[CaptainMattJ.]

Originally Posted by Stealhead

If some of the theories of Quantum physics are true in some universe the US and Japan never went to war and every other possibility.

Though the US was generally isolationist there where a number of Americans that supported the Chinese in the 30's in fact some thought that in 30s that we might go to war with Japan over China.

That and Japan had such limited resources she had to either attack the US or the Dutch(Dutch East Indies) England and that fate was sealed when the US placed the embargo against Japan due to its actions in China.

Basically Japanese need for land and resources made warfare with the US un-avoidable.The Japanese also considered the US as a Colonial power in Asia we controlled the Philippines which also had many useful resources that Japan needed and felt they had the right to control by any means."An Asia for Asians" was a Japanese motto at the time though really it should have been "An Asia for the Japanese". The only way it could have been different would be if perhaps a different power had been in control of Japan during the first half of the 20th century.

Quantum physics doesnt address the theory of alternate universes. thats the string theory. And no. if the Japanese hadnt been rapped up with us so early, they wouldve taken all non U.S islands. if the U.S didnt declare war by then considering them as a major threat, they most likely wouldve built up, and attacked russia perhaps. the russians barely won vs the germans. only strategic victories were won by the russians. overwhleming forces came later. if the russians had to fight the japs AND germans.......? well..... im not sure. the japs had naval power. their army was ****, and they had BAD tanks. Air power wouldve solved that problem, though. zero vs yak/Ilyushin the zero would probably win. the surface fleet would sail on ruskies coast, hitting them wherever they could. providing closer air support with carriers.

The russians wouldve had their tanks go against the germans for the most part. but the russians kept their tank factories and ammo facs on the east coast, so the japs would bomb them down. the russians wouldve probably lost. then the U.S would pretty much assuredly get into the war. if britain hadnt been completely destroyed, they mightve had a chance. after russia was conquered the germans would be able to divert more towards britain and africa. either one or both wouldve fell. africa most likely, then Hitler would get access to the suez, get more supplies, and be even stronger. plus the U.S would also have to face the japs, cept they wouldve had their battleships. not like it wouldve mattered though unless they gave them adequate air cover.

after that i wouldnt have a clue what could happen