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The tale of the crushing beat that sent shockwaves round the British Empire during World-War IISingapore had been regarded as an impenetrable fortress that might safeguard the British Empireis risk in the Far East—a heritage of the times of worldwide dominion. The British Army were conscious of the risk to Singapore and Malaya in the first days after Pearl Harbor, however they considered japan Army being a poor fighting power, not capable of standing for the defenses and skilled soldiers of the British. However, in December 1941 japan introduced a quick assault on the Singapore airfields, almost wiping out the whole navy of RAF frontline planes. On November 1 the Japanese likewise ruined two of the Royal Navy's initial battleships off the Malay coast.