11. With the loss or neutralisation of their airfields in the Mandalay area, the bulk of the Japanese air forces in Burma will soon probably be based on the Rangoon and N. Siam airfields, using the few airfields in Central Burma remaining to them simply as advanced landing grounds. Subsequent Lines of Defence in Burma 12. If the Japanese fail to hold or decide to withdraw from the Lashio-Mandalay-Irrawaddy positions they might fall back South of Mandalay, possibly to a line covering Loilem Taunggyi Thazi Meiktila Singu.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Burma China India Indochina Japan Malaya Philippines Siam
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/127/15
- Document Types
- Report Map
- File Reference
- CAB 81/127
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0127.015
- Keywords
- Japanese Strategy Colonies Empire Predicting Enemy Intentions Assessing Enemy Strength Military Operations Military Situation Reports British Army Military Dispositions Geographic Intelligence Manpower Shipping Japanese Army Japanese Air Force Aircraft Military Strength Air Power Military Supplies Communications Allied Strategy Railways Defence Military Objectives Amphibious Operations
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 4
- Persons Discussed
- Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Inglis Edmund Rushbrooke John Sinclair
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
