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Old 04-24-10, 11:34 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by Schroeder View Post
I guess the Japanese thought that tanks would be to heavy to operate on jungle islands.
Your tank is useless if you have to go into the swampy jungle.
Except that the IJA didn't care about jungle. Their primary interest was China. Given their poor outcome with the Russians, and subsequent fear of Soviet involvement, you'd have thought they would have worked on better armor.

Or artillery.
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