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This might need some pre-1900 PODs but what if the defence had a weaker advantage over the offence during World War I? Suppose military observers pay better attention to developments during the American Civil and Russo-Japanese Wars, leading to some more funding for technology that might thwart the strong advantage afforded by machine guns, barbed wire, and entrenched positions. I suppose you could get some modest improvements in artillery technology and military use of aircraft, but the biggest divergence here would be if the tank was developed some years before the war leading them to be employed from almost the start rather than waiting until 1916. Would this reduce the length of the overall war and lead to the actual implementation of something resembling Plan 1919 in the middle of the conflict?
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