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Battlefield Action #22
An anthology issue containing two military combat stories. The first story depicts a formation of Allied fighter pilots attacking a German airfield and a downed enemy plane marked with swastikas, with Allied forces preparing to bomb strategic targets. The second story, "Thanks to the Tank Trapper," follows soldiers in Korea who construct an improvised pillbox to stop enemy tanks; a young soldier nicknamed "the Kid" contributes an idea for a specialized anti-tank rifle with incendiary bullets that proves effective against advancing North Korean armor, while a soldier named Asher later becomes trapped in a foxhole under mortar fire and must fight his way to safety.