elkarlo
Banned
If enough ships fire dodgy shells at the HSF sea, it still has to run away in order to limp into port with damaged ships.
Plus, the dockyards used to repair ships are not the same as the slipways upon which they are constructed and further there are at most going to be about 40 capital ships in the British isles at a time when 120-140 ocean going merchantmen were putting into port every week.
Besides the whole point of the HSF wining is to avoid going for unrestricted submarine warfare and bringing in the US, if you bring in the US Germany loses.
There is a window of opportunity for the HSF but it must be exploited while they are close enough in capital ships and the British shells are dodgy in order to compensate for the mechanical advantage (such as much bigger guns) the British have on a hull for hull basis.
I meant ship yards, as in building new naval ships, not for repairs. In the end of 1917, when it became clear that the HSF wouldn't sally forth, the RN stopped ordering new naval ships, and went to building merchent men.
I don't think the HSF needed to beat the RN, as they were undeniably outgunned. But occupying the ship yards, would I feel hurt the Entente, even without USW. As they really weren't building that much when they went on the war footing.