Yeeeeah you do do know the Phillippines was kind of in their way. And that would mean war with the US was just about inevitable considering their imperialist plan.
Drcokecacola on
Dude, Japan would have their oil cut off if they didn’t stop invading china
fanboy_killer on
They should rename this sub r/iknownothingabouthistorymemes
Mountain_Dentist5074 on
americans trying to be funny with history jokes without know history
cheetah2013a on
Even not considering the immediate need for oil and steel, the Pearl Harbor attack wasn’t a stupid move at the time. It was probably one the strategically best moves to make. Japan knew they couldn’t beat the US over the long term in an all-out war, so their best hope was to cripple the US Pacific fleet to buy them enough time to conquer US holdings and allies in the Pacific. At that point, the idea was to (using 4X Strategy terms) peace out the US, or at the very least have secured the oil and resources necessary to actually be able to put up a long-term fight.
They didn’t account for the carriers being out on patrol, nor did they hit the majority of the oil reserve at Pearl Harbor, both of which allowed the US to bounce back way, way faster than they were hoping. The attack happened December 7th 1941, and by May 1942 the US was already holding their own against the Japanese at the Coral Sea. Midway was in June- barely 6 months after Pearl Harbor.
waldleben on
this is such “if i had been in charge of germany they would have woin WW2” bullshit. Japan was completely starved of oil, if they hadnt taken the Dutch East Indies (which wouldnt have been possible with war with the US) the entire navy and airforce would have been fucked meaning they would have had no chance of invading china
Drunktroop on
I don’t know, looking at Hull’s negotiations with Japan right before it, I don’t think FDR administration wanted Japan in continental East Asia at all.
DungerMousse on
Dumbest move in the world. Like it was going to end well for them, even if US did cut off their oil supply
LeSombra17 on
You do know you can’t efficiently mobilize your army without oil, right?
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>Ignore any distractions
Good luck invading China without oil.
Yeeeeah you do do know the Phillippines was kind of in their way. And that would mean war with the US was just about inevitable considering their imperialist plan.
Dude, Japan would have their oil cut off if they didn’t stop invading china
They should rename this sub r/iknownothingabouthistorymemes
americans trying to be funny with history jokes without know history
Even not considering the immediate need for oil and steel, the Pearl Harbor attack wasn’t a stupid move at the time. It was probably one the strategically best moves to make. Japan knew they couldn’t beat the US over the long term in an all-out war, so their best hope was to cripple the US Pacific fleet to buy them enough time to conquer US holdings and allies in the Pacific. At that point, the idea was to (using 4X Strategy terms) peace out the US, or at the very least have secured the oil and resources necessary to actually be able to put up a long-term fight.
They didn’t account for the carriers being out on patrol, nor did they hit the majority of the oil reserve at Pearl Harbor, both of which allowed the US to bounce back way, way faster than they were hoping. The attack happened December 7th 1941, and by May 1942 the US was already holding their own against the Japanese at the Coral Sea. Midway was in June- barely 6 months after Pearl Harbor.
this is such “if i had been in charge of germany they would have woin WW2” bullshit. Japan was completely starved of oil, if they hadnt taken the Dutch East Indies (which wouldnt have been possible with war with the US) the entire navy and airforce would have been fucked meaning they would have had no chance of invading china
I don’t know, looking at Hull’s negotiations with Japan right before it, I don’t think FDR administration wanted Japan in continental East Asia at all.
Dumbest move in the world. Like it was going to end well for them, even if US did cut off their oil supply
You do know you can’t efficiently mobilize your army without oil, right?
lmao op got ratiod