Capitalizing on Axis mistakes and failures

Narrator's post:

Mistakes and failures made by Germany and Japan were evident throughout the war and in the Atlantic, Europe and the Pacific. Examples of such mistakes and failures included particular instances, ranging from the failure to destroy the British Expedition Force at Dunkirk and the losses suffered by Japan, of four major aircraft carriers and skilled aviators at the Battle of Midway against the American task forces, to broader ones. Most prominent was the Grand Strategy of both Germany and Japan, both of which did not foresaw long periods of fighting, and so was flawed as Allied resolve to win meant the fighting was prolonged to levels the economies of both could not sustain till 1945. However, to achieve total victory, a lot depended upon the Allied response, to inadvertedly or not, capitalize on these mistakes. As discussed earlier, the regaining of the advantage in the industry and technological areas gave them the means to do so. By being able to out produce Japan in ships and planes, the US exploited the loss of air cover the Japanese suffered with the sinking of their carriers at Midway by fielding large numbers of planes in each of the campaigns they fought in the Pacific, an ability reinforced by the launching of at least 21 Essex- class carriers from 1942- 1945 onwards that had enough combined deck space for 3000 aircraft at least.