Lost Evidence "Guadalcanal" 2/5

The Battle of Guadalcanal or " Operation Watchtower, " was America's successful attempt to block Japan's advance southward. Henderson Field was the key.As the battle continued both countries devoted increased resources to Guadalcanal. One of the great turning points of World War II.

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[fastray72]

This question, more so why, is answered by the Japanese Admiral Yamamoto himself: "You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass." The second Amendment is the reason Japan did not invade mainland America. This is why we need to defend the 2nd amendment at all costs.

[deriter64]

I'm not an American but I've read about Guadalcanal for decades. Don't tell me Americans can't fight when they have to. That was horrible.

[SirReptitious]

@fastray72 While I fully support the 2nd amendment(I own a pistol and an AR-15), it is not a reason why Japan wouldn't have invaded the US. I can think of 4 that ARE valid though. Our population was much larger than theirs. Our country is HUGE(3,000 miles wide!). They would have had to have a huge supply line for such an invasion, and they just didn't have the resources. They were also already spreading themselves too thin by invading China and all of SE Asia

[laxjoh]

@fastray72 Well another main reason is the simple fact that they did not have sufficient quantity of oil to fuel their battleships all the way across the Pacific towards the US mainland throughout an entire war. Pearl Harbor was one battle, one incident. With the oil embargo placed on Japan, there would be no way to "finance" their forces to fight in North America. And even if the 2nd amendment exists, most people would run and flee.

[Lightblinder]

damn, eating and drinking all those things the japs left behind, could totally have been poisoned.....

[Toddinfantry]

@rahulbond3m Yeah, and they invaded islands like Wake Atoll (captured), Guam (captured), Phillipines (captured) and on and on. Don't underestimate what the Japanese were capable of. Had we not had advance knowledge of the the task force heading to Midway, the whole war in the Pacific could have been very different.

[rahulbond3m]

invading america? thats like over 7000 miles from japan.....they tried to invade small islands of midway and look what happened

[RolloffDeBunk]

Admiral Jack Fletcher let his men down in the battle of Savo Island. His battleships were not within range to counteract the enemy. Strike 2 Jack!

[reafdaw01]

@DRAGONKINGOFTIBET you are an idiot.

[prodigiousbastard]

@fastray72 Even if they invaded the mainland they wouldn't stand a chance. There empire was logistically overextended, and it took alot of time and effort to supply every soldier around every piece of land that they conquered. They were already having a hard time with China, the British, and the Dutch.

[Noodles37UK]

If we can't get them out, we'll BURN them out.