M4 Sherman vs Type 97 ChI-HA: The Pacific 1945

by Steven J. Zaloga and Richard Chasemore

While the Pacific campaign is not well known as a theater for tank combat, the US Army deployed nearly a third of its tank battalions to the Pacific, and Japan was among the top five tank manufacturers during the war. The obscurity of Pacific tank battles largely hinged on the tactics used in the Pacific theater due to terrain. Tanks were generally used as infantry support weapons, and the terrain precluded the use of tanks in maneuver warfare...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849086389
• ISBN13: 9781849086387
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.3" x 9.6"