7. For a longer sea voyage about 150,000 tons of shipping are necessary to transport a division. The shipping available would be sufficient to transport in one lift and subsequently maintain a force of 8 to 11 divisions as far from Japanese bases as would be strategically justified. Naval Forces. 8. With the virtual completion of operations in the Java sea, a large naval force is now available for operations elsewhere. The radius of action of this force is limited by the lack of bases outside the Western Pacific.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Burma China Formosa Guinea Indochina Japan Korea Malaya Netherlands Philippines Thailand
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/107/9
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/107
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0107.009
- Keywords
- Predicting Enemy Intentions Japanese Strategy Assessing Enemy Strength Military Dispositions Shipping Japanese Air Force
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 4
- Persons Discussed
- Denis Capel-Dunn Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson John Godfrey Geoffrey Vickers
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
