Talk:FuMO25 Radar/@comment-99.238.120.96-20141128024135/@comment-175.136.242.213-20141219044710

the goal was not to hold in the first place, it's to strike first and hit hard enough that it will take too long for the US to recover (and thus counterattack) before Japan can consolidate their position in South East Asia... (by which point they r betting that the US will be reluctant to continue the war)

Japan's mindset have never been about defensive oriented strategy unless if they had no choice, they are very much offense oriented... and always prefer to strike first... and in defense similarly they prefer to defend by interception or preemptive strike rather than sitting and waiting for it.

this is very much reflected in their equipment as well, with most of their ships, planes, etc... being relatively heavy on firepower, and where they have to choose... they tend to sacrifice defense/durability.