Modern day military capabilities without WW1 & WW2

Posted this on universal tanks, then thought maybe deserved as discussion in its own right.

I’ve noticed a growing trend, whilst we can discuss lots of topics, whit great hindsight; subjects like universal tanks, TSR2, Avro Arrow, CVA01 etc;
I’ve a head like a sieve, forgive the grammar errors, but it was stated, that we lost our best generals, when they were, majors, Captains Lieutenants in the trenches of the western front, we may also have lost our best captains of industry there as well.
One wonders what would’ve it been like without ww1.
Planes, tanks, aircraft carriers, submarines etc were all on the drawing boards.
Needs must, so would we actually have developed more slowly a similar military organisation/doctrine as we have today, but with capabilities of the meteor, centurion etc just coming into service?
 
Imperial British Forces
4-5 nuclear powered 9x (3x3) 15” 35,000 ton battleships SeaCat & SeaSlug SAM
4-5 nuclear powered 27,500 ton carriers.36 aircraft (24 Sea Hunter + 5 Gannet AEW 7 helicopters.
4-5 CODOG 12,500 ton commando carriers 8 helicopters.
40-50 9 (3x3) 6” gunned COG 10,000ton cruisers 2x4 SeaCat SAM
100ish gunboats CODOGQ 1x2 3” guns 1x4 SeaCat
10-15 nuclear powered submarines SSN’s no SSBN

Army 1st & 7th Armoured divisions 600(including reserves) 20pounder centurion cruiser tanks + other AFV’s.
25 Regiments of infantry (1st Battalion reg 2nd & 3rd Battalion TA) various colonial garrisons.

Airforce
72 Canberra B8 interdictor bombers,
144 hunter fighter-bombers
68 Vulcan Strategic bombers
100 other aircraft - transport - AEW - helicopters - trainers etc
 
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