Is there anything Portugal could have done militarily to prevent losing Goa to the Indians? If they had more time to prepare would they be able to fortify themselves better and perhaps draw support from other nations to aid in their defense?
>>3235373
Nothing. National wasn't gonna bail Portugal out on this one
Nope. The Portuguese feared the Poo warrior.
>>3235373
Doubtful. India's population has always been immensely larger than Portugal's, and Portugal wasn't a major power at that time.
>>3235373
Only if they send almost all their navy and big part of their army there. They had tecno advantage for sure, and portugese are/were historically good at tactics so..... the point was probably Salazar regime prefered keep their afican colonies and left Goa fall.
It was possible also with brit help or something.
>>3235373
If they'd have tried anything, the Colonial War would've started earlier, the African colonies would've been able to revolt much easier. Maybe if they convinced Pakistan to try something in Kashmir at the same time, and trying to convince China to try for Arunachal Pradesh (although this would be unlikely considering Portugal was under the Estado Novo and China was under the CCP, with Portugal also possessing Macau). It would've been extremely difficult, and utterly pointless.
>>3235373
Portugal should've made their stand at Dadra, if the Indians thought the Portuguese wouldn't abandon their cities without a fight, they might reconsider trying for Goa.
>>3236343
NOT A SMALL COUNTRY, REEEEEEEEE
>>3238249
>Lithuania
>"Prussia Oriental"
hahahahaha
>>3235373
On their way out they could have burnt the area to the ground and salt the fields just to make sure this modern cesspool of degeneracy doesnt exist
>>3236861
There are no miracles, surrounded by sea air and land, only garrison with obsolete weapons, enemy army 20 times bigger, no plains, boats or artillary, enemy even had nukes
Portugal could have had a chance if it were not for the colonial war, and with a lot of luck by playing the geo polítical field (China was at the time hostile to Índia, namely in the tibet, would be hard tough, cause they are commies) trough UN and local polítics, but not in a fight like that
>>3238249
I will never forgive commies and turras that robbed us that
Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee