The conflict could spread into fighting between colonial garrisons across Africa and Asia. Control of sea movement would help determine which forces could be reinforced or shifted between theatres. Italy in North Africa, Britain across its maritime network, and Japan in the Far East are identified as potential beneficiaries. French Indochina is specifically proposed as a possible Japanese objective. These are hypothetical extensions of the war rather than events in the historical conflict.
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Sea mobility in a wider colonial war
A wider war could expose French possessions across Africa and Asia, with maritime mobility favouring Britain and its partners.