The Debrief - Japan’s Commando “Suicide Squad” vs. B-29 Bombers

By the end of 1944, Japanese air attacks against the U.S.A.A.F. B-29 bases in the Marianas had proven completely inadequate to stem the growing tide of destructive raids by the big bombers against the Japanese home islands. 113/c2jPK04/MW-Wpd65w91N407TxJX6L_tVkMXxJ4Zk8QqKqQm3q3npV1-WJV7CgLXtW5Gg8pq26jyjWW4fgqZy7kLGPdW3pMlWd7H668nVY1GTn3Yfr1_W3qJ4DZ8gdHT4W67cgx327-40BW8DFflR2lXDcfW3HyyS21M9SD1W46fdkc7lsVfWW9lhxcJ1X6l8mW7LVGHt3cdbNDW4QjKWC1glRXSW4DggxJ4306V9W39HNHm5zd6rWW56T0Yk5CHTszVVQpZ37nHnd_Vf_qJ08r0V7rW7hTMr01wsMSvW8X17L_6DwBJfW4F89f71KQkP3W7707ZC6F85PFW5qG4lY8LZY1v3dGY1 113/c2jPK04/MW-Wpd65w91N407TxJX6L_tVkMXxJ4Zk8QqKqQZ3q3n_V1-WJV7CgGRqW3z1hLT459VhMW2_1ylN7FF55tW8ZDf0g991ZdNW9cbGG43g0HLWN54kmFpFD0b1W6qDYZH5YbFSKW5993S867Nbs8W5rvPKl33stq5W69-bq220jQ3pW5KFcbX4x8YtcW88nqb196YnzMN73ljNkJD26vW89DbKm1dGj2ZW5S_p5L6YlMMPW1f0Lrx1d4C88W3v9_BK3zP5wZW8fFBSP2bztd3W8Wgbd68N3BYwW5-wnp72Pr2N0W4hGGg95skJVhW8B1YD51t1-nZW4k3VNM46XvFnW7qz-jQ2K2xPpW52rclk1Dn5-lW2RShPG8F63PSW715Wz71BT1XQ35Dh1 [JAPAN’S COMMANDO “SUICIDE SQUAD” VS. B-29 BOMBERS](113/c2jPK04/MW-Wpd65w91N407TxJX6L_tVkMXxJ4Zk8QqKqQZ3q3n_V1-WJV7Cg_2FW5VZmky1dDDNFW5KbJ875kX0NZW41W0c-7twqLXW2M1wR13PQzmkW5pGRdM1_ShWkW2yySPl3dsNnzVg-4jf40FJFRW8tFR087-c7YGW2yxqD34bv8x2W4XGTzY8_M_hKW3SFXsP5qTL4KW4mJmxM82ll4dW4cjJzy70P1dNW7sHjLF4K34WGW7qnr-Q1jWKVCW8k7C_350gZKXW1d3xZg8rpp8zW32SKDy40kHGHW7KQVy_6jLh9xVZRncV27h-6bW5xfMcy3xZ2wTW5klhX91048jpW45GKfL5bB45cW5xFHwH792rgVW8cYqBm3gtWxNW5Yl3mP4RF4-t31Dp1) By Tom Laemlein April 13th, 2023 - By the end of 1944, Japanese air attacks against the U.S.A.A.F. B-29 bases in the Marianas had proven completely inadequate to stem the ... 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Modern AR-15 ... [READ MORE](113/c2jPK04/MW-Wpd65w91N407TxJX6L_tVkMXxJ4Zk8QqKqRf3q3phV1-WJV7CgMxhW5KSDNF52bQpzW82HDLQ1ytKXyW5NWrZX3zH57cW8ql-Y81LDk0LW1W3JGm3XNb6LW3Y3RBQ8wvhjkVpF1vw2jQ0TQV9XrX43BPyCrW84NvWl4NVPtBW7TbPQM12PhdtW6BzDBB3zDkZ8W7mxvWy6Y5cxtW1b0Zmt19MMX0N6m50_5Rn0xgW8dxn_08Rj5wjVWzj9J8lg4G5W1Yd7nn3HTtQ5VwsThP6W_cRSW62mWfb1q0mMpW5hSfRm5WWB73W7LJTgg6ZhjlqW6gNZ9R9dX-THW4WfcLp8XSf1mN44w45ZK6J9fW1KX3Dy7LhwzwW4G8vSr5ljc51W59R3r65ZTxNbW6DWxWJ21vxdY328_1) EDITOR'S NOTE In this week’s Debrief, we fight a chaotic night battle with Marines facing down Japanese commandos on a last-ditch mission to destroy American