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What if Japanese cruiser Ibuki will be cancelled together with new Yamato class battleships back in 1942, and freed resources used to produce submachine guns?
1) How much SMGs Japan is likely to have at the end of the war?
2) Likely last positions and date of the war? Both on Pacific theatre and in China.
3) Will Type 100/44 SMG (improved reliability) come faster, and if so, when?
4) How much increased number of Japanese SMGs will affect Japanese casualties?
5) Same about US and Chinese casualties?
6) Is Type 100 SMG going to make a difference during Soviet invasion to Manchuria?
7) Will Japanese be able to supply enough ammunition for Type 100 SMG?