▁front s , ▁such ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁Ar ctic ▁region ▁during ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ' s ▁P ets amo – K ir ken es ▁Off ensive ▁against ▁German ▁forces ▁in ▁Norway ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁where ▁the ▁then - ob sole te ▁US ▁t anks ▁faced ▁mainly ▁captured ▁French ▁t anks ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Germ ans , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁S OM U A ▁S 3 5 , ▁which ▁to ▁a ▁limited ▁extent ▁was ▁somewhat ▁compar able ▁to ▁the ▁Lee / Gr ant ▁it ▁fought ▁against . ▁ ▁Pacific ▁War ▁In ▁the ▁Pacific ▁War , ▁arm ored ▁war fare ▁played ▁a ▁relatively ▁minor ▁role ▁for ▁the ▁Al lies ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁the ▁Japanese , ▁compared ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁naval , ▁air , ▁and ▁inf antry ▁units . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean ▁Theater ▁and ▁the ▁South west ▁Pacific ▁Theater , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁deployed ▁none ▁of ▁its ▁dedicated ▁arm ored ▁divisions ▁and ▁only ▁a ▁third ▁of ▁its ▁ 7 0 ▁other ▁separate ▁tank ▁batt al ions . ▁ ▁A ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁M 3 ▁Le es ▁saw ▁action ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁Pacific ▁Ocean ▁Theater ▁in ▁. ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁US ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁deployed ▁all ▁six ▁of ▁its ▁tank ▁batt al ions , ▁none ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁the ▁M 3 ▁Lee . ▁( US MC ▁tank ▁batt al ions ▁were ▁equ ipped ▁initially ▁with ▁M 3 ▁Stu arts , ▁which ▁were ▁then ▁replaced ▁by ▁M 4 ▁Sh erm ans ▁in ▁mid - 1