IWO JIMA, PACIFIC OCEAN - March 1945 - A Marine flame throwing tank, also known as a "Ronson", scorches a Japanese strongpoint. The eight M4A3 Sherman


IWO JIMA, PACIFIC OCEAN - March 1945 - A Marine flame throwing tank, also known as a "Ronson", scorches a Japanese strongpoint. The eight M4A3 Shermans equipped with the Navy Mark 1 flame-thrower proved to be the most valuable weapons systems on Iwo These beaches quickly filled up and was then counter-attacked by the Japanese defenders, which incurred heavy losses for the invading troops - Photo: Geopix/H Neil Gillespie/USMC


Size: 3607px × 2855px
Location: Iwo Jima, Japan
Photo credit: © Geopix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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