Did the Battle of Tanga influence the decision not to burn rubber plantations around Singapore?
Short answerYes, with the qualification that Tanga involved prepared defensive positions and Singapore's plantations offered no equivalent preparation.
NotesTanga is accepted as a factor in British thinking about Singapore's plantations. The qualification is that Tanga involved prepared positions. Vegetation alone did not reproduce the defensive arrangements that had impeded the earlier attackers. No estimate is given for the weight of that precedent in the Singapore decision.