tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671374.post6758088975943064068..comments2023-10-30T07:10:34.610-07:00Comments on Underbelly: Why Didn't the Japanese Make Better Use of its Conquests?Bucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452321114185736762noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671374.post-42431132133189591972014-02-03T19:06:33.830-08:002014-02-03T19:06:33.830-08:001) Japan lost the Pacific when they bombed Pearl H...1) Japan lost the Pacific when they bombed Pearl Harbour. Why? The only ships sunk were coal fired (the oil fired carriers were on manoeuvres at sea) and would have had to be scrapped anyway, and 2) their planes completely missed taking out the tank farm to the rear of the harbour-if they had destroyed this, it would have pushed the US Navy back to San Diego, likely for 2-3 years.<br /><br />3) The Japanese as conquerers tried to repatriate as much wealth as possible back to the homeland. No working capital for the conquered territories!<br />Good background on this topic:<br />http://www.lrb.co.uk/v25/n22/chalmers-johnson/the-looting-of-asiaCrocodileChuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10762442097044797842noreply@blogger.com