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Originally Posted by tikilal
Japan is in the position that it either Declares War on Neighbors, but not the US or it self destructs. It is a very optimistic view of developments in 42 as well as production and lend-lease, if Japan had invaded SU in 41 Would the priority of tanks and planes gone to SU and GB? If they hadnot gone to GB the British tank presence in Egypt would have been much lower if at all, making Rommel's job there easier. Potentially changing the course of the war.
The best part of this What If is the politics behind it, FDR was a huge advocate of Germany First, and given more time he may have sent all of the things you assume went to the Pacific to divisions destined for Europe or to the British themselves.
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But i keep challenging T.A Gardner on how does America overcome their Neutrality Act, and he dodges the issue that in my senario Nationalist China effectively become a tacit tripartite member by signing the Anti-Commintern Pact (America never recognises the legitamacy of Mao's communist Chinese), so effectively China is now embroiled in a civil war, but this is the kicker, Japan does satisfy America by pulling out of much of China and China does recognise Japan's influence in Northern China and Inner Mongolia, and eventually withdraws sanctions on Japan meaning American companies can now sell to Japan.
So if we were to overlay this thread who do the Americans support pro-Japanese Nationalist China or Communist China, tough decision because once you choose you make an enemy of the other, T. A Gardner also dodges another part of my thread and that is without US involement in Europe how does Britain cope with the sole responsibility of freeing up Europe from the Germans, Hungarians, Roumanians, Finns, Slovakia. and Italians, how does an overextended Britain punt the Axis out of North Africa, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Greece, Yugoslavia etc.... and then launch an invasion of Italy. But hold on the the Middle East and it's vast oilfields and refineries.
All these senarios are based on that Japan does not attacks Pearl Harbour.
Also in the rules of debating you can't ammend an original question to fit another seanrio.
My senario is completely different to T.A Gardners.