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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike
The Allied defense of the Indian Ocean and Oceania in WWII. 1 Carrier, 1 Battleship, 1 Battlecruiser, 7 cruisers, 8 destroyers, 1 AMC, 23 merchant and other ships sunk (probaly more that I'm forgetting), Singapore, Malaya and Dutch East Indies captured, with very little damaged done to the Japanese.  |
Ahhh. But think of all the cocky overconfidence it instilled.
They originally expected a tougher fight. Even the Japanese themselves later blamed their subsequent overextension and defeats on the 'Victory Disease' they caught in early 1942.