After tasting the sweetness of the Russo-Japanese War, Japan became more superstitious about bayonet tactics, and assassination was a compulsory course for almost every Japanese soldier. In the early period of World War II, the Japanese army mainly relied on marksmanship and equipment advantages to fight, and rarely used Long Live Charge. However, in the late period of the Pacific War, the United States began to besiege the Japanese troops entrenched in the Pacific islands through leapfrog tactics. Since the US military has mastered the right to control the sea, the Japanese army trapped on the island has only two choices, either being wiped out on the spot by the US military or surrendering like the US military.
Influenced by the spirit of Bushido, Japanese soldiers at that time rarely surrendered to the US military. After the US military landed on the island, the Japanese army often used tactics such as mines, tunnels and guerrillas to harass the US military. After the U.S. troops have cleared all Japanese strongholds, the remaining Japanese troops will carry out a long live charge. During World War II, the US military was equipped with a large number of automatic weapons, which were covered by artillery fire at long distances, heavy machine guns and mortars at medium and long distances, and light machine guns at medium and short distances. American soldiers are also equipped with a large number of submachine guns, and ordinary officers are equipped with pistols.
In the face of the American armed to the teeth, the long-lived charge of the Japanese army did not play much role. Most Japanese troops were killed in the assault, and even if a few rushed to American positions, it would not change the battlefield situation. However, the US military is still very afraid of Japan's long-lived charge, because the long-lived charge will not change the battlefield pattern, but it will bring great casualties to the US military. The Japanese army likes to launch sneak attacks at night. On some jungle-dense islands, some Japanese troops often sneak into American positions, causing a large number of casualties to American troops.
In fact, in the eyes of European and American armies, when the battlefield situation is irreparable, they should raise the white flag and surrender. It is difficult for them to understand Japan's long live charge. When Yamashita Wen Feng attacked the Malay Archipelago, hundreds of allied troops surrendered to the Japanese army. If the Japanese army, like the European and American troops, chooses to surrender when there is no way out, then the losses of the US military will be greatly reduced. The stubborn fighting style of the Japanese army led to a large number of casualties of the American army, which was also an important reason why the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan. It can only be said that Japan's long live charge was a very mindless act, which not only led to the death of a large number of Japanese soldiers, but also made Japan severely punished by the United States.