How was Britain supposed to defend Singapore when there's no fresh water?
>>3392812
i'm sure they had water supplies and were hoping for RN to breakthrough the IJN blockade to bring more of them
>>3392832
>i'm sure they had water supplies
There was a million people packed into the city, most of them refugees.
>were hoping for RN to breakthrough the IJN blockade to bring more of them
RN sent a token force that got BTFO.
>>3393003
well, no one said they were smart but I think that was the initial plan
bear in mind that they heavily underestimated Japanese capabilities
How was Malaya so rotten?
>>3393057
What do you mean? Like, literally rotten? or politically corrupt?