Jigs
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Technology is an interesting thing. You might want to consider how the Japanese still rely on the US for their aerospace technology and don't even have the ability to independently manufacture cruise missiles or SAM, and their type 90 tank is far overbudget with inferior statistics compared to type 99.
In terms of Israel vs. Arabs, you might want to consider this: neither israel or arabs can manufacture their own stuff so whoever bought the best technology wins, and since you're buying, you'll run out of money eventually. But manufacturing is also a technology, and things change when you can put a destroyer in the water every 3 days as opposed to the enemy's 1 month and have missiles coming out of factories like pencils while the enemy nation has to buy.
Are you saying the U.S. would not supply Japan with the best arms ? Considering at that point it would be a direct threat to U.S. interests. Like it did with Israel. There were also other factors like quality of training that played a role in that conflict as well. I have not looked into their tank forces but the new type 10 the Japanese came out with is quite impressive especially in its Armor.
If you look at their air force though you will see that specially have the F-4s and F-2s modified to carry their ASM-2s and that could potentially negate Chinese naval measures. I can bet they would have their F-15DJs escorting them.