Japan OP Functions by Kenneth Anthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v How did Japan use OP Functions and how effective was it? How could they have done a better job resourcing, synchronizing, and sequencing them? en-us 2022-08-17 18:25:35 UTC 2022-08-18 15:26:52 UTC hello@padlet.com Failed to maintain regular air recon during Leyte knnthanthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263636424 2022-08-17 19:37:14 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263636424 Inadequate op logistics- oil shortage and pilot training and aircraft replacement knnthanthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263664986 Led to Japanese Combined Fleet dividing its forces in plan to defend Phillipines- OCT 44.

Low fuel inventories in Japan (home waters)
Based heavy ships at Lingga Anchorage (90 miles southeast of Singapore)- close to abundant source of oil.

Kept carrier forces in the Inland Sea- train pilots and get replacement aircraft]]> 2022-08-17 20:15:45 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263664986 Use Filipino cooperation to build and protect airfields knnthanthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263688747 Resulted in sabotage and active hostility against Japanese airfields]]> 2022-08-17 20:53:18 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263688747 Lacked unity of command knnthanthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263689544 Army and Navy developed and issues orders separetly and competed against each other rather than cooperated. ]]> 2022-08-17 20:54:57 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263689544 14th Army unclear about where US would attack knnthanthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263690772 Should they defend the beaches or defend in depth throughout the PIs. ]]> 2022-08-17 20:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263690772 4th Air Army knnthanthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263691346 Interdict Allied shipping, attack transports.

Moved to central PI to support these tasks.

Deny, disrupt, or delay US landings?]]> 2022-08-17 20:58:34 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263691346 Planned Air Defense starting in May 1944 knnthanthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263692466 Key to PI defense= airpower. 

31 and 32 Air Groups On Luzon]]> 2022-08-17 21:00:38 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263692466 Naval forces to prevent US from moving forces to PIs knnthanthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263692829 3rd Southern Exp Fleet- defend sea approaches]]> 2022-08-17 21:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263692829 Command of Naval Forces were divided knnthanthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263694164 Combined Fleet= Toyoda
Surface Escort, China Fleet and minor forces= Navy section at IGHQ]]> 2022-08-17 21:03:39 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263694164 Logistics impeded Japan's ability to meet their objectives in PI (preclude enemy landing forces from securing beachhead in PI by est local sea control through a decisively defeating allied naval forces) knnthanthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263701434 2022-08-17 21:16:55 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263701434 Planned diversionary naval attack. Task was to draw 3rd Fleet away from position protecing US landings at Leyte. knnthanthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263710831 2022-08-17 21:36:52 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263710831 Lack luster coordination between Army and navy aviation knnthanthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263710958 2022-08-17 21:37:09 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263710958 Land based air attacks against Allied Shipping knnthanthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263713951 2022-08-17 21:43:06 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263713951 Conducted air attack against US suplly dumps and american shipping to disrupt ground attack knnthanthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263718879 US air attacks againt Japan airfield on other islands severly limited Japan air strength.... by Oct 28 not a major threat to US ops]]> 2022-08-17 21:49:41 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263718879 Belief that they had one naval battle against US encouraged Japanese Southern Army to fight to destroy US 6th Army. knnthanthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263719634 2022-08-17 21:51:16 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263719634 Reiforced Leyte with 10,000 tons of materiel and 34,000 troops through Ormoc on west coast of Leyte knnthanthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263720675 2022-08-17 21:53:23 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263720675 Seized opportunity to attack congested ports with IDF and air knnthanthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263722955 2022-08-17 21:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263722955 Determined US Order of Battle from radio broadcasts from SF knnthanthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263723503 Helped fill intel gap about US forces in PIs]]> 2022-08-17 21:59:10 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263723503 Loss of Naval forces at Leyte made it difficult (maybe impossible) for Japan to access SRA (couldn't protect routes) knnthanthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263724817 2022-08-17 22:02:04 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263724817 Loss of Naval and air forces made it difficult for Japan to use operational fires in support of ground fight on Luzon. knnthanthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263725081 2022-08-17 22:02:40 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263725081 Kamikaze attacks knnthanthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263732501 2022-08-17 22:12:47 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263732501 FAulty assumption about US intentions for Mindoro knnthanthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263733872 Assumed US would bypass since it wasn't suitable for airfields (from their point of view). 

Japan surprised.]]> 2022-08-17 22:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263733872 3rd Fleet fires in support of Mindaro knnthanthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263734382 2022-08-17 22:16:05 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263734382 Allied prevented import of rice for Luzon knnthanthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263739569 2022-08-17 22:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263739569 Large stockpiles of munitions enabled Japanese forces to delay US ground advances during Luzon fight knnthanthony https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263742229 2022-08-17 22:30:38 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2263742229 Same building, but rare coordinated https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2264220723 The army and navy sections of the Imperial General HQ shared the same building, and both were responsible for strategy, planning, and operations but plans rarely coordinated.]]> 2022-08-18 09:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2264220723 A lack of land bases available to for sustament https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2264224821 2022-08-18 09:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/knnthanthony/76w0hmhgm16tuq8v/wish/2264224821