boxes, tanks, barbed wire, whorehouses, enemy soldiers, air strikes, that sort of thing?

A few thousand sons of Nippon in the tree line.

Napalm.
Jus' sayin'

The problem with area weapons is you need to know which area they should be applied to.

Apply liberally prior to landing.

Or did they have any of those tanks converted to flamethrowers? If your enemy insists in hiding in a giant tinderbox he should be shown why that is a bad idea extremely quickly.

Remember, this is August, 1942. And you can't burn the whole island down. Makes the fuzzy wuzzies nervous.

[Don't Panic]

A few thousand sons of Nippon in the tree line.

Napalm.
Jus' sayin'

The problem with area weapons is you need to know which area they should be applied to.

Apply liberally prior to landing.

Or did they have any of those tanks converted to flamethrowers? If your enemy insists in hiding in a giant tinderbox he should be shown why that is a bad idea extremely quickly.

Remember, this is August, 1942. And you can't burn the whole island down. Makes the fuzzy wuzzies nervous.

Pshaw! Claim it was an accident.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Pshaw! Claim it was an accident.

We were short on SBDs at time. And short on BVDs. And MREs. Everything except Japanese in point of fact.

[Don't Panic]

Pshaw! Claim it was an accident.

We were short on SBDs at time. And short on BVDs. And MREs. Everything except Japanese in point of fact.

Scout Bomber Douglas aircraft, ????, Meals Ready to Eat(Surely C-Rations at the time though?)

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Pshaw! Claim it was an accident.

We were short on SBDs at time. And short on BVDs. And MREs. Everything except Japanese in point of fact.

Scout Bomber Douglas aircraft, ????, Meals Ready to Eat(Surely C-Rations at the time though?)

BVD is a brand of underwear.