Japan's logistical and geographic disadvantages would not make an Allied victory easy. The Imperial Japanese Army had shown ferocity and operational effectiveness, although many of its historical opponents were less prepared than the coalition imagined here. A military culture that preferred death to dishonour would make ground fighting costly. The important counterweight is geography: Japan begins this scenario much farther from its objectives and must sustain every advance over longer routes.
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A harder starting position would not make Japan an easy opponent
Even with stronger Allied opposition and a worse strategic starting point, the Imperial Japanese Army would remain a formidable and determined opponent.