Sleeping Dog
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I don't see a connection between attacking Germany, when it was Japan that attacked us.
Germany declared war on us. Their treaties with Japan sort of required it after the war in the pacific was declared (by both parties). It all seems like a lot of strange formalities. With big consequences.
I wonder what would have happened if Germany reneged on Japan and didn't declare war on us. Would we have just continued to supply Churchill and Stalin with supplies and put our entire armed force into the Pacific? Then we'd have probably reached the Japanese home islands before the atom bombs were ready, and it would have been a lot bloodier before we won.
In addition to 1903's, I think the Marines on Guadalcanal had a few of Browning's toys, like the 1911 pistol, 1917 machinegun, 1918 BAR, maybe the 1919 machinegun. Not for the landing, but for the defense of Henderson Field. What they lacked was ammo, food, water. The resupply ships were staying well out of harm's way.
Regards.