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frau kaleun · 12-08-11, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Umm, your link took me to a site for dozens of smilies.

I suspect he was sending you to the big smilie in the middle, which is taking a bow... cuz you wanted to take one but couldn't find one to take.

Sailor Steve · 12-08-11, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

I suspect he was sending you to the big smilie in the middle, which is taking a bow... cuz you wanted to take one but couldn't find one to take.

Oh crap!

I thought he was commenting on the book I linked to. I completely forgot about the "taking a bow" part!

[edit] Thanks, Jim!

August · 12-08-11, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

All excellent points. If the Japanese had taken Hawaii there may or may not have been sufficient supplies to feed them.

Hawaii has a pretty extensive agricultural capability. Feeding them, especially in priority over POW's and civilians might not have been too difficult.

Oberon · 12-08-11, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by August

Hawaii has a pretty extensive agricultural capability. Feeding them, especially in priority over POW's and civilians might not have been too difficult.

To begin with, yes, and the Japanese would have converted every field they could find into agriculture, and got everyone who was able into the fields. However ammunition would have become a problem over time, as would fuel...particularly if they'd hit the fuel dumps in a third wave which Nagumo probably would have launched because he would have had an invasion fleet to protect so he would have been loathe to turn back so soon after the second wave.

Jimbuna · 12-08-11, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Umm, your link took me to a site for dozens of smilies.

It takes me to this in the forefront

EDIT: Didn't turn to the next page

My personal favourite

nikimcbee · 12-08-11, 01:33 PM

I wonder how much effort it would have taken to turn that island into a fortress, since pretty much everything they need is already there. They could have just cut off Midway and Wake, just starve them off those islands.

The the time, were there any other military bases in the Hawaiian Islands, other than Oahu?

I was thinking about this yesterday. If the Japanese captured the island and the first thing they dis was offer the island's independence from the US for their cooperation. That would make occupying a wee bit easier, but that would happen because of bushido.

Oberon · 12-08-11, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

I wonder how much effort it would have taken to turn that island into a fortress, since pretty much everything they need is already there. They could have just cut off Midway and Wake, just starve them off those islands.

The the time, were there any other military bases in the Hawaiian Islands, other than Oahu?

I was thinking about this yesterday. If the Japanese captured the island and the first thing they dis was offer the island's independence from the US for their cooperation. That would make occupying a wee bit easier, but that would happen because of bushido.

Do yourself a favour Nik, grab these two books:

They're both fiction, but I think that they have a good idea of what would happen to an extent.

nikimcbee · 12-08-11, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Do yourself a favour Nik, grab these two books:

They're both fiction, but I think that they have a good idea of what would happen to an extent.

I've heard of the author but I've never read any of his books.

nikimcbee · 12-08-11, 01:55 PM

@ Oberon
Have you read them? Are they any good? I'm pretty picky when it comes to fiction.

Jimbuna · 12-08-11, 06:39 PM

They are well worth reading

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I wonder how much effort it would have taken to turn that island into a fortress, since pretty much everything they need is already there. They could have just cut off Midway and Wake, just starve them off those islands. The the time, were there any other military bases in the Hawaiian Islands, other than Oahu? I was thinking about this yesterday. If the Japanese captured the island and the first thing they dis was offer the island's independence from the US for their cooperation. That would make occupying a wee bit easier, but that would happen because of bushido. __________________

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	@ Oberon Have you read them? Are they any good? I'm pretty picky when it comes to fiction. __________________

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,914 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	They are well worth reading __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!