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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
No, Japanese troops would remain firmly within Japanese borders unless something absolutely catastrophic occurred.
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Something MORE catastrophic than World War III?
IMO, I was surprised that Japanese forces haven't appeared to assist the Chinese in Manchuria vs. the Soviets, or replaced/reinforced the US forces in Korea in 1998.
AFAIK, their navy should be intact, and I can't recall if they were nuked much or not. If they have armor production facilities, they would need steel & other components, which would have to be bought from... China? or wherever their peacetime sources were. Selling that armor to the US and shipping it to either the Korean or California fronts seems like a winner of an idea in 1998 or 1999.
Regarding them being major regional players, I quite agree. If they are undamaged, they could certainly make a stab at being the power of the Pacific, as long as they can keep the oil flowing.
Anyway, back to armored production, I do recall from reading the nukes list that the Lima, Ohio plant for making M1's is near the top of the list. I don't recall where the Bradley/Devers AMGeneral plant is.