WW2 Wasteful operations

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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.