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Re: What if Japan....?
No argument on requirement for infantry support Roy.
Patton understood this as well as any Allied commander - and the German doctrine of armor attack cost them dearly at Bastogne when opposed by only a couple of Battalions of Tank Destroyers and one Division of Light Infantry (101st).
The outposts of troopers would let the Tigers roll right past them and slaughter the Grenadiers behind them, while the TD's fought from the buildings in Foy, etc. taking on the Panthers and Tigers from concealment.
T-34 arguably best all around tank in terms of manufacturability, mobility and speed - but still needed 3 to 1 minimum advantage to take on Tigers... and no gun out performed the 88 in TD role (or flak)... these were the only points I attempted to make for a contrast against Japanese capability against the Sovs. They (Japan) had neither the armor or the TD capability to overwhelm the Soviets... or us for that matter.
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