Reflections on today fieldtrip
Today's field is a tiring and hot one. We went to the Labrador Park
to learn
about the guns used in defending Singapore in the war world two. As the
British that rules Singapore thought that Singapore would be attacked
by the
Japanese by the sea, all the guns were facing seaward. However, the
Japanese
attacked from north, from china all the way down to Singapore. The guns
were
not used effectively as it could only shoot at battleships at the sea.
The
guns could be move but the concrete behind the artillery guns limited
its
movement. The concrete was used as a protection for the soldiers who
are
firing the guns. The guns are also loaded with amour penetrating
cannons
which are useful for destroying ships and tanks. The cannons are
useless
against infantry as the cannon only injure a small amount of troops. I
feel
that if Singapore had guns facing both directions, Singapore might not
have
fallen to the Japanese. As Japanese lacks ammunition, it is easy for
the
British troops to defeat them.
Next, we when to reflections at mount chando. We walked around up the
hill
and saw beautiful scenery Pasir Panjang. There was a bungalow which is
like
a small museum. We had to pay one dollar to go in. the museum mostly
talks
about the battle of Pasir Panjang, one of the last battle Singapore had
before the British surrendered. The Japanese tried to capture mount
Chando
as it is a strategic location and they needed more ammunition. Soldiers
from
the top could see anyone down there. The battle was one which gave the
Japanese a hard time. The Japanese could not capture the hill even
after
four days. They tried to act as Indian soldiers so they could get past
the
army defense but the commanding officer of mount Chando saw through
their
trick. He ordered his troops to open fire at them. The Japanese were
furious
and sent their entire army to capture it. They quickly ran out of
ammunition
and had to fight close combat. The Japanese outnumbered the Singapore
troops
and won the battle. The Japanese then tortured their commanding officer
to
death. Furious, they marched into a nearby hospital and killed 200 over
of
the patients and staff. I detest the Japanese's cruelty. Millions of
people
died because of the Japanese emperor's desire for power.
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