OPERATION : DOWNFALL

OPERATION : DOWNFALL

1. FACTIONS

   • ALLIED
     • America
       • Fighting on both the Pacific and European front, the U.S.A. became the most flexible fighting force  during World War 2
       • Operation Olympic
         • The U.S. Joint Chief of staff  scheduled Operation Olympic on November 1, 1946
         • Landings on Kyushu ( South Island of Japan )
           • The landings on Kyushu meant that the U.S. can slowly creep up towards Japan.
       • Operation Coronet
         • Operation Coronet would come after the Landings on Kyushu. However no exact date was given as even Operation Olympic was cancelled. 
         • Landings on the beaches of Tokyo
           • The capturing of Kyushu could have given the U.S. enough space to stage another landing on the beaches of Tokyo.
     • U.S.S.R.
       • The U.S.S.R. ( Russia ) became a key player in the war because of their huge numbers of soldiers. Fighting the Wermacht before the Americans entered the war, they only had one objective, " Defend Motherland Russia"
       • Attack full force from the west through China
         • On August 8, 1945, the U.S.S.R. declared war on Japan. If Operation Downfall did happen, then the Soviets would have staged another invasion from the West through China.
   • AXIS
     • Japan
       • Defend the Homeland

2. CAUSES

   • Of course the main cause of Operation : Downfall IS World War 2. This was just another stepping stone to win the war by force.
   • If the bombs didn't force Japan to surrender
     • Of course no one who created Operation Downfall knew about the Manhattan Project. 
     • If the bombs didn't force Japan to surrender, it would have been catastrophic as the next step would include the U.S. using atomic bombs as mere ground support.
   • If the U.S. Fleet managed to enter Japanese seas
     • By the time Japan's Fleet was completely destroyed by the U.S. were already at the door step of Japan. It only took a single command ( Operation : Downfall ) to trigger a massacre from the sea.
   • IF WORLD WAR 2 DIDN'T END

3. CONSEQUENSES

   • Mass production of prototype weapons
     • Huge numbers on new weapons were planned to operate in Operation Downfall, however, because Japan surrendered, these technological breakthrough vehicles became nothing more than a distant memory. 
     • T-28 Heavy Tank Destroyer
       • The T-28 " Super Heavy Tank" was intended to appear on the European Campaign to combat the German King Tiger II.
       • During Operation : Downfall, about 25 vehicles where ordered to roll across Japan, this however was discontinued after Japan surrendered, thus only 2 T-28's where made.
     • "Little" David Siege Gun
       • This American made siege gun was built to destroy heavy enemy fortifications that land forces knew would be common across mainland Japan.
       • The 914-mm gun would have dwarfed the German Schwerer Gustav Railgun, which was, by that time, the biggest piece of Artillery ever constructed.
     • F8F Bearcat
       • Produced only in limited numbers, the F8F Bearcat would have been used in battle in Operation Downfall.
       • Its top speed and agility would have made it more superior that the Japanese Zero. 
   • Another 10 Million Casualties to the War
   • Japan Economic Downfall
     • Another Korea- like situation ( Divided into North Japan and South Japan )
       • Due to conflicting ideas of Communism ( U.S.S.R. ) and Capitalism ( U.S.A.)
     • More than 5 million casualties
       • Soldiers
       • Civilians
     • Huge amounts of infrastructure damage