Allied logistics countered Japan's attrition strategy

The British concept was to concentrate at a theatre entry point such as Singapore, then advance through amphibious operations while reinforcements arrived from across the empire. The plan assumed Chinese forces would help recover Japanese-held territory and accept temporary British garrisons while sovereignty and supplies returned to China. Captured or recovered bases would bring bombers, fleets, and blockade power progressively closer to Japan. The American approach likewise used island bases, mobile support, and forward repair capacity rather than sending every damaged ship back across the Pacific. Both methods eroded the distance and replacement delays on which Japanese attrition depended, because Allied logistics could sustain losses and operations that Japan's infrastructure and economy could not match.