bombers, rescue downed pilots with the Jolly Green Giant and get our hands on a new group of special-edition SAINT Victor rifles. To start us off, Tom Laemlein chronicles a desperate attempt by Japanese paratrooper commandos to stem the tide of World War II. With a suicidal mission to destroy American air assets on the ground, specially trained soldiers attempted to infiltrate a U.S. Marine Corps air base. Want to know if they succeeded or failed? [Read the full story here](113/c2jPK04/MW-Wpd65w91N407TxJX6L_tVkMXxJ4Zk8QqKqQZ3q3n_V1-WJV7CgX3vW4vGwSP1WNmZ4W1Yrz2R1rTb-qW7x6xjt8yNlBBW37mFSY7VdcyVV729by2FHKRmW5L22DX6ybr1HVpkysk7VhXnmW30HRZ489Hm7kW4grTGV4bGMJyW8Lq37N2Fk6s_VGd4KY6CXt_PW27kPcW2r2KdNW1kxqXJ3Drgf2W44Sl-14yXN9SVv-R3S6nt_dQW8MK85J2dLDDpN1ctYttbF7KqVRyflG57XwcTW6-rpKm41cDk6W6d58fB749wnhW6HPz0q4TZZSfW8NbwYb56yx6cW7lnjfr8fWTwVW4q2tv_4HN0rYW6m7mX_7QkDybW1Qc7j58XW3153cn-1). Next, The Armory Life resident physician Will Dabbs gives us the inside scoop on the Jolly Green Giant that America used for the specialized mission of rescuing downed pilots. A U.S. Army aviator himself, Dabbs relates the nuances of these green angels that saved many pilots from capture by the enemy. [Catch the article here](113/c2jPK04/MW-Wpd65w91N407TxJX6L_tVkMXxJ4Zk8QqKqQZ3q3n_V1-WJV7CgSKKW6-w8V14ZStPFV5jhHP234Jh_W1LPS8W3c-5VxW28rWLK2cGMD7W293QQK716FnyN1Gl7XHX2NnXW70w88N5rZj_xW6WTNMr2lH6K6W1Bxmzw3K0nbXN2LlLwv5d_-TW7Zr6Vv7-SCyDW77rqBh7j0M2kW984ZCY5WJk59W3wrfJS3-1Gy3W29yRH457DgS_W6WM8gt6tyP_BW7bCR0P30mYhYW5bJ_DT2RYJjdW2Jpcxn9cbkk-W6_BDnw2xmGX2W6RG8HM5pQ1QBW8kfY5H4fkDVRW440xFF7GhfdCN4pXtrPZXNXvV82fjX5lXsKKW8p-H9N4pQmQK3g_41). And finally, Mike Boyle introduces us to three new custom Magpul SAINT Victor rifles. These special-edition guns are equipped with the most requested Magpul gear in a variety of eye-catching color options. [Read more about these special edition SAINT Victor rifles here](113/c2jPK04/MW-Wpd65w91N407TxJX6L_tVkMXxJ4Zk8QqKqRf3q3phV1-WJV7CgXf6W4CV-Gg6bYpNNW7FRy4C3sxPztW5hDxRx82Q-TLW8f8wz32HvYcxW1Lgl824nnFnsW1QGqqY1gBD5GW192tqQ9b8yjvN73LVfg6pggwW28NrFX90fm6NW1L-5V77KDBktN7tzV55j9mRYW6J5yY21Pjt5lW6-5Wv77d7hhhVfpfrQ33lsj-W7Cg5hW3xyFnJVdKJxB1X_0bdW61x7Fq2TXNlCW4JZhT790KCGzN3jZ5wCXgQMFVkQxjf5SG8SlW30QRhG2D8Z0FW5nGYQ4949dCkW1qMx_72cF82FW7wW2mw81Qb3kW2VyRHs5LSVvzW8fcsd-3cmMFpW8zZqQG3P2hTMW6_7_vJ7HbxRN3btL1). 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