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Thrust and Counterthrust (Jan 1942 - Dec 1942)

Thrust and Counterthrust (Jan 1942 - Dec 1942)

The Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO) was the World War II area of military activity in the Pacific Ocean and the countries bordering it, a geographic scope that reflected the operational and administrative command structures of the American forces during that period. (The other areas of the Pacific War -- the China Burma India Theater, the South-East Asian Theatre, and Manchurian Theatre -- had their own respective command structures, independent of PTO.)

The Pacific Theater of Operations was one of two areas in which the United States initiated offensive combat operations against the Axis in late 1942. This included operations by the 32nd and the 41st Infantry Divisions on New Guinea, the Americal Infantry Division on the Gilbert Islands, and the 1st Marine Division on Guadalcanal. The other area was the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, beginning with Operation Torch in November.

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Imperial Japanese Army Type 95 Ha-Go Light Tank - Company 2, 7th Tank Regiment, Philippines, 1942 Imperial Japanese Army Type 95 "Ha-Go" Light Tank - Company 2, 7th Tank Regiment, Philippines, 1942 (1:72 Scale)

The Japanese tankettes were in reality auxiliary vehicles, designed and adapted for a variety of support tasks. The true battle tanks were grouped into two different categories, light and medium. The most numerous light tank in December 1941, and in fact throughout most of the war, was the Type 95 or "Ha-Go."

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