The first land battle on Malaya was on 11th Dec. 1941 in Jindra. At the same day it was decided to abandon the northern airfields and Kota Bharu. The 11th Indian Division was weaken just before the war by the return of the best men to India to train new formations. Most of the 11th Division was untrained for a war in the jungle. Malaya was a big jungle in 1941 with a small free area along the main street from north to south. Most of the bigger cities were on that street. The British forces tried to build up defences but had not the time to do so because the Japanese forces were faster than expected. So the Malayan war was a big retreat. Fighting and retreat and hope to retreat faster than Japanese troops could march to build up defences. Japan introduced a jungle training establishment on Hainan and were trained to move and fight in the jungle. So they moved trough the jungle and outflanked the British troops what the British regarded as impossible. After many debates about the Marathon planings, in 1937 General W.G.S. Dobbie, GOC Malaya, was asked to look at the defence problem afresh and from the Japanese viewpoint. All his calculations were to be based on the assumption that a British Fleet could not arrive in under seventy days to carry out relief. Dobbie (he was to earn great distinction in the defence of Malta) began by carrying out a number of exercises with troops, and in October reported that, contrary to the orthodox view, landings by the Japanese on the eastern seabord were possible during the north-east monsoon from October to March, and indeed this period was particularly dangerous because bad visibility would limit air reconnaissance. Dobbie also pointed out that, as a preliminary to their attack, the Japanese would probably establish advanced air bases in Siam, and might also carry out landings along the coast of that country. The main landing places, he predicted with extraordinary accuracy would be Singora and Patani in Siam, and Kota Bharu in Malaya. If this appreciation were accepted, he urged, large reinforcements should be sent without delay. The appreciation was ignored. In July 1938, when Japanese ambitions had shown themselves in an even clearer light, Dobbie warned that the jungle in Johore (in southern Malaya) was not impassable to infantry, but again he was ignored. Japanese uniforms on Poserworld British uniforms from Tryphon (I miss him) Type 95 light tank from Sioasi, somewhere in the internet Trees and plants from different sources Made with Cinema4D, Post-production in Gimp