File:US tanks in Guadalcanal.jpg

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English: Employmant of tanky on Guadalcanal was hampered by the nature of the terrain. Light tanks were difficult to maneuver in the dense jungle and vulnerable to enemy mines and antitank guns. The first vehicle is Light Tank M2A4, followed by an M3 tank.
Date circa 1942
date QS:P, 1942-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Army photo [1] from United States Army in World War II The War in the Pacific Guadalcanal: The First Offensive John Miller, Jr.
Author U.S. Army

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04:35, 9 May 2006Thumbnail for version as of 04:35, 9 May 2006640 × 757 (109 KB)PDH (talk | contribs)EMPLOYMENT OF TANKS in Guadalcanal was hampered by the nature of the terrain. Light tanks were difficult to maneuver in the dense jungle and vulnerable to enemy mines and antitank guns Image appears in [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-P-Guadalcan

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