Alternate WW1 Alliances

I was just wondering what the end of war results of these alternate WW1 alliances would be.

France/Germany/Russia vs Britain/Italy/Ottoman Empire
France/Italy/AH vs Britain/Germany/Russia
Germany/Russia vs Britain/France/AH
Britain/Italy/Russia/USA vs France/Germany/AH
USA/Britain/Germany/AH vs France/Italy/Russia

EDIT: A few more to think about:

USA/Britain/Ottomans/Russia vs France/Germany/AH
USA/Germany/Russia vs France/Britain/AH/Ottomans
USA/Russia/Britain/Italy vs France/Germany/AH/Ottomans

I dont care how the alliances are formed, just what would the war look like and who would win?
 
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France/Germany/Russia vs Britain/Italy/Ottoman Empire

France/Germany/Russia to win though no Sea Lion equivalent.

France/Italy/AH vs Britain/Germany/Russia

Britain/Germany/Russia is pretty much unbeatable, I reckon you could chuck in the USA on the other side and they'd still win.

Germany/Russia vs Britain/France/AH

Russia would have a nightmare projecting forces that far west but it would probably prevent the British blockade starving Germany out, so I reckon defeated France and Britain gives up for a white peace.

Britain/Italy/Russia/USA vs France/Germany/AH

USA/France/Germany win. Germany beats Russia and Italy, USA and France scrape a win over Britain.

USA/Britain/Germany/AH vs France/Italy/Russia

USA/Britain/Germany is the only combination more powerful than Britain/Germany/Russia. Could probably take the entire world, are 60% of world economy.
 
I was just wondering what the end of war results of these alternate WW1 alliances would be.

France/Germany/Russia vs Britain/Italy/Ottoman Empire
France/Italy/AH vs Britain/Germany/Russia
Germany/Russia vs Britain/France/AH
Britain/Italy/Russia/USA vs France/Germany/AH
USA/Britain/Germany/AH vs France/Italy/Russia

I dont care how the alliances are formed, just what would the war look like and who would win?

1) France/Germany/Russia vs. Britain/Italy/Ottomans.
France/Germany/Russia win a long war by stomping on Italy/Ottomans. If US joins British, even longer, but eventual Central Powers victory. If AH joins Central Powers, shorter war with worse results for Italy/Ottomans.

2) France/Italy/AH vs. Britain/Germany/Russia.
The first three haven't got a prayer of winning this; at best they can hope to survive an initial onslaught and negotiate a humiliating peace. Even if the Ottomans and US support them they'll still lose.

3) Germany/Russia vs. Britain/France/AH.
This is a bit more even, especially if Italy and the Ottomans support the latter. AH will probably get stomped, but US entry on Britain's side will tip the balance in their favor. Either side could win this.

4) Britain/Italy/Russia/US vs. France/Germany/AH.
This would be very interesting. Italy probably gets knocked out early, but the others are hard to get to. If the Ottomans join the German side they might have trouble with the British, as IOTL; if they join the British it makes life easier for the Russians, who now have a secure year-round supply route. Anything is possible here.

5) US/Britain/Germany/AH vs. France/Italy/Ottomans.
The latter three get curbstomped. Period. Even if AH is on the other side they still lose, although the beginning of the war would be interesting for the Germans. If Russia joins the Germans it's even worse; if they join the French Germany/AH will have a difficult time at first, but eventually the Brits and Yanks will come through for them.
 
Wow! Thank you all for the results, I would love to see (or even make) a TL based on one of these, maybe #3 because it looks to be the most even. If anyone could make a full length TL, I would definitely appreciate it!
 
France/Germany/Russia vs Britain/Italy/Ottoman Empire
FGR completely crush the oposition
France/Italy/AH vs Britain/Germany/Russia
BGR completely crush the oposition
Germany/Russia vs Britain/France/AH
G+R are favourites to win this, unless the oponents can take out Germany quicklyby a multi-sided attack. This war has the potential to be "over by Christmas"
Britain/Italy/Russia/USA vs France/Germany/AH
At first glance this looks like an easy victory for BIRU. However, if the countries involved behave mostly as in OTL with respect to their defence policy (except for changing alliances) we must assume that at the start Britain will have a very small army, and USA will have very few armed forces of any kind. Also, I'm assuming that USA did not have any established military alliances at the start of the fighting, and will join later anyway, just like in OTL. In this case, during the first months Italy and Russia alone will have to hold the line against what are probably the two most powerful armies on the planet (+ a third weaker army) and there is a very real chance that they will get taken out. This may actually be one of the most balanced scenarios you proposed

USA/Britain/Germany/AH vs France/Italy/Russia
Agains, it looks like an easy win for UBGA, but with a small yet not insignificant chance that the central powers can be taken out by a multi-pronged attack in the first months of war, before their distant allies can contribute significantly to the war effort.

USA/Britain/Ottomans/Russia vs France/Germany/AH
similar to scenario 3, but I think the Ottomans have more staying power than Italy.
USA/Germany/Russia vs France/Britain/AH/Ottomans
UGR win a hard fought victory, especially as I assume (just like above) that the USA will only come in later, leaving Germay and Russia to bear the brunt of the war effort.
USA/Russia/Britain/Italy vs France/Germany/AH/Ottomans
Again just like scenario 3 but easier for the central powers this time.
 
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