Submitted by Jason McDonald on Fri, 2014-07-04 14:37
Allied planners had seriously underestimated the strength and effectiveness of Japanese Forces. Allied opinion held that they could not shoot straight, since many Japanese were nearsighted.
Submitted by Jason McDonald on Thu, 2014-07-03 22:18
On December 10, 1941, the 400-man garrison on Guam was overwhelmed by 5,000 Naval Marines of the Imperial Japanese Navy in a few hours of fighting. Guam would not be the scene of fighting again until 1944.
![](https://worldwar2database.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/wwii1051.jpg?itok=k8241pMV "155mm "Long Tom" Fires at Japanese on Guam")
