An interesting analysis on American vs Japanese warmaking abilities can be found here...
http://www.combinedfleet.com/economic.htm
On a related note some years ago there was an article in Wings/Airpower regards aircraft production. Grumman aircraft all by itself almost outproduced the entire Japanese airecraft industry.
The Comined fleet website is pretty interesting if you are not familiar with it.
Regards
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I’m well familiar with combinedfleet.com.
Of particular interest is his take on the potential for a Japanese invasion of Hawaii. (In short, almost impossible to pull off, and even if they could have done it, it simply wasn’t worth the effort, be it for strategic or resource reasons.)
Thank you, I shall mark that site for further reading.
Due to another discussion, this morning, I was reminded of the great story of the USS Houston “The Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast”. If you have a chance, be sure to check out “Ship of Ghosts” by James D. Hornfischer (who wrote the wonderful: Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailor).
-regards