PI isnt run by corrupt people in that time as the corruption problem mainly started after the liberation or 45/46, the problem here is there is the budget is not enough, and they only increased their budget in defense to 15M Pesos ($1= P2 is the convertion rate in that time) a few months before the war in July 1941.
Defending Manila in ‘41?
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marathag
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Both. Dugout Doug had a lot of pay(and other Deals) for what he was doing there before the war
And this, from the Washington Post, many years ago
on Jan. 3, 1942, Quezon directed by executive order that $640,000 from the Philippine treasury be conveyed to the personal bank accounts of MacArthur and three members of his staff "in recognition of outstanding service to the Commonwealth of the Philippines."
Quezon said that the "recompense and reward" was for "distinguished service" from Nov. 15, 1935, to Dec. 30, 1941.
The transactions, made by radio grams from Corregidor to the Chase National Bank of the City of New York, placed $500,000 in MacArthur's account according to the records. Major Gen. Richard K. Sutherland, MacArthur's chief of staff, received $75,000; Brig. Gen. Richard J. Marshall Jr., the deputy chief of staff, received $45,000 and Lt. Col. Sidney L. Huff, MacArthur's personal aide, recieved $20,000.
So the best part the U.S. and the Philippine Commnwealth could do was to really abandon Manila. I do recall Quezon relocated the capital several times to Dumaguete, Bukidnon, and Oroquieta. Those P-40s and B-17s would need to be relocated to Mindanao since the Japanese only controlled the coastal cities.
As this early Vietnam-style of conflict occurs, the USAFFE could be supported by USN submarines operating deep behind enemy lines.
Oh yeah, I kinda forgot that Garands were limited in the late 30s and early 40s.
It was only at the end of the war that there were 2-3 million Garands so the U.S. supplied or sold them to post-war allies such as the South Korea, Japan, Israel, South Vietnam, and Turkey to name a few.
The Garand continued to be used by the Armed Forces of the Philippines well into the 1950s, seeing action in Korea and the Huk Rebellion. It was only in the late 50s that the AFP changed to the M14 and in 1966 when the M16 became the standard-issue rifle.
Speaking of the Vietnam War, I did read books and watch documentaries that especially in the early years of it, both sides still used WWII surplus ranging from the Garand, M1 Carbine, Springfield, Enfield, STEN, Thompson, and the Grease Gun. Even the Viet Minh and the Viet Cong used leftover French, Soviet-supplied German weapons, and left-over Japanese weapons such as the Arisaka and the Type 92 machine gun.
Not unless the USAFFE is willing to become a guerilla force (much like the guerilleros IOTL). A submarine might be able to carry 30 tonnes or so of supplies, but that won't go far for formed infantry units conducting regular operations. If you're going to add artillery as well, it gets even worse. There also aren't all that many submarines, and every one of them carrying supplies isn't looking for Japanese shipping. Given the torpedo situation, that might not be such a problem, all things considered, but the USN is still likely to be reluctant to divert their boats for this. It was hard enough to get them to run supplies to the guerillas IOTL!
Well that is the little corruption unlike the $80B surplus scandal in the next administration after the war. That is when corruption overload started
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Since torpedoes of the U.S. Navy were crap at this period. It would only be until 1943 when this problem was fixed.
What I did read though is that submarines carrying Marine Raiders and OSS personnel were deployed to the Philippines as early as 1942 all the way up to the start of the liberation in 1944. These pre-Special Forces and OSS often made contact with Filipino resistance fighters and remnant American forces which gave them intel on the positions and movements of Japanese troops. Also, it was here when the M1 Carbines were supplied to the resistance.
McPherson
Banned
This is why Mister Corncob Pipe is considered to be "unacceptable" in performance. Morality in command is almost as important as "technical competence". It goes directly to his judgment and objectivity.
A man who accepts bribes cannot be considered able to be competent.
About aircraft and guerrilla warfare.
a. runways.
b. spare parts.
c. trained mechanics.
d. integrated air defense system.
Air warfare is MAHAN, not Clauswitz. The use of the medium (ability to fly in the airspace) is at issue. Air forces cannot run away and hide. They fight or they die on the ground. Plus, there is the idiot, Brereton.
The forces there are under-equipped and it will be surely Nanking 2.0 with lots of massacres after they conquer Manila. The Philippines under Japanese Occupation will be much brutal than OTL.
In terms of torpedoes didn't the older version as used by the Asiatic(?) Fleet actually work as they were supposed to i.e. they went 'bang' when they hit something & it was only the more modern ones which had problems.
marathag
Banned
but didn't have the magnetic triggers that rarely worked and had contact exploders that did work, so far better than the newer units