Pacific Campaign
A small number of tank destroyer battalions served in the South-West Pacific; due to the lack of Japanese armor, these were employed almost entirely in the infantry support role, effectively acting as highly mobile artillery. Due to their open topped-turrets, the tank destroyers were far more vulnerable than tanks to close-assault tactics used by the Japanese infantry.
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