How would a fully completed French super-dreadnought program fare in the First World War?
Short answerMost ships would serve in the Adriatic, and their added strength might let the Allies force the Dardanelles despite submarine losses.
NotesThe counterfactual gives France its Lyon, Normandie, Bretagne, and Courbet capital ships before the First World War. A few might reinforce the Grand Fleet, but most would operate against the Austro-Hungarian position in the Adriatic. Some additional losses to submarines would be likely. Combined with British Mediterranean forces, however, the larger fleet might sustain the losses needed to push through at Gallipoli.