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Originally Posted by wlee15
However just prior to the pivital battle of the java sea Vice Admiral Kondo had detached the Battleship Kongo and Haruna, two heavy cruisers and two destroyer from the main body to hunt shipping escaping from the region. If the Japanese were aware of the presence of battleship we can safetly assume that this detachment would remain with the main body.
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Yes, I think in these what if scenarios it's important to speculate that the other side would have reacted differently to the different scenario. Had the British capital ships and their escorts been added to the ABDA force the Japanese would surely have changed their tactics.