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Originally Posted by strelkovaya
It's easily big enough to hold an airfield and a naval port (over 10 000km2), from which aircraft and a sizeable fleet could destroy anything that tries to go through the Magellan strait, which would act as a choke point for anything trying to pass through. The existing British facilities would probably have to be expanded but the geography wouldn't pose any bigger problem than it did in Pearl or Truk.
As I mentioned before (several times), I'm not saying Japan had the capabilities to do it. I'm saying it's the minimum of what they'd have to do for the US to consider peace talks. Basically denial of the Pacific to the US and constant strategic and terror bombing on the mainland. As I've said before I don't think Japan had the capabilities to do it. I'm thinking in terms of how much it would take to bring the US to consider peace talks rather than what Japan was capable of.
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Round and Round
Just like JCF said, how could they not only take but hold such locations?, How would the panama canal fall, you think the Americans didn't realise its importance, but not that it mattered they would just round south America. Now even if they were to take it hold it and some how manage to run supplies all the way from japan to the bases there, they would, be sorrounded by from the American forces from the pacific and eastern forces floating around in teh Carribean, so why would they risk any sizable force to this plain suicide, which in reality would do nothing. The mainland America would still be intact, the Government is still in power, and all her industry and shipyards are still working at full throttle, so again why would they negoiate while they are in such a strong postition.
I know you keep saying itd not possible, and yadda yadda yadda. But why post it without something to back it up, Ok you say "this is what they would have to do to achive a peace treaty", fine why?, and why with some real facts and possiblities, everything you have said just dosn't make sense.