Since experiments have proved that the fire-breathing tanks are effective, this method is quickly conveyed.

There is only one difficulty among them, that is, the number of flamethrowers is too small... A Chinese infantry regiment is only fifty, mainly because the range of this thing is too close, only twenty meters. If it can get close to the enemy, it can basically throw grenades to kill the enemy, so it is basically useless in frontal combat and is not popular with soldiers.

Of course, this is only for the m1 flamethrower. When the US military develops to the m2 flamethrower range that can reach 45 meters and spray napalm, the role it can play in the front battlefield cannot be ignored.

On the other hand, after calculations against a Japanese tunnel, it is believed that three to five flamethrowers are likely to be needed... The previous experiment used as much as ten, but in fact, after the flame is ejected, it will continue to burn for a few seconds until the fuel is burned out, and even after the fuel is burned out, some unpleasant black smoke will be produced, which can also suffocate the Japanese troops in the tunnel.

Therefore, the correct injection method should be to inject the flame and wait for a while, and then perform the next injection when the flame is about to go out. This can save fuel and achieve better results and more convenient combat... After making space as much as possible, the "Sherman" tank can just fit five fuel tanks, which means that there is no need to replenish fuel tanks in one battle.

However, the issue of supply is not a problem for the US military.

Zhang Chi called Halsina and asked, "General, we need more flamethrowers! You know, many Japanese people hid in the tunnel like mice, we need to burn them out or suffocate them to death!"

"No problem!" Halsey replied: "How many do you need?"

"Uh...it's estimated that five hundred are needed!"

"What? So much does it take?" Halsey was shocked when he heard this.

"It may be necessary!" Zhang Chi replied: "Because the Japanese tunnels are everywhere, I'm not sure how many tunnels I need to face in other parts!"

"No problem!" Halsey replied: "We don't have that many at the moment, but I will let them air transport it!"

So soon more than 100 ejectors were transported on an amphibious landing vehicle to the "wolf horn" and handed it to Zhang Chi. A few hours later, more than a dozen large transport planes flew over Kwajalin Island, and then airdropped more than 1,000 flamethrowers to Kwajalin Island...

The reason why he had to airdrop more than 1,000 units was because Halsey was worried that Kwajalin Island was relatively small, and that airdrops might be misdirected to the Japanese army or into the sea, so that Chinese troops could not get enough flamethrowers.

However, this worry is unnecessary, because after hearing about this, the US military sent an amphibious landing vehicle to guard the waters near the island early in the morning. If the airdrop is not accurately dropped into the sea, the amphibious landing vehicle will soon drive to the airdrop point to catch the materials ashore.

In the end, more than 800 of these airdropped ejectors were put into the hands of Chinese troops, and one or two hundred might have fallen into the Japanese defense zone.

However, even if the Japanese army picked up this flamethrower, it would not have much effect... The Chinese troops were propelled under the cover of the "Sheerman" tank, and the flamethrower's range was only 20 meters. This will not only not become a powerful weapon for killing enemies for the Japanese army who are not good at using this thing, but will also become a bomb that may explode a ball of flame at any time.

Soon Zhang Chi distributed these flamethrowers.

However, equipment is often only when it is applied to find some problems.

For example, now, I originally planned to allocate flamethrowers to each tank, convert them into fire-breathing tanks and burn them all on the battlefield. But Zhang Chi thought about it again... This is not possible. Although fire-breathing tanks are suitable for dealing with tunnels, they have almost no effect in regular combat on the ground. A 20-meter range and no machine guns and artillery will make it easy for the Japanese army to approach the fire-breathing tanks and blow them up. If it has any effect, it is that when dealing with Japanese bunkers, the fire-breathing tanks can also play a role similar to the pits... The fire-breathing tanks can spray fire at the machine gun shooting holes of the bunkers.

So Zhang Chi decided to convert twenty "Sheerman" tanks into fire-breathing tanks and put them on the second line to clean up the tunnels. The remaining thirty-five tanks continued to cooperate with the troops to fight. After all, the matter of clearing the tunnels can be taken slowly, and the counterattack of the Japanese frontal troops cannot be underestimated. (Note: The Chinese troops were originally equipped with 60 "Sheerman" tanks, but two were sunk when they were still in the "Donald Duck" state when they landed. After landing, three more failed and could not participate in the war.)

The soldiers modified the fire-breathing tanks in all their might. Zhang Chi and Wu Yuhang analyzed the distribution of the Japanese tunnels on the map and set up a clearance plan... Zhang Chi decided to divide the kilometer just captured into four parts of the same size, and arranged five fire-breathing tanks and an infantryman in each part to cover and cooperate with them, so that these twenty fire-breathing tanks can carry out clearance work at the same time, which can greatly reduce the clearance time.

At this moment, a voice came from behind Zhang Chi: "Col.!"

Zhang Chi turned his head and saw that it was Wilson and several subordinates who were walking quickly towards Zhang Chi with excitement.

"Col. Wilson!" Zhang Chi couldn't help but feel a little surprised when he saw them: "Why are you here? This is a battlefield!"

"Sorry, Colonel!" Wilson rushed forward and held Zhang Chi's hand and said, "Sorry, I didn't inform you in advance, but I really can't wait!"

"Don't wait?" Zhang Chi had no idea what Wilson had in such a hurry to come.

"Yes!" Wilson replied: "I'm anxious to see your fire-breathing tank..."

"Oh!" Zhang Chi suddenly realized.

"Are they?" Wilson looked at several tanks not far away that were installing flamethrowers into the tank, asking: "How is the actual combat effect? ​​Have you tried it?"

"Of course!" Zhang Chi replied: "We used it to burn fifteen Japanese people to death in a tunnel... To be precise, they were suffocated to death by draining the air!"

Wilson couldn't help but sigh: "Unbelievable, Colonel! This is another great invention!"

"Great invention?" Zhang Chi was a little puzzled. This was just moving the flamethrower to the tank.

"Of course!" Wilson replied: "Whether invention is great does not depend on whether it is complex. It depends on how much it can play on the battlefield. It can even be said... under the premise of being useful, the simpler invention is, the more admirable it is!"
Chapter completed!