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  1. Malaya What If

    After Churchill announced the sending of Force Z, Japanese airgroups were specifically assigned to the task of sinking it. They will not equipped for ground attacks, as their whole reason for being there was naval attacks.

  2. War over Holland a different defeat

    Great stuff @Parma! Interested where these changes will lead to :) Can you tell more about this? Does this mean in case of a German attack? Or has the Dutch cabinet takes measures to actively join the allied side? Does this establish the airforce as a seperate branch of the armed forces? Will...

  3. Fate of Central Powers Dutch Empire in Entente Victory?

    Basically the only POD that doesn't significantly alter the start of WWI, would be an Entente attack on the Netherlands. Which isn't that far-fetched, given the OTL proposals for seizing Terschelling.

  4. Malaya What If

    In this scenario the Thai will be much more on board with the Japanese. They could - at least in part - cover the Japanese flank.

  5. Malaya What If

    With regards to Northern Sumatra, it is important to note that from the 23th of February 1942, Atjeh (the northern tip of the island) was in a state of revolt. This was triggered by the capitulation of Singapore and/or the Japanese landings at Palembang. I think it's safe to say that if the...

  6. Malaya What If

    Fremantle will not be an important submarine base if the likes of Sabang and Malakka are available to the Allies. Only the mop up operation that was operation T. The - much more important - operation L against Palembang was done with fresh troops. ABDACOM was very much drinking paint in...

  7. Malaya What If

    I can more or less agree on most of what you say Belisarius, but on this I'm not sold. Yes, if ABDACOM allows Java and then Sumatra to fall, they will lose Malaya and all will be for nought. However, if they manage to keep a hold of Malaya and (Northern) Sumatra, the Allies will be in prime...

  8. Malaya What If

    On the subject of Japanese intelligence in Malaya: Wey, A.L.K. (2018). Japanese intelligence and covert operations: a strategic evaluation of Fujiwara Kikan in the invasion of Malaya and Singapore, 1941-1942. Journal of Intelligence History, 17(1), 52-64.

  9. Malaya What If

    I do think that the idea of the Japanese pigheadedness gets too much traction. The Dutch East Indies campaign has lots of examples of the Japanese military adapting their plans to new circumstances. They were very much goal-focused though, that is certainly true.

  10. Malaya What If

    More of a set of specs really!

  11. Malaya What If

    The decision to let the 18th Division march straight to surrender at Singapore is one of the most atrocious decisions of the campaign, if no the war. It made no sense OTL and it won't make sense ATL. Let's hope that Gort suffers less from Singaporitis than Wavell did. If the 18th gets sent to...

  12. Malaya What If

    Now that would certainly be an hilarious turn of events!

  13. What if Japan attacked the Dutch East Indies in 1936?

    This one!

  14. What if Japan attacked the Dutch East Indies in 1936?

    http://www.combinedfleet.com/Oil.htm I think the answer for this question could very well be found at this page!

  15. What if Japan attacked the Dutch East Indies in 1936?

    Mahan was very popular within the KM and segments of politics. Yes they did, with that mostly concerning the Chinese in the period after the Chinese Revolution, and the Japanese after WWI. Of course they could lie, but it would be very clear that they would be. The military didn't feel they...

  16. What if Japan attacked the Dutch East Indies in 1936?

    I remember being a bit surprised that the gunnery officer of the HrMs Java was lauded as being the best of the best, and trained his gun crews very well, while Java scored barely a hit - AFAICT - at Java Sea. Interesting to see that this isn't something that was only noticeable in the RNLN...

  17. What if Japan attacked the Dutch East Indies in 1936?

    The gunnery displayed at Java Sea was abmysal to be frank.

  18. What if Japan attacked the Dutch East Indies in 1936?

    From the late 19th century out. This was in part caused by the military weakness of the Dutch forces in the DEI. A deliberate attack was unstoppable, while a defense against a coup-de-main had some chance of succeeding, so the latter was chosen as the most likeliest scenario. In my TL (SHAMELESS...

  19. What if Japan attacked the Dutch East Indies in 1936?

    If Japan would do that, what would be the point of the occupation? Furthermore, I doubt that imperial Japan was ideologically able to make such a promise, let alone fulfill it. Ah, in that regard you mean. The range of Japanese air-units in late 1941 was amazing, I don't know if that was the...

  20. What if Japan attacked the Dutch East Indies in 1936?

    The economic interests of the UK in the DEI were immense. Lets not forget that Koninklijke Olie and Shell had fused not that long ago. I even remember a source saying that the UK trade with the DEI was larger than the Dutch trade with its own colony was! What would trigger this though? Do you...
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