ORIGINAL: jwolf
It still floors me that the Soviets have such huge forces available in the Far East at a time when historically they were in a desperate fight for survival against the Germans.
Yes it's a bit of science fiction. The Soviets barely had the logistical capability to sustain an attack in their own country. No way could they do that in Asia. And then there is the lend lease problem. 50% of Lend Lease went through the Pacific because Japan and the USSR were not at war. So all of the Lend Lease would now have to go through much more dangerous Murmansk and Arkhangelsk route. Or the very long Persian route (can you say bottle neck) at a time when the Germans were pushing towards the Caspian and the rail line that moved supplies from Persia. The Japanese subs would have had a field day against the Soviet Lend Lease cargo carriers that chanced the Pacific route.
The logic of any Japanese action against the Soviets would be utterly stupid and the ability of the Soviets to conduct an offensive deep into Japanese held lands would be foolish at best. I really don't understand the logic of even making a Japanese/Soviet war this early possible. It should just be made impossible until the historic date.
