When Ha-Go Tanks Ambushed M3 Stuarts

Follow and Wishlist our game on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/36... December 22, 1941. The island of Luzon is the stage for the first-ever tank clash between the United States and the Empire of Japan. A column of heavily armored American M3 Stuarts is intercepted by Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go tanks and a brutal, close-quarters brawl ensues. While the Stuarts boast superior armor that easily deflects Japanese shells, their inexperienced crews struggle to spot the well-camouflaged Japanese forces. The battle evolves into an all round shootout, and two opposing commanders are forced to make decisions on-the-fly. How did a jammed gun force an American lieutenant to rely on desperate maneuvers to keep his crew alive? Why did an outgunned Japanese commander resort to a suicidal ramming to halt the American advance? And what happened when the smoke cleared, leaving two crippled tanks and their commanders face-to-face? Watch our new video to see the outcome of the Pacific Theater's first armored engagement. Sources: • Seiseikai [青星会]. (1975). The Footsteps of the 4th Tank Regiment [戦四の歩み]. • Raymond Woolfe Jr. (5/15/2026) Armored Debut on the Road to Damortis. HistoryNet https://historynet.com/armored-debut-... • "Morin, 2nd Lt. Benjamin R. - Bataan Project 4" by Jim Opolony. Link:https://bataanproject.com/morin-2nd-l... • "Rev. Benjamin ‘Ben’ R. Morin, soldier who survived Japanese POW camps, dead at 94" by Maureen O'Donnell, Chicago Sun-Times. Link: https://chicago.suntimes.com/obituari... • "Vandenbroucke, Sgt. Raymond J. - Bataan Project 4" by Jim Opolony. Link: https://bataanproject.com/vandenbrouc... • "Von Bergen, Sgt. Willard W. - Bataan Project 4" by Jim Opolony. Link: https://bataanproject.com/von-bergen-... • "Zelis, Pfc. Louis C. - Bataan Project 4" by Jim Opolony. Link: bataanproject.com/zelis-pfc-louis-c. Hit join to become a member and get exclusive perks @yarnhub Support us on Patreon Patreon: yarnhub Check out our exclusive merch https://yarnhub-shop.fourthwall.com Join us on Discord Discord: discord Hit join to become a member and get exclusive perks @yarnhub Support us on Patreon Patreon: yarnhub Check out our exclusive merch https://yarnhub-shop.fourthwall.com Join us on Discord Discord: discord 00:00 US M3 Stuart Tanks Spot Japanese Forces 01:22 Lt. Mitsuoka's Type 95 Ha-Gos Set Up Ambush 03:20 Corporal John Cahill Survives Machine-Gun Barrage 05:19 M3 Stuart Platoon Pushes Forward 07:53 Mitsuoka's Type 95 Ha-Go Rams Morin's Stuart 10:07 Private Louis Zelis Strands Damaged Stuart 12:10 Direct Hit Cripples Lieutenant Benjamin Morin's Tank 14:11 Japanese Reinforcements Force Remaining Stuarts To Retreat 16:51 Lt. Mitsuoka Captures American Tank Crew Yarnhub uses the Unreal® Engine. Unreal® is a trademark or registered trademark of Epic Games, Inc. in the United States of America and elsewhere. Unreal® Engine, Copyright 1998 – 2026, Epic Games, Inc. All rights reserved.