What I meant was that they had no idea how to proceed further and to reach what strategical ... operational goals as with the 'Schlieffen/Moltke' plan with which they imaginated such a goal how to overcome/knock out the french army .
What they had - at least until Moltke cashered in all eastern...
... another 'example' of gerontic 'Leadership' of almost(?)-fascistical tainting : Petain (?)
( I try to avoid going for current political gerontocratic leaders of rather ... 'nationalistic'/'konservative revolutionarey'/'schtronckly-back-to-ye-ol'-virtues' color ;-9)
Due to being 'sacked'...
... regardless on my personal opinion of this ... person:
he became chancellor of the FRG at the age of 73
... and still was The Big Boss of postwar Germany through all the postwar challenges there were with Stalin, german rearmament, avoiding 👿 timey german unification, etc., etc. for another...
... than you for ignoring me:
... but you're welcome to teach me different if you can provide some source(s) refuting recorded history.
... yeah ... good ole' coal depenmdency of Italy ...
Pls let me refer to my recent comment regarding this theme (for the felt umpteenth time) :
Something I wanted alread comment on when you said this
as I think you assume some important facts wrong.
Staffel B was right from the start ordered by Conrad - Potiorek actually and officially was suborcinated to him - to attack Serbia from the banks of the Save and Danube as it did IOTL.
...
... well ... the same is then valid to how Russia would develop with 'only' Germany as its 'friend'.
It would be far from as backwards as @Bones101 tries to frame it and its possible economical relations and possible support to Germany as well as its military infrastructure. There would be also...
... sry ... but ... not really answering my question.
You are still talking of GRT numbers.
But I'm asking for Displacement numbers
As only the latter would be looked at from foreign (british) navys due to the numerous naval treaties.
... sry to say but ... I think you view economics, their possibilities and how they were looked at much too much from late 20th and 21 century point of view. The guys in charge in the timeframe we're talking about came from middle to late 19th century and according economical thinking.
... and...
... may it be that you mix up some numbers not comparable?
The Steuben/München was 'measured' for 14660 G R T which as a volume measure has rather few to do with displacemant tonnage - i.e. Washington treaty 'standard' - in which war ships weights were recorded/claimed to be (esp. the...
@raharris1973 ... well
... what did they want this mandschurian influence zone in the first place?
AIUI to 'secure' their holdings in and of Korea.
Now they possibly would like to 'secure' their holdings in and of Mandschuria ?
... and isn't Wladiwostok as the military base it is still MUACH...
IMHO it was a wee bit more complicated.
First it should be taken into account that esp, the militaries (I know of some politicians as well but with them I'more familiar though far from IMOO comprehensively sufficient tbh) from at least 1905 onwards 'offered' at least 3 different narratives:
One...
Maybe
this and
this and
this and
this and
this
ponts of source after only a quick search and far from comprehensive might help to adjust your perception somewhat ?
Why? the french and british investments (greatly encouraged if not arranged by the respective goverments) had rock hard strategically and that in a military sense only incentives.
What would be these incentives regarding A-H?
... without 'awakening' Berlin?
... and the rather schtrongk pro- and...
Sry but NO.
The Parlaiment had nothing to do with it at all. The decisions for war were made only by the cabinet in every stage of the story. The parliament acted solely as an 'acclamation' forum.
That's at least as the intra- and postwar 'victors' historiography tells us. If one would take the...
Who says Japan has to go activly against Britain and its installations and assets?
Against Russia in pursuing its gains from the last war with even further would already be enough for the german militaries with the dustraction of russian forces and I would/could think the Admirailty also would...