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A tank crosses a river north of Imphal, on the way to Kohima. The men wear special helmets for tank crews. |
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US army engineers push a jeep out of deep mud. Operations by the XV Corps in Burma were boosted by the Chindits, who helped show the enemy was not all-powerful. |
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In November 1944, the Japanese launched a ground offensive in China. Japanese supplies were coming through the port of Hankow, so the USAAF decided to close it down. On December 18, some 500 tons of incendiary bombs were dropped on the dock district. |
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An M4 medium tank of the 761st Tank Battalion heads into action in France in 1944. |
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Super marine Spitfire: Top speed: 361 m.p.h. Arrangement .303 in. machine-guns. It was replacing the Hurricane as the standard R.A.F. fighter. |
| Messerschmitt 109E: Top speed: 357 m.p.h. Arrangement: two 7.7mm. machine guns, two 20 mm. cannon. Less maneuverable than the spitfire and handicapped by short range. |  |
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Hawker Hurricane: Top speed: 328m.p.h. Arrangement: eight .303 in. machine-guns. Britain's first monoplane fighter. |
| Infantry MkII: Armor: 78-mm. Turret gun: 2-pounder. In the rout of the Italians in the Libya in1940-41, tanks like this one, nicknamed the "Matilda", played a big part. |  |