All,
This one here is a bit speculative. I have no clue at all and I can't really find any references.
The Allieds (US) had its operation paperclip to "catch" German scientist and in essence get as much new technology as possible from Germany.
Some of the more significant US developments would probably not have been possible without German technology and scientists. Even Stalin admitted "your Germans are better than my Germans" (or something in that vein at least).
Now, was there a similar scramble for Japanese technology? Was there any significant Japanese developments worth going for?
I am simply not clued up on this, and I can't even name one major Japanese development of major significance (ranging up there with Me-262, air-to-air missiles, von Braun's rockets, the German subs, etc etc).
Small things like the Japanese torpedo, yes, but that is not particular significant?
And if there were, what were these? would it have changed anything if Soviet had got there first?
Comments?
ivan