Along with the boots on the ground, there was armored vehicles present on the beach. According to Adrian R. Lewis, there were two tank battalions tasked with charging the beach; the 741st and the 743rd Tank Battalions. The tanks of 743rd battalion that launched towards shore on the western front were about 5,000 yards away. One of the tank commanders realized the sea was too dangerous so he drove his ship practically right up to the shore so his tanks could make it. The 743rd tank battalion was able to land 40 out of 48 tanks on Dog Green and Dog Red. The The 741st tank battalion had awful luck getting to shore. The Eastern flank was poorly armed due to the lack of armored presence around it. Only two tanks made it from the original detachment.
