The formation of ABDACOM meant that Wavell had control of a huge, but thinly spread force, covering an area from Burma in the west, to Dutch New Guinea and the Philippines in the east.
Etableringen af ABDACOM indebar at Wavell havde nominel kontrol over en enorm men meget spredt styrke, som dækkede et område fra Burma i vest til Hollandsk Ny Guinea og Filippinerne i øst.