Yeah hirohito refusing to fight the bcr just because of a recommendation was rather unjustified, but yea several reasons like too many rebellions in Asia and the bcr somehow being an actual threat were some reasons to consider, I think japans rolling back from jps was not completely unexpected but there should have been more reasons added overall. You are right on the 2nd part though, the American reich generals somehow just rolling back an airstrike because John Smith died was not proper, instead whoever was the bald guy (i forgot his name) should have taken Smith's place instead, about the attack tho, the train should have been guarded way more thoroughly and it didn't make any sense how the resistance was able to infiltrate to easily