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The 69 smoothbore had a maximum effective range of about 100 yards (more or less). The rifled 58 Springfield musket had an effective range of 300 yards against men or 600 yards against larger targets like a man on a horse.
A tank can shoot targets with its main gun at distances in excess of 2 miles. More advanced canons and ammunition extend this range even further.
It was understood during the Cold War period that there were some things you could get away with, in terms of military provocation, and some things you could not get away with. If a certain line was crossed, the result would have been nuclear war and the destruction of the human race. No one wanted to go that far.
The Japanese have assisted the Philippines as far back as the 16th century. Some of the ways in which Japan contributed to the Philippines include as a major trading partner which helped the Filipino economy and Japan also provided support to the new Philippine government in the 1980's.
Not far enough. (: