A naval diesel policy would reduce competition with the army and Luftwaffe, which preferred petrol and aviation fuel. The proposed political benefit is greater freedom to direct a naval fuel supply. Refining heavier ship fuel into diesel is another proposed advantage. Cracking hydrocarbons is presented as easier than reforming or hydrotreating them, although the spoken explanation uses loose refining terminology. These advantages concern the supply and allocation of naval fuel; fuel availability remains a constraint.
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Diesel fuel and competition between the German services
Naval diesel use is proposed as a way to reduce fuel competition with the army and Luftwaffe.