ɪnˈɪʃəli, ðə mɚɹˈiːnz hæd ðə səpˈoːɹt ʌv tˈuː ˈɛm fˈoːɹ ʃˈɜːmən tˈæŋks, bˌʌt ɔnðɪ ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ tə hˈɪl wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd bˈoʊθ ʌv ðˌɛm slˈɪpt ˈɔf ʌvðə sˈaɪdz əvə nˈæɹoʊ kˈɔːzweɪ, ɪmˈoʊbɪlˌaɪzɪŋ ðˌɛm.
Initially, the Marines had the support of two M4 Sherman tanks, but on the approach to Hill 100 both of them slipped off of the sides of a narrow causeway, immobilizing them.