If the area was wide enough, a tank was only behind a bulldozer in off road ability, but large trees and rocks will stop any tank.Īn LST delivering a Marine M4A1 Sherman to Cape Gloucester In most cases it will only be two or three, because most jungle fighting is limited to certain paths due to terrain restrictions.
They also cannot be employed in large numbers, fighting in the jungle is a very up close and personal affair, and from two to six tanks are all that are needed or can really be employed. T anks have to be used in a different way than they would in just about any other terrain when fighting in the jungle, and more so than any other terrain, are dependent on their infantry support to protect them and be their eyes. When a tank can be brought up though, when used correctly, it was a very useful tool in destroying enemy bunkers and strong points that could not be flanked.Īnother Marine M4A1 on Cape Gloucester, this one made by ( P acific C ar & F oundry) West Coast Best Coast Baby In at least one case engineers had to put in a corduroy log road to get the tanks up to the fight when the Marines used them on Cape Gloucester. In many cases it requires the close work of heavy engineers and their bulldozers.
It is very difficult to operate a tank in the jungle, that is true, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be done.
Jungle Tanking: The Sherman Saw Combat In Almost All Terrain, Including The Steaming Jungles Of The Pacific.Ĭ onventional wisdom often states, Jungles are no place for tanks, but that wisdom is wrong. New Post on Jungle Warfare going up today.
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