What if Germany's battleships and ironclads became World of Warships Preussen battleships in 1910, with supporting infrastructure and spares supplied?
Short answerThe expected consequences are a British building response and continuing German fuel and maintenance burdens despite the free ships and infrastructure.
NotesThe scenario replaces Germany's 1910 ironclads, pre-dreadnoughts, and battleships with the fictional World of Warships Preussen. It also supplies the ports, dry docks, railways, and spares needed to support them. The ship is clarified as a battleship, with four twin 457 mm turrets and a speed of about 30 knots. Britain is expected to respond with emergency construction. Even free infrastructure would leave Germany paying heavy fuel and maintenance costs, with consequences for the army budget. A participant also imagines an American response favouring a larger and faster battleship programme. The consequences are considered within that game-derived counterfactual.