Japan '45 Historical Plan/Placement Olympic

[ComradeP]

After looking at the map of Kyushu online, I noticed that the Ariake Sea is actually in the north-west of the island.

The bay XI Corps lands in is Shibushi Bay. I've changed that in all posts.

It seems the original US plan, then, was to land in the north-west and south-west of the island. A risky proposition. In that sense, a move to landings in southern Kyushu only makes sense, even though they're unlikely to succeed. Or the planners also mistook the Ariake Sea for Shibushi Bay, which seems unlikely.