What if Renown or Repulse had survived the fall of Singapore?
Short answerA surviving British capital-ship force could have put Tom Phillips in ABDA command and substantially changed Allied coordination.
NotesIf Prince of Wales and Repulse survived, Admiral Tom Phillips would probably have survived with them. A British capital-ship force would also have retained a substantial command-and-control organization. Phillips's rank made him a plausible choice for ABDA naval command in place of Karel Doorman and a stronger counterpart to Douglas MacArthur. The precise campaign result is unknowable, but Allied coordination in Southeast Asia would have developed differently.