中途岛战役后,美军想趁中途岛大捷,在太平洋上大干一场。1942年7月4日,美侦察机发现日军一支工兵部队正在瓜达尔卡纳尔岛(简称“瓜岛”)上修建机场。倘若这个机场建成,从瓜岛起飞的日机将严重威胁美军现有防线。瓜岛遂成为美军首先必须夺取的目标。 瓜岛是个奇形怪状的小岛。它东西长150公里,南北宽40公里,恰似一枚巨大的翡翠,镶嵌在波涛汹涌的西南太平洋上。岛上地势高 After the Battle of Midway, the U.S. Army wants to take advantage of Midway and make a big splash in the Pacific Ocean. On July 4, 1942, the U.S. reconnaisance plane discovered that a Japanese engineering unit was constructing an airport on Guadalcanal Island (“Guadalu”). If the airport is completed, the Japanese plane taking off from Kuta will seriously threaten the existing U.S. defense. Kuala Lumpur became the first target that the U.S. military must seize. Kuala Island is a bizarre island. It is 150 km long from east to west and 40 km wide from north to south, just like a giant emerald set in the choppy Southwest Pacific Ocean. High on the island