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The BEF is probably gone as a fighting force. With Amiens threatend or even taken they will be hard pressed to get the soldiers out. But to do that they probably will have to leave their artillery behind. Because as Coaster said, Amiens was the main and only railway junktion that allowed...

Verdun as a German "victory" will do bad things for the French morale. How is it right now? Also another good point Imo is the actual state of British oil reserves. The RN was a massive consumer for the time and in OTL they had problems in '17 with only some three (?) months of reserves left...

I agree that Britain and France can continue for some time (Imo not more then six months) after the cash runs out. But they were more dependant on traded resources then the CP. One thing of note here is oil from the USA, without with the RN will ground to a halt. Not to mention food and other...

Nice series of updates. And again hopefully you do not interpret this as critique, it is simply for me to better understand the wherewithall of the war and the TL... Re the financial problems. Not only France had them, Britain also was straining every sinew it had. And here the problems start...

The RN building realities have not yet changed as far as I know. They will certainly at some point, and that point should be now or soon. @Riain What is the Entente financial situation like right now? I ask, because Imo the setbacks as of now will likely have worsend the borrowing situation...

On the whole I generaly agree with you. I simply think that the appetite for shells and other supplies may be the deciding factor for the British. Imo if they realize they can hold two armies active and one in reserve (only as an example, the real numbers may differ) they may not gamble for more...

So viel Zeit muss sein... ;) And to make my point more clear, I do not think the premisses you use are flawed, but the importance of Dunkirk, taken, and Calais, in artilary range, was very high for the effective supply of the BEF in WWI. They are near the front and relative near to British...

Sorry to sound like a brocken recored here, but again I think you underestimate the butterflys that the British already have to fight against. My point this time, is that the British may have the men for the afromentioned formations, but I highly doubt that they could bring enough supplies to...

Would be nice to know how much the Germans destroyed... but regardless of the number it will not only scare the British shi*less, it will most likely mean that they can no longer keep the BEF in the field in France. And if they can take it back is another big question mark for me. At least with...

While I generaly agree with the course of actions the TL takes, I think you are underestimating the impact of the Channel blockage that the Germans are. Or I could overestimate it. So I will simply blow bits and bytes and say what I think. With the continuous actions in the Channel and the...

A bad place for the light forces for the RN to be in. The Germans seem to have the advantage of shorter lines for now. And the pressure to keep the Channel open will have its toll on them. And the continued wear and tear and losses will force the RN to use the capital ships more and that may...

I am not that sure, lets assume that Germany is strong on the defensive in the west. (Lets not mention Britian and let it open..) That lets the CP concentrate on the east. Note that then the Germans may not declare on France anyway. So the onus is on them. Next without the successes of Russia is...