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*This is my first DBWI thread, so if I make any immature mistakes please let me know!:)

After reading several books on the Pacific War it seems that the Japanese were planning to invade the Philippines during their land/resource grab in Southeast Asia :eek: apparently because the islands were directly across their Home Islands and the Southern Resource Area! Now in history as we know it of course the Japanese never invaded, but what will have happened if they did? Personally I think it will have turned into a bloodbath for the Rising Aun, after all MacArthur was well stocked with supplies and will probably have ample time to prepare? Not to mention ticking off the greatest industrial power on the planet? It was insane for them to bypass the threat of the Philippines but they will have to be even more crazy to take on the U.S.! But what will the repercussions of this be had they tried? What will the effect of the U.S. joining the war right then have on the course of the European War?

Anyone's thought are welcomed!:)
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