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Inspired by this excellent thread on logistics: https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=340674

What if, between 1918 and 1939, the British made steps to base their trade network, or at least their military logistics, on what we would now call the Intermodel Container, a post-war invention that revolutionised the way things were transported.



World War II was the war won on logistics, and the existence of these things had the potential to cange the situation of the etirely.

I assume the British create them, as they are the perfect example of a modern, advanced nation that depended above all on trade, and using their material advantage to maximum effect in wartime. However, they don' need to invent, as I assume anybody who isn't drinking lead makes serious considerations on getting their own system. Even if the system isn't all in place, the war would be sure to accelerate adoption of it.

If you wish, any other power (France, the US, Germany etc.) could make the breakthrough.
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