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What was the Japanese plan?
The Japanese strategy was to destroy the invader’s landing vessels before they hit the beaches. For this purpose, Japan had reserved about 5,000 conventional aircraft and a variety of suicide vehicles, including about 5,500 kamikaze planes, 1,300 suicide submarines, and several hundred piloted bombs.
What was imperial Japan’s goal?
The strategic goals of the offensive were to cripple the U.S. Pacific fleet, capture oil fields in the Dutch East Indies, and maintain their sphere of influence of China, East Asia, and also Korea.
Did Japan ever try to colonize India?
The U Go offensive, or Operation C (ウ号作戦 U Gō sakusen), was the Japanese offensive launched in March 1944 against forces of the British Empire in the northeast Indian regions of Manipur and the Naga Hills (then administered as part of Assam)….Operation U-Go.
| Date | March 1944 – June 1944 |
|---|---|
| Result | British victory |
Why did Japan try to invade India?
Renya Mutaguchi, with dreams of personal glory, convinced Tokyo of the feasibility of incursions into India using the same route as Wingate. The military rationale for Operation U-Go, one for incursion rather than invasion, was to disrupt the supply lines that continued to feed Allied forces in China and elsewhere.
What would have happened if Japan conquered India?
Originally Answered: What would have happened if Japan captured India during WWII? They’d have lost the war a bit faster, since their supply route would have been stretched monumentally, and the United States submarines already accounted for 55\% of all shipping lost by Japan.
What would happen if Japan invaded India?
What was the original plan of u go?
Background. The Japanese plan to invade India, codenamed U-Go, was originally intended as a spoiling attack against the British IV Corps at Imphal in Manipur, to disrupt the Allied offensive plans for that year.