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105s on small islands

January 19 2002 at 9:44 PM		   (no login)
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Response to Marine Artillery in the Pacific
Betio (Tarawa) was about as small an island as the Marines ever attacked. The Marine plan for Betio was to land artillery on the undefended adjacent islands, and soften Betio up for a couple of days. The Navy vetoed that idea because of the yogaki threat.

During the three day battle, 75mm howitzers were landed on Betio and the 105s did go to the adjacent islands, firing down the long axis of Betio. But.... going through some old photos, lo and behold, there's a photo of a 105 being landed on Betio proper.

 
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