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>>56579148
>>56579177
they an't doing sh!t anytime soon


>In June 1944 it was estimated that the Japanese had around 100,00 men from all services on the island and that they could add reinforcements from the China mainland. Finally it was acknowledged that there would be a limit to the number of Allied troops that could be landed because of the lack of availability of an easily breached coastline and that much of the mountainous terrain would be difficult to penetrate and capture. Even the west coast was deemed impractical for landings because of mud flats and sand bars.
>The operation was ultimately put into abeyance (but never formally cancelled) in October 1944. Additionaly, the Japanese having realised that using airfields in China was part of the Allies thinking, had consolidated their grip on them.
>Had it proceeded, Causeway would have involved 302,000 men of the US Army and 100,000 men of the US Marine Corps, and would have started with the landings of amphibious landings on the southern coast of Formosa (see map below).

https://grahamthomasauthor.wordpress.com/2020/06/20/operation-causeway/


>>56579181
I an't know finance guru. Go ask Jamie. He's selling JPM stock throughout 2024 because of Basel III rules start up.