Last night, we were considering the Loverman and thought about his old band, Tarawa. Now, Tarawa circa late 1943 is no place for a Loverman. In fact, it was more appropriate for his inverse, the Fighterman. And verily did the Fightermen arrive courtesy of the Japanese and American armed forces. And when it came time for the American soldiers to re-take the small island in a brutal battle of attrition, some came ashore in The LVT — also known as the Amtrac — an amphibious, tracked troop carrier able to carry 24 soldiers. And while the Amtracs didn't fare so well at Tarawa, they went on to play a role throughout the next two years of the war, seeing service in both the Pacific and European theatres. We want one with a howitzer. – Davey G. Johnson

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