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The first CAC-Mitsubishi A6M5 'Taipan' fighter delivered to the RAAF. (When I reconfigure the file) :mad:

Historical musings-One of the options that was considered as part of modernising Japan during the Meiji restoration was adopting a form of the Christian faith. This might have swayed Australian public opinion enough to overcome fears of the "Yellow Peril" about to swoop down from the North, or at least see " the plucky little Jap" as the underdog threatened by the Chinese and/or Russians.
In an attempt to keep Japan onside in OTL the Menzies Government considered buying the Mitsubishi Zero for the RAAF befor Japan entered WW2. IMHO it would have fared pretty well against the Italian and German aircraft in North Africa compared to the Kittyhawk which was relegated to fighter-bomber duties.

Maybe there would have been RAAF pilots taking part in a "Battle of Japan" instead of a "Battle of Britain".
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