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Namiki's men began their landing at 2000HRS. I watched through my field glasses as his company of men were dropped, one squad at a time. The Americans were apparently waiting for something like this, because as soon as the first plane appears, 40mm rounds began bursting all around the planes. One of them erupted in a fireball, taking the paratrooper squad with it in a great fiery streak into the jungle. Several planes dropped nothing but debris as they turned away from the drop zone and flew off smoking. Several squads were dropped successfully and I heard the fighting erupt immediately.
I ordered my preplotted 150mm mortars to fire. I could see trees falling and erupting into flames. I ordered the advance of my Iron Battallion. I formed up my men in a simple line with a smaller line behind the center, my IG, AT and AA guns would be useless on the advance, so they remained behind with their trucks. Just in case we encountered a redoubt, I had them advance slowly 250m behind our main line. Cpt. Mikami and his tank company advanced with my troops at a slow walk, with my recon elements 100 meters in advance of my main line.
During our advance, Namiki radioed me that they had dropped directly on top of a cluster of US Army units, 40mm AA guns, 37mm AT guns, .50 HMGs, 60 and 80mm mortars. He and his men, in fury over the loss of their comrades, closed into melee range and slaughtered every man they could find.
After advancing about 500m our center line starting taking some random rifle fire. The foolish Americans gave up their positions too easily and at too great a range. I replotted my 150mm mortars and began a second bombardment.
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