| I should have put in my post that everyone including Britain underestimate the japanese. With troops scare and big demands on them, it did not equate to britain abandonning Australia, which is the last thing that they would do.
As an aside, Japan where kings of the jungle, but you wouldnt fancy there chances in a battle on mainland Australia. Japanese armour was very poor.
Big problem in Malay campagin was the lack of allied aromour and air cover. Churchill was against a surrender at Singapore. There was major demands on armour for the middle east at the same time. |