A fleet-wide propulsion choice would become a question of wartime allocation between services. One possible arrangement gives the Kriegsmarine priority for diesel and the army priority for other fuels. An army-navy bargain at the Luftwaffe's expense fits Germany's interservice rivalry. Commonality within the fleet could therefore intensify competition elsewhere in the war economy.
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Diesel allocation would sharpen German service rivalry
A diesel-heavy navy could bargain with the army over fuel priorities while both services tried to keep scarce resources away from the Luftwaffe.