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I know that a recent TL on this board asked what would have happened if Eisenhower and not MacArthur had been in charge of the Philippines when the Japanese invaded in 1941, but I would like to ask two questions based on some items Calbear mentioned in another forum.
Let's assume that - for the sake of argument - MacArthur has a sudden bout of common sense. As a result he does two things differently from what he did in 1941-42 during the invasion of the Philippines.
He scrambles all the aircraft on the ground within say ten to fifteen minutes of getting the news of the Pearl Harbor attack. Thus they are not neatly lined up ready for the Japanese to blast them when they attack.
He saves all the food supplies he can so that the Bataan bastion can hold out for a while longer.
Doing just these two things how does the first Battle of the Philippines go and how long do Bataan and Corregidor hold out before they capitulate or - follow up question - do they hold out long enough to be relieved?