70 years ago...

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

It would have been interesting if Yamamoto didn't win out and the Japanese "old guard" won out and attacked with battleships instead of aircraft. Along Mahanian theory.

Along those lines, do you think Japan could have held the Hawaiian Islands, if they had an invasion fleet following the attack? Do you think they could have taken the Islands if they wanted? Maybe skip the Philipines and put all of that effort into Hawaii?

Just a thought.

Mahanian theory disregards what types of ships they are. Is the concentration of force and the destruction of the enemy's main attack force that is critical in Mahan's doctrine.

I really doubt the Japanese could have held the islands. Their supply lines would have been stretched thin by it. Basing their ships there would have left them exposed to attrition by US forces based on the west coast.