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Well, it seems the First Canadian Army rushed through to reinforce the landing paratroopers, and helping the less lucky units retreat under heavy fire support.

Minor issue: How many light carriers did Canada make? You mentioned early on Warrior, Vampire and Triumph, but for the operations of Okinawa, you had Warrior, Resurrection and Eagle. I think you accidentally used the names from Canadian Power? Also, did America enter the war before or after...

Notice that Canada only has one capital ship, purchased in the hey day of the big gun warships. The cruisers meanwhile are useful for a variety of operations, from surface combat to AA support, with Canada potentially going to get more involvement in the Pacific. HMCS Canada here is in many...

I think an immediate question is whether the Canada's might consider having escort carriers or light carriers early on to help escort the convoys. Perhaps see if Britain or the Americans is willing to cooperate and let them have a fleet carrier by the end of the war.

Well, if they continued, then they will lose a war of attrition with the Chinese and remain politically isolated.

I think they were trying to do their own version of a "Shock and Awe" Campaign. However, they lacked the technology or resources to make that strategy effective. Plus they failed at securing their conquests (i.e. not pissing off the local populace that their descendants still hold grudges)

I think one way to look at it was the IJN became similar in fanaticism as the Waffen-SS, and didn't really care about Generals' orders. This was especially true of the Junior Officers, who had a habit of killing Generals who didn't agree with their ideas.

Also, they forgot that America can into navy, as opposed to Tsarist Russia. Lest we forget, they tried attacking British Trawlers in Dogger Bank, thinking they were Japanese Torpedo Boats. They sank one, ONE trawler, and damaged two of their own cruisers. Plus several Russian ships fired...

Given the cruisers Canada is building near the start of the war, they might be the first to fit them. HMCS Canada could get some early on, given how much room is available on board.

I wonder if the Canadians might consider installing Pom-Poms or Bofors 40 mm guns on their ships before and during the early months of the war.

How about turning it into a Canadian military port, or one jointly operated with the Americans as a forward base for submarines?

At most, I think it would be a temporary political union, though perhaps there remains some agreements on mutual defence, trade, and social policies.

Wait, at this point, might the Americans decide that USS Iowa and/or USS New Jersey needs some live fire practice, and assigns them to cover the Marine Expeditionary Forces?

One thing is for sure, Canada here appears to be among the most prepared Allied nations for the outbreak of war. Looking forward to the section(s) on WWII and Canada's role.

Having a second port might mean that any emergencies at one port wouldn't cripple trade as shipping could be redirected to the other port. And in WWII, having both ports would mean less chance of one strike crippling naval operations on the west coast. Also, Seattle may still become home to...

I guess some changes to MacKenzie Kings upbringing and/or Political savviness means he knows better than to show any personal prejudices? In OTL he did admire Hitler before the War. Maybe here, someone pointed out how excessive the Nazis are.

I assume the Montreal-class will be getting the BL 6 inch Mk XXIII guns and triple turrets as used by the Towns, along with the QF 5.25 inch Mark I. Perhaps the Canadians help refine the gun and turret design to mitigate some of the issues with the OTL design.

It might mean Canada will need more auxiliary ships.

Perhaps they build modified Southampton-class or the Edinburgh-class CLs.

I love it!!!! :D I do wonder about those "light cruisers," though. 18 6-inch guns would need 6 triple turrets, or a mix of triples and quads. It would also need to be rather long to accommodate that many guns and the machinery for sailing at 30.5 knots.