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Could Japan have conquered Australia?
Japan never seriously intended to invade Australia, a fact known to the Australian Government by mid-1942 and confirmed by intelligence reports, principal historian to the Australian War Memorial, Peter Stanley, said yesterday at a conference examining the events of 1942.
Did Japan intend to invade Australia in ww2?
Although Japan never actually planned to invade Australia, widespread fear led to an expansion of Australia’s military and war economy, as well as closer links with the United States.
Has Australia ever been invaded?
Australia’s history is different from that of many other nations in that since the first coming of the Europeans and their dispossession of the Aboriginals, Australia has not experienced a subsequent invasion; no war has since been fought on Australian soil. Yet Australians have fought in ten wars.
How powerful is Australia’s military?
The ADF is technologically sophisticated but relatively small. Although the ADF’s 58,206 full-time active-duty personnel and 29,560 active reservists make it the largest military in Oceania, it is smaller than most Asian military forces….
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What would be the most likely war between Australia and Indonesia?
Nothing is to gain by occupation. So a naval war would be most likely. Their navies are very comparable, but the Australians are superior when it comes to aircraft, and the Indonesians are superior when it comes to submarines. The Australians will obviously win the first two battles. Air superiority, technological superiority and all that.
What would China think of a Japan-India war?
China would be most happy with a Japan-India war, loosely saying, when ur enemies which are also friends fight among themselves, you dont have to do much. Just sit back and see them fight. On the other hand, India has a Global Fire Power rank of 4 and Japan is ranked 10.
Will there ever be a Sino-Japanese War?
It might just come down to who wants it bad enough. A Sino-Japanese war could break out over matters Westerners deem inconsequential. It would be a coalition war, and it could be big, bad, and long. The US-Japan alliance might appear solid in the early going, obscuring subterranean fractures within the alliance.
Is India an equal competitor to Japan in war?
Japan might have certain advantages in their naval strength but india will definitely be an equal competition for them. and Today’s japan wont be able to maintain the war because of it’s falling / stagnant economy and demographic problems.