It's not the money, it's the slips that are the issue, so you can only get equal number of carriers, not larger numbers. And for that to happen you would have to convince IJN leadership to give carriers priority over battleships, which is ASB territory.
Not really, you could shave of few weeks here and there but in general such radical changes are not viable.
War in China gave the IJN air units a precious combat experience, both from airfields and flattops, allowing them to refine both personal and unit tactics.
Given that Japan wouldn't attack out of blue, the Netherlands would have some time to prepare DWI for defense, so the campaign could very well turn into a protracted fight. UK, France and USA would be disturbed by Japanese imperial ambitions and lend all possible help to Netherlands, short of...
After capture of Ukrainian political and military leadership during surprise fall of Lvov and Kiev, the frontline forces are thrown into dissary and are forced to give up as their logistics are gone and their supply reserves are fuckall, but I reckon many of the troops would try to fade into...
The French would be really pissed over Japan suddenly having a naval base right next to Gulf on Tonkin, but wouldn't do much about it. China would not renounce its claim to the island, but wouldn't be able to do anything as they don't have much in a way of navy and air force.
Irish welcoming the Welsh :LOL:, the attrocity that is Welsh language is too much even for the Irish, even the Polish names don't come close to what the Welsh are capable.
And thus Aladin and Jasmine fly away on the flying carpet.
It looks like Khazar time had finally come. Holding behind the walls while Pechengs destroy your trade and food source, I reckon it will be Khazars who will be ground up by attration, unless they get really lucky.
But what have the...