In referance to the Soviet industry in Siberia. I belive most of it wasn't far from the Urals. That's a goodly hike from where the Japanese would jump off.
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Originally Posted by Roddoss72
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So no attack on any US soil, either Hawaii or Philipines or any US flagged ships are sunk, so how does the US get into the war by by-passing its neutrality act.
So what it the consequences of the war in Europe with no US involement.
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The answer is the US gets around the neutrality act pretty much the way Roosevelt was doing it historically. So the US does become involved it just happens 2-8 months later. At which point the US also goes to war with Japan after having built up the defences, air, and naval forces of PH and the Philipines. They may get a few months window where the US will sell them stuff but possibly not. The oil in the East Indies is controlled for the most part by the Dutch governemnt in excile (London based). I suspect they wouldn't be selling much to Japan once they went to war with the Soviets.
As for the Nationalist fighting the Reds. That's a given indeed it happened historically anyway. The problem for Japan is they are still fighting a gurilla campaign in the occupied parts of China and must leave a significant amount of their army protecting the border with China and garroning the occupied parts of territories.