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As others have said it seems the US plan evolved away from charging blindly into a meat grinder. I think the US in 1941 was very constrained in its responses and with or without the Pearl Harbour raid probably had to follow roughly the same strategy of building up and methodically clearing a...

I think the most plausible scenario is Spain joining the Allies in late 1944. In return they would get some financial aid from the US and get to be on the winning side. They could probably make modest contributions in terms of several divisions and the use of airfields for maritime patrols, I...

For Japan it is the price of the losses off Malaya at the start of the story.

2pm HMS Renown HMS Renown was now surrounded by an ad hoc battlegroup consisting of HMAS Australia, Canberra and the light cruiser USS Boise. A pair of British destroyers and two Australian destroyers were screening for submarines. Overhead the RAAF maintained a small CAP, along with several...

9am aboard the Mogami The Japanese surface fleet was commanded by Rear Admiral Takeo Takagi, like most of those of that rank his background was serving on cruisers and battleships. He had chosen to use the Mogami as his flagship, it was one of the most modern designs in the fleet. Through his...

4am 2nd March 1942 South of Ambon Admiral Ozawa watched the as the covering force split off from his carrier group and headed south. There was enough moonlight to make out their silhouettes as the large cruisers headed into action, each one a powerful modern cruiser more than a match for any...

Thanks! I tried to reflect both the high stress of submarine warfare and the unfortunate behaviour of several submarine captains on the Axis side who sank ships they were not meant to (i.e. Hospital ships). I think it was reasonable way of showing the dangers of assuming you have full control...

I felt the British decision in OTL to garrison HK was wrong even without the benefit of hindsight, the forces could have been far better used in Malaya. I always felt the land defence could have gone a bit better with modest changes, even with the pre war arrogance and a sub optimal leader like...

:) It is rapidly getting harder for Japan, I hope fairly reflecting the problems of delaying the war with US. It is an interesting challenge trying to keep all parties actions sensible and historically plausible whilst allowing a bit of fun in terms of naval battles. Hopefully my own biases...

6am February 28th 1942 Admiral Yamamoto's message to the fleet focused on duty, sacrifice, that the eyes of all Japan were watching and the fact this was the largest undertaking that Japan had ever undertaken. Eighty ships were transporting the three divisions of the initial invasion force...

24th February 1942 8pm Manila Naval HQ Luzon had avoided invasion for another day, relieved staff were busy processing the days sighting and contact reports from the various submarines and air patrols. The most important report was a failed torpedo attack on the Japanese carrier group as it...

My thinking is that with the threat of submarines much will be shipped overland. Bombay and Karachi are two of the safer ports to unload in and closer to the UK and US. My understanding is that particularly from Calcutta to Chittong the railway quality declined.

21st February - South of Singapore It was a dark and stormy night and the captain of HMS Renown was glad of it. The bad weather had allowed much of the fleet to depart Singapore both unobserved and safe from submarines. The Japanese might have been stopped on the ground in southern Malaya but...

February 20th 11am Wake Island The air aid siren sounded once more, in was now a regular routine and the assorted marines and specialists sprinted to their posts. Amongst them was Corporal Anderson, a young marine in charge of one of the recently built bunkers and a relative newcomer to the...

The US have other carriers, and the advantage of being 'sunk' in shallow waters is that the Yorktown is not gone forever. The US Pacific commitment is roughly historical, just with a marginally different pearl harbour experience. US war plans are roughly in line with War Plan Orange in that...

I understand that the EU has a secret plan to demand this of the U.K. in the event of a remain vote, by next week the Queen will be arrested and the armed forces disbanded. The French and German army will then take responsibility for the defence of the U.K. and for internal security operations. :)

The other battleships in pearl harbour were older ones, names withheld to reduce the number of names I need to keep track of! Differences to OTL in terms of ship locations would be explained by a combination of repair work, upgrades and operational requirements. So some battleships are on the...

They might look at land based campaign, so based in Australia air power would have to cover the shortfall in carriers. Meanwhile an overland attack through Burma to Saigon would be an option. Using land based air power in New Guinea, and going through Burma are very tough though as the...

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The Sittang Bridge courtesy of Wikipedia