The decisive second-phase coronet would be aimed at the heavily populated and industrialized region of the Kanto Plain. It would be spearheaded by the Eighth Army under General Eichelberger, whose forces would land on beaches at the north end of Sagami Bay. The coronet assault would involve no fewer than twenty-five divisions, with additional reinforcements to be brought into action as needed. If an overpowering pincer attack on Tokyo did not force a surrender, Allied forces would occupy the capital—and then fan out from that hub, attacking in every direction, wiping out organized resistance
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