On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 16:15:03 GMT, "Matt Wiser"
wrote:



SOVPACFLT had assembled enough shipping to ship two divisions' worth of
troops to Hokkaido. Stalin had ordered planning for a Hokkaido invasion to
be done after Manchuria, Kuriles, and Sakhalin had been secured. Granted,
more troops would be needed, but shipping them in relays after a beachhead
is secure,

Given the intended reaction of japanese to Olympic, the japanese are going
to make short work of such a tiny force lacking any USN comparable
bluewater support element.


Shades of operation Sea Lion IMHO.


then they push inland.

and have to keep them supplied in the face of the japanese going at them
hammer and tongs kamikaze fashion.



greg
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