Historically, they were supposed to, just 30 minutes before the attack commenced.
Would it had made any difference at all?
Would it had made any difference at all?
Good question. It would make very little difference.Strategos' Risk said:Historically, they were supposed to, just 30 minutes before the attack commenced.
Would it had made any difference at all?
NapoleonXIV said:I doubt it. The whole idea of little yellow monkeys daring to bother civilized Westerners just because we had pretty much treated them as subhumans and/or recalcitrant children for several centuries was pretty much the main offense to most Americans. We might in fact take even greater offense. "How dare they warn us? They have contempt for our abilities? We'll show them."
Further expansion into mainland Asia, I feel, is not in the cards for the Japanese. First of all, the Japanese tried their luck against the Soviets in 1939, in the Nohoman conflict, and nearly got thrown out of Manchuko as a result. IIRC, the Soviets kept a fair number of troops in the east, even during the blackest parts of Barbarossa, so the Japanese would be wary about tackling the bear again. Second, the same problem that plagues "Japan invades Hawaii" scenarios is in play here as well, namely "Where are you going to get the armies?" Even without the Americans to deal with, Japanese forces are still going to be involved in policing Korea and Manchuko, maintaining control over the coast of China as well as keeping the Nationalists and Commies from growing too much, conquering Southeast Asia AND Indonesia, as well as nabbing any island possessions held by the Europeans. That's an awful lot on their plate, and I doubt any of these areas could be stripped of enough personnel to make a drive into Siberia possible (a drive that, by the way, would stand a pretty good chance of getting lost and milling around aimlessly).The Saint said:The Japanese learnt a lot from the November 1940 attack on Taranto. When was the very earliest they might have had a chance of pulling off a success at Pearl Harbour? 3 months earlier? 6 months?
Would a June 1941 attack coniciding with Barbarossa have helped or hindered their goal of conquering Asia?
About 2 weeks, a month the outside. They hadn't perfected the torpedo drop process/mechanism to everyone's satisfaction. Would've been better to go a couple of weeks later, & maybe catch E & Lex in harbor, maybe Sara, too. Have to cut it fine to avoid North Pacific winter weather, tho.The Japanese learnt a lot from the November 1940 attack on Taranto. When was the very earliest they might have had a chance of pulling off a success at Pearl Harbour? 3 months earlier? 6 months?