Japanese → Army vs Navy → long term conflict since Meiji period
1930s:
- both services of Japanese military → diff. strategic goals and ideas → how they wanted to seize territories → to obtain resources → sustain Japans economy
War Broke out:
- rivalry → prevented them → from sharing resources + exchanging military intelligence
- Could not coordinate → attack/defence against Allies.
1942 → Navy → requested army → provide troop support for invasion of Aussie → refused
- remained unresponsive → throughout Pacific war → late to recognise threat of US counter-offensive in late 1942
1943 → army refused to commit major reinforcements to Pacific Island.
Both services - also could not agree on where to set Japans defensive perimeter against Allied forces.