This redesigned kind of the amphibian help vehicle LVT-(A) 1 was created the usa Marines. During numerous actions through the Pacific Campaign, the Marines became conscious of the need for a vehicle more notably armed than its predecessor which had a 37 MM cannon. This enhancement finished up being required to better counteract japan fortifications and tanks which expanded in quantity while the War progressed. Beautifully made with another tower housing a fast 75 MM howitzer, this automobile was in fact popular in battles the conquest of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.