Originally posted by tantalus
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I would say there were 2 major issues which doomed Japan:
1) The ruinous rivalry between the IJN & the IJA. The Western Allies may have had interservice rivalries but nothing on the scale between those two. If they weren't fighting the Allies they may have ended up fighting each other!
2) In a word, logistics. Their logistics sucked! No ability to UNREP their fleets, poorly designed ASW doctrine and execution (which ties to their inability to transport much of anything), an inefficient arms industry and the total lack of a sustainment infrastructure to support such a far flung force.
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