Admiral Beez
Banned
I think I'm proof against rehashing any old topics, after a search here https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/search/3415343/?q=iwo+jima&o=date&c[title_only]=1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
- The tunnel linking the mountain to the main forces was never completed
- The day the Americans invaded, 11 miles of a planned 17 miles of tunnel network had been dug.
- The Japanese supply was inadequate. Troops were supplied a 60% of the standard issue of ammunitions sufficient for one engagement by one division, and food and forage enough for four months.
- IJA had 21,060 total men under arms vs. 110,000 USMC men
- Tunnels are completed as designed
- Troops have sufficient ammunition and food
- 50,000 IJA troops