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Germany and Japan were essentially involved in two different wars. What little cooperation that did exist was due to having common enemies in the US and GB. Hitler's disastrous decision to declare war against the US after learning of the Pearl Harbor attack provided a rationale for the US to devote 80% of its war effort to defeating Germany before turning its full attention to Japan.
Germany would have cleaned Japan's clock had the 2 nations fought.
Infinitely superior equipment and technology.
Hmmmm. On land in reasonable terrain I agree 100%.
In naval games I do not like taking the European nations against the U.S. or Japan. Think of what Japan did to the U.K. in the Indian Ocean. Germany's naval strategy was decent for raiding but really their auxillaries accomplished as much as their capital ships. Plus Germany (and for good reason), never even had one carrier.
Historian Stephen Ambrose in one of his books called the German Army "one of the greatest fighting forces in history."