In the Second World War, during the struggle for New Guinea, intelligence report
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Question
In the Second World War, during the struggle for New Guinea, intelligence reports revealed that the Japanese were planning to move a troop and supply convoy from the port of Rabaul at the Eastern tip of New Britain to Lae, which lies just west of New Britain on New Guinea. It could either travel via a northern route which was plagued by poor visibility, or by a southern route, where the visibility was clear. General Kenney, who was the commander of the Allied Air Forces in the area, had the choice of concentrating reconnaissance aircraft on one route or the other, and bombing the Japanese convoy once it was sighted. Suppose that General Kenny had a third alternative: Splitting his reconnaissance aircraft between the two routes. Kenney's staff drafted the following outcomes for his choices, where the payoffs ore estimated days of bombing time: What would you have recommended to General Kenney? Northern Route Split Reconnaissance Southern Route What would you have recommended to the Japanese Commander? Northern Route Southern Route How much bombing time results if these recommendations are followed? daysExplanation / Answer
If Kenney choose northern route or southern route then it face danger as Japanese strategy is different they are splitting troops so it is better to choose Spilt reconnaissance.
As Kenny has a less attack on northern root it is advisable to take northern root for Japanese troops.
Total number of bombing days are 8 as adding both the North and South route it is a constant 8. So it will take 8 days for bombing.
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