Re: Bloody Shambles
Singapore could have been defended, but the plans would have to have been entirely different and laid years before.
Number one priority: massive air cover. They needed a LOT of modern fighters, preferably long-range types capable of shooting down Japanese bombers before they got near. Also bombers and fighter-bombers to destroy troop transports before they reached the beaches. And good reconnaissance aircraft.
To back those up, a fleet would have been nice to have - but hardly essential. And the 250,000 soldiers weren't really much use either.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
