The Hachi-Go Plans Kantokuen

hachi-go concept b

as impressive appeared on paper, however, japanese forced acknowledge several harsh realities blocking implementation of hachi-go in near future. regard concept b, railway network in manchuria had not been sufficiently expanded facilitate such far-reaching offensive , supply stocks on hand in country below required levels. furthermore, ongoing war in china precluded concentration of planned 50 divisions without fatally weakening japanese effort there. additionally, imperial general headquarters concluded in order sustain drive out lake baikal, fleet of 200,000 trucks necessary, number more twice great entire japanese military possessed @ given time. popular support concept b in ija circles dissipated in 1939 after battle of khalkhin gol demonstrated extensive challenges of supplying sustained military commitment on relatively limited scale far away nearest rail heads. point forward, japanese offensive planning vis-a vis ussr chiefly focused on northern , eastern fronts, advances in west being limited relatively modest gains on far slope of great khingan range.

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