parsifal
Colonel
Not much that Mac can do about the national psyche and readiness for war. i agree. however, Mac is still guilty of disregarding direct war warnings issued from the 27 November onwards, and direct orders that were attached to those warnings . He was directed to prepare and execute immediately on the commencement of hostilities the operational plan for RAINBOW 6. This meant specifically air attacks on land targets in southern Formosa. Instead Mac, and his command descended into a kind of atrophy that failed to seriously attempt these orders, and led directly to the loss of most of the airpower assets under his comand in the first 48 hours of the battle.
Therein lies your reasons (at least the direct ones) for the defeat of the FEAF so easily. Command paralysis, and at its head is General Macarthur.
I am incidentally a big fan of Mac and his effort later, even in this campaign. His retreat to Bataan was nothing shoirt of brilliant. but his handling of his orders regarding the air assets under his command, was abysmal
Therein lies your reasons (at least the direct ones) for the defeat of the FEAF so easily. Command paralysis, and at its head is General Macarthur.
I am incidentally a big fan of Mac and his effort later, even in this campaign. His retreat to Bataan was nothing shoirt of brilliant. but his handling of his orders regarding the air assets under his command, was abysmal