The Russo-Japanese war was of a considerably smaller scale war that started as a naval war in Port Arthur, and transitioned into a land based war by its end in 1905. Admiral Heihachiro Togo was not a member of the Genro, but he still led the military into a surprise torpedo attack on Russian ships. Yamagata was not the only one who considered the weakness of the Japanese military in relation to Russia, but he and Togo understood that the Japanese military had to use what little advantages they had to come out as winners of this war. Togo had acknowledged the importance of discretion and throwing the Russians off balance by creating conditions ideal for torpedo attacks on Russian ships. Other than the initial attacks on
The Russo-Japanese war was of a considerably smaller scale war that started as a naval war in Port Arthur, and transitioned into a land based war by its end in 1905. Admiral Heihachiro Togo was not a member of the Genro, but he still led the military into a surprise torpedo attack on Russian ships. Yamagata was not the only one who considered the weakness of the Japanese military in relation to Russia, but he and Togo understood that the Japanese military had to use what little advantages they had to come out as winners of this war. Togo had acknowledged the importance of discretion and throwing the Russians off balance by creating conditions ideal for torpedo attacks on Russian ships. Other than the initial attacks on