On Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:53:23 +1100, Phil McGregor wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Mar 2010 20:10:54 +1100, SolomonW
> wrote:
>
>>What if Japan has more influence over the Dutch East Indies. So the Dutch
>>keeps supply oil to Japan despite the Allied blockade.
>
> Then they face pretty much the same problem they did in 1940/41 and
> after the DoW ...
>
> Pretty much all their oil imports were moved in US Tankers.
>
> So, it really matters not whether the DEI is still selling them oil
> (and, as noted elsewhere, they won't have the cash to buy it soon,
> anyway), they really don't have the capacity to ship it home in the
> amounts needed.
>
> Phil
What is your source for these claims?
After the initial problems of the war, which seem to be production more
then transportation in the first three months of 1943 Japan was importing
80% of the pre-oil embargo. Premier Tojo then announced in 1943, that the
oil problems were solved. Of course, he spoke too soon as the USA
submarines showed. |
