(c) If the Japanese had been successful in eliminating substantially all air opposition in the above areas and were not faced with strong air opposition from other Islands in the Netherlands East Indies, the scale of attack might reach some 400 450 aircraft. The Japanese might reinforce the above forces by aircraft operating from aircraft carriers and seaplane carriers to a total of some 100 150 aircraft. These could operate from the Gulf of Saigon against Lower Burma. Submarines will probably be used against our forces operating in the Bay of Bengal.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Australia Burma China Dutch East Indies Great Britain India Indochina Japan Malaya Netherlands Philippines Portugal Singapore Thailand United States of America
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/105/85
- Document Types
- Report Map
- File Reference
- CAB 81/105
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0105.085
- Keywords
- Pacific War Japanese Strategy Predicting Enemy Reactions Imperial Defence Burma Road Economy Military Objectives War Materials Oil
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 8
- Persons Discussed
- Victor Cavendish-Bentinck John Godfrey Geoffrey Vickers
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
