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It would not, but planning for the contingency beyond acceptable would degrade the Japanese efficiency in case the contingency (too long war) do not occur. Simplifying, longer war need less armaments and more ammunition, opposite to the case of the short war. Therefore, the Japanese High Command planning has allocated war resources (including ammunition, spare parts and reinforcements) for exactly 6 months of operations in December 1941. Of course, lower-rank commanders have hoarded resources too, based on personal estimations.Why would the war end as the Japanese intended?
Not a bad result for 54:1 power ratio. Finnish soldiers thought against Soviets for longer than Japan against US (1:9 power ratio), and got a better peace treaty at end. Example of Finland shows the Japanese performance could be potentially far "better" in WWII.Furthermore, Finland lost more after the Continuation War and was forced into Finlandization by the USSR.
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