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Ive seen claims (most notably by Astrodrsgon in the Whale has Wings) that the most important Lend Lease to the Soviet Union during WW2 was British Lend Lease in 1941.
Doing some research threw up this, which is one of the best sources i can find regarding what was delivered when.
466 tanks had arrived in the USSR by the end of 1941 and 30-40% of the 205 medium or heavy tanks (ie 61 to 82) in front of Moscow were British.
1470 fighters were in service with the soviet air force on 1 January of which 99 were hurricanes.
Lets assume if the USSR could put something in service Britain could put the same thing in service in Malaya since they would not need as much training.
How much of a difference would half of those units make in Malaya.
Lets say 30 tanks and 50 hurricanes. Lets say the RAF maintain a 12 plane rotating CAP over Force Z, would force Z survive?
What would the effects on the war in Russia be if just these forces were diverted. Could Moscow fall? Would Stalin feel that Britain is not contributing enough?