Hyperion
Banned
I see a few minor but glaring issues, though nothing major off the top of my head.
Sea mines where never used in any major battle. I would strongly suggest you edit that part out. Also, Nimitz would have stayed in Pearl Harbor, Halsey or Fletcher would have been the ones in charge at the time, or possibly Wilson Brown.
Something which I'm surprized you didn't take into any account at all. While the Dutch and French can't send much more than what they already have to the Pacific, the British can send a lot.
Build up a fleet in the Indian Ocean, using Sumatra and Java as a barrier to keep the Japanese away. Add Force Z to the Indian Ocean fleet. Throw in the HMS Eagle to guard the slower battlecruisers along with the HMS Hermes. OTL, Eagle was sunk escorting ships to Malta. That isn't going to happen here.
Throw in the HMS Ark Royal with the other two big carriers. OTL, Ark Royal was sunk by Italian submarines, here, I think she can be spared sooner to go to the Pacific and avoid her fate.
Really though, I think a revision of the timeline is in order.
Sea mines where never used in any major battle. I would strongly suggest you edit that part out. Also, Nimitz would have stayed in Pearl Harbor, Halsey or Fletcher would have been the ones in charge at the time, or possibly Wilson Brown.
Something which I'm surprized you didn't take into any account at all. While the Dutch and French can't send much more than what they already have to the Pacific, the British can send a lot.
Build up a fleet in the Indian Ocean, using Sumatra and Java as a barrier to keep the Japanese away. Add Force Z to the Indian Ocean fleet. Throw in the HMS Eagle to guard the slower battlecruisers along with the HMS Hermes. OTL, Eagle was sunk escorting ships to Malta. That isn't going to happen here.
Throw in the HMS Ark Royal with the other two big carriers. OTL, Ark Royal was sunk by Italian submarines, here, I think she can be spared sooner to go to the Pacific and avoid her fate.
Really though, I think a revision of the timeline is in order.